21-year-old Sri Lankan student missing at sea

Supul Jayasinghe with his Labrador Border Collie, Neo, minutes before he fell into the Atlantic Ocean Twenty-one-year-old Supul Jayasinghe, who dreamed of becoming a doctor and join Medicine Sans Frontier to travel around the world, healing people, is missing after…

April 23, 2021 · by soma ·

New Sri Lankan Mrs. World works in Dubai

Caroline Jurie was crowned as Mrs. World in US on Dec. 7 Sri Lankan beauty queen Caroline Jurie who was crowned Mrs. World 2020 in Las Vegas arrived in Sri Lanka to a rousing welcome on December 10. Caroline, born…

December 10, 2019 · by soma · 0

Portuguese Instagram blogging couple’s Sri Lankan stunt picture comes under heavy fire

Miguel and Raquel hanging from the moving train A young Portuguese couple travelling the world taking perilous stunt pictures for their Instagram account has come under criticism after they took a picture hanging precariously from a Sri Lankan train over…

March 2, 2019 · by soma · 0

Trial of Puerto Rican beauty queen charged with killing her millionaire Canadian husband to begin

Aurea Vazquez Rijos married two times while on the run and had three kids The selection of a jury for a fugitive Puerto Rican beauty queen who dashed across Europe to evade arrest for contract-killing of her multi-millionaire Canadian husband began…

August 29, 2018 · by soma · 0

Toronto Pride Parade strikes somber mood

LGBTQ community remembers Toronto’s missing people The mood of the Pride Parade in Toronto last Sunday was somber like the grey clouds hanging overhead threatening heavy downpours but settled for a few intermittent mild showers ensuring a successful rally marking…

June 27, 2018 · by soma · 0

First female Muslim mayor in England hails from political family in Sri Lanka

Harrow Mayor Kareema Marikar in her office. (Facebook Picture) First thing you notice in Kareema Marikar’s personality is her bubbly nature, infectious smile and down-to-earth simplicity. Despite creating history as the first female Muslim mayor of England she is not…

June 21, 2018 · by soma · 0

Sri Lankan Canadian IT professional, popular DJ missing in Ontario Lake

Police believe Partheepan Subramanium is deceased Toronto police have not yet been able to find a missing Sri Lankan Canadian 27-year-old IT professional and part time DJ who fell off a boat in Ontario Lake on Sunday night. The Marine Unit…

June 13, 2018 · by soma · 0

Three Sri Lankan origin candidates clash in Scarborough-Rouge Park riding

A race to win a riding in the Ontario Provincial Parliament election in Canada that was held on June 7 featured a showdown among three candidates with Sri Lankan origins. Vijay Thanigasalam, a 29-year-old financial adviser, who came to Canada…

June 9, 2018 · by soma · 0

Six Sri Lankan elephants die after eating from plastic waste dump

‘Gigantic buffet’ for hungry beasts Sri Lankan elephants are in the news again just as the annual Kandy procession came to an end. The popular cultural event is also known for elephant abuse and cruelty according to animal lovers, despite…

May 5, 2018 · by soma · 0

Toronto Sri Lankans unite to help truck rampage victim’s 7-year-old son

47-year-old Renuka Amarasinghe was a single mother By Somasiri Munasinghe Canadian Sri Lankans along with a large number of communities in the country and people from all over the world got together to support a seven-year-old son of a single…

April 26, 2018 · by soma · 0