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Block II of Yala National Park was recently opened to the public. Stretching from Kumana southward it is strewn with...

Traditionally, sweets would follow an event that may take too long a time to wait around for, which is why...

Maureen Seneviratne Torch spinners like this lead the way at the Kandy Perahera. Photo: Gamini Jayasinghe  The Kandyan dancer from...

Theja Weeratne Driving through the provincial highways in Sri Lanka you will see local handicrafts displayed in wayside stalls, arranged...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake The blurbs and brochures speak much of the ancient cities of Sri Lanka. A visitor to the island's...

Colombo offers many opportunities for recreation. There are facilities in the city for Golf, Tennis, Squash. Swimming, Rowing, Cricket, Billiards and...

Maureen Seneviratne A tourist once proudly claimed that he had received a letter from home in Europe merely addressed to...

By Fred R Malvenna Leaving Colombo at midnight we were at the Yala National Park by 5 a.m. Having completed...

Raine Amarasinghe Some of the many leopard cubs at the Dehiwela zoo. If in keeping with the norms of zoological...

Theja Weeratne The shrine room of the temple showing the statue of the reclining Buddha, with the sapphire eyes, and...