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It’s the day for romance when cards, chocolate, flowers and romantic dinners for two seem everywhere. We are inundated with the usual cliched options but if you’re looking to be different, check out our list of unusual gifts you can get your loved ones this Valentine’s Day. Colourpress If your significant other loves stationery Colourpress [...]
Khadeejah wins Edward Lear Prize for Poetry
Khadeejah Sabry Samsudeen won the Edward Lear Prize for Poetry, the awards ceremony being held at the scenic Owl and the Pussycat Hotel, Thalpe as part of the Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2018 on January 26. “I didn’t expect it actually,” said Khadeejah of her win, commenting that she thought it was amazing that she was placed [...]
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Of horns and trumpets and rich vocals
To the unassuming onlooker, a school western band concert would seem like an unusual place to spend a Saturday evening, yet the Thomian bandsmen clad with their blazers getting their funk on, made you feel a part of the cool kids and that this, was ‘the’ place to be. ‘Musica Perpetua’ was a show put [...]
Colombo School of Arts and Sciences raises funds for workshops for differently-abled children
The students of the Colombo School of Arts and Sciences (CSA) recently organized a fundraiser in the form of a street food festival titled ‘Food Fest’ which was held at Green Path, Colombo. According to a released issued by the school, the purpose behind the street food festival was to better the lives of less [...]
Direct2Door: Where household essentials are just a click away from being at your doorstep
It’s a weekly or rather daily routine that people purchase household essentials and grocery items. Technology is just a touch of a button making life easier for people to order things online rather go through the hassle of waiting in long queues. Direct2Door, a startup funded by a team of three experts from the Lankan [...]
Vietnam sojourn
Recently, during a 10 day sojourn in Vietnam, I got to experience the South to the North of the country. The route was roughly as follows; Ho Chi Min, Mekong Delta, Danang, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi and finally the iconic Halong Bay. Each place was different from the previous, yet curiously the same. People were [...]
Rihanna travels to Senegal
Pop star Rihanna travelled to the Senegal on 1st February without any hindrance as she attended the Global Partnership for Education financing conference despite calls by the head of a religious association to ban her. The meeting held in the West African nation’s capital Dakar was chaired by the former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard [...]
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Kotmale’s new venture
Veteran journalist Kotmale Sirisena has put his years of journalistic skills and experiences to good use by compiling a book of poetry titled ‘Puraganake Sayanaya’. Kotmale Sirisena says his decision to keep the poems simple and short in length has been deliberate so as to encourage more people to read them. The 25 poems in [...]
SING-ALONG WITH ANNESLEY AND SUPER CHIMES
‘Anniversary Sing along with Annesley and Super Chimes’, organized by the Rotary Club of Kelaniya to celebrate its 20th Anniversary, will come alive on 24th February 2018 at the Kingsbury Hotel starting at 7.00pm. This project is aimed at raising funds for Rotary Foundation. Annesley and his band Super Chimes will dish out the best [...]
Singing for Lankan kids
D oe a deer a female deer, ray a drop of golden sun’! What memories do these familiar words and its happy lively tune evoke in the fans of The Sound of Music? Maria running across the beautiful alpine mountain tops singing ‘The Hills are Alive’. ‘I am sixteen, going on seventeen’, ‘So Long, Farewell’ [...]
World renowned Iranian films in town
Celebrating the 39th Iran Islamic Revolution, Iran Cultural Centre Colombo presents Iran Film Festival with a number of cinematic creations from the world renowned Iranian cinema this week. Opened on February 10, the festival will continue till February 14 at National Film Corporation cinema hall daily with screenings in the evening. Award winning 2014 Iranian [...]
‘Fifty Shades Freed’ for Valentine’s Day
Bringing the third and final instalment of the ‘Fifty Shades’ trilogy by British author E. L. James to cinema, ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ is now being screened at the Liberty by Scope Cinemas and Savoy Cinema in Colombo, Milano – Kegalle and other theatres. Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson return as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele [...]
‘Samson’, a film based on a Bible story
‘Samson’, a movie based on the Biblical character and one of the last leaders who is said to have lived in Israel before the institution of monarchy, will be released in theatres from February 16. Inspired by the story of Samson found in the Book of Judges in the Bible, the film was directed by [...]
Prof. Sarathchandra’s great plays go on the boards
Prof. Ediriweera Sarathchandra’s two great theatrical productions of all times, “Elowa gihin melowa aawa” and “Kandaa Walalu” will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 7 pm at the Lionel Wendt (air conditioned) Colombo 7. The two musical plays are for the whole family and they are also for academic purposes for students learning [...]
Amagi celebrates launch of Amagi Aria
Amagi Hotels recently celebrated the grand launch of its new brand ‘Aria’: a four-star hotel located alongside the Negombo lagoon. The new and renowned hotel launched under the name ‘Amagi Aria’ which befittingly means an everlasting song that resonates to its highest note; an indication of the ambitious scope for the future of the property [...]
Six photo-enthusiasts win big with the Cinnamon Sri Lanka Photo Contest 2017
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts announced the winners of the ‘Cinnamon Sri Lanka Photo Contest 2017’, a signature event that was held to celebrate the best photography and videography captured in Sri Lanka. A total of six winners out of 1280 participants, who submitted nearly 5780 entries, were selected from a cross-section of categories as part [...]