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Capt. Elmo Jayawardena Chronicles - Paradise Misplaced Our island was called Lanka in pre King Vijaya times. Valmiki's immortal Ramayanaya...

Legitimate caveats under threat in Sri Lanka?-By Raj Gonsalkorale There is speculation that caveats, the one thing that protects genuine...

George Bernard Show #මම අයිරිෂ්ජා තිකයෙකු නොවුණානම්_මම සිංහලයකු වෙන්න බොහොම කැමති. මම ලංකාවටත් එහි ජීවත් වෙන මිනිසුන්ටත් බෙහෙවින් ආදරය කරමි....

The F word with Smriti Daniel | Asha de Vos  

Lankans who volunteered for service with the Royal Air Force during World War 2 Source:Island Within a year of the...

Dutch treat? Source:Economynext PAST Colombo is a wetland in case you haven’t noticed. So is the Netherlands. When the Dutch...

eLanka Newsletter – 27 Dec – 8th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below...

Christmas Train with Lights A first for me. Utterly fascinating! Never knew about such a train. What a great idea....

Adisham Bungalow - wrapped in serenity of misty hills By Arundathie Abeysinghe     Situated about four kilometers from Haputale...

            "THE ROAD TO GALLE" - By Des Kelly Another Suburb in the Ceylon I...

Cricket - Test Match - South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2020  SRI LANKA 1ST INNINGS Dimuth Karunaratne (c)  b Ngidi 22...

HALGOLLA PLANTATION HOME - the unique sri lankan experience - December 2020 For the first time since we began this...

“Murali is Not a Match for Thileepan” — says Bharathiraja Thileepan during his fast unto death n September 1987 Source:Thuppahis...

Mannar Island is a bird paradise that survived Sri Lanka's civil war. Now an Australian mining company wants its sand...

The Masterpieces of Royal – Part 2 A Royal Tribute-by J. Godwin Perera Remembered Yesterdays Source:Island Note: The Covid 19 pandemic...

‘Kumala’ Mohamed, a passionate football player, coach and referee-By Hafiz Marikar T. ‘Kumala’ Mohamed Source:Dailynews T. ‘Kumala’ Mohamed, a retired...

Trinity’s cheer-man Perumal no more-by Hafiz Marikar Source:Dailynews Kandy’s rugby cheering man Sadden Perumal, a keen rugby supporter of Trinity...

Nishantha Ranathunga re-elected CCC president Nishantha Ranatunga, president Colts Cricket Club in the middle briefs the participants at the AGM...

Public urged to refrain from visiting Sri Pada on pilgrimage Issuing a statement, the Nuwara Eliya District Secretary has requested...

Christmas: What it means and how it began-By Uditha Devapriya Source:Island Celebrated by over two billion people across the world,...

Ayurvedic Department okays ‘Dhammika peniya’-By Shamindra Ferdinando …won’t be accepted till placebo control randomized double-blind clinical trial – Dr. Pathirana...

Good Morning - God's Blessings from eLanka

What the Diaspora can do for Sri Lanka: Chris Ponnadurai, Jetwing Jaffna’s founding General Manager-By Jekhan Aruliah Jekhan Aruliah An...

Shashi Ganeshan was an astute captain-by Reminisicing with Tilak Source:Dailynews In the year 1976 the captain and the vice-captain of...

Galle: A Heritage city under threat– Interview with dr. Uditha Jinadasa-by Doreen van den Boogaart & Luc Bulten   Aerial...

Antonian Priyantha Ekanayake - double international in rugby and basketball-by Hafiz Marikar Source:Dailynews Priyantha Ekanayake was a top-level sportsman, in...

Kallis named as England batting consultant for Sri Lanka Test tour Jacques Kallis Source:Dailynews Jacques Kallis has been appointed as...

MER for jumbos obstructed by ‘land work’ Two-legged ‘white elephants’ with crooked mindset threaten Hambantota wild elephants-by Prageeth Sampath Karunatilaka...

Cricket fraternity mourns gentleman Shashi Ganesan Source:Island Sri Lankan cricketing fraternity woke up on Saturday for the shocking news of...

A Child’s Guide to Modern Monetary Theory: Keynesianism in an old bottle?-by W.A Wijewardena John Law book cover Source:FT The...

Soul Sounds - Moods of Christmas 2020 Live Show   For the 17th consecutive year, join Soul Sounds as we bring...

Christmas Carols 2020 - “Joy to the World “ produced by Event360

Daya Jayasundera was a top class ruggerite, referee and coach-by Hafiz Marikar Daya Jayasundera Daya Jayasundera was one of the...

Zubair Doray was a fine sportsman-by Indika Welagedara Zubair Doray Source:Dailynews Former Wesleyite Zubair Doray who died on Saturday was...

Cost of living on the rise-by Nisal Baduge Source:Dailymirror Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) staged a protest in Maharagama claiming that...

The LSSP – 85 years on-by Vijaya Kumar Source:Island The Lanka Samasamaja Party, the oldest political party in the country...

A Caring Human Being Full of Humor- by Dr. Mahinda D. Jayasinghe Source:Island Dr. Mahinda D. Jayasinghe, MD was a...

Mosvold Villa named ‘Best Luxury Boutique Hotel, at WLHA 2020 Source:Island Situated amidst palm-lined golden shores and azure blue seas...

A sojourn in ‘Ceilon’ and carefree life of Dutch colonial society Book facts: Life Under the Palms: The Sublime World...

SUMMER SOLSTICE         Source:Drikpanchang Summer Solstice on Monday, December 21, 2020 Summer Solstice Time - 09:01 PM Summer Solstice Sunrise...

Wijetunge completes fifty years as a sportsman-BY TB RAHAMAN Rajiva Wijetunga Source:Sundayobserver Very few people will know that sportsman Rajiva...

When Sri Lanka lost a famous son through dubious selections-BY DINESH WEERAWANSA St. Peter’s College prodigy Rohan Buultjens, who was...

Behold those copious tears shed for democracy-BY RAJPAL ABEYNAYAKE Source:Sundayobserver Karu Jayasuriya’s comments about the pillars of democracy being assailed...

An artiste to remember Source:Sundayobserver Mario Ananda, son of legendary musician Gration Ananda will launch a documentary of his father’s...

Watershed in Sinhala literature Source:Sundayobserver Seventy-six years have passed since Martin Wickramasinghe wrote his masterpiece Gamperaliya (Uprooted) and sixty-four years...

The marvel of stained glass paintings-BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE 19th Century Gothic style stained glass windows which beautifully illustrate the life...

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Christmas Album with compliments from Shanti Senadeera 

UNOFFICIAL The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER CHRISTMAS 2020 If there's one overwhelming feeling...