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July 8, 2025 · 7:17 pm

In-Your-Face: Reflection on Political Confrontation in Sri Lanka in the 1970s

John Rogers to Michael Roberts, date uncertain, maybe circa 2018 … responding to items in this website, maybe circa 2018, which retailed debates in the early 1970s  within Peradeniya University and Lanka in circles associated with  — and against — the activities … Continue reading →

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March 15, 2024 · 6:21 pm

New Faces in Australia’s Outstanding Sheffield Shield XI

Andrew McGlashan in ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2024, …. “Sheffield Shield team of the season: Webster, Davies, McAndrew… and who else? …” With the regular season concluded, ESPNcricinfo picks an XI from the standout performers. Argue away The home-and-away Sheffield Shield … Continue reading →

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August 20, 2024 · 2:38 pm

Working For Russia Today in the Face of US Government Threats

Scott Ritter, being a news item at https://www.rt.com/news/602809-scott-ritter-rt-contribution-russophobia/ As th e US government works overtime to stigmatize any journalism possessing connectivity with Russia, the world slides dangerously down a path defined by a Russophobic US-driven agenda that leads toward the inevitability … Continue reading →

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August 25, 2023 · 8:14 pm

Wunderbar!! Pakistan face Afghanistan in Hambantota

Michael Roberts The Afghanistan vs Pakistan three match series being played out at Hambantota in Sri Lanka ……. YES, YES, in Hambantota if you happen to know where that is … snuck up and into my world in distant Australia … Continue reading →

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January 23, 2024 · 8:08 pm

In the Vibrant Heart of Cricket: India! … As England Face…!!!

Danny Byrne ** Match tickets are in my wallet. The first hurdle has been overcome. The Hyderabad Test begins two days from now. Danny Byrne on the left with Nick White, an Australian cricket-lover, at an England Test Match in … Continue reading →

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June 12, 2023 · 12:19 pm

Nuclear Disarmament! Farcical Face at G7 Summit

 Kanwal Singh, in RT News, 6 June 2023, where the title runs: “The G7’s nuсlear-weapon-free world ‘vision’ is a farce” …. with the highlights in black being those within the digital version The choice of Hiroshima as the venue of … Continue reading →

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October 22, 2022 · 12:22 am

Enhancing Protection in the Face of Pandemics

Dr. Laleen Jayamanne:** in The Island, 19 October 2022, where the title reads thus: “An Insider’s Guide to Pandemics and Biosecurity” “June Twenty Second Sixteen Thirty-three A momentous day for you and me Of all the days that was the … Continue reading →

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October 22, 2022 · 8:24 pm

Galle Face Green in Colombo Over the Decades

Ismeth Raheem and Angeline Ondaatjie, in Elanka, 10 October 2022, where the title runs as “The Changing Face of Galle Face Green” Galle Face is Colombo’s most-prized open-aired public space, extending over a mile along the Fort oceanfront in Colombo. … Continue reading →

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May 30, 2022 · 2:33 pm

Face-to-Face in the Solomon Islands: Two Global Giants

Scott Ritter, in Global Times, 27 May 2022, where the title reads “Chinese diplomacy in South Pacific upends US-Australian security plans” The visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Solomon Islands on May 26, part of a 10-day … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2022 · 1:25 am

China & India shunt aside Third Parties — Seeking Dispute Settlement Face-to-Face

Sutirtho Patranobis, in Hindustan Times, 1 April 2022, “China, India opposed to interference in border dispute” …. with highlighting inserted by The Editor, Thuppahi The Chinese defence ministry was responding to comments from a top US official who said India … Continue reading →

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