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Toffsy Turvy in the UK: A Labour Party Government?
Edward Upali in Canada After 14 years of chaotic rule, the governing Conservative Party of the UK, lost the General Election to the Labour Party on July 4, this year. However the Labour Party, battered by successive election losses and … Continue reading →
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Dopplar Radar System is Vital for Sri Lanka’s Early Warning Safeguards
Sanjeewa Jayaweera, whose article is in The Island Newspaper , 14 December 2025 and is entitled “Eighteen Years of Delay: Why Sri Lanka Still Has No Doppler Radar—and Who Should Be Held Accountable” …. Cyclone Ditwah has come and gone, leaving … Continue reading →
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From my Mother “Elizabeth” to Elizabeth Truss: Downhill …
Michael O’Leary in Sunday Island, 17 September 2022, where the title reads: “A Tale of Three Elizabeths” … with highlighting being the work of The Editor, Thuppahi England’s Glory: My mother had the same name as the UK’s latest and current … Continue reading →
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Gaza! Gaza! A Protest Encampment at Adelaide University
CIRCULAR to Staff from JENNIE SHAW, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, 1 May 2024 .… A Circular which I, as an Uni-Adelaide Staff retiree, received today: now presented with highlighting [in red] imposed and photographs added; and other news items as essential contextualization. … Continue reading →
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The City of Bath in England Today: Its Attractions … & Travails
Michael Patrick O’Leary, in …………………………………………………. https://pcolman.wordpress.com/2022/10/16/customer-service-in-a-septic-isle-part-one/ .… where the title is “Customer Service in a Septic Isle: Part One” Mellifluous Amiability: During our lengthy visit to the UK from Sri Lanka, my wife and I went to the Walter Sickert exhibition at … Continue reading →
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A Thoughtful Assessment of THE CEYLON JOURNAL
Dhanuka Bandara, in The Daily Mirror, 15 August 2025 … where the title reads “The Ceylon Journal III: A Review,” while the title here and the highlighting are the imprint of The Editor, Thuppahi The third installation of the bi-annual periodical The … Continue reading →
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Facing Wokism in Britain Today
Matthew Said, whose title in The Sunday Times reads “If you think we’re past peak woke, we may not even be halfway up that hill” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Unconscious bias training and cancellation are mainstream for … Continue reading →
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The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Contradictory Readings & A Confusing Set of ‘Pictures
Michael Roberts, …. with highlighting being my imposition I am no expert on this scenario, but our household receives The Australian newspaper and have therefore been subject to its pro-Western and anti-Russian leanings (besides its manifest support for Israel). Then, … Continue reading →
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Adani Group from India is A Potential “Black Rock” for Sri Lanka
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, in The Morning Leader, 24 August 2022, with this title “IMF privatising and the Adani Greenwash” Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been rocked by massive protests against austerity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Structural reforms with … Continue reading →
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Elephant Orphanage & Elephant Lore: Dilmah Initiative at Uda Walawe
Kamanthi Wickramasinghe, in Daily Mirror, 25 March 2024, where the title reads thus: “Üda Walawe ETH: A home away from home for baby elephants” Spectators witnessing another busy feeding hour at the Uda Walawe ETH —Pix courtesy: Dilmah Conservationh Inauguration … Continue reading →
