Pakistan tense after Taliban chief Hakimullah killed
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Nov 02, (AFP) – Tribesmen opened fire on a US drone over Pakistan’s troubled…
Slow progress at Packer’s casino site
Work is proceeding very slowly at the site of Australian casino baron James Packer’s luxury integrated…
The Empire breaks free
Rising high above the Colombo skyline are two buildings that define contemporary residential architecture within a…
Batik brides to the fore
All sarees designed by Geetha Bodaragama for Lassana Batik. The models’ hair and make-up was by…
Churning out cheese, a dream come true
In his cave, the cheese maker is hard at work. A burst of chilled air greeted…
The power and value of art
When Lakisha Fernando resigned from her job as an art teacher at the MJF Foundation, it…
Wanindu ton in vain as rain halts Richmond
A knock of 111 by Wanindu Hasaranga was in vain as rain hampered the second day’s…
Wide range of speakers at Commonwealth Business Forum
A fine array of speakers from different parts of the world will take part in panel…
Sri Lanka wrongly identified as an agricultural country, Laugfs Chief says at STBC meeting
Sri Lanka continues to be wrongly identified as an agricultural country when there is ample historical…
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Note this note
Police have urged the public to be on alert for forged 2,000-rupee currency notes circulating after a series of detections of fake notes were reported…
Summit traffic plans finalised tomorrow; Govt. mulls Nov.15 holiday
The traffic plan for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting…
Attack on PC: Three suspects remanded
Lightning claims 2 lives as thundershowers prevail
Smoke alarm triggers emergency landing of Emirates flight
FMM, IFJ see detention of media rights activists as threat to press freedom
Poaching: Lanka rejects India’s ‘one-day’ proposal
Round-the-clock medical watch for CHOGM delegates
Hi-tech labs for thousand schools
Man convicted of rape wins appeal
Southern Education minister orders probe on trouser-slitting teacher
Seeking divine blessings
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Sanath blasts Kiwi apathy
By S.R. PathiravithanaThe resting of the Kiwi stalwarts – their regular skipper Brendon McCallum and former captain Ross Taylor — have not gone down well with the…
Lookout! Test-killing Lankan cricket is rolling over
For sports and war, there is one common golden rule.…
Sunday Sports Guide
Royal College hold on to J.C.A. Corea Trophy
Union Assurance triumph over DFCC Group
Sepak Takraw twins create history at Weerawila, Tissamaharama
Fourth Sports Medicine congress from December 6 to 8
Wanindu ton in vain as rain halts Richmond
Army lasses crown themselves in netball glory
CTC Day : Southern Braves win CTC cricket championship
Highest ranked Asian woman ever Li Na is world’s No.3
Lankans not little in rugby anymore
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Slow progress at Packer’s casino site
Pic by Indika Handuwela.Work is proceeding very slowly at the site of Australian casino baron James Packer’s luxury integrated resort opposite the Associated Newspapers (Lake House) office in…
CCTV to nab reckless motorists on Katunayake Expressway
A new system including CCTV is to be introduced to…
SL considers investments in foreign coal mines
More than 1,210 delegates at Commonwealth Business Forum
Hayleys’ bungalows soon boutique hotels
Krrish site to be offered to CHOGM business delegates
Minister, please help our doctors qualify younger
CHOGM: Unprofessional media arrangements
Wide range of speakers at Commonwealth Business Forum
Australian casino operator in final talks with SL Govt.
Agriculture: Food for thought
Sri Lanka awarded “Outsourcing Destination of the Year” Award
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Editorial
Look before you leap, casino ills run deep
The Government has had second thoughts on the concessions it is to give to the prospective investors in casinos — euphemistically called ‘strategic investment projects’; but has not abandoned the bigger issue — the opening of big-time casinos. The voices of religious leaders opposing the setting up of casinos are…
Columns
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Political Column
Casino pack: Call a spade a spade, not a diamond
Minister Ranawaka’s Cabinet note says going ahead with gambling projects will ruin Sri Lanka’s culture, economy and future President wants to go it alone with new young SLFP…
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5th Column
Let’s be candid Cameron
My Dear David Cameron, I thought I must write to you because I heard that you will be visiting us after all, despite all those calls to boycott…
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The Economic Analysis
Economists concerned over perils to sustained growth
Economists are concerned that the current economic policies would be a serious constraint to sustained economic growth. The annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) on…
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Focus on Rights
Is Sri Lanka a military state that devours land?
This week, the country-wide acquiring of lands by the State in pursuit of its militarisation cum post-war tourism goals came starkly into focus when journalists trying to take…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Lankans fly high on airline error
Perhaps dozens — or even scores — of Sri Lankan expats in the US got an unexpected windfall last week: A round-trip economy class airline ticket New York-Colombo-New…
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From the sidelines
Tamil Nadu and the Diaspora – ‘A great and complex challenge to Sri Lanka’
The New Delhi-based Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), a leading Indian think tank engaged in research on defence and security related issues, held its yearly South…
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Sunday Punch
Unholy quest for the C’wealth grail
Come next week the Commonwealth road show will hit town and Heads of Governments will be dime a dozen on the streets of Colombo. Her Britannic Majesty Queen…
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The Empire breaks free
Rising high above the Colombo skyline are two buildings that define contemporary residential architecture within a city that is slowly changing its face. The two towers -one slightly…
Appreciations
She was the source of Familian perfectionism | Sr. Charles Koelmeyer As the word spreads in whispers that ‘Charlie’ is going walkabout, the incessant chatter of schoolgirls in the…
Letters to the editor
Southern Expressway: Let’s stick to the speed limit. As a frequent user of the Southern Expressway, I would like to comment on an article in the Business Section…
A record-breaking medical trail
He had no role-model among family or friends, but his childhood yearning was fuelled by those on television panel discussions and books that he read. Following his dream to…
Magazine
Young Zoologists bring out the beauty of the wild
The annual wildlife art exhibition together with the wildlife photographic exhibition by the Young Zoologists Association (YZA) will be held this week. ‘Kin Wild’ -the…
Joyous drapes
‘If you believe in something go for it’
The power and value of art
Making new waves
Things never happen the same way twice
The blind eye opened
An extravagant musical journey
Female domination at YES Home Grown Awards 2013
‘Sing-along with Annesley
‘Trio in Harmony’ at Ladies’ College
Alston goes Green
French thrillers at AF de Colombo
A glimpse of Commonwealth cinema
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Sanath blasts Kiwi apathy
The resting of the Kiwi stalwarts – their regular skipper Brendon McCallum and former captain Ross…
Lookout! Test-killing Lankan cricket is rolling over
Sunday Sports Guide
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US, Australia face backlash over spy ops in Asia
Already mired in a diplomatic crisis in Europe over National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance operations, Washington-as…
Nature’s changing moods in line drawings
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Slow progress at Packer’s casino site
Work is proceeding very slowly at the site of Australian casino baron James Packer’s luxury integrated…