RTI: Icing on the cake
Tuesday’s annual Journalism Awards for Excellence at the elegant Empire Ballroom of the Mount Lavinia Hotel had its share of suspense and excitement as the coveted awards were given out to journalists who had shone in their profession in the past year. The awards were presented before a gathering of their peers who had all [...]
From darkness to little light, but for how long?
The victim of a horrible acid attack W.A. Nuwan Prasad who regained 77 per cent of his vision after many an arduous surgery in Chennai makes a plea to you the readers to help him hold on to his sight By Kumudini Hettiarachchi “Please help me retain the little sight I have in my [...]
All set for their desert adventure
They will only carry what they cannot live without, and what they cannot live without shouldn’t weigh more than 13kgs. Clothes, sleeping bags, assorted equipment, first aid kits, and seven days of food – it’s the bare minimum that Ruvan Ranatunga and Shihan Anthony John need to face the Atacama Desert in Chile. They will [...]
The many faces of talent
Paintings, sketches and sculptures – Two rooms full of talent is the description for the 20th ‘Nawa Kalakaruwo’ ‘emerging young artist’ exhibition 2016 organised by the George Keyt Foundation. The exhibition that opened at the J.D.A. Perera Gallery Colombo 7 on August 1 ends today. The exhibition features the work of 34 artists from all [...]
Wendt’s latest innovation a big hit; click and check it out
By Purnima Pilapitiya It’s not unusual on some days to find a line of vehicles parked along the pavement outside the Lionel Wendt when you drive past Colombo’s Guildford Crescent. Whether it’s the unexaggerated queues in the morning or the busy office goer who rushes in at odd times, Dilrukshi Wijenayake and the crew of [...]
“If the hand that rocked the cradle, ruled the world…”
With the appointment of Theresa May as Great Britain’s Prime Minister a few weeks ago – only the second woman in British history to hold this position – the picture at the helm of the European world suddenly became a little different. With German Chancellor Angela Merkel becoming the longest-serving incumbent head of government in [...]
Three days of all that’s music
The Musicmatters Festival is on for the fifth consecutive year this August. Organised by a collective of musicians and faculty, affiliated to the performance based music school–Musicmatters, the festival’s vision is to nurture alternative platforms where non-mainstream musicians can present, create and collaborate. The programme is as follows: Friday August 12, Goethe Institut Hall, 8 [...]
Journalism Awards
4Mervyn de Silva Journalist of the Year Winner - K.Sanjeewa of Ravaya 4Business Journalist of the Year – Sinhala Winner – Not Awarded Merit – H.A.W.M.Janiytha Seneviratne of Irida Divaina 4Business Journalist of the Year – Tamil Winner – S.S.Chandrasekar of Tamil Mirror Merit – Not awarded 4Business Journalist of [...]
Launching The Flemington condominium
With high rise apartments blocks springing up all around the city faster than you can count, The Flemington aims to stand out in terms of luxury and location. The exclusive condominium was launched at a well attended cocktail reception last month at the site at Nawala Road, Rajagiriya.
For you foodies heading to Kandy for the perahera
This week, Eat Street heads to the hills to take a look at what the hill capital is serving up. With the Esala Perahera taking place, all roads lead to Kandy and while the central town’s narrow, winding roads and ensuing traffic jams could easily give Colombo’s famed rush hour jams a run for their [...]
Individual stories matter in the large canvas of suffering
“If I survived, it’s due first of all to chance, and secondly to the anger, the will to unveil those crimes, and, finally, to a coalition of friendship, for I had lost any visceral wish to live.” Looking at recent academic works on Nazi extermination camps, it is sometimes saddening to notice how the primary [...]
The battle to stop animal sacrifice only one step away from total victory
Come August, a few years back, those with compassion for animals in their hearts had sleepless nights, thinking of the hundreds of goats and fowl that would be brutally sacrificed during the annual festival in Munneswaram’s Sri Bhadrakali Amman kovil. It all began with a photograph taken at the kovil on August 25, 2009.The photograph [...]
Lanka Mahila Samiti AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Lanka Mahila Samiti was held on July 16. The following office-bearers were elected to the Central Board. President: Thilaka Perera Vice President: Mangalika Dahanayake Hony. General Secretary: Jeevani Sugunudasa Hony. Treasurer: Lilamani Goonewardene Committee members: Prema Ilaperuma, Vinodini Jayasiri, Swineetha Amarasinghe, Swarna Premaratne and Kanthi Munasinghe
Ministry of Crab pop-up in London’s Shangri-La
Ministry of Crab had the honour of being invited to host a pop up for one night only at The Shangri-La Hotel, at The Shard, London. Since its inception in December 2011, Ministry of Crab, co-owned by cricketing legends Mahela Jayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara together with renowned chef Dharshan Munidasa, has achieved remarkable success. On [...]
Sri Lanka master tailor conferred Golden Scissors
The Federation of Asian Master Tailors has recognised the work of a Sri Lankan master tailor, Chaandana Wijesekera, for his contributions to bespoke tailoring in the country as well as in the region and conferred a rare honour on him. The industry organisation, which includes all major custom-tailoring associations in Asia, conferred the Golden Scissor [...]
An old custom is revived
Kandy’s biggest pageant, the Sri Dalada Esala perahera, is here again. The perahera begins on August 8 and continues for ten days, ending with the Daval (Day) perahera on August 18. There are five Kumbal and five Randoli peraheras. People take their young children to view the first Kumbal perahera believing it to bring them [...]
Chatham Luxury hosts reception for Olympians
All eyes are on Rio as the Olympics unfolds. Shortly before their departure, the Sri Lankan Olympic squad were hosted to dinner by Chatham Luxury, the official representative for Omega watches in Sri Lanka. Omega is the Official Timekeeper of the 2016 Olympic Games. The directors of Chatham Luxury were present at the formal dinner [...]
Futuristic art takes centre-stage at Cinnamon Colomboscope 2016
Cinnamon Colomboscope, Sri Lanka’s only multi-disciplinary arts festival will present its fourth edition from August 25 to September 1. This year’s festival theme titled Testing Grounds: Art and Digital Cultures in South Asia and Europe, will present new artworks and performances of Sri Lankan artists, who will work with electronic and digital media in keeping [...]
Malay community makes its mark
‘Persaudarann (Brotherhood)’ is an apt title for this book, symbolising the cordiality which characterises the close relations the Malays of Sri Lanka have with the Sinhalese and other peoples of their homeland Sri Lanka. Its young author is yet a medical student who was inspired to research the roots of his own ethnic community, the [...]
Lankan lives in Verona
Young film-maker Suranga Deshapriya Katugampola’s short film ‘Kunatu/Tempest’ – a story about the lives of Sri Lankans living in Verona, Italy and the oft-hidden issues they face in relation to migration, settling into a new society etc will be screened on Tuesday, August 9 at the Centre for Poverty Analysis, 29, R.G. Senanayake Mawatha, Colombo [...]
Appreciations
J.O. YATAWARA We will keep you in our hearts for the rest of our lives Losing my beloved father was the darkest hour in my life. Having not experienced such severe heartache before, I had no idea how to deal with such a huge loss. He was my hero, my friend – the person I [...]
Letters
It looks like the JVP is playing the same old game The role played by the JVP in the current political scenario in the country reminds us of their earlier days where they made a foolhardy, hasty attempt to form a government of their own. In the 1970 parliamentary election the JVP as a young [...]