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January 16, 2025 · 12:22 pm

A Drumbeat For The Geriatric Elderly in Sri Lanka

KKS Perera, in Daily News,  16 January 2025, where the chosen title is “Aging With Dignity” … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi It was Hubert H. Humphrey who said, “The moral test of a State is how it … Continue reading →

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December 30, 2025 · 12:15 am

‘Save the Little Children’ …. A Heartening Polish-Indian Tale

 An Item presented in FACEBOOK, 29 December 2025 by Piyasiri Wickremasekera of Sri Lanka …. on behalf of Peradeniya University Friends [PUF] Remember the Past When 740 children were dying at sea and every nation said ‘no,’ one man who … Continue reading →

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May 14, 2024 · 1:32 am

Ashton Agar: Now Freelance Gun for Cricketing Hire

Alex Malcolm in ESPNcricinfo, 20 April 2024  ……………… https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/it-gives-me-flexibility-ashton-agar-opts-for-freelance-life-while-still-committing-to-australia-1429880 The spinner explains he decided not to take a domestic contract with WA in order to maximise playing opportunities globally while he remains intent on playing for Australia. Ashton Agar has become … Continue reading →

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December 31, 2024 · 10:04 am

Remarkable Final Ball Win in a Sheffield Shield Cricket Match

Michael Roberts … in an oldish item left dormant last year …. For a side to face a target of 427 runs in the fourth innings ofa cricket match and to reach such a total is rare in the history … Continue reading →

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July 9, 2025 · 11:52 pm

India & The LTTE via Hits on Thuppahi

Michael Roberts The WORD PRESS web managers provide a running table of figures’ showing which items in my Website, https://thuppahis.com …., have been visited and presumably read EACH DAY. Presented below are selections from the HITS on the 9th July.  … Continue reading →

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June 13, 2025 · 8:15 pm

For Greta Thunberg’s Rights: Asia Forum Protest

Asia Progress Forum Statement on the Illegal Detention of Humanitarian Activists by Israel The Asia Progress Forum strongly condemns the unlawful interception and detention of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, French Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan, and ten … Continue reading →

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September 1, 2025 · 11:50 am

High Rise Overkill in Colombo City Centre

Sanjiva Wijesinha, in Facebook, where the title  runs “The loss of habitat and heritage” Last Sunday morning I went for my usual walk to Galle Face Green. It is a habit I have cultivated over the years – an early … Continue reading →

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February 23, 2025 · 7:26 pm

Sachs on USA’s Hegemonic Imperialism

An Email NOTE from Ajit Varuna-Candappa sent to his Royal College classmates, mid-February 2024 https://youtu.be/ZUbBU0OqCgE?si=H084GxLxuFKm6EQp Dear Tony & all my classmates at Royal of the 57 Group. We have known each other for 59 years since we entered Royal at … Continue reading →

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December 9, 2024 · 4:46 pm

Facing A Corpse: Asia vs The West …. A Fundamental Difference & Its Political Implications

  Michael Roberts     The sharp warring conflict in Syria today amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine and that in Gaza underlines stories and ‘pictures’ of battlefield dead (both civilians and soldiers). These in their turn highlight the fundamental differences … Continue reading →

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October 16, 2025 · 1:30 pm

Waduge’s Chauvinist Sinhala Stance is Untenable

Mayura  Botejue The views of Ms. Waduge and her chauvinist Sinhala nationalist backers do not help to serve the interests of Sri Lanka. They sow discord and division at a time when the South Asian geopolitical brews concocted are exceedingly … Continue reading →

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