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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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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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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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April 13, 2026 · 12:17 pm

The Lull Before the Storm: Why the Islamabad Collapse Signals Global Catastrophe.

Desert Wanderer  … with  highlighting imposed by The  Editor, Thuppahi SEE https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/08/ceasefire-deal-iran-us-israel-war-trump/  The negotiations in Islamabad have ended without an agreement. Rather than engaging in genuine diplomacy, the United States attempted to bully the Iranian negotiators into accepting their demands … Continue reading →

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May 25, 2024 · 7:54 pm

Pictorial: The Force of the Wind in Sri Lanka

Nisal Baduge in the Daily Mirror, 24 May 2024, in Item entitled  “Wild Dance of Nature” Gusty winds sweep through Colombo, bringing both chaos and joy. Amidst the flurry of leaves and scattered debris, some find exhilaration in the tempest, … 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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June 14, 2024 · 1:57 am

Imminent Danger of Nuclear War…. NOW ?

Theodore K .… commenting thus in sending Thuppahi this Item WATCH … https://www.youtube.com/live/aOrmFJXyAVI?si=8OyJo8s1Sx2u_u5X Leading experts speak at the Schiller Institute today on how close the world is to nuclear war.  The speakers include the ubiquitous Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2022 · 8:23 pm

The Rajapaksa Family face Populist Power

Banyan … with what seems to be a title ” Unhappy Families” As the sun goes down the numbers swell on Galle Face Green, a promenade facing the Indian Ocean in downtown Colombo where families and lovers typically come to stroll … 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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March 6, 2026 · 9:55 am

Adverse “Currents” of Iranian War Impacting on Sri Lanka

ONE: Another Iranian Warship in Lanka’s Vicinity? News Item headlined: “Sri Lanka attempting to ensure security of second Iranian warship – minister ” The vessel is outside the island nation’s territorial waters, but within its exclusive economic zone, a minister … Continue reading →

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