Amidst all the excitement from the Apple announcements, SriLankan Airlines recently banned MacBook Pros. Specifically, ones that were sold between September 2015 and February 2017. According to Apple, a number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pros have been recalled as the battery may have overheating issues and could pose a fire safety risk. As such, SriLankan Airlines is requesting ...
The 13th Sri Lanka University Games successfully concluded after twenty two games with the participation of fourteen universities. Table tennis was the ultimate game at SLUG which decided who was the victor ludorum. Table tennis is a strenuous game which requires not only talent but also the mind tricks in order to win. A good table tennis player knows how ...
The crackle of electricity in the atmosphere on the 19th of August, 2019 could be felt by everyone at the Gymkhana Tennis Club, Colombo. After months and months of hard work and effort, practicing their way to coming as close to perfection as they can get, the teams of the universities converged for the final day of the Tennis tournament of ...
The netball matches of the Sri Lankan university scholars, who gathered to triumph on the grandest stage of the Sri Lanka University Games, were held on 27th, 28th and 29th of August at the indoor stadiums of University of Ruhuna and Kotawila. It is noteworthy that the curtain raiser of this tournament, which 14 universities participated, was Netball. University ...
Amidst the blistering heat and the heightened spirits of the spectators, the quarterfinals of the cricket series of the Sri Lankan University Games (SLUG) 2019 took place this weekend at various University grounds. Players representing their universities, battling against each other in a series of knock out matches, shedding sweat and tears for their alma mater showcased talents which ...
Image from “Sri Lanka: Reconciling and Rebuilding”: Framing the lies “…the elevation of Mr Rajapaksa to the presidency is likely to have a damaging impact on social stability… With a rise in Sinhalese nationalism, there is likely to be a further increase in anti-minority sentiment across the country… Combined with the weakening of press freedoms and civil liberties that we ...
Featured image courtesy Sri Lanka Brief The International Day of the Disappeared is on August 30, and I was in Mannar when a group of mothers were preparing to show their collective resistance at Omanthai in the North and Kalmunai in the East. The discussion was around how safe it is to protest. Even though the State of Emergency has ...
When we look back on our travels, there’s undoubtedly some hotels we would hardly ever wish to go back to, but of course there are those that we wish were our permanent abodes. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be counting down our list of Top 25 Hotels as voted by you. From a colonial bungalow in the ...
I overheard a conversation between lovers the other day. But I am broken, one said. . That’s ok, the other replied: so am I. Sometimes broken pieces fit together better than things that are whole. I shouldn’t have been spying, but how could I help myself? I am seated next to them but they don’t see me. I am ...
