People are meeting up on Reid Avenue (across from the Arts Faculty) to protest the recent cutting of trees in that area. Reid Avenue (AKA Philip Gunawardena) and Thurstan Road (AKA Cumaratunga Munidasa) have beautiful old trees, some ancient, giving shade and pleasure to Colombars for generations. Recently some of these trees have been cut and some citizens are gathering ...
There’s apparently some pretty cool looking street art in Battaramulla. Has anyone seen this yet? You often find this kinda optical illusion art on sites like StumbleUpon, BuzzFeed, etc. but we’ve never seen anything like this before in Sri Lanka. Looks really good. We’ll be checking it out soon. Let us know if you already have.
We posted Sri Lanka’s power cut timetable earlier, and our video on what to do. Colombo’s been getting kind of old skool lately. What with Yamu reviews of restaurant Immortals, an online graveyard for the watering/eating holes of yesteryear and– three hour power cuts. That’s right everyone for three hours every day we are to be deprived of the modern ...
Now Sri Lankans can get live traffic data on Google Maps. It's pretty cool, and Christmas colored. Green for where traffic is good, red for where traffic is bad.
40 chefs attempt to create a record by cooking the largest kottu rotti ever, 7000 portions of it to be exact. If you’re in the area, you’ll get to sample some for free and be a part of the fun. Kottu rotti is a dish made from strips of godhambha rotti, julienned vegetables, egg and/or some form of meat (also ...
Munchee (Top) Vs. Maliban (Bottom) The manufacture of biscuits is one of Sri Lanka’s most profitable businesses. It’s true, Sri Lankans love rice, chocolate milk, fizzy drinks – and biscuits. But which biscuit to buy? Our leading competitor brands Munchee and Maliban make identical looking products that cost exactly the same – and even the companies’ logos look similar (white ...
It’s almost Halloween, but why celebrate it by drawing on whiskers or throwing a white sheet over your head? This is Lanka, land of the Rakshas and fount of great ideas for Halloween. So put aside the pumpkin, carve a thambili and try on of one of our top six Sri Lankan and scary costumes instead. Let’s dress. Grease ...
The Katunayake Airport. Photo by indi.ca The Katunayake Express It is virtually impossible to get to the Katunayake Airport by public transport. At least that’s what most people believe. Anyone who has ever been to the country’s only international airport has surely noticed the absolute lack of a high-speed rail service, a dedicated slow-speed rail service(they did try this for ...
Kaema Sutra at Arcade Independence Square is chef Dharshan Munidasa's latest venture, which promises Contemporary Sri Lankan cuisine. We dropped in to see what exactly they were all about. All we can say is, the hype is real.
