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War Crimes Issue Develops in Sri Lanka: Chemmani & Beyond
N. Sathiya Moorthy, in Ceylon Today, 22 August 2025, where the title reads “How Historic is the Opportunity” … with highlighting being the intervention of The Editor Thuppahi In what has become the ritualistic report of the UN Human Rights … Continue reading →
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Danger! Danger! Read All About IT !!! Ye Australians
A good friend of Malaysia and Indonesia currently on the Black Sea … with a title and highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi A: Paul Keating released this statement today saying the AUKUS arrangements represent “the worst international decision by … Continue reading →
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Remembering Percy Abeysekera: Lanka’s Cricketing Flagbearer
Michael Roberts Percy Abeysekera has passed away recently …. carrying the Sri Lankan flag and reams of cricketing memories with him to an abode in the skies: memories that encompassed at least 70-72 years of cricketing cheer. Yes, that long … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka Stun Australia in T20 Cricket
Sri Lanka 184 for 2 (Nissanka 100*, Kusal Mendis 51*) beat Australia 181 (Head 56, Marsh 54, Hemantha 3-37, Chameera 2-36) by eight wickets Sri Lanka survived an early onslaught to qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup Super Eights, leaving Australia right at the exit door … Continue reading →
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Reading Sri Lanka’s Cricketing Debacle at Mumbai
Dyan Seneviratne … [1] “Dear Cricket Lovers, Understandably ….. [after the recent debacle in Mumbai in the World Cup match vs India] …. the inevitable cacophony will ring to a crescendo demanding the resignation of all and sundry tagged to … Continue reading →
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AUSTRALIA DAY …. “Advance Austaralia Fare” Renderings
ONE: Set in Sydney 2022 = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UiXiKhqj7c 29,595 views Feb 6, 2022 AUSTRALIA
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From “Tribalism” to “Fascist Nationalism”: Ethical Musings
Brian Victoria* … in Informed Comment … https://www.juancole.com/2024/02/judaism-tribalism-universalism.html…. where the title read thus: “The Battle for the Soul of Judaism: Tribalism, Amalek and the Axial Age Universalism of Isaiah” Viewers of Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Vladimir Putin may … Continue reading →
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The Fallen: A Poem of Remembrance from Shirani
Shirani Rajapakse in Facebook, May 2025 RajapaksdeoStsprno4ua081m6if89tiau0ga7l89791hc7ah2ll3clf1301308f2c03 · A few years after the conflict ended in 2009 the military was preparing to celebrate War Heros Day at Galle Face. Several roads in Colombo were blocked and traffic diverted as they were … Continue reading →
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Undermined! Waylaid! Wellalage leads Demolition of the Windies at Dambulla
ESPNcricinfo Review, October 2024 Sri Lanka 162 for 5 (Nissanka 54, Kusal Mendis 26, Shepherd 2-23) beat West Indies 89 (Powell 20, Wellalage 3-9, Asalanka 2-6, Theekshana 2-7) by 73 runs Dunith Wellalage is congratulated by his team-mates for dismissing Roston Chase • Associated Press … Continue reading →
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Special Vistas For Tourists in Sri Lanka Today
Lee Tulloch, in Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June 2023, where the title reads = “Why you should visit this undersold, teardrop-shaped island right now” If there’s a country that could do with a lot of love right now, it’s Sri … Continue reading →
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