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November 26, 2025 · 7:48 pm

A Heartening Shift in Sri Lanka’s Political Culture Today

Bedgar Perera I had happened to listen on youtube some time in February,2025, to an address by a learned senior professor,(whose name I had failed to get at) delivered before a distinguished audience that had included a large gathering of … Continue reading →

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October 19, 2023 · 1:58 pm

THE VOICE Referendum in Australia: ‘Overview’ of the Results

https://www.datawrapper.de/_/svSud/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-15/referendum-result-yes-campaign-political-inferno/102977030 The brutal truth of the referendum result was that Yes campaign couldn’t cut through to a hesitant electorate By Laura Tingle Albanese’s position put an absolutely unfair pressure on his Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney to lead the debate.(ABC … Continue reading →

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June 2, 2021 · 3:38 pm

SR Faces the Wasps around him Foursquare

SR’s EMAIL NOTE, 2 June 2021 Hi, Michael. You’ve been stirring up hornets using me as a stick. Very naughty of you.   The learned Vespidae whose nests you’ve disturbed have every right to feel annoyed. I’m a bit annoyed, too – … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2024 · 7:47 pm

The WEST: In Engagement in Two Contrasting Wars

Lakshman Gunasekara.  in Daily News, 30 April 2024, where the  chosen title is “Russia advances as NATO stingy wit Ukraine aid” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Ukrainians are realising with horror that their Western “allies” are de-prioritising … Continue reading →

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October 11, 2025 · 7:48 pm

Bloody Lawyers!  Our Necessary Curse! …. Apoyi….Apoyi

Chamila Talagala in Facebook  They say Sri Lankans hate lawyers. But that hatred is not simple. It is older than the island’s courts, older even than the black coats and the Latin phrases. It is the bitterness people feel toward … Continue reading →

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April 21, 2026 · 12:24 pm

Sri Lanka’s Political Situation TODAY ……

International Crisis Group: An Assessment …. https://www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/asia-pacific/sri-lanka/356-sri-lankas-bumpy-road-political-reset What’s new? Almost eighteen months into its term in office, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) government has kept Sri Lanka’s economic recovery on track and made notable efforts to fight corruption. … Continue reading →

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February 10, 2025 · 5:22 pm

Dabbling into Thuppahi: Visitors Over The Last Week

ITEMS that brought in the Thuppahiyooo ….. The Tsunami Trauma in the Town of Galle, 26 December 2024 484 VIEWS Home page / Archives 446 Lisa Sthalekar: From A Pune Dustbin to Cricket Captaincy of Australian 126 Offensive Racist Place-Names … Continue reading →

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September 13, 2025 · 8:46 pm

Crazy Run-Rate From Crazy Opening Batsmen

Vithushan Ehantharajah, in ESPNcricinfo, 13 September 2025, where the title is “Salt and Buttler make opening case irrefutable” With Duckett and Smith rested, Buttler and Salt’s dominant stand revived a proven pairing heading into the World Cup Phil Salt and … Continue reading →

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September 7, 2025 · 2:57 pm

Indigenous ‘Touches’ within the British Colonial Era of Capitalist Expansion

Vinod Moonesinghe, IN  Factum Perspectives March 3, 2025, where the title runs thus: “Tindals, Dhonis, and Sampans – The interconnectedness of historical Indian Ocean commerce” ….  NB: the two photos &  the map are insertions by The Editor, Thuppahi  In the … Continue reading →

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September 5, 2025 · 4:32 pm

Presenting Curious Things with Humour & Discernment

Stephen Keim, reviewing Richard Glover’s BEST WISHES , ABC Books.  Richard Glover has been in the humour and entertainment business for a very long time. He has written a weekly humour column for the Sydney Morning Herald since 1985. Since … Continue reading →

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