St. Mary’s Choral Group presents a Christmas special featuring Daniel de Niese

Behold, A Saviour! From the longing of Zechariah, the joy and acceptance of Mary, and the courage of Joseph, to the accounts of the shepherds and wise men this musical masterpiece by Jay Rou

The Community We Miss

Colombo being Colombo is full of get-togethers, where either you have a good evening or sometimes a long drawn out boring evening or one from which you wish you could slip out from as fast

‘Tis The Season For Giving Holiday Hampers From Park Street Gourmet

Sri Lanka’s premier gourmet food and beverage store Park Street Gourmet is back for its third year with a fantastic range of holiday hampers to celebrate the season with your loved ones. These carefully curated hampers from Park Street Gourmet are now a coveted seasonal gift and makes for a thoughtful festive offering for family, friends and colleagues. Always well prepared and stocked for the season, Park Street Gourmet has a large selection of

Celebrate The Season With Yeheli’s

Celebrate the season with a homecooked festive feast – just like how mom would make! Homebased cloud kitchen venture Yeheli’s returns this Christmas with their popular seasonal menu to ensure that every home has the opportunity to enjoy the festivities at an affordable price. Y

In A Flash

Routine is what we are all used to and we continue the way we must. Children being looked after and sent to school, household chores done, rushing around to work in whatever position held.

No Gift Policy

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ observed by billions of people around the world on December 25th as a religious and cultural celebration. In Sri Lanka, midnight mass and other religious ceremonies will be followed with some celebration.

Panoramically new, panoramically local, design lokayak

The 2022 Sri Lanka Design Festival launched under the theme ‘Design Lokayak’, revealing a panorama of possibilities enabled through local innovation, creativity and design, bridging local talent, processes and materials with global markets.

Goldi Sands Hotel FIFA Party on Negombo beach

Negombo, popularly known as ‘Little Rome’ is a famous beachside retreat, now transformed into a ’FIFA village,’ organized by Sri Lanka Tourism with Negombo Hoteliers’ Association.

Gem stones and energies

Feng Shui energy enhancements can be aided with proper use of crystals and semi-precious stones. Each crystal or stone has a specific purpose, energy, wavelength and vibratory qualities apart from colour and texture.

Shani Diluka performs with the Chamber Music Society of Colombo

The Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, in association with the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC) presents a classical music concert on the 6th of December, featuring piano virtuoso Shani Diluka

’Fame’ and ’Flashdance’ singer and actress Irene Cara dead at 63

Irene Cara, an Oscar-winning singer and actress who recorded the title tracks to the blockbuster 1980s movies “Fame” and “Flashdance,” has died at age 63, her publicist said Saturday.

Art Meets Tech At ‘Insta Hockney’ Bilaal Raji Saheed and Hyperglade launch NFT Collection

Hyperglade together with artist Bilaal Raji Saheed launched ‘INSTA Hockney’ – Sri Lanka’s first homegrown NFT Collection at an exhibit held at Hatch Works last month. INSTA Hockney is inspired by David Hockney’s 1967 artwork

Social Chameleons

Many of us have grown up with friends we have known since our childhood. We also meet friends of friends at that age and some of these friendships have continued to our senior years. All of us have great memories of our childhood

Sinharaja Eco Lodge Base camp at Sinharaja Forest edge

The Sinharaja Rainforest is the only wetland rainforest patch now available in Sri Lanka and it is also a World Heritage Site. Out of all national parks and forest reserves in Sri Lanka, Sinharaja Rainforest is one of the biggest assets of Lanka’s wildlife heritage.

Chef Kapila Jayasinghe

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, award-winning Cluster Executive Chef of Cinnamon Grand and Cinnamon Lakeside, Chef Kapila Jayasinghe takes our Q&A!

Critical Zones Science Meets Art at This International Exhibit as it Explores Mankind’s Search for a Common Ground

International travelling exhibition project ‘Critical Zones’ invites visitors to engage with the critical situation of the Earth’s critical zone in an interactive and stimulating curation of art works, installations and experiences.

