Outright Play, Sri Lanka’s pioneering platform for nurturing artists into global icons, launched its first-ever event, “Outright Stage: Volume 1,” an electrifying live concert featuring global pop sensation Yohani. Held …
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Victor Ivan, the trailblazing founding editor of the Ravaya, a Sinhala-language weekly that championed press freedom and critical journalism in Sri Lanka, is no more. Renowned for his fearless voice, …
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It had been our cherished dream to visit the Mahiyanganaya temple and Dambana, the ancestral Adivasi village. We had spent years looking forward to it, and finally, it took months …
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Ministry of Environment have launched a campaign to reintroduce nutritious, underutilised traditional crops into …
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Just last week, I wrote an article in another section of this newspaper on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping the job market and indeed, our very lives. Based on …
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The island’s largest island is enchanting to the point of serenity where the palmyrah palm trees and animal and human life co-exist undisturbed Far away from the bustling cities and …
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Bogawantalawa Tea Estates has been awarded the North American Sustainability Tea Award (NASTA) for its project, “The Climate Positive Journey,” at the 2024 North American Tea Conference (NATC) held in …
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Thai Pongal is a four-day harvest festival that holds a cherished place in the hearts of Tamil communities in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, and across the globe where Tamil heritage …
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The legendary beauty made China a Buddhist country with the help of Indian and Chinese bhikkhus overcoming stiff opposition from the proponents of Confucianism. But she stopped at nothing to …
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The name was a conversation piece. He was known as ‘Lenin,’ but that was actually an afterthought. Born Hirohito Edward Jayasinghe to a radical communist—Jones Alexander Jayasinghe—and his Eurasian bride, …