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October 7, 2025 · 10:36 am

Cruise Missiles: The Evolution of These Deadly Strike Weapons

Group Captain Kumar Kirinde, whose chosen title is “Advent of the Cruise Missile” … conveying an article replete with photographic illustrations — which are mostly missing here. From an idea of an “aerial torpedo” shown in a 1909 film to … Continue reading →

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June 20, 2024 · 8:40 pm

Crisis and Doctor Shortages in Sri Lanka’s Health Sector

Saroj Pathirana, in Al-Jazeera, 20 June 2024 where the title reads “Sri Lanka loses 10 percent of its doctors amid exodus after economic crisis” Faced with spiralling inflation and poor pay, Sri Lanka’s doctors have migrated en masse to other … Continue reading →

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July 8, 2026 · 6:51 pm

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima …. Wikipedia

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima …. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (Japanese: 硫黄島の星条旗, Hepburn: Iōjima no Seijōki) is an iconic photograph of six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle … Continue reading →

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December 4, 2024 · 12:34 pm

The Giant Nations in the World Today in 2024

Desiree Bowie, whose chosen title for this article presented on web on 27 November 2024 is “Most Powerful Countries in the World: 2024 Rankings” The most powerful countries in the world command the global stage with a unique mix of … Continue reading →

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January 15, 2024 · 8:20 pm

A Jewish Virtual Library on Sri Lanka

Jewish Virtual Library on Sri Lanka ………….. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/sri-lanka-virtual-jewish-tour  … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi** Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) is an island nation south of India…………Legend and tradition, Islamic and Samaritan in origin, connect Sri Lanka with biblical personalities and … Continue reading →

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November 11, 2024 · 11:15 pm

Michael Caine … His Life and Times, 1933 et seq

Maurice Joseph Micklewhite …….. born 1933 … became Michael Caine, actor; NOW Sir Michael Caine….. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine  A – Listen this You-Tube Review = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQU-7GW-TlY  

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November 1, 2025 · 8:14 pm

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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July 2, 2023 · 7:21 pm

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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October 11, 2025 · 7:48 pm

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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December 9, 2024 · 4:46 pm

Facing A Corpse: Asia vs The West …. A Fundamental Difference & Its Political Implications

  Michael Roberts     The sharp warring conflict in Syria today amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine and that in Gaza underlines stories and ‘pictures’ of battlefield dead (both civilians and soldiers). These in their turn highlight the fundamental differences … Continue reading →

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