Revisiting the Boonwaat case, 50 years on
Did he get away with ‘blue’ murder? Was the ‘perfect’ murder carried out on Sri Lankan soil 50 years ago under the deep shroud of diplomatic immunity? It was not in a remote and isolated jungle area but in the heart of Kollupitiya in Colombo, close to the Liberty Cinema, that on a lazy Sunday [...]
Letters to the Editor
Constitution- making: Don’t make it a question of you’re with us or against us There is much discussion these days on Constitution making. All and sundry have become experts in Constitution making and experts in interpreting every single word of the proposed draft Constitution presented to the Parliament. It has to be debated and agreed upon [...]
Ladies get smart with interactive classroom boards
Imagine studying about life under the sea with a big screen in front of you depicting everything exactly as it would look. Or learning about the pyramids of Giza while looking at the pyramids themselves, and being able to zoom in and study the special features of each brick. Sounds futuristic, doesn’t it? Yet the [...]
Designs that flow from creative freedom
Enter the second floor of the Barefoot main office and you see women at their sewing machines. There is laughter and gossip as they produce vibrant fabric that reflects the positive nature of their enterprise. We are backstage at Barefoot, enjoying a rare glimpse into their workspace in preparation for “Barefoot- The House Collection Showcase [...]
The phone call that changed her life
Emanating grace and elegance, a radiant Christina Peiris glided down the carpeted hall of Hilton Colombo on October 15. Her crown, already atop her head, sparkled as she ascended the stage to be officially sashed Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2017. The Miss Universe Sri Lanka crown is just one of the many milestones in the [...]
Designed for the big stage
The first international fashion week to launch in Sri Lanka, the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will sashay down the ramps at the DIMO 800 Mercedes-Benz Centre from October 27 to 30. Conceptualized by Academy of Design (AOD) and hosted by the Mercedes- Benz representative in Sri Lanka – DIMO, the fashion week is a four-day event [...]
Her paintings are open to interpretation
In the past, she used to observe the world around her and paint. The title of Shirani Pereira’s first solo exhibition at the Paradise Road Galleries is ‘Meditations’ because the act of painting itself is meditative for her. Having moved to abstract art where her subjects aren’t as fixed as they were before, Shirani feels [...]
Spellbound 2017: Generations of Peterites to hit the stage
From St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4 comes Spellbound 2017, an innovative concert on Sunday, October 29 from 6.30 p.m. onwards at the Quadrangle, St. Peter’s College. Spellbound 2017 focuses on bringing together generations of Peterites to showcase their diverse talents in music, dance, and other exciting skills. With the sounds of music, various instruments and [...]
Novel games add more cheer to Oktoberfest at Waters Edge
October heralds in Oktoberfest, which dates back to 19th century Bavaria, when it was first a celebration of the harvest. Oktoberfest comes alive at Waters Edge from October 26 – 29. The revelries will commence from 6 p.m. onwards on the 26th & 27th and 12 noon onwards on the 28th & 29th. A Bavarian [...]
Articles on the 43 Group exhibition and Khemadasa film festival on Oct 15
Some errors had crept into the article published on Page 4 of the Plus section titled “The 43 Group and Others: All under one roof” on Sunday October 15. In mentioning the members of the 43 Group, the name of one of its founder members Geoffrey Beling was incorrectly given as ‘George Beling’. The article [...]
Appreciations
A true servant of God JOHN BLAIR I was saddened with the news of the demise of John Blair better known to us as Uncle John. I was equally sad that I could not pay my last respects — prevented due to medical advice having undergone surgery at the same hospital he spent his last [...]
There will never be another Daha
Today is the 115th birth anniversary of Wijayananda Dahanayake of Galle, a former Cabinet Minister and caretaker Prime Minister of our nation. He was born on October 22, 1902 as a twin in a conservative Kachcheri Mudliyar’s family. The Dahanayake twins Wijeyananda and Kalyanapriya came howling into the world in their ancestral home Dangedera at [...]
Memories of papal visit to SL
Pope Francis is all smiles as he examines a pictorial rendition of his pastoral visit to Sri Lanka in 2015. ‘Pope Francis in Sri Lanka, January 2015’, a coffee-table book commemorating his memorable visit in pictures, with a brief history of Catholicism in Sri Lanka, compiled and published by Express Newspapers (Cey) (Pvt) Ltd., under [...]
Positive Living with PD meets on Oct. 26
Positive Living with PD, a secular, non-profit support group, that hopes to break through the stigma that surrounds Parkinson’s Disease (PD), and uplift the quality of life for all people living with PD, their care-givers and their families will have its next meeting on Thursday, October 26 at 6 p.m. at the Methodist Church, Mount [...]
Biblical talk on angels
A subject seldom spoken of, but nevertheless of interest to all, will be looked at in detail next Sunday, October 29 at 10.30 a.m. during the service of worship which is open to all at the Life Center Auditorium, 38 Park Road, Colombo 5 when Dr. VijayaCorea will exposit the biblical answer to the question [...]