Musician Rohana Weerasinghe was awarded with a merit Doctorate by the University of Visual and Performing Arts on 26th of August 2011. University of Visual and Performing Arts was established in 2005 replacing the former Institute of Aesthetic Studies affiliated to the University of Kelaniya . Although the UVPA is in its infantile stages as [...]
Sri Lanka considered as a Prime destination for tourism over centuries, whether it is Eco Tourism, Agro Tourism, Adventure Tourism, Wild Life Tourism, Nature Tourism or Culture Tourism, Sri Lanka is the most sought after tourism destination in Asia, with Six World Heritage sites and over 25 Bio diversified hot spots under her nest. The country has the highest Biodiversity ...
“Gharasarpa (The Lurking Serpent)” Sinhala Movie – Devnaka Porage: Whole life is an Art Devnaka Porage, or else “Sandaras,” is a rising star who came through MAY 20th (2009) film and Gharasarpa film (2018) apart from his various commercial appearances. Devnaka makes a notable comeback in Gharasarpa Sinhala supernatural romantic and horror mix film directed by Mr. Jayantha Chandrasiri in ...
The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it, because it’s only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles, wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on. – Chuck Palahniuk 8 th of April ...
We are living in a period with higher prevalence of non-communicable diseases and many of us are keen to prevent disease occurrence. The foods you take are an important part in the prevention of these diseases. As a result people are now very much interested to know about healthy foods. Eating green leaves in any form has many health benefits. ...
Spain’s second biggest clothes exporter ‘MANGO’ has opened its newest store in Sri Lanka recently. Softlogic has tie-up with Mango to unveil yet another global branded store in Sri Lanka. As a dynamic Diversified Conglomerate in Sri Lanka, Softlogic has expanded and entered the key growth sectors of retail, healthcare, ICT, automobiles, travel & leisure and finance and insurance, holding ...
NRFC accounts should be opened in the name of Sri Lankan Nationals or Non-Nationals who had at any time been a Sri Lanka national, while they are resident abroad or within 90 days of their return to Sri Lanka after employment abroad. These accounts may be held jointly, provided all joint account holders confirm these conditions. The common facilities available ...
Sankani Edirisingha is our famous and talanted singer Sunil Edirisinghe‘s daughter. Sankani despite having the talent does not engage in singing as a career like his dad. But Sankani was introduced to the stage at a music concert at Kelaniya Darmaloka College. Kelaniya Darmaloka is also important as Sunil Edirisinghe studies in there. Following are few videos of Sankani Edirisinghe ...
Those on the lookout for some serious shopping will definitely enjoy the groovy, vibrant Colombo. Indisputably the best shopping in Sri Lanka, Colombo offers everything from bustling outdoor markets to chic shopping malls and from colourful street vendors to specialty boutiques. But that’s not just it- you will find the prices almost as good as the diversity of items on ...
She is the First Lady of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Shiranthi Rajapaksa (nee Wickramasinghe) the beloved wife of the sixth Executive President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa. Born in Pin-araawa Badulla to late Commodore E. P. Wickramasinghe and Mrs. Violet Wickramasinghe, Shiranthi spent much of her formative years in the hill country. As the only daughter, she was ...
Stetch marks of the skin are a common occurrence which affect the skin raising cosmetic concerns. Stretch marks are, most of the time, not due to a serious health condition but a result of excessive weight gain or pregnancy. Stretch marks are more common in areas like buttocks, hips, thighs, breast, abdomen where there is tendency to have more fat ...
Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka today launched its new documentary on the horrendous atrocities committed by LTTE, during the thirty year long war. There was a formal function at the auditorium of Media Center of National Security. Ruthless is a documentary about the crimes against humanity. The documentary “Ruthless” brings true stories of survivors who had to undergo numerous difficulties ...
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won two Awards at the ICC Award ceremony held in London today. Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman was named ODI Cricketer of the year 2011 and Sanga also won the ICC People’s choice award. Kumar Sangakkara was unable to attend the cermony but I am sure this must be [...]
No academic qualifications. No hospitality training. Sheer gut feeling, intuition and God-given talent were all she needed to make a name in the art of gourmet-cooking. “She churns out curry in such dramatic flavors that she literally turned tables in her favour. In turn she has been crowned the unrivalled ‘Curry Queen’ of Sri Lanka. She has gathered a multitude ...
She uses her flexibility of voice in measuring up the emotional and sentimental value of the melody, yet not forgetting to touch the upper ranges with perfect Sinhalese pronunciation and also maintaining her voice color in western music compositions. She is none other than Neela Wickramasinghe, the signature of Sri Lankan female voice. Neela Wickramasinghe is to mark the 45 ...
Reading a good book usually gets you information, which in turn can be converted into knowledge but most importantly it guides you to achieve wisdom. It helps people be knowledgeable as well as thoughtful. For generations, Sri Lankans have been a nation that loved literature, but the reading habit has decreased to fairly low levels in the recent times. At ...
‘Digu desa dutuwama hangenawa perasema is the most downloaded song in the internet these days. The romantic video, touching lyrics, exquisite melody make it a hit song that embraced by the music lovers of all the age groups. In the recently concluded ‘Derana Music Video Awards 2011’ this song won the award for the Most Popular Music Video for the ...
Rohitha Rajapaksa is the youngest son of the President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Rohitha is a very silent character unlike his elder brothers Namal and Yoshitha and people got to know very little about him. But it seems like he too is going to make news due to his sudden appearance at the ‘Designer Wedding Show 2012’. The ‘Designer Wedding Show 2012’ ...
The latest news revealed that the Hirunika Premachandra’s love affair with Randima Gamage has stopped with mutual agreement. The daughter of the slain political leader Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra has joined the Sri Lanka Mahajana Party recently in a bid to start her political journey. Giving an interview to a week end news paper she has said that; “After my father’s ...
Ranjan Ramanayaka has the fashion to make films and acts in any role which stand against the injustice. This talented, famous and handsome actor, Ranjan plays the role of a lady who fights for innocent, underprivileged society in a upcoming film, which has begun shooting recently. These images of Ranjan in saree will bring you the memories of Kanchana ...
