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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Remembering Julia Margaret Cameron
A Julia Margaret Cameron Bibliography At different moments Thuppahi has presented photographs from that remarkable 19th century cameraperson Julia Margaret Cameron (maiden name “Pattle”) who was intimately linked to British Ceylon because her father [error … her husband] was … Continue reading →
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