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Salons and cafés are both very popular in Sri Lanka in their own right- so the combination of a salon and a café to offer the services of both within the same space is likely to be a winning combination. Such spaces would allow patrons to engage in their favourite beauty ritual and then spend [...]
Young speakers shine in impromptu speeches
“Speakers of today, leaders of tomorrow” was the theme of the Young Speakers 2016 competition held at the Kingsbury hotel earlier this month. Showcasing some exemplary public speaking skills across a range of subjects, Upara Cooray of Lyceum International won the senior division and Rishane Dassanayake of Colombo International School took home the trophy in [...]
After Cadence, a more melodious ‘Kingdoms of earth’
“In another age, in another time, our souls be lost, and then you will be mine”, the lyrics softly take control; guided by the soft notes of the piano to deliver something hauntingly beautiful. Classical Baritone Sanjeev Niles’ latest single, ‘Kingdoms of the earth’, which was released in January speaks about love and loss. [...]
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Creating her own Designer Sarees
Not many can say their first time in saree was the most comfortable experience. For Hiruni Mendis, she was “about 12” when the opportunity to put one on presented itself at Alethea International, where she went to school. “My mother didn’t wear it much,” she explains, left with just her teachers’ utilitarian methods of draping [...]
100 Words
Thank you for your contributions to the 100 Word page on ‘Twinkle’. The theme for April is “Leaving” please send in your contribution before April 6, 2016 to 100 words page Madhubhashini Disanayaka-Ratnayake, C/o The Sunday Times, No. 8, Hunupitiya Cross Road, Colombo 2 Priceless Diamond My mind readily tells me It is way beyond my [...]
Adele latest star to be hacked
Adele has become the latest victim of a hacker. Photographs of the ‘Hello’ hitmaker have been stolen by one of her fans and posted online. Adele’s baby ultrasound photo and several of her personal photographs have been posted online following a breach of privacy. The singer’s management was informed of the breach by the editors [...]
Going for gold
Azquiya Usuph who secured a gold in snowboarding-a sport she picked up in 2015 shares her experience with the Mirror Magazine What’s it like to get up at the crack of dawn every single morning, to jump into a not so warm swimming pool and do laps? Azquiya Usuph can give all the gory details. [...]
TV Times
‘Maayavak’ Shaun live in concert
Popular artiste Shaun Max Dissanayake, will launch his latest song ‘Maayavak’ at a variety entertainment show to be held at the Royal College auditorium on Sunday , 27th March starting from 6.30pm The variety entertainment concert named ‘Shaun Max live in Concert’ will feature some of the popular Sri Lankan singing sensations. Shaun Max Dissanayake, [...]
Irish Fest on ‘Paradise Beach’
Mount Lavinia Hotel’s Paradise Beach is decked in green for three full days for the best Irish fiesta to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The celebrations, which kicked off on 17 March, continued for three full days. Bringing the festival outdoor to the Paradise Beach, Irish Festival offered a different experience this year. The atmosphere blends [...]
‘Manusath Derana won the prestigious JASTECA Gold
The Derana’s CSR project ‘Manusath Derana’ won the prestigious JASTECA Gold award for Corporate Social Responsibility recently at the award ceremony held at the Hotel Galadari. Kenichi Suganuma Ambassador for Japan in Sri Lanka was the chief guest at the Awards ceremony. President of JASTECA Athula Edirisinghe and Chairman JASTECA Awards Committee 2015 Nihal Seneviratne [...]
‘Ho Gana Pokuna’ passes 100th day
‘Ho Gana Pokuna’ (The Singing Pond) internationally awarded children film directed by well-known playwright Indika Ferdinando completed 100 days last week. The film that won the Best Feature film award at the 38th Lucas International Children’s Film Festival, was a box office success and was one of the crowd-puller movies in the recent past. The [...]
A new play on a thief
A new comedy play “Aluth Horek Onee” directed by Ajith Mendis will have its premier show at 7.00 p.m on March 30 at Bishop’s College Auditorium. The play features Wijaya Nandasiri, Roshan Pilapitiya, Saman Hemarathne, Senaka Titus, Mihiri Priyangani and Kumari Senarathne and Anthony Surendra and Llewellyn Vanderwall handle music composition and background creations respectively [...]
“Television is not an art but a business’’
Celebrating 25 years in theatre while playing in a large number of teledramas, award winning actor Gihan Fernando is to celebrate his silver jubilee in theatre in a novel way. A theatre festival from March 31 to April 3 ending with a festival dinner and a stand up show, Gihan Fernando is to celebrate the [...]
A touch of world theatre
The 5th Colombo International Theatre Festival with the participation of a number of foreign theatre productions together with local production will kick off from April 1 at the British School in Colombo and will go on till April 6. One of the main features of this year’s festival is felicitation of veteran playwright Parakarama Niriella [...]
17 years of ‘Pride’, Volkswagen Beetle Owners’ Club celebrates
The Volkswagen Beetle Owners’ Club, which began in 1997 and having an active membership of over two hundred and fifty, has made arrangements to hold the annual “Pride of Ownership Drive” on Sunday the 10th of April 2016. This annual event has carried on unbroken for the past seventeen year and this year too, the [...]
‘Cannonball Run’ at GFH
French Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jean-Marin Schuh and German Ambassador JuergenMorhard recently took part in the traditional Cannonball run celebrated by Colombo’s 150 year old Galle Face Hotel, which was held last year. The Cannonball run is an annual tradition celebrated on the Galle Face Green, to commemorate the extraordinary incident of a cannon misfire by a member of [...]
The cause of the ‘Loris’: First ever photographic guidebook
The first ever photographic guidebook to the ‘loris’ authored by Chaminda Jayasekera and Indika Gamage of Jetwing Vil Uyana was launched last week. President Maithripala Sirisena was presented this photographic guide to the loris at the launching ceremony in Sigiriya. First launched in 2014, the book is Sri Lanka’s first ever photographic guide into an [...]
