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Power of Plants
4Ever Skin Naturals, a well reputed brand not only in Sri Lanka, but also in a cluster of foreign countries, continues to earn accolades as a top brand in the beauty industry, bagging much coveted milestones identical to the industry itself. Founder of 4Ever, Chandani Bandara dreamt something big, not mere success of her business [...]
Dineth’s talent echoes through the hills
Dineth Nilmina Bandara is a highly talented seventeen year old grade 12 student from Sri Pada College, Hatton. Dineth is very much a preferred performer at every musical and entertainment activity at his Alma Mater and is quite at ease on both the guitar and keyboards. Being a bright and studious young teenager, in order [...]
Family Nite and Sing-Along
‘Ivents’ with Tusita and Friends recently presented ‘Family Nite and Sing-Along with Annesley’ and Ronnie Leitch at Royal Garden Ballroom, Berjaya Hotel, Mount Lavinia. Tusita de Alwis from Mount Laviania is a veteran event organiser of this calibre. He was involved in organising event for OTSC for the last 12 years and this washis first [...]
Hospital Street comes alive with Fairway Colombo Cultural Show
The Cultural Show and the traditional performances organised by the Fairway Colombo recently turned out to be yet another whopper as it attracted many locals and foreigners alike who were entertained by a series of vibrant and colourful cultural dances and traditional performances. The Cultural Show is one of many events covering most of the [...]
Elvis Week: Commemorates the 41st death anniversary of the King
Graceland has declared August 9 to 18 as ‘Elvis Week’ when thousands of Elvis fans gathered at Graceland to commemorate the 41st death anniversary of the King. In addition to various concerts, this year’s special guest speakers happen to be Rex Mansfield and his wife Elizabeth. Rex was included to the US Army on the [...]
Locarno’s ‘Open Doors Hub’ explores new South Asian talents
Sri Lankan filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara bagged the ‘Open Doors’ Grant for his next film project ‘Amma’ (Mother) at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival 2018, last Tuesday in Locarno, Switzerland. The 71st edition of Locarno International Film Festival’s ‘Open Doors Hub’, a grant supporting a co-production platform focused for three years, was awarded to Sanjeewa. He [...]
A race against the time
The much awaited thriller, latest instalment of Mission Impossible series three- ‘MI- Fall Out’ is now being screened in theatres in and around Colombo. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise is back in the shoes of Ethan Hunt and the film shows how the super star and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies [...]
A Tribute to Tony
A book containing the screenplay of “Pavuru Walalu” (Walls Within) was launched on July 31, in commemoration of its writer and veteran actor Tony Ranasinghe’s 81st birth anniversary. It won Tony Ranasinghe the Critique’s Award and OCIC Award for The Best screenplay and his performance earned him the Best Actor Award. Directed by Prasanna Vithanage, [...]
Kandy Esala Perahera
Held annually in the full-moon month of ‘Esala’, the Kandy Esala Perahera is the ultimate celebration and showcase of Sri Lanka’s rich heritage and vibrant culture. The significance of the month of ‘Esala’ (which falls on July or August) is that it is believed to commemorate the very first teaching imparted by the Buddha, following [...]