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Hindu Zealots of the RSS target Sri Lanka
PK Balachandran in Email Note to Roberts, late July 2023, … with highlighting being my imposition The RSS has begun exploiting the Tamil issue to spread its Hindutwa ideology. The idea is to win over the Lankan Tamils to its side … 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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Volcanic Eruption in Sumatra claims Lives of Some Hikers
Jerome Wirawa & Joel Guinton, in BBC News, December 2023, reporting from Jakarta and Singapore & deploying this title: “Mount Marapi: Eleven hikers killed as volcano erupts in Indonesia” Eleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia’s … 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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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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Devastating Israeli Assaults on Rafah
Observer in a Black Sea Town … writing on 7/8th May 2024 after Israel’s devastating assault began the day before. Israel has just launched its devastating attack on the densely populated city of Rafah promising to use extreme force … Continue reading →
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India & England Face-Off with Five T20 Matches
Shresh Shah, in ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2025, with this title “T20 heavyweights look to draw first blood ahead of five-round bout” The two teams are in transition, but there’s plenty of firepower in both sides for what should be a … Continue reading →
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Gross & Oversimplfied Propaganda Lines in the Australian Press Today
X … with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi In the Western world, we are taught to believe there are two worlds – a good world and a bad world. There is no in-between. The West is always on the … Continue reading →
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Facing Wokism in Britain Today
Matthew Said, whose title in The Sunday Times reads “If you think we’re past peak woke, we may not even be halfway up that hill” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Unconscious bias training and cancellation are mainstream for … Continue reading →
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FRONTLINE APPRAISAL: Shattering All The International Norms in the Middle-East
Vaishu Rai, in FRONTLINE, 1 March 2026 …. where the title reads “The rules they broke” … with highlights being the imprint of the Editor,Thuppahi From the UN charter to the US constitution, the strikes on Iran shatter the legal … Continue reading →
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