Forbes has spotlighted the exceptional talent of Dinara Punchihewa, a Sri Lankan actress and filmmaker, in its prestigious 30 Under 30 Asia list for 2024. Punchihewa made her mark in the competitive Bollywood scene back in 2018 by showcasing...
V.V. Ganeshananthan receives the prestigious award for her novel "Brotherless Night"
American writer of Sri Lankan descent, V. V. Ganeshananthan, has been honored with the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The award, valued at $150,000 ($205,074.75 CAD), recognizes the...
Renowned for his unique comedic singing style, Sandaru Sathsara, the sensation from Sri Lanka, has accomplished an impressive feat by securing a position among the world's Top 100 comedy artists, as per the latest rankings from Chartmetric.
Chartmetric, a...
Ray Jayawardhana, an accomplished academic leader, renowned and widely published scientist, and award-winning author who presently serves as dean of Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as Johns Hopkins University's 16th provost.
Jayawardhana has led Cornell's...
Dilmah said that Fernando was surrounded by his sons and grandchildren when he passed away in Colombo this morning.
The visionary founder of Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company’s greatness was in his invincible faith, his integrity and love for tea &...
Five renowned scientists from Sri Lanka have been listed among the top 100 scientists in Asia.
Dr. Rohan Pethiyagoda, Prof. Chandana Jayaratne, Dr. Asha DeVos, Dr. Chathuranga Ranasinghe from the University of Colombo and Dr. Ashani Savinda Ranathunga from the...
Albert Moses – ‘Ranjeet Singh’ of Mind Your Language fame laid to rest today
Sri Lankan born actor Albert Moses who became famous for his character Ranjeet Singh, a Sikh from Punjab (‘A THOUSAND APOLOGIES’) in the ITV sitcom Mind...
Peel Region hired a cop’s cop as its new chief of police Friday.
And in the process, history was also made.
When Halton Regional Police Deputy Chief Nishan Duraiappah is sworn in Oct. 1, he will become the first South Asian...
A Sri Lankan won the Grand Prize at the world’s preeminent nature photography competition.
Lakshitha Karunarathna’s photo of a pride of huddling African lionesses was the Grand Prize winner of the 2017 Nature’s Best Windland Smith Rice Awards in Washington...
Did you know there is a real life structure that resembles the Cats Lair in Sri Lanka? It’s called the Sigiriya (Lion Rock) Fortress.
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