News
The first open heart surgical operation in more than 30 years was performed in Jaffna last Sunday on a 16-year-old orphan girl from Trincomalee at…
A five member ministerial team has now been tasked to…
Sports
The South Africans had the satisfaction of scoring a rare series win against Sri Lanka, when they completed a comprehensive 82 run win in their…
The Lankan cricket hierarchies in recent times have developed this…
Business Times
A top tea sector official has warned the industry of an impending crisis looming over the Iranian, Iraqi and Russian markets resulting in a direct…
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Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
The visit of the Acting President of South African is shrouded in mystery; and the more the Government tries to explain the visit, the more curious it gets. They say that foreign experts usually rush in to find out and then leave just as quickly before they are found out.…
Columns
South Africa’s role in Sri Lanka’s peace and reconciliation process appears to have metamorphosed from playing honest broker to simply sharing its experience and offering help. Their latest posture…
My Dear Cyril Ramaphosa, I thought I must write to you even though you would have visited our country and left our shores by now because your visit…
With the onset of the monsoon it is easy to forget the economic and social impact of the drought in the first half of the year. The severe…
The appalling state of the country’s public transport sector is not a subject that is sufficiently discussed in Parliament, but this week, when Transport Minister Kumar Welgama introduced…
It is a baffling question. Is the blundering of this government in almost every aspect of its domestic and foreign policy, deliberate or sweetly unintentional? Manifestation of unholy…
At least a part of the outfit for all policemen in Sri Lanka would be Chinese made deck shoes. The Ministry of Law and Order will buy 61,000 pairs…
Two important assertions made by Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa in an interview with the ‘Daily Mirror’ have probably come as a relief to many. One is his categorical…
Once Dayasiri Jayasekera, the Elder and Harin Fernando, the Younger, were the best of buddies, soul mates who often met to sing and dance and browse their grouses…
Plus
Lellopitiya, Ratnapura – He is home from nursery. Sprawled on the rough cement floor with his book and pencil, he is not interested in writing the letter B.…
Architect Chinthaka Wickramage’s residence, where we meet him for our interview, is a reflection of his design ethic. An open, well lit space with simple lines, it affords…
Flip through any Sri Lankan holiday brochure and undoubtedly it will feature the leopard, a prime tourist attraction prompting a proliferation of safari tour operators promising an encounter…
Author and educationist Ravindra Ranasinha’s new publication brings into focus our country’s ailing education system which he marks with a ‘Grade F.’ He kicks off his narrative with…
Magazine
Though the sky is overcast the cheerfully yellow pom poms that dangle inside Michelle Wijesinghe’s house lend a festive flavour to the otherwise wet afternoon.…
Sunday Times 2
Tightly clutching a cushion with a bright red heart to her chest, no words are needed,…
Mirror Magazine
With a rich history spanning 132 years, the Colombo Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) is ingrained…
TV Times
Singing sensation Gayan Arosha of Maharagama bagged the Sirasa Super Star Trophy – at Season 6…
Funday Times
Annual Kiddies Fair of St. Anne’s English Medium College, Wennappuwa was held on July 5, 2014.…