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Do you wake up every morning with a song in your heart that you end up belting out in the shower? Do the things that come out of your mouth sound like gibberish to everyone listening but make perfect sense to you? Do you love making people laugh? Do your thoughts run riot that you [...]
Getting their act together to be a part of Freddy
When Colombo’s favourite new comedy platform ‘Freddy’ opened its doors to fresh talent, the morning of the audition found more than 25 nervous performers hoping for a chance to score the much coveted laughs. The first to make his way to the Lionel Wendt with his audition monologue was an ever-punctual Nisal Katipearachchi. In his [...]
Stepping out in designer shades
Vision Care Optical Services (Pvt) Ltd treated their VIP customers to an evening of food, fashion and music at 505 Union Place, their newly-opened Luxottica eyewear designer store. The Luxottica label which has been with Vision Care since 2012 has leading international designer eyewear brands such as Giorgio Armani, Bulgari, Burberry, Coach, Dolce & Gabbana, [...]
Take a foodie stroll along Green Path
Strolling down Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha ( Green Path), Colombo 3, your eyes are bound to be drawn to the interesting new restaurants that have popped up down the road. If your eyes don’t latch on, there’s a high chance your nose will. Cafe Nuga which opened in March, is the new face on the healthy [...]
HFC Kalutara prefects give voice to youth issues through video
Endless were the hours they spent, bringing real-life scenarios to the screen – the story of a lonely depressed teenager, a ballerina struggling to find the true meaning of friendship or a youth facing exam pressure. Teenagers themselves, the Senior Prefects’ Guild of Holy Family Convent, Kalutara was conscious of their social duty as young [...]
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YWPA Awards: Creating a platform to strengthen youth leadership
For Dasuni Dinithika Jayawickrama, little did she know when singing, dancing, compeering and acting on stage at the school’s talent show as head prefect, that it would be a catalyst for her succeeding as an international winner in the Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Awards 2018. YWPA Awards is one of the service programmes [...]
Kitesurfing champs
The Sri Lanka Kitesurfing National Championship was held at Kalpitiya recently. The dual Kitesurfing competition was conducted by KTA Sri Lanka with the sponsorship of the Tourism Ministry with over 70 kite riders from 13 countries taking part. Captured here are images from the event. Pix by Amila Gamage
Become your own legend with Asphalt 9 Legends
If you’re fan of racing games, you would have at some point heard of Asphalt. Developed by Gameloft, Asphalt made its debut on Android and iOS devices. The game became an instant hit, with a number of spin off games developed as well. With the launch of Windows 10, Asphalt also made its way to [...]
Supporting local organic poducers through Goodnessme.lk
While healthy living is slowly becoming a habit and one of the biggest concerns of today’s generation globally and in Sri Lanka, accessibility to organic and healthy products seems minimal. On one hand while accessibility to healthy and organic products remain insignificant, the cost of purchasing them can become another challenge. Goodnessme.lk, a locally built [...]
Black Eyed Peas release new album
The Black Eyed Peas have released their first new song in eight years. ‘Big Love’, a politically related track came out on 14th September. Proceeds from the sale of the song will be channelled to the US anti- gun group March For Our Lives and the migrant support group Families Belong Together Foundation. The released [...]
TV Times
Viridu to help fight sexual harassment
Women In Need (WIN), an organization dedicated to addressing gender based violence in Sri Lanka has created a mobile app called 2six4, giving women, girls and bystanders the ability to inform selected contacts immediately when in need of help. It also connects you to the nearest police stations and the Police Women and Children’s Desk, at [...]
Guru Gedara Festival with Chitrasena Vajira Dance Foundation
An exclusive dance performance ‘Guru Gedara’ presented by Chitrasena Vajira Dance Foundation along with Cinnamon Life and the John Keells Foundation on September 7 as the finale to the Guru Gedara Festival. This first immersive traditional arts festival was held together with Cinnamon Life and the John Keells Foundation. The festival opened for a four-day [...]
5th Installation of Toastmasters Club
Toastmasters are part of a worldwide network of clubs that work on a non-profit basis as an educational entity that supports professionals who are members in honing their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. Being a part of such a prestigious organization since 2013, the 5th Club Officers Installation Ceremony of the SJMS Toastmasters Club [...]
Theatrical exposure on education system
Stage play “Vikurthi”, one of the fine theatrical analysis of modern education system, produced by pioneering children’s playwright Somalatha Subasinghe will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on September 29 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. Vikurthi or Distortion is an original play and is a satirical exposure of hapless generation [...]
Cinematic celebrations in the Northern Peninsula
Jaffna with its rich cultural and aesthetic heritage will come alive once again with the Jaffna International Cinema Festival (JaffnaICF) to be held for the fourth consecutive year from October 3 to 8 in Jaffna. Thirty countries will be participating at this years’ festival by presenting more than 80 films including feature films, documentaries and [...]
Sharing Korean culture through cinema
‘Korean Film Festival 2018’, one of the much awaited events in the annual cinema colander, will be held following the resounding success of last year’s event organised by the Korean Embassy together with the Korea Foundation. The festival will take place from October 12 to 15 at the National Film Corporation (NFC) in Colombo 7. [...]
Sumathy’s ‘Sons and Father’, Dulanka’s ‘Children of White’ in Competition
Renowned writer, poet and filmmaker Sumathy Sivamohan’s debut feature ‘Sons and Father’ will compete at the 2nd Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2018 (SGSAIFF) to be held from October 5 to 14. Young Sri Lankan filmmaker Dulanka Devendra’s short film ‘Children of White’ will compete in the short film category. The SGSAIFF 2018 lineup [...]
Simpson’s Forest Hotel: Luxury living in tea country
Simpson’s Forest is a small sub-montane forest patch in the magnificent Hunasgiriya Mountain extending towards the Wattegama-Elkaduwa Road. Located at an elevation of about 3900 metres above sea level, Meenawatta is the main plantation flanking Simpson’s Forest. This triangular- shaped forest patch, which looks like a gallery forest, was protected as a watershed by a [...]
Lemongrass for September at HCR
Hilton Colombo Residences has announced lemongrass as its monthly seasonal specialty produce for September 2018 at all of its dining outlets as a part of its Eat Drink Hilton campaign. The objective of this initiative is to look at the health aspect of each seasonal produce and how it can be used in daily dishes. [...]