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USA’s Bombast Today Challenged at D-DAY Commemoration at Normandy
A Facebook Item …. ……………….source reference misplaced …maybe https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c802e7jk458o …. with highlighting being the hand of The Editor, Thuppahi French Villagers just called Pete Hegseth “persona non grata” and demanded he stay home from D-Day ceremonies. Pete Hegseth made the … Continue reading
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India & The LTTE via Hits on Thuppahi
Michael Roberts The WORD PRESS web managers provide a running table of figures’ showing which items in my Website, https://thuppahis.com …., have been visited and presumably read EACH DAY. Presented below are selections from the HITS on the 9th July. … Continue reading
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Buried Truths about Sri Lanka: A Confrontation in the House of Lords
Malinda Seneviratne in Malinda’s Blog Spot, December 2022, where the title runs thus “Truth in 2031, reconcilaition and how?” The early versions of Udayasiri Wickramaratne’s celebrated theatrical piece ‘Suddek Oba Amathai (A white man addresses you) contained a short soliloquy, ‘Baya … Continue reading
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A Book of Fiction Deciphering Sri Lanka’s War
Jeremy De Lima, reviewing SUNSET OF ILLUSIONS by Manilka Fernando writing under the pseudonym of C. M. Fernando … A book on Sri Lanka FOR Sri Lankans and anyone interested in the 26-year war which decimated that beautiful isle! Loaded … Continue reading
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Vale DS de Silva: Encounters & Partnerships
Charith Senanayake in Facebook, December 2025 ….“In Memory of Mr. D. S. de Silva” He was a fierce competitor both on and off the field. I still remember, back in the day when CCC played Moratuwa at the Moratuwa Stadium. … Continue reading
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Controversy Atop Conflict in India-Lanka A Match at Dambulla
The ESPN Headline, 15 June 2026, reads thus: “Sooryavanshi, Halambage in heated exchange after Super-Over finish” Tempers flared after Sri Lanka A edged India A in a Super Over in Dambulla. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi couldn’t get the job done for India … Continue reading
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China Now Has The Capacity to Challenge USA
Andre Benoit in https://www.rt.com/news/625708-new-cold-war-front-line/ …. where the title reads “Contained no more: China has a plan to break America’s chokehold” Washington’s warships guard the chokepoints. Beijing digs for exits on land. The clash is just beginning. © This image was … Continue reading
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Sri Lanka’s Exemplary Action As Moral Guide For Awkward Situations
Sheyana Labrooy, in an article in eLanka entitled “Sri Lanka Steps Forward: A Blueprint for Peace in the Indian Ocean” ‘True global leadership is defined not by displays of power or retaliatory action, but by the strength to rise above conflict and … Continue reading
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Galle hosts Maritime Security Dialogue
Asiri Fernando in The Morning, 5 October 2025 The 12th Galle Dialogue International Maritime Conference kicked off in Colombo last month, drawing participation from 37 nations. Amongst the many naval officers, diplomats, and subject matter experts gathered for the key … Continue reading
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