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Charith Asalanka under the gun ……

Anonymous Author in Digital Source featured in The Island [A few weeks back] Charith Asalanka faced the media for the first time since being stripped of Sri Lanka’s T20 captaincy and there was no bitterness in his tone. Instead, he … Continue reading

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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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Rex Clementine’s Assessment of the SL T20 Cricket Squad

Rex Clementine in The Island, January 2026 Sri Lanka depend so much on Pathum Nissanka in white ball cricket and when he fires, the team wins and when he fails, they flop The first T20 International against Pakistan in Dambulla … Continue reading

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Campaign to Bury the TRUMP Golf Course Project in Queensland

To: Mayor Tom Tate ….. “No Trump Golf Course on the Gold Coast!” Photo by Jon Sailer on Unsplash Mayor Tate: Gold Coast locals are demanding that you stop pitching the Gold Coast to the Trump family. We didn’t want the tower, and … Continue reading

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Awful Israeli Measures in GAZA exposed by The Guardian

EDITORIAL IN GUARDIAN, 13 Feb 2026: “The Guardian view on Israel and the West Bank: the other relentless assault upon Palestinians” ** A campaign of ethnic cleansing and ‘tectonic’ new legal measures are killing the two-state solution to which other … Continue reading

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A Political-Economy Balancing Act for Sri Lanka Today ….

Vishwamithra, presenting An ESSAY Entitled “The Sovereign Tightrope: AKD, the IMF, and the Politics of Post-Crisis Survival” “Birds desert trees which are bare; a prostitute abandons a poor, and subjects abandon a powerless king. This always holds true.” — Kautilya … Continue reading

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Resisting Racist Oppression: Measures Symbolic & Minute ….. Yet Meaningful

Channa Wickremasekera in Facebook, … [where items disappear into the depths] … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi A close friend recently sent me the link to Louis Theroux’s documentary ‘The Settlers’. He was moved by it, he said. … Continue reading

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For Humankind: Jaffna’s Medics in Eternal Service

Abbi Kanthasamy, … an item circulated by Charles Schokman of Australia, early June 2025, with this title “A Beacon Amidst the Bleeding: What Jaffna’s Doctors Taught Me About Life” I’ve spent most of my adult life building things. Businesses, brands, … Continue reading

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Ashton Agar: Now Freelance Gun for Cricketing Hire

Alex Malcolm in ESPNcricinfo, 20 April 2024  ……………… https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/it-gives-me-flexibility-ashton-agar-opts-for-freelance-life-while-still-committing-to-australia-1429880 The spinner explains he decided not to take a domestic contract with WA in order to maximise playing opportunities globally while he remains intent on playing for Australia. Ashton Agar has become … Continue reading

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Hot Press: Ukraine on the Backfoot in War with Russia

An Observer in A Black Sea Town …. with highlights and a title imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Kazakh authorities in Kazakhstan have called on all citizens to leave Odessa and Kharkov which suggests Russia will soon take these two … Continue reading

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