St. Joseph’s College Source:Dailymirror In 1960 the Sirimavo – Badurdeen  pact  attempted to grab all Catholic schools and appropriate them as state property. Our great college  St. Joseph’s was placed as top priority in their  list  of schools to be targeted and to be nationalised.The state fought both tooth and ...

Emergency relief funding is available for multicultural community organisations and specialist NGOs to support vulnerable migrant and refugee communities during the current COVID-19 restrictions. Minister for Multiculturalism Natalie Ward announced $1 million in funding as an immediate response to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on vulnerable members of the ...

Source:Dailynews Trinity College skipper Ashan Ratwatte (second from left) receiving the Bradby Shield from the donor of the shield former Royal College principal E L Bradby after they retained the shield with an aggregate of 20-16. Also in the picture is Royal fly half Sampath Agalawatte and Royal Principal Marcus ...

× For nearly two decades eLanka has reliably reported the facts, good news stories, photos, events at no charge, but our work is far from free to produce. Make an unconditional contribution today and help ensure the internet’s most trusted fact-checking site endures — and grows. Thank You! Source link ...

The Past is Another Country is a series of interviews with individuals distinguished for their contributions to culture and to society. In addition to discussing their individual contributions, the programmes explore the context in which each of them functioned. The interviews, by Rajiva Wijesinha, cover a range of developments in ...

Cricket bats made from BAMBOO are stronger, offer a better ‘sweet spot’ and deliver more energy to the ball than those made from traditional willow, scientists claim Cricket bats are traditionally made of willow from the Salix alba tree But Cambridge researchers made a full-size prototype bat from bamboo They ...