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| Simply minimalist |
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 Having been chosen to design the prestigious Four Seasons hotel in Maldives, architect Murad Ismail shares the contours of his unique designs. |
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| Surfing pioneers |
 As we live through this fast paced and rapidly changing world, each one of us may recall wonderful and nostalgic times of the past. This anecdote concerns a diverse group that was passionate about the noble and exhilarating sport of surfing and goes back to the period from mid 1960s to the early1970s. |
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| No Easy Game |
 With Christmas round the corner, this year it's not just Santa's clothes that will need a good deal of padding, but his wallet as well. And the ting-a-lings are more likely to be replaced by ping-a-pings as cash registers work overtime to fill Santa's bags. |
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| Starchy alternative |
 Lunch sheets, sili-sili bags and grocery bags will be taboo in the New Year, under a ban on polythene, with a thickness of 20 microns and below, to be strictly enforced on January 1, 2007. |
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| Four decades of Iromie |
 ‘Iromie Wijewardena Paintings’, a book compiled by Gamini Jayasinghe with text by D.B. Kappagoda was launched on December 11 amidst a large gathering of artists, art collectors and friends at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. |
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