Source:Colombogazette Jagath Wellawatta has been appointed as the new Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Italy following strong criticism after he was nominated as the High Commissioner of Australia. The Committee on High Posts today approved his appointment as the new Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Italy. Wellawatte was previously nominated ...

In 851 AD, an Arab merchant, called Soleyman, wrote an account of his travels to the island of Serendib. Impressionistic but insightful, it records the earliest known engagement of a Muslim with Sri Pada, also known as Samantukuta. Soleyman does not refer to Sri Pada as “aadam malayi”, the name ...

Source:Dailynews No more will we see Timal Jayamanne on stage performing with a lot of interest and interplay with his regular band or helping other musicians whenever they needed the artistry of a bassist. He was a musician with principles and always walked the straight path. But now sadly, he ...

  President Assures Constitutional Amendments President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday assured that action would be taken to amend the Constitution and introduce a new Electoral System to the people as promised. President Rajapaksa said corruption and fraud would not be tolerated and that all officials should work for the people by ...

SLTPB/SLCG Press Release with Q & A – The Australian government recently revealed our overseas travel ban will be lifted in mid-November. What restrictions are in place for international travellers entering Sri Lanka? – Issued by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in association with the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in ...

Visharada Neela Wickremasinghe’s voice bears a signature Sri Lankan female voice, at the same time, possessing the attributes of a versatile South Asian singer, has been employed with facility in songs which music motifs were derived from diverse traits of music in equally diverse musical traditions.  Throughout her trailblazing career, ...

Photo source: Daily News ( https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/10/25/sports/262780/rugby-legend-chandrishan-passes-away ) Article Source: Daily Mirror ( https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Rugby-legend-Chandrishan-Perera-passes-away/108-223175 ) Former Sri Lanka national rugby captain and prominent sports personality Chandrishan Perera passed away at a private hospital yesterday.   Chandrishan was born in 1961 and schooled at St. Peter’s College Bambalapitya upto Grade 5 before leaving for London to continue ...

Source:Sundayobserver The late veteran film maker, editor and the pioneer in television dubbing art in Sri Lanka, Titus Thotawatte’s 10th death anniversary fell on October 15. As the Director of Film and Dubbing Unite at the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, he could present iconic tele-series such as Oshin, Kung Fu, ...

I was bewildered and dumbfounded to see the obituary notice on the internet of my venerable friend and acclaimed Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr Nisal T. Kurukulasuriya (Bunty) on the early morning of the 13th January 2016. According to the obituary, Bunty had passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife, children ...

Chief Scores:  Sri Lanka 172 for 5 (Asalanka 80*, Rajapaksa 53, Shakib 2-17) beat Bangladesh 171 for 4 (Naim 62, Mushfiqur 57*) by five wickets with seven balls to spare  The first of the second phase clash between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Group 1 in the ICC WC T20 tournament was played ...