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When Extremists Feed Off Each Other …. Pertinent Reflections from 2012
Michael Roberts Just today I came across an old political essay of mine, one entitled “Prejudice and Hate in Pluralist Settings: The Kingdom of Kandy.” While the essay is of continued relevance today for Sri Lankan as well as world … Continue reading →
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Scuba Diving Deaths in Maldivian Cave ….
Natalie Finn, in Online where the title runs thus: “Maldives Diving Tragedy: What Happened on Excursion That Ended With 5 People Dead” Five Italians, including a professor and her 20-year-old daughter, died during a scuba diving excursion in the Maldives. … Continue reading →
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Facing the Algal Threat in Adelaide: Miller-Frost
Louise Miller-Frost’s Circular, July 2025 The coastline and waters are a great asset to Boothby residents, and many of us very much value the time we spend there walking on the beach, swimming in the ocean, fishing off the jetties … 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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Cedric Martenstyn: Dauntless, Innovative War Hero
Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, in The Island, 22 Jan 2026, where the title runs thus: “Remembering Cedric, who helped neutralise LTTE terrorism” Salute to a brave father-son: Cedric Martenstyn was a very affluent man. He owned a house in Colombo … Continue reading →
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Facing the West: Three Strands of Russian Thinking Today
Observer in a Black Sea Port, …. with highlighting mpasis imposed by Thuppahi Broadly speaking, today, there are three types of Russians as follows, 1) Pro-Western Russians. This group love the West, want Russia to be fully integrated in the West, … Continue reading →
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AG Fraser of Trinity: A Momentous & Far-reaching Tour of Australia in 1915
Harendra Alwis, whose preferred title in an article presented on 28 May 2026 runs thus: “Alek Garden Fraser’s tour of Australia in 1915” ….. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The week Alexander Garden Fraser stepped ashore in Fremantle, … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka Down Aussies in ODI at Colombo, 12-2-2025
Tristan Lavalette in ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2025 … where the title reads “Asalanka’s stunning hundred, Theekshana’s four wickets turn tables on Australia” On a surface that aided pace and spin, Sri Lanka’s captain rescued his side with the bat before … 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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A Lament: Biased US Media Coverage of the Pro-Palestinian Protests at Columbia University
Mobashra Tazamal’s LAMENT from The Campus at Columbia University “I am left with the understanding that to be Muslim at Columbia is to face extreme censorship of your language to appease an audience that doesn’t represent nor respect you. To … Continue reading →
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