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October 1, 2025 · 6:41 pm

The Donald’s SCHEME to resolve Gaza’s Future

HOT-HOT  News Item sent to the Thuppahiya  by Nandasiri Jasentuliyana in USA      

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December 14, 2024 · 12:14 am

Sri Lanka’s Tea Plantation Industry As Featured in Thuppahi aka TPS

A PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY https://thuppahis.com/2017/02/18/james-taylor-and-the-ceylon-tea-industry/ https://thuppahis.com//2017/02/21/the-tea-business-in-ceylon-and-the-life-and-times-of-tony-peries/ https://thuppahis.com/2017/07/18/ceylon-tea-and-its-surrounds-richard-simons-tour-de-force/            

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April 27, 2025 · 7:24 pm

The Ceylonese Who Fought … & Died …. at Gallipoli in 1915

A NOTE from Retd Gp Capt. Kumar Kirinde, 25 April 2025 During the Gallipoli campaign, the Ceylon Planters’ Rifle Corps (CPRC) played a role, with a unit of around 80-130 troops serving as escorts and bodyguards for the General Commanding … Continue reading →

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May 3, 2023 · 10:40 pm

The Tale of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, 1987–1990  

Compiled by Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF [retd] …. from ………… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force and Google Images Introduction The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990. It was … Continue reading →

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January 19, 2026 · 1:39 pm

Suffocation!! … Trump’s Programme for Gaza, Venezuela & Cuba

An Observer in a Black Sea Resort U.S. President Donald Trump wants countries to pay at least $1 billion to remain on the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ beyond a three-year limit, according to the text of the body’s charter obtained … Continue reading →

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June 5, 2023 · 12:09 am

How the Kandyan Sinhalese Forces Kept the European Powers at Bay for Two Centuries

PK Balachandran, whose original article in the Daily Mirror of 26 November 2021, is entitled “Kandyan armies which kept Europeans at bay for two centuries” The Kandyan army also had local Malays and Kaffirs (Africans) and also Indians like Malabars, … Continue reading →

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March 18, 2023 · 4:35 am

Sri Lankan Armed Forces vs the Tamil Tigers: The Last Phase

Serge De Silva Ranasinghe, in The Diplomat, 20 May 2010,*** where the title runs thus “Reflections on the Tigers” A year after the LTTE’s defeat, evidence shows criticism of Sri Lanka’s army is misplaced, says Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe. Tamil civilians reach … Continue reading →

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February 16, 2023 · 7:14 pm

Saviour Heli-Service: Vital Air Force Link during Eelam Wars

An Item in  http://www.airforcemonthly.com, April 2011, retrieved by a Military Aviation enthusiast friend of Michael Roberts ….  

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January 22, 2026 · 11:52 am

Trump on Warpath and in Europe

HOT NEWS: A TELEGRAPH Editorial The secret to a longer life may lie in gardening as opposed to more exercise, according to Harvard scientists who believe they have found the formula to extend your longevity. Laura Donnelly, our Health Editor, … Continue reading →

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March 5, 2026 · 7:14 pm

Sri Lankans Spearhead Rescue of Iranian Survivors

Item in Al-Jazeera, 4 March 2026, with this headline “US submarine sank Iran’s warship off Sri Lanka coast, says Hegseth” Sri Lanka says it recovered several bodies and rescued 32 wounded sailors after the frigate sank just outside the island’s … Continue reading →

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