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December 20, 2024 · 4:04 pm

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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August 24, 2024 · 5:20 pm

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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December 4, 2024 · 1:02 am

James Taylor Memorabilia: A Historical ‘Nugget’

Michael Roberts  Those with some knowledge of island Lanka’s history over the last two centuries know that one of the most significant figures in its history was the Scottish plantation manager James Taylor (1835-92) because he was the entrepreneur who … Continue reading →

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May 14, 2024 · 12:19 am

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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March 1, 2026 · 1:52 pm

IRAN Now: A Crescendo of ‘Expert’ Opinions…..

ATLANTIC COUNCIL …https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/experts-react-the-us-and-israel-just-unleashed-a-major-attack-on-iran-whats-next/ He went big. On Saturday morning, US and Israeli forces unleashed Operation Epic Fury, what US President Donald Trump called “a massive and ongoing” campaign against Iran. He called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime … 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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August 1, 2022 · 6:37 pm

The Force of Migrants in Australia Today: Figures & Insights

Bernard Salt in THE AUSTRALIAN,  30/31 July 2022  where the title reads “Celebrating Our Migration Nation” It is a single demographic metric that encapsulates modern Australia. It is often the subject of heated debate. It rises and falls over time, … Continue reading →

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March 11, 2026 · 12:38 pm

Dining with the Devil: The Gulf’s High-Stakes Diplomacy with Russia and Iran

Desert Wanderer, …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor Thuppahi The pathetic leaders of the Gulf states (GCC) – Bahrain,  Qatar,  Kuwait,  UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman ask Russia to use its leverage on Iran to stop the war. They … Continue reading →

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March 5, 2026 · 4:11 pm

RIP …. Rear Admiral Udaya Bandara

From The Island …https://island.lk/brilliant-navy-officer-no-more/

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March 3, 2026 · 12:53 am

The Geopolitical Complexities Around the Indian Intervention in Sri Lanka in 1987

  KKS Perera, responding to a Challenging TPS Item from Michael Roberts at https://thuppahis.com/2026/03/03/us-iran-war-any-lessons-from-sri-lanka-in-1987-et-seq/ History seldom unfolds in neat moral binaries. The crisis of 1987 between India and Sri Lanka was not simply about humanitarian concern for Tamil civilians, nor … Continue reading →

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