The Whinging Pome: My Hometown Colombo

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It’s a long way from my childhood days in Livingstone by the Zambezi or Cape Town and the greatest table in the world. I’ve lived in ten different locations in the UK, Blackheath and Sevenoaks were perhaps the most enjoyable. Then I spent the equivalent of a year living in India and decades of extensive global travel mainly on business to over 130 cities. These included Baku, Sydney (the wife’s hometown), Tokyo, Rio, Dublin and more. So where did

Culinary Adventures at Brown Sugar & Isle Amore

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A place has a lot of value when it has meaning. When it carries meaning it means it carries a lot of sentiments. Sentiments mean stories. Brown Sugar together with Isle Amore is one such place with a lot of stories. Nestled cosily in Col. T. G. Jayawardena Mawatha, Colombo 03 are the 2 brands of food and stories- Brown Sugar by day (8 am-5 pm) and Isle Amore by night (6 pm-12 pm). After a hot long working day, visiting Brown Sugar and being greet

Why Did This Closeup Ad Spark a National Conversation?

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Love. It’s a universal language, right? Except, sometimes society throws up these giant roadblocks - age, ethnicity, language - that make expressing that love feel anything but universal. Closeup’s recent #BreakTheBarriers campaign tackles these very roadblocks with a powerful short film that has Sri Lanka buzzing.

International Women’s Day 2024

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International Women’s Day is a global day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also calls a mark to action for accelerating women’s equality. This year’s International Women’s Day 2024 campaign theme is: “Inspire Inclusion, Count Her In: Accelerating Gender Equality Through Economic Empowerment”. The theme aligns with the priority theme for the UN 68th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 68)

Art is her Outlet for Self- Expression

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With a very impressive and distinguished career in art spanning 50 years, Iromie Wijewardena needs no introduction. Art is a means of self–expression for her and she will be having an exhibition to commemorate 50 years of painting titled “50 Years of Painting 1973- 2023, A Celebration of Women” Her work has been widely acclaimed and she is a respected artist who has brought much fame to Sri Lanka. She spoke to us about her upcoming exhibition an

Introducing Padel Tennis To Sri Lanka

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Elevating sports and recreation in the heart of the city, Padel House has just introduced the sport Padel Tennis to Sri Lanka, a sport very common in Spain and Argentina. Padel Tennis is a combination of the sports tennis and squash. It is a very interesting, innovative, entertaining and engaging sport. It is a sport for any level of sportsman, whether you are a beginner or a professional it is a sport guaranteed to catch your interest. Padel Hou

International Designers AT CFW

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Spanning just over two decades, Colombo Fashion Week has earned a reputation as one of the leading fashion weeks in Asia. Due to this, during each season there is a clutch of international designers who showcase their collections at CFW adding an international dimension to the show. This year six designers will be at CFW, namely Abraham & Thakore, Afsana Ferdousi, Manoviraj Khosla, Payal Pratap, Charlotte Allen/Klements, and Samant Chauhan.

Habitat destruction: Main factor driving species towards extinction

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At a time when more flora and fauna are vulnerable to extinction, policymakers from around the world are already weighing in the pros and cons of biodiversity loss. Global figures indicate that around a quarter of the world’s animal and plant populations – which means around a million animals are either endangered or critically endangered. These events occur as a result of habitat destruction, fragmentation and other anthropogenic factors.

Beauty with a Purpose

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The Queen of the World Pageant was introduced to the world in 2022 as a pageant not merely focusing on beauty but also seeking ladies with exceptional talent and charisma. Therefore four ladies who have won the prestigious titles will represent their respective country for the ultimate crown under four prestigious divisions at the global competition which will be held in New York, USA from the 18th to 25th of April 2024. We had a chat with the f

Gourmet Galle: Rishi Naleendra

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Hailing from Colombo, Rishi Naleendra is an internationally acclaimed chef who has three Michelin Stars to his name. Having honed his culinary skills in Australia, he worked in restaurants such as Taxi Dining Room and Tetsuya’s and moved to Singapore in 2014 to take on the role of chef at Macalister Mansion. He opened his first restaurant Cheek by Jowl in 2016 which earned a Michelin Star in its first year. In 2019, he opened a second restaurant

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