Look who’s giving a hand to whom?
MP Duminda Silva gets a helping hand down a flight of stairs from Air Force Commander…
Teacher given lesson in the new 3 ‘R’s – Rage, Rudeness and Ruthlessness
A 27-year-old teacher taking a few moments’ rest in a classroom after a busy day at…
The two siblings who changed the course of history
Poson is the time when we talk about the significance of Sangamitta Theri and Ven. Mihindu…
Are Sri Lankans aware of their rights?
Panellists – Chrishmal Warnasuriya – lawyer and civil rights activist, Dr. Deepika Udugama – Peradeniya University…
Ruhunu Uni undergrads protest Science Faculty Students’ Union suspension
Students of Ruhunu University this week staged a protest demanding the restoration of the Science Faculty…
Searching the deep blue…
Darshana Jayawardena speaks to Smriti Daniel about his almost spiritual experience of coming face to face…
Rescuers race against time as India monsoon toll nears 600
DEHRADUN, India, June 22 (AFP) -Relief teams were racing against time today to rescue tens of…
Would-be-exile Snowden set to flee refugee hell-hole
By the time another delightfully lazy Sri Lankan weekend rolls in, the young American Edward Snowden…
Cricket wine in a new wrapper
Much of what is said and done about cricket in Sri Lanka is debatable. For instance…
News
Lanka, Canada in diplomatic dispute over ambassadors
By Anthony DavidSri Lanka and Canada, which is calling upon member nations to boycott the Commonwealth summit in Colombo, are locked in a diplomatic wrangle over posting…
Just fancy this at IT show
Future Minds, a modern information technology exhibition being held at…
Daya Master seeks SLFP nomination for NPC polls
Sampur : Power Ministry Secretary denies former minister’s claims
Crackdown on racing private bus drivers
Germany protests arrest of its NGO chief here
Lankan seamen left in the lurch in Panama Canal
NIC in all three languages, SC told
CHOGM 2013 website’s statistical discrepancy rectified
Look who’s giving a hand to whom?
UNP MP to appear in court for allegedly biting nose
Suspect DIG’s son facing arrest
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Could the stout pommies stall the cock a hoop Indians?
By Channaka de Silva reporting from EnglandEngland is the cradle of cricket but has never won an ICC 50-overs tournament. It is a position the host team will be desperate to…
Even the genie finds it difficult to grant these wishes
Wherever I go these days I look at every nook…
Lankans to open tri-series on June 28
Old Bens’ 109th AGM on June 30
HARFA on July 6 and 7
Pathana keeps best for the last
MAS Intimates’ men and women bag TT double
IRB bigwig Lapasset’s praise has hollow ring for ‘talented Sri Lanka’
Remembering a craftsman who stopped the world with his bat
Lorenz Pereira furious at Haka push
Ahamed and Udamalage the match winners
Sri Lanka’s first international win at football
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Lankan homes open out to tourists
Sri Lanka is encouraging more and more local families to open their homes to tourists and earn money in the process while increasing the room…
Are Sri Lankans aware of their rights?
Panellists – Chrishmal Warnasuriya – lawyer and civil rights activist,…
SL company registrations via online
Large stockbroking firm for sale
JKH on track to set up Colombo casino
Strategic stakes in listed firms for sale
China to open doors to Lanka’s apparel sector
Travails of travel and tourism as a GDP contributor
Lankan malady: Vote and forget!
Slew of funds attracting strong firms in CSE
MPs accept the need to combat corruption
SEC seeks help to iron out issues relating to ownership change in CSE
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Editorial
Poson reflections: Save our heritage
Week after week, the country’s archaeological sites, our national heritage, are ransacked by organised gangs. Treasure hunters in Sri Lanka no longer waste their time furtively chipping away at ancient monuments with rudimentary implements. They hire large, conspicuous, backhoes. They also bring a kattadiya who conducts rituals to appease the…
Columns
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5th Column
The crooked arm of the law
My Dear Mervyn, I thought I will write to you to tell you what a lucky man you are considering recent events that have taken place. I know…
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Political Column
Indian pressure forces Govt. to put off crucial amendments
Speculation that New Delhi threatens to boycott C’wealth summit if 13 A is diluted Parliamentary Select Committee to study major devolution issues, but likely to become a one-sided…
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The Economic Analysis
Increasing food production vital for food security
Last week’s column discussed the vulnerability of the country’s food security owing to weaknesses in macroeconomic fundamentals. Imbalances in trade and large fiscal deficits undermine food security, especially…
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Lobby
JHU’s bill on long road to law
Amidst moves to amend certain sections of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, a constituent partner of the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), presented a Bill to…
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Focus on Rights
Marking a shift in the national security discourse
This is a time when moderation, commonsense and basic decency have been cast to the four winds in Sri Lanka. It is a time when hatred against different…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Sajin seeks forgiveness from Ranil
Sajin de Vass Gunawardena, UPFA Parliamentarian from the Ambalangoda District and Monitoring MP for the Ministry of External Affairs, has extended an unqualified apology to Opposition and UNP…
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From the sidelines
TNA, 13A and Indian dismay
From the sidelines The visit to India last week by a delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and its discussions with high ranking Indian officials as usual…
Plus
Little known Thai temple with a long history
Duvindi Illankoon and Shaveen Jeewandara discover why Thai Royalty and dignitaries pay homage to the Dipaduttamaramaya temple in Kotahena Thai Premier Yingluck Shinawatra’s visit to Sri Lanka a…
Letters to the editor
Redraw provincial boundaries The election to the Northern Provincial Council is to be held soon and parties are gearing for it. The Provincial Council was a concept of…
Appreciations
Gentlest of human beings lost to a suicide bomber in Peshawar Zafar Khanzada As a college student and subsequently an undergrad, I look back on the friendships and…
Aye, aye mate!
As two young female graduates break new ground at the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Operational Division where till now women were restricted to office activities, Namini Wijedasa reports…
Magazine
They are not your usual ‘women’
She’s the perfect modern woman, says the photographer Aamina Nizar of her subject, Padmini. “Padmini is a thinker, animal rights activist, and campaigner for the…
HFC students take the stage with a message for you and me
Young achiever from Mihinthale Central returns with Intel ISEF awards
Using theatre and laughter to bring communities together
Classic rock night this month
Searching the deep blue…
‘Punsanda Paaya 7’
A magnificent dinner theatre
World War begins
Visual Wonders of Wener Herzog
Swan Lake at Russian Centre
Forty years in music
Nari Bana back
Hotel Show 2013 Greatest hospitality spectacle in South Asia
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Sports
Could the stout pommies stall the cock a hoop Indians?
England is the cradle of cricket but has never won an ICC 50-overs tournament. It is…
Even the genie finds it difficult to grant these wishes
Lankans to open tri-series on June 28
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“Americans In China”
A model presents a creation by Marchesa at “Americans In China” fashion show, presenting the creations…
Al Qaeda’s Inspire magazine confused with Esquire at Guantanamo hearing
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