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She sticks to one carrot
With vegetable prices soaring, a woman is seen walking away from a market in…
India gets tough; Menon here for crucial talks
India is sending a top-level emissary to Sri Lanka to convey in “the strongest…
Supreme Court sends Chathuri to Visakha
The Supreme Court has directed State Counsel to inform the relevant authorities that a…
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UPFA won’t talk on CoL
When the meeting of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) was held this week, UNP…
Breaking the limp arm of the law
My Dear IGP, I thought I must write to you because you and your…
Familiar war of words as Katuwana takes centrestage
Last week, when Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe charged in Parliament that lawlessness reigns in…
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The young brigade in one voice said “Yes Sir”
Well the mini and the midi stuff is over in Sri Lanka’s bilateral Future…
I had no problem with the players says Bradby referee Cader
The ugly incident which nearly had the first leg of the 68th Bradby Shield…
Sanga symphony misses one note
Three hundred runs in the bank on day one, and Sangakkara (111) and Jayawardena…
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Unravelling an ancient secret
The tea-break was over and the team had just reassembled at about 11 in…
Janakaraliya tours Puttalam
After a successful staging in Galle, Janakaraliya has arrived in Puttalam and will hold…
The design powerhouse
Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Versace and Gucci; some of the world’s top labels might not…
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Strengthening the hand of minority shareholders
A shareholder raises an issue at a preliminary meeting held in Colombo on Wednesday…
CB-appointed external auditors for finance, leasing companies
Finance and leasing companies (non-banking financial institutions –NBFIs) will henceforth be compelled to use…
Kalpitiya lands on 99-year lease
The government is planning to provide a 99-year lease for land to investors at…
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Turkey says downed jet may have violated Syrian airspace
ANKARA, June 23 (AFP) Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul said Saturday the jet fighter shot…
Kristen Stewart bumps Jolie as highest-paid actress
NEW YORK (Reuters) Kristen Stewart, who shot to fame as Bella Swan in “The…
Remote Indian state becomes rock music hub
IMPHAL, India, June 23 (AFP) In the far north-east of India, cut off from…
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Wycherley “Wyzards” and “Wyches” display their artistic talents
The Junior School of Wycherley was a hive of activity on Saturday 16th June…
ICBT offers LLM degree from Cardiff-Metropolitan University
Many institutions in Sri-Lanka currently offer several undergraduate courses, however, very few private institutions…
Accelerate Your Career through the Executive Development Programme
“Our past EDP students have gained 30% – 300% increase in their salaries and…
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Rio+20:Been there, done that, got the protest sign
The June rain is dampening Rio; it’s dreary strange for this time of year.…
Hands in harmony
Apart from near perfect harmonizing and impressive dynamics, the first thing the onlooker notices…
Earthlings watch out
Paranoid Earthling is back with the ‘Paranoid Earthling LIVE’ series this June. The band…
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Kid’s World
My trip to Kataragama and Castlereigh By Dayan Samarasinghe (Grade 5), S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia…
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The young brigade in one voice said “Yes Sir”
Well the mini and the midi stuff is over in Sri Lanka’s bilateral Future Tours Programme…
Hands in harmony
Apart from near perfect harmonizing and impressive dynamics, the first thing the onlooker notices about the…
Havelocks ground Air Force
Havelocks SC established a procession over Air Force’s try line, to record an imperious 47 (6…
Wycherley “Wyzards” and “Wyches” display their artistic talents
The Junior School of Wycherley was a hive of activity on Saturday 16th June 2012 when…
Biochar: Can it put the tea industry back in the black?
