Yal Devi to bring back the glory of northern lines, says Station Master
He was the Assistant Station Master of the Jaffna railway station nearly 30 years ago. Today…
Between a rock and a hard place: forest paradise vs quarry jobs
The mesmerising sound of the evening breeze sweeping through tree leaves, the gentle call of birds…
India agrees to shift 2015 in bound tour to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Cricket will look to maximally use the opportunity that has come their way by…
MR hands over new Mahindodaya Tech Lab to Kuliyapitiya Vidyalaya
President Mahinda Rajapaksa handed over the new Mahindodaya Technical Laboratory to the students of Kuliyapitiya Baragedara…
On the Yal Devi to Yalpanam
Though all the media hype was on the inaugural Yal Devi, the first train to officially…
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Lionel Richie is tired of the centrestage. He runs to the right ramp and parks himself…
Sevens rugby: A chicken and egg situation?
The Sri Lankan Seven’s team left for Hong Kong to at least maintain the fourth position…
‘Kalu Sewanella’ : Scottish shadows in Lankan teleplay
Living in Britain for more than 30 years, its familiar surroundings and experience in British life…
USAID and Northern Farms launch new agri-processing unit in Vavuniya
Manpreet Anand, Deputy Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), opened a…
News
No presidential punch at Pallai
A lighter side of the much publicised reopening of the new Jaffna railway station was this scene. Pallai railway policeman Sumith was insisting that the…
Pope’s visit in the balance: Cardinal writes to President
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, has sought President…
Tit-for-tat: Govt. officials boycott NPC programme
Top FAO official, hundreds of others turned away at Omanthai
China gets controlling stake at Hambantota port
2014 voter list expedited for early poll
Port projects are open for any country: SLPA Chairman
EAM invites Lanka’s envoy for non-event
Beijing’s nuclear subs coming again, India concerned
Rice millers in hot water
Probe on fax promising duty-free three-wheelers to varsity employees
Lanka’s feat on malaria elimination hailed
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India agrees to shift 2015 in bound tour to Sri Lanka
By S.R. PathiravithanaSri Lanka Cricket will look to maximally use the opportunity that has come their way by obliging India to play the five One Day Internationals…
Joy for CDB in spite of rain
Rain on a Saturday morning was a spoiler at the…
A touch of goodness with a cricket sense
More scrutiny on Senanayake before exposure
Inevitable ‘Made in China’ lable
Travel Trade rugby on October 25
An inner look at SACK cricket
Sevens rugby: A chicken and egg situation?
(Q)Key sera sera for Yohan this season — sings up for CR and Army
First day’s play called off at Uyanwatta due to incessant rain
Lankans move to the quarters with two good wins
Zahira Colombo clinches title for third successive year
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Rajapaksa most likely to hold snap election, BT poll reveals
President Mahinda Rajapaksa will hold a snap presidential election in early January, was the view of a majority of people in a Business Times (BT)…
Sri Lanka pays high price for north-south friendship
Sri Lanka’s Transport Ministry is seeking an additional sum of…
Tourism stumped by northern travel ban
JAT subsidiary manages some Touchwood Plantations
Land Bill is a concern, needs flexibility – US Trade Rep
Food poisoning in factories: Are we ignoring the larger picture?
Tourism caught napping by northern travel restrictions
Real Estate: Are you a wise investor?
Water’s Edge on Rs. 8 bln expansion
Minor Export Crop earnings up 215% over 5 years – new Spice Council chairman
Financing, biggest challenge for the SME’s in Sri Lanka
KPMG budget discussion soon after Oct. 24 presentation
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Editorial
A return to the bad old days
The importance — and significance of the re-opening of the railway line up to Kankesanthurai this week — cannot be downplayed.Unfortunately, the whole exercise has been soured by seemingly valid claims that the cost overheads were nearly triple what they should have been, a common and frequent complaint about this…
Columns
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Political Column
Cracks in UPFA, UNP as President finalises plans for January polls
JHU’s Rathana Thera issues ultimatum to Rajapaksa, demands major constitutional amendments before elections Prelate says many senior ministers extending their support to him, while opposition to MR’s policies…
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5th Column
Political bullets won’t kill war hero
My dear General, I thought I must write to you because you are in the news again, although for the wrong reasons: they tell me that they have…
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The Economic Analysis
Developing the varied resources of the Eastern Province
The potential for developing the Eastern Province’s varied resources is immense. As in the North, a political solution to the ethnic discontent is an essential precondition for sustainable…
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Focus on Rights
Wearing sackcloth and ashes as we apologise
Piquantly enough, this seems to be the week of apologies and confessions for Sri Lanka. First, we witnessed the nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya parliamentarian Rathana Thera’s confession in…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
EAM blunders again, misquotes court
The External Affairs Ministry (EAM) evidently needs a crash course in the European justice system. A media statement issued on Thursday said the Government of Sri Lanka had…
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Sunday Punch
New avatar looms over Rama’s Bridge
It is not so much a few Tamil Nadu fishermen poaching in the Palk Straits that Lanka will have to worry about but rather the resurrection this week…
Plus
On the Yal Devi to Yalpanam
Though all the media hype was on the inaugural Yal Devi, the first train to officially arrive at the Jaffna Railway Station after 24 years on October 13…
Art to heal and make whole again
Young and old, we gather around a table strewn with pictures clipped from magazines. The instructions to each one are soft but clear. “Take a silhouette board and…
Touched by the sound of music
Greg Snell – Australia’s “Best Jobs in the World” winner, visited The Music Project”, to gather research for his next potential project – a documentary travel series “Travel…
‘Black box’ in the wilds
Arriving on the site of his new assignment in a tractor, Architect Jayanath Silva knew this one would be a challenge. Remote and wildly beautiful, the location was…
Magazine
Shutterbug
Kavindu Siavraj from Kandy, a school going photographer recently shared these long exposure photographs with the Mirror Magazine. Kavindu says, “These photos were captured in Kandy town…
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Reaching out to communities
A tale of old unfolds
Gearing up for the Sri Lanka Robotics Challenge
Magical music from ‘Magic Box Mixup’
Murder On The Orient Express- Dinner Theatre at MLH
‘Moonlight and Roses’
Unveiling YES Home Grown Sessions
‘Guitar Fest 2015’
A family comedy
Addicted at Savoy
‘Kalu Sewanella’ : Scottish shadows in Lankan teleplay
Dreams back on the stage ‘Sihina Horu Aran’
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Murder isn’t cricket
Swinging high and low, laughing and gulping the salty air blowing in from the sea, two…
Passionate portrayals of female protagonists
Punchi Theatre celebrates 11 years with two one-act plays
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Shutterbug
Kavindu Siavraj from Kandy, a school going photographer recently shared these long exposure photographs with the Mirror Magazine.…
Reaching out to communities
A tale of old unfolds
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Magical music from ‘Magic Box Mixup’
The popular band ‘Magic Box Mixup’ is on our cover this week for the very first…
Murder On The Orient Express- Dinner Theatre at MLH
‘Moonlight and Roses’
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Children’s Day
Children’s Day at Asian International Montessori School, Battaramulla Pix by Mangala Weerasekera…