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Richard Simon Anura Saparamadu’s extraordinary two-volume portfolio, Where Every Prospect Pleases: Sri Lanka through the Eyes of Foreign Artists, features a finely detailed panoramic view of the city of Kandy from the famous lookout point on the opposite side of … Continue reading →

SENT by Lokubanda Tillakaratne [now in California]  R.W. Ievers (1850-1905)  was the Government Agent of the North Central Province …See Manual of North Central Province (1899) ……This poem was provided by H.C.P. Bell, Archaeological Commissioner of Ceylon to the Times of … Continue reading →

Nations Trust WNPS Monthly Lecture  …. https://island.lk/wetlands-of-sri-lanka/ ** The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) markeded the World Wetlands Month with a timely and insightful dual lecture featuring two of Sri Lanka’s leading authorities on wetland conservation. The February monthly … Continue reading →

Dodwell Keyt The first oil painting by Sybil Weereratne was a vase with flowers. She recalls it without emphasis, as though the moment needs no special framing. The painting still hangs on the wall of her lounge room today, not … Continue reading →

Dr Anas Iqtait of  , whose chosen title was “Tony Blair’s ‘Board of Peace’ is a farce, not diplomacy” Donald Trump’s 20-point “peace  plan” for Gaza, unveiled with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s endorsement, has been  presented as a blueprint … Continue reading →

Harold Gunatillake, with item subject to a change  of ttle and the imposition of highlights by The Editor, Thuppahi Fox Hill in Diyatalawa has an interesting story behind its name. It’s a place filled with history and charm, where each … Continue reading →

Senaka Weeraratna, whose chosen title is  “The Cricket Theft of the Century? Sri Lankan innovation v ICC Lawyers” This ESSAY outlines the intellectual property dispute regarding the invention  f the Decision Review System (DRS) in international cricket. Background In March … Continue reading →