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10 Best Places to Visit in Sri Lanka – By Malsha – eLanka Sri Lanka is a small island . Its in the Indian Ocean. Sri Lanka formerly known as Ceylon. Sri Lanka have Lot of beautiful places to visit . These Are the some of them. visit in Sri Lanka and Spend Your vacation meaningfully. 10 .Hikkaduwa .Hikkaduwa is a town on the south coast of Sri Lanka .Hikkaduwa is Famous for its long sandy beach. 9 . Ella Ella is a town in the Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka . Ella is surrounded by hills covered with cloud forests and tea plantations. Ella is one of most beautiful areas in sri lanka Attraction places in Ella Dhowa temple Bambaragala Peak Little Adam’s Peak Ravana Ella Falls Nine Arches Bridge Demodara Diyaluma Falls Yahalamadiththa temple Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Ravana cave Nildiya pokuna 8 . Anuradhapura Anuradhapura is ...

Dec 11, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Malsha Madhuhansi Tagged Anuradhapura, beautiful places, Ceylon, Colombo, Ella, Galle Fort, Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAY AND POPPY CEREMONY – By Brig. Hiran N. Halangode This year the Armed Forces Remembrance day and Poppy ceremony is due to be held on Sunday the 13th November 2022 at the Viharamahadevi park in Colombo. Since November is the month of Remembrance universally it is commemorated world over. Each year on the 11th of November, Britain and the Commonwealth countries remember their war dead in a formal manner by laying Poppy wreaths at their respective national war memorials and war graves related to those fallen in battle or died while in service during the two World Wars. The signing of the Armistice was at 11.00 a.m. on 11th November 1918 with the end of World War 1. Hence this day is considered as the Remembrance day. In Sri Lanka the ceremony is held annually with the support of the RCEL (Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League) who donate a ...

Nov 11, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Armed Forces Remembrance day, Colombo, Poppy wreaths, RCEL, Sri Lanka, Viharamahadevi Park, WORLD WAR 1

Street Names In Colombo By Charles Schokman Image Source : tripsavvy For those who grew up in a different era and left Sri Lanka long ago, will now be lost if they were to find directions in Colombo by their current street names. Politicians made a great deal about changing street names. Perhaps to display their “Nationalism”, maybe an easy con to fool the people. This mania of changing street names happens all the time and everywhere. London changed streets named after colonial characters whose reputations are now in question. The irony is that it is Saddiq Khan, the Mayor of London, who is presiding over these changes in the aftermath of Black Lives Matter protests. Unlike Colombo, New Delhi (and other state capitals) renamed their colonial era street names after internationally famous people, like Nelson Mandela. In Colombo, one hardly knows some of the characters whose names adorn streets. Kandy is ...

Oct 22, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Colombo, Nationalism, Sri Lanka, street, Street Names

Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 126 07 10 22 Happy Friday and we are here with a packed Kaleidoscope – We shed light on our lighthouses and we have a new NFT space launched by award-winning Canadian actress Lisa Ray, Colombo going it alone, exporters in a quandary, spicing up a twist, market news plus massive pumpkins & Mr Doodle. That’s today on Kaleidoscope. Enjoy, ...

Oct 7, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Savithri Rodrigo Tagged Canadian actress, Colombo, Friday, Kaleidoscope, Lisa Ray, Savithri Rodrigo

Sri Lanka’s Projection – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: *Asia’s ticking debt bomb: Sri Lanka crisis sounds alarm bells across the region- headlines Nikkei Asia. *Basilur Tea opens an exclusive outlet at Bandaranaike International Airport. Fuel queues-where are they? Trishaw drivers push their vehicles as they move up in line to buy fuel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in July. Such queues at the petrol stations have disappeared after the QR code system for obtaining fuel was introduced. After introducing the QR code, fuel usage has dropped, and the Bowser owners who do not get hired to transport fuel stand at a loss of revenue. “As reported by the Central Bank (CB), US$600 million had been spent on importing fuel monthly, and it had come down to US$230 million. It is a commendable decision taken by the government to uplift the economy. Basilur Tea opens an exclusive outlet at Bandaranaike International ...

Oct 4, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Asia, Colombo, Fuel queues-, QR code system, Tea

SRI LANKA NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2022) Compiled by Victor Melder. The Lotus Tower, built at a cost of USD 113 mn will be opened to the public on 15 Sept. Former President Maithripala Sirisena declared open the tallest self-supported structure in South Asia on 16 Sept 2019, though it was not opened to the public. The Presidential Media Division (PMD) yesterday said that a Chinese company had provided US$ 88.65 mn. “The loan installments are due to be completed by 2024. Already, USD 66.3936 mn of the loan ...

