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The Oneness in Death marked by Ataturk’s Epitaph at Gallipoli
An EMAIL NOTE from Mayura Botejue, in USA, 26 April 2025** I have been to Gallipoli and read the following on a memorial: “Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … You are now lying in the … Continue reading →
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Merle Oberon’s Burgher Genealogical Lineage …
An Item passed on by Jayantha Somasundaram of Canberra, June 2025 … with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O’Brien Thompson; 19 February 1911 – 23 November 1979) was raised as the daughter of Arthur … Continue reading →
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Engineering Climate Disasters As An Arm in Today’s Political Struggles?
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, whose prefered title reads thus: “Relevance of the ENMOD Treaty to Climate Shocks and other Hybrid Economic Warfare” …. IN A Letter to Ms Kobutu Dear Ms. Kobuta, It was good to meet you at the Open University … Continue reading →
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The Roots & Channels of Socio-Political Power in Sri Lanka …. Yesterday & Today
Michael Roberts I came across the genealogy of the Madugalle Family quite accidentally ..…. https://thuppahis.com/2026/02/08/the-madugalle-genealogy-from-way-back/#more-96229 It should serve as a springboard for historical reflection on the socio-political currents of the 18th to mid-twentieth century – work linked to our knowledge … Continue reading →
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Devastating Israeli Assaults on Rafah
Observer in a Black Sea Town … writing on 7/8th May 2024 after Israel’s devastating assault began the day before. Israel has just launched its devastating attack on the densely populated city of Rafah promising to use extreme force … Continue reading →
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Milestones: Chandrika at Eighty
Gamini Keerawella in The Island, 29 June 2025 where the title runs thus: “CBK at 80: A Trailblazer’s Legacy in Perspective” Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga As Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka’s first female Executive President, turns 80 on June 29, … Continue reading →
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When An African Major undermined a White Racist
SEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELNfnbU-Kc0 … ‘Karoline Leavitt Tells Traoré “Sit Down, Boy” — His Reply Leaves America Speechless’ Ibrahim Traoré (French pronunciation: [ibʁaim tʁaɔʁe]; born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has served as the interim President … Continue reading →
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The Siege of Jaffna Fort by the LTTE in 1990
Gamini Goonetilleke, … with a few photographs awaiting insertion later I had volunteered my services to the Sri Lanka Army and it was my turn of duty at the Palali Base Hospital when the Jaffna Fort came under Tiger attack. … Continue reading →
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Anguish Without Closure … As Sri Lankan Tamils Lament The Missing
Jeevan Ravindran in Al-Jazeera, 24 May 2025…. where the title runs thus: ‘Need answers’: Will Sri Lanka’s Tamils find war closure under Dissanayake?” Tamils commemorating the loved ones they lost, or who were ‘disappeared’, during the civil war that ended 16 … Continue reading →
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UN Agencies That Deployed False Death Figures re Eelam War
Palitha Senanayake, in The Island, 20 December 2024 …… ‘UN fudged Lankan casualty figures’ – Lord Naseby The United Nations Human Rights Council at its 57th session adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner … Continue reading →
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