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Grotesque Cricket Events at Afghanistan-Sri Lanka U19 Encounter at Antigua
Michael Roberts If the famous West Indian lyricist and calypso-king Lord Superior was still alive and watching the Under 19 World ODI Cup being contested in his home territories in the Caribbean, he would surely have honed-in on one of … Continue reading →
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Potential for Terrror Attacks within Australia Now Lower
Clive Williams, in The Australian, 30 November 2022, where the title reads thus: “Threat ‘lower’ but face of domestic terror is changing” …. The announcement by ASIO director-general Mike Burgess that the terrorism threat level in Australia has been lowered … Continue reading →
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Cricket Crazy Cricket in the Caribbean
Michael Roberts: Histrionic Hitting by Harry Brooks in the 20h over by Eric Russell secures a Magical Win for England against the Windies in the Third 20-over ODI at St. Georges, 16 December 2023 Note the ‘steps END OF OVER … Continue reading →
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THAT Monday 25th July 1983 in Colombo: Organized Violence within the Pogrom
Sugath Kulatunga .…. in item entitled “Black July Monday 25th” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi In my last post on the 4th of March, I mentioned that the time I served under Lalith [Athulathmudali] was the golden … Continue reading →
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Professor HL Seneviratne: An Outstanding Career
Professor M. W. Amarasiri de Silva, in The ISLAND, March 2026 …where the title runs “A Tribute to Professor H. L. Seneviratne,” while the highlighting here is The Editor’s intervention My earliest memories of the eminent anthropologist, Professor H. L. … Continue reading →
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Ashton Agar and His Heritage
Kumudu Jayawardana, in Ceylon Today, 16 February 2022, where the title reads “Aussie opener Ashton Agar is proud of his Sri Lankan origin” Ashton Agar, who opened batting for Australia in the third T20I in Canberra today (15th Feb), has … Continue reading →
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Hopeless Dreams: Those Weighed Down by Poverty in Sri Lanka
Elmo Jayawardena in Elanka and in The Island, mid-October 2022,where the title runs “What colour is your parachute?” … presented here with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi A few years ago there was an extremely popular book in North … Continue reading →
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In Appreciation of Jayantha Dhanapala
Prasad Kariyawasam: an article entitled “Remembering Jayantha Dhanapala (1938-2023)” …….. presented in a booklet entitled “Hanthana Night” produced by University of Peradeniya Western Australia Chapter, 2023, pp. 50-52. “For those who had the good fortune of knowing and working with him, … Continue reading →
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Brookes’ Book on Sri Lankan Cricket
Nicholas Brookes From Sathasivam to Sangakkara, Murali to Malinga, Sri Lanka can lay claim to some of the world’s most remarkable cricketers – larger-than-life characters, who thumbed convention and played the game their own way. More so than anywhere else … Continue reading →
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Seven Lankans Survive Awful Ordeal in Ukraine
Sofia Bettiza, in BBC News Item, 19 September 2022, with the title “Sri Lankans freed from Russian brutality in Ukraine” .… the highighting here being impositions by the Editor, Thuppahi Ukraine’s recapture of the city of Izyum has brought multiple … Continue reading →
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