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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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Inspirations: A Female Rhodes Scholar in Engineering

Kate Rogers, in Dalhousie News  ….6 …in RHODES  CONNECT, https://www.dal.ca/news/2026/01/08/all-rhodes-lead-to-home-sierra-sparks.html Sierra Sparks was inspired by strong female role models from a young age. The first-year medical student from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, entered a field where women were few and stereotypes … 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 →

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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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USA’s Imperialism Here-There-Everywhere Alarms the World

Observer from the Black Sea On 3 January 2026, the U.S. launched a military operation (“Operation Southern Spear”) in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by U.S. special forces (Delta Force). They … Continue reading →

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Sri Lankan Cricket Board in Sunday Times Gunsights

Item in The Sunday Times, 27 November 2025, … Authorship Not Indicated … A Travessty This There’s one thing that never seems to change in Sri Lanka cricket. It’s not progress. It’s not new ideas. It’s the same old stagnation. … Continue reading →

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The Crocus Terrorist Attack: Steven Seagal, the Australian Embassy, the Perpetrators and Victim

An Observer in a Black Sea town  …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The American actor Steven Seagal has just visited the victims of the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack, who are now in the National Medical and … Continue reading →

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Seeking …. Travelling As A Goal ….

Fazli Sameer, … The Compass Café …… If you donno where you’re going, then, any map will do It was the sort of café people stumbled into without planning. A little crooked building on a side street that never seemed … Continue reading →

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The Stark Political Choices Facing Sri Lanka’s Voters

Sugath Kulatunga, … whose preferred title was “The Choice” The President RW and the leader of the opposition in their political manifestos are making extravagant promises to the people in the process of seeking a path to come into power. … Continue reading →

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Another Stage in the Middle Eastern Political Struggle?

Ricardo Rey in The Economist, 9 October 2025, where the title reads thus: “A new beginning for the Middle East?” The breakthrough in Gaza could open up a new approach to peace The saga continues — scroll down for the many … Continue reading →

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