Sep 30, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Victor Melder Tagged Colombo, COVID 19 pandemic, Lotus Tower, Maithripala Sirisena, SRI LANKA NEWS

Sri Lanka’s protest movement toppled a president. Then came the crackdown – By South Asia correspondent Avani Dias and Alex Barry Source : abc Sri Lankan protesters were triumphant, the power was finally in their hands and the world was watching. On July 9, as thousands stormed the president’s official residence – swimming in his pool, watching his TV and laying on his bed – Wimukthi Ranasinghe was there live streaming the mayhem to his followers on Facebook. As he toured the president’s palatial Colombo home with his phone, the 25-year-old’s videos started going viral. It was the peak of the protest movement’s power. After months of calls for his resignation, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa quit the presidency and fled the country. But in the weeks since, as the world’s gaze has turned away, the sense of triumph and impunity felt by protesters that day has curdled into a climate of fear. Since Mr Rajapaksa’s ...

Sep 16, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Colombo, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, president's palatial, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Wimukthi Ranasinghe

The Sri Lanka vibe is changing – By Dr Harold Gunatillake The Economist-An interview with the president of Sri Lanka Concretely though, there’s more fuel in the country, the QR code system seems to be a big success, and the fuel queues have vanished. There are more cars and auto rickshaws on the street. What steps have been taken in the past three weeks to have changed the mood of the country? Soup kitchens in crisis-hit Sri Lanka are feeding the poor. People stand in a queue to receive food at a community kitchen in Colombo The Economist interviewed the president of Sri Lanka in Colombo on August 14th. The country was obviously in crisis last time they were in Sri Lanka. They said,” We got in last night, and the vibe has changed tremendously. It’s visible on the street, on the way in from the airport. What has happened ...

Aug 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Colombo, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, IMF, Ranil Wickremesinghe, The Economist

Bamba in the 50’s – by Arlen van der Wall Image source: Roar ( https://roar.media/english/life/history/the-great-days-of-bamba-life-in-the-bambalapitiya-of-the-sixties-seventies ) The Bambalapitiya strip between Lion House and Saraswathi Lodge was Colombo’s walk of fame. You did not have to be rich or famous to enter the mythologies that accompanied the virtual sidewalk stars. Here’s where Kum and Douggie Roberts faced off. Bamba heaved and trembled as the heavies clashed. Ronnie Steinwall was a mere bystander, the story goes. Here’s where George Siegertsz lazed outside Lion House while he honed his whistle on – ‘Hitler had only one big ball…’, everybody knew he had introduced the Colonel Bogey march to the ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’. Here, it all started! And these are the Mayfair booths that were crammed with the boys that starred in the crowd scenes. Every day they returned from Kitulgala to tell tall tales of stars and stardust to their awed and envious ...

Aug 23, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Alec Guinness, Bamba, Bambalapitiya, Colombo, George Siegertsz lazed, Jack Hawkins, Lion House, Saraswathi Lodge, William Holden

Nalandian Raveen leads SL under-19 team to England-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Raveen de Silva ( Captain ) and Shevon Daniel (V. captain ) Source:Dailynews All rounder Raveen de Silva of Nalanda College Colombo will lead the Sri Lanka under 19 team for the England tour which will commence on August 14 . The one month duration tour consists of two Youth Test Matches and three Youth ODIs and they will play one and only three day practice game before the four day test match which will commence on August 16. The Sri Lanka team will land in England after making good preparations under the head coach Jehan Mubarak and his supporting staff .The junior selection committee headed by its chairman former National off spinner Ranjith Madurusinghe and his team has selected the best team for this UK tour . The prolific stroke maker and useful leg spinner Raveen de Silva is ...

Aug 14, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Abhishek Liyanarachchi (D. S. Senanayake), Anjala Bandara (WK) (Mahanama), Asitha Wanninayake(St Anthony's Kandy) Caniston Gunaratnam (S.Thomas Mt Lavinia), Buddhika Herath (Trainer), Chamila Gamage Asisstant coach and bowling coach), Colombo, Dulaj Samuditha (Rajapaksa Central Weeraketiya), Duvindu Ranathunga (Mahanama), Gayan Wijekoon (fielding coach), Hasitha Amarasinghe (St Servatius Matara), Jayantha Seneviratne (Manager, Jehan Mubarak (Head coach), Lahiru Dawatage (St Peters), Malsha Tharupathi (Richmond), Pawan Pathiraja (Trinity), Priyantha Wickramasinghe (Physiotherapist), Ranuda Somaratne (Trinity), Raveen de Silva, Raveen de Silva (Capt) (Nalanda), Sadeesha Rajapaksa (Royal), Sahan Mihira (St John's Panadura), Shevon Daniel (V.Capt)(St Joseph's), Trevin Mathews (St. Anthoney's), Vinuja Ranpul (Nalanda), Wanuja Sahan Kumara (St Peters)