In the Sunday Times of Lanka since 2002
by Dr Kavan Ratnatunga

Linked below are articles published by Kavan Ratnatunga mainly in the features(Plus) and Business Times sections of sundaytimes.lk.

Flags cover Stories.
I have also linked to the Original Draft (§) submitted. The version published was often shortened for the lack of space or did not include all of the images submitted. Even the version posted on-line often lacked the images included in Print Copy.
They have been chronologically numbered and listed below classified into few fields on which I have written.

See also my articles published in the Nation.
See also my Videos published on YouTube.

Numismatics

01) 2002 March 24 - Where farmers till for coins - Ancient Ruhuna Artifacts. §
08) 2005 June 5 - Defacing currency is a crime - in Lanka. §
11) 2005 December 18 - Changing Faces - The New Coin types for Lanka §
12) 2006 March 5 - Coins of many shapes and symbols of the Sangam Age - Book Review §
13) 2006 April 23 - On a higher note - Need for higher denomination Lankan Currency Notes §
14) 2006 May 21 - Coins of tribute - Buddha Jayanthi 2550 B.E. coins. §
15) 2006 August 20 - Conmen and coins - Fake gold coin scam. §
16) 2006 October 15 - Lanka's first silver rupee - Rs 1/- Premadasa Silver coin. §
17) 2006 October 22 - New note in your wallet! - Rs 2000 currency Note §
24) 2009 August 30 - The new silver frosted proof coins - Rs 200 Customs 200th Anniversary. §
25) 2009 October 18 - A sterling silver and cupro-nickel salute to SLA - Rs 1000 Army 60th Anniversary Coin. §
30) 2010 April 11 - A new 10-rupee coin for your pocket - Rs 10/- Definitive Coin. §
32) 2010 June 27 - Want to be a coin collector ? - Hobby Fair 2010. §
37) 2010 December 19 - Central Bank of Sri Lanka Retrospect 1950 - 2010 - Book Review §
40) 2011 February 13 - Taking note of new notes - New Currency from CBSL. § - See also Uncut currency notes
41) 2011 March 13 - 60 years of flying high sealed with a coin - Air Force 60th Anniv. Rs 2/- coin §
42) 2011 May 22 - Coins for Sambuddhatva Jayanti - 2600 Anniversary coins. §
44) 2011 August 22 - People's Bank 50th anniversary crown- out of reach of most people - Commemorative coin. §
46) 2011 December 11 - Ananda College gets an anniversary crown - 125th Silver Commemorative coin §
47) 2012 February 12 - Travails of loose change for Lankan bus commuters MKA Tokens §
49) 2012 April 29 - Scout Centenary gets Rs. 2 coin - 29th Asia Pacific Region Jamboree §
53) 2012 November 18 - Silver coin for 60 Years of diplomacy with Japan - Commemorative coin §
54) 2013 March 17 - UK Royal Mint loses tender to mint coins - CBSL Changes Mint §
55) 2013 June 23 - Language on coins and bank notes of Lanka - National Trust lecture 52: 2013 June 27 at HNB Tower §
57) 2013 September 1 - New Rs 10 coin slips into circulation Steel Rs 10/- §.
58) 2013 October 13 - Taking count of ancient coins Numismatic Museums §.
59) 2013 November 17 - New CHOGM Rs. 500 currency note Commemorative.
60) 2013 November 24 - First Dutch Minted coin to circulate in Lanka after over 200 years Steel Rs 2/- coin.
62) 2014 April 6 - So you found some old currency Rare collector item Scams
64) 2014 November 23 - One head and 25 tails Issue of 25 Rs 10 District Coins.
65) 2015 January 25 - Silver coin to commemorate Papal visit to Sri Lanka Rs 500 NCLT
66) 2015 June 21 - Propagation of Errors Signatures on Currency
67) 2015 October 11 - The value of the Sri Lankan Rupee Historical
68) 2015 December 20 - The other side of CMC's 150th anniversary silver coin Commemorative
70) 2016 August 14 - BoC coin Museum not upto the mark Review
71) 2017 January 29 - Gold and embossed: Visakha gets coins for turning 100 Commemorative
72) 2017 July 16 - Don't confine commemorative coin for 150th anniversary of Ceylon Tea to prestige only Commemorative
73) 2018 February 11 - Celebrating diversity: Modified Rs. 1000 note for Independence Commemorative
75) 2018 May 13 - Truth about defaced currency notes §
NT) 2019 June 23 - The history of Lankan banknotes National Trust lecture 117 at HNB Tower
78) 2020 June 21 - Central Bank printing new money DeLaRue SNIM
80) 2021 January 10 - Chinese mint new Rs.20 coin for Central Bank CBSL 70th Anniv. NCLT
81) 2021 March 07 - New Rs. 20 coin to replace Rs.20 note CBSL 70th Anniv. circulated coin
82) 2021 July 11 - CB wastes valuable foreign exchange on non-circulating coins 65 years of Diplomacy with China
83) 2022 August 7 - The historical depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee Economic Crisis
+a) 2022 August 14 - 20-rupee note Basil's Signature
84) 2023 February 5 - In commemoration of special events
87) 2024 August 4 - An unrecognised Laki painting on a Sri Lanka banknote Letter to Editor
88) 2024 August 25 - Link the deposit to gold sovereign value to deter candidates Letter to Editor

