Dish it out CHARINDI

Charindi Meegasthanna is the face behind Mad Curry Skills by Chari and the cook behind the delicious curry recipes up on our page! The daughter of an established chef, it’s clear that the love for food

THE GUARDIAN OF SRI LANKA’S WILDLIFE

For over 70 years, the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) has been the statutory guardian of the wildlife and wilderness areas of Sri Lanka. Currently under its jurisdiction are 61 Sanctuaries

Tenet Kicks Off With $20 Million

After months of delays, Christopher Nolans sci-fi epic Tenet finally arrived in U.S. theatres and generated $20.2 million over Labour Day weekend. Ticket sales, though difficult to dissect given the uncharted waters of the coronavirus era, are roughly in line with expectations for a new release during a pandemic. The espionage thriller is already nearing the $150 million mark globally,

Walk to end Alzheimer’s Join The Memorable Steps Virtual Walk

World Alzheimer’s Month is celebrated globally in the month of September. Many awareness campaigns are conducted around the world. Since its incorporation, the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation (LAF) has conducted a walk annually for 17 consecutive years! Supported by many sponsors, this Walk has been a much looked forward to event. Rain or shine it has carried on regardless.

Beauty By Rosh set to launch her own Cosmetics & Skincare Brand

Rosh Kumarasinghe, better known as Beauty By Rosh, has come a long way from her days as a wide-eyed aspiring beauty blogger on YouTube. Today, she hosts beauty masterclasses around the world, is a speaker at Beauty Expo’s, has contributed to major international publications, supports women’s empowerment, and most recently, founded her own Cosmetics & Skincare line. In an email interview with the Daily Mirror Life, Rosh spoke about her products an

Taylor Swift ties Whitney Houston’s all-time record

Taylor Swift’s surprise new studio album Folklore continues its domination of the Billboard 200 charts, by remaining number one for

World Tourism Day TIR to hold grand ceremony in tissa

Tourism in Ruhuna (TIR) – the brainchild of veteran national tour guide lecturer Jayadewa Sudusinghe - aimed at promoting tourism in Ruhuna and making Tissamaharama a tourism hub in the South, is all set to mark World Tourism Day this month in Tissa. With more than 35 years of experience in diverse fields in tourism, Jayadewa Sudusinghe together with colleagues like Akthar Mohamed and others are planning a major event in Tissa on September 26 and

Janaka helms SLASA again

Popular singer Visharada Janaka Wickremesinghe was re-elected as the President of the Sri Lanka Singers Association (SLASA) at the recent AGM held in Colombo. All SLASA office bearers who held office last year were re-elected for the coming year too. Janaka was elected to the post for the first time last year.

The Social Unawatuna

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic with lifted restrictions and reopening economies, Sri Lankans now have the option of leaving the shelter of their homes to holiday and dine out in some form. Following the reopening guidance with rigorous physical distancing and cleaning protocols, restaurants and hoteliers are equipped with infra-red temperature guns, masked staff in hand with sanitisers, instead of appetisers. As majority of the restaurants are open t

New set of stamps to mark children’s favourite Rupert Bear’s birthday

Royal Mail is issuing a set of stamps to mark the 100th birthday of popular children’s character Rupert Bear. The eight stamps feature the artwork of Alfred Bestall, who wrote and illustrated more than 270 Rupert stories. The set is made up

eating healthy without sacrificing flavour

Australian celebrity chef Matt Preston has revealed his best tips for creating healthy habits in the kitchen for spring, relying on natural flavours and texture to excite the tastebuds. The former MasterChef judge, 59, recommends starting the day with a filling meal, making exciting ‘chunky’ salads and adding texture to dishes so you hardly notice a lack of saturated fats, he told Delicious magazine.

Teamaker’s Gelato

Dilmah Founder Merrill J. Fernando together with his sons Dilhan & Malik recently launched the Teamaker’s Gelato. This was a ’Special Edition Gelato’ in Celebration of Merrill J. Fernando’s 90th birthday. Guests witnessed the grand unveiling of “The Teamaker’s Gelato”, a specially curated and concocted gelato made in collaboration with the people at Isle of Gelato in celebration of the legendary teamaker’s 90 birthday and 70 years of contribution

stop the clumping up

A home cook has shared her simple tip to stop herbs and spices from ‘clumping up’ at the bottom of the jar, and all you need is a grain of dry rice. The Australian woman posted on Facebook, where she said she was sick of her ‘powder herbs and spices clumping up into a solid’ so she can’t get any out when she’s cooking. ‘An old wives’ tal

Sri Lanka’s batik industry A glimpse from the past

There was a time when Sri Lanka’s batik masterpieces were a global hit. From wrap around skirts to blouses and many other outfits, the industry certainly flourished. But the introduction of the open market economy took a heavy toll on local industries including batiks. Several decades later, the Gotabhaya Rajapaksa regime has now allocated a separate ministry to revive the dying industry and many local artisans feel that the time has come to set

