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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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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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A Depressing Assessment of Sri Lanka’s Predicament About Six Years Back
THIS is an old essay that stayed buried in the Thuppahi system. It neverthless provides food for thought and serves as a testimony to its author (a brother of my friend the late Neville Jayaweera). Stanley too has since passed … 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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MEY Mokaddha!! Lanka Premier League in Cricket????
Michael Roberts I am aging …. Quite clearly! I have not been aware that there has been a 20-over series in cricket ongoing in Sri Lanka for some four years now; and that the present series with five teams involved … Continue reading →
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Surviving A Leopard Attack in Hill-Country Sri Lanka
Kamanthi Wickemasinghe in Daily Mirror, 12 June 2023, where the title reads “Hill Country Leopard Ordeals and A Survivor’s Tale” … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Dusk had already set in when we reached Bogawantalawa last Friday (June … Continue reading →
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Boom! Boom! The Central Bank Collapses in Front of Our Eyes!
Somasundaram Skandakumar, in essay entitled “A former chairman of George Steuarts remembers” As the clock moved towards 10.50 a.m. on January 31, 2021, my mind went back 25 years to that fateful day. It was a Wednesday, and having finished … 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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Ceylon’s First State Council … & Francis Molamure
Avishka Mario Seneviratne, at medium.com … where the title reads thus “Of Turbans, Ties and Statesmen: Inaugural Session of the State Council of Ceylon and the election of its first Speaker Francis Molamure after being elected Speaker in 1931 along with … Continue reading →
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