Plus

Let’s go ‘see’ Vesak

With thousands of white-clad devotees observing sil at temples across the country on Vesak Day, the thrice-blessed poya which fell yesterday, the walkabouts to see the beautiful sights take place today.

 

SS Worcestershire: A forgotten shipwreck found

Recently the world commemorated the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Five years after the Titanic disaster in 1917, a British armed merchant ship met its end in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka.


Other Plus Articles
Let’s go ‘see’ Vesak
Baby Shivanka back, takes first few wobbly steps
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
SS Worcestershire: A forgotten shipwreck found
Do elephants and whales predict tsunamis?
Bringing back all that was traditional
Two legendary women in Lankan history
Visual feast of sublime modernity and spiritual insight
Things fall apart when the centre cannot hold
‘Wherever he is, he will always be my Archbishop’
My spell in intensive care and after
Three anniversaries and an adventure in Sri Lanka
Going Dutch: The vegetarian way
The lady with a crochet hook and ball of thread
A walk down the corridors of Mahinda College
Events

 
MOST VIEWED PLUS ARTICLES

Reproduction of articles permitted when used without any alterations to contents and a link to the source page.
© Copyright 1996 - 2012 | Wijeya Newspapers Ltd.Colombo. Sri Lanka | All Rights Reserved.