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Spotlight on emerging designers at MBFWSL By Shannon Salgadoe The annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Sri Lanka (MBFWSL), presented by the Academy of Design (AOD) and powered by DIMO, kicked off its four-day extravaganza on Thursday, November 7 at Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams, the official venue for the Sri Lanka Design Festival 2024. Providing [...]
Music News by Miles Brohier
Quincy Jones passes away The legendary music producer Quincy Jones has died on 3rd November at the age of 91 at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles in the US. He had worked with numerous artists over decades. His biggest artist was Michael Jackson with the album ’Thriller’ being the most outstanding. He had [...]
TV Times
Renowned children’s plays goes on board
‘Punchi Apata Dan Therei’ and ‘Thoppi Velenda’ By Susitha Fernando Two children’s plays ‘Punchi Apata Dan Therei’ (We Know It Now) and ‘Thoppi Velenda’ (The Hat Seller) produced by the late Somalatha Subasinghe will be staged in Colombo and Negombo. The two plays which are prescribed text for Grade 5, 6, 7 Sinhala language and [...]
Prasanna’s ‘Gaadi’ on PEO TV now
Prasanna Vithanage’s historical drama ‘Children of the Sun’ (Gaadi) is now being screened on PEO TV of Sri Lanka Telecom. Screened around the world, ‘Gaadi’ won a Special Jury Award at 18th International Dhaka Film Festival and the Emerald Dove Award recently at the Chennai Independent Film Festival held in India. Premiered at the 24th [...]
Jetwing Hotels wins the Global Responsible Tourism Award
Jetwing Hotels was recently recognised for its contribution to ‘climate action’ at the recently concluded Global Responsible Tourism Awards 2024, sponsored by Sabre, held in London. The Global Responsible Tourism Awards has honoured six exceptional tourism operators across various categories. These winners, hailing from Africa, Latin America, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the rest [...]
Cliff Richards in Concert
After many very successful shows held in the past, renowned entertainer Clifford Richards is gearing up to give his audience another spectacular evening of enchanting music. This time the concert is presented by DK Promotions. ‹Clifford Richards in Concert›, an evening of funfiiled entertainment will come on Sunday 1st December 2024, starting at 7.00pm, at [...]
Authentic fusion Paella at ‘Ocean’
‘Authentic Fusion Paella’ is now on at the ‘Ocean’ Kingsbury till the end of this month. The menu features five unique paella dishes, each crafted to deliver a taste of coastal Spain right in the heart of Colombo. Among the highlights is the Classic Seafood Paella, a sumptuous blend of prawns, mussels, clams, snapper, and [...]
New Era for Sri Lankan Western Music:
A platform for Original English Songs on Radio Sri Lanka For many years, Sri Lankan Western musicians who have composed original English songs have faced a significant challenge—there has been no dedicated radio platform to play their work. As a result, many talented artistes have been discouraged from continuing to compose originals, focusing instead on [...]