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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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