Giving teeth to crocodile connection from the past
Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports on the World Crocodile Conference held in Sri Lanka It was a unique…
Railway enthusiast and a ‘results oriented man’
Book facts | The Viceroy Special by Hemasiri Fernando. Reviewed by A. D. V. de S. Indraratna…
They are all here to sing for Aunty Mary Anne
Duvindi Illankoon speaks to some of the Merry An Singers as they get ready for their…
A blend of photography and music
Sachini Perera booked the hall at the Lionel Wendt before she had even decided which of…
Sri Lanka’s highway nightmare
The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) with the help of the UDA (Urban Development Authority) should undertake…
Strike? What strike? Unions call for electricity hike protest a fizzer
By guile and intimidation, Govt. coerces employees to report for work Last Tuesday’s strike over soaring…
Rajans on cloud nine as Trinity plummet
Dharmaraja College stamped their authority on the ongoing Singer Under-20 Schools Rugby League Division I ‘A’…
Tourist arrivals a numbers game with a 50% discount
Charters are back-to-back business that buttered SL Tourism’s bread, but it has priced itself out of…
Colours of Vesak light up the city
Rain was not a spoiler as Vesak celebrations unfolded in Colombo city and the suburbs with…
News
Swindling of state revenue: Customs raids curbed
By Chris KamalendranCustoms officers have been curtailed from carrying out lightning raids on those swindling state revenue. Customs Director General Jagath P. Wijeweera has said in a Department…
Lanka, US in diplomatic row over Iran oil
Govt. denies charges by Washington, says no crude from that…
1000 cc ‘big bikes’ on public roads despite police warning
Govt. slashing CHOGM cost, limousines to be hired
Japan to build coal-power plant in south
Monk dies after self-immolation
Concessions for vehicle imports to boost business
Unions vow to prevent fee-paying medical students squeezing out others
President’s Fund disbursements in 2011: 60 per cent for heart surgeries
Nalanda principal under investigation for alleged misuse of College funds, taxing parents
Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra coming here for Siam Upasampada ceremonies
Mystery behind gutted vehicle of lawyer
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IPL’s Chennai official arrested in spot-fixing scandal
NEW DELHI, May 25 (Reuters) – Mumbai Police apprehended a key official of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Chennai franchise late on Friday in connection…
IPL
It’s like the London Philharmonic Orchestra in full session at…
Bope Poddala women’s Kabaddi champs
Kadawatha Sathara men’s kabaddi champs
Serena out to tame French Open demons
Outstation girls the toast at Sepaktakraw
HSBC ground SriLankan Airlines
England-bound coach concerned over IPL setback for Lankan cricketers
Alphonsus fires for MAS Group
Tonga beat Japan 27-17 in Pacific Nations Cup
SLAF to conduct two hockey tournaments
Yoshitha fetches a whopping Rs. 11 million
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Beware … big brother is watching
A policeman monitors traffic at the office where Sri Lanka’s largest Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system has been installed. There are 107 cameras at…
Apparel factories move to labour-surplus villages
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry, in a major shift from the…
Dhammika has near 50% stake in Hayleys
Bureaucracy, weak opportunities drive power producers to East Africa
Browns’ MD Murali resigning
Pressure on banks to lend to Govt.
Sri Lanka’s highway nightmare
Jayasundera – juggling the country’s finances
Millions falling into poverty in recession-racked Italy – report
Sri Lanka needs to become efficient financial market
flydubai begins flights to Mattala
Sri Lanka online search up as much as 25 times : Google
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Editorial
Go forth and spread the Dhamma
The thrice blessed day of Vesak is being marked all over the world this weekend by millions of people. The United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki moon has issued a Vesak statement in which he says that this year’s observance, “falling at a time of widespread strife and misery” is opportune…
Columns
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5th Column
Fractured opposition within a failed State
My Dear Green Man, Somey and Lalkantha, I am writing to you because you staged-or wanted to stage, really-a general strike this week that was supposed to have…
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Political Column
Govt. going ahead with NPC polls; 13th A intact
Despite strong protests and threats by JHU and NFF, Rajapaksa unmoved GL says reports of warning from India fictitious, but facts prove otherwise Questions as to whether too-high…
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The Economic Analysis
Reform or privatise loss-making public enterprises
The uproar against the electricity price tariff increase has brought to the forefront, inter alia, issues regarding the management of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), its persistent losses,…
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Lobby
Govt., TNA play ping-pong with HR violations
Whether it’s welcome or not, affordable or not, whether pledges and promises are fulfilled or not, it’ll be showtime in November with CHOGM The resolution passed against Sri…
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Focus on Rights
Not foreign conspiracies but our own failures
In his address to the nation on ‘Victory Day’ this month, President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s assertion that ‘grease demons’, the Independence of the Judiciary, media freedom and human rights…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Wimal – arms length with elephants
Minister Wimal Weerawansa is vary when it comes to dealing with elephants, be it the political type in the form of the United National Party or friendly ones…
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From the sidelines
13th Amendment and non-TNA Tamil concerns
From the sidelines With the prospect of a Northern Provincial Council (NPC) election in September gaining ground, the debate on the 13th Amendmentseems to grow increasingly fraught, both…
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Under the shade of trees, they put words into action
Tree by tree, this was the beginning of the Gothama Thapowanaya on the outskirts of Colombo in the ’60s. Here Ven. T. Mithabani Maha Thera, speaks to Kumudini…
Once he fought for his countrymen, now he walks for them
Ex-officer Ruvan Ranatunga is setting off on his ‘Long Walk of Hope’ to raise funds for cancer patients Ruvan Ranatunga has the route that will take him from…
Letters to the Editor
Caring for elders: A Vesak thought Vesak marks the birth of Siddhartha the Prince who gave up his royal abode and went in search of the truth to…
Appreciations
Many were the times he risked his life to save our servicemen | Dr. M. H. de Zoysa A surgeon and teacher par excellence who risked his life to…
Magazine
They are all here to sing for Aunty Mary Anne
Duvindi Illankoon speaks to some of the Merry An Singers as they get ready for their comeback show, The Masters and the Musicals “Mary Anne…
A place to retreat
Now, we also have Michael
A blend of photography and music
Recalling those retro hits
Finding their place in the musical sphere
Different take on female folklore characters
Sri Lankan wins Thai International Media Award
‘Red Bradby Line out 2013’ at Garage
GOLD FM presents Isla and Al Grant in July
SAARC Cinema Shines
Battle of a gallant girl
Connecting the dots; Lankan beauty from American eye
‘Balloth ekka Behe’ in Borella
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Sports
IPL’s Chennai official arrested in spot-fixing scandal
NEW DELHI, May 25 (Reuters) – Mumbai Police apprehended a key official of the Indian Premier…
IPL
Bope Poddala women’s Kabaddi champs
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Obama pledges to end ‘war on terror’
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most…
Digital reincarnation for ‘epitome of Buddhist art’
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They are all here to sing for Aunty Mary Anne
Duvindi Illankoon speaks to some of the Merry An Singers as they get ready for their…