The system built by the British, began operating in 1864, initially from Colombo, Henerathgodde (Gampaha) and to Ambepussa. Kandy was reached in 1867. 1925-40 was the peak of railway development. Most ...

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It is now six weeks since the LTTE attack on the military garrison of the Sri Lankan Army at Mullaitivu in the North-East of Sri Lanka. Within a week of that event ACSLU issued a statement not only ...

Though they talk of globalisation, global village, decay of the nation state, the nation states continue to function with their boundaries in tact.

The Maha Aramaya and the Mahacetiya in Magama in the deep South of Ruhunu Rata was built by King Kavantissa's father of the heroic king Dutugemunu and his younger brother Saddhatissa. When the ...

The question of group ideology among the Sinhala people has engaged the attention of scholars in recent times. How did the Sinhala identity originate? What were its transformations in the course of ...

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is a pro-Sinhalese group whose campaign of violence in Sri Lanka during the 1980s was itself violently suppressed in 1989-90 by a combination of government and ...

Aadare Hithenawa Daskam Vismithai (Drama: Suuti Gamaraala) (with Sarath Jayaratne) Maa Premige (Drama: Suuti Gamaraala) (with Neela Wickramasinghe) Mage Bhaari Obai (Drama: Suuti Gamaraala) (with ...

I love Sri Lankan food. One of my absolute favorite is Pol Sambol. 1. Crack the coconut in half and pour the juice into a glass. You'll want to sip on the juice while you scrape the coconut; its tough ...

This an easy recipe for the otherwise difficult traditional recipe for hoppers. Sri Lankans generally have hoppers for either breakfast or dinner. It is a very thin and crispy pancake. This recipe ...

Using a rolling pin,roll the slices of bread until thin.Brush one side of a slice of bread with a little melted margarine and spread on some of the egg and bacon. Sprinkle with some salt and pepper to ...

Dr. Mass R. Usuf of Sri Lanka is the Senior Vice President of the National Association of Homoeopaths & Affiliates (NAHA) and is the Chief Acupuncturist - Holistic Diagnosis & Healing Centre - Pita ...