Maurice de Silva Source:Sundayobserver A funeral service for former sportsman and Sri Lanka rugby player Maurice de Silva will be held on Tuesday, February 9, at 11am at St Bridget’s Catholic Church in Brisbane followed by his burial after he passed away last week at the age of 83 having ...

  “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” — Desmond Tutu.   Remember a time when someone was kind to you?  Now, think of when you did something good for someone else and how happy it made ...

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Nickname  Little Kalu, Little Dynamite  was the late great Tony Greg’s FAVOURITE කැලයක් මැද සැඟවුනු කලුවිතාරනගේ සුපිරි මාලිගාව – Romesh Kaluwitharana Romesh Kaluwitharana, or ‘Kalu’ as he was known, is most well remembered for the revolution he brought about to opening the batting in the limited overs format. Along with Sanath Jayasuriya, he transformed the role of ...

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  Popular menswear brand, Crocodile, was awarded at the SLIM Digi Awards 2.0, earning for itself a seat among the country’s most successful brands, all recognised for the effective implementation of their digital campaigns. The highly-anticipated annual awards ceremony, held on 21 January 2021, highlighted digital excellence in the marketing ...

Source:Island The Billionaire actor-producer Gehan Cooray on Los Angeles-based Sri Lankan-American independent filmmaker and classical singer Gehan Cooray, recently unveiled his debut feature length film ‘The Billionaire.’ The film is a contemporary, gender-swapped adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s 1930s play ‘The Millionairess,’ set in the modern day context of gay ...

Source:Island Sri Lanka’s elite cricketers are set to feel the pinch soon when their national contracts are up for negotiations in six weeks time. Cricket sources told Sunday Island that the board is considering slashing players salaries by as much as 40% following the recent disastrous performance in the two match Test ...

Image Source:Google maps  Jennifer de Silva is responsible for this magnificent story, sent to Max Gerreyn, who, in turn, sent it to me, for publication on the best website for all Sri Lankans, everywhere, eLANKA. Thank you Jennifer, and Max, of course for all these precious memories you wonderful people ...