In conversation with Pala Pothupitiya Disrupting colonial stereotypes through artistic expressions

A cozy abode bordering a paddy field amidst an abundance of greenery in the heart of Athurugiriya is veteran contemporary artist Pala Pothupitiya’s workshop cum resting space, aesthetically designed by the

CLIMBING MT. KILIMANJARO AVINASH VAN DORT BECOMES SRI LANKA’S YOUNGEST TO CLIMB THE WORLD’S HIGHEST FREE-STANDING MOUNTAIN

Avinash is a second year IB diploma student at United World College East Africa (UWCEA) and is a part of the college’s Outdoor Pursuits (OP) programme that aims to integrate students of diverse cultures through hiking and nature.

Netflix whodunnit ‘Glass Onion’ teases Elon Musk parallels

Elon Musk goes by many labels, but is he also the inspiration for Netflix’s new whodunnit “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery “? In the movie, a detective played by Daniel Craig investigates a murder on the private Greek island of tech

Current Times

After a long absence, Trixie Jolikorapalla and I met for a quiet dinner in her home. Rarely moving around with people myself or visiting their homes, I find a visit to Trixie’s home always a treat. There was Trixie, in her

Thanksgiving Dinner at London Grill

Chefs will put a creative spin on Thanksgiving dinner this November with the latest promotion at the London Grill, Cinnamon Grand. One of the island’s oldest fine dining establishments, London Grill has always been synonymous

The Joint Pub & Grill New Quick Grab Lunch Menu Launched

Nestled down the chic street of Chatham Street, Colombo 1, The Joint Pub & Grill launches their brand-new lunch menu, that’s just not tantalising but is also the most affordable for a ’quick grab’ during the rush hour lunch break.

Shangri-La Partners with Indira Cancer Trust ....

Shangri-La Colombo turned pink in October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, with vibrant pink décor, a special Pink Afternoon Tea and pink cocktails.

Boundaries

Yet again Sri Lanka made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Whilst in one part of the world the travel companies are trying their best to allure travellers to visit our country in the hope of solving some of its financial troubles, in

WNPS Monthly Lecture LIVING WITH THE WORLD’S LARGEST ELEPHANT POPULATION

Sri Lanka, sadly, has the most incidence of human-elephant conflict (HEC) among countries that host the Asian Elephant. This is a topic that has dominated conservation for the past 50 years as human populations and development have increased with a corresponding decrease in elephant habitat;

YOU HAVE BEEN SUMMONED! Agatha Christie’s Witness For The Prosecution On Stage This November

Leonard Vole is accused of murdering widow and lover Emily French to inherit her wealth. Vole’s wife is the witness for the prosecution. The stakes are high. Will Leonard survive the shocking witness testimony?

Relish the taste of India on the streets of Sri Lanka

It’s the story of the founders of Andhra Grills themselves many Sri Lankans can draw inspiration from; South Indians who, as children, grew up in Hyderbad and who, as adults, fell in love with Sri Lanka and decided to bring authentic Hyderabadi Street Food to the busy streets of Colombo.

World Stroke Day Learn The Signs Of Stroke And Save #Precioustime

What is stroke? Stroke occurs as a result of sudden disturbance of the blood supply to a particular area of the brain resulting in death or damage to the brain nerve cells (neurons). The disturbance of the blood supply in

Integrating

“A yokel can leave the village but the village will never leave the yokel,” is what came to my mind when I saw the number of video clips flying around of Sri Lankans brawling at a party overseas. The yakko behaviour of some of our

An Evening with the French Masters

The Alliance Francaise in collaboration with Menaka Sahabandu School of Music will present a recital ‘’An Evening with the French Masters” directed by Menaka De Fonseka Sahabandu, on Friday 28th October at 7 pm at the new