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Ashley Chandrasinghe in Victoria’s Cricket Sights

 “Victoria name 14-player squad for Second XI clash against NSW,”  September 29, 2024  ………. Casey South Melbourne’s Ash Chandrasinghe and Melbourne’s Campbell Kellaway have been selected with the Blues’ Xavier Crone to Captain the side, while first-year players Austin Anlezark … Continue reading

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Trump’s Gross Misreading of IRAN …….

Janan Ganesh, FT … in an article bearing this Title: “Trump learns that not everyone has a price” Who is the anti-Trump? The human opposite of him? Robert Mueller, who once investigated the US president, had a strong claim. He … Continue reading

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War!! How Should a Buddhist Confront WAR?

Brian Daizen Victoria, at Buddhist.Door.net 21 August 2025, with thits title:  “How should a Buddhist face War?” Readers of my previous two articles on the relationship between Buddhism and war (or violence in general) will be aware that the historical … Continue reading

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Elephant Orphanage & Elephant Lore: Dilmah Initiative at Uda Walawe

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe, in Daily Mirror, 25 March 2024, where the title reads thus: “Üda Walawe ETH: A home away from home for baby elephants” Spectators witnessing another busy feeding hour at the Uda Walawe ETH —Pix courtesy: Dilmah Conservationh Inauguration … Continue reading

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Bavuma FOR Gambhir as INDIA’s Coach

Temba  Bavuma in ESPNcricinfo, 30 January 2026 After our ODI and T20I series defeats against India in December, it’s clear that the Indians are a different kettle of fish when it comes to white-ball cricket. You saw how India performed in the … Continue reading

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A Vintage Occasion in 2022 at the Law Faculty, Colombo University

Senaka Weeraratne “A picture speaks a thousand words and within this picture are a thousand stories that we will forever celebrate,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, at the unveiling of the batch photograph of the … Continue reading

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BBC Weighs Sri Lanka’s Presidential Options

Samira Hussain, for the BBC, 15 September 2024, where the title runs thus: “Still reeling from crisis, Sri Lanka holds pivotal election” A rally for Ranil Wickremesinghe in the coastal town of Beruwala – he’s the man to beat but … Continue reading

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The US heads for A Day of Reckoning Sui Generis

CK Watt Trump has accused Venezuela of stealing oil, land and assets from the USA.  He has branded the Venezuelan government “a terrorist organisation” which he believes legitimizes extra judicial killings of ordinary citizens, seizing Venezuelan oil tankers, and all … Continue reading

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Reaching Out: VANNI HOPE’s Aid to A Peasant Family in Lanka

Dear Friends, Relatives, and Well-Wishers,  ……“The Reason Someone Smiles Today” As part of our continued mission to serve the communities in need within Sri Lanka, Vanni Hope is embarking on an ambitious project that seeks to bring economic stability and … Continue reading

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Engaging Obeyesekere’s Wide-ranging Studies of the Kandyan Kingdom

Richard Simon, reviewing … The Many Faces of the Kandyan Kingdom by Gananath Obeyesekere &  The Doomed King: A Requiem for Sri Vikrama Rajasinha by Gananath Obeyesekere In the deepening twilight of his career, the anthropologist and historian Gananath Obeyesekere … Continue reading

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