• 31 March 2021
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Rupaneethan Pakkiyarajah: In search of connection at Paradise Road Galleries

Connoisseur and collector of all things beautiful; Shanth Fernando will host and present artist Rupaneethan Pakkiyarajah at the Paradise Road Gallerie

  • 30 March 2021
  • Danu Innasithamby
Buzz with Danu - Nithiesha Jayasekera Rajapaksa

Today I speak to Nithiesha who has put together a lifestyle store that’s perfect for any young inspiring creator to showcase their work, making you

  • 30 March 2021
  • Danu Innasithamby
Tag me @danu: Troopy Sri Lanka

Tag me @danu: Troopy Sri Lanka

  • 27 March 2021
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
HSBC Colombo Fashion Week ’21 Day 3 - The Grand Finale

After two days of back to back fashion, HSBC CFW drew to a close this evening at the Shangri-la hotel. 5 designers showcased their collections alongsi

  • 26 March 2021
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
HSBC Colombo Fashion Week ‘21: Day 2 – A trove of fashion

Sri Lanka’s senior designers took to the ramp to showcase their collections on day 2 of HSBC Colombo Fashion Week held at Shangri-la, Colombo. Leadi

  • 26 March 2021
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
Cargills International Women’s Day Festival: The Disruptors

On the final day of this festival which ran on four consecutive Mondays, moderator Savithri Rodrigo was in conversation with a panel of three inspirin

  • 25 March 2021
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
HSBC Colombo Fashion Week ‘21: Emerging Designers – The Talent of Tomorrow

HSBC Colombo Fashion Week continues to showcase the latest emerging talent to the world, by exhibiting the fashion innovators of tomorrow. Day one of

  • 25 March 2021
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
HSBC CFW ‘21: Emerging Designers Unveiled

This evening under the glare of the spotlight 11 emerging designers will take to the ramp to showcase their collection. Undergoing an extensive select

  • 25 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Puff By Joe

Cutting through the noise of the increasing gastronomy affair in Colombo, beyond the fusion cafes and the fine dining restaurants – Puff by Joe offe

  • 25 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out: Yashasvi Kannangara

How do our food experts cook and eat? Founder of Jar Junky and catering business TBSP and food consultant @cookeatreviewrepeat, Yashasvi takes our Q&A

  • 25 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Baker Banker 101

Banker by profession, baker by passion – BakerBanker101 is the creation of banker Tammy Fernando and her husband Shehan Fernando. “I am a baker by

  • 24 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
URBAN.LK INTRODUCES ‘GALLERY’: A RETAIL PLATFORM FOR LOCAL ARTISTS

Urban.lk is a fully Sri Lankan eCommerce web that offers customers an unparalleled online shopping experience at their fingertips. Urban.lk recently l

  • 24 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Launch of the Outcome Document of Diyawanna Tharanaya by the Yeheliya Foundation

Yeheliya Foundation’s signature project ‘Diyawanna Tharanaya’ (translation: ‘Crossing Diyawannawa) concluded on a successful note with the lau

  • 23 March 2021
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Frok enters the fashion landscape

A new contemporary fashion-forward online platform with a pragmatic and conscious brand ethos is how CEO Natalie Jayasuriya describes her new fashion

  • 23 March 2021
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
Designer 1-2-1: Manila Jayasinghe

Living up to the adage, the best things in life come in twos, is the brand Glace which was founded by Manila Jayasinghe and his twin brother. The two

  • 19 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Anime/Manga Addicts - Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s biggest Anime community

It’s the early 2000s and while Pokémon and Dragon Ball Z is every kid’s favourite cartoon – the term ‘anime’ is foreign and unheard of. Yet

  • 19 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Dish It Out - Monique Choksy

How do our food experts cook and eat? Monique’s Cakes and Desserts namesake, Monique takes our Q&A!

  • 19 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Spoonful

What started out as a home experiment of making homemade peanut butter inspired Kavindi Emmanuel to start her own business along the same lines. “I

  • 18 March 2021
  • Sheshan Dias
Brew 1867 by Dilmah: Perfect Brews from Paradise Island!

Brew 1867 by Dilmah is one of my favourite cafes ever! They already have three outlets at Nawam Mawatha, Flower Road and WTC. They just opened up thei

  • 18 March 2021
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Belly full of Biri! Bottomless Biriyani

One of the long-standing restaurants in the Galle Face area, Navratna - Taj Samudra’s traditional Indian restaurant serves up traditional Mughal cui

  • 18 March 2021
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
Sri Lanka makes it to inaugural ‘Essence of Asia’ collection

Three Sri Lankan restaurants, Café Kumbuk, Paradise Road: The Gallery Café, Colombo and Mettha’s Traditional Home Cooked Meals, Unawatuna are bas

  • 18 March 2021
  • Rihaab Mowlana
PowerCrunch Granola: Vegan Goodies Made Delicious

As someone who loves meat, I have never actively sought vegan food. But glancing through the PowerCrunch Granola website tempted me into giving it a t

  • 17 March 2021
  • Danu Innasithamby
Buzz with Danu - Taru

Today on the Buzz I feature a perfectionist and someone who believes in keeping everything fine and nice Nayantara Fonseka, better known as Taru, is t

  • 17 March 2021
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
The Creative Forces: Cargills International Women’s Day Festival

Discussing topical issues faced by women in the creative sphere, moderator Savithri Rodrigo put the panellists through their paces at the third sessio

  • 16 March 2021
  • Fazmina Samat
‘Liyapatha’ - An Adult Colouring Book As A Stress Buster

When a famous international book fair was held in the country, people saw many adult colouring books flood the shelves. From bookshops to book fairs,

  • 16 March 2021
  • Kamanthi Wickramasinghe
What Is The Future Of Sri Lanka’s Wildlife?

Sri Lanka’s forests are being shaved for developmental purposes. While incidents of land clearances, tree felling and burning of timber are escalati

  • 16 March 2021
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Art! Meet The Cast

It is with great excitement that we sit down to write this. Theatre? Now? It seems there are more than a few eager beavers counting down the days till

  • 16 March 2021
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
Designer 1-2-1: Thushani Rodrigo

The founder of Todos, Thushani Rodrigo is a shining example of triumph over adversity. Born with partial hearing, Thushani never let that be a barrier

  • 13 March 2021
  • Kamanthi Wickramasinghe
Red Carpet Premiere Of The Billionaire

The premiere of ‘The Billionaire’, the first feature film by Los-Angeles based actor, independent filmmaker and classical singer Gehan Cooray shed

  • 12 March 2021
  • Panchali Illankoon
Crossing Diyawannawa

Befitting the UN Women theme for International Women’s Day 2021 ‘Women in Leadership’ – the Yeheliya Foundation is asking the big question; ar