http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:57:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/magazine/la-chocolata-the-temperature-of-love-630752.html 7 February 2026 @ 11:11 am lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Joanne Joseph lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;div gt;On a humid Colombo afternoon while the city churns at its relentless pace, there rsquo;s a different rhythm unfolding inside a family compound off Sir James Peiris Mawatha. Here, time isn rsquo;t measured in minutes but in degrees. One degree too high and chocolate loses its structure. One degree too low and texture fai... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/magazine/entrepreneurs-and-creatives-take-centre-stage-at-local-lane-630747.html 7 February 2026 @ 11:04 am It was a day of relaxed fun nbsp; ndash;shopping and browsing nbsp; ndash; as Local Lane, an innovative pop-up took place at the Bayleaf on Gregory rsquo;s Road last Saturday, January 31. Local Lane was presented by Timeline, the ad agency headed by Imasha Fernando and Heshan Fernando, along with Pranavan Rockwood, a dynamic creative and interior decor specialist. Their aim was to create a sp... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/magazine/beyond-arms-goes-to-rotterdam-630742.html 7 February 2026 @ 10:56 am lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Sri Lankan-Malaysian movie coproduction lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/li gt; lt;/ul gt; lt;div gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Susitha R. Fernando lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/div gt; The Sri Lankan ndash;Malaysian co-production lsquo;Beyond Arms rsquo; ( lsquo;Avi Athara rsquo;) was screened at this year rsquo;s International Film Festiv... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/magazine/sri-lanka-and-rotterdam-film-fest-630736.html 7 February 2026 @ 10:53 am lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_630738 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;200 quot; caption= quot;Founder of IFFR Huub Bals quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-630738 quot; title= quot;Founder-of-IFFR-Huub-Bals quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260208/uploads/2026/02/Founder-of-IFFR-Huub-Bals.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;200 quot; height= quot;131 quo... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/magazine/riverstone-strikes-gold-at-frances-vesoul-film-festival-630730.html 7 February 2026 @ 10:51 am Sri Lankan cinema earned yet another moment of global recognition as director Lalith Rathnayake rsquo;s film lsquo;Riverstone rsquo; clinched the Top Prize at the 32nd Vesoul International Festival of Asian Cinema, which concluded last week in France. The film was awarded the prestigious Golden Cyclo, with the international jury commending Rathnayake for having lsquo;fully expressed the human... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/magazine/olvs-red-velvet-gala-630724.html 7 February 2026 @ 10:49 am [caption id= quot;attachment_630725 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;200 quot; caption= quot;Falan Andrea quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-630725 quot; title= quot;Falan-Andrea quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260208/uploads/2026/02/Falan-Andrea.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;200 quot; height= quot;267 quot; / gt;[/caption] Setting the stage for its landma... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/magazine/mmca-sri-lanka-opens-three-songs-of-ceylon-630717.html 7 February 2026 @ 10:46 am The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) opened a pop-up exhibition titled lsquo;Three Songs of Ceylon rsquo; on January 23. The exhibition, curated by Sandev Handy, assisted by Thinal Sajeewa and Nimaya Harris, brings together six moving image artworks and it will be open until 11 February at The Stables, Park Street Mews, Colombo 2. nbsp; lt;img class= quot;alignrigh... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/magazine/dalai-lamas-gratitude-at-first-grammy-win-630714.html 7 February 2026 @ 10:45 am lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Monday he was grateful for his first Grammy, after bagging the top music industry award for audio book, narration and storytelling. lt;/p gt; The charismatic 90-year-old, who lives in exile in India, is lauded worldwide for his tireless campaign for greater autonomy for his Tibetan ...