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ICG Evaluation of Sri Lanka’s Political Economy TODAY
ICG HEADLINE = “Sri Lanka’s Bumpy Road to a Political Reset” Report 356 / Asia-Pacific 16 April 2026 20+ minutes Twin elections in 2024 transformed Sri Lanka’s political landscape, bringing to power a president and parliamentarians who pledged sweeping reforms. So far, however, the new … Continue reading →
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Propaganda Battles re Sri Lanka: Russia & The West
Fair Dinkum As further evidence that the West are still pushing the China debt trap narrative and that it did not stop in 2017, but has continued with even greater vigour than before, and is not being pushed by a … Continue reading →
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Stefan D’Silva: Intrepid Cameraman, Adventurer and Sri Lankan
Michael Roberts … in introducing his latest treasure trove of photographs in and around the Batticaloa Lagoon let me point readers towards previous items in Thuppahi …
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The Walawwa in Sri Lanka: Its Origins
Dash De Soysa, …. with a modification by the author of the original Thuppahi entry set out in blue lettered text; and two ‘pictures’ of the Prince of Wales’ visit to Ceylon added on 28th Novembe 2023 The walauwa was … Continue reading →
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Liyanage in Conversation & Correspondence with NM Perera
Sumanasiri Liyanage, in Colombo Telegraph, 21 January 2022…. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi At my age an uninterrupted sleep is a luxury. My prostate wakes me up at least two to three time. Hence, it is hard to … Continue reading →
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Alagappan Muthu’s Discerning Analyses of the First Two IPL finals
Alagappan Muthu, 23 May 2023, with this title “CSK squeeze the Titans to enter their tenth IPL final” Chennai Super Kings 172 for 7 (Gaikwad 60, Conway 40, Shami 2-28) beat Gujarat Titans (Gill 42, Jadeja 2-18) by 15 runs MS Dhoni has led … Continue reading →
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The Tale of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, 1987–1990
Compiled by Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF [retd] …. from ………… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force and Google Images Introduction The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990. It was … Continue reading →
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The Captivating “Story of Sri Lankan Cricket” by Nicholas Brookes
Martin Chandler:…. in CricketWeb, 14 August 2022, reviewing Nicholas Brookes: An Island’s Eleven: The Story of Sri Lankan Cricket, The History Press, 2022, 535 pp, Rating: 4.5 stars …. with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi In the final … Continue reading →
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Major Political Strands & Challenges in 20th Century Sri Lanka
Uditha Devapriya, in The Island, 29 January 2022, where the title is “Socialist revolution or bourgeois compromise?” …. with highlighting being the imposition of The Editor, Thuppahi For the oppressed masses of the Third World, the establishment of UNCTAD and the … Continue reading →
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Full Frontal: Confronting Diaspora Tamil Canards in Canada
Legal fund for fighting against Bill 104 TGEWA https://www.gofundme.com/f/legal-fund-for-fighting-against-bill-104Sri Lankan Canadian Action Coalition is organizing this fundraiser. Campaign to repeal Tamil Genocide Education Week Act (TGEWA), for the sake of all Sri Lankans Dear Friends, The Ontario provincial government of … Continue reading →
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