Guests were requested to come in white for the soft launch of Ayana Sea, the luxury 16-room villa-style resort in Wadduwa. Located by the beach with elegantly appointed interiors, the cosy hotel is fast garnering flattering reviews.

The cenotaph once stood tall on Galle Face Green

Letters to the Editor

Appreciations

Crime busting in the US

Don Spater Senanayake and the Temperance Movement

Waiting with bated breath as items fall under the hammer

Philharmonic Choir returns with Amirthanathan to perform ‘Alleluia’

Warscapes to landscapes: Sir Donald McCullin’s haunting images

Culinary Ceylon: A unique flavour of history and cuisine

A mature orchestra complemented by the relaxed technique of piano soloist

“Symphony for a Child”: The very best of its kind

Spotting Nelu flowers in bloom five years before time

An evening of opera and well-loved songs

Three new faces add their colours to ‘Piyawara’

From social to personal, Jagath’s canvases of belief

Grand annual International Christmas Charity Bazaar heralds the season

Clean drinking water project to help communities battle CKDu

It’s that time of year when Prithipura Home is abuzz with annual sale activities

A memorable evening for a good cause

Bargains galore at Alzheimer’s Foundation sale

Girls’ Friendly Society pre-Christmas sale

WIC Bazaar

A talk on orchids