Colombo Gazette
Lifestyle / Events
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132To be or not to be… Shakespeare’s Globe comes to Colombo
By Laura Davies On 14 May, Shakespeare’s Globe came to Colombo. Sri Lanka was their 96th stopover in their Globe to Globe...
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158Miss. England contestant writes on Sri Lanka
Miss Cheltenham, Sophie Lydia Smith, was in Sri Lanka recently for a photo-shoot. She wrote on the Gloucestershire Echo about her Sri Lankan...
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125Win VIP passes for the Wailers from E FM
Celebrate the start of summer in true reggae style with E FM, as Sri Lanka’s Lifestyle station, gives away free VIP passes...
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124Sri Lankan play, The Mourning After, in New Zealand
In a moving commemoration of their 10th anniversary of producing theatre in Auckland, the much loved Prayas Theatre Company bring the first...
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138British Council announces Shakespeare Lives
The British Council recently announced Shakespeare Lives, an unprecedented global programme of events and activities celebrating Shakespeare’s life on the occasion of...
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124Make her day special at Mount Lavinia hotel
One day might just not be enough to show your mother how special she is. Yet if you can make even that...
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120Fashion show looks to change perceptions of domestic workers
BEIRUT: The Alleyway in Gemmayzeh was packed Labor Day evening for a fashion show in support of the rights of migrant domestic...
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193An actress on a mission
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya Born and raised in the United States, Anjani Perera shot into the spotlight after acting in the movie Sri...
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170It’s not just the outer beauty: Marianne
For Marianne Page, it is not all about trying to win the Miss. Universe pageant but the experience you get out of...
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137Randika stands tall
There are those with disabilities who take it as a disadvantage in life and just sit and moan and then there are...
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127Spa Ceylon expanding overseas
Spa Ceylon, Sri Lanka’s luxury lifestyle brand with a truly Ceylonese identity, is set venture into seven countries this year, including Malaysia...
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135Jonathan wins first Apprentice Asia
With his signature “diskarte” and leadership, Filipino marketing executive and University of the Philippines (UP) graduate Jonathan Yabut aced the final challenge...
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116Going for the Gold
Winning a medal is an achievement in itself but winning a Gold medal is something that speaks volumes of that person and...
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109Bonsoir Diaries Launched
Barely three years after the demise of the TV programme Bonsoir, come ‘The Bonsoir Diaries’ un-edited and un-plugged by Kumar de Silva,...
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158DSD brings La Bayadère and The Dream to life
The Deanna School of Dancing (DSD) recently presented ‘La Bayadère’ and ‘The Dream’ at the Bishops College Auditorium. Directed by Deanna Jayasuriya and Choreographed...
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116The Women – Out of The Frame Photographic Exhibition
The Women – Out of The Frame Photographic Exhibition will be held from 5th to 10th July 2013 at the Lionel Wendt...
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120Not any wall, not any bench by CoCA artists
Public Art, or Taking Art to the Public is a concept CoCA [ Collective of Contempary Artists] is keenly working on. The aim...
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116Colombo cycle fun ride at CR & FC
The 2nd annual Colombo cycle fun ride organized by the pedal pushers will take place on Sunday the 30th of June at...
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113Sri Lankan-Australian wins Australia’s top literary prize
Michelle de Kretser has been laureled 2013 Miles Franklin Award which is recognized as Australia’s most prestigious literary prize for her novel...
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111The big moment for Ivan
Ivan Alvis, a journalist attached to The Island newspaper, Sri Lanka, and a guest writer for the Lanka Times Melbourne (Swinging Colombo),...