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Lal wins 2012 Gratiaen Prize

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

Hot weather ends, pre-monsoon rains begin

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

United Nation’s World Press Freedom Day

Most Lankans in Saudi would escape effect of new labour law

Missing expat worker urged to report assault

Nobody’s kids sans vehicles hitch rides with adult prisoners

Drugged and raped: 15 year-old’s ordeal just one more in increasing abuse cases

Customers will have to take power costs on the chin, says business

Leprosy on the increase warns top health official

He’s a wreck of war but she loves him

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

Asylum seekers must clearly substantiate fleeing persecution: Aussie Minister

The Fort Railway Station -the rot sets in

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

14 SL seamen held hostage by Somali pirates due next week

Canada’s CHOGM boycott calls can leave it out in the cold

The end of an epoch

Editorial

CHOGM: Beware of what happened after 1976

Columns

Rapprochement with India, way cleared for C’wealth summit

Saluting the sinful

May Day rhetoric reflects multiple divisions

When Govt. revenue is not enough to meet debt servicing costs

Suffering the follies of petty tyranny

The Guardian quotes ST on Cameron’s Rolls-Royce diplomacy

Sports

Are the Lankan cricket selectors playing hide and seek?

Japan beat South Korea to take Asian Five Nations

Hong Kong stay with the top five

Moratuwa University rowing champs

Netball title for HNB

Jani back in the limelaight

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

SACK stun Royal

Two titles for Holy Family Convent

Lankan slicers take part in SAARC C’ships

Shocked parents

Pick of the Week

Following in Hong Kong’s footsteps is not a bad idea

The cradle of Sri Lanka cricket is full of talent

Moragasmulla FC win Silver Cup

TT squad off to Delhi and Paris

Thai teen Ariya clings to LPGA lead

Sigiri Rally Cross on May 5

Love, lust and reality of Tennis Racquets

Presenting the looking glass to Jayasuriya and Co

Trinity fight back to capture top spot

Who is the exact powerhouse of all?

Lakshan Fernando adjudged best athlete

This runaway train is lodged among the frontrunners for the title

Yarl SC lifts Jaffna hockey 5s

Rising from the Ashes?

LIS marks Avurudu with traditional sports fest

TT aces Milinda and Ishara soar for SLAF

Musaeus’ Besant House clinch hockey double

Shums and Kamar House dazzle at Crescent sports-meet

Lyceum Nugegoda fires way to netball triump

SSC Cricket Academy emerge U-12 champs

Old Victorians head ‘Back to School’

Camillus House all-conquering at Bens’ junior sports-meet

Dineth-Player of the tournament

Two wins for CCC

Gold and silver medals at Fei Quando Grading Test

Plus

Songs and sarongs: The birth of Lankan calypso

Appreciations

Saving Buddhism: Travel along the true path

Giving root to a deadly mix-up

Leaving his ego behind and finding his soul

Bang! Getting everything spot on

Saying it with their own shapes and colours

Readings from two books on two silver screen legends

A book for Ena

Her journey and that of many others

Five-star dining on the promenade

Cocktails and fashion at RCGC awards night

In the frontline of fashion

Ladies VIP Night: ‘All Dressed Up’ is the place to be

Life-saving battle or face saving exercise?

Celebrating 60 years of cultural ties with Indonesia

Renewing a friendship and recalling shared memories with Aung San Suu Kyi

Jothishyavedi Vidyanadi honorary title

COSLAM elects office bearers for 2013 / 2014

Celebrating 60 years of cultural ties with Indonesia

Electric Peacock Festival rocks Colombo

Enveloped by the warmth of giving

Avurudu celebrations in Canberra

Where have all the youthful years gone?

Teaching meditation to rise above fear and suffering

Life after Everest

Business Times

Representing the father

12,500 youth to get ‘unused’ plantation lands

CSE plans Dubai road show in June

Kapila new CEO at Mobitel

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

Fits Aviation to upgrade fleet amidst flat revenues

DMS Electronics and HP help local business to maximise benefits, minimise risks, and propel business

Only rent income, no more drugs at Colombo Pharmacy

Affno celebrates 1st anniversary of its Middle Eastern operations

Foreigners purchasing land in Sri Lanka

Fitch says Sri Lankan economy strong, deficit to improve

Market research thro’ face-to-face interviews getting obsolete

Sri Lanka automates revenue administration

SAP secures 50th customer in Sri Lanka, cementing long partnership with Maharaja Organisation

Kelani Cables PLC and Browns Batteries to jointly manufacture jumper cables

MTI Corporate Finance takes an equity stake in Copyline

Pakistan eases tariffs on three Lankan commodities

Business value of good corporate governance

Electricity is not just Arithmetic, Sir!

Springs of hot water in the hills

Tourist arrivals March 2012 – February 2013

Sri Lanka posing a challenge to Kerala ayurveda

SriLankan Airlines gets new payment gateway on Wirecard

Tourists enjoy Avurudu Sri Lankan style

Austrian travel magazine features Sri Lanka

‘Sancharaka Udawa’ exhibition in June with overseas hotel suppliers

China leaps to top as biggest tourism spender

Dialog connects Sri Lanka to High Speed Submarine Gateway

Union Bank says mergers and acquisitions the future for Sri Lanka

Some disgruntled GK depositors oppose CB bail-out plan

Eden Resort and Spa gets an upgrade

Seylan Bank reports 26 per cent growth in post-tax profits for Q1-2013

SEC: Three more probes to complete

Colombo port’s July opening in time for mega vessels

Long-term solutions needed for power crisis

IMF stresses need to grow FDIs

Dilmah opens its first t-Bar in India

GSK launches locally developed antihistamine ‘Histaban’

Dabur Lanka’s state-of-art fruit beverage plant opens

Sunday Times 2

Israel air strike hits Syria as Sunnis flee ‘massacre’

Former Miss India is PETA’ s latest ‘Lettuce Lady’

Free the Cuban Five, Cuba’s envoy tells US

Air India suspends co-pilot, two cabin crew for ‘over stay’ ‘overstay’ in cockpit

Pope condemns ‘slave labour’ at Bangladesh factory

Google Glass club

Virgin’s passenger spaceship completes first rocket test flight

Warren Buffett gains 1,000 twitter followers a minute

Slaughter of animals: Why ‘Halal’ meat is ‘Haram’

British businessman jailed for selling ‘golf ball finders’ as bomb detectors

Just another rape in India. Is the country becoming numb?

Sri Lanka: An Island lost in the Indian Ocean?

Boston-blast aftermath: A wiser America

Magazine

Caring for our canine community

How do you like your garden to grow?

Umaria’s act on right track

Many times a winner Lankan student shines in Papua New Guinea University of Technology

Showcasing the best new sounds from the UK

Music heals

Finding his niche in digital art

Cricket as a means of uniting

New Hotel School in Kandy to meet the tourism boom

A Midnight Happy Hour at MLH

Australian singer Hayley Grace dazzles Thorana Lounge

BA delegation at Mahaweli Reach

Iresha : Shining star in Europe

Cinema Should be United

Sanath returns with ‘Sinahawa Atharin’

French cinema in Colombo

Iron Man 3 Back

Press Freedom, a theme for film

‘Thaththe Api’- A plot of paternal love

Funday Times

Talented Club Member

Kids’ World

Workshop for Young Readers

Tar just floats on water

The sea

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