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Lal Anthonis Adult, adolescents and a baby elephant at Lahugala. My two buddies, Mervyn, Chandima and I had left Colombo at 4 a.m. and long before we reached our destination,...

Rugby is a popular spectator sport in Colombo. Looking for excitement – an action-packed evening followed by winning, dining, fun and maybe dancing? Then the best place to be dining,...

Stanley Welgampola The marble image of the reclining Buddha. and the stylised footprint of the Buddha at the entrance to the Seemamalaka Sedately seated amidst the placid waters of Colombo's...

Vilma Wimaladasa Serendib, Taprobane, Ceilao, Ceylon and now Sri Lanka ... call it by any name but it will, as since times long ago, smell as sweet, as "its spi­cy-wooded...

Part of the Buffet at the Meridien 's Cafe Fleuri. It is a great escape into the Galadari Meridien's Cafe Fleuri. One often gets used to the advertisers' blurbs about...

Renuka JeyaRaj A Sri Lankan Sinhalese bride, wearing the typical gold jewellery that Sea Street is famous for.Photo: Prasanna Hennayake "Sunday Times" The entrance to Sea Street, from Colombo's busy...

Theja Weeratne Buddhist devotees climb the steps of the Kelaniya Vihara to worship. Photo: Pushpakumarn Matugama The most important centre of faith for Buddhists in Colombo and its suburbs is...

Harry Wentworth George Houghton in one of his inimitable books on the lighter side of golf gives this interesting description of how one is addicted to the sport. "Assuming that...

Kalpana Isaac The gold painted statue of the seated Buddha at the entrance to the Vihara Maha Devi Park. It was not far back that Colombo was described by many as...

Marko Polo A view of the Hilton International, Colombo, set in its beautifully landscaped gardens.  The fast changing skyline of Colombo now in­cludes another height of luxury. In fact, there is...