His Holiness Ith Sugai Kapiora in Ceylon
His Holiness Ith Sugai Kapiora, Chief Sangha Nayake of Japan arrived in the island by BOAC yesterday for the inauguration ceremonies of the new Agra Srawaka Maha Vihare at the Maha Bodhi Society Headquarters, Maligakanda, Colombo on September 3rd....
R. B. M. Sumanadasa
Retired Puisne Judge Dr. H. W. Thambiah with His Grandchildren
Retired Puisne Judge Dr. H. W. Thambiah, Q.C.L.L.D. leader of the Sri Lanka delegation to the Asian African Legal Consulative Committee left the Island recently for New Delhi. The other member of the delegation is Mr. Rodney Vandergert of the Mini...
R. B. M. Sumanadasa
Neil Armstrong With Two Air Hostesses
Neil Armstrong with two air-hostesses beside the TWA Starstream jet that brought him to Katunayake International Airport on his way from Los Angeles to Bangkok.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Neil Armstrong At Katunayake Airport
Armstrong who told our correspondent that he heard of the excellence of Ceylon tea enjoys a cuppa at the Tea Propaganda Board booth at Katunayake Airport.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Plane Crashed in Katunayake
Wreckage of the two-seater Balliol trainer which crashed at Katunayake with pilot-officer N. S. Chelvarajan of the Royal Ceylon Air Force.
Lankadeepa
Apollo Astronauts in Sri Lanka
The three U.S. Apollo astronauts, Captains Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon, Alan Bean and their wives soared into space once again from the Katunayake airport at 9.30 yesterday morning after a three-day visit to the island.
The trio flew to Katunay...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Arrival of Apollo-12 Crew in Sri Lanka
The Apollo 12 trio, Charles Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean and their wives Jane, Barbara and Sue who arrived at the Katunayake International Airport yesterday on a three-day visit are seen descending from the presidential aircraft which brou...
The Times of Ceylon Press