Mil Sansoni The magpie robin is generally considered a bird of ill-omen-and all because this unfortunate bird is dressed in...

Derick McGroarty Most flights from Britain to Sri Lanka are timed for early morning arrival at Colombo airport. After a...

The aquarium exhibit in any tropical zoo is always a treat. An enthusiastic aquarist does not have far to look...

Maureen Seneviratne Discovered by the then Archaeological Commissioner, H. C. P. Bell, in 1907 and 1908, the "Polonnaruwa Bronzes" of...

It was not far back that Colombo was described by many as the "Garden City of the East." Even in...

Rodney Jonklaas On the flights to India, the title of this piece flows sweetly from the lips of Air Lanka...

Minoli de Soysa goes diving The world 40 feet under the warm tropical sea, just a few miles away from...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake The island produces more beautiful and valuable rubies than are found in any other part of the world...

Sarasi Wijeratne Walk down any of the more populous streets of Colombo, or any other town in Sri Lanka, and...

Ashok Abharana It's such a dazzling collection you could spend the greater part of a whole morning admiring it, was...