Hitting Broadway against all odds
Facing many obstacles as an ‘actor of colour’ Sri Lankan Sanjit De Silva who refused to give up on his dream of realising a career in film and theatre went on to land a role in the Broadway hit War Horse while also taking to play-writing. Here in an e-mail interview with Smriti Daniel he [...]
Letters to the editor
Beggar women with toddlers: find homes for the children and jobs for the mothers I am a working mother who commutes to Colombo all five…
Appreciations
Accountant who spiced up his lectures with literary gems NIMAL FERNANDO The death of Nimal in January this year sadly brings to an end a…
Daredevil doc takes a plunge into nature
By Renuka Sadanandan Dr. Harin Dias to hold maiden photography exhibition in Sri Lanka It was a volcanic island in Hawaii and he had made…
Farewell Comrade Sheba
The tracker dog that traced criminals in over 100 cases solving many recent crimes died recently By Malaka Rodrigo Kotakethana in Kahawatte could probably be…
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Jaffna to ring out with music
The stage is set for the biggest music festival in Sri Lanka: The Jaffna Music Festival 2013! The…
Onto a cause, off with their hair
By Duvindi Illankoon Moiya Hazell steps up to the raised platform at the Barefoot Cafe, visibly steeling herself…
He set the course for the Navy to battle the LTTE
Tribute | Rear Admiral (Dr.) Sarath Weerasekara – MP, remembers Admiral Clancy Fernando “A leader has to be intelligent.…
Educating the mass of the people
Point of view | By Dr. Mark Amerasinghe For some years now the newspapers in English, not to…
A taste of tradition for Ajahn Brahmali
By D.C. Ranatunga Navam Poya falls tomorrow It was a novel experience for the simple villagers in Gastenna,…
Crucial element missing for peace in Sri Lanka:
A society built on the Buddha’s teachings By Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe Recently this newspaper’s Talk at the Café…
A great day for Victor, a great day for music lovers
Kala Korner By Dee Cee A birthday celebration – a family get-together – a pool of talent. This…
Encore! Country Roads
By Duvindi Illankoon It’s a beautiful thing when a guitar strums for a good cause. The vibrant notes…
Young and in love with classical music
Leading Lankan tenor Asitha Tennekoon back for ‘Eternal Source of Light, an Evening of Sacred Music’ At just…
Take a trip to the 60s with the Jetliners
The Original Jetliners will give their last performance together at a farewell concert on Sunday, March 3 at…
Four years on and the De Lanerolle Brothers have much to sing about
What’s the most important thing about performing for the De Lanerolle Brothers? Why, starting on time of course!…
Come April, Fashion Week will hit Colombo
New Lankan designers to take the ramp With the conclusion of ‘the big four’ fashion weeks of the…
Driving awareness with Rotary flair
The Rotary Club of Colombo held a charity dinner at the Balmoral Ballroom of the Kingsbury Hotel on…
Aloe vera: The wonder plant to save Puttalam lagoon
By Dr. Sriyanie Miththapala It is an unprepossessing plant: barely two feet long, with fleshy, spindly, and spiny…
Rage: A terrible aspect
I was at my wit’s end recently when the intimation reached me via a mobile service update that…
J.C’s vision
By Duvindi Ilankoon ‘Vision’ an exhibition of paintings by J.C.Rathnayaka is on at the Paradise Road Galleries from…
Click onto her world with ‘Out of the Frame’
Sri Lankan photographers are being encouraged to submit photographs for an exhibition titled ‘Women - Out of The Frame.’…
“Ask the Lawyer” event
The Association of Professional Sri Lankans in association with the Sri Lankan Solicitors Network in the UK re-launched…
Launch of Gratiaen Award-winning novel
Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake’s Gratiaen Award winning novel “There is Something I Have to Tell You” will be launched…
Book examines America’s New World Order
Senior Sri Lankan journalist Latheef Farook, who spent a quarter of a century in the Middle East following…
Felicitation ceremony honouring Rev. Amunumulle Jinarathana Thera
Rev. Amunumulle Jinarathana Thera, Viharadhipathi of the historic Sri Vijayarama Raja Maha Viharaya of Gangodawila was honoured by…
National Trust lecture: Flags of ancient Sri Lanka
The 48th lecture in the monthly lecture series of the National Trust- Sri Lanka, Flags of ancient Sri…
Books and uniforms for children of prisoners
Books and uniform materials were presented to children of prisoners at the Welikada Prison by the founder of…
Launch of new Mega Lifesciences skincare product Pynocare
Mega Lifesciences, launched Pynocare, recently to the local market. “It is the only oral solution to successfully treat dark…
TG water tank project helping to empower local community
By Marisa de Silva “During the drought we got water once a week or once every 10 days,…