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Crazy Run-Rate From Crazy Opening Batsmen

Vithushan Ehantharajah, in ESPNcricinfo, 13 September 2025, where the title is “Salt and Buttler make opening case irrefutable” With Duckett and Smith rested, Buttler and Salt’s dominant stand revived a proven pairing heading into the World Cup Phil Salt and … Continue reading

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Algal… Algal … !!! Confronting the Threat Along Adelaide’s Beaches

A Circular from Louise Miller-Frost, MP for Boothby, mid-August  2025 … with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi I spent most of Wednesday at the SARDI/PIRSA facility in West Beach with Federal Environment Minister Senator Murray Watt and Deputy Premier … Continue reading

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Chandrika & Asiff Hussein Back the Present Sri Lankan Government

ALWAYS SUPPORT A GOVERNMENT THAT DOES GOOD! Yes, even Madame Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga knows that in her heart. Having lost her beloved father to nationalist extremism, she very well knows the dangers of the very forces he unleashed to the … Continue reading

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The Western Newspapers Vicious ‘Images’ of India’s Foreign Policy

“Archie  S‘… responding to  Items in THE AUSTRALIAN newspaper on the 17th Sepember 2025 entitled “Dangerous Optics for the Quad” and “India crosses the Red Line” — with  the highlighting below [other than the blackened words] being impositions by The … Continue reading

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Sri Lankan Cricketers fashion a Solid Win in Third ODI at Dambulla

Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo, …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor Thuppahi Sri Lanka 166 for 1 (Kusal Mendis 68*, Kusal Perera 55*) beat West Indies 162 for 8 (Powell 37, Motie 32, Theekshana 2-19) by nine wickets Pathum Nissanka came out … Continue reading

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The Galle Fort: Its Southern Rampart ‘Fronts’ Multi-faceted Ambience

Michael Roberts As I walked along the Galle Fort’s ramparts on several occasions in early April this year 2023, not only did pleasant memories flood back: the intriguing present lay before me (literally in some cases) …; while a regular … Continue reading

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The Navalny Issue: Black Kettles Addressing Black Pots in World Power Games

The Carpet Sweeper Sad! The death of a political prisoner in a Russian jail. A familied man who chose to fight for what he believed in from within Russia. A dangerous move in Russia since the state leadership carries pathological … Continue reading

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A Reading of the Sri Lankan Elections from THE ECONOMIST

Item in The Economist, 23 Nov 2024: “Sri Lanka’s Left Turn: Sri Lanka’s president with Marxist roots now dominates parliament too” .… with highlighting emphasis imposed by the Editor, Thuppahi SRI LANKA was once a pioneer of free-market capitalism in … Continue reading

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The US heads for A Day of Reckoning Sui Generis

CK Watt Trump has accused Venezuela of stealing oil, land and assets from the USA.  He has branded the Venezuelan government “a terrorist organisation” which he believes legitimizes extra judicial killings of ordinary citizens, seizing Venezuelan oil tankers, and all … Continue reading

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Survivor’s Tales: A Kidnapping …. & …. Dunkirk Rescue Boat

From the MIRROR Surviving Kidnapping: When Stephanie Slater was kidnapped by killer Michael Sams back in 1992, he kept her captive in a lockable wheelie bin. But rather than murder her – as he had done with his previous victim … Continue reading

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