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USA’s Double Standards: A Payback Today for Sri Lanka’s Refusal to Kow-Tow in 2009
Item in the DAILY MIRROR, 28 April 2023… with this title “Designating Karannagoda; Russia hits back at US: Says West should not interfere in other countries affairs” The United States has designated former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda, for his alleged … Continue reading →
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Britain’s SAS Under Threat From HR Legal Beagles
Paul Wood: “The SAS have been betrayed in the name of human rights” … in The Spectator, magazine, 30 November 2024 The SAS are worried. Britain’s most elite military unit have come face to face with the IRA, the Taliban … Continue reading →
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Diego Garcia – Role in Middle Eastern War
Dr. Itay Gal in Jerusalem Post, in Jerusalem Post, June 2025 What is Diego Garcia? The US military base that will be key to operations against Iran ….? What is there, what aircraft operate from it, and why could it … Continue reading →
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Political Dogfight Looming in 2024 General Elections in Sri Lanka
Uditha Devapriya, in The Diplomat, December 2023, where the title runs thus “Political and Electoral Uncertainty in Sri Lanka Ahead of the 2024 Elections” Wickremesinghe wants to keep his job; the SLPP wants to mount a comeback. Sri Lanka voters … Continue reading →
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Commemorating D-DAY in Normandy, 2024
Item in The Economist, 30 May 2024 …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Bob Fagan was a 21-year-old private from Texas when he plunged from his assault craft into the cold sea off Utah Beach in Normandy, under … Continue reading →
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“Aryan Roots” …. Nazi Scientists in Search of ‘Holy Grail’ in the Indian Subcontinent in 1939
This item was sent to the TPS Editor by Keith Bennett in February 2024. It can be located on web at …. Nazi Scientists Who Wanted To Find The Origins Of The Aryan Race Came To Sri Lanka – Roar … Continue reading →
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How the Punjab Kings Ousted the Mumbai Indians in the IPL Semi-Finals
Alagappan Muthu in ESPNcricinfo, 1 June 2025, where the title reads Punjab Kings 207 for 5 (Iyer 87*, Wadhera 48, Inglis 38, Ashwani 2-55) beat Mumbai Indians 203 for 6 (Suryakumar 44, Tilak 44, Bairstow 38, Dhir 37) by five wickets. The Jasprit … Continue reading →
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An Incisive & Slashing Stella Prize Speech from Michelle de Kretser
Michelle De Kretser’s Acceptance speech on Winning the STELLA PRIZE, .. May 2025 Thank you all so much for being here. The 2025 Stella Prize does my work great honour, and I’m so happy to accept it. I wish … Continue reading →
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An Epitaph For Lasantha Wickrematunge
Sabanayagam Varagunam in Daily Mirror, 8 January 2024, where the title reads “Lasantha Wickrematunge: A National Hero’s Enduring Legacy” … with highlighting here being the imprint of The Editor, Thuppahi Wickrematunge’s courage was not merely a product of his profession; … Continue reading →
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Democracy at the Grass-roots: Sri Lanka’s 2025 Local Government Elections
Jehan Perera in Facebook, 16 May 2025 The local government elections that took place last week saw a consolidation of the democratic system in the country. The government followed the rules of elections to a greater extent than its recent … Continue reading →
