Sabaragamuwa Stallions jump the final hurdle
Sabaragamuwa Stallions cantered their way to record a thumping 47-14 win against Jaffna Challengers to win…
Paradise lost
France, Spain and Belgium might not be the obvious places to look for human rights infringements…
Night of the scribes
The annual Journalism Awards for Excellence- 2012, held last Tuesday was not only a happy celebration…
Basil enjoys a yoghurt
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa seems to relish a ‘Peni cadju’ yoghurt at the annual ‘Hotel…
Ulagalla Three years of excellence
Ulagalla lies on the Anuradhapura-Dambulla road, among green paddy fields and forests full of wildlife and…
Sand tippers destroy lives while speeding to help build livelihoods
Reckless, hit-and-run drivers take a heavy toll of motorists and pedestrians on roads that are already…
Asst. Teachers in protest campaign for inclusion into permanent cadre
A protest campaign inside the North Central Provincial Council (NCPC) building, by assistant teachers requesting they…
Woes of Weliweriya water war
Weliweriya, a small peaceful town barely an hour’s drive from Colombo, resembled a war-torn area yesterday.…
Life in the beloved ‘Bloc’
The entries in the book are meticulous as well as handwritten beautifully. A random page reveals………“Dissected…
News
The weeping mother of Weliweriya
Her only child, the 17-year-old student Akila Dinesh Jayawardana, lying in the coffin, the 34-year-old mother Priyangani Shiromi Jayawardene, whose husband has left her, breaks…
Chinese firm to build multibillion sports complex in Nuwara Eliya
A Chinese firm is to receive the contract for a…
New Zealand dairy giant issues global botulism alert
NPC candidate found dead
Gota tells Packer’s casino to shift; no response from investors
Customs bust major online vehicle racket
SC again orders better facilities in buildings for disabled people
Sand tippers destroy lives while speeding to help build livelihoods
Deraniyagala Where people only know the meaning of fear
Woes of Weliweriya water war
Dipped dismisses allegations
How many more lives have to be lost in this jumbo problem?
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Sri Sumangala to meet Mahanama in final
Sri Sumangala College XI and Mahanama College XI qualified to play in the final of the second successive Schools Old Boys Cricket Twenty20 Championship conducted…
Chandimal confident despite initial setback
Knowing the consequences of losing a series, Dinesh Chandimal and…
Learn to swim programme
The day Kusal crowned himself in cricketing glory
Kaushalya, Shehan spin Moors to victory
Ashes 2013: Cricket Australia asks for DRS clarification
Sabaragamuwa Stallions jump the final hurdle
Laws soon to control doping in sports
How to ‘earn’ tennis skills
Reviewing the Decision Review System
Sri Lanka has the talent to be on top in Asia
Sunday Sports Guide
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Basil enjoys a yoghurt
Pic by Hasitha KulasekeraEconomic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa seems to relish a ‘Peni cadju’ yoghurt at the annual ‘Hotel Show’ which opened at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition…
Taxation of betting and gaming business in Sri Lanka
In recent times, with the revival of tourist industry, the…
Seylan Bank PAT tops Rs. 1 bln in Jan- June
Dipped Products Group posts strong 1Q returns for 2013-14
First ever overseas exam of CA Sri Lanka concludes successfully
UK firm to acquire SL IT company, top official says
SEARCC 2013 to feature ’36 prominent local and foreign speakers’
INFOTEL 2013 best place to experience technology in SL : Organisers
AMCHAM and SLASSCOM to facilitate ‘Tourism 2.0′ in SL
Janashakthi launches new integrated IT platform
Information security watch – Corporate networks and Apple
Dell launches refreshed 14-inch Vostro in Sri Lanka
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Editorial
Casinos may turn tables on Lanka
Four years after the war ended, Sri Lanka is far from achieving its tourism targets. Revenue from the sector is flat and none of the usual gimmicks has worked. Investment isn’t booming either other than from two competing state actors, India and China. These are, of course, “investments” of a…
Columns
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5th Column
A fiery gunslinger finally bottled by a Dirty Dozen
My Dear Malaka, I am writing to you because I was extremely shocked to hear that you had been assaulted at a department store car park in broad…
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Political Column
People get onto the streets; Govt. reacts with heavy hand
Parliament’s Acting Secretary General Dhammika Dassanayake was at his office last Monday morning when his telephone rang. It was lawyer cum politician Dayasiri Jayasekera, who joined the Government…
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The Economic Analysis
Structural weakness in trade and external finances
Recent discussions on the trade balance and external finances have been mostly in terms of current developments and emerging problems. More important than the yearly fluctuations in the trade…
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Focus on Rights
What Noori estate and Weliweriya teach us
When will Sri Lankans take matters into their own hands and teach this arrogant if not foolhardy Government some sharp and telling lessons in just rule? Incredibly shocking…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Ranil-Karu tête-à-tête to reunite UNP
In continuing moves to thaw the frozen relations between the Opposition UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and the party’s erstwhile deputies, Mr. Wickremesinghe and Karu Jayasuriya conferred privately on…
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From the sidelines
Elections and the criminalisation of political culture
As nominations closed this week for the polls in the Northern, North Western and Central provinces, the campaign period began in the shadow of two disturbing developments elsewhere,…
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Night of the scribes
The annual Journalism Awards for Excellence- 2012, held last Tuesday was not only a happy celebration as those who excelled in the field were feted for their achievements…
In love with nature and being crowned for it too
For the girl from the small village of Ivancice in the Czech Republic, it meant a great deal to be crowned as Miss Earth 2012. The emotions were…
According to the doctor
He was upset and perturbed. Even in his limited experience as an intern house officer, the injection should have had an impact. But there was no response and…
Can people tackle climate change, when science remains uncertain?
Scientists may debate and differ on the exact nature and manifestation of climate change impacts. Are the changes in temperature and rainfall simply an anomaly, or are they…
Magazine
Synergy of energy
It promises to be a thrilling night of hardcore high energy dancing when the Danceworld School of Modern, Jazz and Ballet presents their annual show ‘Jazzin’…
Playing many roles
Bringing on the Mehendi magic
Italian cusine at Bayleaf with Italian Chefs
Ulagalla Three years of excellence
Ananda’s Aesthetic journey
‘The Cherry Orchard’ goes on the board
Rangapema Ivarai in town
Shake your booty ELDA Championship
Surf Club is back in Mount Lavinia
Kids in action
‘This Is It’: Choro Calibre in action
Miss Earth 2012 at the Kingsbury
Mettasena enters cinema
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The New Friend
Ruwan peeped through his window and stared at the big truck unloading things into the house…
Kandy Perahera
Family trip to Hikkaduwa
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Their Right to be Recognised
The Assistant Teachers of the Anuradhapura District staged a protest demanding that they be absorbed into the permanent teaching…
A/L invigilators on red alert for high tech cheating
Eastern Uni. senior undergrads to fill dearth of O/L teachers
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US issues global travel alert, cites al Qaeda threat
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, Aug 3, (AFP) -Fears of an Al-Qaeda terror strike prompted the United…
Bollywood’s Priyanka Chopra targets stereotypes in Hollywood
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Synergy of energy
It promises to be a thrilling night of hardcore high energy dancing when the Danceworld School of…