Wasana Lakmali shares her responsibilities and goals as Mrs. Tourism 2022 Ambassador for Education By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya The winner of the Mrs. Tourism International Sri Lanka 2022 competition Wasana Lakmali was recently crowned Mrs. Tourism 2022 Ambassador for Education…
Consent, too important a lesson to skip
By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya Discussions on sex are not something many Sri Lankans can recall having with parents, guardians, or teachers. Parents tend to ignore the topic entirely, while teachers often take a more clinical approach, explaining the biological aspects…
Visakesa Chandrasekaram included in 2022 Film Bazaar Recommends list
‘Manal’ among the 20 feature films awaiting world premiere By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya Sri Lankan cinema has been enjoying its time in the international spotlight these past few months, winning awards at various film festivals, with the most recent being…
‘The Terminal’ inspiration Mehran Karimi Nasseri dies in Paris airport
The Terminal is a movie about a man who lives in an airport for years due to not having documentation or paperwork, and it was loosely based on an Iranian man named Mehran Karimi Nasseri, who lived in France’s Charles…
Budget 2023 promotes youth engagement and the study of SL history
By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya President Ranil Wickremesinghe presented the 2023 Budget under the theme “Sri Lanka, towards a new beginning” in Parliament yesterday (14), and the proposals mainly focused on developing a competitive export-oriented economy, an environmentally friendly green and…
Raising awareness on World Diabetes Day
The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that there was a 3% increase in diabetes mortality rates by age between 2000 and 2019. In 2019, diabetes and kidney disease due to diabetes caused an estimated two million deaths. In Sri Lanka,…
‘Was I happy in the past?’
Research suggests that our current feelings interfere with memories of past wellbeing By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya Chasing happiness is something many of us can admit to doing, even though we may say we are content with the way things are…
Campaigning for a peaceful and inclusive society
The EU’s series of activities at the Independence Arcade concludes tomorrow By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya As part of the broader campaign titled “EU Support for a Peaceful and Inclusive Society”, the European Union (EU) delegation to Sri Lanka and the…
Will fact and fiction blur in the latest season of ‘The Crown’?
By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya Netflix series The Crown will undoubtedly gain more attention this year, as its fifth season, to be released today (9), comes just months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, after which the throne passed to…
Wendt on Wendt
A look into Lionel Wendt’s work as well as the history of photography By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya The Harold Peiris Gallery at the Lionel Wendt Centre for the Arts is currently displaying a selection of photographs by Lionel Wendt along…