Professor Prashanthi Narangoda

Professor Prashanthi Narangoda assumed duties as Directress of the SAARC Cultural Center amidst the tumultuous period of the COVID pandemic pervaded by uncertainty. Narangoda began her career as a Temporary Assistant Lecturer, in the Department of Fine Arts in 1992 and in 1997, became a permanent member in the same Department. “Throughout the period that I have been serving,” she added, elaborating on her time at the University, “I have committed

My heart and soul is cinema: Jeevan

Seasoned Jeevan Chandimal whose passion is movie-making has been behind the success stories of hundreds of television commercials, documentaries and thousands of songs. In a career spanning some 20 years, photography has b

Are there villains trying to sabotage local Tamil film industry?

In this globalised society how can we sideline or marginalise movie screenings and block it from filmgoers purely on language bias? Isn’t diversity of cultural expressions vital for a healthy society to move forward? Many film ana

16th Raigam Tele’es on Sept. 19 Sms voting for popular categories starts today

The 16th episode of Raigam Tele’es - the tele-awards ceremony of the nation, which is also the biggest annual event of the small screen sphere in Sri Lanka - that was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will unspool on September 19,

Boosting up

The pandemic has demoralised many of us, especially those of us who are employees and employers, with the lack of money, salaries being reduced and some of the really unfortunate who have been made redundant. It is difficult to

‘Girls weren’t allowed that!’

Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke hits out at the show’s costumes. She’s famed for portraying ‘Mother of Dragons’ Da

Brad Pitt, 56, fuels romance speculation with Angelina Jolie lookalike

Brad Pitt was seen arriving at France’s Le Castellet Airport with multi-lingual German model and Angelina Jolie lookalike Nic

Quarantine Home Bakers

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. Here’s how they did it;

Creative Isle to present the CAN Weekend Market

Creative Isle, in collaboration with Colombo City Centre, announced the launch of the Ceylon Artisan Network (CAN) Market, the first 3-day weekend market, to be held at the Colombo City Centre - Atrium. The CAN Market was created as a platform to support micro-entrepreneurship from across the island, where it is scheduled to commence from August 28, 2020, onwards and will take

Feed Me festival

Noticing the amount of new entrepreneurs who have launched their own culinary enterprises during lockdown fellow entrepreneurs Rayhana Jiffry and Shifani Mahroof have decided to launch the first ever Feed Me Festival at the Prana Lounge on 30th August from 10am to 4pm. The Fe

Swapping her scrubs for a crown

Passionate about beauty pageants, paediatric nurse Rebecca Sinnarajah 22, was born and brought up in the UK to parents Vasanthan and Reno who hail from Sri Lanka. Rebecca is also a dancer who has won many awards. Rebecca was inspired to apply for the competition by last year’s winner, 24 year old junior doctor Bhasa Mukerjee, who also became the first South Asian to win the title. In a departure from tradition and under the new normal the initia

Brand new cine treat with brand new movies

The Covid-19 pandemic has posed huge challenges to every sector including the film industry. Even globally film releases have been put off and filmmaking is just starting to rebound after months of uncertainty and fears. It is in this backdrop that SCOPE CINEMAS is taking a commendable initiative to courageously face this challenge by organising a five-day cinema festival featuring brand new Sinhala movies that are yet to be released in theatres.

Parakrama Jayasinghe bids farewell

Veteran movie enthusiast and filmmaker Parakrama Jayasinghe passed away recently and his funeral took place at the Bor

Chariots of Fire star Ben Cross dies aged 72

British actor Ben Cross, best known for his starring role in the 1981 Oscar-winning sports drama “Chariots of Fire,” died Tuesday aged 72. Cross, who portrayed Jewish sprinter Harold Abrahams’s battle to overcome anti-Semitism and triumph at the 1924 Olympics, was also known to younger fans as Spock’s father in the 2009 reboot of “Star Trek.” “Ben passed aw

Game of Thrones actor ‘disappointed’ by finale

Game Of Thrones’ final season got mixed reviews from critics and was widely lambasted by viewers and fans. Charles Dance joined the ranks of those disappointed fans when he said he would sign a petition calling for the entire final season of the HBO hit to be remade. The 73-year-old English actor weighed in on his former series in an interview with PopCulture.com published Monday.

 A wickedly indulgent approach to losing weight

When I was 30, I moved to Paris to live and write for a year. It may be a complete myth that French women don’t get fat (obesity rates are rising across the Channel, just as they are in the UK), but it’s certainly true that some French women seem to enjoy fine food, yet maintain their slim figures. You know the kind of women I mean — those elegant creatures who epitomise Parisian chic. I used t