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Convincing Win for Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh in Asia Cup Encounter at Pallekele
Madushka Balasuriya, in ESPNcricinfo, 31 August 2023 ,where the title of this review reads “Pathirana, Asalanka lead Sri Lanka to vital opening win” Fifties from Charith Asalanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama saw home a nervy chase in sluggish conditions, as Sri Lanka kicked … Continue reading →
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Five Sturdy Men Who Saved Murali’s Doosra Innovation
Michael Roberts Dr Barclay Reid, “Buddy Reid” in most minds, has this week related his role in medically examining Muralitharan’s peculiar physiognomy and clarifying the process of mystification that led some Australian umpires to no-ball him in late 1995 as … Continue reading →
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A Voice on THE VOICE ….. Its Double Standards
Peta Credlin in The Sunday Telegraph, 7 October 2023, where the title runs thus “Voice’s Yes campaign full of deceit and double standards” The unauthorised protesters who marched through Sydney this week spewing anti-Semitic bile and screaming “Gas the Jews” … Continue reading →
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Charith Asalanka at Cricket: Richmond College & Sri Lanka
The WIKIPEDIA Entry on The Man captaining Sri Lanka Today in the ODI Field Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka (born 29 June 1997) is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently serves as the captain of the Sri Lanka national team in white-ball formats of T20I and ODI and is … Continue reading →
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China Jettisons 23 Loans to African States!!! Wunderbar!!!
Benjamin Norton, in Multipolarista, 21 August 2022, where the headline reads thus “China forgives 23 loans for 17 African countries, expands ‘win-win’ trade and infrastructure projects” The Chinese government has announced that it is forgiving 23 interest-free loans for 17 … Continue reading →
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Finale: Eelam War IV …. Recalling the Final Stages
Meera Srinivasan, in The Hindu, 18 May 2022, where the title is “Sri Lanka’s War Aniversary: Tamil Victims remembered in Colombo” Scores of people on Wednesday gathered in Mullivaikkal village, in Sri Lanka’s northern Mullaitivu district, to remember the tens of … Continue reading →
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Memories are Made of This: The Agar-Hewawissa-Plunkett-Forbes Lineages of Ceylon
Charles Schokman This picture brought back memories. I knew Ashton Agar’s Great Grandfather from way back in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Mr. Plunkett worked at Walker Sons & Co Ltd as a car salesman and resided at Negombo. He had … Continue reading →
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Asoka Handagama’s “Alborada” penetrates Chile
Eda Cleary, in Sunday Observer, 24 September 2023.… with highlighting imposed by the Editor, Thuppahi The film Alborada by director Asoka Handagama was premiered in Chile recently with the Director of the Film School of the University of Valparaiso, film professor … Continue reading →
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Bernard Van Cuylenburg’s Recent Travel Odyssey in Sri Lanka
Bernard VanCuylenburg … serving up the First ‘Stage’ of His Voyage into Ancient Sri Lanka PROLOGUE: Travel is an apt metaphor for life. There is a mystical side to any journey, specially to lesser-known archaeological sites which one has never … Continue reading →
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Garry Sobers Feted in Sri Lanka in October, 2015
NEWS ITEM ONE: …. Sri Lanka welcomes Sobers …. http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=sports/sri-lanka-welcomes-sobers One of the world’s legendary cricketers, Sir Garfield (Gary) Sobers, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday to a warm welcome. Sobers’ visit coincides with the ongoing Sri Lanka-West Indies Test series … Continue reading →
