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  SunFest 2015 - New Year Celebrations by Sydney Sri Lankans Last Sunday the 19th of April, the most important...

Did you know that you could virtually pay off your 30-year home loan in half the time? Imagine not having...

When the British took over the island in 1796, Colombo had a population of 4, 700. In the city of...

Cooking white rice with coconut oil and then cooling it in the fridge could drastically cut the kilojoules it contains...

What do people do- Easter weekend?   In Australia, Good Friday is the start of a four-day weekend and falls...

By Dr Harold Gunatillake Diabetes, a disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood, is more common than...

136th BATTLE OF THE BLUES When I was invited to write an article on the Royal-Thomian by the Editor of...

The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates to a record low. Is this your opportunity to reap the benefits? Here’s...

Benefits Of Drinking Wine By Dr Harold Gunatillake Health Writer Drinking a small quantity of alcohol daily, especially the wines,...

Says presidential poll 2015 was David-Goliath fight The Daily FT spoke with UNP Working Committee Member, Media Director and Political...

An Australian author proteststhe draconian power of Sri Lanka’s executive presidency by writing a book that publishers fear printing… (more…)

Kidneys are just not two ‘kidney’ shaped organs situated at the back of your tummy filtering urine and getting rid...

Iron (chemical symbol Fe) is a mineral an essential nutrient, with important roles in our body, the main task being...

FAMOUS FIRSTS OF THE PAST STUDENTS OF WESLEY COLLEGE AT COLOMBO, SRI LANKA. WESLEY has gained quite a reputation for...

Upheaval in Asia, post World War II World War II (the War) ended in August 1945.  For nearly six years...

It was a Friday afternoon in 3 mills studio east London. I was queuing up for the opening round of...

In just a few days the most spectacular and stupendous sports extravaganza – the Games of the XXXth Olympiad –...

Story by Mark Zeigler (ref: https://m.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/25/accidental-olympian/ ) Wednesday, July 25, 2012 LONDON — Christine Sonali Merrill was born in Bakersfield...

The Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon Bulletin – June -July 2012 - Read the Full Article - Download the PDF...

In my youth I wasn’t well disposed towards Thomians. This unease with the blue, black, and blue went back to...

2012 Cricket@Killara - Match Report by Dinesh "move over Harsha Bogle" De Silva By Shehan Wijetilaka and Dinesh De Silva...

Dear Mr President Your Sri Lanka Cricket Team has just completed a very successful tour of Australia. They played a...

“Thomians Hunt in Packs; Never Alone”   My journey through life with my Thomian began with this hunt. In an...

Babe was in Mary’s womb: in a manger before the stable manger. Warmth cocooned him in the womb as well...

By Pulasthi Samaraweera They learnt and made the Thoras depart… Disce Aut Discede - Learn or Depart – The motto...

Dear Fellow Royalists In our earlier email to you, we invited all the over 50 year OBA members who were...

Harvesters Assist Inc Being the Difference. Information Night held on 14 th Sep 2013 at St. Anne's Anglican Church Ryde,...

If there is a history of diabetes in your family, then you should start considering the possibility that you may...

J.B.C. Rodrigo Born on June 6, 1899 my father was a hero to me. He was educated at Royal College...

I am saying it should be the spirit. I am not asking anyone to shed away or denounce their ethnicity...

|The history of elephants in Europe dates back to the ice ages, when mammoths (various species of prehistoric elephant) roamed...

One laugh per day is better than eating one apple a day.... A man was granted two wishes by God....

"Reverend father A. J. Thurstan started a private technical school in 1859 in this beautiful environment and maintained it out...

The Enduring Legacy of the Royal-Thomian "Big Match" 134 and Still Batting On: By Krishantha Prasad Cooray In recent years,...

The Khaki is more at odds than even in the Battle of the Blues, just as much as their colours...

The Don Moore Community Centre at North Rocks, NSW, Australia was the scene of good old fashioned fun and frivolity...

THE PERPETUAL NOVENA - ALL SAINTS CHURCH – BORELLA HOW IT BEGAN Rev Fr. Christopher McCarthy a Redemptorist showed Fr....

136th BATTLE OF THE BLUES When I was invited to write an article on the Royal-Thomian by the Editor of...

On the 24th of this month the Sri Lanka Reconciliation Forum Sydney held a solemn event to remember all those...

Immediate past President of the CSA and now on the Committee, Lion Harry de Sayrah OAM JP recently received the...

Choosing the perfect location in which to purchase your investment property can be daunting. Depending on who you listen to,...

By Raj Gonsalkorale ( article courtesy of the Asian Tribune ) The Sri Lanka Gazette notification 1901/20 dated the 13th...