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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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Huge Casualties in the Ukraine-Russia War

Observer from A Black Sea Port …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi ONE:  “God is with us” …. watch the new Russian Army recruitment video. The clip promotes military service while focusing on religious diversity and national unity. … Continue reading

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Gamechanging Trade Route to Transform World’s Political Economy?

  This is a game changer. It’s called the “International North-South Transport Corridor” with key partners India, Iran and Russia.  It bypasses the Suez Canel route and is 40% cheaper, and 5 times faster in transporting goods.

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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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The Goals of the Axis Powers during World War Two

Kumar Kirinde & his Studious Aides in the RAFOA Dear RAFOA member, I am sure as a military officer, you are knowledgeable or have been exposed to the subject of WWII under military studies, especially if a staff college graduate. … Continue reading

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The Lull Before the Storm: Why the Islamabad Collapse Signals Global Catastrophe.

Desert Wanderer  … with  highlighting imposed by The  Editor, Thuppahi SEE https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/08/ceasefire-deal-iran-us-israel-war-trump/  The negotiations in Islamabad have ended without an agreement. Rather than engaging in genuine diplomacy, the United States attempted to bully the Iranian negotiators into accepting their demands … Continue reading

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Gammanpila’s Pus Vedilla on the EASTER SUNDAY Attacks in 2019

Verite Research, deploying this title “Gammanpila’s book launch on Easter Attacks: A story that did not sell” Over the past week, Sinhala media coverage of former MP Udaya Gammanpila’s book launch, “පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරයේ මහ මොළකරු සොයා යෑම” (“Searching for the … Continue reading

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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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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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Target Lanka: Old Eelam-War Accusations Raised Again in UK

A THUPPAHI Editorial Note,  28 December 2025 Eelam War IV was a prolonged war between circa 2005 and 2009 marked by a set of complex circumsatances in varied terrain and involving the  LTTE’s deployment of Mostly Tamil civilians as willing … Continue reading

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