The Ambassador who went to Kandy
This article is part of a continuing series on Sri Lankan history The Dutch governor informed Batavia that it was not possible to make peace with King Rajasinghe. The Dutch entertained a fear that the king will get friendly with the Portuguese again. Because of this, they thought of making some kind of peace, with [...]
‘Let’s serve our community’
The students of Grade 7 of Lyceum International School, Nugegoda decided to do a project titled ‘Let’s serve our community’, to support different causes in society. Classes got together to support various projects as follows. National Cancer Institute Paediatric Unit A team of students from Grade 7 raised funds for cancer patients. We were able [...]
SLGGA 100 Cakes from 100 Hands
Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association had a unique stall at the Colombo Christmas Fair (Hawker Street) of the Colombo Municipal Council from December 22 – 24, 2016. The stall entitled “100 Cakes from 100 Hands” had 100 different types of cakes, muffins, tarts and cupcakes, all homemade with the finest ingredients. Not forgetting health, there [...]
Fairway Galle Literary Festival
Many interesting events were conducted at the Children’s Programme of the Fairway Galle Literary Festival held on January 14 and 15, 2017, at Thomas Gall School in Galle. Pix by M. D. Nissanka and Kevin Koththigoda
Kids Essays
My trip to Ella I went to Ella on December 24, 2016. I went with my mother, father, brother and my friend’s family. We left home at 1.30 in the afternoon. When we were driving up the mountain, we went through a thick mist where we couldn’t see the road ahead of us. My father [...]