Our island was called Lanka in pre King Vijaya times. Valmiki’s immortal Ramayanaya had King Ravana ruling the land from the city of Lankapura . That was almost four thousand years ago. The Arab traders termed it Jaziratul-Yaqut, island of rubies. Some called it Serandip, some Ceilan, from which the ...
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Situated about four kilometers from Haputale and designed in Tudor and Jacobean style, similar to Leeds Castle in Kent with solid granite walls as well as long narrow windows and chimneys, Adisham Bungalow is situated in a spectacular environment with undulating mountain ranges and breathtaking valleys. The well-maintained ...
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Dec 27, 2020
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The SIA jumbo turned for the final approach on Plaisance International Airport. The night was cloudy and listless, the sky was demanding with a stratocumulus overcast. There was moderate rain over the airfield. My copilot who was flying the aeroplane was an experienced operator and he landed the big Boeing ...
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Dec 27, 2020
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There is speculation that caveats, the one thing that protects genuine private land owners from fraudsters who manage to sell their land with bogus land titles, and protects genuine third parties from exploitation by land owners, is under threat and that legislation is being drawn to change land registration laws ...
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Dec 27, 2020
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A first for me. Utterly fascinating! Never knew about such a train. What a great idea. This is another longer clip I discovered of the same train, with more night-time footage that really highlights the visual effects against a dark backdrop. A video of a Christmas Train with ...
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Dec 27, 2020
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Search eLanka website eLanka Newsletter Signup eLanka Marriage Proposals Donate to eLanka News Best & Less Travel Banner Advertising on eLanka Sri Lankan Events Calendar << Dec 2020 >> M T W T F S S ...
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Dec 27, 2020
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Source:Economynext PAST Colombo is a wetland in case you haven’t noticed. So is the Netherlands. When the Dutch made Colombo their colonial capital, it must have felt just a bit like home. They were at the height of their powers of course, when they took over here from those despised ...
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Another Suburb in the Ceylon I remember so well. Down South, as they would say, in America, Galle was one of the major Cities, where the ancestors on mum’s side, whose name was Kriekenbeek, a Dutch name, if ever there was one, took over from the Portuguese, built a massive ...
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Dec 27, 2020
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Search eLanka website eLanka Newsletter Signup eLanka Marriage Proposals Donate to eLanka News Best & Less Travel Banner Advertising on eLanka Sri Lankan Events Calendar << Dec 2020 >> M T W T F S S ...
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Search eLanka website eLanka Newsletter Signup eLanka Marriage Proposals Donate to eLanka News Best & Less Travel Banner Advertising on eLanka Sri Lankan Events Calendar << Dec 2020 >> M T W T F S S ...
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