He travelled for hours in darkness from Colombo down to Galle to stay at what was then called The Dutch House. It had been built by a retired Dutch admiral in the early 18th century and was run by ...

The British built Galle light house in 1848. It is an allegory guiding travellers’ hearts into the 16th century.

R. M. Thassim The 100th birth anniversary of the late Al-Haj A. R. M. Thassim, OBE, and former Mayor of Galle, fell on September 26, 2009. Al-Haj Thassim was a well-known philanthropist from Galle. He ...

An old building and its surrounding wall have collapsed in the World Heritage-listed Galle Fort, with the incident reported ...