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Presley Polonnowita: Rock Star who bagged Seven-BY DINESH WEERAWANSA When he won seven awards at two Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of...

Sri Lanka Cricket busting millions in foreign coach syndrome-BY CALLISTUS DAVY Dimuth Kurunaratne made the only century in South Africa...

Kottimbulwala Raja MahaVihara A pivotal point in history-BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE Source:Sundayobserver Cut off from the rest of the world, hidden...

MY JOURNEY AFTER LEAVING COLLEGE-By Sharwar Hafeez Yoonoos Sincerely dedicated to my dear Ananda ‘81 Members Source:Island I would like...

British-Sri Lankans recognized in Queen’s Honor List Source:Ceylontoday Several British-Sri Lankans were among those honored in the 2021 New Year's...

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"SCHWARZENEGGER'S SPEECH" - by Des Kelly There has been quite an uproar about the happenings in America just recently. The Land,...

Meemure - Paradise hamlet in Central Highlands By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Located about 324 meters above sea level among verdant...

Cinnamon Life lights up with Hope for 2021   Cinnamon Life, Colombo’s most iconic upcoming mixed development project, marked the...

Rowan Atkinson says cancel culture like a medieval mob ‘looking for someone to burn’ – by NICHOLAS JENSEN Rowan Atkinson in...

Tunnel back in time: Revealed after 67 years, the passage used in Great Escape-By ANDREW LEVY Unearthed: The entrance to...

The Dutch Burghers and English; Voices of Survivors Continued from last week Source:Island From the beginning of British colonial rule,...

Upali Dassanayake’s funeral today Source:Dailynews One of the top leading motor racing riders in seventies and former Parliamentarian Upali Dassanayake...

Y. C. Chang was one of Sri Lanka’s finest ruggerites-By Hafiz Marikar Y. C. Chang Source:Dailynews Y.C. Chang can easily...

Lankan-born Dr. Kanagasundrem awarded MBE Dr. Shikandhini' Source:FT Dr. Shikandhini Kanagasundrem (known by her maiden/professional name Dr. ‘Shico’ Visuvanathan), has...

Dr Palitha Abeykoon appointed special envoy of WHO Source:Ceylontoday Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appointed six...

Sri Lankan under10 cricket team of Adelaide emerge victorious-by Upananda Jayasundera The Under 10 and Under 12 Boys Cricket teams...

Cabinet approves to enter agreement to receive COVID Vaccines through COVAX facility Source:Dailynews Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal...

Row over Ukranian tourists deepens as visiting English cricketer also tests corona positive-By Shamindra Ferdinando Source:Island Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga...

British-Sri Lankans recognized in Queen’s Honor List Source:-ceylontoday Several British-Sri Lankans were among those honored in the 2021 New Year's...

eLanka Newsletter – 10 Jan 2021 – 3rd edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image...

England tour to Sri Lanka 2021: When the Test series starts, dates, squad and how to watch live on TV...

In memory of a champion hockey player Sandiya Ithagane Wijekoon Peiris Source:Dailymirror Sandiya humbly gave tribute to her school and...

Anil Jayasinghe excellent ruggerite, referee and coach-by Hafiz Marikar Anil Jayasinghe Source:Dailynews One of the top rugger players to come...

A People in-between East and West-by Prabhath de Silva Source:Island The Dutch Burghers in Sri Lanka: “We are a vanishing...

President Rajapaksa and his 13A dilemmas-by Rajan Philips Source:Island It was said of Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike that “it was...

English cricket team lands at Mattala Source:Ceylontoday The England national cricket team that will take on Sri Lanka in a...

               "A TREASURE-TREE" – by Des Kelly   They say that you will never...

My memories working at the Ceylon Tea Centre in London during the sixties My memoirs- written by Irangani Gunatillake I...

Sri Lankan style warm welcome in Melbourne Source:Island The whole world is almost at a standstill due to the Coronavirus...

Memories of the Solar Eclipse (1955) and the ' Vadakaha Sudiya' song Thanks to “Senaka’ for sharing the following……  The...

Sports governing bodies must appoint committed officials to serve-by Hafiz Maricar Source:Dailynews In Kandy, some of the sports have declined...

Rohan Weerakkody, only cricketer to win five titles at Mega Show-by Dinesh Weerawansa Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 1987...

The Irish Slave Trade – The Forgotten “White” Slaves-By John Martin Source:Globalresearch In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, let us...

Burundi to Bledisloe: The African refugee who'll sing Australia's anthem at Bledisloe III-By Tom Decent Burundian refugee David Nduwimana with...

Flying to the Northern Warfront in the 1990s Part 2 - by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Source: a surgeon’s tales “reminiscence of...

Rajan Supun Thalagoda was a fine ruggerite-by Hafiz Marikar Supun Thalagoda Source:Dailynews Supun Thalagoda began his rugby journey at Dharmaraja...

Leopard attack on farmers in Kutumbigala-by Kamanthi Wickramasinghe On the receiving end of a leopard! Scenic Kutumbigala sanctuary Source:Dailymirror Authorities...

NEWSProf. Ravi Silva of Surrey Univ. gets highest British honour title CBE-By Ifham Nizam Source:Island Renowned Sri Lankan scientist, Professor...

Calls for Sri Lanka to build new Test team Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lankan fielders give South African century maker Faf du...

Ex-Antonian fast bowler Jayampathy Weerasekera no more-BY HAFIZ MARIKAR Weerasekera Source:Sundayobserver Former St. Anthony’s College and Kandy CC fast bowler...

Sri Lanka’s Lord’s of golf-BY TB RAHAMAN General view of the Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Digana, Kandy Source:Sundayobserver...

Rohan Weerakkody: The unmatched star of a glittering show-BY DINESH WEERAWANSA Then and now …….. Rohan Weerakkody, perhaps is the...

Who tried to sabotage LPL? Ravin Wickremaratne Sri Lanka Cricket vice president and tournament director of the concluded Lanka Premier...

Sri Lanka Cricket practices hypocrisy, blocks media from England series-BY CALLISTUS DAVY Source:Sundayobserver The Galle International Stadium that will be...

Vaccine due in Lanka within two months- BY NADIRA GUNATILLEKE Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lanka could obtain a vaccine/vaccines for Covid-19 between...