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Lauren Bacall’s Steadiness Amidst A Topsy-Turvy Career
Helga Desilva Blow Perera, …in FACEBOOK , an ephemeral Post that has disappeared On January 14, 1957, Lauren Bacall lost the love of her life. Humphrey Bogart—her husband of nearly twelve years, the man she fell in love with at … Continue reading →
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Adelaide University Celebrates Year 2023 & Envisions A Good Future
A Circular from The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Jessica Gallagher to Michael Roberts, 14 December 2023 Dear Michael, As 2023 comes to a close, I want to thank you, and all the valued members of our University community, for your ongoing commitment … Continue reading →
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Huge Casualties in the Ukraine-Russia War
Observer from A Black Sea Port …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi ONE: “God is with us” …. watch the new Russian Army recruitment video. The clip promotes military service while focusing on religious diversity and national unity. … Continue reading →
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Tony Peries: First Lankan Director of George Steuarts
Being CHAPTER ELEVEN of The George Steuart Story 1835-1985 ++ THE FIRST SRI LANKAN CHAIRMAN When a young Sri Lankan walked into the office of George Steuart on February 1, 1953, no one is likely to have imagined that he would … Continue reading →
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Imperial Modalities in USA’s Elite Universities
Mathew Maavak, whose favoured title for this piece is “University Inequality: The New Empire of Credentialed Elites” Elitist universities are fostering a global neo-feudal system reminiscent of the British Raj © Getty Images/Rattankun Thongbun/RT In a move that ignited global … Continue reading →
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The Tsunami Twenty Years After
Padraig O’Leary writing from the vicinity of Colombo now Twenty Years after the Tsunami Did the children and I come to you when the waves came? Were the kids there with you when death came? In eternity, do you want … Continue reading →
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Donald Friend’s Acid Readings of the Sri Lankan Scenario, 1957-1962
EXTRACTS From The DIARIES Of DONALD FRIEND, Volume 3** …. The Ceylon Diaries cover the period 25th January 1957 to 22nd July 1962 and run into 180 pages in small print. During this period Donald Friend, the gifted Australian artist, … Continue reading →
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Featuring Andrekos Varnava’s Swathe of Political Studies
Andrekos Varnava is a Greek Cypriot and it has been the privilege of Flinders University in Adelaide and Australia-at-large to have him researching and teaching in their various reaches. CYPRUS is in a strategic location in the Eastern Meditteranian and … Continue reading →
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Oh, No! No! Sri Lanka at Lord’s Test Match
Nick Brookes, … with highlighting imposed by The Editor,Thuppahi The collective cry of consternation went up from the press box, the stands and living rooms across Sri Lanka, as news filtered through that Dhananjaya de Silva had won the toss … Continue reading →
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Rex’s Assessment of the Sri Lankan Team’s Recent ODI Wins
Rex Clementine in The Island, 16 February 2025, where the title reads “Remarkable Turnaround for Sri Lanka’s ODI Team” .… with highlights being impositons by The Editor, Thuppahi A year ago, Sri Lanka found themselves languishing at eighth in the … Continue reading →
