The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka

Her journey and that of many others

Internationally acclaimed writer Michelle de Kretser’s latest novel ‘Questions of Travel’ has been described as her…

Life-saving battle or face saving exercise?

Edmund Wilson, Retired Deputy Director, Department of Wildlife Conservation argues a case for euthanasia for fatally…

Workshop for Young Readers

Funday Times, together with the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), organized a workshop…

Caring for our canine community

�Strains of rock music, and act by Circus Uncle and his canine friends all contributed to…

Transforming garbage into ‘gold’ compost

By A.C.A. Ghafoor, Food Technologist Sri Lanka is probably one of the few countries where people…

Finding his niche in digital art

Digital artist Prabath Wijayantha speaks to the Mirror Magazine on his work and why the inspiration…

Nobody’s kids sans vehicles hitch rides with adult prisoners

Cash-strapped and woefully inadequate Prisons Dept plays foster parent to unfortunate minors with no recourse to…

Govt. blinks on May Day as MR pulls plug on power tariff hike

UPFA partners break ranks for separate rallies to voice their displeasure at the ruling party’s policies�…

Jaffna landowners to file more than 1000 cases against military ‘land grab’

More than 1000 Jaffna landowners are to file petitions in courts against an alleged land grab…

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News

Lal wins 2012 Gratiaen Prize

Lal Medawattegedera (right), was awarded the 2012 Gratiaen Prize last night for his unpublished manuscript ‘Playing Pillow Politics At Mgk’. He is seen here receiving…

Ranil: UNP to draft new Constitution to address country’s needs

The United National Party (UNP) will, end of this month,…

Dr. Bandaranayake, two MPs summoned

No faith motion on Dilan over Rizana death

Identity cards in Sinhala, Tamil soon

Beware of this toxic detergent

Vials of contraceptives packed in potato containers go under the microscope

Main parties readying for Northern polls

Rambukwella, chairs UN Committee on Conferences

E-waste collection centres to be set up in schools

Road accidents still No.1 killer with 500 fatalities in 2013

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Sports

Are the Lankan cricket selectors playing hide and seek?

By S.R. Pathiravithana Is Sri Lanka’s ‘A’ team tour to the West Indies hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons? The Sunday Times reliably learns…

Japan beat South Korea to take Asian Five Nations

TOKYO, May 4, 2013 (AFP) – Defending champions Japan trounced…

Moratuwa University rowing champs

Ratnam and Saunders weep over lost opportunities

Isipathana see winning post at last

Kingswood holds Science to a draw

Sepaktakraw Championships on May 18 and 19

Basith makes intriguing entry to the top four

Sunrisers Hyderabad triumph over Delhi Daredevils

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Business Times

Representing the father

Government MP Namal Rajapaksa addresses delegates at a top ports and shipping conference in Colombo from a special podium with tele-prompters usually used by the…

12,500 youth to get ‘unused’ plantation lands

By Bandula Sirimanna Keeping plantation companies in the dark, the…

President and PBJ get most number of ‘votes’

Transforming garbage into ‘gold’ compost

Comment – Sri Lanka’s Catch -22 debt crisis

Aitken Spence PLC takes over the management of two major ports in Fiji

WTO; Future of multilateral trade, the Bali round and a new Director-General

Sinhaputhra Finance installs first car/goods lift outside Colombo

Lighthouse Hotel PLC profit at over Rs. 100 mln

Treasury struggles with Fiscal Position Report

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Sunday Times E-Paper

Editorial

CHOGM: Beware of what happened after 1976

The London meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) last week has cleared the path for the holding of the CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) in Sri Lanka as scheduled in November this year. It seems it was, eventually, a storm in a tea cup. The Government made…

Columns

5th Column
Saluting the sinful

My Dear Dumi, I thought I must write to you when I heard that you had made a sudden and complete recovery and was returning home. Dumi, you…
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Political Column
Rapprochement with India, way cleared for C’wealth summit

�Rajapaksa Govt. makes dramatic moves to improve ties with New Delhi; Japan to help rebuild relations with US �Rajapaksa to go ahead with NPC elections despite dire warnings…
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The Economic Analysis
When Govt. revenue is not enough to meet debt servicing costs

The public debt has reached a magnitude when government revenue is inadequate to meet debt servicing costs. In 2012, debt servicing costs were 3 per cent more than…
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Focus on Rights
Suffering the follies of petty tyranny

Petty tyranny is not unique to political rulers afflicted with severe inferiority complexes. When rules of collective functioning are abandoned within a country, system or an institution, foolhardy…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
The Guardian quotes ST on Cameron’s Rolls-Royce diplomacy

‘Rolls Royce diplomacy’ of Britain and its co-relation with CHOGM exclusively reported in the political column of this newspaper last week has figured in last Friday’s The Guardian…
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From the sidelines
May Day rhetoric reflects multiple divisions

From the sidelines�By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya May Day last year was memorable for an unusual convergence that saw the leader of the main Tamil political formation, the TNA, and…
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Plus

Songs and sarongs: The birth of Lankan calypso

Jeered for their style of attire as they entered the local music scene with their unique style of Sinhala pop 50 years ago, the La Ceylonians were unlikely…

Appreciations

We will never forget your lessons, taught more by example than words RANI RASIAH On Saturday March 30, we bade farewell to Rani Rasiah, former staff member of…

Saving Buddhism: Travel along the true path

In recent times there has been a call made by a certain group, a minority no doubt, but sadly, led by a few yellow-robed persons – a group…

Giving root to a deadly mix-up

They thought they were growing sandalwood trees but now home owners in Matara find they have been nurturing coca trees from which cocaine is derived. Shaveen Jeewandara reports�on…

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