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Stalag Luft III and Its “Great Escape” Tunnel: An Archaelogical Treasure
The Great Escape Tunnel Untouched for almost seven decades, the tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally been unearthed. The 111-yard passage nicknamed ‘Harry’ by Allied prisoners was sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the POW … Continue reading →
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Fortitude: Murali’s Fight to stay on the Field
Andrew Fidel Fernando. in Cricket Monthly within ESPNcricinfo, 11 August 2020, where the title runs “Growing up with Murali,” Ten years after he retired, a reflection on what Muttiah Muralitharan has meant – and means – to a nation Before … Continue reading →
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Shakespeare’s “Cooking up a Past” AND Sri Lanka
Tom Shakespeare: “Çooking up a Past” in “Collection. No Small Inheritance” …. https://farmerofthoughts.co.uk/collected_pieces/cooking-up-a-past/ …. no date indicated …. but it was clearly written after the tsunami and, in my reckoning penned in late 2005. I have imposed haphazard highlighting …. and … Continue reading →
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The Malaysian Power Struggle: Yet Another Chapter
News Item in Sarawak Report, 24 February 2020, with this title “Malaysia’s Meltdown Moment – The INSIDE STORY” Malaysians have just spent a weekend with heart in mouths thanks to a bunch of desperados who were not prepared to take … Continue reading →
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A Populist Strongman in the Wings in Sri Lanka
M. R. Bhadrakumar in Indian Punchline, 12 August 2019, where the title runs “The return of the strongman in Sri Lanka”The announcement in Colombo on Sunday by former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa that his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be his party … Continue reading →
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Political Shades in the Indian Stardom at the 2019 World Cup in England
Gerald Peiris, in The Island, 5 July 2019, with this title “India-England cricket Encounters – An Opinion by G. H. Peiris”** I am no cricket commentator. Cricket, however, has been one of my ardent interests since childhood. And what I write … Continue reading →
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A Cricketing Prasasti for Kusal from Andrew
Andrew Fernando, in ESPNcrcinfo, 18 February 2019, where the title is “Kusal Perera bats with body, heart and soul in innings of a lifetime” That vein. The vein on Dale Steyn‘s forehead has come alive. He is mid-pitch, biceps taut, knees … Continue reading →
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From Individual Atom to God Almighty
From Individual Atom to God Almighty Michael Roberts With the growth of Western civilization from the 16th century onwards and its sweeping sway in the world today, we have seen the power vested in the individual atom known as “man” … Continue reading →
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A Caustic Satire on Sri Lanka’s Cricketing Ailments
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, September 2018, bearing the title “Sack captain, sack coach but don’t talk about real changes” Right. Okay. This is pathetic, isn’t it? Knocked out of the Asia Cup basically before it has even begun. A … Continue reading →
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Stephen Long’s “Revenge Politics”: Endorsements
Michael Roberts Stephen Long is clearly an adventurous American who has travelled widely and ventured into the paths of Buddhist meditation as a central facet within this journey – so much so that he adopted a brahmacharya philosophy of life … Continue reading →
