Leisure‘I will be Green’ ensures five Green Globe certifications for JKH Hotels
John Keells Hotels Group announced the certification of ‘Green Globe Awards’ to five of its resorts and hotels for sustainable tourism.
Latest Evinrude and Sea-Doo leisure and sports watercraft debuts at boat show
Following the success of Boat Show Sri Lanka 2008 and 2010, South Asia’s largest international boat exhibition sets sail in its third edition on 18, 19 and 20 June at the BMICH.
The Tuk Tuk Project! A taxi service through the community at Jetwing Era Beach
The tuk tuk. Long a symbol of Asian countries, in Sri Lanka the trishaw, or tuk tuk as it is known, is an all purpose vehicle. Reliable, easy to operate and generally an inexpensive method of travel, many visitors to the sunny shores of our island never pass on an opportunity to experience a ride in one… However, there is a growing fear, one that promotes trishaw drivers as greedy, exploitative, and ruthless.
Treat your mother to something extra special at Taj Samudra
Taj Samudra invites you to spoil your mother with the hotel’s delicious selection of classic favorites and sensational specials.
Mother’s Day chef-a-thon: Celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday at Taj Samudra with your mother, and find out how good a cook she really is! Taj Samudra invites you to register your mom for the ‘Mother’s Day chef-a-thon’. Two lucky moms will have the opportunity to participate in a cooking competition. The winner will walk away with a grand prize!
Vesak illuminated at MLH by team members
“All the material utilised in the nine creations surfaced recycling, reusing and refuse resources from the hotel, which was indeed a fabulous effort by my team,” stated Anura Dewapura of MLH. MLH surfaced the importance of Vesak, which is to share with joy and peace by the team. Here are the creations by the team members of MLH
25 years down memory lane at ‘Sing for your Supper’ at Hilton Colombo
Marking the celebrations for its 25th anniversary year, Hilton Colombo brings back the unforgettable competition, ‘Sing for Your Supper,’ to its hotel. The hotel’s rendition of the Karaoke Idol Competition is set to seek out the best talent and charisma onto their stage this year.
Who will win the Gratiaen?
It’s that time of year when literary attention is directed towards the annual Gratiaen Prize, in affiliation with the Standard Chartered Bank, which is awarded to the best work written in English – published or unpublished – by a resident Sri Lankan. The prize, initiated in 1993 by Booker Prize-winner Michael Ondaatje – so now in its 19th year – is intended to encourage creative English writing in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Railways rolls out first rail magazine with Spotlight PR
Sri Lanka Railways on Monday officially launched ‘Sri Lanka by Rail,’ the country’s first rail magazine, in collaboration with Spotlight PR. The publication is aimed at supporting the Government’s long-term plans of developing the country’s railway sector.
‘Dutch Cheese Pairing Dinner’ at MLH
Amidst the splendor, mystique and romance that are synonymous with The Mount Lavinia Hotel, the ‘Dutch Cheese Pairing Dinner’ was an iconic initiative that surfaced in April at MLH. The event celebrated the coming of the National Day of Netherlands, on 30 April 2012. It was the ultimate gastronomic dream when cheese connoisseur Tom Miesen paired Dutch cheeses with a delectable array of wines from AutoGrill Pvt. Ltd. Unforgettable experiences and the ideal menu set by Executive Chef Indika of MLH to marry the evening was a taste made in heaven
Never-before-seen photos of Marilyn Monroe released
By now, you’d think the world has seen every picture of Marilyn Monroe in existence and heard every story there is to tell about the iconic actress, who would have turned 86 on June 1. But the June issue of Vanity Fair proves there’s more Marilyn scoop to be had, even 50 years after her death.
The magazine has published a set of six never-before-seen suggestive pictures of the star taken by photographer Lawrence Schiller (who was 23 and went by Larry Wolf back when he took the pics) during a legendary poolside photo shoot.
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