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Vale: Professor ND Samarawickreme moves to Samsara
Piyasiri Wickremasekera & Chandrasena Maliyadde with substantive inputs from Sachithra Samarawickreme The sudden departure of Professor Navaratna Dissanayake Samarawickreme – our Peradeniya batchmate and close friend popularly known as ‘Samare’ – has caused us great shock and profound grief. He was hale … Continue reading →
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An Instance of An Efficient Process of Vaccination at Sugathadasa Stadium
EDITORIAL in Sunday Island, 4 July 2021, entitled ” A Success Story” We are happy to publish today a reader’s letter unreservedly complimenting the ongoing covid vaccination process at Colombo’s Sugathadasa Stadium last week where people over 70-years old received … Continue reading →
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Percy Abeysekara: The Most Widely-known Aloysian in the Cricketing World
K. K. De Silva as compilar Percy Abeysekera is unique. He has gained worldwide attention not for any prowess in cricket, but as a cheerleader for Sri Lanka & it was at St. Aloysius College, Galle, where he studied from … Continue reading →
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Lionel Rose: Aboriginal Boxer who united Australia
Will Swanton, in The Weekend Australian, 3-4 July 2021, where the title runs “Lionel Rose: battler who united Australia” Lionel Rose unified the nation more powerfully than Bradman, if more briefly — Bradman never had 250,000 cheering him through the streets. … Continue reading →
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Thiru Nadesan & Nirupama Rajapaksa’s Shady Dealings?
Scilla Alecci, in Pandora Papers, where the title is longggggggggggggg …… https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/sri-lanka-rajapaksa-family-offshore-wealth-power/ In early 2018, workers in a London warehouse carefully loaded an oil painting of Lakshmi, the Hindu deity of wealth, onto a van bound for Switzerland. The painting, … Continue reading →
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Economic Warriors welcomed by Bio-Warriors …. Today
Priya Cooray Notwithstanding the fact that it could have been done much earlier, it is still commendable on the part of the Government of Sri Lanka to recently approve a limited number (50) of overseas workers to return in every … 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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The Political Tussles behind the Cricketing Grounds in Colombo, 1945-2018
Nicholas Brookes and Benjamin Golby in The Cricket Monthly, 19 November 2018, where the title is “In Colombo, three is not a crowd” ….. courtesy of the two authors, my new pals…. with some liberty on my part with reference … Continue reading →
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With A Few Choice Words: Appreciating FC de Saram’s Cricket Career
Eardley Lieversz, a reprint from the Royal Cricket Souvenir, 2005, where the title runs “With a few choice words, Royal cricket under F. C. de Saram’s Tutelage” Many distinguished old boys have coached Royal at cricket. Names such as “Chippy” … Continue reading →
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Angie, 12-Year Old Rock-Climbing Maestro
Greg Bearup, courtesy of The Weekend Australian 29 April 2017, where the title is “Top of Her Grade” n 1976, a 14-year-old Romanian gymnast named Nadia Comaneci stormed into the Montreal Olympics with the first-ever perfect score of 10. Gymnastics … Continue reading →
