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Face-to-Face in Sri Lanka: Elephants & Humans
Zinara Rathnayake, in an Item in the New Lines Magazine that is reprinted in The Island, 23 March 2025 In Makulpotha village, 89 miles northwest of Colombo, Punchibanda woke up to the trumpet of an elephant while he was sleeping … Continue reading →
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Fascism with a Friendly Face
The Border Inquisitor A very useful video recounting how George had a difficult time entering the UK. He was detained under an act featuring some of the finest Kafkaesque language used by democratic countries today—a stark reminder that fascism comes … Continue reading →
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KIWIS Face Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe Today
Hemant Brar.. “NZ back in whites sans stars, Zimbabwe seek redemption” New Zealand, who are playing a Test for the first time this year, are without Latham, Williamson, Phillips and Jamieson Big picture: Zimbabwe eye first win against NZ Welcome … Continue reading →
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Offensive Racist Place-Names face Offensive
A News Item in Australia, Today, February 2025 In short: The Queensland government has identified 43 place names with racist slurs and a Darumbal elder wants them changed immediately. The state amended legislation in April so racist place names could be … Continue reading →
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A Cricket Assessment: Sri Lanka Face Pakistan in Pakistan
A CRICINFO Item, 11 November 2025. bearing this title “Sri Lanka’s spinners, Pakistan’s off-field cuteness among things to watch out for” Shaheen Shah Afridi recently led Pakistan to a series win against South Africa [Cricinfo] So we have arrived at … Continue reading →
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Face-to-Face in Admonishment: Drama at the Adelaide Oval, 23rd January 1998
Michael Roberts Ashan de Alwis’s article in The Ceylon Journal Volume 1/1 published in mid-2024 is as readable and excellent an essay as anyone can wish for.[i] It focuses on the 50-over one-day cricket match between Australia and Sri Lanka played … Continue reading →
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A World Endangered by A Megalomaniac with A Calm Face
Observer in a Black Sea Resort Trump says peace no longer interests him, after the Nobel Peace Prize committee snubbed him. He was deeply offended he didn’t get the peace prize: after all, he ‘stopped 8 wars in 9 months’. … Continue reading →
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India & England Face-Off with Five T20 Matches
Shresh Shah, in ESPNcricinfo, 21 January 2025, with this title “T20 heavyweights look to draw first blood ahead of five-round bout” The two teams are in transition, but there’s plenty of firepower in both sides for what should be a … Continue reading →
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Public or Private Health Care? The Dilemma Sri Lankans Face
Fazli Sameer, at Those Fuzzy Days where the title of the article runs thus: “Ethics of Health Care: Waiting, Paying and Weeping,” … with highlighting here imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi When my sister, Kumari, went for her annual cardiac … Continue reading →
