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Fife and Drum Band of St. Peter's College & Rev. Fr. Arthur Fernando - Rector (1956 - 1963) - Upali...

Kolitha excellent hooker and captain-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews A person who never thought of becoming a top Rugby player in...

SL’s first ever homegrown electric bicycle ‘Rhoda’ hits local streets Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka’s first ever homegrown electric bicycle made its...

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Rugby star Rohantha Peiris sportsman par excellence-by Althaf Nawaz Rohantha Peiris Source:Dailynews It is very rare to see a person...

Rugby star Saman brought honour and fame to Sri Lanka-by Althaf Nawaz Saman Jayasinghe captained Sri Lanka at both Hong...

Former Australia batsman Dean Jones dies Dean Jones Source:Dailynews Mumbai, Thursday: Former Australia batsman and cricket commentator Dean Jones, who...

Mervyn Rodrigo was a fine cricketer and athlete-by Upananda Jayasundera Mervyn Rodrigo Source:Dailynews Mervyn Rodrigo, former Outstation Schoolboy Cricketer produced...

eLanka Newsletter - 23 Sept - 8th edition - Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below...

"Have you ever seen the rain" - By Des Kelly This amazing video was seen by me, this afternoon, 29/9/2020....

Nine Arch Bridge – spectacular architectural marvel in Ella - By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Nine Arch Bridge also known as...

Sri Lankan priest builds houses for the poor-by Quintus Colombage Source:ucanews Madasami Selvaraj, a Hindu laborer, visited all the politicians...

Fighting the Fires of Climate Change Through Art-by Anoma Wijewardene Source:Groundviews Today is the Global Day of Climate Action Themes...

Dean Jones – Sri Lanka’s friend indeed-by Rex Clementine Source:Island The Aussies were in Galle for the first Test of...

S.P. Balasubrahmanyam succumbs to COVID-19 Source:FT Legendary playback singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on...

Annual General meeting of the S.Thomas’ College Old Boys' Association, New South Wales Branch Inc   Notice is hereby given...

Sri Lanka- Over 280 passengers arrive from Australia Source:MENAFN (MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) Over 280 passengers arrived from Australia today...

Sri Lanka centre Hafi Abdeen played in seven cup winning club sides-by Althaf Nawaz Hafi Abdeen Source:Dailynews Isipathana College, Colombo...

Dr Maiya top class ruggerite, coach and administrator-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews It is very rare to find present day sportsmen...

A PLACE TO TREASURE AND REMEMBER By Capt Elmo Jayawardena elmojay1@gmail.com There is a little school, very old in years,...

The elephant and alli mankada-by By Ashley de Vos Source:Island In 1999, a proposal was made by the undersigned as...

Your fingernails may give clues to underlying disorders-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: Your fingernails are like your horoscope. It reveals...

Aussie Brewer Joins With Dilmah To Launch Tea-Infused Ale Source:B&T Magazine Two of Australia’s most beloved rituals have been combined...

The mosque with 49 minarets-by Dishan Joseph Side view of the Red Mosque Source:Dailynews The general vicinity of Pettah is...

eLanka Newsletter - 23 Sept - 7th edition - Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below...

The last ride of a Jesuit Priest - By B. Nimal Veerasingham Greater welfare depends on our Individual and collective actions! Source: Island...

 What a story Oh My Goodness !! What a story!! I did a lot of investigating on this one, and...

The Jetliners--courtesy of Patrick Ranasinghe   1 Puppet On A String * 2 Hi Lili Hi Lo* 3 Guantan Amera...

Profiling young entrepreneurs – Part 1: COVID-19 is an opportunity for innovative minds-by W.A Wijwarhdena Ashan Jayasinghe at work  Source:FT...

Ceylon Swimming & Water Polo - 1964 The team took a flight from Ratmalana to Madras and then took the...

Niro Cooke appointed to CWEIC Board Niro Cooke Source:Dailymirror The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) announced this month the...

C.P. Abeygunawardena one of Sri Lanka’s finest scrum halves-by Althaf Nawaz Chandana Palitha Abeygunawardena Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka Rugby has produced...

Michael Jayasekera ruggerite par excellence-by Althaf Nawaz Michael Jayasekera Source:Dailynews It is very rare to see a person who excels...

Debahapuwa piloted Antonians to victory in 1968 Big Match-by Upananda Jayasundera Source:Daily News Gamini Debahapuwa , a versatile cricketer and...

Meet former International Cricket stars from Melbourne - Friday 25th Sep 2020 Zoom chat   Zoom chat with the International...

Full of beans: Instant coffee quality improves as tastes mature-JOSH DYE Peter Patisteas, managing director of Griffiths Bros Coffee Roasters...

Living in the Present – by Oscar E V Fernando   Rhythm! a boring repetition-a quirk of creation to be bourn as...

GENTLEMAN, FRIEND & TALENTED MUSICIAN: Ricky Christoffelsz – By Joe Van Langenberg The sad news of Ricky Christoffelsz's passing, in...

WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN CREATING ART FOR PUBLIC SPACES-Anoma Wijewardene Source:Artra Art inspires and uplifts, and in big cities with...

A magical world of books - Text and pix: Mahil Wijesinghe Step into the Gamini Hall bookshops wedged among the giant...

EATING IN THE FIFTIES and SIXTIES Pasta was not eaten in Australia. Curry was a surname.  A takeaway was a...

Colombo’s trams-By Dilshan Nadeera A historical vignette The Colombo Electric Lighting and Tramways Co Ltd was a British company represented...

Bible Rock – landmark in Colombo – Kandy Road: By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Breathtaking views of craggy dense mountains shrouded in...

Obituary: Mr Randy Peries - Past President of St Peters College OBU Sydney NSW The funeral of former Jetliners and...

eLanka Newsletter - 20 Sept - 6th edition - Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below...