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Ethereal Exchanges on a Flat Rooftop
Fazli Sameer in his website where the title runs thus “The Girl on the Rooftop” “Every day, around four, after a sweltering noon, I’d climb the narrow staircase to the rooftop of our building. It was a small square of cracked … Continue reading →
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Australia face Sri Lanka in T20 Series: Andrew McGlashan’s Review
Andrew McGlashan in https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-australia-2021-22-1263459/australia-vs-sri-lanka-1st-t20i-1263471/match-preview Australia take the field for the first time as the men’s T20 World Cup champions…and only have nine months until they need to fight to keep it. Such is the cricket calendar in the era of … Continue reading →
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Presidential Election Outcome in Sri Lanka: Reactions From Individual Lankan Friends
A: From An Ex-Army Officer in USA, 26 Sept 2024 Quite an achievement for AKD! In the 2019 presidential election, the JVP vote plus ‘also ran’ others was less than 6%. SEE ……………………………………………… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election I think it is a good … Continue reading →
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A Combative Interview with Deustche Welt faced by President Ranil Wickremasinghe
Deutsche Welt …… Oct 3, 2023 #ranilwickremesinghe #exclusiveinterview #SriLanka “We take a closer look at Sri Lanka, with a special DW interview with President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The country has faced crisis after crisis, both political and economic, and there is … Continue reading →
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Lisa Sthalekar: From A Pune Dustbin to Cricket Captaincy of Australian
An Item courtesy of from Guy de Silva** in USA <guydes42@gmail.com> Can you believe this? This Laila girl was dumped into a dustbin in Pune when she was born in August 1979. She ended up becoming the captain of the … Continue reading →
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Gananath’s Manifold Reach: Many Voices in Vale
IT is a testament to Gananath’s openness and skills that personnel from so many walks of life have stepped up to record his influence on their thinking and lives. May he dwell comfortably in his after-life. ….. Michael Roberts A … Continue reading →
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SeaHorses Off Sri Lankan Shores: Rare Finds
Ifham Nizam, in The ISLAND Newspaer, 12 December 2025, where the title reads: “Rare Seahorse discovered in Sri Lankan waters sparks urgent conservation debate” … with the photos below being ‘generic imports’ because the bloody ISLAND photo was not cooperative … Continue reading →
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Elections in Britain: Readings from The Fringes
A: From Tea Plantation Country in Sri Lanka, 7 July 2024 One third the votes for two thirds the seats The change was long on the cards but gosh with such a low vote base ?
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Ekanayake to Skipper Australian Seconday Schools Rugby Squad
News Item in Rugby.com.au, 27 September 2023 ….. https://www.rugby.com.au/news/australian-schools-u18s-side-named-for-nz-clash-2023927 The Australian Schools side has been confirmed to face NZ. Photo: Rugby Australia. Australian Schools & U18s head coach Shannon Fraser has confirmed his side to face New Zealand Secondary Schools … Continue reading →
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Nova Peris: What’s in Her Name?
Michael Roberts In step with David Sansoni’s email questioning Victor Melder has categorically challenged my speculative suggestion that NOVA PERIS may possibly have had a grandparent who was a Sri Lankan pearler/trader/seaman in the north-western reaches of Australia . VICTOR: … Continue reading →
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