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September 19, 2025 · 9:20 pm

A Ripping & Gripping Cricketing Fight: Lanka vs Afghanistan

Michael Roberts The 20-Over Contest between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi was a rip-roaring and thrilling contest that generated several marvellous performances (which I did not watch live because of time differences & other demands). Let me outlines … Continue reading →

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March 10, 2026 · 7:34 pm

FRONTLINE APPRAISAL: Shattering All The International Norms in the Middle-East

Vaishu Rai, in FRONTLINE, 1 March 2026 …. where the title reads “The rules they broke” … with highlights being the imprint of the Editor,Thuppahi From the UN charter to the US constitution, the strikes on Iran shatter the legal … Continue reading →

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July 31, 2026 · 3:35 pm

Reflections on Black July 1983

Devika Brendon, in GROUNDVIEWS, ….https://groundviews.org/2026/07/26/a-short-march-and-a-long-conflict/ Photo courtesy of Daily FT A few days ago, Black July was commemorated by people in Sri Lanka. It was the day that the 26 year civil war began. To find the roots of this … Continue reading →

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December 1, 2022 · 11:02 am

Grand Victory & Huge Totals at Pallekele

Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo.com      Sri Lanka 314 for 6 (Asalanka 83*, Mendis 67, Rashid 4-37, Nabi 2-56) beat Afghanistan 313 for 8 (Ibrahim 162, Najibullah 77, Rajitha 3-60) by four wickets ………. Charith Asalanka produced the innings of his ODI … Continue reading →

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February 5, 2026 · 2:51 pm

Engaging Obeyesekere’s Wide-ranging Studies of the Kandyan Kingdom

Richard Simon, reviewing … The Many Faces of the Kandyan Kingdom by Gananath Obeyesekere &  The Doomed King: A Requiem for Sri Vikrama Rajasinha by Gananath Obeyesekere In the deepening twilight of his career, the anthropologist and historian Gananath Obeyesekere … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2023 · 10:36 pm

Manifold Talents: An Epitaph for Peter Colin-Thome

David Sansoni, in The Sunday Observer, 22 January 2023, where the title reads “Peter Colin-Thome:  A Multi-faceted Personality” Peter Colin-Thomé was a buddy of my cousin Dominic Sansoni and of a few of my friends and acquaintances. It was at … Continue reading →

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September 10, 2022 · 7:42 pm

Pakistan Overwhelmed By SL Cricketers in Emphatic Manner

    Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo,  9 September 2022, with the following headline “Hasaranga, Nissanka star as Sri Lanka tune up for final with win” …. Hasnain and Rauf picked up three early wickets but the target was too modest … Continue reading →

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June 12, 2022 · 1:44 pm

A Miracle at Pallekele: Dasun Shanaka’s Fireworks

Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 11 June 2022, with this title “Shanaka’s 25-ball 54* scripts stunning victory for Sri Lanka” If you were watching on TV, you might wonder what the big deal was. Khettarama, one of cricket’s great party … Continue reading →

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July 29, 2022 · 8:24 pm

From Banda to Gota

Laleen Jayamanne, in The Island, 20 & 27 July 2022 where the title runs thus: “Teargas cinema and Rukmani Devi” “I have never found anything to excite the people in quite the way this language issue does”–– Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike … Continue reading →

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January 21, 2020 · 3:29 pm

A Roaring Fire ravages the Southern Ocean Lodge and a Good Part of Kangaroo Island

Roy Ecclestone, in SAWeekend, 17 January 2020, ….”Trapped in a bunker and hoping for a miracle: The destruction of Southern Ocean Lodge” …….. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/sa-weekend/trapped-in-a-bunker-and-hoping-for-a-miracle-the-destruction-of-southern-ocean-lodge/news-story/290c766f353ce1e89d551c3d354c2b46 It was after the firestorm swept over Southern Ocean Lodge for the fourth time that one … Continue reading →

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