http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 02 May 2026 18:51:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/magazine/its-going-to-be-wild-chaos-as-indu-returns-640587.html 2 May 2026 @ 1:22 pm By Yomal Senerath-Yapa It rsquo;s another rumbustious Indu Dharmasena comedy, this time set against a wildlife park where in a hotel to rival Fawlty Towers, a chaotic weekend ensues. The action begins when the adulterous Casanova Niranjan Papolwatta (Tharusha Kumarasinghe) plans a rendezvous with his paramour and his wife decides (in all innocence) to pay a visit as well. Throw in other elem... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/magazine/the-blac-gets-vintage-setting-for-its-modern-fusion-on-bagatalle-road-640583.html 2 May 2026 @ 1:20 pm lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Yomal Senerath-Yapa lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; Bagatalle Road is well-known for its colonial mansions, including the old Bagatelle House which gave the road its name. For The Blac caf eacute; to open its new branch in this neighbourhood signals that they are on their way to the big league. Their original restaurant is in Nawala and owners Kaushal Mendis and Amoda Ra... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/magazine/sancharaka-udawa-2026-set-to-showcase-sri-lankas-tourism-future-640579.html 2 May 2026 @ 1:16 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Sanath Weerasuriya lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; The media launch of lsquo;Sancharaka Udawa 2026 rsquo;, Sri Lanka rsquo;s own version of global travel marts such as WTM- London, ITB Berlin, ATB Dubai, MITT Moscow and IFTM Top Resa, was held recently, setting the stage for promoting Sri Lanka a... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/magazine/a-night-inspired-by-ancestral-heritage-at-nuga-gama-640575.html 2 May 2026 @ 1:13 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lsquo;A Night Inspired by Our Ancestral Heritage rsquo; will bring an extraordinary cultural experience to life at Nuga Gama at Cinnamon Grand Colombo on May 7 and 8, starting from 7.00 p.m. lt;/p gt; The special two-night event will feature performances by members of Sri Lanka rsquo;s indigenous Aadivasi Vedda people, offerin... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/magazine/tharana-seegiri-opera-at-wendt-640572.html 2 May 2026 @ 1:12 pm lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-640573 quot; title= quot;IMG-20260429-WA0053 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260503/uploads/2026/05/IMG-20260429-WA0053.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;485 quot; / gt; A new work titled ldquo;Tharana Seegiri Opera rsquo; is set to take the stage at the historic Lionel Wendt Theatre on May 3 at 6.30 pm., prom... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/magazine/one-love-reggae-festival-set-for-august-comeback-640569.html 2 May 2026 @ 1:08 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Sanath Weerasuriya lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; The much-anticipated lsquo;One Love 2026 ndash; A Tribute to Bob Marley rsquo; reggae festival, which was postponed in March due to tensions in the Middle East, has now been officially rescheduled. The event will take place this August at the ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/magazine/michael-hits-record-breaking-us238-million-in-7-days-and-still-climbs-640565.html 2 May 2026 @ 1:06 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;As of April 29, 2026, the film lsquo;Michael rsquo; has grossed US$116 million (approx. Sri Lankan Rs. 34.8 billion) in the United States and Canada and US$122 million (approx. Rs. 36.6 billion) from other international markets, taking its global total to US$238 million (approx. 71.4 billion Sri Lankan Rupees). lt;img class= qu...