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January 9, 2026 · 12:45 am

Critical Readings of Lankan T20 Cricket Prospects ….

SL Cricket Aficianado Slam Sri  Lankan Selectors & Squad after Team is beaten by Pakistan at Dambulla …. HIRAN & DIRK in Slash and Burn in Facebook HIRAN HEWAVISENTI”s READING That sinking feeling……. As the T20 World Cup beckons! I … Continue reading →

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March 5, 2025 · 10:05 pm

The Royal-Thomian: A Message from Revd Marc Billimoria

A Message in Facebook from the Retd Warden, Fr. Marc Billimoria. early March 2026  It is one year this week since I was part of organizing this spectacular sporting event – the blue ribbon and quintessential Big Match, the Battle … Continue reading →

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July 9, 2026 · 6:19 pm

May We Pass Brother? …. A Poem in Distress Recalling July 1983

Niranjan Selvadurai .…. May We Pass Brother? .…… Dæhæna – July 2026

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September 26, 2024 · 3:44 pm

The Personnel Behind THE CEYLON JOURNAL

Thuppahi is pleased to present a photo of the key personnel located in Sri Lanka who were involved in launching the new cutting/edge academic venture known as THE CEYLON JOURNAL this year.                 … Continue reading →

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June 26, 2025 · 8:49 pm

Mahen’s Life Journey: Leaving the Raging Conflicts in Sri Lanka

Fazli Sameer In the sun-drenched southern skies of old Ceylon, beneath the coconut palms and temple bells, a young man named Mahen stood at the edge of a decision that would alter his life forever. It was 1969, and at … Continue reading →

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July 5, 2025 · 12:27 pm

Jehoratnam in Australia A Cricket Squad

Rex Clementine Today’s [breaking cricket news]. This is Zanden Jeh. He’s in the Australia ‘A’ squad to face Sri Lanka ‘A’ in the series that will start in Darwin. He has Sri Lankan roots. His grandfather Tissa Jehoratnam was the … Continue reading →

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August 24, 2025 · 2:03 pm

Reviving Australia’s Convict Past via AI

Tomos Morgan, BBC News, 19 August 2025, where  the title runs thus: “Faces of Welsh convicts sent to Australia recreated by AI” ++ Artificial Intelligence (AI) has helped researchers generate what they believe could have been the faces of Welsh … Continue reading →

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January 23, 2025 · 4:59 pm

In Apprecation of Professor H.A. de S. Gunasekera

Sumanasiri Liyanage, … His Prologue to An Academic Appreciation of Professor HA De S Gunasekera Prologue …. Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Head, Department of Economics, Members of Prof. H A De S Gunasekera family, colleagues, Friends and … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2022 · 1:25 am

China & India shunt aside Third Parties — Seeking Dispute Settlement Face-to-Face

Sutirtho Patranobis, in Hindustan Times, 1 April 2022, “China, India opposed to interference in border dispute” …. with highlighting inserted by The Editor, Thuppahi The Chinese defence ministry was responding to comments from a top US official who said India … Continue reading →

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April 9, 2026 · 8:24 pm

Crazy Brinkmanship ‘Trumpian’ …. !!@!!

Insights, analysis and must reads from CNN’s Fareed Zakaria and the Global Public Square team, compiled by Global Briefing editor Chris Good ….. under the title “Countdown to War Crimes?” “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought … Continue reading →

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