Leading Sri Lankan Buddhist monk killed in temple tusker attack

A senior Buddhist monk of a well-known temple in a Colombo suburb was killed when the temple tusker attacked him while feeding breakfast as usual, according to press reports. After the attack, the monk, Dr. Bellanwila Wimalarathana of Bellanwila Temple,…
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Why there is no #MeToo backlash in Bollywood?

When the #MeToo campaign rattled Hollywood we thought the next frontier to be on war path would be Bollywood. Already, a battle was raging between Kangana Ranaut, the star of Queen and Simran, and Hrithik Roshan, who the Bollywood press…
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Filmmaker Dharmasena Pathiraja pioneered Sinhala New Wave

By Somasiri Munasinghe Dr. Dharmasena Pathiraja who died at the age of 74 was an influential Sri Lankan filmmaker who left behind an unparalleled legacy and a remarkable body of work that pushed the frontiers of the native cinema during…
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Singer Dr. A. E. Manoharan passes away in Chennai at 73

By Somasiri Munasinghe With excerpts from my 2006 interview with the singer in Toronto It is with a heavy heart we share the sad news of Sri Lankan pop icon Dr. A.E. Manoharan’s demise at the age of 73 in…
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Colombo showbiz round up

Two Indian stars play lead roles in Lankan Buddhist film Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne’s film ‘Bimba Devi alias Yashodhara’ based on the life of Prince Siddhartha’s wife will be premiered on April 26 to coincide with the Vesak, the holiest Buddhist…
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Four-year-old Sri Lankan boy becomes youngest writer in the world

Four-year-old Thanuwana Serasinghe who is living in Seychelles has created a Guinness record by being the youngest writer in the world. According to his class teacher, the ‘super kid’ has learnt alphabets of seven languages even before entering the kindergarten…
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