Food-loving Malaysians have been known to debate the best local food spots for hours. Tan Chooi Hong, hunched over a blazing hot wok, hadn’t broken a...
Today, May 2, 2021 marks the 129th death anniversary of James Taylor, the Scotsman popularly known as the father of tea in Sri Lanka. Hailing from...
A front page report in Thursday’s The Island read “NL slot: Ranil still dilly-dallying.” Dilly-dallying was the right word for describing what Wickremesinghe is doing about...
Niroshan Dickwella with his audacious stroke play helped Sri Lanka to reach 469 for six at stumps on day two of the second Test against Bangladesh...
By Capt. G A Fernando MBA, gafplane@sltnet.lk Compared to other Airlines British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) had uneconomical over powered, fuel-guzzling aircraft in its fleet, essential...
Rex Clementine at Pallekele He did not score a hundred in the first Test last week, but it was Tamim Iqbal, who took the game away...
Rex Clementine at Pallekele By the looks of it, the wicket for the first Test at Pallekele seemed like Newlands in South Africa, but in reality,...
Gotabaya R was in that officer intake By Maj Gen (Rtd) Nanda Mallawaarachchi VSV History bears evidence that the consolidation of a security arm of any...
By Uditha Devapriya Fernand Braudel’s “The Identity of France, Volume I: History and Environment”, translated by Siân Reynolds. HarperPerennial, 432 pp., 1993. Since at least Jason...
Rex Clementine at Pallekele Don’t judge a book by its cover is a phrase that is often used. Maybe in cricket terminology who should introduce something...