Tony the chimp bites the hand that fed him
A chimp raised by zoo caretakers since its birth in 1999, after its mother refused to…
Bus accidents on the rise; authorities plan to leash bad drivers
Bus accidents continue to rise, with 20 people suffering injuries rushed to the Warakapola Base Hospital…
Opposition spill-gates open against regime considered a law unto itself
A large number of opposition protestors marched to Hyde Park in Colombo on Tuesday, in what…
Sylvesters see green, green grass and Isipathana
Isipathana threw down a sign for one way traffic and proceeded to dismantle a befuddled St.…
Geneva: Hard line at home, heart cry abroad
Ministers at their weekly meeting on Thursday rejected a proposal for the Government of Sri Lanka…
Is rugby in Sri Lanka remote controlled?
I strolled into Sri Lanka rugby’s new season format knowing of its reported upsurge in world…
The man who irons, a crown of little men; all making history
It is 8 p.m, and we’re just about to leave the building when a lady in…
Modelling tougher than netball!
Shalika Erangani can simply be described as a head turner. Be it her long straight hair,…
Dankotuwa – transforming the essence of porcelain
DANKOTUWA – The raw smell of porcelain mix wafts some yards away from the Dankotuwa Porcelain…
News
Rotten fruits even for the deities
With the contamination of food reaching its worst levels, even these fruits taken to be offered at the well-known Kande Viharaya were found to be…
Another dengue epidemic in Colombo
Colombo city is experiencing another outbreak of deadly dengue fever…
Talks fail: Navy will arrest poaching Indians
Milk powder prices go up
Mattala: Planes come, nobody gets in or gets out
Two detained containers released without checks
Children’s safety at school: Who is responsible?
Largest day gecko the first on 2014 endemic new species list
Tony the chimp bites the hand that fed him
Bus accidents on the rise; authorities plan to leash bad drivers
Gunmen open fire on OIC’s home
SC orders status quo be maintained
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Skipper Kusal’s ton helps Sri Lanka U19 take lead
By M. Shamil AmitA captain’s knock of 103 in 104 balls with ten boundaries and two sixes by Kusal Mendis paved the way for Sri Lanka U-19s to…
Lanka to hit ICC veto plan for a six
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Executive Committee will meet tomorrow…
Visitors take the doubles with consummate ease
Randev topples Lakshan
Tharindu Kaushal sends England Lions reeling
OTHC down CH and FC ‘B’
Nazim to head WPRFU
SSC gallops to crush SLPA with a day to spare
Hameed Al Husseinie trounce Royal 6-0
Sylvesters see green, green grass and Isipathana
SLTB offers final ride to Airmen
Navy and Up Country Lions win their games
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Finance Act raises constitutional issues, top lawyer says
By Bandula SirimannaWide ranging powers to the Monetary Board (MB) in the Finance Business Act of 2011 governing finance companies are raising serious constitutional issues, a top…
Shangri La Colombo hotel on stream; other plans on hold
Hong Kong-based Shangri La group is focusing on Phase 1…
PB counting his days?
Lankans avoid travel to crisis-hit Thailand
Global Distribution Centre from Expo
Sri Lanka Tourism in numbers game?
Mackwoods to open electric vehicle charging stations
Dusty roads and traffic snarls
Lankan elders treated like cattle, microfinance workshop for the elderly told in Colombo
Towards resilient and stable financial institutions
Jupiter Capital Partners to launch $75 mln SL Country fund
Property sector brings biggest returns to JKH for 3Q 2013/14
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Editorial
The State of the Union
Sri Lanka celebrates, if that indeed is the appropriate word, the 66th year since regaining its Independence as a free, sovereign state in the comity of nations. Yet this event is marked in a pall of gloom and a cloud of uncertainty with external forces baying at Mother Lanka’s throat…
Columns
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Political Column
Geneva: Hard line at home, heart cry abroad
Ministers at their weekly meeting on Thursday rejected a proposal for the Government of Sri Lanka to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Pacific…
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5th Column
Satellite has some space to orbit again
My Dear Satellite, I thought I must write to you when I heard people speculating about how you would be the common opposition candidate-obviously against Mahinda maama —…
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The Economic Analysis
Economic development and structural changes since independence
The 66 years since regaining independence have been years of structural changes in the economy and economic and social transformations. There have been many achievements as well as…
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Focus on Rights
The great tragedy of our ‘non-law’
It is a favorite argument of the cynical minded among us that Sri Lanka never had a functional system of law in a manner which actually served the…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
More lies in the skies with SriLankan Airlines
Instructions were given to divert to Singapore a scheduled SriLankan Airlines direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo whilst the Airbus A-330 aircraft was on the ground in…
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From the sidelines
Anti-Lanka resolutions and the US game plan
Media reports confirming the US’s declared intention to lead a third resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in March come during a…
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Sunday Punch
Dark truths shadow beauty contest on poll catwalk
One would surely be forgiven for wondering this Sunday morn whether it is the provincial hustings or the annual National Film Awards Ceremony that is scheduled to be…
Plus
13 minutes with Vikram Seth!
What do you say to a man who has kept you waiting for five years? Before us stands author and poet Vikram Seth; shirt open to the waist,…
The man who irons, a crown of little men; all making history
It is 8 p.m, and we’re just about to leave the building when a lady in saree asks us to follow her. Please note that in normal circumstances…
Letters
Agony by Mihin at Dubai I was a passenger on a Mihin Lanka flight to Dubai and I write this letter in the hope that others would be…
Appreciations
Sumit Samaratunga Dear malli, our tears are not yet dry It is with much grief that I write of my brother Sumit’s death on December 17. He became…
Magazine
The unnatural order
Young activist Birendra Siriwardhana on why the youth need to fight gender-based violence - As it was … Early mankind existed as nomadic hunter gatherers,…
Modelling tougher than netball!
Conference for youth
Traditional fairy tale all twisted up
Love, show some…
Shakira to release album in March
Turning passion into a profession
Grammy award for Hussain Jiffry’s band
Sing-A-Long with Annesley
‘IT’s PARTY TIME’
Keerthi Accoustica to go around the country
The story of Sri Gauthama Sambuddha on Derana soon
French films at Alliance Française de Colombo
‘Midnights Children’ – Producer, 6 Oscar Nominations
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66 years ago…
The pealing of temple and church bells, and the sound of joyful drums awakened the people…
Kala Pola 2014: An expert’s pick
SLSI appoints new Deputy Director General
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Traditional fairy tale all twisted up
When was the last time you headed out for an evening at the pantomime? If you…
Love, show some…
Shakira to release album in March
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The unnatural order
Young activist Birendra Siriwardhana on why the youth need to fight gender-based violence - As it…
Grammy award for Hussain Jiffry’s band
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The Unfriendly Neighbour
Skippy and Tiffy stopped playing with their plastic ball and stared at their neighbour’s wall. A…