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Police Plans –To Cope with Potential Conflict Beyond the Cricket Field at the Pakistan-UIndia Cricket Match

“Attending India Vs Pakistan game : Notice from Sri Lanka Police” ….. 15 February 2026 at 9:25 AM A comprehensive security plan has been formulated for the 2026 T-20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan. All essential arrangements concerning … Continue reading →

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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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Chemmani Graves Site & OCHCR Finds

N. Sathiya Moorthy, in CEYLON TODAY, 1 August 2025,  with this  title “Hundred Not Out” ** For the uninitiated readers of the national media, and possibly the majority Sinhala media, Chemmani may yet to happen. But after weeks of digging … Continue reading →

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Switzerland’s Neutrality During World War Two

 Compiled by Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF [retd] The land locked country that maintained ‘nuetrality’ inspite of being  surrounded by the Axis powers and Axis annexed / occupied territotries during the war Switzerland during WWII (1) Introduction During the war, … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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The Tamil-Sinhala War: An Interpretation From A Young Sinhala Man

Osantha Nayanapriya Thalpawila, whose favoured title is “The Escalation of the LTTE’s Violent Activities and the Civil War in Sri Lanka” Introduction July 1983 was another turning point in the polarization of relations between the Sinhaleseand Tamils, with brutal communal riots … Continue reading →

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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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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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