In this issue

Welcome to 2021, a brand new year which we hope will be quite different from the last one! We are just able to glimpse the silver lining with a vaccine for the dreaded Covid-19 about to be rolled out in Sri Lanka. Let’s hope the mass vaccination programme will enable us all to get back to life as we knew it and a sense of normalcy.

THE Siren FROM Geylon

BEWITCHING BEAUTY AND TOP BRITISH MODEL NINA DYER WAS BORN IN CEYLON IN 1930. A MEMBER OF THE ORIGINAL EUROPEAN JETSET, NINA MARRIED TWO OF THE RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD: BARON THYSSEN AND PRINCE AGA KHAN

9 mins

The Billionaire

BASED ON GEORGE BERNARD SHAW’S PLAY THE MILLIONAIRESS, GEHAN COORAY’S FILM THE BILLIONAIRE WINS ACCLAIMED BURBANK AWARD IN HOLLYWOOD

6 mins

TINY PRETTY THINGS JOSH PYMAN

PLAYING THE ROLE OF ‘DEV RANAWEERA’ IN HIT NETFLIX SERIES TINY PRETTY THINGS, ACTOR JOSH PYMAN OF MIXED SRI LANKAN AND AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE IS SMOKING HOT ON AND OFF SCREEN IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TINA EDWARD GUNAWARDHANA, JOSH SHARES HIS STORY OF LIFE AS A JOBBING ACTOR

5 mins

Sexy Silhouettes

Lois London’s alluring new collection

2 mins

Virtual Fashion Influencers

MEET THE NEXT GEN FASHIONISTAS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO CHANNEL THEIR SARI LOOK WITH PRIDE

6 mins

BEAUTY Entrepreneur

ROSH KUMARASINGHE LAUNCHES HER NEW BRAND BEAUTYBYROSH COSMETICS AND SKINCARE LINE

3 mins

The dancer

MALEENA RAJAPAKSHA, IN TRAINING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS

4 mins

The Review

An unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland.

3 mins

Escape to Kalkudah PARADISE AT KARPAHA SANDS

Deep in the unexplored eastern coast of Sri Lanka, an oasis of luxury named Karpaha Sands holds sway with grandeur and finesse.

4 mins

World Traveller

BROADCASTER AND JOURNALIST, MARIELLA FROSTRUP HAS HAD HER FINGER ON THE CULTURAL PULSE OF BRITAIN FOR THE LAST THIRTY YEARS. FROM BEING A BBC RADIO 4 PRESENTER AND SKY BOOK SHOW HOST TO A BOOKER PRIZE JUDGE AND MOTHER OF TWO, MARIELLA FROSTRUP TAKES THE HOTSEAT AS OUR WORLD TRAVELLER

4 mins

Read all stories from Hi Magazine

Hi Magazine Description:

Hi!! Magazine is Sri Lanka’s first and premier society magazine and now in its 11th year. Begun with the concept of portraying Sri Lanka in a positive light, Hi!! put within its pages the high fashions of the gliteratti and the literati, parties and the glitz and glamour of not only Colombo but also of major cities around the world where Sri Lankans gather. It also features trendy Conde Nast winning boutique hotels, resorts and restaurants, the Who’s Who from Hollywood to Bollywood, tourist attractions like whale and dophin watching, what to do and how to do it – with Hi!! projecting Sri Lanka as the ultimate tourist destination.