Arugam Bay: An exotic, eclectic experience
The unusually large waves, bellowing like blue behemoths performing a roaring symphony to an enraptured audience…
Nrithya Samarppnam
The Nithya Kalai Kaveri Centre for Fine Arts, which trains a rising number of students in…
Preparing for CHOGM?
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa examines rubber face masks on display at the 6th Annual Rubber…
US$10 mln worth foreign firms to be allocated a separate board on CSE
Foreign firms worth more than US$ 10 million would be encouraged to go public on a…
Christmas comes early
To raise the curtains for the upcoming festive season, the Dance Works Centre will present, “So……
Cricket magic continues, but the illusion remains
At the beginning they were all up there on the branches –– high up in the…
Two international soccer stadiums at USD 115m
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has made arrangements to construct two World class soccer…
Religious leaders denounce moves to set up more casinos
The Congress of Religions summoned a news conference in Narahenpita on Thursday morning to denounce Government…
Wildlife enthusiasts become foster parents to 20 crocs
Many are the negative stories reported regarding conservation of animals, especially that of reptiles. But proving…
News
Mystery behind Airport police takeoff
Amidst confusion and contradictory reports as to what was happening, the Airport Police Station opposite the VIP lounge of the BIA was being dismantled yesterday.…
‘Super-rich’ tax in the budget
Sri Lanka’s ‘super-rich’ are in for an unpleasant surprise next…
Indian poaching: President convenes meeting
CPC reportedly buying Iranian crude thru’ third parties
Police stop polls, democracy at stake in Maldives
New rules to curb shady deals by finance companies
Kotahena residents, police in dark over who distributed forms
2014 Appropriation Bill to be introduced on Tuesday
Opposition, Govt. allies gear up for anti-casino debate in House
SLN, Fisheries officials hike vigilance against illicit fishing
Baby born in three-wheeler dies from fall
Final draft of Prisons Bill to be handed to Minister
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Cash-strapped SLC raises selectors allowance over 200%
By S.R. PathiravithanaIn spite of the prevailing cash crises, Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to increase the allowances of the national selection committee members by over 200…
Cricket magic continues, but the illusion remains
At the beginning they were all up there on the…
No play possible in morning session of day two
Mohammed Amir case to be taken up for review
Amrith braves the weather and wins the course
University of Colombo to take on Malaysian waters
Senior Citizens Scrabble on Oct.27
Inclement weather spoils junior tennis
Two international soccer stadiums at USD 115m
Shanker Prabad boots four for Commercial Credit
Carrom: Lankan contingent off to India
Merc hockey today
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Preparing for CHOGM?
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa examines rubber face masks on display at the 6th Annual Rubber Conference of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries…
Central Bank dollar investments safe as US government crisis ends
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank and other central banks in the…
Sri Lanka’s Neil Marine builds boats for Britain
Elusive Maloney’s still have Lankan assets
Attempt to sell luxury apartment by former GK director revealed
NDB, DFCC aim to borrow $500 million
Private sector pension fund among budget proposals from regional SMEs
Hidden clout of small enterprises
CEAT Sri Lanka conceptualises path-breaking adventure TV ad-film
Dell sustains position as No.1 PC Vendor in Sri Lanka
Are chairmen of state corporations of a higher breed than ordinary civilians?
CIFL depositors blame Central Bank (CB)’s professional negligence for finance company collapse
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Editorial
Casinos: Cusp of a new era
No Sri Lankan President has ever won an election on the back of a campaign promoting the vices entrenched in society. Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed power in 2005 in fact vowing to rid the country of liquor, cigarettes and narcotics through a state-backed temperance programme. The Government’s ‘Mathata Thitha’ initiative had…
Columns
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Political Column
Amid CHOGM rush, Lanka blows hot for coal
BOI recommends huge investments in foreign coal companies to ensure supplies, but some ministers raise questions State institutions rushing in the rain to complete summit projects; doubts remain…
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5th Column
A not-so-innocent spin doctor
My Dear Mangala, I thought I must write to you even though I am not sure whether I should send this letter to you at home or to…
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The Economic Analysis
Developing the North to benefit economy
The formation of the Northern Provincial Council with a far-sighted and broad-minded Chief Minister provides an excellent opportunity to develop the North to benefit the entire economy. If…
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Focus on Rights
It’s Sri Lanka’s justice system, not just one case
The predictability of it all would be laughable if it was not so deplorable. In a perfect world, the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) would never…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Something fishy in this huge sand deal
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recently awarded a contract to dredge the fishery harbour in Panadura. The project came under the Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation (CFHC). Following…
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From the sidelines
CHOGM: To go or not to go?
With just weeks to go for the biggest international conference to be hosted in Sri Lanka since the NAM summit in 1976 – the Commonwealth Heads of Government…
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Sunday Punch
Cry Halal! And let slip bigotry
This Tuesday morning at the supposedly auspicious time of 8.30, a group of monks will leave Colombo in a motorcade to the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy.…
Plus
From poets’ muse to principal in Jaffna
In February 1917, William Butler Yeats received a letter from a close female friend living in Ceylon and wept after reading its contents. “Last December I became an…
Letters to the editor
Violence and election law violations are here to stay The campaigning for the recent Provincial Council elections ran true to form. The usual poster and cut-out wars, other…
Appreciations
My father, the dedicated surgeon | Dr. N.A.J. Niles My brothers, Rajeswaran, Jayantha and I write these words of appreciation of our late dearly beloved father, to mark his…
Bringing back a smile to their faces
She takes a few careful steps forward and lets out a happy squeal, as the onlookers cheer her on. Eleven-year-old Prabhani Vithanage is beaming. Before her, clad in…
Magazine
Life renewed
When he imagined facing an audience of millions on the show Australia’s Got Talent, Andrew de Silva realised the viewers he most cared about were…
A taste of the North
‘And Then There Were None’
Action, intrigue and dancing
Meditation on wheels
Modern music with a choral twist
Christmas comes early
Getting the message across through Reggae
‘This Is It’ comes alive in November
Guitar Fest 2014
‘Meeyo’ at New Town Hall
Festival of Choirs 2013
Koluu turns up the heat
‘Nostalgie 3 – the Eiffel Tower Unplugged
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Nrithya Samarppnam
The Nithya Kalai Kaveri Centre for Fine Arts, which trains a rising number of students in…
Kids’ World
Fun Maths and Science
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Cash-strapped SLC raises selectors allowance over 200%
In spite of the prevailing cash crises, Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to increase the allowances…
Cricket magic continues, but the illusion remains
No play possible in morning session of day two
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Fashion show to feature trends through the ages
The much awaited fashion show – ‘XXV by Johann’ on Tuesday, October 22 at the Hilton…
CHOGM: Our guests
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Parents, you’re not alone
It is poya and as white-clad devotees walk sedately up Athugala in Kurunegala to offer flowers…