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January 8, 2026 · 11:57 pm

Murder & Mayhem by US Special Forces in Venezuela … Protests Resulting

That Observer ina Black Sea Town Venezuelan social movements and political parties held a massive rally in Caracas on 4 January to reject the US military attacks against the country, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. The Sunday march … Continue reading →

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May 22, 2025 · 1:09 pm

Fundamental Failures in State Formation in Sri Lanka

The ABSTRACT of a refereed article in the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, 6 December 2020, the authos being  Malin Akebo & Sunil Bastian, whose chosen title is  “Sri Lanka: Victory, Politics, and State Formation” …. https://doi.org/10.1177/1542316620976121 In 2009, the war … Continue reading →

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December 22, 2025 · 10:48 am

Aid Flows to Sri Lanka For Flood Recovery

ACL Ameer Ali in Perth, in an article in COLOMBO TELEGRAPH entitled “Ditwah, Recovery & Politics” …. Ditwah has come and gone but the physical devastation, financial distress, economic dislocation and above all the mental and psychological wounds inflicted by the … Continue reading →

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June 19, 2024 · 2:11 am

A Momentous Russian Move: North Korea embraced ….

Adrian Bishop, …. with highlighting beAing impositions by The Editor, Thuppahi Putin will arrive in Pyongyang in a few hours for extensive talks with the North Korean leader. On the agenda is the boosting of strategic relations between Russia and … Continue reading →

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January 25, 2026 · 1:39 pm

Lessons in Life at Peradeniya University

Earlson Forbes’s EPITAPH ..……….[see  https://thuppahis.com/2020/04/19/mr-wjf-labrooy-a-historian-teacher-from-the-top-drawer/%5D …. succinctly pinpointing a “lesson for meaningful life” that he received from his Peradeniya guru, Mr JFK Labrooy, prompts me to present a set of personal recollections that display the encouragement and support that I … Continue reading →

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September 5, 2024 · 7:17 pm

That Middle Finger Gesture: “Up Yours”….

The Wikipedia Reading The middle finger, long finger, second finger,[1][2] third finger,[3] toll finger or tall man is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is typically the longest digit. In anatomy, it is also called the third finger, digitus medius,  digitus … Continue reading →

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June 17, 2025 · 7:31 pm

Ancient Painters: Sri Lanka’s Artistic Heritage

Courtesy of THE NATIONAL TRUST Dr. Janani Seneviratne and Mr. Tuvins Amarasingha presented an illustrated lecture on the “Artistic heritage and painting techniques of ancient Painters” The Monthly Lecture Series No: 170 of the National Trust Thursday 29th May 2025 … Continue reading →

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December 12, 2024 · 11:49 pm

Seeking Ethnic Reconciliation Through Commemoration of the Dead-in-War

Capt Prasanna Rajaratne, SLN … in DAILY FT, 6 December 2024, ….. where the title reads “National security only through national harmony“ They may still feel trapped in the same plight, and unless that perception is acknowledged, addressed, and their … Continue reading →

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December 20, 2025 · 7:46 pm

Rise Sir James Anderson & Captain Lancashire At Age of 43! Volaarey! Cantaarey!

Item in ESPNcricinfo, 12 December 2025 James Anderson will be taking on a new responsibility in his 44th year next summer, after being appointed as Lancashire’s full-time captain for their County Championship campaign. Anderson, 43, stepped in as an interim captain … Continue reading →

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September 14, 2025 · 11:29 am

Karthik’s Appraisal of the Bangladesh-Lanka T20 Match

Karthik Krishnaswamy in ESPNcriciinfo, 13 September 2025 Sri Lanka 140 for 4 (Nissanka 50, Mishara 46*, Mahedi 2-29) beat Bangladesh 139 for 5 (Shamim 42*, Jaker 41*, Hasaranga 2-25) by six wickets They were locked 8-8 in T20Is in the decade leading up … Continue reading →

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