Justice Sripavan appointed CJ 44
Justice Kanagasabapathy Sripavan was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s 44th Chief Justice before President Maithripala Sirisena…
All UDA projects under microscope
The Government is reviewing all projects under the Urban Development Authority – from low-income housing to…
It’s elephant-hunting season – and the goodies are in charge
From next Wednesday, officials will begin raids on properties where elephants are being held illegally with…
Valuable species of fish vanishing from our seas
The escalating use of banned fishing nets in the seas off Kalpitiya has resulted in the…
Law College students miss lectures demanding talks with Justice Minister
Most Colombo Law College students are on strike by not attending classes, until given an opportunity…
Poets take the Mic
Hoping for a quiet evening at the Coffee Bean last Sunday with a few metres of…
‘Bora Diya Pokuna’ finally on the track
After years of delay, young filmmaker Satyajith Maitipe’s debut film ‘Bora Diya Pokuna’- ‘Scent of the…
Milinda slams career best knock of 180
A career-best knock of 180 by Badureliya SC skipper Milinda Siriwardena against Colts was the feature…
Role of Integrity, charisma and personal leadership in national development
In the absence of personal leadership, integrity ceases to exist. As Confucius succinctly drove home a…
News
Winds of change whisper in the trees
With a fresh air of freedom blowing across the country in what is widely seen as the new era of good governance and democracy, the…
Huge Highway robbery for polls
The Highways Ministry which came under former President Mahinda Rajapaksa…
Mansion tax to be revised; requires fine-tuning
Sirisena to visit India, Modi coming here
GSP Plus concessions likely again
Fish export ban: EU experts coming here
Debate on CJ issue in Parliament tomorrow
Justice Sripavan appointed CJ 44
‘Today will be remembered as the day when time and nature brought about justice’: CJ 43
My removal unlawful, claims Peiris
Letter to Peiris copied to CJ 43, adding she could resume her duties
Gota gives elephants to Pinnawela
Child-safe high-rise design alert after tragic 75m fall
One dead, 3 injured in UL cabin crew’s Qatar desert safari tragedy
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Minister to meet cricket hierarchy and set new guidelines
By S.R. PathiravithanaSports Minister Navinda Dissanayake will meet the Sri Lanka Cricket hierarchy tomorrow at 10 a.m. with a set of strict guidelines which they will have…
Five under par Prabhagaran pips Mithun by one
After trailing the previous day, K. Prabhagaran from Nuwara Eliya…
Sunday Sports Guide
French fries kill more people than bullets while Lankan rugby is killing itself
Ashok Vitharana funeral today
Scorers seminar
Trinity fight back to record ninth outright win
Buddika appointed as President
WORLD CUP OR BUST
Milinda guide Moratuwa SC
The Champaka-Vaas saga: The inside story
Winning the world cup is an arduous task
Milinda slams career best knock of 180
Buddhi 203 n.o., Police SC amass mammoth 528/4
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Central Bank looks at risk management structures and investment policy guidelines
Arjuna Mahendran, Sri Lanka’s new Central Bank Governor, was a senior economist at the bank before moving to the private sector and charting a successful…
Golden Key under fresh CB probe
The Central Bank (CB) is closely examining its various, market-related…
SEC – Hunt on for new DG
DFCC – NDB merger unlikely
Clarity needed on 15% interest for senior citizens
Private sector workers’ pay hike at employer’s discretion
Mixed bag in Sri Lanka’s amended 2015 Budget
Urgent need to revive SEC probes
NDB Capital Holdings counts Rs. 100 billion in AUM
Expolanka launches TravelBridge
Sri Lanka’s Cricket World Cup team lacks confidence, 1996 World Cup-winning trio says
“IBPO aims for more specialist/managerial courses, rural centres”
Dialog’s Rs. 1 per day offer to be a member of Falck Emergency Medical Services
Palm oil comes to the rescue of Watawala Plantations in the 9mths to Dec 2014
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Editorial
Breath of fresh air: Don’t let it be blown away
Come February 4 each year, it is always a useful and appropriate time for an annual stock taking on the state of the nation. Next week, Sri Lanka celebrates the 67th anniversary of her Independence – from 400 years of foreign rule. Now, we are the masters of our land, captains…
