By Chenelle Fernando Be it a birthday, anniversary, or a special achievement, we are well aware of how challenging it can be to come up with the perfect gift. While customised and well-thought-out gifts are ideal for any occasion,…
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Too close for comfort?
Safety inside Sri Lanka’s national parks By Jithendri Gomes A recent incident where a jeep (which I happened to be in as well) was charged by a tusker that then lifted the jeep with the strength of its tusks as…
Redefining the contours of Sri Lankan fashion
HSBC Colombo Fashion Week 2019 By Chenelle Fernando and Dimithri Wijesinghe HSBC Colombo Fashion Week took off last week and the runway shows took place over a span of four days at some of the most exquisite locations in Colombo,…
Adoption – The responsibility is to the child
By Dimithri Wijesinghe Adoption is the process of permanently transferring all the legal rights and responsibilities of being a parent to a particular child from that child’s birth parents (biological parents) to the adoptive parents. According to Attorney-at-law Harshana Nanayakkara,…
Curating safe spaces for dialogue: Arka Circles
By Jithendri Gomes The Arka Initiative held its second “Arka Circles” in Colombo last Saturday at the Royal College Union Skills Centre. Led by a team of young women and men, Arka aims to create greater access to knowledge on…
Does She Travel Safe?
Public transportation is a convenient method set in place to get around with one’s daily activities quite swiftly. As girls, we know this ride sometimes may not be all that swift and comfortable. Sexual harassment, according to the UN, is…
The story behind The Slick Mongoose
By Pujanee Galapaththi The man behind “Colombo Poets Presents”, Mishal Mazin has taken a few giant steps further by deciding to launch his first book “The Slick Mongoose” 16 March, 2019 from 7 p.m. onwards at Sooriya Village. This is…
Empowering women, one surfer at a time!
On 4 March 2019 Skills for Inclusive Growth (S4IG), an initiative of the Australian Government’s aid program, in partnership with the Sri Lanka Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training launched a professional development and certification program for the Arugam…
International Women’s Day All female crew flight: UL 306
In recognition of International Women’s Day, SriLankan Airlines operated its first all-female crew flight from Colombo to Singapore and return. UL306 of 8th March 2019 landed in Singapore carrying more than 170 passengers onboard. The flight was piloted by Captain…
National Level Training on Positive Discipline Methods
End Corporal Punishment (ECP) 2020 is a campaign launched by Stop Child Cruelty (SCC) in September 2018 to end corporal punishment in Sri Lankan schools. In a context where the same message has become louder and more urgent, the organizers…
