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D. H. De Silva: A Talented Batsman & Great Sportsman
Buddy Reid … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi I was fortunate to get to know DH (Hema) de Silva when I played cricket with him for the University of Ceylon. He captained the side when I was in … Continue reading →
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Milestones: Chandrika at Eighty
Gamini Keerawella in The Island, 29 June 2025 where the title runs thus: “CBK at 80: A Trailblazer’s Legacy in Perspective” Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga As Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka’s first female Executive President, turns 80 on June 29, … Continue reading →
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The Epitome of “EVIL” … Today’s Soulmates with Hitler
Brian Victoria In an increasingly secular world, calling someone or something “evil” will seem to many as an anachronistic label, conjuring up as it does a reddish figure featuring a fiendish face and horns, pitchfork in hand, with wings and … Continue reading →
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Keenie Meenie Mercenary Operations in Lanka in UK Gunsights
Phil Miller, in Declassified UK, March 14, 2023 A former SAS commander whose mercenary business in Sri Lanka is under investigation for war crimes has left millions of pounds in his will. Attached photo of Colonel Johnson leading … Continue reading →
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Boom! Boom! The Central Bank Collapses in Front of Our Eyes!
Somasundaram Skandakumar, in essay entitled “A former chairman of George Steuarts remembers” As the clock moved towards 10.50 a.m. on January 31, 2021, my mind went back 25 years to that fateful day. It was a Wednesday, and having finished … Continue reading →
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Anguish Without Closure … As Sri Lankan Tamils Lament The Missing
Jeevan Ravindran in Al-Jazeera, 24 May 2025…. where the title runs thus: ‘Need answers’: Will Sri Lanka’s Tamils find war closure under Dissanayake?” Tamils commemorating the loved ones they lost, or who were ‘disappeared’, during the civil war that ended 16 … Continue reading →
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Film on Malwatu Oya secures Award …. with A Screening due on 28th October
“In Search of the Malwatu Oya (Sri Lanka)” (45 min; 2019; English) will be screened on 28 October 2022, 06:30 pm at the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building Directors: Dr. SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda, Hiranya Malwatta
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“Be the Change” — An Appraissal of THE ARAGALAYA
Anonymous Pen ** Most people that I know, came to Galle Face on a weekend, waved the National Flag and shouted a few catchy slogans to cleanse their souls, took selfies and went home for a warm shower, had dinner … Continue reading →
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The History of Ceylon Tea and Cricket in Sri Lanka
David Colin-Thome in 2003 …. being an item in THE HISTORY OF CEYLON NEWSLETTER, August 2021, …. now selected for TPS on invitation by David Schokman of Perth “You will think I write a lot about the scenery, but if … Continue reading →
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Central SL Navy Role in the Defeat of the LTTE, 2007-09
Michael Roberts In responding to an email note from the Trinitian MOHAN SAHAYAM re another Trinitian TRAVIS SINNIAH, I proceeded to search for my articles on the role of Commodores Wasantha Karannagoda and Travis Sinniah in identifying and sinking the … Continue reading →
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