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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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Madmen’s War in the Middle East

Desert Wanderer The war has expanded.  The US is in the war, which means Iran is striking  US sites in Arab countries, including Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain,  UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, as well as many cities across Israel. The whole region … Continue reading

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Remembering Rajani Thiranagama and Her Message

Jihan Hameed in FACEBOOK, June 2025 …. with highlighting added by The editor, Thuppahi We Must Never Forget Women Like Rajani Thiranagama. The cost of national betrayal is written in the blood of the brave. In a nation drowning under … Continue reading

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Cold War Proxies in Conflict: Ceylon & Palestine

Darini Rajasingham Senanayake,** at IDN-InDepthNews,… 24 July 2025, …. being Part II of an extended article with this title “From Ceylon to Palestine: Ethnic Conflict and Its Role in Cold War Proxy Dynamics” …. This is the second of a … Continue reading

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TRUMP Expands His Manic-Reach !!@#!

Adrian West SEE https://x.com/PalestineChron/status/2035407737761210811 ……In its 71st wave of missile strikes, Iran has successfully struck Dimona. The site is one of the most sensitive locations in the occupied Palestinian territories due to its proximity to the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear … Continue reading

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The Blame Game generated by Cyclone Ditwah

Michael Roberts  Moving from west to east across the Indian Ocean, the cyclone Ditwah has wrought unprecedented damage in Sri Lanka and many other countries. The damage has been via sweeping floods as well as landslides. Thus far, 374 deaths … Continue reading

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Military Overreach and Peacekeeping Failures: West Asia vs Sri Lanka

Navigator of Pearl and Persian Currents … with highlighting being the imposition of The Editor, Thuppahi Interventions, meant to stabilize, often alienate all parties, and can lead to prolonged, difficult conflicts where the intervening force finds itself fighting against former … Continue reading

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Whistle-Stop Cricket in Colombo as Inspirational Force

R Whitehead …. as rwhitehead61 … ……………….. https://wisdenblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/06/notes-from-a-small-island/ ………………….. with the title of this item and the underlining being impositions by the editor Thuppahi -who has also insertd the pistorial embellishments Nicholas Brookes on the matches that played a pivotal … Continue reading

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Vale: Dr Quintus Silva of Galle, Riyadh & the Humane World

Naomal  Soysa, in Daily Mirror Online, 14 December 2025  .. ….where the title is lengthy Dr. Quintus Silva-(MRCP (Lon), FRCGP (Lon), DCH (Lon)-was a distin….guished Physician and Paediatrician whose influence transformed the medical landscape of Galle. His dedication, humility, and … Continue reading

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All Hands To Sri Lanka’s Aid: Recovery from DITWAH

Harold Gunatilleka in  Sri  Lanka A Call for Experience and Unity in Sri  Lanka’s Defining Moment Sri Lanka finds itself at a pivotal juncture. The country faces the urgent need to recover from the Ditwah disaster and the significant challenge … Continue reading

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