• 07 November 2017
  • Panchali Illankoon
A chat with Katharine Norbury

Film editor and scriptwriter, Katharine Norbury has worked extensively in film and television drama and while working in the film industry, she wrote

  • 06 November 2017
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
Designer 1-2-1 Chiran Medis

Leaving a noble career of teaching in pursuit of her dreams resulted in Chiran launching her own handmade jewellery brand called Quaintrelle. Chiran

  • 03 November 2017
  • Kamanthi Wickramasinghe
Tea Avenue at Marine Drive- A cosy space for dining

Fancy a breakfast, lunch or dinner overlooking the Indian Ocean? Then Tea Avenue will serve you justice! With its newest venue down Sellamuttu Avenue,

  • 03 November 2017
  • Panchali Illankoon
Sugar Bistro

The Sugar Bistro restaurant at the ODEL Promenade is constantly packed whether it’s for brunch, lunch or dinner.

  • 02 November 2017
  • Natasha Fernandopulle
Crab Factory

The Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo is home to the Crab Factory (situated right next door to Navratna – the hotel’s Indian restaurant), which was lau

  • 02 November 2017
  • Panchali Illankoon
Exploring Wellawaya with Jetwing Kaduruketha

On an extremely early Saturday morning, a bunch of us loaded a bus to venture off to Jetwing Kaduruketha in Wellawaya.

  • 31 October 2017
  • Madushi Rajapakse
A Letter from The Marina

This letter to you is about our trip to The Marina.

  • 31 October 2017
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK: DAY 4

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Sri Lanka drew to a close with a grand finale of 35 graduating students from the Academy of Design showing their graduate

  • 30 October 2017
  • Panchali Illankoon
MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK: DAY 3

Sri Lankan footwear brand, Waves, presented a collection centered on the beauty of Sri Lankan travel. Channeling the looks of a hobo traveler, the col

  • 30 October 2017
  • Panchali Illankoon
MERCEDES – BENZ FASHION WEEK: DAY 2

Day 2 of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicked off on the 28 th of October 2017 at the Mercedes-Benz Centre of Excellence Dimo 800. The day’s theme

  • 30 October 2017
  • Panchali Illankoon
MERCEDES – BENZ FASHION WEEK: DAY 1

The Day 1 of the Mercedes - Benz Fashion Week 2017 kicked off on the 27th of October 2017 at the Mercedes Benz Centre of Excellence – Dimo 800.

  • 26 October 2017
  • Panchali Illankoon
EXPERIENCE THE TROPICAL SPIRIT

EXPERIENCE THE TROPICAL SPIRIT AT MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK AT THE BIOTOPIA LOUNGE BY MT LAVINIA HOTEL

  • 26 October 2017
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Transeasonal

Transeasonal— the seasonless future of fashion premiered in Sri Lanka at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

  • 26 October 2017
  • Natasha Fernandopulle
Butter Boutique

It was a rainy morning when I first stepped into Rukshi Nethicumara’s home. This was in 2010 when she had just started Butter Boutique and was bakin

  • 26 October 2017
  • Panchali Illankoon
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Fashion Experience Weekend

  • 25 October 2017
  • Danu Innasithamby
AKiY

Today I’m happy to feature some young talent, hungry to bring something new to you in Colombo. It started as a dream and today they have brought dow

  • 24 October 2017
  • Natasha Fernandopulle
New menu at The Sooriya Village

The Sooriya Village, with all the greenery that surrounds it, makes you forget that you are in Colombo. From the moment you walk in, you know you are

  • 23 October 2017
  • Kalani Kulathilaka
Choir Games

A weeklong celebration of choral music kicked off in Colombo as Asia Pacific Choir Games were declared open on the 21 st October at the Temple Trees.

  • 23 October 2017
  • Adoni Fernando
Mix gore with glam this Halloween

Halloween is upon us. The only time of the year that it is totally acceptable to be as freaky or as flirty as you want to be.

  • 23 October 2017
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
Designer 1-2-1- Arm candy anyone?

A chat with Lasanthi De Alwis

  • 19 October 2017
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Thoughts from the Curator

The Fairway Galle Literary Festival will take place from 24 to 28 January 2018. This stimulating annual event offers an opportunity to hear directly f

  • 19 October 2017
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2017

Sri Lanka’s First International Catwalk is HERE!

  • 19 October 2017
  • Natasha Fernandopulle
The Cauldron

The Cauldron is another one of the many cafe type establishments that have popped up in Colombo.

  • 19 October 2017
  • Rushda Rafeek
On a Quest for Biryani

Why does one attend Muslim weddings in Sri Lanka in the first place? For the biryani, of course.

  • 17 October 2017
  • Tina Edward Gunawardhana
Christmas markets in Europe

With Christmas barely two months away, Europe is gearing up to hold their traditional Christmas markets. Dotted around various towns and cities across

  • 13 October 2017
  • Madushi Rajapakse
When we visited the SOS Children’s Villages Sri Lanka

Every child deserves a loving family and a roof over his/her head. This is more than what the SOS Children’s Villages of Sri Lanka provide. We took

  • 12 October 2017
  • Kalani Kulathilaka
‘Diyasaru’ Wetland Park

60 acres of land dedicated to conserve bio diversity in the heart of Colombo almost sounds like a figment of our imagination. Located a hop step away

  • 11 October 2017
  • Niro Waidyaratne
A Divine Taste Of Sweetness- Tammy’s Delicacies

Delighting taste-buds to the limits Tammy sure adds a lift and a twist to her delectable desserts and cakes. There’s a huge demand for her Love cake