June 23, 2025 10:22 pm
The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) celebrated the best in global cinema at a star-studded Golden Goblet Awards ceremony held at the iconic Shanghai Grand Theatre. MORE..
The latest episode of Guardians, the acclaimed wildlife docuseries spearheaded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation’s United for Wildlife programme, has been released — this time spotlighting the brave efforts of Sri Lanka’s wildlife rangers in their fight to save the island’s endangered elephants. MORE..
Hollywood action legend and producer Tom Cruise is set to be felicitated with an honorary Oscar award, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) said on Tuesday. MORE..
Renowned British actor Jeremy Irons, a recipient of both Oscar and Emmy Awards, arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake last night to take part in a film being shot in Sri Lanka. MORE..
Netflix viewers have been left disturbed by a moment in the 2023 documentary about the Titan submarine blast. MORE..
Mohanlal Viswanathan, popularly known among Indians as Mohanlal or Lalettan, and Malayalam actor Kunchacko Boban arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake today (15) for a three-day shoot of the film Patriot, which is being filmed in Sri Lanka. MORE..
Sri Lanka’s Vishmitha Divyanja has been crowned Mister Fitness Supermodel World 2025 at the grand finale held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. MORE..
Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri scripted history after she became the first ever beauty queen from her country to win the Miss World crown. MORE..
British band Pulp returned to the top of the UK album charts for the first time in 27 years on Friday as their new record “More” went to No. 1. MORE..
Beach Boys cofounder Brian Wilson, who created some of rock’s most enduring songs such as “Good Vibrations” and “God Only Knows” in a career that was marked by a decades-long battle between his musical genius, drug abuse and mental health issues, has died at the age of 82. MORE..
There have been many Princess Diana-related auctions held over the years—Lady Di herself auctioned off than 79 of her dresses at Christie’s in 1997, in fact—but the sale taking place at Julien’s Auction later this month may be the biggest yet. MORE..
Piyumal Sithum Pattuwearachchi of Sri Lanka was named First Runner-Up at the 23rd edition of Manhunt International, held today (10) in Bangkok, Thailand. MORE..
Best-selling British novelist Frederick Forsyth, author of about 20 spy thrillers, has died at the age of 86. MORE..
A new video game set during the events of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” is set to launch in 2026 from PlaySide Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive. MORE..
The first oil painting ever exhibited by Turner is to be put up for auction after being lost for more 150 years. MORE..
Tom Cruise is now a title-holder for a daring stunt he performed for the latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise. MORE..
Tom Felton is to reprise his role as the villainous Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter stage show on Broadway. MORE..
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Pakistan and confessed to the murder of 17-year-old social media influencer Sana Yousaf, according to police. MORE..
US actor Jonathan Joss has been shot dead in what his husband says was a homophobic hate crime, although police have said they have found no evidence of that. MORE..
Disney says it is laying off several hundred more people around the world, with workers in its film, television and finance departments impacted. MORE..
Anudi Gunasekara, who represented Sri Lanka at the 72nd Miss World pageant held in India, returned to the island today (June 2). MORE..
The Frequency School has broken the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the “Most nationalities to contribute vocals to a musical recording (single song)” with the song “195”, which features voices from all 195 countries recognized by the United Nations — including a proud contribution from Sri Lanka. MORE..
The grand finale of Sri Lanka’s first and only reality show for senior citizens, ‘Derana 60 Plus - Season 6’, was held on June 1 in a grand manner. MORE..
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan has said he is in “one of the best places I’ve ever been in my life”, after years of struggling with his mental health. MORE..
The 72nd edition of the Miss World pageant concluded with a glittering ceremony at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad on Saturday night. MORE..
