Carving her own path
At just 20 years of age young Melissa Perera is carving out a path in the music industry for her vocal prowess and original compositions. As a TNL Onstage soloist winner for this year she sang her own music at both the Onstage final and at the Colombo Music Festival’s Spirit competition. A student of [...]
Withstanding a million volts
The human body wasn’t designed to withstand being battered by a million volts of electricity but magician David Blaine knows a specially designed suit will help him survive it. He’s less certain that he’ll be able to stay awake in his three day stunt which began on Friday, or keep his balance atop his 20foot [...]
For the sweet tooth
A clever new campaign launched recently will engage children in the fight against juvenile diabetes. Its been named ‘Seeni Meanie’ – where “Seeni” (sugar in Sinhala and Tamil) where as “Meanie” means that it is bad for your health. Young people between the ages of 10 – 20 will be encouraged to design their own Diabetes [...]
Give back a smile
Sometime back when I made up my mind and started to volunteer most of my friends and relatives alike started to ask me, why do it? What is the reason you spend your time in return for nothing? Some even thought that I was going with the tide at that time. I was never a [...]
De Lanerolle Brothers join in with Sanga for a cause
The De Lanerolle Brothers together with Kumar Sangakkara will come together for a cause on November 14 at the Water’s Edge Grand Ballroom for an evening of music and hope. Through the event the trio hopes to raise funds for the Deaf & Blind School, with whom the brothers have worked closely since their childhood [...]
