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From Fashion Week ramp to exciting world stage

From Fashion Week ramp to exciting world stage

It was a select gathering invited to sit back on the couches that lay scattered around the Colombo Hilton’s Grand Ballroom as four young ladies took to the stage last Sunday at the Lite87FM Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2014.  This year’s competition crowned four young hopefuls who will go on to be global ambassadors for [...]

Matchmaking Lankan style!

Matchmaking Lankan style!

The aunties inspired Indu Dharmasena. “They were simply hilarious,” he says of dealing with the lovely ladies during the run up to a family wedding. “I had to write about it.” It’s a formula he’s tried and tested over the years, and it’s yet to fail for Indu Dharmasena who trades in your everyday humour; [...]

Mirror Magazine

Beating the school holiday blues

Beating the school holiday blues

To beat the holiday blues we’ve put together a list of things you could be doing (apart from staring in front of the television or PC) this school holiday season. Set off on an adventure You’ll have plenty of options to choose from here. Little Adventures in particular offers one day excursions to wild and [...]

Searching for the good life

It is not uncommon that many students who study abroad wish to settle down in those respective countries in the hope of better jobs and to have careers they feel that they deserve. Being a student currently studying abroad, it is one of the regular questions I receive both by classmates as well as friends [...]

A new dawn for Gaming

The passers-by of an innocuous little white house -wedged in between Flower Road and Duplication Road- are quite unaware that they’re actually walking past a portal to a whole new world. Inside, a dozen LED screens flicker with busy designers behind them – painting out the details that give birth to new video games, making [...]

Surfs Up

Surfs Up

Surfers flocked to the East as the second leg of Red Bull’s Ride My Wave Surfing Championship came alive in Arugam Bay. Pix by Amila Gamage.

TV Times

‘High on Heels’ Girls’ on Tuesdays with DJ Missy Flame

‘High on Heels’ Girls’ on Tuesdays with DJ Missy Flame

The Popular Ladies Night is back on every Tuesday Night at Colombo’s most exciting rooftop bar and lounge, ON14 of the OZO Colombo.‘High on Heels’ is bringing together a fun-filled experience for ladies with some fabulous deals. Allowing guests to indulge in the finest midweek getaway between 8.00pm and 11.00pm with a special buy one [...]

Mahinda Society brings ‘Mathaka Yamaya’

“Mathaka Yamaya – Peduru Sajaya -02” organized by Mahinda society , an old boys organization of Mahinda College-Galle  will be held at the auditorium of  the Sri Lanka Army Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Camp opposite the German – Lanka Tech at Katubedda  at 7.00p.m. on August 30. The President of the Mahinda Society SP Chandana [...]

Sing -a-long with Annesley in Kurunegala

Sing -a-long with Annesley in Kurunegala

The Jubilee Committee of St. Sebastian’s Church Malpitiya Kurunegala will present the ever popular “Sing-a-long with Annesly & Super Chimes” on September 13, 2014 at the Salute Reception Hall Boyagane Kurunegala (Adjoing Vijeba Army Camp Boyagane ) starting at 7pm. The proceeds of this event will be used for the renovation of the Church. This [...]

IFF COLOMBO ANNOUNCES ‘FILMS FOR CHILDREN’

IFF COLOMBO ANNOUNCES ‘FILMS FOR CHILDREN’

Making it a festival for everyone, the International Film Festival of Colombo (IFFColombo) has announced the collection of an eclectic selection of Children’s Films for the whole family from September 3 to 7. The selection will include some of the award winners at renowned film festivals and will be screening at 10 am at two venues.Tharangani (National Film [...]

Black Box festival brings young talents in Theatre

Black Box festival brings young talents in Theatre

Black Box Theatre Festival, a modern German youth theatre production in Sinhala produced by three young playwrights will go on the boards from August 27 to 29 at the Goethe Hall, German Cultural Centre, Colombo 7. Presented by INTER ACT ART with the support from Goethe Institute, Colombo and several others, the festival showcases three [...]

Danga Malla comes to Borella

Danga Malla comes to Borella

Nalaka Swarnathilake’s award winning play “Danga malla saha Amuthu Iskoole”will be staged on Sunday August 31 at 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm at the YMBA Theatre, Borella.  An adoption of the book “The naughtiest girl in the School” written by the famous children’s writer Enid Blyton, the play has been adored by both children and [...]

Ceylon Theatres offers its cinemas for IFFC

Ceylon Theatres offers its cinemas for IFFC

Ceylon Theatres pioneers in film exhibition in Sri Lanka will join country’s first ever international film festival, the ‘International Film Festival of Colombo’ (IFFC) offering its main theatres for the weeklong festival from September 2 to 7.  The Regal cinema, the Majestic Cineplex, Empire Cineplex at Arcade Independence square, prominent film theatres in Colombo which [...]

‘Adaraneeya Kathawak’ completes shooting

‘Adaraneeya Kathawak’ completes shooting

‘Adaraneeya Kathawak’ (A Melody of Love) a musical movie directed by Priyantha Colambage has completed its shooting with final scenes filmed at a beautiful location in Belihuloya, Balangoda recently. Most of the shooting in this fourth directorial venture of award winning filmmaker Priyantha was done in Colombo and is undergoing its post-production at this stage.  [...]

Girl in a boys’ soccer team

American Center weekly film screening dedicated this month for ‘sport movies’ will screen ‘Gracie’, a girl who determined to play in a boys’ soccer team will be screened at 6 pm on August 16 at American Center auditorium.  Directed by Davis Guggenheim, the film stars Carly Schroeder in the lead as Gracie Bowen. Gracie Bowen [...]

Reefs Edge Website wins at Bestweb.lk

After only being operational for three months it is certainly a noteworthy accomplishment that website of Reefs Edge Hotel, at Uswetakeiyawa has been awarded the merit award for one of the three best hotel websites in the country. “BestWeb.lk 2014” is a unique and innovative competition organized by the LK Domain Registry for the fifth [...]

FIRST PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE LORIS LAUNCHED

FIRST PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE LORIS LAUNCHED

The mysteries of the loris, an elusive primate, are now divulged after the launch of Sri Lanka’s first photographic guide devoted to the animal by Chaminda Jayasekera, resident naturalist of Jetwing Vil Uyana. The culmination of years of study, the book contains rare and interesting images along with Chaminda’s own observances and research and is [...]

The Lavinia Signature riders visit the iconic Mount Lavinia Hotel

The Harley Davidson Street Thunder Ride which commenced on August 8 concluded with the Harley Davidson ‘Street Thunder Beach party’ at the Paradise beach of Mount Lavinia Hotel.  August 15 which was also the last leg of the tour, ‘The Lavinia Signature ride’ the riders travelled from Bentota to Mount Lavinia, to be warmly welcomed [...]

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