More than 60,000 Sri Lankans, most of them Burghers, now live in Australia. There are more Burghers there than in Sri Lanka. Other migrations followed.

The Burghers are descendants of the Dutch and Portuguese who colonised Sri Lanka in the 16th Century. Before the tsunami they preferred to remain in their own enclaves - hardly making any contacts ...

Sinharaja, Sri Lanka — On the forested ridges that fringe the Sinharaja Rainforest — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Sri Lanka’s last viable tropical rainforest — the scent of damp earth mingles with ...

Who are the Portuguese Burghers, exactly? Check out this New Bedford Whaling Museum's virtual lecture on Oct. 30 to find out.

Remembered Yesterdays by J. Godwin Perera Of those Burghers, Oh! Those Burghers, we can only dream In the Arts, in Sports, in Law , or the Groves of Academe They were the brightest of the bright, the ...

Prophetic cartoons depicted rivalry between Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister and President months before the nation’s State Minister of Defense called the pair out for allowing their rivalry … ...

As Ceylon, that is Sri Lanka, was transformed under the colonial order of the British Raj, the Burghers adapted to the new situation, quickly mastered English and contributed to the economic ...

On the East coast of Sri Lanka in the city of Batticaloa the Burgher community have preserved the music dancing and language of the Portuguese settlers of the 16th century.

The Burghers goes audio Sri Lanka’s first audio book ‘The Burghers’ by J.B. Muller was launched at the Sri Lanka National Library in Colombo last week in a non-traditional manner. The audio book was ...

Insider tips on where to eat, sleep and shop in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo.

The only Indonesian Burghers in Sri Lanka By M.D (Tony) Saldin They are truly the “Last of the Mohicans”. The two Lumanaws are the only “Indonesian Burghers” in Sri Lanka. Willem Ferdinand Lumanauw ...