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Ten Places In Colombo And The Origins Of Their Names
By Vinod Moonesinghe
As Sri Lankan towns go, Colombo is relatively young—a mere five centuries from when the Portuguese established a fort and expelled the Muslim...
Colombo’s trams
The Colombo Electric Lighting and Tramways Co Ltd was a British company represented in Ceylon by Boustead Brothers. The Tramways were ready for operations by 1899/1900. This company owned and operated the Pettah Power Station at Saunders Place which supplied the 110 volts DC power to propel the trams.
Commentary on Sinhala Kingship ( Vijaya to Kalinga Magha )
1. Vijaya to Mahasena, in which the dominant attribute of kingship was gamani, which is described as a populist and consensual character emerging out of ancient gamas.2....
Dhamma Gems
2564-2020 Vesak Journal of Servants of the Buddha, Maithriya Hall, Lauries Road, Bambalapitiya
The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon
The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon Vol I Book 1, 2
The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon Vol II Book 3, 4
The Temporal...
Sri Lanka, Sovereignty, Democracy, & Terrorism
If anyone did not support FP (Federal Party) at the works, then they were looked down upon as traitors of the Tamil race.
Underworld gunman “Chamiya” killed in shootout with police
https://youtu.be/mNx1e67xeiA
A member of a criminal gang has died in a shootout with the police in area of Gampaha.
The deceased is identified as Chaminda Edirisooriya...
මූලික ආර්ථික විග්රහය
ආර්ථික විද්යාව ගැඹුරට හැදෑරීමට අපේක්ෂා කරන විශ්ව විද්යාලයීය ශිෂ්යයන්ගේ අවශ්යතාවන් මඳකින් වත් හෝ පිිමැසීම සඳහා ශ්රී බුද්ධ වර්ෂ 2505 දුරුතු මස පුර පසලොස්වක පොහෝ...
Presenting the policy statement of the government by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
https://youtu.be/1FbWAYbPNGg?t=16
Honourable Speaker, Honourable Prime Minister,
Honourable Leader of the Opposition,
Honourable Ministers, Honourable State Ministers, Honourable Members of Parliament,
I have this opportunity to address you as...