Heat the butter. Add the onions chillies & parsley. Fry for few minutes & add the flour. Stir & add the stock gradually. Cook until thick & remove from fire. Add the boiled fish & the prawns & the ...

The system built by the British, began operating in 1864, initially from Colombo, Henerathgodde (Gampaha) and to Ambepussa. Kandy was reached in 1867. 1925-40 was the peak of railway development. Most ...

Once a prominent Sri Lankan parliamentarian, a veteran Barrister at Law and a well known human rights activist in Sri Lanka, Prins Gunasekera's latest book titled 'A Lost Generation ( Sri Lanka in ...

Dr. Buddhadasa Bodhinayake has been a household name all over Sri Lanka. Hailing from a suburban Sinhala family background in Bentota and guided by his father, a Head Master of a Sinhala School, he ...

Ever think about it? Or arethey one and the same? Well, if you guessed Muslim, you"d be wrong. Surprised? Don"t be, many Sri Lankans would have had to think that one through, and would still have come ...

Using a rolling pin,roll the slices of bread until thin.Brush one side of a slice of bread with a little melted margarine and spread on some of the egg and bacon. Sprinkle with some salt and pepper to ...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's (1469-1524) voyage to India, which is rated as one of the greatest achievements of mankind. It is only comparable to Neil Armstrong's journey ...

The Ajanta cave paintings are from 1st century BCE to 7th Century ACE. The thirty cave temples are situated in the Ajanta gorge of the Waghora river, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are among ...

TF. How long have you been in the film industry as a Director? Would you like to give yourself a brief introduction as to how you got involved in films and film making? PV. From my childhood, I wanted ...

Tissa Madawela, a prominent icon in the Sri Lankan community in London as the man behind the video camera and newly appointed Additional Correspondent to Sri Lankan Rupavahini Corporation is a pioneer ...

Roast the rice and coconut in a pan till golden brown, taking care not to burn. Let cool. Stir fry the onions, green chillies, garlic, curry leaves, fenugreek, cinnamon chillie powder, curry powder ...

BEVIS BAWA IS AN OLD MAN NOW trapped in his wheelchair, slowly losing his hearing and sense of touch. Age has robbed him of the paradise he has spent his long life creating, and shrunk his world to a ...