Dinesh Chandimal rejects IPL offer

Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka's T20 international skipper and has rejected offers to play in the sixth edition of the IPL, cricket board sources claimed. Chandimal was not among the 13 Sri Lankan players originally contracted to play in the IPL auction. He is said to have rejected offers from Pune Warriors to fill in the void of the injured Australian captain Michael Clarke and from Delhi Daredevils to replace English batsman Kevin Pietersen,...

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Spielberg to visit Sri Lanka

World renowned film director Steven Spielberg is set to travel to Sri Lanka as a part of his world tour, media reports say. Following the success of his film "Lincoln," the director and his family are sailing around the world this summer. After winning two Oscars for the film, Spielberg is taking a much-needed break with his wife Kate Capshaw for some rest and relaxation. In May the couple will set sail on their $200 million yacht called Seven...

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SRI LANKA PLAYERS SHOULD BOYCOTT IPL - ARJUNA

The former Captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, slammed the decision of the Sri Lankan government and the country’s cricket board to allow its players to participate in the IPL matches as an endorsement of human rights abuse allegations against Colombo. “What most people seem to ignore is that both Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi are wanting to stop Sri Lankans playing in Tamil Nadu because they accuse Sri Lanka of human rights violations. So playing...

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I played for 20 years in the Lankan team, I did not have any problems as a Tamil

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Muttiah Muralitharan has expressed disappointment at the IPL governing council's decision to disallow Sri Lankan players from participating in matches in Chennai this season, a result of growing political tensions in Tamil Nadu stemming from the treatment of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka. "It's a sad [day] for cricket as we are not allowed to play in a certain part of India. It is a government decision,...

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Different strokes

Eshani Kaushalya, 28, is known for her stocky, broad-shouldered build and as the new Sri Lankan cricket star, after smashing all those sixes at the ICC women’s world cup. She scored half-centuries against India and England in the games that Sri Lanka won and smashed 43 runs against South Africa in the playoff game. Kaushalya has played in many domestic apart from the Women’s National team and the Women’s World XI (where she bats at number...

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Colombo Fashion Week from April 3-5 in Sri Lanka

Colombo Fashion Week from April 3-5 in Sri Lanka Mar 14, Colombo: South Asia's premier fashion show HSBC Colombo Fashion Week (HSBC CFW) will take place in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo from April 03 -05. This year the HSBC Colombo Fashion Week ,which has been the backbone of Sri Lanka's fashion design industry for the past decade, will pay tribute to the next generation of designers, saluting them, supporting them, and also paying tribute...

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‘IRANGANI’ THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A LIVING LEGEND

The story of the life and times of Sri Lanka’s iconic actress Irangani Roxana Serasinghe will hit bookstores across the country on Friday 29 March 2013. Titled ‘Irangani ….. as told to kumardesilva’, this handsome volume from Samaranayake Publishers is a vivid autobiography of the life of this legendary and much-loved stage, screen and television actress. It takes readers from her carefree childhood days sailing down the Gurugoda...

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Ranjan lauded at Peoples Awards

Popular actor Ranjan Ramanayake has received two awards at the recently held SLIM Neilson Peoples’ Awards. He received awards for the best actor and the most popular actor. This is the seventh consecutive time he received the Peoples award for the most popular actor. Even Gamini Fonseka & Wijaya Kumaratunga, who are considered as the legends of the Sri Lankan history, have only received five awards each for the popular actor. In addition,...

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Ini Avan

Ini Avan A thirty year period of war is long enough to create a generation who know nothing but handling a sophisticated weapon. At the end of the war, a large number of young people who joined the LTTE as (child) soldiers were captured and put into rehabilitation centers. They were sent back to their homes after giving them vocational training under rapid rehabilitation programs. But the life is not easy back home. They were often unwelcome...

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An International Award for 'Swara'

The film 'Swara' produced in Sri Lanka has received an award at the Jaipur International Film Festival held in India. The film has received the award of the Jurists which conveys a common message to the world. 274 films representing 90 countries had been presented to the Award Festival. The film has been directed by Sanjaya Nirmal and has been produced by Yoranda Weerasinghe and Nita Fernando. Prabath Roshan has assisted in filmi...

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‘I like to be a mystery’

She is most wanted by every commercial filmmaker and being in her teens she could hit the jackpot for every forward step she takes. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, the 25-year-old starry-eyed lass who emerged as one-of-the most-sought-after actresses in the domestic cinema and tele-drama fields said “if I can be a puzzle and a mystery to me and to the world, I think that would be wonderful. I know it is the hardest thing...

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COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR MORE FROM LIFE: JACQUELINE

COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR MORE FROM LIFE: JACQUELINE Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming action-thriller ‘Race 2’, says she is happy with the way things have opened up for her in Bollywood. Jacqueline, former Miss Sri Lanka, made her debut in Hindi cinema with box office dud’Aladin’ in 2009 but later went on to star in movies like ’Housefull’ and ‘Murder 2’. The actress says she is...

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Prasanna Vithanage wins prestigious French film awards

WithYou, Without You’ by renowned film director Prasanna Vithanage has won two prestigious awards at the 19th FICA- Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France. The Festival was held from 5h to 12th February 2013 The GOLDEN CYCLO Award, sponsored by the Conseil Régional de Franche-Comté was awarded for Prasanna’s film , ‘ WithYou, Without You’ - A portrait at once intense and poetic of traumatic conjugal life that reflects...

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Raigam Tele’es 2012 on May 17

The 9th Raigam Tele’es will be held at the Water’s Edge on May 17, 2013.The announcement was made at a press conference held at the Foundation Institute, Colombo yesterday (Feb.27). The press conference was attended by Dr. Ravi Liyanage - Chairman of the Kingdom of Raigam, Prof. Patrick Rathnayake - Chairman of the Judge Panel, Mr. Tharaka Ranwala - DGM Marketing & Business Development of Sampath Bank, Mr. Kishan Thedore - Deputy Chairman...

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