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March 28, 2024 · 6:42 pm

Australia’s Cricket Squads for Forthcoming Seies Announced

Alex Malcolm in ESPNcricinfo.com, 27 March 2024 Marcus Stoinis and Ashton Agar have lost their Cricket Australia central contracts for 2024-25 despite both being firmly in the mix to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup while fast bowler Xavier Bartlett has been rewarded with … Continue reading →

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May 16, 2024 · 3:02 pm

An Insane World: Fico shot …. Blinken in Discoland

An Observer in a Black Sea Town  … with highlights being impositions by Thuppahi Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot and is in hospital. His condition is serious. Interestingly, Sky News, without any evidence, suggested the assassination attempt on … Continue reading →

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May 2, 2026 · 9:29 pm

Vale: Suriya Wickremasinghe … Advocate at the Coal Face of Human Rights

Lionel Bopage, … in GROUNDVIEWS, where the title is “Suriya Wickremasinghe: A Life in Service of Justice, Rights and Human Dignity” … while the highlights  are my  intervention Sri Lanka has lost one of its most courageous and enduring voices … Continue reading →

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June 2, 2025 · 5:27 am

Sri Lanka’s Shipwreck Treasures ….

Gothami Meepe, text of a verbal presentation presented here with underlining emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Viewers of the Zoom lecture organised by Heritage Alliance Lanka were captivated as the Maritime Archaeologist, Mr. Amalka Wijesuriya, unfolded the treasurers hidden … Continue reading →

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November 14, 2024 · 11:43 pm

Sri Lanka’s Forthcoming General Election: A Review

Verite Research  The General Election (GE) is scheduled to be held on November 14, 2024.[1][2

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November 21, 2025 · 11:35 pm

A Resolute Sinhala Lady’s Pursuit of Justice

Ishanka Singha Arachchi, in Groundviews, 9 November  2025,  where  thr title runs thus:  A Southern Woman’s Endless Search for Justice …… with  highlighting emphasis added by The Editor, Thuppahi. The story of the women of the South, who have been … Continue reading →

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August 4, 2023 · 11:34 pm

Survivor’s Tales: A Kidnapping …. & …. Dunkirk Rescue Boat

From the MIRROR Surviving Kidnapping: When Stephanie Slater was kidnapped by killer Michael Sams back in 1992, he kept her captive in a lockable wheelie bin. But rather than murder her – as he had done with his previous victim … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2025 · 12:15 pm

Irawati Karwe: A Female Scholar Confronting Nazi Racism as well as the Wild

Cherylann Mollan, presenting an article entitled “India’s pioneering female anthropologist who challenged Nazi race theories” …..  BBC News Mumbai 19 January 2025 Irawati Karve’s writings about Indian culture and civilisation are ground-breaking. Irawati Karve led a life that stood apart from those … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2025 · 9:21 pm

Turbines at Mannar are A Threat to Vital Bird Corridor

Dilum Alagiyawanna, in Daily Mirror,  August 2025 Local-based renewable projects, unlike Adani’s mega 5.2 MW high-efficiency turbines, show that cleaner energy is possible, without harming Sri Lanka’s sensitive bird habitat.  The Central Asian Flyway is one of the most significant … Continue reading →

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April 23, 2026 · 7:31 pm

A Review of the Book ‘Forces and Strands in Sri Lanka’s Cricket History’

Binoda K. Mishra, … reviewing the booklet Forces and Strands in Sri Lanka’s Cricket History, by Michael Roberts, Colombo, Social Scientists’ Association, 2006, 64 pp., 21 photographs, bibliography, Rs. 300 (paperback), ISBN 9559102826 ++ Cricket brought to Sri Lanka the … Continue reading →

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