Back to history to spread harmony
Youth ambassador Aamina Muhsin’s short video presentations look at the important role Muslims have played from the time of our ancient kings Transporting viewers back to a time seldom discussed, Aamina Muhsin’s series of YouTube videos titled ‘History of the Muslims of Sri Lanka’ recounts the tales and contributions made by Sri Lankan Muslims towards [...]
From donut drought to spoilt for choice
Doughnuts are loved across the world, and certain famous American brands have garnered a faithful following. But here in Sri Lanka, with the exception of Gonuts with Donuts that has been around for awhile, local doughnut lovers had only a few options. In recent times though, some clever home bakers in and around Colombo have [...]
Mirror
Time for a Cuppa with ‘Tea Syndrome’
Around 5.30 pm for the past few months, any passers-by along Stanley Thilakaratne Mawatha in Nugegoda would notice a tiny tea stall, neatly set up under a colourful umbrella and fitted atop what looks to be a bedside stand. By the side of it stands a mini-whiteboard bearing the name ‘Tea Syndrome’. This charming little [...]
Now is the perfect time to buy an SSD
Nowadays, you rarely see a PC without an SSD. Once an expensive luxury, the prices of solid state drives (SSD) have slowly been decreasing, making them even more accessible to everyone from PC newbies to enthusiasts. Over the last year, SSD prices have been decreasing even more. According to TrendForce, an industry analyst firm, these [...]
TV Times
Chathura’s debut film competes at Goa Short Film Festival
Young filmmaker Chathura Vimarsha Fernando’s award winning debut short film ‘One Blood’ has been selected for the competition section of the 7th Goa Short Film Festival in India. In August this year, film’s main actor Shyam Fernando won the best actor award at Hollywood Venus Awards short film festival at Istanbul in Turkey. Written and [...]
Locarno Film Festival gets a New Artistic Director
Renowned Italian programmer, critic and curator Giona A. Nazzaro was recently appointed as the Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Giona A. Nazzaro, an Italian national born in Zurich and a veteran of international film culture and festivals, will assume his full-time role at the start of the new year, but he [...]
Depp dropped from ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Three times Academy award nominee Johnny Depp recently forced out of the Fantastic Beasts movie franchise days after losing a libel case in Britain against a tabloid that branded him a “wife beater”, the British media reported. The A-list actor, writing on Instagram, said that AT&T Inc’s Warner Bros movie studio had asked him to [...]
Tsunami wins Best Film at Moonwhite film Fest in India
Dr. Somaratne Dissanayake’s latest film ‘Tsunami’ won the Best Director award at the recently held Moonwhite Films International Film Festival at Mumbai in India. The film competed at the Feature Film International section along with large number of movies countries like India, France, Georgia, the United States Spain, Singapore, Denmark and Italy. The film was [...]
Rakuten Viber marks a decade celebrating its users
The popular messaging platform marks its 10-year anniversary by shining the spotlight in a 14-episode mini docu series about its users, from Sri Lanka to Ukraine to Nepal, who used Viber to literally change the course of their lives Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading apps for free and easy communication, announces the launch [...]
‘I Wonder’: Sci-fi Music visual for Dance-pop by ‘Spike’
With more than two decades of experience in music making, award winning songs and public performance, Manoj Jayawardana, popularly known as ‘Spike’- recently released his latest original Dance-pop ‘I Wonder’ with an eye-catching Sci-fi Music visual. ‘Spike’ is an award-winning Urban artiste based in Colombo and has released a string of music multiple genres such [...]
Georgia wins Junior Master Chef Australia 2020 with her Sri Lankan feast
Proud of her Sri Lankan heritage, Georgia cooked a pork curry, cashew curry, eggplant curry, plus yellow rice, pappadums and cucumber raita for her main. Having started the competition as one of 14 gourmet prodigies, Georgia, Filo and Carter were asked to create a main and a dessert for the Grand Final. With two rounds [...]