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Everyday luxury with Singhe Furniture

Awarded SLIM SME Local Brand of the Year – Bronze By Venessa Anthony Offering products handcrafted with exceptional quality, functionality, and exclusivity, Singhe Furniture was launched nearly 50 years ago in 1979. Best described as luxury for every day, Singhe…

What’s in store for 2023?

Notable personalities share their plans for the year By Venessa Anthony A new year is upon us, and after what seemed like the longest year ever, a fresh start is welcomed by all; 2023 was welcomed with open arms and…

Catching stars and dreaming big with Darshani Abeyrathna

‘Go Catch a Star’ author on motivation, learning languages, and following one’s passions By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya Darshani Abeyrathna has two great passions in life: Writing and teaching. She says that having to choose between the two would be impossible,…

Can we leave unwanted memories behind as we start afresh?

By Kusumanjalee Thilakarathna  A young girl recently posed a question, wondering if there was a proven method to forget a memory. Her resolution for the new year was to stop thinking about her ex-boyfriend and any of the memories they…

New year, new me?

Readers share their resolutions and goals for 2023 It’s a new year, and with that comes along new goals and resolutions for the coming months. Having resolutions is a great way to better oneself. New Year’s resolutions can certainly help…

How a boy, mole, fox, and horse teach us about love and kindness

Charlie Mackesy’s book comes to life in heart-warming movie directed by Peter Baynton The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse is a book by Charlie Mackesy that teaches us about love, kindness and friendship through a simple story…

Start your journal for 2023

Keeping a diary is definitely not unheard of amongst our generation. Even if not many people engage in keeping a diary anymore, many people do still write about their feelings, although it becomes a little less private, as most of…

We hold opportunity in our hands

Selyn Business Development Manager Selyna Peiris   Selyna Peiris on Sri Lanka’s craft industry and the future By Naveed Rozais The world of 30 years ago is immeasurably different from the world of today and not just because of Covid-19…

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

Totally worth the hype or just meh?  By Dimithri Wijesinghe  ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is a science fiction film directed and co-written by James Cameron and is the sequel to ‘Avatar’ (2009), which arguably was a technological marvel at…

A Brief escape

Down memory lane with Brief Garden proprietor Dooland de Silva, who has been ‘pottering around’ the property for over 50 years  By Marianne David  A secluded paradise, Brief Garden in Beruwala provides a perfect escape in the south of Sri…