Photo of some the VIP’s that attended the Diplomatic and Consular Corps Christmas Dinner held at the Brisbane City Hall held on the 2nd December 2020 Photos Left to Right the Consul General for Germany Michael Rossman, The Hon. Consul for Portugal Diana Lopes, the Premier of Queensland Annastacia Palaszczuk ...

Source:Dailymirror Sri Lanka’s indigenous Adivasi community—the Vedda people—have historically maintained a diet of  kurakkan roti and game meat. They are also known to have various indigenous cures and treatments for their health purposes. In the past, each Adivasi person carried a pouch of indigenous health remedies—or Athbeheth—with them, along with ...

Source:Emergingcricket Asanka Gurusinha, the hard-hitting left-hander who was part of Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning team in 1996, will be the new Nigeria head coach and high-performance manager, it has been announced. Commencing in his new role on the first day of December, Gurusinha will lead the Nigeria Cricket Federation’s high-performance unit ...

Sam Rajiah one of the most senior planters from the era of  European planters, now 94 years, lives in retirement in his own private tea property at a spot called ‘Ottakade” on the road to Haputale from Bandarawela, just 15 minutes’ drive from the latter town. We have known Sam ...

Source:Dailymirror A recent article about Susil Moonesinghe on his 90th birthday by my Aunt Sumi Moonesinghe, made me wish to share a few personal memories as a tribute to him.   Uncle Susil was my father’s first cousin. I first got close to Uncle Susil and Aunty Sumi in 1975 when ...

St. Andrew’s Church, Palai The Northern Province of Sri Lanka has been embellished with many churches. The Anglican Church (Church of Ceylon) has been active in Jaffna and other Northern areas for 200 years. The pioneer clergymen from the Church Missionary Society came and faithfully propagated the gospel. One of ...

A ruined meditating structure of Arankele Source:Sundayobserver Kurunegala or Hasthihaliyapura was a royal capital for over half a century. It boasts of numerous historical sites venerated by generations of Buddhists and other communities, built by kings in the bygone era. These magnificent monuments are testimony to a proud ancient grandeur, ...

Mario Villavarayen with David Warner Source:Sundayobserver Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Mario Villavarayen who was also the trainer of the Sri Lanka and Bangladesh teams, has now undertaken a dual role with the Jaffna Stallions at the Lanka Premier League (LPL). He could not make his mark as a top ...

  Transcript: Yes, let us discuss the topic, and let me explain the myths, and what  the best dietary module acceptable, if you have diabetes type 2. The staple diet of a Sri Lankan is rice and curry and not curry and rice. Rice is an important part of a ...