Website: www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: Many countries in the world including Sri Lanka celebrate the first of January as a day of celebration. In 45BC, New Year’s Day was celebrated on January 1st for the first time in history as the Julian calendar took effect. According to tradition, during his reign ...
Read More →Sir James Emerson Tennent Source:Dailymirror James Emerson Tennent was Colonial Secretary in Ceylon from 1846 to 1850 and Acting Governor in April-May 1847. Tennent was not just an administrator, a Colonial master lording over obsequious natives. His keen eye and ear caught the nuances of the communities he was administering. ...
Read More →Source:Sundayobserver It had been our cherished dream to visit Dambana, the ancestral Adivasi village. We had spent years looking forward to it and finally it took months to plan the trip. Dambana was not a disappointment, but there was something different for us in the trip as well. Long before ...
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Read More →This has reference to our initial meeting held on 9th December 2020 at my official residence on the above. As discussed at the above meeting, we formed a Committee to study the Draft Constitution and to finalize arrangements to formally establish the Sri Lanka – Australia Business Council in ...
Read More →Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lanka, enriched by its multi-ethnicity is a treasure trove of culture. One of the main cultural events celebrated within the nation is the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. Celebrated annually on April 13 and 14, this joyous occasion is a specimen of the cultural diversity in the country ...
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Read More →Source:Dailynews The coastal towns of Sri Lanka are embellished with an alluring charm. Today we discover the hidden beauty of a very old island in the North of Sri Lanka, about 20 km from Jaffna. Karainagar (Island of Karai trees) is a destination that effortlessly combines the majesty of the ...
Read More →Nilani Ratnayake performs at her pet event Source:Sundayobserver Blundering officials at the national athletic trials will reduce the chances of steeple chaser Nilani Ratnayake’s qualification rankings to the Tokyo Olympics Games. Ratnayake will be vying to qualify in the women’s 3000m steeplechase event and currently stands as the 35th in ...
Read More →Source:SUNDAY ISLAND A critically endangered new species of geckos (Cnemaspis lokugei) was discovered from Haputale and Idalgashinna areas in Sri Lanka’s central highlands. This was the first to be recorded so far for 2021. The newly discovered species was named in honor of Ajith Nethkelum Lokuge, a pioneer ecologist, ...
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