1973
Sri Lanka’s First Five-Star Property Inter-Continental puts Colombo on the map Ceylon was once –…
1972
Sri Lanka Becomes a Socialist Republic New constitution ends Dominion of Ceylon After 443 years…
1971
Youth Insurgency Takes State by Surprise Violent strike before brutal reprisals A time of armed…
TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKES DEATH TOLL PASSES 20,000, WORSE THAN THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER
CBS News - FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Three people are rescued from under rubble of a collapsed…
1970
First Pilgrimage of a Pope to the Island Pontiff includes Ceylon in apostolic tour Ceylon’s…
1967
UN Secretary-General’s Visit to Sri Lanka U Thant embodies Asia’s UN aspirations Some leaders are…
1965
Ceylon Establishes Permanent Mission to the UN Features in many United Nations agencies There was…
1962
The Coup D’Etat ’62 Ends in Disarray Disgruntled officer corps lead conspiracy In a multi-ethnic,…
1960
Ten of Ceylon’s Peacekeepers to the Fore Signal honour for newly sovereign nation The year…
TRANSPORT SECTOR
MOBILITY AMID FUEL CRISIS Janaka Perera suggests alternative means of transporting goods and people…
1960
Ceylon Gains Access to UN Security Council Sir Claude Corea is its first Ceylonese head…
1960
World’s First Female Head of Government She served as prime minister three times Sirima Ratwatte…
1958
Anti-Tamil Pogrom Sets Nation Ablaze The state language issue is deeply divisive A week is…
1956
Ceylon Stands Tall at the United Nations A premier’s silver tongue earns encomia A country’s…
1956
Sinhala Only Act Creates Divided Nation Language proves to be an ethnic flashpoint A single…
1955
Ceylon Gains Membership of the UN Country faces resistance from the Soviets From a British…
1954
Ceylon Leads the Pack of Colombo Powers Colombo Conference puts Asia on the map There’s…
CHILDREN PULLED FROM RUBBLE AS TURKEY-SYRIA QUAKE TOLL TOPS 8,300
AFP News Agency Barrons - February 7, 2023 Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from…
1953
People’s Protest Against Policy – a First A hartal strikes at the heart of a…
SECOND BOARD Q&A
TALAWAKELLE TEA ESTATES Q: What are the challenges facing your sector? A: Apart from climate change,…
