Main presidential candidates at rallies in A’pura and Matugama
This election will change the future: President Rajapaksa I could no longer be in a govt.…
Do not sling mud at a President who has done so much for this country
The election of politicians to govern the country rests with the public. Some vote for their…
Commemorating centenary anniversary of ‘Christmas Truce’
Silent Night, Holy Night. All is calm, all is bright. For a few days in December…
Will the Elections Commissioner help Sri Lanka have a free and fair poll?
Free and fair elections are an essential part of democracy. There is significant concern in Sri…
UPFA showpieces Tissa; Maithri offers Rs. 10,000 pay hike and petrol at Rs. 50
Attanayake accused of links with Rajapaksa for two years; UNP trio hit back at former secretary…
Teaching through the cinema
There are various methods of teaching, specially teaching a second language or a foreign language. At…
CB workers call off protest over pension rights
Central Bank (CB) workers, employed since January 1998, called off a protest on Friday over pension…
Moors SC outclass Air Force SC by six wickets
Inclement weather in the previous day forced delayed starts in the Premier Limited Over cricket matches…
CR a tough hurdle for Kandy today
Kandy SC did what was expected of them by pummeling the Police to a 45-19 defeat…
News
Silver bells also made in China
For the festive season this year, it will not be only silver bells, balloons and bonbons. With China becoming Sri Lanka’s main trading partner, Colombo’s…
Cyber war for presidency
The ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance has accused opposition presidential…
Another final warning to Krrish to pay up
Rajapaksa ‘imperialist’, Sirisena ‘mentally unfit’
Polls chief to thwart plan to rig postal voting
Lanka hooked by fresh conditions for exports to EU
Britain to maintain ban on LTTE
Street vendors: Victims or nuisance
CID investigates boat-people almost reaching Australia evading Naval patrols
Long thought dead, man returns home after 25 year detention
Raja Pakshikaya, yours is a family forest
Include Animal Welfare in Election Manifestos: Conservationists to Candidates
SLMC decides tomorrow while TNA gives supporters a free hand
Enclose dengue victims within mosquito nets to prevent its spread: Chief MOH
20,000 affected by torrential rains
Crowds visit zoo to learn about wonders of the sea
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Kumar signs off at Pallekele in great style
By Aubrey KuruppuThe Sri Lankans gave another dominating display of limited over cricket to crush England by 90 runs and take the five-match series 4-2, with one…
World Cup 2015: Zeroing in on final fifteen
There is one undeniable notion that grips every top cricket…
Army, Slimline pugilists dominate
Eight cueists advance to knockout stage
Lady spikers off to Kathmandu
Sharks record second win; edge through to win over Air Force
S. Thomas’ record fourth outright win
North vs East – the Nestlé way
Creative ‘cliff hangers’ of 2014
Sunday Sports Guide
Sailors sink Soldiers at Reid Avenue
Four Bloomfield officials off to Pakistan
National junior chess team off to Hungary
Races at Pannala today
Sari had a large following of adoring fans
Lankan swimmers do well in Doha
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Microsoft supports SL’s ‘Nenasala’ IT education
César Cernuda, President of Microsoft Asia Pacific, who was on a 2-day official visit to Colombo, met with a number of Government officials and the…
Moratuwa University offers courses on evolving disciplines like petrochemicals
Leading international tech institute, Sri Lanka’s University of Moratuwa has…
Cracks appear in Finance Ministry over presidential election spending
Google ‘Maps’ launches SL project to show people shops, where they live
DFCC-NDB merger on hold in view of polls
Six million tourists travel within Sri Lanka
‘Right to Information’ has become the domain of the President
Google SL’s Rohan Jayaweera joins Micro image Mobile Media
Tropic of Linen to open boutique in Colombo
CEAT initiates novel seasonal CSR project
SL’s GDP worth $67 bln just a fraction of Shell group’s sales of $451bln in 2013
CB workers call off protest over pension rights
12 % interest offer to senior citizens with restrictions
MTI’s 5- question poser to presidential candidates
Real Estate Market Update: Roaring Rajagiriya
Vote to abolish presidency: A message for non-voters
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Editorial
Give citizens RTI now
Over the years, politicians have uniformly driven Sri Lankans to the polls without first guaranteeing their right to information. This glaring and unacceptable anomaly has meant that generations of citizens have cast their vote at successive elections on the basis of pledges and promises, with only passing knowledge about how…
Columns
