The death of King Senarat
The people were very unhappy about the return of Almeida. But the officers in Goa were not bothered about this. On the other hand, the people were sad that . De Melo was sacked from his position and sent back. Though a stern person, Almeida was an efficient worker. In Colombo too, there were revolts. When [...]
Veteran children’s book illustrator and author Sybil Wettasinghe, fondly called Sybil Nanda, was felicitated on her 88th birthday with the launch of five of her new children’s books. The ceremony was held on October 31, 2015 at the M. D. Gunasena auditorium in Colombo. Pix by Indika Handuwala
Awards Ceremony of the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association
The National Awards Ceremony of the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association was held on October 31, 2015 at the Jeremias Dias Hall, Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo.
OKI Students awarded the 2nd Runners
Students of OKI International School Wattala, were awarded the 2nd Runners Up position in the Kandyan Dance category and the Western category at an event hosted by Alethea International School, Dehiwala.
Choir of the British School in Colombo
The Senior Choir of the British School in Colombo won the Inaugural Inter International Schools Choir Competition 2015 on November 1, at the Tower Hall Theatre. The finals featured six school choirs and the standard of performance was extremely high.
Kids World
My favourite sport My favourite sport is swimming. I do swimming for leisure. Every Sunday, I go swimming with my mum, dad and my sister. My mum and dad cheer both of us as we swim. Although my sister wins the swimming race between us, I really like swimming. But the most crazy and horrible [...]