Renowned as a snorkelers’ and divers’ paradise, Pigeon Island National Park with its powdery white sands and magnificent coral gardens is one of the two maritime national parks in Sri Lanka named after the endemic Blue Rock Pigeons (Columba livia also known as rock dove, rock pigeon or common ...

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Samantha Sudharshana Dikkumbura Source:Dailynews Samantha Sudharshana Dikkumbura, an old boy of Dharmaraja College, Kandy is an outstanding cricketer in the Eighties and his contemporaries were Prasanna Dissanayake, Priyantha Talwatte and Priyantha Weragoda to name a few. He played as an off spinner and a right hand middle order batsman. After ...

Source:Dailynews When we talk of the evolution of the Small Team concept in the theatre of jungle warfare, we have to recall its founder Major General Charles Wingate. An officer of the British Royal Artillery, he was an exponent of unconventional warfare. Initially, his superior officers didn’t appreciate his suggestions ...

Source:Dailynews Julian Bolling, who had the distinction of representing Sri Lanka at three Olympic Games, was born in Colombo on June 19, 1966. He is the son of Tara Bolling, nee Tara De Saram, who represented Sri Lanka in swimming events at the 1958 Asian Games. Julian who took up ...

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  Source:Island The World Bank’s Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Faris Hadad-Zervos, concluded a successful visit to Sri Lanka where he reiterated the World Bank’s commitment to support Sri Lanka’s efforts towards recovery and to build back better from the COVID-19 shock. Based in Kathmandu, Nepal, this ...