‘It’s our big day, so let’s get married’
June is wedding season but planning a wedding amidst the ongoing pandemic poses a significant challenge, for both professional planners and bridal couples attempting to do it themselves. The standard wedding checklists have had to be completely re-evaluated to prioritise health and social distancing, leaving a fair bit of trepidation in its wake. This week, [...]
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I would trade places with her
She was born to a three-legged rescue of mine named Cornflakes. Her sibling passed away immediately. She was born half blind with no life in her rear legs. The vet gave her less than a week to live. She fought for her life even as a tiny pup. At first she learned to crawl, dragging [...]
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Raising issues of conservation through fashion the ‘Pokka’ way
Pokurumalie Fernando, a 22 year old has turned tables in the fashion industry by redefining it ‘fashion’ her way. Founder of the online boutique ‘POKKA by Pokka’ her love for designing and sewing has found a home at the outlet. Another unique aspect about her fashion label is that Pokurumalie works towards reducing polythene wastage [...]
Progress being made but more awareness on mental health needed say young activists
Last month was observed as mental health awareness month. With the ongoing pandemic bringing mental health into the spotlight a number of online campaigns were conducted throughout the month to honour mental health awareness. However in Sri Lanka, more needs to be done according to young mental health activists. Nathali Devinka, an active mental health [...]
Going green at home
A topic that often comes up these days is how to be self sufficient. When access to supplies were low and income was wavering, many tended to consider the topic. Gardening was one of the obvious options, and a trend has emerged since then for home gardens with gusto. But how do you start a [...]
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COVID-19 Makes Coding Go Virtual at LearnWare Academy
Lockdown and curfew took everyone by surprise in Sri Lanka. One day it was business as usual, the next, everyone was working in isolation. The initial panic and confusion will be etched in our minds for years to come. While many wrung their hands in worry, an intrepid few possessed the ingenuity to change with [...]
Music industry marked ‘blackout’ over death of George Floyd
Radio stations and TV channels in UK have changed their programmes to mark ‘Blackout Tuesday’ on 2nd June, reflecting on George Floyd’s death in police custody. Meanwhile, music companies and musicians around the world adopted Tuesday, the 2nd June as a day of reflection and protest in the wake of Mr. Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, [...]
‘Dada Ima’ wins Silver Remi Award for debut film
Dada Ima’ (End of the hunt), the debut film by Dr. Naomal Perera recently won the Silver ‘Remi Award’ for debut direction at the 53rd World Fest Houston International Film and Video Festival in the USA. Last year film won the Best maiden film at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival. The film also has [...]
Prasanna Jayakody finishes the script of ‘Love in the time of Corona’
‘Love in the time of Corona’, a film script written during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period by award winning filmmaker, teledrama director and playwright Prasanna Jayakody will be ready for filming soon. A title that was inspired by Nobel prize winning Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez’s novel “Love in the Time of Cholera”, “Love in the [...]
‘Mandara’ ready to be released
Even though theatres have been closed and cinema industry has come to a standstill, film artistes are hopeful and working on their new films. One such film that is ready to be released is Priyantha Colambage’s ‘Mandara’. It was earlier scheduled to be released in September but the release is rescheduled to the end of [...]