A call from the wild at a young age
Avijja Fonseka was just three years old when his parents began taking him to Yala National Park where he fell in love with the wildlife just like his parents had done. “They took me very often when I was very young, which built up a passion for it and when I grew up, I realized [...]
Today, Lotus Tower comes alive with De Lanerolle Brothers’ ‘From Sri Lanka with Love’ online
“This is the new normal and we wanted to do a concert for our fans until the situation returns to what it was before. We thought of an online concert not just for our Sri Lankan fans but for our fans all around the globe,” Ishan De Lanerolle says as he talks to the Sunday [...]
Keeping clean a beach full of memories
When Sri Lankans think of the Mount Lavinia Beach, we envision clear blue waves rolling gently towards long stretches of golden sand abundant with seashells, sand crabs and people milling about having fun… yet the reality today at Mount Lavinia beach, is that all there is to see is garbage littering the ocean and beach. [...]
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Bringing ‘Voices’ to life
A gainst the backdrop of mental health awareness last month, a recent graduate of Asian International School (AIS), Hemali Rathnaweera released her single titled ‘Voices’. A current student of the University of Toronto, double majoring in Economics and Drama, Hemali thinks of any art as a wonderful medium for expression and she hopes to integrate [...]
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AMD’s B550 Motherboards aim to deliver the perfect balance between price and performance
AMD’s latest B550 chipset based motherboards are almost here and boy, do they look good. But the beauty in these new boards isn’t just skin deep. We’re talking about PCI Express 4.0, support for Zen 3, up to six SATA 6 Gbps ports with AHCI and RAID capability; two each of 10 Gbps USB 3.2 [...]
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‘Baila Time in Colombo’: Rajiv celebrates 30 years in showbiz
It was a triple celebration for singer Rajiv Sebastian. June 23 was his birthday and exactly 30 years ago in 1990, he registered his band ‘Rajiv and The Clan’, which elevated him to the stardom not only in Sri, but around the world. It also coincides with the 13th anniversary of popular ‘Star Lanka Music’, [...]
Room Rush Offers with Jetwing
Room Rush is back, giving Sri Lankan travellers a chance to enjoy the luxurious spaces of Jetwing Hotels and Villas. Experience the stunning spaces and modern amenities at 34 properties across the island with rates starting at Rs. 8,000/-. ‘After months of isolation, travellers are now ready to a getaway, be it in the misty [...]
‘We’re more online than ever’— what does that mean for our privacy?
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, many of us have adapted to the new normal and withdrawn to the safety of our homes. It’s only natural, then, that our internet use has spiked significantly—around 70%, according to Forbes. But now that we work from home, communicate with our distant loved ones, and commune with friends through our [...]
‘The Newspaper’ is out
‘ The Newspaper’, the maiden film co-direction, award winning actors and script writers Sarath Kothalawala and Kumara Thirimadura, will be released over 60 theatres including EAP and other circuit cinemas from July 2. Based on partly a true incident, the moving story revolves around a mother and a son who are ostracised [...]
‘One story, a criticism on entire system’- Kothalawala
“This film is all about the system we are in. The amount of freedom and equality we enjoy and how the poor and those less affluent suffer specially in the hand of unfair social system. It is just a one story but it exposes the injustices and indifferences in the entire society,” explained Sarath Kothalawala, [...]
Ceylon Theatres opens new cineplex in Dematagoda
Amidst many a bad news including extensive closure of cinemas due to COVID-19 epidemic and unavailability of new films for release, there is a happy news for all cinema lovers in Colombo. The latest addition to the number of cinemas, Regal Cineplex a brand new Cinema complex will be opened in Dematagoda by Ceylon Theatres Pvt Ltd [...]
Chicken Run 2
Aardman’s Chicken Run 2 has been picked up by Netflix on the 20th anniversary of the original film. The sequel was given the green-light two years ago after fans set up a petition for its release, and the upcoming movie is now expected to go into full production in 2021. Two decades after the blockbuster first dropped, [...]
A thriller road movie; A man who runs away with a corpse of murdered wife
‘Avilenasului’ (Inflammable), young filmmaker and writer Chinthana Dharmadasa’s second film-after ‘How I wonder what you are’ his debut, a co-direction with Udhaya Dharmawardhana- started rescreening from June 27. Three screenings daily at 10.30 am, 1.30 pm and 4.30 pm will be at CEL circuit cinemas including Regal Colombo and Regal Gampaha and Liberty Lite, Amity [...]