Archaeology

33) 2010 September 19 - A trip back to our proto history before the arrival of Vijaya. §
39) 2011 January 30 - Along the ancient maritime trails - Exhibition at Colombo National Museum §
45) 2011 September 18 - Digging our own grave Proto-History finds of Haldummmulla. §
69) 2016 April 16 - Easter, the Sinhala and Tamil New Year and the Spring Festival Astro-Archaeology
74) 2018 May 6 - In a remote village, Avurudu comes alive in the true spirit of reconciliation §

Astronomy

26) 2009 October 25 - Ring of fire to hover over Jaffna - Annular Eclipse on 2010 January 15th
27) 2010 January 10 - Don't miss this inspiring spectacle of nature - Annular Eclipse: Prelude. §
28) 2010 January 24 - Return to Jaffna, to see the Ring of Fire - Annular Eclipse: observations. §
29) 2010 February 14 - Behold the sunrise behind the peak - SriPada from Colombo §
38) 2011 January 16 - Sigiriya: Asteroid that's far away - Lankan names on Asteroids §
43) 2011 June 19 - In search of a red Moon on a cloudy night - Total Eclipse of Moon 2011 June 15 §
50) 2012 May 27 - When a small black disc moves across the face of the Sun Transit of Venus 2012 June 4 §
51) 2012 July 8 - Is this the Higgs boson? Discovery of Higgs Boson §
61) 2014 February 2 - 'Anuradhapura' another far off Asteroid - More Lankan names on Asteroids §
NT) 2016 March 27 - Astronomy and s Visit to LankaBuddhathe - National Trust lecture 82: HNB 2016 March 31st
76) 2019 December 12 - Head to the North for annular Solar eclipse 2020 December 26th
79) 2020 December 20 - Tomorrow, watch out for the rare 'Christmas Star'
85) 2024 March 24 - Time to redefine the dawn of the New Year based on cultural needs Letter to Editor
86) 2024 July 23 - Rare Occultation of Saturn by the Moon visible in Sri Lanka

Arthur Clarke

06) 2005 March 13 - Life out there will be discovered too, one day - Interview §
21) 2008 March 23 - End of an Odyssey - Sir Arthur Clarke I remember §

Travelogue

02) 2003 July 20 - Traveling through ruins of war. - Jaffna in 2003 May - §
03) 2004 July 4 - Going to see the Pyramids - Transit of Venus across the Sun from Egypt. §
07) 2005 March 20 - Restoring or ruining? - The New Golden Temple at Dambulla §
10) 2005 November 13 - Searching for Ceylon - in USA §
20) 2007 December 2 - Flying a mile high - in an ultralight aircraft §
35) 2010 October 31 - Starting over again in Jaffna - Margosa Guest House. §
48) 2012 April 1 - First stop Prabhakaran's bunker - Return to Mullaitivu §
52) 2012 September 30 - South India in September Tamil Nadu and Karanataka §
63) 2014 October 19 - On the Yal Devi to Yalpanam First Train from Colombo to Jaffna.

Living in Sri Lanka

34) 2010 October 10 - Let's get things running faster! Public Transport in Colombo §
56) 2013 July 28 - Steaming ahead or still chugging along ? Sri Lankan Train Travel §
77) 2020 March 29 - Staggered shopping roster with ID card as virtual curfew pass Letter to Editor

Relief Aid

04) 2005 January 9 - Lost to the sea - Arugambay after 2004 Tsunami §
05) 2005 January 30 - Unawatuna - fallen and reclaimed by nature - after 2004 Tsunami §
09) 2005 June 26 - Slow relief but surfers are back - Arugambay 6 months after Tsunami §
22) 2008 November 2 - Away from the limelight, the forgotten Vakarai - Recovering after end of conflict. §
23) 2008 December 28 - Train of Brotherhood building bridges between north and south Aid to IDP camps near Mannar. §

Internet

19) 2007 September 16 - Don't get tangled in a web of hoaxes - Internet E-mail Scams. §
31) 2010 June 20 - Development of Lankan news distribution on the Internet - .lk 20th Anniversary §
36) 2010 December 19 - Let's get digital with local books - Online Lankan Books §

Rationalism

18) 2007 July 28 - Return to reality - Scientific disproof of Astrology. §
18a) 2007 August 12 - Falsity of astrology based on scientific view - Letter to Editor.
xx) 2012 October 7 - Rubbish, absolute rubbish - Interview by Ms Kumudini Hettiarachchi

In the Sunday Times of Lanka since 2002 by Dr Kavan Ratnatunga

In the Sunday Times of Lanka since 2002
by Dr Kavan Ratnatunga