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Cartoons for All !!! …. as Anniversary of 9/11 LOOMS
Editorial Cartoon in The Australian, 9 Septmber 2021
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Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in Their Home Turf in Memorable Win
Andrew Fidel Fernando reporting in ESPNcricinfo, 27 March 2022, where the title reads “Asitha, Mathews, Chandimal star in Sri Lanka’s series win” Asitha Fernando‘s searing post-lunch spell burst through Bangladesh’s defiant middle order, then swiftly uprooted the tail, to thrust … Continue reading →
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From The Eyes of a 103-Year Old Sri Lankan: 75th Year of Independence!
DL Sirimanne from Kohuwela has reached his century and proceeded another three years beyond. From the vantage of age, he is quite scathing in his concluding summary …. in the Sunday Observer 22 January 2023 … where the title is “A … Continue reading →
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Sydney Thunder Struck Down for 15 Runs …. by STRIKERS
Adelaide Strikers dismissed the Sydney Thunder XI for 15 Runs in the Thunder terrain of Sydney …. surely a world record fora T20 Match … Michael Roberts HEADLINE NEWS THIS ! * “Adelaide Strikers dismiss Sydney Thunder for world record … Continue reading →
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Lionel Sirimane at 103: The Last of the Mohicans
Capt Elmo Jayawardena, … AN ESSAY that is borrowed from elanka = https://www.elanka.com.au/the-last-of-the-mohicans-by-capt-elmo-jayawardena/ Lionel Sirimane … navigator The lane down Nugegoda which is in the outskirts of Colombo, is named Mudaliar Avenue. Two left turns after that would bring you … Continue reading →
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Gerd von Dincklage: Snorkeller & Traveller Extraordinary
Michael Roberts Gerd von Dincklage-Schulenburg seems to have been a world traveller and adventurer with daring do. Of German stock he was in Ceylon in the 1950s and cut quite a figure in Royal College and at the Kinross Swimming … Continue reading →
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Forgotten Political Aggression: India in Sikkim and Taiwan under Chiang Kai-she
ONE: Lin Minwang New Delhi has been making new moves at the border recently. From October 14 to 31, India and the US are scheduled to hold the annual joint military exercise “Yudh Abhyas” in Auli in the Indian state … Continue reading →
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The Hill-Country Tamils: Their Shitty-Situation Then … and NOW
Ahilan Kadirgamar, in Daily Mirror, 21 November 2022, where the title reads “Hill-country Tamils and Crisis Times” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi When our country collapses before our own eyes with one of the deepest crises in historical … Continue reading →
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Dharshan Weerasekera’s Array of Essays and Books
Author Archive for Dharshan Weerasekera International Law Implications of Canadian Parliament’s Motion on ‘Tamil Genocide’ Saturday, November 26th, 2022 By Dharshan Weerasekera Courtesy The Island On 18 May 2022, the Canadian House of Commons adopted without opposition a motion introduced … Continue reading →
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Danger! US Aggression towards China & Russia … Motives Criticised by Richard Wolff
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