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June 2, 2025 · 6:45 am

An Electoral Duel of Titans, 1952-1970s: Colvin vs Jayasinghe

Avishka Mario Seneviratne, in FACEBOOK, where the title runs thus: “Colvin vs. Jayasinghe: The Battle for Wellawatte–Galkissa, 1952 and Beyond” In the early years of Sri Lanka’s post-independence democracy, few figures stood as tall—both intellectually and politically—as Dr. Colvin R. … Continue reading →

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November 14, 2021 · 12:17 am

It is Now or Never: Face Extinction Unless ….

so sayeth a DINOSAUR  before the CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERNCE at Glasgow this month … Novmber 2021

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November 8, 2023 · 8:56 pm

Angelo Mathews in Furious Mood after the Timed-Out Dismissal

Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo,  6 November 2023……… where the title runs thus: “Mathews on timed-out dismissal: ‘Never seen a team or a player stoop so low’”, “It was obviously disgraceful from Shakib and Bangladesh,” Mathews says of the incident. … Continue reading →

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November 7, 2023 · 7:35 pm

Cricket Ugly Cricket! Bangladesh As Arseholes

The title is Thuppahi Coinage; while the report below is the account penned by Andrew Fidel Fernando from the World Cup heartland, 6 November 2023; … while the highlighting and pictorial illustrations are thuppahi vada In almost certainly the most … Continue reading →

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August 30, 2025 · 1:50 am

Sri Lanka Snatch Victory from the Jaws of Defeat

First 50-Over ODI in Harare  is a Nailbiter …  followed  by this Thuppahiyaaa on ball-by-ball script in ESPN ………………  With one MADUSHANKA producing  a hat trick in  Over no 50 to complement Asitha  Fernando’s superb over no 49 Zimbabwe vs … Continue reading →

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June 6, 2025 · 2:15 pm

Merle Oberon: The Full Montage ….

The Wikipedia Disclosures …. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Oberon Merle Oberon with Laurence Olivier in  in Wuthering Heights (1939)   Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O’Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was a British actress. She began her acting career in British cinema in the early … Continue reading →

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July 29, 2024 · 1:32 am

A Meeting of Cultures: The Unique Vernacular Chapel at Trinity College, Kandy

Ranil Bibile … reproducing an old essay without all its pictorial  embellishments because the author does not have the original photos in his computer “as .jpegs as the articles were composed 20+ years ago and there have been many computer changes … Continue reading →

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February 9, 2026 · 7:53 pm

Lanka’s Financial Situation NOW: No Crisis?

Item in DailyFT, 8 February 2026 …. sent to TPS by Asoka Kuruppu in Brisbane https://www.ft.lk/top-story/CBSL-Governor-dismisses-2028-debt-phobia-ahead-of-key-ISB-investor-call/26-788094 [The Governor of the Central Bank, SL  informed the world …] Says no basis for fears of another sovereign default or debt restructuring; a … Continue reading →

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February 6, 2026 · 6:18 pm

Lauren Bacall’s Steadiness Amidst A Topsy-Turvy Career

Helga Desilva Blow Perera, …in FACEBOOK , an ephemeral Post that has disappeared On January 14, 1957, Lauren Bacall lost the love of her life. Humphrey Bogart—her husband of nearly twelve years, the man she fell in love with at … Continue reading →

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July 21, 2024 · 8:16 pm

Rare CEYLONIANA in the Roberts Study: Issues for the Future

Hallo to Those Attached to “CEYLONIANA” and Valuable Lankan Artefacts & Books …………… Way back I took steps to catalogue and transport my Oral History tapes and other valuable material to Sri Lanka with the assistance of Jitto Arulampalam in … Continue reading →

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