How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, recipe developer and food blogger, Shereena of @thedancingkitchen, takes our Q&A!

Diabetes is a chronic or long-lasting health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. It is a common ailment among many today. Your body breaks down most of the food you eat into sugar (glucose) and releases it into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. We had a chat with Dr Shehan Silva, a Consultant Physician with a special interest in Geriatrics and a Senior Lecturer

The British Council Sri Lanka, in partnership with Scope Cinemas, held its first screening for the Sri Lankan New Year with the cinematic rendition of Madama Butterfly, a Japanese tragedy produced by the Royal Opera House. This rendition is based on the story ‘Madame Butterfly’ by John Luther Long and the play ‘Madame Butterfly’ by David Belasco. Giacomo Puccini, an Italian composer whose work is a testament to encapsulating the human voice intri

Ask a group of people what they do for a living today and no two answers are the same. That’s the beauty of the job market in this millennium – new opportunities, new careers and a brand-new idea of what success can look like and from where. In this segment, we explore the stories of those who stepped off the beaten paths of conventional careers to take a gamble on the roads less travelled, delving into their experiences to ask the big question –

Beverley Pinder was born in Sri Lanka and later moved to Australia. An alumnus of St Lawrence’s School Wellawatte, Beverley has forged a distinguished career in public relations. As a former Miss Universe Australia 1978 and seasoned PR professional, she excels in strategic communication and relationship building. With a background in Political Communication and Campaign Management, Beverley navigates the media landscape adeptly, shaping public pe

Today I speak about stand up comedy and its potential in Sri Lanka, on the Buzz. I caught up with the team at Nut & Bolt to chat about what makes them click. Today I speak to Ravindu Amendra, Sathees Nadesan & Hasalaka Thushara about their journey.

Yesterday morning my partner (he is Dutch) and I were on a safari jeep on our way to Yala, until our jeep driver hit a poor dog on the street. What was even more shocking is that he wanted to continue the safari saying that it was ‘a very normal occurrence miss’ and ‘once or twice a day we hit a dog on the road miss.’ This was both heartbreaking and horrifying. We made him turn the truck around and we found the dog lying on the side of the road h

Rumour has it Star Wars creator and director, George Lucas based the Star Wars character Yoda, Luke Skywalker’s mentor, off an Asian primate called the tarsier. This is due to the uncanny resemblance between the fictional character and the tarsier. Most recently, when Grogu, nicknamed ‘Baby Yoda’ appeared in the 2019 TV series, The Mandalorian, the questions of Yoda’s species ignited fan discussions once again. However, Lucas has dispelled the f

Gender based violence and harassment (GBVH) is rooted in gender inequality, abuse of power and harmful norms. We spoke to Tusitha Kumarakulasingam, Management Consultant/ Transformation Catalyst, Board Member and Strategy Consultant WCIC on the above.

Down from the Knuckles Mountain range of over 34 peaks in central Sri Lanka lies the man-made Victoria Lake. In the earlier days of the dam’s creation and construction, the British Queen came to view the progress. The project was funded by the UK and opened in 1985 by the then British Prime Minister. She was once noted to have said “This lady is not for turning”. Margaret made the UK great again. The dam was called Victoria, some say after a wate