http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:46:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/masterchef-top-20-are-in-632781.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:51 pm lt;div gt;Sri Lanka officially steps onto the global culinary stage with the launch of MasterChef Sri Lanka Season 1, the local edition of one of the world rsquo;s most recognised cooking competitions. lt;/div gt; Produced by Reality TV Productions (Pvt) Ltd, the show is presented under licence from Banijay Entertainment and brings an internationally established format to Sri Lankan screens. The... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/the-very-strange-book-that-became-a-classic-632777.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:49 pm lt;div gt; lt;em gt;Helen Macdonald is the author of the phenomenal 2014 bestseller H is for Hawk, a very British memoir set against the English countryside, about the loss of a father and how the author coped with it by training a goshawk. lt;/em gt; lt;/div gt; lt;em gt;Helen is also a naturalist, poet and former historian of science. lt;/em gt; lt;em gt;Here are excerpts from our... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/slmana-brings-tms-to-sri-lanka-632772.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:46 pm lt;div gt; TMS is finally coming to Sri Lanka. lt;/div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_632773 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;175 quot; caption= quot;Dr. Tarique Perera quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-632773 quot; title= quot;Dr quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260301/uploads/2026/02/Dr.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;175 quot; height= quot;224 q... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/letters-to-the-editor-632769.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:36 pm lt;span style= quot;font-size: medium; quot; gt; lt;strong gt;Some thoughts to keep Nuwara Eliya clean during the season lt;/strong gt; lt;/span gt; I am a resident of Nuwara Eliya. Every year, thousands of visitors come to Nuwara Eliya during the holiday season and this beautiful town becomes polluted and dirty, ill-equipped to cope with that vast influx. I have a few suggestions to help k... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/appreciations-8-632765.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:34 pm lt;span style= quot;font-size: medium; quot; gt; lt;strong gt;A great administrator and kind humanist lt;/strong gt; lt;/span gt; lt;strong gt;DR. JOE FERNANDO lt;/strong gt; It came as a great shock to me when I heard the sad news of the demise of Dr. Joe Fernando, former Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Indigenous Medicine and Women rsquo;s Affairs as I had been closely associated wi... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/sri-lankas-forgotten-blue-pantry-632760.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:30 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_632761 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;300 quot; caption= quot;Diversity on the coast: Brown seaweed quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-632761 quot; title= quot;4 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260301/uploads/2026/02/42.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;300 quot; height= quot;400 quot; / gt;[/caption] Step into alm... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/thayakam-much-needed-insights-on-norths-environmental-crisis-632753.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:21 pm How much do we really know about the environmental challenges that Sri Lanka rsquo;s northern Tamil communities face? Aside from the on-going issues with wind power projects threatening the future of the Mannar Island and that Tamil Nadu trawlers continue to ravage our northern seascapes, is there much knowledge or exposes that speak about the climate crisis affecting Sri Lanka rsquo;s northern pe... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/cue-theatre-brings-back-the-woman-in-black-632750.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:17 pm lt;div gt; A play within a play that draws in its characters as well as the audience is how Ranga Jayaratne describes the new play she is directing. While she and actors Lahiru Fernando and Aaron Henderlin describe the play as spooky, they assure us that it rsquo;s not all just jump scares but very believable, relatable and much deeper and more complex than your average horror story. lt;/d... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/dine-for-a-cause-in-jaffna-632746.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:15 pm Serendip Be The Change Foundation (SBTCF), Fox Jaffna by Fox Resorts amp; The Quiet Chapter (Chennai) will present Full Moon Storytelling amp; Dine for a Cause today, Sunday, March 1 at Fox Jaffna from 5.30 p.m. [caption id= quot;attachment_632747 quot; align= quot;alignleft quot; width= quot;250 quot; caption= quot;Storytime at Fox Jaffna: Kani Thiru quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-im... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/a-resounding-wave-of-support-632742.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:13 pm It was a full house for lsquo;Waves of Hope rsquo;, the aid concert dedicated to healing and rebuilding Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah. Held on Sunday, February 8, at the Galadari Ballroom in Colombo, the concert raised a remarkable Rs. 4 million for flood relief efforts, including Rs. 400,000 in on-the-spot donations during the event. Every cent collected will be utilized for the benefit of ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/vedanta-talks-ancient-wisdom-for-modern-living-632738.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:12 pm The Vedanta Institute Colombo will hold two transformative events nbsp; in March, led by world-renowned speaker Sunandaji, that will explore the ancient nbsp; philosophical system of Vedanta, translating profound universal truths into practical principles for modern life. Vedanta, deriving its name from the Sanskrit words Veda (knowledge) and anta (end), represents the culmination of knowledge.... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/mangala-madanayaka-exhibition-at-galle-fort-632734.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:10 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-632735 quot; title= quot;Mangala-art quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260301/uploads/2026/02/Mangala-art.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;300 quot; height= quot;400 quot; / gt;Well known ballpoint artist Mangala Madanayaka, will hold his next solo art exhibition at the Galle Fort National Museum premises from March 3-10. This exhibiti... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260301/plus/south-asian-documentary-film-festival-in-colombo-632731.html 27 February 2026 @ 8:08 pm The Collective for Historical Dialogue and Memory together with Film SouthAsia (FSA) will present a documentary film festival this week, from March 5th-8th with films from across the subcontinent being screened. The films include the award winners at FSA 2024 as well as others selected to showcase the nbsp; range and intensity that marks the world of South Asian documentaries. lt;strong gt;...