A budding venture now in full bloom
“Bud – Let Love Grow” – the small scale start-up run by interior designer ‘buddies’ Ameera Marzook and Amanah Mohideen is now a blossoming business. It was a happy accident when 21-year-old Ameera, a former student of Lyceum International met the now 23-year-old former Bishopian Amanah at Raffles Colombo where both were studying interior design. [...]
Chamathya makes it big on global Girl Guides stage
Being a Girl Guide who loved hiking, putting up tents under the open sky, and singing by the campfire, little did Chamathya Fernando know that she would go to become the youngest World Board member at the age of 25 in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). WAGGGS being the largest [...]
Mirror
Giving life back to those old tunes
It’s been fifty years since the launch of Sri Lanka’s renowned record label ‘Sooriya,’which was responsible for many popular hits from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. It went into a long hiatus, before the name was revived in 2016, in the form of the Sooriya Village as we know it today. Although the [...]
The Army of Sri Lanka’s Robin Hoods
It all began on August 15, 2016 when Hanzalah Haroon decided to utilise his spare time following his A/L examinations not only for the benefit of those around him. Two years later, Haroon tells the Mirror Magazine that this was the main reason which drove him to launch the Robin Hood (RH) Army – a [...]
How well do you know your festive traditions? Here’s one for the 12 days of Christmas
Countless traditions accompany the holiday season. It’s impossible to wrap up every Christmas tradition into a tidy little box with a big red bow, but if we tried, we’d have to include fruitcake, carols, mistletoe and a whole lot more. To the absolute festive fanatics here’s a quiz to test your mettle. Read on to [...]
It’s a kind of magic
Do you believe in magic? Is the question that looms in the air. In fact after just witnessing a series of performances at the latest edition of the ‘Knight of Illusions’, even the most skeptical of those in the audience were left amused. The exclusive evening of illusion, organized by “Hash Three” kicked off at [...]
TV Times
‘Duruthu Udanaya’: Amaya Hills NYP with Daddy
Amaya Hills in Kandy has planned a special New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance –‘Duruthu Udanaya 2018’ at the ‘Magul Maduwa Ballroom’ on 31st December starting at 8.30pm. One of Sri Lanka’s iconic bands- Daddy along with and Real FM DJs will come alive at the –‘Duruthu Udanaya 2018’. Tickets are priced at Rs.6000/- nett per [...]
Christmas Carols at Alliance Francaise
The Annual Christmas Carols of Students of the Alliance Française de Ceylan , popularly known as AF de COLOMBO was held at their Auditorium at No 11, Barnes Place, Colombo 7 recently.
‘Sri Lankan Odyssey’ at Weligama Bay Marriott
Weligama Bay Marriott Resort & Spa celebrates seasonal specially crafted seasonal activities during the season. When it’s time to bid adieu to 2018 and welcome the new year, Weligama Bay Marriott Resort is guaranteed to spark a magical evening at the New Year’s Eve soiree, ‘Sri Lankan Odyssey’, set in the Pool Lawn amidst the [...]
Matthew and Wijeweera on script for Oscars
Chandran Rutnam’s ‘According to Matthew’ and Anuruddha Jayasinghe’s ‘Ginnen Upan Seethala’ or ‘The Frozen Fire’ have completed the initial eligibility criteria for the Oscar awards. The two Sri Lankan films have been accepted to be considered for the 91st Academy award nominations as they have done commercial screenings in the States. The two films are [...]
The return of Magical Nanny
Hollywood musical fantasy movie ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ directed by Rob Marshall is now being screened in theatres in and around Colombo. The film depicts how the magical nanny returns Decades after her original visit, to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. Set in 1930s depression-era London the [...]
‘Guttila Kaavya’ at Wendts
‘Guttila Kaavya’ a theatrical interpretation of well-known poetry based on a Jathaka story will be staged at 7.00 pm on January 12 at the Lionel Wendt theatre Colombo. A prescribed text for both GCE Ordinary and Advanced Level Sinhala subjects, the play stars experienced actors Prasannajith Abeysuriya, Chadrasoma Binduhewa, Jayanath Bandara, Thilanka Gamage, Dinupa Kodagoda, [...]
Play followed up with popular demand
Ravindra Ariyarathne’s poltical comedy play, “Balloth Ekka Baa ‐ 2”, the follow up of the first under the same title will go on the boards at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 pm on Dec 30 at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre Borella. The second sequel to the play has been produced on popular demand and it stars [...]
A satire on TV shows
A satirical play on the television medium and its presentations, ‘Thunsiya Hetaeka 361’ produced by Udyaysiri Wickremaratne will be staged at 7 pm on January 11 at the Lionel Wendt theatre Colombo. The cast includes Gihan Fernando, Umayangana Wickremasinghe, Ruwan Malith, Chamari Nisansala, Mihiri Priyangani, Susanga Kahandawalaarachchi, Rohitha Jayakoday, Kusal Maduranga, Ishara Wickremasinghe and Nayanthara de [...]
Tourism Entrepreneur Award for Ajith Wijeyesekera
Ajith Wijeyesekera, Chairman and Managing Director of The Blue Water Hotel and Spa, Wadduwa and Water Garden, Sigiriya, won the coveted Tourism Entrepreneur Award and Water Garden won the award for the Best Boutique Hotel at the recently held ‘National Tourism Awards 2018’. Among the many achievements he has had, the two most outstanding are [...]
MSC Cruises call at Colombo Port
MSC Cruises, the Swiss-based world’s largest privately-owned cruise line called at Colombo Port recently on her way to Singapore. The 118-night voyage sails roundtrip from Genoa and Civitavecchia in Italy, Marseille in France and Barcelona in Spain and takes guests literally across the globe in one single voyage of discovery. Going westwards, the first leg [...]
Amaya Lake: Best 4-Star Resort
For the second year, Amaya Lake, Dambulla has been named the best four-star Resort of Sri Lanka at the recently concluded Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2018. ‘We are extremely delighted and honoured to have received this prestigious award once again. It is indeed a wonderful recognition of the hard work of our valued employees and [...]