On 8 January 2026, I delivered a talk at an event at the University of Colombo marking the retirement of my longtime friend and former Professor of Sinhala, Ananda Tissa Kumara and his appointment as ...

SBS SinhalaIndependent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Sinhala-speaking Australians. SBS Learn EnglishEase into the English language and Australian culture. We make learning ...

In a significant move to accelerate technological innovation in Sri Lanka, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s #1 connectivity provider, and the Dialog-University of Moratuwa (UoM) Research Lab, has ...

The Australian Federal Government’s Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs, and Assistant Minister for International Education, Julian Hill MP, who recently visited Sri ...

· The primodial Sinhalese identity is rooted in the Sinhalese ethnic group which has a long history of existence for over 2500 years, unique and distinct language (Sinhala), and a strong connection to ...

Retreat to the lowland valleys of Kalutara for an easy-access intro to Sri Lanka’s tea, rubber and cinnamon estates. Sri Lanka's tea plantations now offer many immersive agrotourism experiences led by ...

A study 1 has found that today’s Sri Lankan Adivasis, and Sinhalese — the country’s largest ethnic group — share close genetic ties with each other, and with Dravidian-speaking groups in south India, ...

Abstract: The Sinhala language is widely used on social media by using the English alphabet to represent native Sinhala words. The standard script of English language is Roman script. Hence we refer ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...