Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost cultural profile
While supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war, both sides can celebrate ...
Sinhala translation of Jataka Tales launched in Sri Lanka
The Sinhala translation of Jataka Tales, a large collection of Buddhist stories, was launched in Colombo on the occasion of ...
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W.A. Silva’s 135th birth anniversary celebrated with a series of literary events
The 135th birth anniversary of W.A. Silva, one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated Sinhala novelists, took place on the 16th of January at the W.A. Silva Museum in Colombo 6. The W.A. Silva Foundation, in ...
SPIRE Academy continues to add amenities to 534 corridor
Improvements continue along Route 534 as SPIRE Academy adds to the opportunities for economic growth in the township and beyond. SPIRE Academy is renovating the former Motel 6 on the west side of ...
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Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marks independence day as new president pledges to rebuild the country
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked ... The Hearst Foundations has awarded the Seattle Art Museum with a ...
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Splendour of Independence Commemoration Hall
Standing majestically in the heart of Colombo, the Independence Commemoration Hall is a tribute to the courageous Sri Lankan ...
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Smoke rising from fire at national museum
Smoke rising from fire at national museum Firefighters work to contain a blaze that broke out at the National Hangeul Museum ...
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Navy installs medical grade Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant at ICU of National Hospital, Colombo
As part of the Naval Social Responsibility (NSR) project, a medical grade Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant designed for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at National Hospital, Colombo was declared open on 29 ...
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Rare bat species recorded after 58 years
The Tickell’s Bat (Hesperoptenus tickelli), a rare species that has not been seen in Sri Lanka for 58 years, has been found alive again, says Dr. Tharaka Kusuminda, a bat researcher at the Department ...
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Colombo University’s Physics Department opens museum
A Physics Museum was opened at the University of Colombo in conjunction with the 104th anniversary of the University’s Department of Physics. The Museum, a brainchild of the head of the Department of ...