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MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again, Hits the theatre in Colombo
‘Mamma Mia’- Here we go again, the theatrical production of famous box office movie ‘Mamma Mia’ featuring Oscar winner Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried and Colin Firth, will hit the stage in Colombo soon. ‘Mamma Mia’ is considered the world’s sunniest and most exhilarating smash-hit musical and is performed by the cast and crew of [...]
Lucky Deva and Anuradha at the helm of MAF
Moratuwa Arts Forum unanimously elected Lakmal Peiris (popularly known as Lucky Deva) as the President and Anuradha Mack as the Secretary of the MAF at the 24th AGM held recently at the Sebastianite Sports Club reception hall. Neelaka Rupatunge, senior programme producer TNL was chief guest at the impressive opening ceremony, which was highlighted with many colourful artistic features. The [...]
Jubilee Celebrations for Housewives
The year 2018 marks a milestone for the Sri Lanka Housewives’ Association as SLHA is Celebrating their Diamond Jubilee. Sixty years of hard work, serving the housewives of Sri Lanka both young and old wives, mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers, from Colombo and 17 other branches spread island wide, SLHA is one of the pioneering [...]
‘Down Memory Lane’: Memorable evening
The 18th edition of ‘Down Memory Lane’(DML) held on Sunday 8th July turned out to be a full house event of absorbing singing for grand 150 minutes, held at Hotel Randiya, Moratuwa. The capacity crowd of golden oldies lovers thronged enthusiastically to sing, sing and sing- and how they relished this, was a sight to behold. [...]
Drama with ever popular songs
Punyasena Gunasinghe’s “Dhikthala Kaalagola” a drama scripted by Charles Silva Gunasinghe and presented with many evergreen songs to Sri Lankan music will be staged at 3.30 and 6.45 pm on July 28 at the Namel Malini Punchi Theatre in Borella. Prescribed for Theatre and drama subject of the GCE Ordinary Level, the cast of the [...]
‘My main aim was to share the stories I knew with the world’
Sanjeewa Pushpakumara is a prominent Sri Lankan film director, who directed much acclaimed and awarded movies like “Flying Fish” and “Burning Birds”. After completing a Masters Degree in mass communications, he studied filmmaking in Chuang – Ang University in South Korea. Sanjeewa Pushpakumara made three short films before directing two full length features. We speak [...]
Battle of a war veteran to clear his name
‘Skyscraper’ a Hollywood action thriller revolving around a father who goes to great lengths to save his family from a burning skyscraper, is now being screened in theatres in Colombo and the suburbs. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Neve Campbell in the lead, the film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, the film was shot in Vancouver, [...]
A New comedy play in town
“Bala Samagama” a new comedy play written by Mihira Sirithilake will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on July 29 at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre Borella. The play stars Ajith Lokuge, Wasantha Dukgannarala and Mihira Sirithilaka. Music composition is handled by Gayan Ganakadhara and Premakumara Liyanage while choreography is handled by [...]
Seafood dining redefined in Negombo with Moya
Of the many kinds of restaurants that are available in and around Negombo, fine-dining seafood restaurants among the rarest. Keeping in line with this view, Amagi Aria Hotel, located by the Negombo lagoon in Kurana, debuts on an exciting journey with its seafood restaurant, aptly named Moyã. The restaurant takes its name from the Sinhalese [...]
Arugam Bay shines in Lonely Planet’s Best in Asia list 2018
For this third annual Best in Asia list, Lonely Planet’s in-house Asia experts have named ‘eclectic’ and ‘vibrant’ Busan, South Korea, as the number one destination; while the jewelled architecture and ancient cities of Uzbekistan are in second place; and in third comes Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Arugam Bay comes in at number 8. [...]
Thusitha honoured with Les Clefs d’Or International
The roots of the title ‘concierge’ were derived from the Latin word conserves meaning ‘fellow slave’. The word itself in French, means ‘keeper of the keys’. Mövenpick Hotel Colombo, Sri Lanka’s leading business hotel marked a proud moment as the Chief Concierge Thusitha Liyanage received the globally renowned Les Clefs d’Or (keys of Gold) membership. [...]