In her series From the Eyes of an Ex-Pat, Tanya Warnakulasuriya features Ayumi Saito who came to Sri Lanka from the Japanese village of Gumma and was bowled over by …
By S.R. Pathiravithana Anyway, we did not let Bandula get out of hand as my other new ball partner H.D.K. Subash got him out cheaply and owing to the time allocation …
In the second edition of the series From the eyes of an Ex-Pat, Tanya Warnakulasuriya features Gordon Kenny, one of the pioneer ex-pats who helped build Sri Lanka’s flourishing garment …
Sri Lanka Navy Ship Jayasagara that sailed along every nautical mile around Sri Lanka from North of Talaimannar passing Great Bases reef and up to south of Talaimannar was decommissioned …
Randima Attygalle visits the deep tunnel gem mines in Pelmadulla, off Ratnapura nestled among lush paddy fields where a miner’s life is a far cry from the glitter of precious …
As we mark the Children’s Day on October 1, Uththara Kapugamage speaks to the visually impaired young achiever Brian Kingstan who clinched 9 A’s at the 2020 GCE Ordinary Level …
By Franklyn Amerasinghe Kurunegala was a rather quiet town in the 1950’s and 1960’s and anyone acquainted with it now will find it difficult to comprehend what the city was in …
By Dharshana Jayawardena It is January 1st 1926. As Ceylon heralded a brand new year, the passenger cargo vessel SS Lady McCallum, a 1100-ton twin engine steamer, belonging to the Ceylon …
By S.R. Pathiravithana While skimming through my memory of Lankan cricket, which always amazes me, I always think that our cricket is rich enough to sustain itself in the highest echelons. Though …
By D.C. Ranatunga Driving down South as we pass Matara and reach Devundara (Dondra), southernmost point in Sri Lanka, we are about to enter ‘deiyanne rata’ - god’s territory. Following tradition …