Blue & White Quiz Competition ’22 The annual quiz competition organized by the General Knowledge Club of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10 returned physically after a period of four years on last Friday, 20th January 2023. It was held at the Bonjean Hall of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo with more than 40 prestigious schools from […]
Discover Indi Yapa Abeywardena’s Latest Spring-Summer 2023 Collection Leading couturier Indi Yapa Abeywardena is set to take over the runway in style, bringing together a celebration of fashion, design, diversity, history, and culture. ‘Aarya by Indi’ is an upcoming Spring and Summer 2023 fashion show that will take place on 18 November 2022 at the […]
SRI LANKA’ S LATEST COMMUNITY KITCHEN CONCEPT By Amana Ifthikar Fawaz One’s kitchen could be best known as the Hearth of a home. A lot of our hearths have been disoriented due to various factors of the crisis striking our homes. This is the sole purpose of why Chef Duminda and his team initiated “ගමේ […]
What does it take to be fit? By Aakil Riyaz Ayoob Aboosalih is a budding fitness coach making waves in the local fitness industry. Fondly known as ‘Coach Ayoob’ this 23 year old software engineer is a unique meld of brain and brawn, and is an epitome of hard work and perseverance. This week we […]
Endgame: What’s Next For Crisis-Ridden Sri Lanka? By Afra Laffar On Friday, the 15th of July 2022, at approximately 9:25 am, the Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament announced the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapakse. The former president who was voted in by a whopping 6.9 million votes in 2019 as the 7th executive president […]
Third Year Running! Deakin University, Australia, in partnership with the Royal Institute of Colombo, successfully concludes the Young Environmentalists’ Challenge (YEC) 2022. A talented team, “Fission Impossible”, from Bishop’s College, Colombo, have emerged triumphant in an international environmental competition for high school students- Deakin University’s Young Environmentalists’ Challenge (YEC). The formidable team, consisting of A-Levels […]
College Life ft. Amanya Jagodaarachchi By Amana Iflal For this issue of College Life, we sat down with Amanya Jagodaarachchi, a vibrant 24-year-old who is currently working as a junior doctor in Sydney. She’s a past pupil of Lyceum International School and at the age of 17 moved to Malaysia to complete her Bachelor of […]
The Technology of Revolutions How the #GoHomeGota movement was fueled through tech Tech talk – By Paramie Jayakody (Photos: Kris Thomas) Two years ago, COVID-19, first a pandemic, evolved into an infodemic with the involvement of technology. Likewise, this year, we see a series of protests become one big movement with technology at the heart […]
‘I’m now the 420th in the world. I went from 654th to 420th. It was a step of 234 places.’ Local sports By Radha Wimalawansa Ravindu ups his game at the Bangamata Squash world-rankings tournament Ravindu Laksiri, the national squash champion for nine consecutive years, took part in the Bangamata International PSA Tournament held at […]