He was once asked about his position on whisky. Here’s how he answered: “If you mean whisky, the devil’s brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; If ...

Sigiriya Rock Palace: A historic marvel with its paintings of the king’s harem Go early morning and listen to the orchestra of birds, and see the troops of monkeys playing in the moat around this incredibly grand rock palace, an extraordinarily beautiful arrangement of boulder gardens that sport natural fountains ...

Law of Mechanical Repair After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you’ll have to pee Law of Gravity Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe. Law of Probability The probability of being watched ...

Source:Australian Antonians FB The Annual General Meeting of the Old Antonian Social Club (Australia) was conducted today at Walawwa (Melbourne). Senaka Amarasinghe was elected as the President for 2021. Immediate Past President, Naomal de Alwis (Vice President), Nadeesha Ratnayake (Secretary), Dumudu Rambukwella (Treasurer), Mohan Gomez (Asst Secretary) and Martin Pereira ...

Colombo, December 8: At present, Sri Lanka is synonymous with tea and not coffee. As on date, it is way down in the list of coffee producing countries, 43 rd. to be precise. But back in the 1870s, Ceylon, as Sri Lanka was then known, was among the top three ...

    Kandy is a mandatory stop in tourist itinerary. Breathtaking vistas, salubrious climate, culture, arts, handicrafts, Kandyan hospitality and scenic attractions have all contributed to Kandy as a famous tourist destination. Dotted with verdant tea estates in the surrounding hills, *Hanthana, *Nilambe, *Hewaheta, *Pussellawa and *Gampola as well as ...