News
Visitors to Kandy town were severely inconvenienced by the night races held there yesterday despite protests from the Mahanayakes, civic groups and opposition politicians. With…
Authorised money changers have come under Central Bank scrutiny following…
Sports
After winning the 2014 league match against Kingswood and assured of the Trophy the Pathana Deputy Principal joyously thanked the players and said “Isipathana is…
In Melbourne, Australia, last week the ICC or the Meiyappan/Srinivasan…
Business Times
Two Chinese women, ostensibly on tourist visas, are seen here selling gold-plated chains and bracelets to residents in Chilaw town, using a calculator to indicate…
Residences converted into business premises in local government authorities of…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
It bodes ill for any country when a government conducts business on the principle that what the people do not know will not hurt them. Sri Lanka has become such a nation. Despite its elephantine Cabinet, power is concentrated in the hands of a few. Many ministers are figureheads who…
Columns
An uneasy calm has returned to areas hit by ethnic violence in and around the southwestern coastal junction town of Aluthgama. Armed commandos of the Police Special Task…
My Dear Angelo and the cricket team, I thought I must write to you and the cricket team to congratulate you on your fantastic performance against England, our…
A congruence of increased exports, remittances and tourist earnings was expected to strengthen the external finances this year and also provide space to reduce the country’s high indebtedness.…
The Rajapaksa Government’s attempt to marginalise recent Sinhala-Muslim violence in Aluthgama and Beruwala as being confined to a few extremist groups belies a stubborn truth. This was not…
A ding-dong battle has broken out between the administrative boss and the operational chief in a spy organisation.The boss, insiders say, is livid and now ‘returns to sender’…
It’s a smooth ride for vehicular traffic from Colombo to the Northern heartland of the Wanni, on account of beautifully carpeted roads all the way. While there is…
If it is not hard enough for Lanka to have to explain away to the international community the pressing circumstances that necessitated certain actions to be taken to…
Plus
Hop on the blue bus and find the pathway not only to a career but also on how to acquire the skills that are needed to make that…
Lacquerwork is an art that commands attention. Whether it is the intricately painted wooden boxes and ornaments that adorn our homes or the boldly striped windows and railings…
Shiranee Balasuriya’s love for the environment blossomed at home as she watched her mother meticulously put together flower arrangements. Years later Prof. Balasuriya would initiate the course in…
Amid the clamour of chauvinists practising arson and the clangour of empty vessels making the most noise, you may have missed a very important point. That while sticks…
Magazine
In-between pictures of marinated egg yolks, visits to the pola, a 94 kg Bigeye tuna and Vesak decorations, a quick glance through Dharshan Munidasa’s instagram…
Sunday Times 2
The government is fighting a battle against companies making and using non- recyclable “sili-sili” bags with…
Mirror Magazine
An intense, emotionally gripping story about two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love…
TV Times
Marians, one of the leading musical bands in the country venture into another milestone in their…
Funday Times
It was a night of stars as Gateway College presented ‘Sparkling Stars 2014’ at the Nelum…