Source:Island Lakpahana situated in Colombo 07, across from the Colombo Race Course opened its doors in December 1973. It was founded by Deshamanya Mrs. Siva Obeyesekere. It has gained popularity amongst customers for its wide array of Sri Lankan handicrafts, offering an extensive range of choice for local and foreign ...
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Source:Island I watched on a sports channel and BBC snatches of the closing ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the concurrent celebrations in Paris with President Macron atop the Eiffel Tower watching the fly past of planes emitting streams of white, blue and red fumes; and the ...
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Source:Dailynews The Foreign Ministry today said it was aware of 43 Sri Lankans still in Afghanistan and their repatriation would be arranged if needed. According to the Ministry the Lankans remaining in Afghanistan were mostly working for the United Nations, international organisations and private companies. As the Taliban forces seized ...
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Source:Dailynews Among the many historical sites located in the Sabaragamuwa Province, the Kuragala Sacred Area has a special place. This sacred place which is thousands of years old displays the pride of the Sri Lankans of yore through the magnificent facades dating back to the pre-Buddha era. Venerable Wimalakirthi Dhammarathana ...
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Source:Dailymirror A close examination of the baseballs used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will reveal four words that would likely draw a smile from any Sri Lankan. The white ball with red lacing carries the logo of Japanese sports goods manufacturer SSK Corporation but also with it the words “Made ...
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Source:Island In October of 1987, the government agreed to a visit by a team from the New Zealand Export Import Corporation, to explore the possibilities of the resumption and development of horse racing and breeding in Sri Lanka. Horse racing was a popular sport in Sri Lanka during the 1950s, ...
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Transcript:There are an estimated 1,500 super centenarians in the world and exceeding 600,000 centenarians. One in 1,000 people who reach the age of 100 live on to 110; several dozens are alive today including a woman in Japan who was born on 1903 There are over 100,000 centenarians in the ...
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The World Cup semi-finals between England and South Africa in 1992 became a talking point of the cricket world due to an ‘unfair’ rain related rule that cost South Africa a spot in the finals of the World Cup. South Africa’s task of gathering 22 runs from 13 balls was ...
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Nicola – UR Silver Is Gold To US Too! Do you recall the wonderful Sunday School song, ‘Silver and Gold I have none, but what I have I give Thee, but in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk’. Acts 3:1-10. Well, Nicola has certainly done ...
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