alt In our last report we spoke of the changing landscape of Wellawatta both socially and economically. This time we see another change, which was really not a neccessity. But the Colombo Municipal Council has taken it upon themselves to give their own intepretation to certain nameboards - much to the ire of vigilant residents

The The knife grinder is a very rare site on the roads of Colombo these days. blink.lk spoke to Balakrishnan to find out why.

alt The authenticity of the Ramayana story is being questioned by scholars who ask if it has any relevance to the culture of this country. This is on the back of promoting it as a tourist detination for those who believe the story. What they do not understand is that tourism is nothing to do with what people really believe but what they want to experience.

alt The Sri Lanka Press Institute, pit bull of the print media and the jounalist fraternity in Sri Lanka, has many functions - among them taking on anybody who stands against media freedom.  Of late the Institue is using various tools to present itself to the general public, and the Media Resource Center of the SLPI has been at the forefront of this effort.

alt The Sigiriya rock known to Sri Lankans as a fortress where brother fought brother in the 5th Centuary, is now a story in dispute - some scholars says it was only a monastery.

alt Trishaw (tuk tuk)  has become a very popular mode of transport in Sri Lanka and in the whole of South Asia. But the question is the price we pay. Are we getting ripped-off?

alt With questions of Obama being unworthy for the latest Nobel Peace Prize, blink.lk examines the argument behind it.

alt The development of the Sinhala language was one time in the hands of scholars and academics are now in a way passed down to everyday users on the net. Several words and phrases which has its roots in old emotions but different platforms of delivery has forced this language to keep up with the times.

alt Among many things Facebook has become, here in Sri Lanka, a place where young users experiment with new ways of communicating with each other.  With applications like FLIRT  which sometimes work as ice breakers in the boy-meet- girl situation, social networking sites like FB go a long way in breaking cultural boundaries as well.

alt And now a soup tthat Sri Lankans can call their own. After all Karapincha is almost a part of every local dish!