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January 6, 2025 · 11:13 am

Three Benedictines Head the Sri Lanka Army

Amal Presenta Fernando & Shirley Pulle Tissera The topmost positions in the Sri Lanka Army are held by three Benedictines, who were in the same class of Rev Bro Alexander Cyrilus FSC. PRIDE OF ST BENEDICT’S COLLEGE, COLOMBO 13…… It … Continue reading →

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May 22, 2024 · 10:59 pm

Lankan Military Personnel Mark Their Hard-Won Triumph in the Eelam Wars on Anniversary of the Final Moments

Kumar Kirinde & Co, 18 May 2024 Dear RAFOA Member,  Tomorrow, 18th May marks the 15th anniversary of the end of the armed conflict  between the GOSL and the LTTE. In remembrance of the efforts made by the SL armed forces and … Continue reading →

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January 2, 2026 · 11:30 am

A Spearhead For Sri Lankan Cricket: Rumesh Ratnayake

Lanka Lions in  Facebook, January  2026 He will always be remembered as the fast bowler who carried Sri Lanka’s hopes in their early Test years — the man who stood tall when the nation was still learning how to belong … Continue reading →

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July 7, 2024 · 12:54 pm

The British Elections: A Right-Wing Reading in the TIMES

Iain Martin in The TIMES, 5 July 2024, under the headline “This is Starmer’s chance to cement Britain’s lurch to the left” ** With the right-wing vote split between the Tories and Reform, the Labour leader can realign public policy and … Continue reading →

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March 30, 2025 · 11:24 am

Financial Restraint: Sri Lankan Government’s Initial Measures Applauded

Jehan Perera   The government’s commitment to cut down on waste and corruption so that resources can be saved and added to enable economic growth can be seen in the strict discipline it has been following where expenditures on its members … Continue reading →

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June 13, 2025 · 1:01 am

Catastrophe! London-bound Air India Flight Crashes

Yashee Sharma & Jorge Bianco  An Air India plane headed for London has crashed with more than 240 people on board, including 61 foreign nationals, in the north-west Indian city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state. The city police commissioner said it “appears there … Continue reading →

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September 16, 2024 · 8:36 pm

A Muslim Militia in the East of Sri Lanka Sponsored by the State

Rajan Hoole, being Chapter 3 of his book “Sri Lanka”s Easter Tragedy: When the Deep State Gets Out of Its Depth” A State-sponsored Muslim Militia in the East Mohamed Zahran Cassim, whose fate made headlines in Wahabi terror, was born … Continue reading →

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September 1, 2024 · 2:37 pm

Machiavelli on The Vicious ‘Skeletons’ Inherent Within Politics

A CIRCULAR from Kumar Kirinde … … with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Dear RAFOA member, Now that another presidential election is due in a few weeks’ time in our beloved country … Sri Lanka. I thought that … Continue reading →

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February 9, 2026 · 12:23 am

Sabotage and Subversion: A Must-Watch Documentary on the Special Operations Executive’s Clandestine Operations in WWII

Tony Donaldson   TAKE-IN …. https://youtu.be/A-U2MD-dxXs?si=PK2AN91od1cp2ABD This is an excellent 8 part series on the SOE in WW2, at least the last 5 programs.  Ep 4 focuses on the Dutch section which was betrayed. The SS caught the first SOE agents … Continue reading →

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January 31, 2026 · 1:09 am

How “The Australian” manipulates Australia in geopolitical warfare

Matt Gabel The heading, ‘Why America’s top trading partners are shifting their gaze toward China,’ for an article published in The Australian (29/1), is a rhetorical question that subtly indicates it will offer an explanation for the implicit question posed. It is … Continue reading →

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