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The long road to Expressway
October 27, 2013 is a significant day for all Sri Lankans, the highways sector and the…
‘Girikula’ the journey begins
Award winning teledrama director Sudath Roahana who is well-known for his artistic tele-productions released his newest…
Little Kalu’s giant crusade
As a matter of fact, how many days of sunshine you get for a year. Yet,…
Hambantota Port operations hampered by lack of trained personnel
Since the declaration of the Hambantota Port as a free port, there has been a heavy…
The roar of Mighty Mini’s
The roads around Independence Square are busier than you’d expect for a Sunday morning. Cars slow…
Botched voyage from Beruwala: Boat people caught in racketeers’ net
The shadowy figures were huddled inside an abandoned guest house on the Beruwala coastline — men,…
Faults and frauds of a failed finance firm
Papers submitted to the Court of Appeal last week revealed that there had been gross financial…
Access Engineering completes construction of gated Salinity Barrier
Access Engineering PLC continued its prominent presence in the water sector through the successful completion, commissioning…
Officials sound out warning to ‘noisy’ vehicles
Vehicles including motorbikes with modified silencers or horns that go above the permitted sound levels and…
News
Massive cyclone hits eastern India, Lanka’s coastal areas on high alert
By Leon BerengerSri Lanka’s coastal areas were put on high alert because of a possible fallout from a massive cyclone that was lashing South Eastern India yesterday. The…
Justice for victims of crime
The Government will set up a National Authority for the…
No business visas online for trading here
MPs need good food: Anyone to supply?
17 villagers released on bail after fresh clash in Weliweriya
Govt. to buy landmark SCB building
CB to encourage mergers of financial institutions
CBSL knew CIFL was in a nosedive in 2011
37 allegedly involved in UNP’s Matara clash up before Magistrate tomorrow
Supplementary estimates of over Rs. 1 billion allocated
Hambantota Port operations hampered by lack of trained personnel
High drama at posh boutique hotel
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Greg Chappell not averse to have an initial discussion
By S.R. PathiravithanaEleven cricket coaches have applied for the post of head coach of Sri Lanka’s national team amidst an overture from former Australian cricketing great Greg…
Little Kalu’s giant crusade
As a matter of fact, how many days of sunshine…
Royal strikers continue with their dominance
Jeffrey Hsu and Bo Yui Huang topple top seeded compatriots
Manilal ban will not affect Lankan soccer says Rodrigo
Thoras drown Cambrians by the sea
Tuskers top group ‘C’ with two good wins
Ravindu and Mihilya come out on top
Seylan women coast to 62 – 19 win over HSBC
Ladies waltz over Musaeus in their annual regatta
Schools football officials keeps their doors shut
Tharindra Ratwatte to lead Trinity rugby in 2014
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COL handling weak, state borrowings too excessive
A cross-section of Sri Lankans in the island is agreed on two key economic fundamentals: The cost of living is poorly tackled and government borrowings…
Influential Sri Lankan business leaders visit US
A high-powered team comprising Sri Lanka’s most influential business leaders…
Lankan bank to buy credit card debts
Casino mogul Packer to invest in another Sri Lankan project
HSBC Capital, JP Morgan, Emirates NBD in talks with top corporates
Sustainable tourism model for Sri Lanka
Laugfs Group’s Southern Petroleum partners LIOC in new fuel station in Galle
Next step for SL economy, $100 billion : Cabraal
Book review – Employee Relations in Sri Lanka – 2nd Edition
Canadian PM boycotts CHOGM but corporate leaders to attend business summit
Lankan boat builders urge taxes on foreign vessel imports
Jetwing Hotels succeeds at World Travel Awards
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Editorial
India has her say and gets her way
And so, the visiting Indian Minister of External Affairs was here, and on cue performed the role of virtual attesting witness to the marriage his Government had brokered, not without coercion, between the Sri Lankan Government and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the creation of the Northern Provincial Council.…
Columns
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Political Column
TNA détente with MR; but cracks erupt within
MR has cordial meeting with Wigneswaran and Sampanthan, presents statue of Hindu god as token of cooperation Khurshid comes, concurs and conquers on important issues; sidelines poaching crisis President Mahinda…
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5th Column
Big, bigger and the biggest: The Cabinet grows
My dear new deputy ministers, I thought I must write to congratulate you on your appointment as deputy ministers this week. I am sure Mahinda maama has very…
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The Economic Analysis
Pouring advice on a duck’s back
When advice based on fundamental economic principles is flouted a county’s economy could drift into crises. Good economic advice repeatedly given by international agencies and economists is like…
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Lobby
Mangala tirade on Matara attack almost derails COPE Report debate
A two-day Parliamentary debate on the report of the Committee On Public Enterprises (COPE) which took place on Thursday and Friday became another routine debate with no concrete…
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Focus on Rights
Wishing the north’s chief minister well
As he embarks on his official duties in this month of October 2013, Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council and former judge of Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Impeachment of CJ 43 on Canada’s grievance list
Canada’s delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo will be led by Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary (Deputy Minister) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.…
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From the sidelines
India and the emerging new North-South power balance
he oath-taking ceremony of the new Northern Provincial Council’s Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran at Temple Trees on Monday before President Mahinda Rajapaksa signalled what could possibly be a…
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Sunday Punch
Wignes: Star of northern hopes
Heavens be praised! At long last the whole pantheon of Hindu gods have showered their manifold blessings on Lanka’s Tamils by manifesting in the form of former Supreme…
Plus
Into the heart of Saradiel country
Utuwankande is where the legendary Saradiel roamed and for photographer Stefan D’Silva this rocky hideout is one of those forgotten places which he feels must be documented before…
Give Rs. 5 a day to help relieve their pain
It is devastating to be diagnosed with cancer. To be financially poor and diagnosed with cancer is to enter a particular kind of living hell. “A child diagnosed…
Fulbright days and a plea to leadership
This volume of 20 letters by former Fulbright scholars, half of them Sri Lankan and the other half American, addressed to their respective presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Barack…
Taking count of ancient coins
Coins started to be used for trade from around 500 BCE, and have been collected ever since. The oldest coin collection in Sri Lanka is that of the…
Magazine
Fashion found her
Walking across Barefoot’s courtyard on a sunny day, Marisa Gnanaraj is hailed by more than one regular. She’s a familiar face here, the young designer…
“I’m an ambassador, not just a pretty face”
Carving out a fresh and colourful niche
A local touch to shaping his sound
Reasons for returning
It’s a beach concert for De Lanerolle Brothers
Kiss goes Live on web
Saints go marching in……
‘Kema Lasthi’in Moratuwa
Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) at WCMT Campus
Annual Ballet Awards at Russian School Of Ballet and Dancing
American premier for “Oba Nethuwa”
Great Gatsby theme at MLH
‘Girikula’ the journey begins
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A Staircase of Books
Sarith was at the Book Fair in Colombo on Wednesday. How did it happen? He had…
Kids’ world
Amma | Capital Cities
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Greg Chappell not averse to have an initial discussion
Eleven cricket coaches have applied for the post of head coach of Sri Lanka’s national team…
Little Kalu’s giant crusade
Royal strikers continue with their dominance
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Manhood lost and regained
He was “less” of a man when he was rushed by the Puttalam Hospital in the…
The long road to Expressway
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COL handling weak, state borrowings too excessive
A cross-section of Sri Lankans in the island is agreed on two key economic fundamentals: The…