A Guide to Bookstores in Colombo
Scattered in and around Colombo are many firsthand and secondhand bookstores, with thousands of books to fulfil any bibliophile’s dreams. As such, we have...
Engineer from Oxford turned Doctor from Cambridge: Sri Lanka’s very own...
Udara Kularatne is a first class honours recipient of a degree in telecommunications software engineering at Monash University, Australia. He also has a postgraduate...
Places Open Past Midnight in Colombo
‘There’s nowhere to go in this country!’
If you haven’t said this at least once in your life, you’re not from Colombo. This especially holds...
Hotels in Colombo: Recovering from the Easter Sunday Attacks
The untimely coordinated explosions on Easter Sunday, 21st of April, 2019 shook Sri Lanka in its entirety; natives and tourists alike. Now, a week...
5 Reasons Why Sri Lanka Is The Absolute Worst
As I settle down in my veranda to write this article I take a long big whiff of the Sri Lankan air that is...
The 10 Best Tuk Tuk Wisdom Quotes
by Vandana Hiranand
For anyone living and traveling in Colombo, it is impossible to escape the hundreds of Tuk Tuks (a.k.a. three-wheelers) weaving in and...
Priyantha De Silva: New York’s Most Notorious Party Crasher
For the past twenty years, celebrities and even citizens of New York City have fallen victim to the scams and lies brought forward by...
Colombo’s New Year’s Eve Round-up 2017
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, and it’s time to make some exciting plans! As usual, Colombo will be buzzing on the...
Private Member Clubs in Colombo
Whether it’s for some post-match cricket banter or to spend some time with friends and family over the weekend, here’s a list, in no...
Oktoberfest 2018 in Sri Lanka
All Colombars have wild memories (or lack thereof) from an Oktoberfest of the past and the popular German celebration is back in Sri Lanka...
7 Signs You Grew Up In Kandy
Ah, Kandy. The crux of cultural heritage, seated quaintly in the central province, surrounded by lush mountains and beautiful scenery. It’s like no other...
Sex Ed: A Large Gap in Sri Lanka’s Education System
by Vandana Hiranand
Over the years, the education system in Sri Lanka has flourished, with a large number of prestigious schools spread widely across the country....





