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Rukrakaganno’s Ecological Reforestation Project in Singharaja Rainforest
Ruk Rakaganno — A Note about this NGO’s Enterprising Programme in Protecting a Vital Element in the Singharaja Rain Forest ……….. Hanne Lund Madsen, Sustainability Director, Forward Advice, Denmark Sri Lanka was recently awarded international recognition at the United Nations … Continue reading →
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A Searching Review of Hoole’s Book PALMYRA FALLEN
Sachi Sri Kantha, in Ilankai Tamil Sangam, September 15, 2025 in an article entitled….A Critique on Rajani Thiranagama’s Assassin- Suspect ‘Bosco’ presented at https://sangam.org/a-critique-on-rajani-thiranagamas-assassin-suspect-bosco/ & addressing central aspects of the book. Palmyra Fallen (2015) by Rajan Hoole Introduction Sept 21st marks the 36th death … Continue reading →
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A “City of Dreams” in the Centre of Colombo
A = Item in Booking.com Set in Colombo, 700 metres from Galle Face Beach, Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams offers accommodation with a restaurant, free private parking and a bar. The property is around 2.5 km from Bambalapitiya Beach, … Continue reading →
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English Women Cricketers Reach New Heights …. in Pay-Scales
Matt Roller, in ESPNcricinfo, 12 March 2026 where the title runs thus: “Women’s Hundred auction signals new dawn in English cricket” Tournament’s new era begins with £4 million spent to propel the women’s game further into … Continue reading →
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Deciphering Patriotic Devotion: The Japanese in the 1940s & the Lankan Tamil People For the LTTE
Michael Roberts reproducing an article presented in a popular website during the final stages in Eelam War IV in 2008/09 within the context TODAY of a horrendous war-situation in Palestine and its environs — the website being GROUNDVIEWS: …………….. https://groundviews.org/2009/04/21/ltte-and-tamil-people-i-preamble/ … Continue reading →
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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 Critique of AKD’s Speech at the United Nations
ASIA PROGRESS FORUM in The Island, 5 October 2025 President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka’s recent speech at the UN General Assembly, while outwardly progressive in tone, reveals a troubling lack of structural analysis. His framing of global crises, identifying poverty, narcotics, … Continue reading →
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Ushering in the New Year in Culturally Meaningful Manner in Colombo
Uditha Devapriya and Pasindu Nimsara, whose preferred title is “Kévum, KrÏda, and Kadé: Avurudu in Colombo” … from The Island, 19 April 2024 No Avurudu would be complete without an Avurudu Ulela. It has become part of our national social … Continue reading →
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Edwardian Villas and Maharajas’ Palaces: A Question on the Kalu Ganga
Mick Moore of Susssex University ** … with highlighting imposed within this essay by The Editor, Thuppahi Richmond Castle is a large and elegant villa beautifully located in a wooded estate on a hill above the Kalu Ganga not far … Continue reading →
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Enrico Fermi: His Mind-blowing Scientific Breakthrough
Hiran de Silva in FACEBOOK ……….. https://www.facebook.com/ Every school must have a weekly hour called ” Great Minds”. In that period, students must be shown the biographies of the greatest minds the world has produced for inspiration. If language is … Continue reading →
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