- Political Column
UPFA showpieces Tissa; Maithri offers Rs. 10,000 pay hike and petrol at Rs. 50
Attanayake accused of links with Rajapaksa for two years; UNP trio hit back at former secretary Pope’s visit confirmed, MR assures bishops he will step down peacefully if…
- 5th Column
Gross encounters of a political kind
My dear Tissa, I thought I must write to you when I heard that you had crossed over from the Green camp to the Blue camp after being…
- The Economic Analysis
Facing the realities of an ageing population
The ageing of Sri Lanka’s population is one of the most serious socio-economic challenges in the coming decades. Although the Budget of 2015 recognised this to some extent,…
- Lobby
House goes into year-end recess with crossover hangover
If anyone was hoping for fireworks on the last sitting day of Parliament, before the January 8 Presidential poll, they would have been disappointed. None of the excitement…
- Focus on Rights
Need for a modest hand on the reins of state
Sri Lanka’s former Army Commander and 2010 Presidential election candidate General Sarath Fonseka has never been at loss for a catchy turn of phrase in the wittiest Sinhala…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Rupavahini blatantly flouts Polls Chief’s guidelines
Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya, on the one hand, acknowledged the role of the state and private media equally when he spoke to the nation last Monday. On the…
- From the sidelines
Crossovers and cross currents
Nominations for the presidential election closed on Monday to be followed by a week that saw a record number of crossovers. Emotions are running high with both camps…
- Sunday Punch
Grappling with conscience at the crossroads of crossovers
The time has come to underscore once more that the outcome of the presidential election on January 8 will not be determined by members of parliament regardless whether…
- Lobby
House goes into year-end recess with crossover hangover
If anyone was hoping for fireworks on the last sitting day of Parliament, before the January 8 Presidential poll, they would have been disappointed. None of the excitement…
- Thoughts from London
Curious plea in support of authoritarianism
Some of you might remember Felix Dias Bandaranaike, the strong man in Prime Minister Sirima Bandaranaike governments. He was not afraid of taking on the formidable front liners…
Plus
Diyatalawa: Taking off from the very beginning
Three Air Force veterans are on a mission to write a book on the oldest training station of the SLAF that will tell the tale of one big…
Our dance tradition to Australia
Against the ritualistic setting of chanting and drumming on stage, emerges a dancer who, with her sharp rhythmic moves and great stamina, attempts to prove her prowess and…
Another Christmas with De Lanerolles
The spirit of Christmas infectiously caught on at the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Colombo on December 3 when the De Lanerolle Brothers ushered in the family holiday…
Jackie breezes in for Tommy Hilfiger store opening
Last Friday (December 5) was a prime example of the madness that is a day in the life of Jacqueline Fernandez. She flew into Sri Lanka, went straight…
Magazine
It’s the time for wrapping up gifts
Shirani Fairbanks has made it her life’s goal to encourage the imaginative spirit. She’s the lady behind the innovative cards, gift wrappers and notebooks you…
Rock of all kinds for the season
No time to shop? Go online
Daring to be different
Feel the season’s charm through its good vibes
‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’
ART IN THE WILD By Chitral Jayatilake and Ashvini Jayatilake
‘A selection of Original Christmas Songs’
New Year under the stars at ON14.
‘I’ll be Home for Christmas’
Teaching through the cinema
Recognising talents in short films
‘Sitawaka Sinhaya’ released
The Korean mega hit ‘The Heirs’on TV Derana
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Do not sling mud at a President who has done so much for this country
The election of politicians to govern the country rests with the public. Some vote for their…
The peerless Podi Hamuduruwo of Gangaramaya legacy
Microsoft to unveil Windows 10 in January
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Daring to be different
Although, not many will openly admit to having played an air-guitar. Sandeep Milan John has his…
Feel the season’s charm through its good vibes
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It’s the time for wrapping up gifts
Shirani Fairbanks has made it her life’s goal to encourage the imaginative spirit. She’s the lady…
‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’
ART IN THE WILD By Chitral Jayatilake and Ashvini Jayatilake
More TV Times >>Funday Times
Christmas Presents
Fluffy rabbit wanted to make Christmas special for his friends in the forest. But he couldn’t…