Special Jury Award for Ira Handa Yata at LA Film festival
The latest film creation by internationally acclaimed film director Bennett Rathnayake’s Ira Handa Yata has won a special jury award at the recently concluded Los Angeles International Film Festival.
[Views:75] [Tue, Jul 27, 2010] [Full Article]

Five senior journalists to be honoured
Five senior journalists will get Lifetime. Achievement Awards at the Journalism Excellence Awards ceremony to be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m at the Empire Ballroom of Mount Lavinia Hotel. The awards for 2009 are being given by the Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Press Institute.
[Views:49] [Tue, Jul 27, 2010] [Full Article]

Price of IIFA tickets slashed
Tickets for the main IIFA awards show to be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium tomorrow evening has been slashed down to Rs.25,000 per ticket (back seats) compared to the previously highly priced Rs.200,000 to Rs. 1.15 million package, officials said.
[Views:182] [Sat, Jun 05, 2010] [Full Article]

Hope of better days and greater blessings
The Hindus in Sri Lanka join their co-religionists the world over, to celebrate Maha Shiva Rathri today, one of the most important festivals in the Hindu religious calendar, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a Maha Shiva Rathri message.
[Views:506] [Mon, Feb 23, 2009] [Full Article]

Rs. 17 m from Api Wenuwen Api shows in UK
UK: The Api Wenuwen Api variety entertainment programme performed by artists from the Army, Navy and Air Force has earned more than 94,000 British Pounds to be contributed to the very ambitious housing projects being built for the serving and disabled soldiers.
[Views:446] [Sat, Nov 15, 2008] [Full Article]

Lankan artistes to reach out to Indian counterparts
Colombo- The fraternity of Sri Lanka artistes have decided to stage a peaceful demonstration and also send an open letter to the Indian Government and protesting South Indian artistes explaining the real situation behind the military operations in Northern Sri Lanka.
[Views:423] [Tue, Nov 11, 2008] [Full Article]

Quit office to solve all problems
CHENNAI: AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa told Chief Minister M Karunanidhi that stepping down from office would be a panacea both for his family problems as well as the problems faced by the people of Tamil Nadu on all fronts.
[Views:467] [Mon, Nov 10, 2008] [Full Article]

Sri Lanka In Style Launches New Family Friendly Itineraries In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka In Style have launched a series of itineraries and short breaks suitable for individual families and their friends to participate in authentic Sri Lankan experiences while also enjoying traditional family expectations.
[Views:753] [Wed, Aug 06, 2008] [Full Article]

Malaria control campaign to distribute 500,000 mosquito nets
The Health Ministry has provided mosquito nets to residents in the Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts where Chikungunya, Malaria and Dengue are prevalent.
[Views:789] [Wed, Apr 16, 2008] [Full Article]

Triad first 100pc Lankan ad agency to win metal at international awards show
THAILAND: The Triad Team won the Bronze award in Integrated Communications category for its social service outdoor campaign “Makeup” created for the Environmental Foundation of Sri Lanka.
[Views:769] [Mon, Mar 31, 2008] [Full Article]

Uttar Pradesh to have world's tallest Buddha statue
Decks are being cleared for the installation of the world's tallest Buddha statue in Kushinagar town of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
[Views:730] [Mon, Mar 31, 2008] [Full Article]

Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke to be buried in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka prepared to bury famed sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke on Saturday with the government calling for a minute's silence across the island, officials said.
[Views:785] [Sat, Mar 22, 2008] [Full Article]

Special unit to prevent destruction of archaeological monuments
A Special Police Unit is to be established at the Department of Archaeology on March 4 to prevent destruction of archaeological monuments and conserve the archaeological and scientific heritage, states an Information Department press release.
[Views:760] [Sat, Feb 23, 2008] [Full Article]

Lanka offers to host regional anti-tobacco talks
Sri Lanka has offered to host the consultations of the South-East Asia Regional Group (SEAR) of the World Health Organisation on the Protocol on the illicit trade in Tobacco Products in October 2008.
[Views:749] [Sat, Feb 23, 2008] [Full Article]

President Colombo Law Society
Senior Attorney at Law Janaprith Fernando won the keenly contested election with a convincing majority to be appointed as the President of the Colombo Law Society.
[Views:849] [Sat, Feb 23, 2008] [Full Article]

Deegavapi to be made a sacred site
COLOMBO: On the directives of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, measures will be taken to develop and transform the historical and revered Deegavapi into a sacred site, Presidential Media sources said.
[Views:779] [Thu, Feb 21, 2008] [Full Article]

Denpasar arts institute links with Asian universities
The Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI)`s Denpasar chapter is intensively setting up cooperation with a number of arts institutes abroad, ISI Denpasar Rector I Wayan Rai has said.
[Views:780] [Mon, Feb 18, 2008] [Full Article]

South Asian, Middle East artifact galleries open in Toronto
Galleries devoted to South Asian and Middle Eastern art and artifacts reopened at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on Saturday.
[Views:785] [Mon, Feb 18, 2008] [Full Article]

‘Architect 2008’ at BMICH
The Sri Lanka Institute of Architects (SLIA) will mark its first annual sessions following the Golden Jubilee celebration last year with “Architect 2008” at the BMICH on February 20 under the Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka’s patronage.
[Views:740] [Sat, Feb 16, 2008] [Full Article]

Positive Response to Ravages of Terrorism by Record Crowds at 60th Independence Day in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, 06 February: Sri Lankans in record numbers, joyous beyond belief, jubilant, even frenzied at times, gave a positive response to the ravages of brutal terrorism faced by their motherland. The sixtieth Independence Day presented by the Consular General Jaliya Wickramasuriya and his staff was an unqualified success. At the announcement “at this very moment the President and the people of Sri Lanka will be honoring our heroic troops at the Independence Day parade at Galle Face, the crowd roared in appreciation with thunderous applause. Executed with Hollywood-like perfection amidst an unending line of Sri Lankan musical and dancing talents, the cultural pageant lasted over 4 hours into the night. Cultural diversity was overflowing amidst an exuberance of good will.
[Views:789] [Wed, Feb 06, 2008] [Full Article]