Columns
- Political Column
More disclosures on previous Govt’s private army
PM directs Minister of State for Defence to conduct full probe, CID detectives question retired senior military officers More details of heavily armed private security companies conducting election work…
- 5th Column
Doing justice to a Chief Justice
My dear Shirani, I thought of writing to you this week to wish you well as you begin your retirement after all the drama of the last two…
- The Economic Analysis
Challenging opportunity for sustainable economic development
On the eve of the 67th anniversary of independence there is an air of hope and much expectation of economic development within a democratic polity. The country has…
- Lobby
Govt. having its say tripped while having its way
It was reality-check time for the minority Government of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament on Friday, when it faced some stiff opposition over disagreements on a date…
- Focus on Rights
No white knights riding to battle
To affirm that the independence of the judiciary is secured by individuals is just plain ludicrous. The integrity of an institution depends on processes and procedures that are…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
The scandal of the Cheap Justice
The sordid saga of an imposter, as the National Unity Government officially described him in polite language, is over but the stink left behind by that episode is…
- From the sidelines
Shifting alignments in domestic and regional politics; the fallout
As the parliamentary election to be held at the end of the ’100-days programme’ draws nearer, the question in many people’s minds is ‘who will represent the Opposition’…
- Sunday Punch
Freedom, where are the joys that free men have sung in thy name?
This Wednesday morning as President Maithripala Sirisena hoists the Lion flag of Lanka to mark the 67th year of independence from the British Raj, no doubt his eyes…
Plus
Turn back the pages with a click
As the country readies to celebrate Independence Day on February 4, Adilah Ismail talks to the movers behind archiving a pictorial history of our land on social media…
Letters
Viable projects should be continued for the benefit of all Many ambitious projects were launched by the previous government. A majority of them were the development of existing…
Beating to the sounds of culture and religion
The precursor to the modern Navam maha perahera of the Gangarama was a perahera held every July in the early part of the 20th century. It had elephants-…
Shedding light on Sal trees
You can see it in almost any temple. Its six pastel-pink petals and its strong, almost cloyingly sweet fragrance are unmistakable. It is of course the sal flower,…
Magazine
Walk through the life of Anne Frank
It’s a story of courage, a story of hope, a story of bitter loss. Few would not be familiar with ‘The Diary of a Young…
Battle of the gamers
Harmony in contrasts
Poets take the Mic
An eye for community service and development
Battling it out ‘voice off ’style
‘Mage Lowata’: Anniversary Wish for Parents
Rhythm of 70s and 80s
An Unforgettable Evening
‘Bora Diya Pokuna’ finally on the track
A deep friendship
A comedy of reality ‘Saadaya Maarai, Salli Hamari’
Different faces of love
Talents in television honoured
Filming for ‘Paththini’ starts
GFH’s architectural resonance ready to begin a new chapter
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From 1915 to Independence
The year 1915 changed the political history of this island. The unjust harassment of a group…
The role of the judiciary in upholding democracy: Lessons from Sri Lanka
Kitakyushu Jaycees here to mark 40-year bond with Wellawatte Jaycees
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An eye for community service and development
Battling it out ‘voice off ’style
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‘Mage Lowata’: Anniversary Wish for Parents
‘Mage Lowata’, the latest composition of multi-talented musician Rukshan Karunanayake of ‘Chimes of The 70s’ fame was…
Rhythm of 70s and 80s
An Unforgettable Evening
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A Happy New Year for Spot
The little puppy couldn’t remember how he ended up on the road. He could vaguely remember…