BTS on hiatus This past week, K-pop group BTS, quite possibly the biggest boy band in the world right now, announced that they were going on an indefinite hiatus. The K-pop sensation that once added five billion dollars a year…
Sunday-Features
Defamation: The dark side of social media
By Denver David “If you want truth to go round the world you must hire an express train to pull it; but if you want a lie to go round the world, it will fly; it is as light as…
Cafe Kai: Gourmet on the go
The Hilton Colombo is known for being fabulous, and a visit to any of its restaurants is guaranteed to be a gourmet experience – from the setting to the service to, of course, the food. Brunch found ourselves at the Hilton’s…
Eshi Dias On TikTok before TikTok, managing hate and more
TikTok, for many, is an incredibly exciting platform, and even those who turn their noses up at it often find themselves engaging with TikTok content (and TikTok content creators) on other popular social media platforms – a prime example of…
Beverages and business with Dushyantha De Silva
A 16-year-old boy, inspired by his father, started his first business – a store – out of his bedroom, with his brother. He sold goods at a premium to his father, bought using money he obtained from his father. “My…
When it really takes a village to survive
Community kitchens and growing your own food That Sri Lanka is going through one of its worst economic crises in history is not new news. Lankans have been suffering the brunt of it for months now without much hope in…
New survey paints hopeful picture for the Sri Lankan leopard
The not-so-humble Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) is one of Sri Lanka’s most charismatic creatures and can be found in many parts of our tropical island paradise. When it comes to conservation, leopards get quite a great deal of…
The importance of picking your battles
Ismail Sadurdeen of UNIVISER on taking a tech company global As social creatures, we tend to rely on people we know (directly or indirectly) when it comes to making decisions. This is why the concept of an ambassador has such…
Bigger things to worry about?
How the online narrative on the #GoHomeGota protests sweep harassment under the rug By Paramie Jayakody As Saturday, 28 May marked 50 days of the Aragalaya, I met Vasi Samudra Devi standing on top of the platform set up in…
Hustler Bhai on the Lankan rap landscape as a bilingual artiste
By Dimithri Wijesinghe Hamdaan Hassan, known professionally as Hustler Bhai, is a Sri Lankan rapper who has built a name for himself as an artiste who incorporates both the Tamil and Sinhalese languages in his music. Rapping in both languages,…
