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Chinese Fleet’s Impact on Sri Lanka in the Early 15th Century 

Charles Schokman’s Discovery of Amazing Facts conveyed in an Email entitled “A Bit of Ceylon History” Amazing how they sailed with 30,000 sailors on 35 massive ships In fact some ships were garden ships supplying food to the sailors! The … Continue reading

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Asian ‘Stars’ in USA’s T20 Squad … & Ranjan Paranavithana

Ranjan Paranavithana introduces some of the Asian Men with Sri Lankan links who are in the present US Squad at the T20 ODI Competition straddling India and Sri Lanka America is a country that produces extremely talented in many sports. … Continue reading

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Charith Asalanka under the gun ……

Anonymous Author in Digital Source featured in The Island [A few weeks back] Charith Asalanka faced the media for the first time since being stripped of Sri Lanka’s T20 captaincy and there was no bitterness in his tone. Instead, he … Continue reading

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A Shining Star in Sri Lankan Literature….Madhubhashini

Dylan Wave, in Facebook, August 2026 where the title runs thus: “Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka. A Distinguished Voice in Sri Lankan Literature” Sri Lanka has produced many remarkable writers whose work has crossed the boundaries of literature, education, and culture. Among … Continue reading

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Five Teams Compete in Lanka Premier League

The 2026 Lanka Premier League (LPL) features five competing franchises: the Colombo Kaps, Dambulla Sixers, Galle Titans (previously known as the Gallants), Jaffna Kings, and Kandy Royals. [1, 2, 3, 4] Here are the key details for each squad: Colombo … Continue reading

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India vs Safs: An Appraisal

Danny Byrne Dear Friends, I am in Calcutta for the India vs South Africa Test Series. I have a few issues with technology at the moment as I bought a new laptop a few days ago at the duty-free shop … Continue reading

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Gratiaen Prize in Lanka: Five in Shortlist

Five on the shortlist for Gratiaen Prize, …. May 5, 2026 The Gratiaen Trust, in partnership with John Keells Foundation and with the support of the British Council, announced the shortlist for the 33rd Gratiaen Prize on Monday evening. This … Continue reading

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In Memory of Rienzie Wijetilleke: His role in Salvaging SL Cricket

S. Skandakumar in GOOGLE Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) administration was in chaos when President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga appointed Rienzie Wijetilleke who passed away yesterday at the age of 85, as Chairman of the first interim committee to administer Sri Lanka … Continue reading

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The Colombo Chetty Lineages in Sri Lanka in Recent Centuries

NAREN CHITTY in Sydney has kindly and helpfully responded to my QUERY and provided a list of COLOMBO CHETTY SURNAMES/LINEAGES that can be found in Sri Lanka over the past few centuries. Quite a revelation!! Many  more names than I … Continue reading

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An American Outsider’s Appraisal of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict unto Death

  Prefatory Note by Michael Roberts in Adelaide, 7 June 2025  Brian Victoria was a colleague teaching Japanese in the Asian Studies Department when I moved to Adelaide Univerisity Anthropology in 1977; and we got to know each other at … Continue reading

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