Rajapaksa goes in as underdog, but is no pushover
Major parties and civic action groups rally behind Maithripala, while crossovers continue MR confident of victory,…
RDA defends position that no loss involved in expressway building costs
The Road Development Authority (RDA) has again defended itself against criticism that highway projects are too…
Flood toll mounts as authorities assess long-term damage
Forty deaths, 40,000 people in shelters, 25,000 houses damaged and more than 75,000 hectares of paddy…
Sri Lanka at crossroads: Democracy and national unity vs. authoritarianism and sectarianism
On December 29 at Kumbukgate in Kurunegala, a gang led by a local politician of the…
My days with the drummers
Whenever he is in Sri Lanka and that is at least once a year to meet…
High corruption leads to high GDP growth
Official reports claim that poverty levels have come down dramatically during the last decade owning to…
Aliya Resort wins at ‘World Luxury Hotel Awards’
Aliya Resort and Spa was awarded the ‘Luxury New Hotel in the Indian Ocean’ award at…
Could the Soldiers cop the Police this evening?
Police and Army will feature in a match that is expected to be a close call…
Organic veggies with farmers and consumers in mind
Agriculture has come a long way from its humble beginnings, believes Founder and Chairman of Saaraketha…
News
Mr. Deshapriya, do it right
Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya, a key figure in whose hands the country’s fate may be lying, greeting international election monitors who arrived yesterday from several…
Move to dissolve Parliament when presidential poll ends
A possible dissolution of Parliament as polling ends for the…
Not deterred by Govt. malpractices as the people support us: Maithripala Sirisena
Migrant workers must produce passports to vote
Postal voting: Must for staff, says premier hospital director
MR, MS rev up for final stretch
Desperate CEB goes to NSB for Rs. 10 b
Probe on ballot papers given out at UPFA rally
3,000 supervisors with power to cancel polling
Registered Voters – 2014
Catholic Bishops pray poll would be free and non-violent
So do we allow uncertainty to win over certainty?
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Tak, Tik, Tuk – See if he is good
Once a cricket insider during a light chat told me about the impression of a captain who sat along with the current selectors for the…
Kandy walk all over CH
Kandy demolished a hapless CH and FC outfit by 71…
Could the Soldiers cop the Police this evening?
Du Plessis leads South African reply
Two prospects from the North also in the fray
Dr. Vigneswaran passes away
Lahiru, Raveen steer Trinity to fourth outright victory
Top cricket faces another postponement
Rugby, referees and 2015: What it’s going to be?
HONING HIS TALENTS
Kandy awaiting school cricket
Rise and survival of Australian tennis
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Economic progress- Mahinda At what cost – Maithri
By the Business Editor- Unsuccessful leaders in coalition - Unstable economic policies - Questions in parliament go unanswered - Corruption an opposition fallacy - Economic policies controlled by…
Rajapaksa offers computers to Sri Lanka’s astrologers
Sri Lanka’s astrologers are to receive financial assistance from the…
State domination of domestic air travel sees declining trend in industry
PBJ flag bearer for presidential candidate at CB event
Presidential Poll: Chances of Maithri winning greater, Colombo University survey reveals
“Right is Might’ hopes at the poll
Letters
New Year bonanza: Over 55 (year-olds) get 2% more on finance company deposits
Senior SL citizens to get 12 % on bank deposits from Jan 1, 2015
“Chinese Contractor pockets Rs.410 mln from low standard Colombo Port Terminal”
High corruption leads to high GDP growth
Sri Lankan voters urge Police to be neutral, BT poll reveals
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Editorial
Year of awakening
In four days’ time, 14.5 million registered voters are entitled to trek to the polling booth allotted to them and cast their vote for the Chief Executive of the Republic; half a million having already done so by postal voting. That this country still has the choice of the ballot…
Columns
- Political Column
Rajapaksa goes in as underdog, but is no pushover
Major parties and civic action groups rally behind Maithripala, while crossovers continue MR confident of victory, says good governance means good results Opposition expresses concern over ‘computer jilmart’…
- 5th Column
Chandadaayakaya: One-day king
My Dear Chandadaayakaya, I thought it is only fitting to write to you this week because, for a brief moment on Thursday, you will be kingmakers in this…
- The Economic Analysis
Reduction of massive foreign debt burden imperative in 2015
Irrespective of whether voters choose continuity or change on January 8, the economic challenges this year are formidable. Among the many economic challenges is the imperative to reduce…
- Focus on Rights
On the ‘known devil’ and Sri Lanka’s choices
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s call to Tamil voters during a rally in the North this week to vote for the ‘known devil’ is typical of the unabashedly unapologetic tone…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Jayawewas for the wrong Khan
There was rather an embarrassing moment when the Indian movie star Salman Khan was introduced wrongly at a public meeting held in Borella where he was attending a…
- From the sidelines
Maithri or Mahinda – a toss up
As campaigning draws to a close in one of the most crucial election in recent times, there is no second-guessing what the people’s verdict will be. The opposition…
- Sunday Punch
Will Lanka chew the same betel or change to waltz the Swan Lake
There’s a kind of hush that has descended upon the land. Now the hour’s come to stop passing the buck, wondering how the other fellow and the rest…
Plus
My days with the drummers
Whenever he is in Sri Lanka and that is at least once a year to meet up with doctors to discuss topics of a different realm such as…
On the streets of Istanbul where a pair of lovers did love
The taxi driver in Istanbul is somewhat mystified. Yes, he knows of the street in Cukercuma but has no idea of a museum located there, let alone a…
Llangoed Hall: Stepping into luxury and British history
At Llangoed Hall I slept like a Queen — and ended up smelling and shod like one too. The definite luxury British country house hotel in the Wye…
Organic veggies with farmers and consumers in mind
Agriculture has come a long way from its humble beginnings, believes Founder and Chairman of Saaraketha Holdings, Prasanna Hettiarachchi, who launched his organic initiative five years ago. “It’s…
Magazine
Designing anything she likes
Minnie, Deeandra Bulner’s one-woman online venture, that offers a range from playful handmade accessories to quirky shirts, has been both challenging and rewarding, the young…
Here’s to new beginnings!
Putting their robotics skills to the test
Rock the look : From office to party-wear
The classic ‘dress shorts’
Embellished printed top or bottom
The shirt or top under the dress
Behind the scenes of ‘Around The Galle Fort’
Sing-A-long with Annesley
Emerald and Asenshal create Sri Lanka’s first ever ‘remote shoot’ for RUNN innerwear
Controversy ridden ‘PK’ at Liberty Lite
30 years in cinema
Children movie for New Year
Exodus at Savoy
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Candidates overlook the biggest minority group
It is a real tragedy that, even after valiant efforts, the manifestos of the Presidential Candidates…
Most cancer types ‘just bad luck’
So much for social media: Teenagers have fewer friends than 20 years ago, study finds
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Putting their robotics skills to the test
Rangana Pieris, a student of St Joseph’s College, Bandarawela is passionate about the subject of electronics…
Rock the look : From office to party-wear
The classic ‘dress shorts’
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Behind the scenes of ‘Around The Galle Fort’
What started out as a relatively straightforward idea, updating what was already a bestselling book, turned…
