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At Cinnamon Lakeside from February 13 to 15, staged as ‘Festival Beira’ and spotlighting Sri Lanka’s soft power
Screened in Colombo on Nov 29, Matara on Dec 03 and Kandy on Dec 12
A time for family members, parents and elders to show their affection, love and responsibility to the children's welfare
Classic films from the three countries including Gehenu Lamai from Sri Lanka will be shown.
George Keyt Foundation and British High Commission to present rare 19th-century Ceylon art at Westminster House
The entertainment tax slapped on local concerts has been lowered from 12 percent down to 7 percent.
The book fair was opened by Secretary to the Ministry of Education Nihal Ranasingha.
In India, religion and socialism collide and commingle
Rushdie, 75, shot to fame with his book “Midnight’s Children,” the film version of which was shot in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had approved the official ban in 2019 but it had not been given legal effect.
Established in 2006, Abhimani is the oldest International Queer Film Festival in South Asia.
"Wow. I thought Sri Lanka is going through economic hardships"
“There is no paper in the market. There are no dollars to import paper."
This history, as can be observed in India, would probably apply to most countries that were once Colonies
Wickramasinghe 71, had assumed duties in Milan on December 29, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
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Sri Lanka cinemas usually screen English, Sinhala, Tamil and Hindi films.
Who she was, why she was painted and why she was eventually covered up, remains a mystery.
Rutherford is aiming to break the Guinness World Record as the youngest woman to fly around the world,
In deep with Lanka’s Bottlenose buddies.
De Silva’s video for the Manike Mage Hithe cover has amassed over 194 million views on YouTube as of Tuesday.
Students like the idea of physical school but educators propose a mix of online and actual presence
Pakistani queer artiste Rafay Shahzad describes his travails
Moving On, is mostly in English, with parts in Sinhalese and is about a break-up.
Midnight Rambler: Sympathy for the Devil in Your Garden
Among his discoveries were clay artifacts with writing on them dating back to sixth century BCE.
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