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‘Vanni Yathra 2018’- a cycling journey by youth from both the North and South highlighted the importance of joint ventures in protecting nature. Launched on June 4 from Kilinochchi, the journey ended in Vavuniya covering over 200 kilometres in nine days. The team behind the effort- Eco-Friendly Volunteers (Eco-V) had previously organized seven such ‘Yathras’ [...]
Showcasing Italy’s creative legacy
The ‘Iconic Italian Design Exhibition’ held at the Academy of Design (AOD) in Colombo last month as part of the ‘Italian Week’ drew a diverse audience of diplomats, entrepreneurs, designers, architects, academics as well as young students. The exhibition that focused on the most iconic elements of Italy’s creative legacy, the leading brands, and the [...]
Think before you wear; “who made my clothes?”
With the aim of creating a fair, safe and transparent fashion industry, the Fashion Revolution Movement of Sri Lanka urges fashion consumers in the island to ask the question “Who made my clothes?” A collective of sustainable and ethical fashion brands who have joined together to campaign for a global fashion revolution held a screening [...]
Spreading the art of Muay- Thai in Sri Lanka
Saman Weerasinghe, Sri Lankan martial arts Grand Master, first introduced Muay-Thai to Sri Lanka in 2001. Interestingly Saman had been the first to open a martial arts school – the KI-GYM in Saarland, Germany nine years earlier. Having opened the Sri Lankan branch of KI-GYM school in Gampaha, last month, Saman looks forward to promoting [...]
Ashok Ferrey’s Colpetty goes to France
Ashok Ferrey, who struck a deep chord in Colombo when his debut Colpetty People first came out, is the only Sri Lankan writer after the great Martin Wickremesinghe to have his work bought, translated and published in France on a commercial scale. It was Wickremesinghe’s outstanding novel Viragaya which first gave a taste of Sri [...]
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Inspired by innovation
It’s been almost three years since Ranjith Pandithage was skimming through the Sunday papers when his attention was caught by an article about a group of students from the University of Moratuwa and their car building dreams. The chairman and managing director of DIMO is a man inspired by innovation, creativity and driven by an [...]
Bring to life the tale of Sinhabahu
The students of the Arpeggio Creative Dance & Drama Academy (ACDDA) headed by Nilan Maligaspe are practicing for their take on Sinhabahu to be showcased on July 8 at the Lionel Wendt at 7 pm. It’s going to be a modern, or contemporary interpretation, in ballet format. “Dance is a very important art, but a lot of people see our costumes and [...]
Two Weeks of playing Fortnite: Lessons learned
Launched in 2017 as a paid-for early access game for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PS4 and Xbox One, Fortnite is essentially a co-op sandbox survival game. Developed by Epic Games, together with People Can Fly, Fortnite takes place on earth in the not-too-distant future. Here, a sudden freak storm has caused almost 98% of the world’s [...]
Ed Sheeran faces legal action filed over songs
Pop star Ed Sheeran had to deal with two setbacks last week. In the first instance legal action was filed in a New York court over his hit song ‘Thinking Out Loud’ by the Structure Asset Sales (SAS) which owns a third of the rights to the songs of the late Marvin Gaye. They allege [...]
Postmarked letters to my students
I love having a ‘pen pal.’ Full Stop. I’ve had several pen pals over the years. One pen pal was an Irish pen pal who cracked the vilest jokes. I had a local pen pal from Kandy who told me how difficult it is for her to hide her teenage relationship from her family. I [...]
Incident at the cinema
This very short story shows through an incident how we really don’t understand what other people are going through simply by appearance alone. It does not say so, but this theme comes through the actions depicted. Please send in your flash fiction contributions to Madhubashini Dissanayake-Ratnayake, C/O The Sunday Times, No. 8, Hunupitiya Cross Road, [...]
TV Times
Geethika crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. International USA 2018
The ‘Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. International USA 2018’pageant was held on 02nd June 2018 at Hotel Amora Lagoon Katunayake. The crown was won by Mrs. Disna Geethika De Silva. With the win, the crown holder Mrs. Disna Geethika De Silva gets the valuable opportunity to represent Sri Lanka at the ‘Mrs. International’ pageant which [...]
‘Buongiorno Singnore…. Buonasera Signoreena’
After a lapse of four years, Gypsies led by Sunil Perera along with Maxi Jayaweera released their very latest hit ‘Buongiorno’ last week. The song ‘Buongiorno’ revolves around Sri Lankans wandering to Italy looking for greener pasture. The lyrics were penned by Maxi himself and the melody for ‘Buongiorno’ was created by Maxi too. Even [...]
‘Guitar and Folk Music Festival 2018’
The eighth consecutive guitar festival ‘Guitar and Folk Music Festival 2018’ will come alive from 18th July to 28th July 2018 in Sri Lanka. Guitarists from all over the world will join the guitar wizards from Sri Lanka to rock the festival. They will be performing in six Universities, three cities and two workers Centres [...]
The battle continues over film distribution
The tussle over film distribution in Sri Lanka has been continuing for the third week as the National Film Corporation backed by the Minister in charge and a large number of artistes have launched a battle to take over the distribution rights from the four distribution companies. The Minister in charge of cinema, Dr. Wijeyadasa [...]
Lucian’s theatrical tribute to Tamils and Muslims
Veteran playwright, writer and lyricist Lucian Bulathsinghala’s newest play “Wesmunu Galawanna’” or “Remove the Mask” will go on the boards at 7 pm on July 12 and 13 at the Lionel Wendt theatre Colombo. The play is set in the Colombo city after the war. Antique dealer Gamini Kalawarne’s son Saliya is an entertaining and [...]
Shakespeare Challenge and Excellence 2018
The Shakespeare Centre Sri Lanka, a premier organisation to promote the works of William Shakespeare, introduces Shakespeare Challenge and Excellence for the Year 2018. The project is an endeavour to promote Shakespearean theatre among students and to provide them with an opportunity to present and develop their knowledge and skills. Competitions will be held in [...]
Children’s play in town
Ever-popular children’s plays – ‘Thoppi Welenda’ (The Hat Seller) and ‘Punchi Apata Dan therai’ (We Know It Now) produced by pioneer children’s theatre directress the late Somalatha Subasinghe will be staged at 8.15 am and 10.30 am on July 9 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre Colombo. The play is a prescribed text for Grade 7 [...]
Two plays to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Janakaraliya
Celebrating the 16th anniversary of Janakaraliya, its newest drama duo ‘Thittha Kahata’ (Bitter Nectar) and ‘Hiru Nagena Thuru’ (Until Sun Rises) will be performed at the Lionel Wendt on July 14 and 15 The plays are based on two hitherto untold concepts in the field of Sinhala theatre arts and they are either forgotten or [...]
F-Airways unveils the sky adventure
Sri Lankans are blessed to have a landscape that takes us from misty mountains and lush valleys to sun-kissed beaches within a day. However, getting there by road still continues to be a hassle in terms of time consumed and facilities on the way. It is in this regard that F-Airways (Pvt) Ltd, having earned [...]