Srimal Abeyewardene, top-notch Sri Lankan crime reporter, passes away in Toronto at 79
Srimal Abeyewardene at the launch of his paper in Toronto. Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper awarding a certificate to…
Fire and Ice: Blast from the Hambantota past
Former Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. MP Dr. Harini Amarasooriya. Minister Kanchana Wijesekara. By Professor Ari Ariyaratne The year was 1970.…
Sri Lankan designer to take part in Hamilton Fashion Show this month
Kanchana and sister Dilini. Three of Kanchana’s creations. By Soma Munsinaghe Sri Lankan designer Kanchana Niwanthi Fernando will showcase her…
Veteran Lankadeepa journalist Rathnapala Vithana passes away in Canada aged 94
Rathnapala Vithana and the cover of his memoir By Somasiri Munasinghe Rathnapala Vithana, a veteran journalist of six decades, passed…
An evening filled with magic of esraj
MUSICIAN SARATH KUMARASINGHE PRESENTS ANOTHER SHOW IN TORONTO. (Picture courtesy Youtube) A review by Soma Munasinghe The pleasant surprise of…
Seven days between Hell and Nirvana
Shehan Karunathilaka’s Booker Prize-winning Seven Moons of Maali Almeida reviewed by Sunil Tantirige I have finished reading Shehan Karunathilaka’s Booker…
Actor Dharshan Dharmaraj dies young at crossroads of an illustrious career
Dharshan Dharmaraj in a new movie and in Asoka Handagama-directed Iniavan in 2014 which won him a best actor award…
Cinematographer Donald Karunaratne, who passed away in LA, planned Ahas Gawwa sequel
Donald Karunaratne. Shooting a scene from a moving jeep precariously hanging on to a rope By Somasiri Munasinghe This article…
Toronto-based writers enter final rounds of two prestigious literary awards in Sri Lanka
Shamel Jayakody and Chandrarathna Bandara By Somasiri Munasinghe Two writers who share their time between Colombo and Toronto have created…
Mystery shrouding Sigiriya rock fortress never ends
The book cover and writer Mohan Raj Madawala Nil Katrol By Mohan Raj Madawala, Published by Biso Pakashana, Colombo 2021…