Sri Lanka knows better than most, how these same three countries tried to prevent the local Armed Forces from defeating terrorism once and for all because it did not comply with their agenda. No Tomahawk missiles could be fired here, but their Foreign …
The Meditation series is to be held from April 27- 30 and May 1, at Astanka Yoga Mandir, one of the oldest Yoga schools in Sri Lanka. The programme will be led by Vyasah Kalyanasunderam, yoga instructor at Astanka Yoga Mandir, chief instructor at the I…
Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital that MediScene turns to, for when she was elected President of the Sri Lanka College of Haematologists in 2015 she turned a sharp focus on haemophilia. She worked towards establishing four dedicated centres for the …
In response to a Gazette notification calling for cadet trainees in the Sri Lanka Army, in July 1967, 12,000 applications were received by army headquarters ‘A’ branch, the administration branch that handles recruitment. After many interviews, a final list of 22 candidates was presented to the Ministry of …
In “Some Sinhala Combative, Field and Aquatic Sports and Games”, P.E.P. Deraniyagala, former Director of Sri Lanka’s National Museums describing ancient sports and games states that, “Combative sports were practised from the earliest times not merely for amusement, but in order to foster a …
Come hear your favourite songs from the past as Boney M performs in Sri Lanka in June. Boney M, featuring Liz Mitchell – the original lead vocalist accompanied by the full 8-piece live band, will be performing in Sri Lanka on June 16 at SLECC. Boney M …
The Best Racing Team in Cars was won by Margni Racing represented by Silva and Missaka Naveen while Ceat and Sri Lanka Army shared the Best Racing Team in Motorbikes. Team Ceat included Ivon. B. Gurusinghe and Madhura Peiris while the SL Army team had …
I was first introduced to the late Lalith Athulathmudali by Upul Jayasuriya, PC former President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka. Upul and I were constituents of the Ratmalana electorate which Mr. Athulathmudali represented in Parliament since 1977…
In Sri Lanka, once convinced of the Buddha’s teachings, he was ordained as a Theravada monk. Today, described as the “Flying Dutch monk,” Bhante Ananda travels extensively here and abroad, propagating the Buddha Dhamma and holding meditation courses. The slim coffee-table book, simply …
The US Congress approved Foreign Appropriation Bill has allocated US$ 35 million for Sri Lanka for FY 2018 “for economic development and democracy programmes, particularly in areas recovering from ethnic and religious conflict”. The Bill also details e…