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The Old General Post Office Gets A Facelift ‒ And Hosts An International Arts Festival

Across the street from the President’s House down Janadhipathi Mawatha stands the former General Post Office (GPO) building, an imposing structure left over from…

Standing Up To Domestic Violence ‒ Yes, You Can Do Something About It

Every year on March 8, the world briefly wakes up from its patriarchy-induced stupor to celebrate International Women’s Day. For a few days, hope…

Secularism For Sri Lanka ‒ Will It Work?

Sri Lanka is in the process of adopting a new constitution and the Government called for citizens to submit their suggestions for potential amendments…

Roar Startup Bundle ‒ August 2016

August was a pretty good month for the startup industry in the Sri Lanka. There…

Cinnamon Colomboscope 2016: How the Festival Is Taking On Digital Cultures

Digitisation has permeated all areas of our lives. It exists in our homes, our pockets, our bodies, and our minds. We have learned to…

How #LankaComicCon 2016 Was More Than Just Costumes And Fun

Saturday (20) and Sunday (21) saw the largest gathering of comic book and pop-culture fans Sri Lanka has seen to date. We’re obviously talking…

Affordability With Rewards ‒ TFO Celebrates Loyalty

When it comes to apparel shopping, the one thing better than affordable pricing, is a great customer loyalty programme ‒ and what’s even better,…

The Battle Of The Delivery Startups

Colombo has seen a lot of delivery startups popping up lately. They are like mushrooms….

Roar Weekly News Roundup: Week 3, August 2016

Airstrikes in Syria continued this week, leaving much destruction in their way; one particular photograph of a little boy did the rounds on media…

In The Mind Of A Master(Chef)

Earlier this year, Roar’s Australia Correspondent, Kelum Wijewardena, met up with Masterchef 2011 finalist, Kumar Pereira (who is currently touring Sri Lanka) in Melbourne,…

Featured Gadget ‒ The Ockel Sirius B

Silicon Valley has all the best toys. Six of the ten largest technology companies in…

Switching To ‘Natural’ Cosmetics? First, Know What Those Labels Really Mean

The idea of ‘going green’ has increased in popularity for a number of reasons, and while the cynics would have us believe that being…

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