We three train nuts, historically known as anoraks in the UK, for example, train spotters and enthusiasts, take the morning train to Avissawella. Arjune, Walter and the Pome. The town is 134 minutes by train from Colombo. With about 38 formal and informal stops, there is a station or at least a platform at most of them, with about eight stops having nothing. We now have about two hours to reach our target, so we have sandwiches and water. I was a

St. Peter’s College, Colombo 04, emerged champions of the Boys’ category at the 51st All-Island Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition 2026, reclaiming the coveted Shakespeare Challenge Trophy with a compelling modern-style production of William Shakespeare’s King Lear at the Boys’ Finals held at the Bishop’s College Auditorium on 3rd October 2026.

Christmas in Colombo is about to get a whole lot more magical with an evening under the stars, filled with breathtaking circus acts, music that captures the spirit of the season and a festive atmosphere with festive cuisine, with ‘Once Upon a Christmas – The Greatest Xmas Show’ to take place in the City of Dreams on December 10th, 11th and 12th.

A cherished Christmas tradition returns to Cinnamon Grand Colombo this December as Moods of Christmas, featuring Sri Lanka’s premier female vocal ensemble Soul Sounds, takes centre stage at the hotel’s iconic Atrium on 20 December 2026.

For me, it is mainly about the impact that Barista has created. A business has many stakeholders — customers, employees, suppliers, investors, the environment, the community and the government. So when I think about the journey, I think about how much impact we can create for all of them. People don’t come into our cafés only for coffee. They study, work on assignments, have business discussions, exchange ideas, meet friends and spend time toget

Dr Janey Lowes did not come to Sri Lanka to build a veterinary hospital. She came as a backpacker, saw sick and injured street dogs she lacked the equipment to treat, and decided to return for a year to help as many as she could. That was the plan. Today, she is the founder of WECare Worldwide, a charity that has treated more than 35,000 cats and dogs, and is running 620km across the country to raise funds for a £1.6 million hospital. Lowes made

As the saying goes, ‘there is a time for everything’. For Rukmini Attygalle, a former UK civil servant, that destined time has arrived at age 88. Attygalle is finally sharing some creations from her extensive multi-decade portfolio in her debut solo art exhibition, Transitory Lives.

Born out of a moment in time, a response in disbelief, shock or amazing wit, we have all uttered a short, memorable one-liner or sentence. An expletive or witty line in a changing situation. Many of mine, along with a few from others over the last twenty-plus years, have become a collection of random rules or statements.

Jehan Aloysius and CentreStage Productions will kick-start the Christmas season with ’CentreStage Musicals’- a spectacular celebration of original musical theatre for the entire family.

It is hard not to notice the passion and the remarkable effort reflected in the lifelike wax figures at the Ehelepola Walawwa Wax Museum in Kandy - personalities who shaped the history of the Kandyan Kingdom.