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Sing – along with ‘Pearl’
Old Thomian and OTSC member Jayantha de Silva, the leader of the band ‘Pearl’, will be celebrating 40 years in music along with his wife Victorine on Friday 27 November at Berjaya Hotel Mt. Lavinia. A Sing-Along show, after a lapse of five years, for friends, music lovers and general public will come alive at [...]
Crossroads on Ice Bar
Popular band ‘Crossroads’ will be the main attraction at the ‘Ice Bar’ at the Excel World Snow Dome on 7th December 2015 starting at 7.00pm till the ice melts. Fabion Bonnie founder of Crossroads said this will be something unique in Sri Lanka. The entire bar and the band stand will be created with ice [...]
Matt Preston in Sri Lanka
Popular television personality Matt Preston and his family arrived in Sri Lanka recently on a two weeks Holiday. They visited places such as Galle, Arugambay, NuwaraEliya, Kandy and historical sites, which was handled exclusively by Traveller Global Destination and Leisure Holidays. Matt Preston is best known as a co-host and one of the popular judges [...]
‘Thanha Rathi Ranga’ shines again
Nilendra Deshapriya’s internationally acclaimed film ‘Thanha Rathi Ranga’ garnered most of the awards including the Best picture while Parakrama Jayasinghe’s ‘Que Sera’ won the Best Direction together with the rest of the awards at last week’s Derana Film Awards 2015. Nilendra’s film won Best screenplay for Sarath Kothalawala with Kumara Thirimadura, Best Actor Sarath Kothalawala, Best cinematography [...]
Theatre on criminalised police and politics
It is the judiciary and the police that provoke citizens to catch wrong doers with the sign of ‘WANTED’ (‘Dutu Thena Allanu’). However, even when such thieves and criminals can be caught red-handed, we see them roaming around freely, brushing shoulders with police officers. Sometimes, after a major display of taking a criminal into custody, [...]
A cultural bridge through cinema
In another attempt to strengthen the cultural ties between South Korea and Sri Lanka and share the rich Korean cinema with Sri Lankan filmgoers the Korean Film Festival in Colombo will be held from December 4 to 7 at the National Film Corporation (NFC) Theatre in Colombo. Organised by the Embassy of the Republic of [...]
Stylised play of Prof Sarachchandra back on stage
Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra’s ever popular stylised play ‘Maname’ will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on December 4 at the Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo 7. The present cast of the play that had been staged for decades consists of Janaka Ranasinghe, Lakshani Ameratunga Jayanath Bandara and Prasannajith Abeysuriya. All seats have [...]
‘Sky Pavilion’: Clouds for company
Kandy though is a busy city, it is an arguably the best place for a hideout. Sky Pavilion, the latest hotel with a bird’s eye view, is a newest hideout located within the city limit of Kandy. Nestled on a hillock at Talwatta off Hewaheta Road just five minutes drive from the Kandy town centre, [...]
Citrus Hikkaduwa cheers in the Christmas spirit
Christmas celebrations witnessed an enthusiastic start with the age-old cake mixing ceremony at Citrus Hikkaduwa, ushering in good tidings and happiness. Driven by General Manager Cyril Perera and the energetic F&B and Kitchen teams, the ceremony began by mixing colourful cherries, dates, plums and dry fruits all together in the heady concoction of vinos and [...]
