RihView: Cops, Coffins, and Caps

The past week was a masterclass in disgrace. A police constable fell harder than his own institution’s credibility, funeral parlour e...

Ne-Yo Live in Colombo on December 28

Colombo just got its end-of-year soundtrack. On December 28, 2025, Grammy-winning R&B star Ne-Yo will bring his biggest hits to the Sug...

How Savyscakes Turned Cake Into Couture

The wafer paper was delicate, almost too delicate. One wrong brushstroke and it would tear, crumple, or worse, disintegrate into sugar ...

The Instagram Therapy Trap: The Pop Psychology Problem

You don’t need to scroll far to see it. Toxic, triggered, gaslighting, boundaries; the vocabulary of psychology is everywhere, from c...

RihView: Courtrooms to Hospitals, Standing Together & Finger...

The past week was a reminder that in Sri Lanka, accountability is more performance art than practice. Arrested politicians head straigh...

Jetwing Wahawa Walauwa: Slow Days in a Heritage Home

When you turn off the main road in Rambukkana and slip into the shade of a coconut plantation, the pace of life shifts without you even...

RihView: Pricey vehicles, love assaults & good news for elep...

The past week was brought to you by high price tags, questionable priorities, and the occasional glimmer of common sense. We found out ...

The Watchlist Whisperer: Wednesday & The Hunting Wives

This week on The Watchlist Whisperer, we’ve got two very different warnings: never underestimate a girl with a typewriter stare, and ...

RihView: Trash, Scream Therapy & Radioactive Horns

This week was a strange cocktail of mess and meaning. From radioactive rhino horns and lakefront scream sessions to yet another reminde...

Bistro Des Marées: Lunch, Refreshed

Cinnamon Life’s bistro leans into lighter lunches, comfort dishes, and less decision fatigue. For a while, Bistro Des Marées felt l...

RihView: Gaza Starving, Millionaire Thieves and Saving Our A...

This week, we’re starting with what should be front-page news every day. Gaza is starving, and the world is still scrolling. Meanwhil...

Brown Boy, Big Dreams

When Grammy-winner Ne-Yo lands in Colombo this December, it won’t just be another celebrity concert. It will be the launchpad of Brow...

Escaping Into the Scroll: When Social Media Becomes Our Safe...

There’s a point in the evening, usually somewhere between finishing dinner and pretending we’ll go to bed early, where the phone ma...

RihView: Coldplay, SRK & Toxic Beauty

This week on RihView: A tech CEO gets a little too cosy at a Coldplay concert and ends up jobless. Shah Rukh Khan crushes Lankan hearts...

Inside Sri Lanka’s First All-Women Hotel: Amba Yaalu, Kand...

When Amba Yaalu Kandalama first made headlines as Sri Lanka’s first hotel fully managed and staffed by women, the internet did what i...

RihView: Dairy Celebration, Secondhand Embarrassment & Sinki...

This week served up frothy freedom, secondhand embarrassment, and one very soggy reminder that safety still isn’t a national priority...

The Watchlist Whisperer: My Life With the Walter Boys & Thug...

Struggling to navigate the ever-expanding world of streaming services and on-demand content? Feeling lost in a sea of options, unsure o...

The Great ‘Soft Life’ Lie

There was a time when ambition was everything. We glamorised the hustle. We made to-do lists for our to-do lists. We wore “busy” li...

RihView: Masterchef Sri Lanka, Ali Express and Shah Rukh Kha...

This week served up a mix of heat, hype, and a whole lot of heartburn. A globally beloved cooking show finally lands on Lankan soil. Sh...

RihView: Chaotic Lift Rides, Adult Toddlers, & Princess Dian...

A lift ride that turned into a contact sport. A cinema full of adult toddlers. And a birthday tribute to the one royal South Asians wil...

“They’re Just My Work Spouse”: But Your Real One Isn�...

More and more Sri Lankans are adopting the “work husband / work wife” label: that one colleague you vent to, lunch with, confide in...

RihView: Bad Meds, Trump & Hate

What a week! From Sri Lanka’s scandal-prone elite suddenly discovering the legal system does, in fact, apply to them… To Donald Tru...

RihView: Ghosting Telcos, Mean Comments & Lucky Seats

From telcos that ghost you mid-bill cycle to Facebook groups where kindness still comes with a trigger warning, it’s been another wee...

Pages & Perspectives: Raffealla Fernando

A person’s bookshelf tells a story of interests, inspirations, and ideas that have shaped them. In Pages & Perspectives, we ask peopl...

Aqua Pazza: Where Every Dish Speaks, and the Tiramisu Sings

Aqua Pazza may be relatively new to Colombo’s restaurant scene, but it walks in with the quiet confidence of a place that knows exact...

We’re All Addicted to Being Mad Online

Recently, a local influencer posted a video of herself eating a burger in a crop top. Harmless, right? Except the comments section lit ...

RihView: Macaws, Rage Currency & Bravery

This past week’s news came with plot twists, parrots, and people showing more spine than most governments. We had a rare macaw stolen...

“I Use ChatGPT to Train My Boyfriend” And Other Absolute...

When ChatGPT first entered the chat, most people used it for pretty tame things: fixing emails, brainstorming Instagram captions, writi...