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Brig. Halangode’s Random Thoughts on the Eelam Wars
AN INTRODUCTORY NOTE by Michael Roberts, 11 November 2024 Brig Retd Hiran Halangode sent me the Memorandum presented below as a RESPONSE to one of my reprinted articles on ‘’Religious Strands in the SL Tamil Rebellions of the 1970s to … Continue reading →
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Penetrating Sri Lanka: Foreign Enclaves & Global Powers
Dr Asoka Bandarage, inThe Island, 5 September 2025 where the title reads: “Lanka: The beautiful, besieged island” ++ with highlights and “A NOTE to ASOKA” being The Editor’s Interventions “Israelis are coming to Sri Lanka, and they’ve done what they … Continue reading →
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Ramifications From Past Killings in Sri Lanka … Burgeoning Issues
Meera Srinivasan, in The Hindu 1 September 2025, where the title runs thus: “Decades Later A Difficult Story Finds Its Way to the Sinhala South” … with highlights being the work of The Editor, Thuppahi Forensic experts has been unearthing human … Continue reading →
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Accolades for Schaffter & Jayasinghe: A Special ‘Innings’
Rex Clementine in The Island, June 2025 One of the most heartwarming sights at Monday’s SLC Cricket Awards was the image of two titans of yesteryear – Mr. Chandra Schaffter and Mr. Stanley Jayasinghe – seated side by side, deep … Continue reading →
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Deciphering the Past to Secure Reform in the Present
Michael Roberts Let me suggest that in any country one cannot address the fundamental problems of the present without understanding its immediate past. This prescription was/is inherent in an article that I penned for the Indian journal FRONTLINE in June … Continue reading →
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Dissident Devananda’s Work During the Eelam Wars
Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, 7 January 2026 where the title reads thus “EPDP’s Devananda and missing weapon supplied by Army” March 15, 2009: Social Services and Social Welfare Minister and Chairman of Special Task Committee, Northern Province, Douglas Devananda … Continue reading →
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On the Brink of World War III?
Fair Dinkum …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi As this war escalates, it’s only a matter of time before these US warships are sunk. They are sitting ducks in the Red Sea. The US is not in a … Continue reading →
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Cedric Martenstyn: Dauntless, Innovative War Hero
Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, in The Island, 22 Jan 2026, where the title runs thus: “Remembering Cedric, who helped neutralise LTTE terrorism” Salute to a brave father-son: Cedric Martenstyn was a very affluent man. He owned a house in Colombo … Continue reading →
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High-stakes Standoff in West Asia: Will Trump bomb Iran?
Desert Wanderer, whose incisive & startling READINGS have been subject to highlights from the Thuppahi ‘pen’ The US War against Iran could start in the next few days. The US has deployed over 60% of its air force, two US … Continue reading →
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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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