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Bogambara Prison to become hotel, mall complex – Minister Source:Dailynews The Bogambara prison, a historical site with rich architectural heritage, is set to be transformed into a hotel complex, announced Urban Development and Housing Minister Prasanna Ranatunga. A private investor will spearhead this initiative. Assigned to the Urban Development Authority (UDA) in 2014, Bogambara Prison is undergoing redevelopment as part of the Greater Kandy Development Plan and the Kandy City Development Plan. Efforts are underway to preserve the prison’s colonial architecture while adapting the main building for new uses. According to E.M.S.B. Ekanayake, Central Provincial Director of the UDA, the project aims to enhance the economic value of the premises by adding open and recreational facilities accessible to the public. ...

May 12, 2024 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , ,
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Michael Roberts Papers at Adelaide University Library-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis MICHAEL ROBERTS PAPERS, MAINLY ON SRI LANKA ……MSS 0031 AT = UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE LIBRARY HTTPS://WWW.ADELAIDE.EDU.AU/LIBRARY/SPECIAL/ Philip Gunawardena Series 1: Transcript Fil Aluwihare, Sir Richard  68 p. Blood, Sir Hilary  62 p. Dyson, E.T.  46 p. Ferguson, G.H.  51 p. Gimson, Sir Franklin  84 p. Goonewardena, Leslie  34 p. Hartwell, Sir Charles  45 p. Leach, Frank  127 p. Lucette, E.H.  34 p. Miles, G.C.  58 p. Mulhall, J.A.  65 p. Newnham, H.E.  71 p. Nihill, J.H.B.  22 p. Roberts, T.W.  89 p. ** Rodrigo, Edmund  54 p. Sandys, M.K.T.  38 p. Stevens, F.G.  23 p. Strong, A.N.  180 p. Tilney, C.E.  41 p. Wirasinha, V.L.  53 p. Woolf, Leonard  30 p. Woolley, Sir Charles  45 p. Comments on E. Leach’s book Pul Eliya  87 p. (various correspondents, arranged alphabetically Comments on interviews  200 p. (various correspondents, including both those for whom transcripts ...

Nov 25, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged , , ,
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SRI LANKA’S INDEPENDENCE AND THE BRACEGIRDLE INCIDENT-by Vinod Moonesinghe Source:History of Ceylon Tea As the working people of Sri Lanka prepare to celebrate another May Day to defend our hard-won freedom, it behoves us to go back 74 years, to May Day 1937 which was a crucial one in the struggle of Sri Lanka for independence from the British Empire. On May 1, 1937, thousands of workers paraded through the streets of Colombo demanding the deportation of Governor Sir Reginald Stubbs and the sacking of Inspector General of Police Banks. The prestige of the colonial regime was in tatters and the Empire looked vulnerable in this country for the first time since 1815.   ...

Jul 28, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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