Arthur Cadre, an astonishing artist of many talents Arthur Cadre aka “lil crabe”, born in France in 1991, is a multi-talented young man. Cadre is skilled as a contortionist, dancer, photographer, performer,…
Are we prepared to control the increase in dengue cases amidst the economic crisis? By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya The monsoon brings with it an abundance of rain, as well as floods, landslides,…
Shalika Rathnayake on cooking Sri Lankan cuisine abroad and more Food is a love language for many people. Shalika Rathnayake, a Sri Lankan living in Perth, Australia, is one of those people.…
NATA partners with WHO to establish smoke-free zones The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Sri Lanka (NATA) in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) initiated a project to implement 362…
By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya Burgher Hottie’s is a lockdown-inspired product that came about as a result of Sandra Mack’s wish to perfect a lava-hot kochchi sauce. It soon turned into a home-based…
BY ROHAN WIJESINHA Until 2011, no comprehensive scientific census had been carried out to record the number of wild elephants in Sri Lanka. Too much reliance had been placed on “educated guesses”…
Hashan Cooray’s latest exhibition contrasts mainstream media Travelling during the night on resource-gathering skirmishes, local artist Hashan Cooray tears off posters from the walls that form the city. He then takes images…
‘Bend in the Coffin’ to take local cinema worldwide “This film is for the people,” stated producer Hiranya Perera when talking about the upcoming film Bend in the Coffin, which both herself…
By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya The days leading up to Vesak are typically spent carefully pasting tissue paper onto frames made of bamboo. Once complete, these are used to light up the garden,…
“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.” – Forrest Gump “Life is a journey, not a destination.” I bet we’ve all heard that…