Over the last several decades the tea industry in Sri Lanka has been buffeted by many…
Clearance for private helicopters to land in Colombo
Looking for a quick and convenient entry into Colombo from an overseas trip? For the discerning,…
Colombo’s best kept secrets
Feast Jaffna Food Festival (GOH): Last year’s one-off, by popular demand returned this year “From Jaffna…
Eating out in Colombo can make you sick, warns CMC
This year to- date, a total of 128 restaurants in Colombo have been prosecuted under the…
Northern progress: A first-hand look at new developments
On a guided tour of the media to the North-East Sunday Times photographer Indika Handuwela captured…
News
She sticks to one carrot
With vegetable prices soaring, a woman is seen walking away from a market in Colombo with a single carrot while checking whether she has enough…
India gets tough; Menon here for crucial talks
Supreme Court sends Chathuri to Visakha
Illegal buildings on state land to go, says UDA
Waiting game: Hapless heart patients
Nishantha says he got millions, wrist watch as gifts from sons
Central Bank defends EPF investments
Don’t intimidate complainants, court warns minister
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The young brigade in one voice said “Yes Sir”
Well the mini and the midi stuff is over in Sri Lanka’s bilateral Future Tours Programme series against Pakistan and we have moved into the…
Business Times
Strengthening the hand of minority shareholders
A shareholder raises an issue at a preliminary meeting held in Colombo on Wednesday to discuss the formation of an association to protect minority shareholders…
CB-appointed external auditors for finance, leasing companies
Kalpitiya lands on 99-year lease
World Bank tourism project kick-starts
SEC seeks info from Deputy Speaker on stock market deals
Delay in Mattala Airport opening
Rush Hour AGMs and credibility of audits
High performance work systems for high performance companies
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Dangerous signals from the south
One factor that backfired in the shooting at a legitimate political meeting in a remote village in the deep south last week was that the resonance was heard in Colombo. The culprits could not have anticipated the fallout. They would have believed it would be just another statistic of unsolved…
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Breaking the limp arm of the law
My Dear IGP, I thought I must write to you because you and your department seem to be in the news these days, what with innocent people being…
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The Economic Analysis
What constrains foreign direct investment?
The low level of foreign direct investment is a serious constraint to sustained rapid economic development. Despite an increase in foreign investment last year to a little above…
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Lobby
Familiar war of words as Katuwana takes centrestage
Last week, when Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe charged in Parliament that lawlessness reigns in the country, with all rules and regulations ignored by political authority, he was not…
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Focus on Rights
A veritable epidemic of government goons
Is this Government comprised solely of underworld characters and law breaking Ministers? We may be forgiven for answering this far from rhetorical question in the positive for a…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
UPFA won’t talk on CoL
When the meeting of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) was held this week, UNP members raised the issue of the high cost of living. However of the 20…
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From the sidelines
Post-conflict Sri Lanka: External factors, perceptions and misperceptions
Ambassador Nihal Rodrigo, one time Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs and former Secretary General of SAARC, delivering a memorial lecture at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of…
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Unravelling an ancient secret
The tea-break was over and the team had just reassembled at about 11 in the morning in the pit at the smaller cave of Pahiyangala, Bulathsinhala, for a…
Janakaraliya tours Puttalam
After a successful staging in Galle, Janakaraliya has arrived in Puttalam and will hold a drama festival in the Mobile Theatre at St Mary’s grounds near the Puttalam…
The design powerhouse
Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Versace and Gucci; some of the world’s top labels might not have their namesakes at the helm anymore, but they continue to rule the fashion…
Lester’s films the hallmark of a humanist
“One of the few remaining cultural icons in our country who dominated Sinhala cinema for over 50 years and a giant of world cinema” is how Minister and…
Magazine
Rio+20:Been there, done that, got the protest sign
The June rain is dampening Rio; it’s dreary strange for this time of year. There are military police cars parked outside the Rio Centro where…
Hands in harmony
Earthlings watch out
Beat boxing their way to the top
‘GLORY’ at the Margarita Blue
The Hulftsdorp debates: Creating a network of understanding and cooperation
‘Appachchi’ another tele hit by award winning Ananda
Muhurath for ‘Mega’
Reviving short films of Sri Lanka
Lucky joins Nalan in ‘Sathuru Mithuru’
Bradby Ball 2012 at Amaya Hills
Olivier Franc Jazz Quintet a resounding success
Battle of the DJ’s
Cool look for a sunny day
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Wycherley “Wyzards” and “Wyches” display their artistic talents
The Junior School of Wycherley was a hive of activity on Saturday 16th June 2012 when…
ICBT offers LLM degree from Cardiff-Metropolitan University
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Turkey says downed jet may have violated Syrian airspace
ANKARA, June 23 (AFP) Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul said Saturday the jet fighter shot down by…
Kristen Stewart bumps Jolie as highest-paid actress
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Rio+20:Been there, done that, got the protest sign
The June rain is dampening Rio; it’s dreary strange for this time of year. There are…