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Let’s get together for a run and some fun
Amanda Chang started running 13 years ago and has not stopped since. “It is a great way to make friends and meet new people,” she says. Amanda also enjoys the fitness aspect of the sport because it gives her a sense of pride to stay healthy. 26-year-old Sachindra Sanders got into marathon running before he [...]
Bringing some Lankan cuisine to MasterChef’s latest season
MasterChef Australia is back with Season 11 and Sri Lankan born contestant Dee Williams has made it to the Top 24 of the competition. We managed catch up with her and get a sneak peek into her life both outside and on the show. The 37 year old Dee slowly made a reputation for herself [...]
Search online and plant a tree with Ecosia
We all want to do our part to preserve and protect nature. Whether it’s using less plastic, eating organic food or even the simple act of replacing the lights in our homes with energy saving ones, we all try to contribute to this cause. But what if each time you googled something, someone planted a [...]
TV Times
Drake makes history
Drake made history at this year’s Billboard Music Awards, but numerous other artistes set records as well. Drake surpassed Taylor Swift to become the top award recipient in BBMA history. He won 12 awards, bringing his career total to 27. Swift has won 23 BBMA awards. Among Drake’s awards: ‘top artiste and top Billboard 200 album’, each for [...]
Maroon’s Night postponed
Maroon’s Night – the dance organised by the OBAs of Ananda and Nalanda Colleges in the UAE featuring Corrine Almeida, Shehan Perera and Anno Domini was postponed due to the current situation in Sri Lanka. Maroon’s Night was scheduled for April 25 at the Movenpick Hotel, OUD Metha in Bur Dubai was postponed indefinitely due [...]
BRIDAL ÉPISODES : TURNING A NEW LEAF IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY
White Épisodes, a boutique fine art photography company specializing in Wedding Photography and Wedding film hosted the first session of Bridal Épisodes last week at the White Épisodes HQ located at Cambridge Terrace, Colombo 7. Bridal Épisodes, an event aimed at fostering a bond between brides and grooms to be and their respective wedding partners, [...]
Ranga brings glory with ‘Silence’
Experienced teledrama director and television producer Ranga Bandaranayake recently won the Best award for his creation “The Silence” in one of the catagories at the XXI International Festival of Detective Films and Television programs on Law-Enforcement Themes “DetectiveFEST”, in Moscow. Ranga won the top award in the category of “Civil society” – devoted to fight [...]
“There is nepotism and favouritism in local TV award festivals”
Ranga, son of renowned playwright and filmmaker Dharmasiri Bandaranayake, joined cinema and the theatre as a child actor. He played in number of his father’s directions while being a student of Kalutara Maha Vidyalaya, St John’s Girls College, Panadura and D. S. Senanayake College Colombo. Continuing footsteps of his father Ranga, worked as a stage [...]
Scholarships for Diploma courses in Performing Arts and Fine Arts in India
Applications are now being called from Sri Lankan students for award of Scholarships for Diploma in Performing Arts and Fine Arts (Classical Music, Classical Dance and Painting)in renowned institutions/Gurukuls in India administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. Applicants should be between the age of 20-25 years [...]
Sanjeewa wins Nipkow fellowship in Germany
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara has been awarded with a film development fellowship by Nipkow Art Residence in Germany. The fellowship will provide Sanjeewa to spend two months in Berlin getting technical guidance and instruction for development of the screenplay of his third and newest feature film. Together with his expert screenplay writers Sanjeewa is [...]
Grand Hotel Garden : A top attraction in Nuwara Eliya
A burst of colour at each turn, lush lawns and hedges sprawling around the iconic tudor edifice greeted not just the residents of Grand Hotel, but also the many visitors who were in town for the April festivities. Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya won the first place for their well maintained lawn at the recently concluded [...]
Around Sri Lanka in a Motorhome
Experiencing Sri Lanka, the Top Destination recommended to visit in 2019 by Lonely Planet, can be done in many ways. Motorhoming is a unique and yet to be popularised way to travel around the island, offering both a mode of transport and comfortable accommodation as well as flexibility to plan the trip at one’s convenience. [...]