Gamini Dissanayake accelerated the Mahaweli Development Project, completing it in 7 years instead of the originally estimated 30 years Through diplomatic prowess and determination, he secured Sri ...

Remembering Gamini Dissanayake should therefore not be an exercise in nostalgia. It should remind us that leadership must be guided by courage, integrity, and a belief in the potential of our people ...

Most of the founding fathers of the Asian Cricket Council have walked back to the pavilion, but a few of those trailblazers are still very much in the game. Some may not be operating on the ...

In May 1987 an attack by the armed forces on the LTTE stronghold of Vadamarachi in Jaffna took place under the leadership of two of Sri Lanka’s best generals, General Denzil Kobbekaduwe and General ...

Cricket has long been Sri Lanka’s greatest unifier. It is the sport that makes the world see us as more than just a small island—it makes them respect us, remember us, and recognise our strength. But ...

Is this the reason why many good people die early? March 20th is my fathers birthday. He would have been 75 had he lived. He was a wonderful father and a wonderful husband but most of all he was a ...

On October 24, 1994, Gamini Dissanayake, United National Party (UNP) candidate for president of Sri Lanka, was assassinated at an election rally. An explosion detonated by a suicide bomber from the ...

The Central province is well known for its growing of spices like pepper, cardamom, cloves and nutmeg. They are grown in small household properties unlike tea, rubber, cocoa and coconut which are ...