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Young mums with a passion for spreading beauty of henna
Henna also known as mehendi is an ancient art. While new trends such as white henna, neon or “glow-in-the-dark” henna have emerged in the West, in Sri Lanka the practice has remained more or less unchanged for centuries. Though unclear if it originated from India or West Asia, “old” designs from both parts of the [...]
Colombo Uni law students champs of Moot Court Comp
Bringing home an unprecedented victory for the country, the Moot Court Bench (MCB) team representing the Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo (UoC) has emerged Champions at the Global Rounds of the 19th John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition 2021. The team, comprising Saheli Wikramanayake, Avishka Jayaweera, Adithya Ramanitharan and Sandun Batagoda, was [...]
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Tehani among top 10 Zonta international award winners
Tehani Chandrasena has won the prestigious Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs International Award. Nominated by the Zonta Club II of Colombo, Tehani was first selected as the winner of the YWPA District 25 Award competing with nominees from India, Bangladesh and Nepal and then competing with 32 candidates from all the Districts of Zonta [...]
‘Govi Thaththa’ wins international kudos
The debut cinematic venture by award winning music director Darshana Ruwan Dissanayake won multiple awards at the Borden International Film Festival (BIFF) in Sweden. The film won the Best Director and an honourable Mention for Best Music Composer for Dissanayake while the Best Actor and Actresses awards were won by Jagath Chamila and Himali Saurangi. [...]
Diana Ross sings ‘Thank You’
Popular American singer Diana Ross of ‘The Supremes’ fame expresses her gratitude in new single ‘Thank You’ released on Thursday (June 17), the title track from her first studio album in 15 years. Ross, the former lead singer of Motown Records’ hugely successful group the Supremes, recorded the songs in her home studio during the [...]
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ production starts
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ — the highly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning, billion-dollar blockbuster “Black Panther” — started production on Tuesday at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige tells Variety. Director Ryan Coogler is returning to direct from his screenplay, and Feige says that everyone from the original cast is also coming back — without, [...]
Iran enters cinema with a Secret of a Rose
Young filmmaker Iran Godamunne’s debut film‘Rosa Rahasa’ or ‘Secret of the Rose’ is completed and ready for release. The film is co-produced by teledrama actress and producer Dhammi Godamunna and his director son Iran. A fictional tale, the film revolves around a 35-year-old Natalie and her younger daughter Natasha who move to a new residence, [...]
Viber partners with Snap to bring AR Lenses to Its messaging platform
Rakuten Viber, a global leader in cross-platform messaging and voice-based communication, will bring the magic of augmented reality (AR) Lenses to its app through a partnership with Snap Inc. Using Snap’s developer tools including Camera Kit, Creative Kit and Bitmoji, the Viber app will integrate AR Lenses, enable sharing to Snapchat, and bring customizable Bitmoji [...]