The system built by the British, began operating in 1864, initially from Colombo, Henerathgodde (Gampaha) and to Ambepussa. Kandy was reached in 1867. 1925-40 was the peak of railway development. Most ...

Tissa Madawela, a prominent icon in the Sri Lankan community in London as the man behind the video camera and newly appointed Additional Correspondent to Sri Lankan Rupavahini Corporation is a pioneer ...

??? ??? (Jana Gee) Aa Saendae Kaale (Drama: Suuti Gamaraala) Aadaraya Pamanakde (with Vijaya Kumaranatunga) Aala Haengum (with Anjaleen Gunathilake) Aala Raengum Aashirwaada Karam (with Neela ...

Anaatha Tharuniya Bandula Premi (with Titus Samaraweera) Bandula Premi (with Titus Samaraweera) Deviyeki Pinaethi Dingisi Dingare (with Peter Siriwardena & Violet Weerakoon) Jana Naayaka Sinhala ...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's (1469-1524) voyage to India, which is rated as one of the greatest achievements of mankind. It is only comparable to Neil Armstrong's journey ...

Renowned for their martial prowess and happy go-lucky attitude, Sri Lanka"s Malay folk have but a relatively short history in the country, albeit a very fascinating one. This small Muslim community ...

Dr. Buddhadasa Bodhinayake has been a household name all over Sri Lanka. Hailing from a suburban Sinhala family background in Bentota and guided by his father, a Head Master of a Sinhala School, he ...

Nagadipa or Naka-diva was the ancient name of the Jaffna peninsula. It is first mentioned in the Pali chronicles of Ceylon in connection with the story of the Buddha's second visit to Sri Lanka in the ...

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Former Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral, Asoka de Silva, V.S.V, ndc. Psc (Rtd) had to answer the inevitable call from above on 22 December 2006 after a colourful and a fully accomplished career in ...

" The invasion of one' s mind by ready made phrases can only be prevented if one is constantly on guard against them, and every such phrase anaesthetises a portion of one's brain" - George Orwell - ...

I want to thank the organizers of this conference for inviting me to present my perspective on peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka. I visited Jaffna along with two others from Los Angeles on a ...