News

No milk powder: CAA says not considered ‘essential’

US gets tough with Lanka over Iran oil

New rules for mining, but room for abuse

Minister Rishad’s request to Pakistan sparks controversy

Poaching goes on; more arrests, but no date for talks

US Criminal Justice envoy here tomorrow

Lasantha remembered, five years on

Lankan seafarer feared dead after being swept overboard

Civil Aviation DG awaits info on UL 503’s cracked windshield

From Mayor in Germany to monk in Mihintale

Norochcholai: CEB in power battle to win coal war

Environment Ministry to designate areas for safe sea bathing

610 jeeps, 60 trackers – sum of one day’s tragedy for hunted Yala animals

Alarmed mothers scan shelves for elusive milk powder

Business at a standstill at Negombo’s Rs. 190m central bus station

Grade 5 exam: Is it on or off?

Experts bemoan no law against chemical enhancement of fruits and vegetables

Traders’ meat almost consumers’ poison with 2,000 successful raids

Drunken brawls on the high this season, more hospital admissions

Unfazed by party warnings, UPFA councillors extend rebellion

New police complaints hotline rings red-hot

High-end party revellers’ anger at insensitivity and apathy of organisers

Khat import scheme to widen curse of drug addiction

UDA planning resettlement of Colombo’s shanty dwellers

Odd pictures

Fifteen bodies found at gravesite in Mannar

Turning a blind eye…

Editorial

Grade Five exam: What is the answer?

Columns

The Khobragade affair and American exceptionalism

Global economy key factor for 2014 economic show

Duty cast on us to ‘respect’ our systems first

Alarm bells in Geneva: Govt. in hyperactive mode

Exam hero or Lankan Nero?

MR, Wignes must orchestrate peace waltz

Sports

2013: The tale of three titans

Mathews magic heralds Abu Dhabi as First Test ends in draw

Asia Cup to remain in Bangladesh

Police buried under Kandy avalanche

Australia opens 2014 tennis season

Sri Lanka cuckoos into 2014 to face the Asian Five Nations tournament

Sunday Sports Guide

47 Leagues not in favour to conduct FFSL elections

Nizam Jamaldeen back in action

FFSL receives over 400 applications for referees

Artillery Regiment volleyball champs

Eleven outright wins recorded during seven days of action

Raveen, Osura guides DSS to first win

Not fit for the occasion

First ever Stag TT C’ship in Sri Lanka on Jan. 25 and 26

Sri Lanka faces an excess of a Hong Kong hangover

Memories of Premadasa Trophy rugby still lingers

The dearth of tennis players in every age group, is a matter of concern

Plus

Book lovers, this treasure trove is a must for you

Going for his goals inspite of being blind

A colourful statement

Formidable fortress

The lost towns of Taprobane’s north

Appreciations

Mano heralds the new year with a star performance

Letters

Kala Pola: Carrying on the cultural legacy of George Keyt

Out with the old, in with the new

Write to Reconcile anthology – Shyam gearing to do it all over again

A restoration that turned into a discovery

Star turns from young and talented

Layer by layer: The A-Z of textiles

Photography and painting exhibition at Indian Cultural Centre

Retired policeman appeals for artificial leg

New Year’s Eve: A celebration for some, but not all

“Vijaya-Kuweni” book and DVD launch

So. . . . . . this is Christmas: A festive fantasy

Kalana Malimage receives Doctoral degree

CEA and IWMI hold stakeholder meeting

Highend Retirement Village opens

Business Times

Message or massage?

10-20 tonnes of Lankan coins in Indian temple tills

Foreign investor concludes due diligence in Union Bank

Motor traders relieved by removal of margin deposit requirement

Lankan garment exporters eye bullish 2014

SriLankan Airlines to borrow $250 mln

CSE’s biggest event was JKH Rs 40 bln rights issue

Sri Lankan diaspora – An extended family?

Volunteering Sri Lankans

Mergers and acquisition of banks, finance cos. in 2014

Dual Currency Deposits from DFCC Vardhana Bank

CSE – SLFEB encourage personal financial planning for skilled migrant workers

Sri Lanka’s economy to rebound this year, says CB Governor

Adieu 2013 – the Year of the “VVIP Citizen”

Changes in Central Bank monetary policy based on stable econ situation

44% of the world’s population set to travel abroad in 2014

SriLankan CEO urges critics not to compare apples with oranges

Insurance industry initiates career guidance workshop for undergraduates

SilkAir launches wireless inflight entertainment trial

Car Mart undergoes pragmatic transformation, focus on modernisation

“Audi Colombo” seen changing auto retailing in Sri Lanka

New long wheelbase Range Rover to hit the streets in early 2014

Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid set to storm Sri Lankan shores

Rural bridges seen benefiting 300,000 people in Kegalle

New Jaguar F-Type unveiled in Colombo

Emirates NBD to offer more loans for local firms

Siyapatha Finance wins Gold for Annual Report 2013

Keerthi Gunawardane takes over as new Chairman of ICC

Sampath Bank joins JAAF initiative in Smart Card for apparel sector workers

Paying ‘Ceylinco VIP’ Insurance Premiums through eZ Cash

National programme to encourage ethnic harmony launched

Virtusa makes 4th FinTech 100 List appearance, now ranked 58th

Re-claiming the skyline: Saga of high-rise developments in Colombo

Lanka’s corruption buster Nihal Sri Ameresekere on US international financial management board

Commercial Bank’s e-Exchange promoted in UAE

Japan’s INOAC to set up automotive component production facility here

Airtel publishes 2014 calendar with social media competition entries

MBSL’s stock market index has 10 new inclusions

Sunday Times 2

Rahul awaits Congress big job

In India, a resistance coming

Taj Samudra celebrates renovation

The evening the Prince came to (Prince) Alfred House Gardens

‘No Pearl of Greater Price’: Launch of C.W.W Kannangara biography

Colombo Fashion Week: Spring and Summer edition

Parents may want to limit electronic media at mealtime

My reflections on Bogoda Premaratne

Now, Arab-African pleasure leaf khat in Sri Lanka!

Sympathy for the migrant

US workers, employers test ‘unlimited vacation’

Renewed violence in Bangladesh ahead of disputed election

Chinese ship used in Antarctic rescue stuck in ice

Did Kim Jong Un feed his uncle to the dogs?

Magazine

The graffiti revolution

Mobsters take street art to new heights

Living without a life

An unstoppable team

Thinking of life differently

Telemakers Guild searches details for directory

Big guns of music for 2013

Leo Walk 2013

Kalabushana for Calypso King

Circle live in Colombo

Golden Jubilee celebration for Somasiri veteran baila singer

Tony published ‘Mata Kauruth Aadaree Ne’

Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard in town

‘Madani’ a memorable journey in theatre

Popular French films at Alliance Française

‘Sri Siddhartha Gautama’ wins Delhi award

‘Crusty’s’ : Colombo’s newest healthy QSR

‘Ginza on the Edge’ at Water’s Edge

Funday Times

Christmas Carnival with Cargills

The Christmas Samba

Christmas

Teacher

My school

My best friend

My pet

My awesome grandfather

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!