During this time, the Portuguese, who entered Sri Lanka in 1597, ruled over the low country coastal belt. They controlled the island’s rich spice trade. In 1658, Dutch took over the Portuguese to rule ...

The fifth Solicitor General of Sri Lanka was Mr. James Van Langenburg and based on his surname it is clear that the progenitor of his family hailed from the German village Langenburg. The Ceylonese ...

Interestingly, in Sri Lanka the term Burgher is not just an identifier for a community that’s sadly on the decline (emigration to places like Australia and New Zealand is the main reason, rue ...