Cake My Day . Lk The Best Cheesecake in Town?

As someone who generally prefers savoury over sweet, there are a select few desserts I truly enjoy and crave. To possibly no one’s surprise, the sensuously decadent cheesecake ranks among the top contenders. But despite my love for i

Tart & Tang

text Panchali Illankoon In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home businesses are changing the game and have overcome the odds of running a business during quarantine. With increased restrictions once more, we talk to home bakers who are operating during the

Lochana Jayakodi (LOCHI)

Today on the Buzz, we feature a digital creator  who has made big waves in Sri Lanka. Her rise to fame was via TIK TOK which has really taken social media by storm.   Today she is a brand with a big following- you can read all about LOCHI today on the Buzz.

Lihini Aluwihare

Sri Lanka’s marine environment is going through a dark spell in the aftermath of the X-Press Pearl inferno. Investigations are underway to find the reasons for the sudden spike in deaths of marine animals. Prof. Lihini Aluwihare, a Sri Lankan born chemical oceanographer at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography opines that baseline data are crucial for disaster responses. Prof. Aluwihare speaks to us about the role of a chemical ocean

Social media during Lockdown

Greetings dear hearts and gentle people. I have missed you all. The Pandemic has eaten into my memory and I don’t recall when I sat down to writing a story for you all. It cant be the last month as I was lurking in highly sterile environs for most of the month. However I kept abreast of almost all the news. A dear friend faithfully posted the links of every newspap

‘The greatest disability is to have a weak mind’ Thanuja Gunaratne

Your Community is a series that hopes to bring recognition and business to the amazing entrepreneurs living in villages from far flung regions of our country, to appreciate the wealth of talent and sheer resilience of spirit that exists among our people.If corporates are struggling in these Covid-19 times, imagine how much more difficult it is for these sma

The Dung Beetle Research Project

WNPS is delighted to announce that D.L. & F. De Saram has come onboard as one of the main sponsors of the Dung Beetle Proje

Of Memes & Things

Sri Lankans, fortunately, are resilient beings with a sense of humour, which at times is beyond hysterical. One thing that has kept me going this past depressing year are the memes that appear with lightning speed on social media. Be it a go

Make up & Mechanics

Meet Sri Lanka’s first female car reviewer

Cake A Lot

Sashini Azmeera Perera was always interested in baking as a child. After completing her A-Levels, she studied a course on the fundamentals of baking and continued further by studying industrial baking. “I owned many recipe books for various baked goods and I used every charity bake sale held at school as an opportunity to bake something my

tommy & toto

A devoted wife, a doting mom of twins, a business owner and now a published author, Dhineli De Zilwa, inspired by the drawings of her son Devin, penned an educational book, “Tommy and Toto” a lovely story about 2 turtles that has a deep message not just for kids but for adults as well. While purchasing this book helps a worthy cause, Dhineli explains what inspired her to write this book and the cause that you will be supporting by purchasing it.

Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday

Queen Elizabeth celebrated her official birthday earlier this month; she is the epitome of dignity,grace and authority. Our thoughts are with her more than ever this year, as she has had to cope with the loss of her husband, whose support w

He never indulges in personal slander…

I was very proud of former PM Ranil when he spoke in Parliament recently. His speech was that of a true statesman with finesse; showing his vast knowledge of the Constitution, Governance and Economic Management. He thanked the Prime Min

A Chat with Amesh Wijesekera

AMESH presents “under the mango tree.”

Full price for half the experience?

International students question why foreign universities continue to charge full tuition fees for online classes

Ludicrous Colombo

The phone was ringing furiously. It was Trixie who was fit to be tied. Her friend Braggatha Kolombage had called and asked her how she was managing after having lost her ears! Trixie was astounded and replied that her ears were in place an

Cravings Cakery

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID

Blockbusters are back: New ‘Fast & Furious’ aims to jolt US

Hollywood is finally revving up the summer blockbuster engines for the first time since COVID-19 idled the movie business. “F9,” the ninth installment in the popular “Fast & Furious” saga, hits U.S. and Canadian cinemas on Thursday night. The mov

Sri Lanka Unites

Sri Lanka Unites, is a youth movement propelled by the power of Sri Lanka’s untapped potential of youth united in their diversity and purpose. As a movement their focus and main objective is to promote reconciliation, an inclusive Sri Lankan identity by inspiring and investing in a new generation of Sri Lanka leaders. However, over the years the moveme

Authors & Cancel Culture

As cancel culture spreads around the world thanks to social media, many questions have been raised about the impact on freedom of speech.

LIFE LESSONS FROM DAD

Celebrating Father’s Day over the weekend got us thinking; what’s the best advice we’ve heard from our dads?

Enid Blyton becomes a victim of woke culture ? Author under lashings of criticism

Prolific children’s author Enid Blyton is largely credited with whisking countless generations of children on magical adventures and helping them vicariously become child detectives, boarding scholars, circus performers and intrepid adventurers. For decades her books have been the staple fodder for children around the world. In her lifetime London born, Enid

Rohan De Lanerolle Representing Sri Lanka on a Global Stage

His immense contribution to the world of music, both as an individual and as a part of the duo the “De Lanerolle Brothers” makes Rohan De Lanerolle a name that needs no introduction. Having proved his metal many times over on the global stage as a brilliant musician, Rohan De Lanerolle is a Lion that has made Sri Lanka proud. In recognition of his many accolades he was recently invited by a prestigious global body, namely the “International Chor

It Is Quite Depressing

All of us were looking forward to enjoying some form of freedom on Monday,when all hopes were dashed with the extension of the travel restrictions. Here we are stuck in our homes but the roads seem to be full of traffic. Add to that the rains are island wide and we hear of floods, landslides, people displaced, many cases of dengue and the virus still rampant.

DeLusciuos cupcakes

In this series, we talk to people who turned their passion for food and baking into a business idea amidst lockdown and COVID-19 fears. Some have been in the market for years and others saw the new opportunity and took it! These home busi

Bombay HC Rejects Kangana’s Plea

Actor Kangana Ranaut had moved to the Bombay high court on Monday seeking directions to the regional passport authority in Mumbai to renew her passport. The Bombay high court on Tuesday refused an urgent hearing of Ranaut’s plea, calling the

Tony Pellé

Today I speak about my favourite subject and it’s shoes. Who can say NO to well cut shoes which bring out a complete look in anyone. Today footwear for men is about exhibiting emotion and a little bit of swag. Footwear for men, is at its best when it has hints of self-expression and attention to detail. In fact, Lankans have to be cool —while embracing comfort, functionality and a whole lot of style. I stumbled upon Tony Pellé and loved what I sa

Books that were BANNED

Lawrence’s frank portrayal of an extramarital affair and the explicit sexual explorations of its central characters caused this controversial b

THE ART OF ARTISANAL SOAP The 1948 Shop

Thanks to all the talk about proper hygiene and increased maintenance of it in a global pandemic; on a strange twist of events, ‘soaps’ are now having their moment in the limelight. Coupled together with the new age of conscious beauty consumption, more and more people are switching out their plastic bottles of body wash to natural soaps and lathers that are promising the least environmental impact, and socially conscious brands such as the 1948

Music transcends barriers

Singer, songwriter and producer Sankha Bee