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Telling a Community’s Story from Within  Paper Plane is the debut novel of Nifraz Rifaz, the first by a Sri Lankan Muslim writer to tell the community’s story from an...

Words Foster and Partners.  270 Park Avenue provides expanded ground-level outdoor space, including wider sidewalks and a landscaped public plaza on Madison Avenue.   The grand opening of 270 Park...

Amba Yaalu Kandalama, Sri Lanka’s first women-led hotel, celebrates its first year of empowerment and purposeful hospitality.   Amba Yaalu Kandalama, Sri Lanka’s first women-led hotel, proudly marks its first...

Contemporary Art from Jaffna Echo: An exhibition of contemporary art exhibition at Kolam, Jaffna until April 2026.   For generations, Jaffna has stood apart as a vital center of artistic...

A traditional Buddhist mural at Kelani Viharaya depicting the Buddha surrounded by celestial beings and devotees, symbolizing reverence, enlightenment, and spiritual devotion.   Duruthu Poya Day is a significant Buddhist...

Words Asha Kulasekaran. Jaffna Grand Thali: a celebration of time-honored recipes, palmyrah traditions, and bold northern spices.   There is a place in the quiet heart of Jaffna where time...

Words Arrenga H Nadaraja. Still from Basir Mahmood, ‘A Body Bleeds More than It Contains’, multi-channel video and audio. An overhead view of seated figures around a harmonium suggests collective...

At night the building is filled with warm artificial light that emits a soft glow and emphasises the different façade treatments.   Foster + Partners partnered with Apple to redesign...

Picture-perfect describes Dennis Candy’s drawings. He doesn’t just use a pencil; he breathes life into paper. Words Jennifer Paldano Goonewardane. The artist at work: Dennis Candy in his creative space....