Since the current wave of the pandemic has calmed down to an extent, I accepted Trixie’s invitation to spend two days in her tranquil home, a nice and airy house with a beautiful garden. After a good laugh about current events, we decided on a movi

If there’s one thing the entertainment industry has solely missed during these past few months of Lockdown, it’s definitely a concert by the De Lanerolle Brothers! Ladies and Gentlemen the wait is now officially over! Switch on your television, p

Introducing another edition of Swim Week Colombo which will take place on 12th and 13th November founder and President of CFW Ajai Vir Singh said “This show will be a season of hope through positivity held in a responsible manner. The event is clos

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 c

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By Tiranya RanasiNghe An exploration of the transition between monsoons is what inspired Layla Gonaduwa’s project ‘Facing Maha’. Initially meant to travel overseas to enact the original concept, Covid-19 shifted her plans and instead, Layla ven

‘Your Community’ is a series that hopes to bring recognition and business to the amazing entrepreneurs of our country, to appreciate the wealth of talent and sheer resilience of spirit that exists among our people. When spoken to, the majority of

Egyptian movie “Feathers” has drawn critical acclaim abroad but its unsettling depiction of poverty in the Arab world’s most populous country has sparked heated debate at home. Veteran actor Sherif Moneer, who walked out of a scree

Hypocrisy is quite the fashion in Colombo where most of the society women in the city are two faced. They want to hang out with the who is who of Colombo or whoever they have decided are their identified jet setters in the city. This, of course, ha

For the benefit of Covid Patients, Lions Club of Colombo New Century’s donation endeavour was held on the 3rd of October, at th

Elton John might be 74 and struggling with a dodgy hip, but his musical taste remains far cooler than most guys half his age. While most ageing rockstars are happy to rehash the sounds of their glory days, Sir Elton is more likely to be found

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Today on the Buzz I speak to Dr. Lanka Jayasuriya - Dissanayake, the Chairperson - Indira Cancer Trust. This Trust came to life from a true, painful story. It is now a place of hope to many who are battling Cancer. The month of October is dedicated t

The Creative Isle, in collaboration with The Foundation of Goodness are relaunching the CAN Market at a brand new Venue this October! Having reached a very successful one year milestone, the founder of this meaningful initiative Keshini Sur

WCIC along with many partner organizations conduct continuous capacity building programmes for SMEs to gain knowledge in all aspects of business development. ‘Your Community’ provides exposure to inspirational women entrepreneurs by sh

With the removal of the recent lockdown, it is time that we all act responsibly and do our level best to prevent the virus from spreading. We cannot be in lockdown and stay indoors in fear until there are zero cases in the country. If we do, most o

Superman fell for a reporter and now his son is doing the same, although this time the superhero’s love interest is a man called Jay. D

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Desserts have always been at the apex of gifting due to their wide appeal, and small businesses are now upping the ante, creating desserts that are visually stunning. Cocobox.lk is one such venture, with a wide array of strawberrie

AstraZeneca’s experimental COVID-19 drug has helped cut the risk of severe disease or death in a late-stage study, the British drugmaker said, a boost to its efforts to develop coronavirus medicines beyond vaccines. MEDIC

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Throughout human history in Sri Lanka, the rise and fall of kingdoms and shifting cultivation have left their mark on the landscape and affected local monkey populations to their advantage or disadvantage variably through time. In the last century,

After their Oscar-winning movie “Free Solo,” about a daredevil rock climber, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin found an even more remarkable true story for their next film -- the rescue of a boys’ soccer team from a Thai cave in 2018.

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