Known as Aluth Avurudda in Sinhala and Puthandu in Tamil, this major festival marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the new year, typically observed on April 13 and 14.

The Sri Lankan New Year — Aluth Avurudu in Sinhala and Puthandu in Tamil — is one of the country’s most cherished cultural celebrations. The city’s community will honour it at the Pavilion ...

MANILA, Philippines — The First Family spent Maundy Thursday at Suba Beach in Ilocos Norte. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos also marked their 32nd wedding ...

Observing Sinhalese New Year aka Aluth Avurudda (on April 14), she will be offering the signature harvest festival dish: kiribhath (milk rice) made with heirloom rice varieties, and served with ...

The Sinhala Aluth Avurudda or the Sinhalese New Year is celebrated in the month of Bak according to the traditional lunar calendar of the Sinhalese people. The name ‘Bak’ comes from the Sanskrit word ...

Sri Lanka Insurance Life (SLICLL) initiated the ‘Sri Lanka Insurance Life – Suba Pathum Scholarship’ programme in 2014 for the children of its Life policyholders across the country. This scheme has ...

SLIC Life initiated the ‘Sri Lanka Insurance Life – Suba Pathum Scholarship’ program in 2014 for the children of its Life policyholders across the country. This scheme has awarded over 2000 ...

Saturday, April 13 marked the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, one of Sri Lanka’s main cultural holidays. Commonly known as “Avurudu” in Sinhala and as “Puthandu” or “Puththandu” in Tamil, the celebration ...

169 Kumar Sangakkara's score against South Africa in Colombo in 2013 was the highest individual ODI score in Sri Lanka before Nissanka's double-ton. 210* Nissanka's score in Pallekele is the ...

Pathum Nissanka has just become the first Sri Lankan to score an ODI double-hundred. Yes, read it, say it out loud, and let it sink in. This is not a drill, and why would anyone even prepare for ...

️ 225 Suba Pathum Scholarships for top achievers at the 2022 Grade 5 Scholarship, G.C.E. Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations. SLIC Life policyholders can now apply for Suba Pathum ...