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Vale = An Appreciation of Professor Padmasiri De Silva
Revd Mahinda Deegalle from London, in The Island 15 December 2024 The year 2024 is rapidly drawing to a close. This year marks the personal losses of many helpful academics, monks, family members, and friends. I place this brief note … Continue reading →
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Kiwis battle strong, but lose Test Two
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2024 where the title reads “Peiris five-for puts Sri Lanka in sight of series sweep” New Zealand’s lower middle order put up a fight, but couldn’t avoid an innings defeat ….. Sri Lanka 602 … Continue reading →
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Professor Patrick Peebles & His Work on Sri Lanka
THIS is the CV presented at https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-peebles-892871b/… with chronology in reverse order Retired ….. Independent historian Sep 2008 – Present · 15 yrs 8 mosSep 2008 – Present · 15 yrs….. 8 Roeland Park, Kansas I continue to do research … Continue reading →
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Tony Peries: First Lankan Director of George Steuarts
Being CHAPTER ELEVEN of The George Steuart Story 1835-1985 ++ THE FIRST SRI LANKAN CHAIRMAN When a young Sri Lankan walked into the office of George Steuart on February 1, 1953, no one is likely to have imagined that he would … Continue reading →
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High Rise Overkill in Colombo City Centre
Sanjiva Wijesinha, in Facebook, where the title runs “The loss of habitat and heritage” Last Sunday morning I went for my usual walk to Galle Face Green. It is a habit I have cultivated over the years – an early … Continue reading →
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Launch of “Lawmaking in Dutch Sri Lanka” by Dr. Nadeera Rupesinghe
Tambapanni Academic Publishers invites the public for the launch of ‘Lawmaking in Dutch Sri Lanka: Navigating Pluralities in a Colonial Society’, written by Dr. Nadeera Rupesinghe. Prof. Dinesha Samararatne and Dr. Gehan Goonetilleke will discuss the book with Dr. Rupesinghe, … Continue reading →
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A Derisive Comment on Sri Lanka’s T20 Word Cup Performances
Punchi Putha in the Sunday Times [of Sri Lanka], 16 June 2024 … an item with this title “Chased away” My dear Wanindu and team, I thought of writing to you at a time when you have been knocked out … Continue reading →
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The Kantale Sugar Factory: Abandoned & Derelict
Kamanthi Wickramasinghe & Prageeth Sampath Premathilake, 14 August 2021 … reprinted in Daily Mirror, June 2023 “Bittersweet memories of a ‘City that never slept’,” 29 Jun 2023 Defunct vehicles and unserviceable mahinery – Pix by Samantha Perera Reviving the Kantale … Continue reading →
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Lankan Women beat Indian in Tight Match
An Item in The Island from 4 May 2025 with this title ““Nilakshika Silva, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Sugandika Kumari give Sri Lanka rare win over India” A spectacular injection of big-hitting energy from Nilakshika Silva, a steady half-century from Harshitha Samarawickrema and meaningful … Continue reading →
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Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings While Those in USA Dip
ITEM in NEW YORK TIMES, 15 January 2026…. “Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip” Harvard still dominates, though it fell to No. 3 on a list measuring academic output. Other American universities are falling farther behind … Continue reading →
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