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Anton and Bronwen Swan felicitated by the Sri Lankan Community Source:Dæhæna - Monthly e-Newsletter – April 2021 Anton Swan, the...

Text of keynote address by Sunil de Silva – at the 73rd Independence day celebration by Sri Lankan community groups in...

Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka: How Lellupitiya got its Name   Lellupitiya is a very famous village...

‘Rajans’ Old Boys Form an OBU in Brisbane A group of past pupils of Dharmaraja College, Kandy- residing in Brisbane,...

Aluth Avurudu The month of April is a much anticipated time of the year in the Sri Lankan calendar with...

Amunugama’s book on Anagarika captures international review interest Source:Island SARATH AMUNUGAMA: The Lion’s Roar: Anagarika Dharmapala and the Making of...

DR DANNY JAYAKODY: FROM APPRENTICE TO A COMMISSION IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE Source:Island Extract of article published under the...

Govt. committed two mistakes : Dr. Jayawickrama-by Kamanthi Wikramasinghe Source:Dailymirror “The 2021 Resolution endorses the Report of the High Commissioner,...

Athlete Thilaka Jinadasa represented Sri Lanka in five SAF Games Thilaka Jinadasa Source:Dailynews Kosgamage Thilaka Dhammika Jinadasa, who represented Sri...

Full back T. A. Silva was an excellent place kicker-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews St. Paul’s College, Kandy later renamed as...

Reeza a fine Rugby Sevens player-by Upananda Jayasundera Reeza Raffaideen in action at a rugby match. Pictures by Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy...

Jesus belongs to everyone-by Gwen Heart Source:Dailynews What does Good Friday mean to us Christians? It is not only a...

Emirates celebrates 35 years of service to Colombo Source:Island Emirates is celebrating 35 years of connecting Sri Lanka to the...

Beet Juice may be the answer?- Dr harold Gunatillake   If you are down, not very energetic lately and has...

NEM Construction South Asia’s largest Sumitomo excavator fleet owner receives record consignment from Udeshi Group   UTRAX®, the construction equipment...

Harry Hibbs's music evoked memories of N.L. Now his accordion is making its way home Source:-www.cbc.ca 'He is the best...

Mrs. Sri Lanka 2021 turns ugly   A public spectacle was created at the Mrs. Sri Lanka 2021 pageant last...

Tense situation at Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant A tense situation arose at the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World pageant...

Tharman speaks in Malay,Tamil ,Chinese and English !!  

Singapore Ceylon Tamils Association, 100Years -Part 5 Speech by guests  

Jerusalema Top 10 Dance Challenge (Master KG Feat. Nomcebo Remix)

"THE SENIOR FORCE" – By Des Kelly In Ceylon, and around the World, it was known as the Senior Force....

eLanka Newsletter – 04 April 2021 – 1st edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image...

 Brisbane 4EB Sri Lankan Newsletter - Dæhæna - April 2021   https://www.elanka.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Brisbane-4EB-Sri-Lankan-Newsletter-Daehaena-April-2021-1.pdf  

Discovering the beauty of Fort Hammenhiel-by Dishan Joseph Aerial view of the Fort Source:Dailynews Driven by a desire to travel...

Lesser known Katuwana Dutch Fort- BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE The interior of the Fort Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lanka still has a number...

Flowers for Easter  

 Five-year-old boy left on school bus found walking alone 10km from home-BY PETA DOHERTY The Coober Pedy Area School. Source:...

TRINITY-ANTONIAN OBA GAME IN MELBOURNE The annual Trinity-Antonian OBA cricket game was played yesterday at Sweeney Reserve, Narre Warren (Melbourne)...

 What is your WHY? - IIHE Graduation Ceremony 2020  

Keerimalai Springs - shrouded in myth and legend By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Situated adjoining the famous Keerimalai Naguleswaram Kovil (a...

A RE-UNION OF TWO CAPTAINS     In 2017, Shanogeeth Shanmuganathan (TCK) and Mohamed Alfar (SACK) had the unique distinction...

CBB sets sights on enhanced SL-UK trade with new British Chambers of Commerce membership The Council for Business with Britain...

"A DIFFERENT BAILA" -by Des Kelly     This time, Wally Bastiensz had nothing to do with it. The true...

Sunil Gunawardana - first schoolboy to run 100 metres in under 11 seconds Sunil Gunawardana Source:Dailynews Herath Liyanage Don Sunil...

Utility player Kapila Knowlton did Army and Sri Lanka proud-by Althaf Nawaz Kapila Knowlton Source:Dailynews Some players in the game...

Trinco to be a centre for beach sports - Minister Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa inspects the Trincomalee Municipal Council Stadium...

Bishop Rayappu Joseph passes away Source:Dailynews Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar Rt.Rev.Rayappu Joseph passed away at the age of 80...

Victory celebrations …Down Under Source:Island Sri Lanka’s World Cup win, in 1996, is still a big scene, throughout the world,...

Tikiri Toys – First organic rubber toy company in the world to be awarded GOLS accreditation Source:Island In a world...

Debt-driven suicides continue unabated in Sri Lanka-by Piyumi Fonseka Source:Dailymirror Despite microfinance loans represent only 3% of the total loan...

Athlete Newton Perera was a gifted middle distance runner Newton Perera Source:Dailynews The Olympic Games of 1980 in Moscow was...

Nilan Ekanayake the weightlifter turned ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Nilan Ekanayake Source:Dailynews It is very unusual to witness a person engage...

Address issues posed by Geneva togetherax-By Jehan Perera Source:Island So far, it appears that the implications of the resolution on...

Dangers of Aflatoxin poisoning Source:Island Why is SriLanka ,which once exported coconut products, importing coconut oil? It is sad to...

Awesome showband in our midst! Source:Island Surprise! Surprise! Last Friday, March 27th, I decided to check out the scene at...

Hands off Sinharaja! Source:Island When I saw it, I almost fainted, driven by utter disbelief. I just couldn’t absorb the...

Father, daughter produce biodegradable ballpoint pens with seeds inside-By Ifham Nizam Sachini Christina Sugirdan presents an eco-friendly carbon pen she...