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December 16, 2025 · 12:50 pm

Samuel & Cooray in Aussie U19 Cricket Squad for 2026 World Cup

Media  Release,  11 December 2025  ….. https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4417876/australia-named-squad-for-icc-under-19-mens-world-cup-2026 Cricket Australia has announced a 15-player squad for the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026, to be held in Namibia and Zimbabwe from 15 January to 6 February. Australia will enter the … Continue reading →

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October 18, 2024 · 12:32 am

A “City of Dreams” in the Centre of Colombo

A = Item in Booking.com Set in Colombo, 700 metres from Galle Face Beach, Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams offers accommodation with a restaurant, free private parking and a bar. The property is around 2.5 km from Bambalapitiya Beach, … Continue reading →

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September 7, 2025 · 1:08 pm

Zimbabwe Squash Sri Lanka

Andrew Fidel Fernando  in ESPNcricinfo, 6 September 2025 Sri Lanka never recovered from a terrible start  •  Associated Press Zimbabwe 84 for 5 (Musekiwa 21*, Burl 20*, Chameera 3-19) beat Sri Zimbabwe 84 for 5 (Musekiwa 21*, Burl 20*, Chameera 3-19) beat Sri Lanka 80 (Mishara 20, … Continue reading →

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May 2, 2025 · 8:36 pm

Trump’s Volcanic Threats to Democracy in USA

Seevali Abeysekera, in   …  ….  20 April 2025, where the chosen title reads: “AMERICA – the end of democracy and into the abyss?” In November 2020, just before the American presidential election, I published an article entitled  “America – the … Continue reading →

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February 10, 2025 · 6:26 pm

Dr Hilali Noordeen’s Lessons From Life

Thuppahi introduces the Amazon.com FLIER for the book by Dr. Hilali Noodeen entitled Letters to a Young Doctor, 2021 whitefox … https://www.amazon.com.au/Letters-Young-Doctor-Exploring-Surviving-ebook/dp/B08VWVTVLB   Letters to a Young Doctor: Exploring and Surviving a Career in Medicine,  …….. by Dr Hilali Noordeen, 2021, Kindle … Continue reading →

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November 7, 2024 · 10:40 am

Walter Stace in British Ceylon, 1910-1932

Michael Roberts  Walter T. Stace was a British citizen born in 1886 and educated in private schools in Wales and Scotland before completing his undergraduate degree at Trinity College, Dublin. He was therefore of middle-upper class background. His philosophical leanings … Continue reading →

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March 24, 2025 · 6:46 pm

Unique to Sri Lanka: The Golden Palm Civet or Hotambuwa

News Item in the Sunday Observer, 17 March 2025 In our forests there’s a very special animal that you might not know about—the Golden Palm Civet paradoxurus zeylonensis. It is also known as the pani uguduwa, sapumal kalawaddha or ranhothambuwa, … Continue reading →

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January 26, 2026 · 1:07 pm

Protecting Lanka’s Coral Reefs & Marine Resources

Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka has moved to strengthen the financial backbone of its marine conservation efforts with the establishment of the country’s first CORALL Conservation Trust Fund, a landmark initiative that positions coral reef protection firmly within the framework of … Continue reading →

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June 24, 2025 · 8:08 pm

Looming Problems for Sri Lanka

Old Soldier … responding to Thuppahi Editor’s Request for THOUGHTS on the Impact of the Hot War in the Middle East Topic: Is WW 3 closer than you think? What has a marine disaster got to do with the fallout … Continue reading →

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October 8, 2024 · 6:50 pm

Luxury Cars — Typical Extravaganza in Sri Lanka

Bedgar Perera, in The Island, 8 October 2024 In recent days, [a] vehicle display at Galle Face attracted much interest. Most of them were fuel guzzling, power packed automobiles, expensive to run and unaffordable to most unless somebody like the … Continue reading →

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