March 6, 2025 · 7:40 pm
Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde (Retd) …. with Memo to his Retiree Colleagues in the Sri Lankan Armed Services Dear RAFOA member, As I see, the way strategic matters are taking shape in our beloved Sri Lanka, the Chinese factor has … Continue reading →
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September 18, 2025 · 4:01 pm
Francis P Welangoda, presenting an article entitled “Ceylon Then / Sri Lanka Now!” HISTORY OF TRINCOMALEE.: Trincomalee had derived its name from the anglicized version of the old Tamil word,‘ Thiru- kona-malai ‘ meaning ‘Lord of the Sacred Hill’. it … Continue reading →
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January 24, 2025 · 2:41 pm
ITEM in some Aussie ‘rag’: article by Callum Twomey…. circulated by Victor Melder and Keith Bennett, ….. “Stars of the future: 10 draft prospects to watch in 2025” Callum Twomey looks ahead to the best prospects for the 2025 Telstra AFL … Continue reading →
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March 20, 2025 · 6:57 pm
News Item in Ceylon Today, March 2025 A rare species of mushroom, which is considered one of the most unique in the world, has been discovered at a journalist’s residence in Hapugala, Galle, according to the Ceylon Journal of Science. … Continue reading →
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December 4, 2024 · 12:34 pm
Desiree Bowie, whose chosen title for this article presented on web on 27 November 2024 is “Most Powerful Countries in the World: 2024 Rankings” The most powerful countries in the world command the global stage with a unique mix of … Continue reading →
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October 25, 2024 · 12:24 pm
Michael Roberts The Thuppahi item on the turtle nursey at Rekawa along the southern coast of Sri Lanka …… https://thuppahis.com/2024/10/24/the-turtle-nursery-at-rekawa-in-southern-sri-lanka/#more-85722 …… has revived two inspiring ‘moments’ when I had ‘brushes’ with a turtle. Both indelible experiences which are etched in … Continue reading →
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August 24, 2025 · 11:26 am
YASODHARA’s Handwritten Inscription on the Cover Page of the pamphlet in my hands …. courtesy of the copy held by my late departed sister, Estelle Fernando To ….My dearest Aunty Estelle, Thank you for starting me off on my long … Continue reading →
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October 3, 2025 · 8:26 pm
Chamila Talagala in Facebook, early October 2025 Some time back, while at the Colombo Law Library, I found myself counting the pages of a book I had just bought. I was sitting at a table, carefully flipping through each page. … Continue reading →
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November 5, 2024 · 11:36 pm
Michael Roberts After I presented my late departed sister Audrey Maxwell’s study, one presented in a book oAudrey Mugn Cross-Cultural Marriage edited by Rosemary Breger & Rosanna Hill [1998, Oxford, Berg] in TPS, I moved on to …….. Audrey Mug … Continue reading →
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November 25, 2024 · 6:46 pm
Item in The Economist, 23 Nov 2024: “Sri Lanka’s Left Turn: Sri Lanka’s president with Marxist roots now dominates parliament too” .… with highlighting emphasis imposed by the Editor, Thuppahi SRI LANKA was once a pioneer of free-market capitalism in … Continue reading →
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