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January 23, 2026 · 7:07 pm

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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September 5, 2025 · 12:56 am

Saving A Drowning Lion in Africa & ….

From https://happylive.me/a-man-rescued-a-lion-from-drowning… The hot sun was setting, painting the savannah in golden-orange tones. The tourists were returning to camp after a long day of safari, when one of them noticed a strange movement near the river. A massive shadow was … Continue reading →

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August 30, 2024 · 7:52 pm

“Footprints in the Sands” – A Poetic Lament for Sri Lanka’s Politics

Revd Derrick Mendis, S.J.** Politics in Lanka is a dirty game Sans sense of honesty, honour or shame. On election-campaigns that squander millions, When in power, make illicit billions. Jayatilleka Hall, Peradeniya University … where Derrick & Groucho led the … Continue reading →

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May 23, 2026 · 4:12 pm

An Erudite Appreciation of Female Beauty in Mid-Nineteenth Century British Ceylon

JP… that is John Prins [?] …. “FEMALE BEAUTY IN CEYLON”[1] “Ladies! – Young ladies! Be advised; hear the warning voice of one, who although an ardent worshipper at the shrine of beauty, yet despises the false conceptions and grand-mistaken … Continue reading →

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March 15, 2025 · 11:05 am

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Contradictory Readings & A Confusing Set of ‘Pictures

Michael Roberts, …. with highlighting being my imposition I am no expert on this scenario, but our household receives  The Australian  newspaper and have therefore been subject to its pro-Western and anti-Russian leanings (besides its manifest support for Israel). Then, … Continue reading →

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May 2, 2025 · 8:36 pm

Trump’s Volcanic Threats to Democracy in USA

Seevali Abeysekera, in   …  ….  20 April 2025, where the chosen title reads: “AMERICA – the end of democracy and into the abyss?” In November 2020, just before the American presidential election, I published an article entitled  “America – the … Continue reading →

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December 28, 2022 · 1:40 pm

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake’s Far-reaching Impact on the Sinhala Theatre

Prasanna Cooray, in The Island, December 2022, where the ttile reads  Speaking at a cremony to felicitate vetran filmmaker Dharmasiri Bandaranayake, at the Tharangani auditorium, National Film Corporation, Colombo 7, recently, Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda said Dharmasiri had changed the language … Continue reading →

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July 16, 2022 · 4:41 pm

Abused by A Sea Lion at the Coorong

The irate SEA LION …..    …. dozing on a ledge on the pier at the COORONG  let our cluster of ancient “Explorers”  know that our intrusion was most ………… snort!……snort…..!@#$! snort ….. unwelcome. S/he snarlled, snorted,….. bared the teeth … Continue reading →

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May 11, 2024 · 2:44 am

Blatant Double Standards towards Israel & Sri Lanka pursued by UN Watchdogs

Shenali D. Waduge, in Lankaweb, 9 May 2024, ….where the title reads “UN/UNHRC/US & Allies hypocrisy – comparison of Sri Lanka & the Gaza Conflict”  …. [My title and this article does not seek] to present a notion that Israel … Continue reading →

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April 4, 2026 · 12:30 am

England’s County Championship Dawns & Draws “THOUGHTS”

Interviews by Vithushan Ehantharajah, Alan Gardner, Andrew Miller and Matt Roller. The County Championship season gets underway on Friday, bringing with it a sense of excitement and renewal after Rob Key’s recent pledge to repair the broken relationship between the … Continue reading →

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