ChildFund to host “Sri Lanka Gives Back Charity Dinner and Cricfest” fundraiser to support Economic Independence of Youth with Disabilities Disability and poverty are inter-linked. Most often, people with disability are amongst the poorest and highly vulnerable. They are less likely to have access to health care, education, livelihoods, and social opportunities than people without […]
Christell Luxury Wellness launches revolutionary new own-brand skin and body care line. Christell Luxury Wellness has unveiled an exciting new skin, hair, and body care line, under its own brand name “CHRISTELL”– its first-ever product offering, and a breakthrough expansion by the country’s leading cosmetology centre into the regenerative aesthetics space. At the launch event […]
Chokolaate ‘Voice It’ Inter school Hybrid Debating Competition 2022. Chokolaate is a youth organization, with a reach across Sri Lanka. Chokolaate magazine is distributed through bookshops, department stores, supermarkets, etc. Apart from Colombo and the suburbs, Chokolaate is distributed in Kandy, Galle, Matara, Kurunegala, Matale, Negombo, and Jaffna. Chokolaate also organizes events such […]
‘Yaal Virindu’ – Ramada Colombo’s Jaffna Food Festival! Ramada is having YAAL VIRINDU again in partnership with Thushara and Danu Innasithamby from My Sister’s Kitchen on the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th of October 2022. When asked about the influence behind the recipes, Danu mentioned that it was influenced by the childhood that he and […]
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 […]
Airtel enables NIMH Mental Health Helpline 1926 expansion to Whatsapp Lockdowns and the economic crisis has resulted in a sharp increase in mental health related issues A growing demand for chat based solutions aligned to the needs of Sri Lanka’s youth The nation’s preferred telco among youth, Airtel Lanka in partnership with the National […]
Not some Disney fairytale review. by Zuleika Buhar We all know the classic stories of Rumplestiltskin, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White, but how did the Brothers Grimm originally write these stories? Held at the Bishops College Auditorium on the 26th and 27th of August, the Drama Clubs of Bishops College and S. Thomas’ Prep presented […]
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 […]
PROFESSIONAL WEDDING GUEST Singles beware, wedding season is upon us! By Amana Iflal – an exhausted human being. Since Covid has left us (kind of) everyone and their mother has decided to get married. This is fine, I mean blessings to the happy couple and their families but as the days go by, by the […]
