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Amarani Goonetilleke In the 1950s, Sri Lankan cinema was in a sad condition. Story lines, scenery, dances, songs and music were moulded very much on the same lines as in...

Mil Sansoni The magpie robin is generally considered a bird of ill-omen-and all because this unfortunate bird is dressed in black and white.  This is just one instance of the...

Derick McGroarty Most flights from Britain to Sri Lanka are timed for early morning arrival at Colombo airport. After a long overnight journey there is a dawn glimpse of Southern...

The aquarium exhibit in any tropical zoo is always a treat. An enthusiastic aquarist does not have far to look when collecting for his exhibit. The Dehiwela Zoo, situated just...

Maureen Seneviratne Discovered by the then Archaeological Commissioner, H. C. P. Bell, in 1907 and 1908, the "Polonnaruwa Bronzes" of Sri Lanka are among the most magnificent of their kind...

It was not far back that Colombo was described by many as the "Garden City of the East." Even in the late 1960s many of the city's streets were lined...

Rodney Jonklaas On the flights to India, the title of this piece flows sweetly from the lips of Air Lanka inflight crews. The Guinness Book of World Records has it...

Minoli de Soysa goes diving The world 40 feet under the warm tropical sea, just a few miles away from the Hikkaduwa shore, is a totally fascinating one. Surrounded by...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake The island produces more beautiful and valuable rubies than are found in any other part of the world an likewise sapphires, topazes, amethysts, garnets and many other precious...

Sarasi Wijeratne Walk down any of the more populous streets of Colombo, or any other town in Sri Lanka, and you will be amazed by the number of jewellers in...