Sri Lanka rarely slows down. Deadlines stack. Prices shift. Conversations escalate before they settle. And yet, in a few days, Ramadan will begin.

The days after Valentine’s are strangely quiet. The heart-shaped balloons begin to sink. The supermarket shelves look less dramatic. The social media declarations slow down. What felt urgent yesterday already feels distant. And somewhere in that quiet, love remains without the spotlight. Once the celebration passes, what lingers is not the bouquet or the bill. It is the everyday choices that continue long after February 14.

Every January, the same advice floods your feed: learn to code, master AI, become a data scientist, start a side hustle. By February, you’ve bookmarked 47 courses you’ll never finish and feel guilty about all of them.

At a time when conversations around sexual health are still often whispered, avoided or cloaked in shame in Sri Lanka, Dr Yasuni Manikkage has chosen to speak — clearly, calmly and without apology. The senior urology doctor has launched Dr Yasuni Reveals, her own YouTube channel dedicated to sexual and reproductive health, opening up a discourse that is not only timely, but deeply necessary.

This Valentine’s Day, discover how nourishing your skin from within reveals confidence, radiance, and natural beauty.

This Valentine’s season is an opportunity to celebrate appreciation and care for the people who matter most, including family, friends, colleagues, and customers. Barista Coffee Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. encourages customers to share meaningful coffee moments through Barista e-vouchers, available via www.baristagifts.lk.

It’s an early train to Nara from Kyoto, Japan. It is about a forty-five-minute journey. This is perfect as it gives us five hours in this small but historic town. The night before was spent drinking good Japanese wine, but we didn’t sleep well.

Cinnamon Life, in collaboration with John Keells Foundation and in association with Nations Trust Bank, announced the staging of the West End-licensed musical “La Bamba! The Song of Veracruz” at Cinnamon Life, City of Dreams, Colombo from 24-28 April 2026, with seven performances across five days.

When Julia Quinn landed in Sri Lanka for the first time this week, it marked the fulfilment of a long-held dream. The bestselling author of the Bridgerton series is in Colombo for the HSBC Ceylon Literary & Arts Festival (CLAF), where she will appear in conversation in sessions including “The Bridgerton Way.”

In a world where almost anything we crave can be delivered to our doorstep within minutes, cooking has quietly shifted from necessity to choice. And when something becomes a choice, it begins to carry intention. Cooking is no longer just about convenience. It is about meaning.