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Principles to Guide the Choice of Lanka’s Cricket Selectors
Michael Roberts Rather exceptionally for a lad from the plantation Tamil peoples in the mid-20th century Chandra Schaffter was educated at St. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia. He excelled at hockey and cricket in particular and went on to represent Ceylon … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankans Down Kiwis in High-Scoring T20 Match
Madushka Balasuriya in ESPN … with this title “Perera ton gives Sri Lanka consolation win” New Zealand came close in the 219-run chase, but Sri Lanka did enough to get a consolation win Kusal Perera soaks it in after hitting … Continue reading →
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Enrico Fermi: His Mind-blowing Scientific Breakthrough
Hiran de Silva in FACEBOOK ……….. https://www.facebook.com/ Every school must have a weekly hour called ” Great Minds”. In that period, students must be shown the biographies of the greatest minds the world has produced for inspiration. If language is … Continue reading →
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Bloody Lawyers! Our Necessary Curse! …. Apoyi….Apoyi
Chamila Talagala in Facebook They say Sri Lankans hate lawyers. But that hatred is not simple. It is older than the island’s courts, older even than the black coats and the Latin phrases. It is the bitterness people feel toward … Continue reading →
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Presenting Curious Things with Humour & Discernment
Stephen Keim, reviewing Richard Glover’s BEST WISHES , ABC Books. Richard Glover has been in the humour and entertainment business for a very long time. He has written a weekly humour column for the Sydney Morning Herald since 1985. Since … Continue reading →
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Ranil Wickremasinghe’s Arrest placed in Broad Context
Brigadier Ranjan de Silva, whose preferred title is “The Arrest of Ranil Wickremasinghe, Democracy and the Rule of Law ” … with highlights at end in black being those of the Author; while the other colours are impositions by Te … Continue reading →
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War Crimes Issue Develops in Sri Lanka: Chemmani & Beyond
N. Sathiya Moorthy, in Ceylon Today, 22 August 2025, where the title reads “How Historic is the Opportunity” … with highlighting being the intervention of The Editor Thuppahi In what has become the ritualistic report of the UN Human Rights … Continue reading →
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Migration Scams Rampant in Sri Lanka
Niruni de Mel in The Island, 16 February 2024 … where the title runs thus: “Scammed and Stranded: The Dark Side of Sri Lanka’s Migration Industry” A fisherman from the quiet town of Mannar sold his mother’s, sisters’, and sister-in-law’s … Continue reading →
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Israeli Tourists and Investments in Arugam Bay Area Under Threat
ITEM in THE GUARDIAN, 29 October 2024 with this headlin The golden sands of Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay are usually carefree, a place for tourists to surf the famous break and relax on the beach. But last week, the slow … Continue reading →
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Classical Dreams From An Erudite Lankan Brit
Dr Nihal D Amerasekera, in The Island, 18 January 2026 At this time of my life nothing inspires me more than the calmness of classical music. Winter Daydreams is an atmospheric piece of music composed by the Russian composer Tchaikovsky. … Continue reading →
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