Mirror Magazine

From today, The Sunday Times web edition includes articles from Sri Lanka’s only English language children newspaper The Funday Times.
The article appearing this week – The first king of Anuradhapura is part of a continuing series in the Funday Times on the “Mahavansa”, the recorded chronicle of Sri Lankan history. Look forward to more from next week of Sri Lanka’s history only in THE FUNDAY TIMES.

Young monks on "Pindapatha'

The first king of Anuradhapura
Upatissagama underwent a period of unrest due to constant wars. On one side of the river, Prince Pandukabhaya was strengthening his armies, with the assistance of Chandra, whilst on the other side, King Tissa and his brothers were raising armies.
When men acted as women
Folk drama occupies a prominent place in the life of the rural people. It was the main form of entertainment of the rural folk in the olden days when theatre as we know it today, or cinema, was unheard of.
Aliens in Sri Lanka
What is an Invasive Alien Species?
An alien species refers to any organism, which occurs outside its natural range or dispersal potential. They are commonly referred to as non-native, foreign or exotic species.