Twenty Paulians, Ten Kilometres, £2,500 Raised: SPM PPA UK Charity Walk Hits Its Target at Box Hill Photo: APISRILANKAN.COM Twenty members of SPM PPA UK completed a 10-kilometre charity walk at Box Hill, Surrey, on Sunday 8 November 2026, reaching their £2,500 fundraising target. The walk brought together Paulians, alumni of St. Paul’s Milagiriya in […]
Veera Puran Appu: The Moratuwa-Born Leader of the 1848 Matale Rebellion Illustration, not a historical photograph. The figure is an imagined depiction and is not intended to represent Puran Appu’s actual appearance. Veera Puran Appu is remembered as one of the leading figures of the 1848 Matale Rebellion, an uprising against British colonial rule in […]
Spa Ceylon’s Sleep Balm Wins Best Wellness Product at Pure Beauty Awards 2026 in London The award-winning Sleep Intense Dream Balm. Product photograph: Spa Ceylon UK. A Sri Lankan brand’s name was recognised at London’s Grosvenor House on 15 October, as Spa Ceylon Ayurveda’s Sleep Intense Dream Balm won the Judges’ Choice award for Best […]
Kandyan Dance at the Gate: KD Co. Celebrates British Airways’ Return to Sri Lanka KD Co. brought Kandyan dance to the British Airways inaugural flight celebrations at London Gatwick. Photograph: KD Co. / Kandyan Dancers, via eLanka. British Airways has resumed scheduled flights to Sri Lanka, restoring a direct London Gatwick–Colombo connection for the 2026–27 […]
British Airways Brings Hoppers’ Sri Lankan Menu to the Skies on Its New Colombo Route British Airways is bringing Sri Lankan flavours to its new London Gatwick–Colombo route through a limited-time menu created with Hoppers, the London-based Sri Lankan and South Indian restaurant group. From 23 October 2026, Club World customers will be able to […]
Tamil Art History Book Launch in London Raises Funds for Children in Sri Lanka A London book launch celebrating Tamil architectural heritage has also become an opportunity to support vulnerable children in Sri Lanka. The official launch of The Glories of Thiruvarur Gopuras, the new book by Dr K. Sivakumar, took place on Sunday 27 […]
