A part of the Low Level Road at Pahala Hanwella turned into a huge crater yesterday after several days of heavy rain and earthslips. An electricity worker is seen trying to repair the power lines while water flows out of the broken pipeline. Pic by Sanka Widanagama. Read more >>>
A suspension of diesel supplies to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) forcing power blackouts will become inevitable if outstanding dues are not settled, a Cabinet Minister warned yesterday.“Even with the tariff revision in March the CEB has not paid up Rs. 3.3 billion in arrears to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC),” Petroleum Minister A. H. M. Fowzie, told The Sunday Times.But, the CEB is having difficulties despite the increase in tariff hikes, its Chairman Udayasiri Kariyawasam said.
Senior journalist and Sunday Times freelance columnist J.S. Tissainayagam goes into his 100th day in detention by the Terrorism Investigations Department today without formal charges being filed against him. On Friday, he was produced before Colombo’s Chief Magistrate N. Hettiarachchi who ordered that he be further detained by the TID.
Spreading over an area of about 200 acres, the rocky terrain of Thanthirimale has a scenic beauty that captivates all who come upon it. Located in the midst of thick jungle, just 41 km from Anuradhapura, on its north west lies the famous Wilpattu park.
The Hayleys Group on Friday exited from Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC (Dimo), the Mercedes Benz agent, saying it was selling off for strategy reasons while business circles saw the move as an effort to raise much-needed capital and reduce debt.
Within the realms of modern day cricket it is very difficult to see where you have to fix your focus. On the one hand Test cricket brings you all the accolades where the statistics are concerned and put you among the immortals. On the other the shorter vrsions bring you the unimaginable riches that Test cricket ......
Barack Obama and John McCain, rivals for the White House, squabbled on Friday over terms for a series of face-to-face town hall meetings and each side blamed the other for an inability to reach an accord. Democrat Obama and Republican McCain, opponents in the November election, also bickered over ways to salvage .....
What a whopper it was! It was vintage rugby that was dished out at Reid Avenue yesterday, as Trinity made amends to their last year’s follies by running to post a 24 points (2 goals and 2 tries) to 12 points ( A goal and a try) win over Royal in the first leg of the 64th Bradby Shield Encounter.
Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed into Pakistan's capital Friday for a raucous, sweat-soaked rally led by lawyers demanding the reinstatement of judges and the ouster of President Pervez Musharraf. The gathering, one of the largest ever in Islamabad, threatened to widen a rift within .....
What's the talk of the town these days? Rugby, rugby and maybe even some… rugby? This year, the Singer Schools League Rugby Championship has been a simply action-packed, unpredictable and thoroughly exciting tournament. Trinity, St. Peter's and Kingswood College were at the top of the league with one loss each until last weekend when Royal College ......
South Indian inscriptions also refer to the defeat of Chandrabhanu. According to these, the Pandyas too had joined in this battle. The Pandya ruler at the time was Jatavarman Sundara Pandya, who is also known as Veera Pandya Jatavarman. Veera Pandya counts his years from 1253 AD and according to this reckoning, in an inscription written in the 10th year of his rule ........
With its distinctive colours of brilliant white and Venice blue, 'Paradise Holiday Village', a beach hotel in Poruthota, Negombo is an exclusive holiday resort of its own kind. Formally known as Raani Village, the place is the favourite choice of both ......
Many women will have ovarian cysts at some point in their lives, says Dr. Nalinda Rodrigo, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist. While most will be harmless, and will disappear without treatment in a few months, some will rupture, and others might prove to be cancerous.
Senior journalist and Sunday Times freelance columnist J.S. Tissainayagam goes into his 100th day in detention by the Terrorism Investigations Department today without formal charges being filed against him. On Friday, he was produced before Colombo’s Chief Magistrate N. Hettiarachchi who ordered that he be further detained by the TID.
The Hayleys Group on Friday exited from Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC (Dimo), the Mercedes Benz agent, saying it was selling off for strategy reasons while business circles saw the move as an effort to raise much-needed capital and reduce debt. 
Barack Obama and John McCain, rivals for the White House, squabbled on Friday over terms for a series of face-to-face town hall meetings and each side blamed the other for an inability to reach an accord. Democrat Obama and Republican McCain, opponents in the November election, also bickered over ways to salvage ..... 
Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed into Pakistan's capital Friday for a raucous, sweat-soaked rally led by lawyers demanding the reinstatement of judges and the ouster of President Pervez Musharraf. The gathering, one of the largest ever in Islamabad, threatened to widen a rift within ..... 
What's the talk of the town these days? Rugby, rugby and maybe even some… rugby? This year, the Singer Schools League Rugby Championship has been a simply action-packed, unpredictable and thoroughly exciting tournament. Trinity, St. Peter's and Kingswood College were at the top of the league with one loss each until last weekend when Royal College ...... 
South Indian inscriptions also refer to the defeat of Chandrabhanu. According to these, the Pandyas too had joined in this battle. The Pandya ruler at the time was Jatavarman Sundara Pandya, who is also known as Veera Pandya Jatavarman. Veera Pandya counts his years from 1253 AD and according to this reckoning, in an inscription written in the 10th year of his rule ....
With its distinctive colours of brilliant white and Venice blue, 'Paradise Holiday Village', a beach hotel in Poruthota, Negombo is an exclusive holiday resort of its own kind. Formally known as Raani Village, the place is the favourite choice of both ...... 
Many women will have ovarian cysts at some point in their lives, says Dr. Nalinda Rodrigo, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist. While most will be harmless, and will disappear without treatment in a few months, some will rupture, and others might prove to be cancerous. 
