Yathra Jayawardene

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Colombo-based fashion designer Yathra Jayawardene was the cynosure of all eyes at the recently concluded HSBC Colombo Fashion Week when...

A chat with Anura Priyadharshana Yapa

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Some of our readers will be very interested in getting to know the progress of the present government and the future plans of the minis...

Kandy: The city of pomp and pageantry

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Tucked away in the Central Highlands is the city of Kandy, embraced by hill-country breezes, busy streets, colonial buildings and its r...

Tales of a Mortician

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The life of an embalmer is one such critical role which involves much courage, concentration and responsibility. In an interview with L...

HSBC CFW Day 4

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After four days of lively back to back fashion shows, the curtain came down on the 14th edition of Colombo Fashion week last night. Cel...

HSBC CFW Day 3

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HSBC Colombo Fashion Week made history last night by holding an ethical fashion day. Nowhere in the world has any fashion week dedicate...

HSBC CFW Day Two

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On the second day of HSBC Colombo Fashion Week, a crop of established fashion designers both local and international stepped up their g...

HSBC CFW Emerging Designers Showcase

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Day One of HSBC Colombo Fashion Week kicked off with the Emerging Designers’ fashion show at the Hilton Colombo last evening. 8 young...

A chat with Duminda Dissanayake

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Some of our readers will be very interested in getting to know the progress of the present government and the future plans of the minis...

In conversation with Asha De Vos

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Asha De Vos will be delivering the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) lecture this Thursday on the topic ‘Blue Whales in a...

30 Questions with Indu Dharmasena

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Think you know em? Then you’ve got another think coming!! With I Mustache You a Question we take you inside the heads of people you k...

Feminism, chivalry and sexism

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As the world celebrates International Women’s Day tomorrow, many women’s rights activists have once again started to question the t...

Alex Schauer

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Freerunner extraordinaire Alex Schauer visited Sri Lanka recently for two weeks in his efforts to escape the cold winter of his hometow...

The ragging culture in Sri Lanka's education system

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Higher education is a golden opportunity which is not appreciated by many of those students who are ‘lucky’ enough to walk in to a ...

A chat with V. S. Radhakrishnan

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Some of our readers will be very interested in getting to know the progress of the present government and the future plans of the Minis...

Yalpanam: A land that whispers its culture

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In this episode of Loafer’s Diary we explored the traditional Hindu lifestyles, cuisine and places of attraction in the Jaffna Distri...

Café Noir

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We’ve been hearing good things about Café Noir, so we decided to check them out and see if they lived up to the hype.

Alston Koch to perform at the Oscars After Party

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Legendary Sri Lankan singer Alston Koch has been commissioned to sing at the Oscars After Party. The Oscars After Party will be held on...

Colombo Jazz Festival 2017

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Jazz fans were given a treat in the form of live performances by some great acts at the second Mercedes Benz Colombo Jazz Festival. Hel...

Divorce Laws in Sri Lanka

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Love, affection, mutual understanding and the family unit is a highly respected concept in the Asian culture. But in various instances ...

Big Birds Delights

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There’s something special about being able to find holiday treats outside of December, so when I found out that Big Birds Delights se...

6 hairstyles to try out on Valentine’s Day

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Love is certainly in the hair! We’re totally tempted to try out these simple yet sophisticated styles by hair expert Michelle Oodugam...

7 Places for Maki Rolls

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Japanese cuisine has risen from relative obscurity to considerable fame over the past few years introducing us Sri Lankans to the conce...

Indulge on Valentine’s Day

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As much as Valentine’s Day is about celebrating love indulging in some delectable food with your partner - or if you are single - on ...

Bake A Wish

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With the aim of baking anything you could wish for, or almost anything you could wish for, Suulali Gunatissa of Bake A Wish, creates so...

In conversation with Dr. Janey Lowes

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Dr. Janey Lowes, a vet from Newcastle in the United Kingdom has spent the last three years in Sri Lanka working to save street dogs. Cu...

The where and how of adoptions in Sri Lanka

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In order to give an insight to our readers on this process Life Online spoke to a few individuals to find out the criteria for adopting...

Rashmika Gunathilaka on Street Style

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Sri Lankan born Rashmika Gunathilaka is an architecture student living in the UK with a brilliant eye for fashion. His style is an effo...

Beach boys and Lankan tourism

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Tourism in Sri Lanka has had its ups and downs for the past few years. As in many other parts of the world, here too there is another s...