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The Cenotaph in Colombo: A British Imperial War Memorial
Suren Ratwatte, whose chosen title is “A Fitting Memorial” … in tracing the history of Colombo’s War Cenotaph built a hundred years ago … presented on 28th May 2023 … while the highlighting is the work of The Editor, Thuppahi … Continue reading →
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The West’s Devious Demonization of Russia and China
Jeffrey Sachs, in Pearls and Irritations 24 August 2022 where the title reads thus “The west’s false narrative about Russia and China” The world is on the edge of nuclear catastrophe in no small part because of the failure of … Continue reading →
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Escalation of Attacks on Hindu Shrines in Northern Lanka
Meera Srinivasan, in The Hindu, 23 April 2023, whee the title reads thus: “Tamils flag escalating attacks on temples in northern Sri Lanka” … with highlighting added by The Editor, Thuppahi Several Tamil parties have called for a protest on … Continue reading →
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The American-IMF Monster Revealed in Dissection of Sarvanandan’s Reading of the World
X … [who, alas, has to protect himself from potential ‘hits’ from American and Aussie agencies] …. NB: the highlighting emphasis is my imposition The Western template for stories on so-called predatory practices by China was crafted some years ago by … Continue reading →
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Putin’s Address at the Valdai Club in Moscow, 27 October 2022
Mr X: A: Please listen to Putin at the Valdai Club: https://www.rt.com/russia/565476-putin-valdai-club-takeaways/ An extraordinary speech for our times by Vladimir Putin at the Valdai Club to an audience of dignitaries and intellectuals from 47 countries including the former Sri Lankan … Continue reading →
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Donald Friend’s Acid Readings of the Sri Lankan Scenario, 1957-1962
EXTRACTS From The DIARIES Of DONALD FRIEND, Volume 3** …. The Ceylon Diaries cover the period 25th January 1957 to 22nd July 1962 and run into 180 pages in small print. During this period Donald Friend, the gifted Australian artist, … Continue reading →
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Monga’s Incisive Analysis of Australia’s 50 -Over Triumph
Sidharth Monga, in ESPNcricinfo.com, 22 March 2023, “Zampa and Co stifle India to take series 2-1″ Australia snatched the No. 1 ODI rankingAustralia Outplay India in Final Fifty-Over ODI and snapped India’s four-year unbeaten series streak at home with a … Continue reading →
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Severe Food Insecurity on the Horizon for Sri Lanka because of MONLAR’s Programme
Chandre Dharmawardena, in The Island, 25 October 2023, …. with this title “Monlar, a force for food insecurity, now blames 70-years of government! Image courtesy CGIAR Research Programme on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE According to newspaper reports (Island 16th … Continue reading →
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Nishan De Mel fronts up for SKAL
Item in Daily Ft, 2 March 2022, where the title is “Skal International Colombo holds 68th AGM The 68th Annual General meeting of Skal International was held recently at the Ramada in Colombo and Travel Talk Asia Managing Director Sk. … Continue reading →
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Hayden for Pakistan: Hayden’s Post-Match Speech goes Viral
Andrew McMurtry in Foxsports.com ….. … https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/t20-world-cup-2021/matthew-haydens-pakistan-speech-goes-viral-after-world-cup-miracle/new Aussie cricket legend Matthew Hayden’s inspirational dressing room speech after Pakistan made the T20 World Cup semi-finals has gone viral. The former Aussie opener was the batting coach for Pakistan at the last … Continue reading →
