Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK, Saroja Sirisena awarded Diplomat of the Year

Bringing a timely boost to Sri Lanka, Saroja Sirisena, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK was awarded the Diplomat of the Year from Asia & Oceania by the prestigious DIPLOMAT Magazine. The annual awards ceremony took place in the presence of a large number of UK based members of the diplomatic community and was held at the Royal Over-Seas League on Monday 24 April 2023.

SHAZNA MUZAMMIL

On this week’s edition of She Can, I speak with the elected Councillor of the Milton Keynes City Council, UK. She has also just been invited to be the Governor of a local school body in Milton Keynes.

The Immeasurable Talent of Swanee Jayawardene

The 60’s was a time when our country had one of its greatest periods of artistic creativity.

Heir, Spare and the Heartache of the Bromance

Like the rest of the world, I probably have had my fill of the headlines of the trials and tribulations of the dynamics between the two British royal siblings.

LIMAK BY KAMIL

Kamil Hewawitharana, the renowned Sri Lankan fashion designer, unveiled his latest collection for his fashion label LIMAK at Colombo Fashion Week,

A State of Oblivion

During a recent visit to my island home, I met several people in various stages of life’s ever-changing palimpsest.

DAY 2 OF COLOMBO FASHION WEEK 2023

Colombo Fashion Week 2023

Day II: Colombo Fashion Week 2023

COLOMBO FASHION WEEK 2023

Ministry of Education, ADB, JFPR and WIM connect State, Private and Rural Sector through TVET Conference & Awards 2023

The Skills Sector Development Program (SSDP) of the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Japan Fund for a Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific (JFPR) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB),

Fatym brings modern fashion into the spotlight with new retail outlet at One Galle Face Mall.

Fatym Collection aims to bring modern, chic fashion at affordable prices. Their flagship store was launched recently at the One Galle Face Mall by Chief Guest, Her Excellency, Rosy Senanayake, the Mayor of Colombo.

The London College of Fashion, UK.

The London College of Fashion (LCF), University of the Arts London (UAL) students recently presented their groundbreaking use of blockchain technology in a handloom craft showcase in collaboration with Selyn,

Callous Cultural Casualties

‘Cultural appropriation’ is something we all are, or should be familiar with, as it is a global phenomenon, that has a great deal of interest heaped upon the very notion, thereby making more people learn, and educate themselves on what is and what is not ‘apropos.

THE SRI LANKA FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, DANCE AND SPEECH 2023

International Institute of Music, Speech, and Drama (Pvt) Ltd. headed by Shyama Perera presents the 26th annual Sri Lanka Festival of Music, Dance and Speech.

Over twenty-five renowned artists, collectors donate works to aid Rehabilitation Center for the Communication Impaired

Over twenty-five renowned artists and collectors have donated their works to aid the not-for-profit Rehabilitation Center for the Communication Impaired (RCCI) that cares for persons with special needs.

ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK

Thailand, Bangkok, in particular, has been one of my favorite destinations, and I have been visiting this vibrant city without a break for the past 25 years till Covid19 interrupted life as we know it and turned our worlds upside down.

Wokeism: The Transgender and Drag Queen Conversation

Growing up in Colombo, I was first exposed to the transgender community as a university student. I would return home every Summer and spend two glorious months in the island before returning to London.

Wokeism: Is it destructive, or are you afraid of change? A response

In order to critically discuss a movement, we must first understand its etymology. The word, ‘woke,’ has become a buzzword across today’s media outlets,

Top50 Professional and Career Women Global Awards 2023: Nominations Now Open!

Marking its 13th year of honoring inspiring Sri Lankan women, Women in Management (WIM), in collaboration with Women in Work,

Wokeism: A Weapon of Mass Destruction?

When can one say they’ve had enough of being in a state of ‘wokeness’ and crawl and go back to sleep?

Life Without Green

“Life without Green,” Art Exhibition is to bring the inappropriate results of the contest between this environment and humans into a language of art.

Around The Pearl in 12 Courses

Around The Pearl in 12 Courses; Botanik Takes You on an Epicurean Journey Through the Senses Botanik Bistro Bar,

RATHNAPALA SAMARAWEERA AND PRITHI FERNANDO’S cocktail soiree on Valentines Day

Spotted: At the launch of Aluxe

GEHAN A COORAY AND NORWEGIAN PIANIST IN CONCERT

Sri Lanka-American Baritone, Actor and Filmmaker, Gehan A Cooray,

NOT THE PROMISED LAND

Would you like someone to come into your house and rearrange the furniture?

THE OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH OF HOPPERS THE COOKBOOK

Hiran Cooray, Chairman, Jetwing Symphony PLC, Abbas Esufally, Group Director, Hemas Holdings PLC and Amal de Silva Wijeratne, Managing Director, Rockland Distilleries.

HOPPERS The Cookbook Sri Lanka Tour 2023

Hoppers published its debut cookbook in Autumn 2022, Hoppers: The Cookbook, featuring signature recipes from the restaurants,

BEYOND BORDERS

hosted by Shanthi Shanmuganathan at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo.