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Chithral Somapala introduces a brand new inspirational music video

A brand new music video by popular musician, Chithral Somapala was launched on the 16th of January at the Colombo City Center. Titled ‘Sinha Lokaye Sinhaya’, this is the seventh music video by Chithral Somapala. The music video is a…

Taboo 2019 #Breakthetaboo

Pulse, in collaboration with Aura India have organised a forum in the hopes breaking taboo in the present day. They hope to spark conversation and change perceptions of certain ‘forbidden’ conversation topics amongst the majority of the Sri Lankan population.…

Prarthana Live in Concert

By Pujanee Galappaththi On 4 January, 2019, Help Circles (Guarantee) Limited, a charitable organisation established in Sri Lanka, launched a commendable project to give Sri Lanka the much needed facility for bone marrow transplants. The successful completion of this project…

Sri Lankan food tops list of BBC Good Food Trends for 2019

According to BBC Good Food trends report, amongst other trends, The Sri Lankan food scene has been voted number 1 as an up and coming food trend for 2019. BBC’s Good Food report has presented that the majority of the…

Responsible household waste management in Sri Lanka

By Chenelle Fernando In today’s fast-paced world where technology has raced to its apex, what better way to utilise most of what it has to offer than to design an app? Eco Friends is a mobile-based app launched a few…

Racing tuks in Sri Lanka: Top Gear’s Season 26 sneak peek out now

Yet again after a lapse of a year, the boys from Top Gear are back to give us a ride full of thrills, chills and just a lot of high-energy fun. The trailer for Top Gear Season 26 was released…

Colombo named the ‘must-photograph’ travel destination of 2019

Research of more than 1.3 million social media posts found the Asian city is the location travellers most want to take a picture of, followed by Yokohama in Japan and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. The Isle of Harris…

Seylan Bank’s ‘Tikiri New School Term Promo’

Dawn of a new year brings new hope and new start for people, especially for children who expect novel gifts from family and relatives to pursue their aspirations. Understanding these needs, The Bank with a heart has come forward for…

John Keells X: Time to make that daydream your dream job!

Top of the morning folks! Hope those New Year’s resolutions are still standing well into the third week of 2019. In this week’s column I delve into a pet subject of mine; startups and entrepreneurship. While I was lamenting for…

Life lessons from a poet

In conversation with Jean Arasanayagam Ours was an “affair” that started almost 10 years ago. I wrote to her asking if I could write about her, and she responded with the grace and elegance of a bygone time that instantly…