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A Practical Principle in Serious Reading: Check Pagination

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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Diana Hyland & John Travolta …. Enduring Love

Helga desilva Blow Perera…… in Facebook  On March 27, 1977, Diana Hyland died in John Travolta’s arms at just 41 years old. That night, he held her close and whispered that he loved her, hoping she could still hear him. … Continue reading

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Monster AI poised to Command the World?

Vitaly Ryumshin, journalist and political analyst  …. https://www.gazeta.ru/comments/column/articles/22525411.shtml The Pentagon Wants a Killer AI. …. The dangers of using AI in warfare ………   Why the US military wants AI that doesn’t ask questions While Russia closely follows the negotiations … Continue reading

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Trincomalee and the Cold War Calculus of 1987: India’s Disastrous Intervention in Sri Lanka

KKS Perera …. responding to a circular request from The Editor, TPS, for “Thoughts and/or Lessons for the World from the Consequences of the Indian Government’s Military Intervention in Sri Lanka in 1987″  … ………with highlights and photographs being the … Continue reading

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The Geopolitical Complexities Around the Indian Intervention in Sri Lanka in 1987

  KKS Perera, responding to a Challenging TPS Item from Michael Roberts at https://thuppahis.com/2026/03/03/us-iran-war-any-lessons-from-sri-lanka-in-1987-et-seq/ History seldom unfolds in neat moral binaries. The crisis of 1987 between India and Sri Lanka was not simply about humanitarian concern for Tamil civilians, nor … Continue reading

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Race Relations in Britain Today: Readings via Responses to Audrey Maxwell’s 1998 Study

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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A Reading of the Sri Lankan Elections from THE ECONOMIST

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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Sri Lanka forge Comprehensive Win in Third ODI vs Kiwis

Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2024, where the title reads “Three quick fifties and Asitha’s electric new-ball spell give Sri Lanka consolation win” Rapid half-centuries from Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka and Janith Liyanage put Sri Lanka on course to a substantial total, … Continue reading

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Humankind’s Shared Humanity as Touchstone for The Future

Harvard 2025 Graduation Speech: Chinese Student Yurong Jiang on Humanity and Shared Future ….  https://youtu.be/6hoIEBv486E … 30 May 2025 …. At Harvard University’s 2025 graduation ceremony, Chinese graduate Yurong Jiang [delivered] a powerful message on global unity. Emphasizing that “humanity … Continue reading

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Gamini Dissanayake: A Spearhead for Sri Lankan Cricket

Navin Dissanayake in  The Island, 20 March 1995 Cricket has long been Sri Lanka’s greatest unifier. It is the sport that makes the world see us as more than just a small island—it makes them respect us, remember us, and … Continue reading

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