It was on the fourth day of February,1956, approximately eight years after Ceylon gained her own independence from Britain, that this writer lost his own independence, no easy task, as I remember, getting there.           I was this “Bambalapitiya boy”, who ...

Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC’s) writer Srian Obeyesekere has been conferred the prestigious Bernie Wijesekera Silk Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sports 2020 conferred by Sports Info. Obeyesekere is a former Sports Editor of the ‘Island’ newspaper and Deputy Sports Editor of the ‘Sunday Observer’. He had the distinction ...

Source:Sundaytimes Dennis as he is fondly called and known in hockey circles, is no ordinary sportsman. One dedicated to the game with a sense of perfectionism. Dennis who excelled with the stick by serving his country, captaining his college and representing clubs, did also blow the whistle, coached with passion, ...

Source:Sundayobserver Russia has expressed its willingness to allow Sri Lanka to produce its own Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V locally if the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) authorises it for local use, a senior state official said. The Sputnik V vaccine is already being manufactured in India and those two countries ...

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  Something very different, AND very good, in our favourite baila dancing style. Everyone who loves “doing” the baila will undoubtedly love this video, kindly sent to me by a good friend, Elliston, via Stanislaus Kleyn, who obviously loves this type of music & dancing and now wishes to share ...

Metabolism is the result of chemical processes that occur in your body to create energy to maintain life, health and wellbeing. It participates in cell growth, maintenance of cell activities and can be compared to a motor engine that keeps working to provide the motion and other activities that assist ...

Hilton Colombo announces the launch of their online shopping platform www.shop.hiltoncolombo1.com making ordering online an easy and hassle free experience for all their customers, locally and around the world. The online purchase platform covers three categories – namely Events – ‘a stage set for kings and queens’; Food and Beverage ...

The Central Bank had printed a record Rs. 650 billion in 2020 to help manage with the country’s monetary and fiscal challenges.  As per Bank data, as at 31 December 2020, the face value of CBSL holding Government securities amounted to Rs. 725.19 billion whilst at the beginning of 2020 ...

Having served in the Royal Ceylon Navy myself, so many years ago, it was very heartening, and I felt proud to read this beautiful story, authored, in the first place, by a guy named Dan.            Daniel, we, at eLanka would have been more than pleased ...