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Sri Lankan Women’s Cricket Team trounce England in England
Michael Roberts The Sri Lanka Women’s Eleven’s win at Chelmsford in England highlights the wonderful improvement in the side and gleaming prospects in the near future. The side may be benefitting from the heat wave in Europe as well as … Continue reading →
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The Insidious Work of American Soft-Power Agencies
An Observer in a Georgian Black Sea Resort Town The NED/CIA have been using soft power to target the youth and media institutions in countries around the world. Take Georgia and Hong Kong as case studies. Protestors rally against the … Continue reading →
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The Siege of Jaffna Fort by the LTTE in 1990
Gamini Goonetilleke, … with a few photographs awaiting insertion later I had volunteered my services to the Sri Lanka Army and it was my turn of duty at the Palali Base Hospital when the Jaffna Fort came under Tiger attack. … Continue reading →
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China at Cutting Edge in Sea Warfare? A Drone Ship
Item at https://youtu.be/KkQrTjcqWNc …. 12 June 2022 with headline = “Chinese AI-operated drone ship completes maiden sea voyage (VIDEO)” Beijing’s unmanned stealth combat vessel has successfully completed its three-hour maiden sea voyage off Panzhi Island in the East China Sea, … Continue reading →
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The Senanayakes at Cricket in Ceylon: Anecdotal Lore
KKS Perera in E-Lanka, 15 October 2023 , where his title is “More on Senanayakes and Cricket” Dr. Michael Roberts’ enthralling exploration of the Senanayake family and their ties to cricket in last week’s E-lanka provided the inspiration for me … Continue reading →
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War with China!!! Moronic Demands from Powerful Sydney Newpaper Chiefs
Paul Keating The Sydney Morning Herald’s prominent series of provocations, urging Australia into a war with China, concluded its third instalment today. At Item 20 of its presentation, apart from its advocacy of the reintroduction of compulsory national service, it … 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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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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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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Sri Lanka’s Fallen Remembered at Battaramulla Monument on 19th May
The 19th May marks the final defeat of the LTTE and its Eelam Movement …. Thuppahi ** The 13th anniversary of National War Heroes’ Day was commemorated in a simple ceremony this afternoon (May 19) at the Battaramulla National War … Continue reading →
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