We love the idea of girls supporting girls. It looks good on Instagram, sounds empowering in captions, and feels like something we should all believe in. But not every female friendship is soft, safe, or supportive. Some are draining. Some are competitive. And some are quietly toxic in ways that are hard to explain but impossible to ignore.

Friday Sari Project founder Mehala Ford is steadily emerging as one of the few independent champions working to secure meaningful international visibility for Sri Lankan craft, often doing so with remarkable personal commitment and, at times, her own financial resources. In a landscape where Sri Lankan makers possess extraordinary heritage skills yet often lack structured overseas representation, Ford’s efforts have become both timely and signifi

Resilience in the Face of Adversity Ms Shyara Seneviratne

This International Women’s Day 2026, we move beyond celebration and into documentation. Women Who Did It Anyway is a curated article series featuring women who progressed not because conditions were perfect, but because they chose to move forward anyway. Across industries, from entrepreneurship to corporate leadership, these women navigated systems, expectations, resistance, and trade-offs. Their stories are not motivational slogans. They are

Sri Lankan audiences are in for a spectacular theatrical experience this April as the international cast of La Bamba! The Song of Veracruz takes the stage at City of Dreams Sri Lanka, hosted at The Forum, Cinnamon Life, Colombo. The West End–licensed production brings together world-class performers from the UK, Europe, and North America alongside Sri Lankan talent, promising a truly global musical event.

Designing and installing the main door and frame is an essential part of building construction. Adopting the correct dimensions, materials, and placement ensures that the house benefits from positive energy, which, over time, positively affects the occupants.

The ferry leaves from wharf 3 circular Quay Sydney . It’s mid-week and mid-day, so only thirty percent full. Departure time is fixed. It’s the first day of autumn, the first day of March, Mad Hatter’s Day. We, Jezzabel, Hiranthi, and I, step off the ferry at Manly after twenty-six minutes on the sea. We book a table at Hugo’s restaurant facing Manly Cove, for later in the day. This gives us four hours to walk Manly, some say that’s all the time

As the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its 21st day, with the conflict increasingly spilling across the region, Anusha David poses a pertinent question to a cross-section of eminent persons, who voice their opinion on its impact on Sri Lanka and the situation ahead of us.

Prepare for an extraordinary evening of music, inspiration, and purpose as internationally acclaimed singer and music producer, Derrick Junkeer, renowned for his captivating velvet voice, takes the stage in support of a truly meaningful cause.

The PAW-SPERITY XTRAVAGANZA, to be held on 29th March at the Cinnamon Grand, in aid of Rescue Animals Sri Lanka [RAS], promises to be a day filled with fun, good food, shopping and entertainment, one that ushers in Avurudhu Cheer as well as Easter Joy.