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Brightening up the current pensive mood in Sri Lanka, the Voice Print Music Academy’s win at the Children’s Choir Category at the 3rd Bandung Choral Society World Virtual Choir Festival is to be celebrated. Due to the pandemic, the World Virtual

This week on the Buzz I speak to Jagath De Almeida, who is working with a team of young and talented people who are making Sri Lanka look pretty from the eyes of a lance. Ceylon Photography Awards is an ongoing competition which is working towards br

On the 24th of April 2021, Sri Lanka Light Infantry’s regimental ‘mascot’ Kandula VII killed a soldier while injuring several others. Following this incident a decision was taken to replace this elephant with another baby elephant from the Udaw

British band Coldplay chose an out of this world way to mark the release of their latest single “Higher Power” on Friday - by beaming up into space. The rock group, known for hit songs “Paradise” and “Viva la Vida”, linked up with the Int

The human-elephant conflict is a complex situation not only in Sri Lanka but also in many Asian countries. Over the past few decades, it has triggered harmful impacts on both species with no viable solution foreseen in the near future. The newest tel

The first death anniversary of yesteryear Sinhala cinema heartthrob Tissa Wijesurendra falls tomorrow, May 11. Tissa Wijesurendra ignited the silver screen with his chocolaty charm especially as the matinee idol of the seventies since he made his deb

The 74th birth anniversary of veteran actor Vijaya Nandasiri fell on May 6. Illuppitiya Mudiyanselage Vijaya Nandasiri, who was born on May 6, 1947 plunged the nation into shock when he passed away suddenly on August 8 in 2016. Vijaya

The Nilan Maligaspe Creative Dance and Drama Academy recently held a colourful event to at the Colombo 7

Just when we concluded that 2020 was a horrendous year, 2021 moves in and seems to be equally bad or worse. Many are suffering from depression owing to what is happening around them. Our neighbouring country is crippled with the virus; horrific scene

It’s very rarely that you meet a centenarian. What’s more one who is fit, healthy, mentally alert, fiercely independent, cheerful and happy and above all a truly lovely person, inside and out. Well that’s Aunty Mani and I was privileged

Just about everyone who visits a protected area in Sri Lanka comes away with many ideas of how its management could be improved, and Horton Plains is no exception. Despite its small size, Horton Plains is one of our country’s most unique and pricel

Stigmata is back on the map (Not like they ever left, but you know what I mean), and they are back with a brand new, hair raising, exciting single, “Throw Glass in a House of Stone”. This is the third release of their new and 5th still untitled a

The buzz takes a visit this week into the quarantine centre, all thanks to Kumudini. She has been making positive waves on social media in collecting funds to help those who are in need at these centres. It’s so amazing to see how a little bit of k

If I were to have a mother’s “wish” list, each point on this list would be centered on my children. As parents we all want the best for our little ones. But sometimes our want does not really align with our children’s actions. This year has i

The dust has not yet settled fully on the recently held local pageant to choose a rightful representative to the next Mrs. World contest. Hot on the heels of the recently abdicated Sri Lankan Mrs. World who is now fighting for something I have pursue

At a time when human qualities such as understanding, thoughtfulness, kindness, creativity, love and sacrifice are becoming rare commodities and are in huge demand in today’s society, award-winning director Priyantha Colombage is making another sig

Colombo Art Gallery – a space created for authentic engagement, enabling community enrichment through a shared space integrity and collaboration, was declared open at Gandhara Street in Colombo recently. This came as a result of Dian Gomes’ long-

A hotel located in a city centre is always in the midst of noisy, hustle and bustle. But for ‘Ru Boutique’ in Kandy, it seems a blessing in disguise. Located in the busy Sangaraja Mawatha by the banks of ‘Kiri Muhuda’, popularly known as ‘

April 2021 was a month of excitement and Avurudu was one of many reasons. Amidst COVID, media outlets and Sri Lankans occupied themselves with solving a ‘great mystery’ – whether the winner at a local beauty pageant was married or not. The matt

Amanda Seyfried and James Norton play a young couple whose marriage and life unravel when they move to a haunted house in upstate New York in supernatural thriller “Things Heard & Seen”. Based on Elizabeth Brundage’s novel “All Things C

Artist Nirmalavasan will exhibit his work at the Paradise Road Galleries, commencing Thursday 29 April - 2 June 2021, with a Preview on the 29th. Shanth Fernando, together with one of Sri Lanka’s foremost Architects C. Anjalendran ,

Chamara Janaraj Peiris’ newest movie ‘Uthuru Sulanga’ will be screened in theatres islandwide from April 29. The movie is

The much-hyped movie ‘Tsunami’ directed by Dr. Somaratne Dissanayake and produced by Renuka Balasooriya is slotted for screenin

The third death anniversary of globally renowned legendary moviemaker Dr. Lester James Peries falls on April 28. Lester who catapulted Sinhala cinema into sharp international focus through his cinematic creations, will indeed remain as the biggest br

Considering there was a curfew last year and no one could celebrate Avurudhu the traditional way, a year later even though the virus is hanging around us, it seems that everybody decided that this year’s Avurudhu was to be celebrated in the best wa

If Tashiya Captain could pinpoint the exact time of her life at which she got into animal welfare, she’d say she was about 14 years of age; living in Colombo, feeding and sheltering the occasional stray dog or two she’d encounter at the bus stop.

Sri Lanka’s environmental problems have moved to newer dimensions, much to the fury of environmental groups. Mass scale environment destruction reports irritated the government to the point that a separate committee was setup to monitor news items

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are c

Last morning, two Sri Lankans, Yudhanjaya Wijeratne and Bhanuka Harischandra woke up to the exciting news that they have been included in the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2021 lis