To sink or swim with Colombo Port City?
The Colombo Port City Development has been in the limelight during the past three months. A…
How do we solve a problem like the 19th A?
The Supreme Court this week heard arguments for and against the proposed 19th Amendment to the…
President cracks the whip: Let’s get down to work, fulfil promises
President Maithripala Sirisena forecast in just two words the upcoming political events. “Api bahinawa” or, we…
Taking count – into the future
Ruwanweliseya was built by the ancient people of this country and it is still venerated by…
Hair flair: From the past to the future
From the glorious past to the mysterious future, Ramani Fernando and her team transported the audience…
Too shocking to laugh and too funny to shock
‘Our Stories’ — nine short performances held to mark V Day drove home the message of…
HDFC Bank signs MoU with CB for Saubhagya loan scheme
HDFC Bank of Sri Lanka recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Bank of…
SLC overhaul or just a brilliant disguise?
Is it a typical Sri Lankan administrative faux pas or a brilliant and calculated move that…
Eden Resort awarded TripAdvisor’s ‘Travellers’ Choice for 2015’
The Eden Resort & Spa was named as one of TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Hotels for 2015,…
News
Nimal: Awaiting the call
Amid the strange equation of the SLFP having one leg in the Opposition and the other in the Government, the man at the centre of…
JHU threatens to block 19A
Fresh issues arose this week within the new Government as…
Fishing crisis: President urges talks with Tamil Nadu
China Communications Construction director hauled in over graft
No police powers for armed forces
Ministry team goes to Seychelles for probe
To sink or swim with Colombo Port City?
Tax only on mansions built after April 2000
Death fall caused by lack of safety measures
Mother digs up alleged Moscow murder of ex-envoy’s Attanagalla aide
Excuses won’t fly when unregulated drones go wild
How do we solve a problem like the 19th A?
It’s heartening to see something has begun in Sri Lanka: US envoy
Ex-EU envoy’s teenage daughter dies in train tragedy
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Taking count – into the future
By S.R. Pathiravithana reporting from AustraliaRuwanweliseya was built by the ancient people of this country and it is still venerated by most of us even today, but, that was not…
SLC overhaul or just a brilliant disguise?
Is it a typical Sri Lankan administrative faux pas or…
Pasindu, Sachindu shine as Dharmapala dominate
Prince of Wales establishes superiority while President’s Maharagama emerge victorious
Colts continue winning spree
DSS and Ananda in final showdown today
Fighting shy
Magic of Maestros
Refereeing plays a major role in rugby
India, Pakistan, Nepal to compete at Sepaktakraw Championship 2015
Korean Park Chul Soon to coach Sri Lanka Baseball team
Peterite Sachin still leads as others eye top position
Skipper Chandula guides St. Peter’s to final
Air Force emerge overall winners
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Helmet ban saga:Like an old, misfiring motor cycle
The proposed ban on full face helmets – which has gone through a stop-start process for the past few months – was temporarily halted by…
Eureka … Finally 15% interest to all senior citizens
Eureka … that’s how one elderly customer of a Sri…
SEC requests info on suspect stock transactions
Fresh tenders for Kalpitiya islands
SL Tea Board agrees to pay for trade fairs
Central Bank to exit EPF
Form of Government suited for development: Presidential or Parliamentary?
Sunset to sunrise for Sri Lanka’s senior citizens
Trincomalee teacher creates wonderful invention that could protect the planet’s scarce water resources – thro’ commode power!
JKH considering scouring capital markets to fund waterfront project
Cinnamon Lakeside partially shutdown for repairs
PrivyText app promises ‘instant cash reward’ to promo viewers
BOI – Taste of the pudding is in the eating
Pocket-sized computer from Intel
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Editorial
What a friend we have in Pakistan
President Maithripala Sirisena embarks on his fourth official overseas voyage since assuming office in January, and that he has identified Pakistan to visit after India, Britain and China is a deserved recognition of a country that stood by Sri Lanka in its darkest hour in recent times. The scheduled trip…
Columns
- Political Column
President cracks the whip: Let’s get down to work, fulfil promises
President Maithripala Sirisena forecast in just two words the upcoming political events. “Api bahinawa” or, we will get down to work, he declared at Thursday’s meeting of the…
- 5th Column
Job security: Take advice from Ranil
My dear Nimal, I thought I must write to you soon to congratulate you on your appointment as the Leader of the Opposition simply because, if I don’t…
- The Economic Analysis
Do recurring trade deficits matter when there are balance of payments surpluses?
Trade deficits have been a persistent feature of Sri Lanka’s external trade. Fifty eight of the sixty four years since 1950 have had trade deficits. Despite these recurring…
- Focus on Rights
Abberrant actions cannot cure the Sri Lankan judiciary of its ills
Even close to one and a half decades later, it is heartening to see the virulent politicisation of the Sri Lankan Supreme Court from the year 2000 amidst…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Udayanga’s diplomatic passport withdrawn; further action soon
The diplomatic passport issued to Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador in Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, whose whereabouts are not known, has been withdrawn. The move by the Department of Immigration…
- From the sidelines
Does the Government suffer from ‘legitimacy deficit?’
As the Government’s 100-day programme’s deadline draws nearer, it is apparent that aspects of it are not on track. It was a gamble to start with, since the…
- Sunday Punch
The test of Yahapalanaya
The recent fiasco concerning the bond scandal has given the anti-Maithri clique a welcome full toss to smash over the pavilion so early in the new innings. Rightly…
- THOUGHTS FROM LONDON
People-power hijacked: Anti-corruption drive losing steam
In my earlier articles in this newspaper, when lamenting about corruption and violation of human rights by state authorities, I have stated that people-power is the only answer…
Plus
A little church that holds hope for the hopeless
Set amidst a rectangular block of land at the “best spot” on a lush coconut estate in Ratnagiriya, is a tiny, inconspicuous church. Surrounded by shady kohomba, benjamina…
Handmade for the feet and solely Lankan
They are a colourful piece of ingenuity. However, for the boys behind the DODO brand of handmade handloom loafers, it’s part of who they are – it’s Sri…
Letters
The relevance of Bak Poya in solving the ethnic problem The event surrounding Gauthama Buddha’s second visit to Sri Lanka on a Bak Poya day is more relevant…
Full-face and face/off!
Two things about faces drew my attention this week. The first was the spot of bother over full-face helmets, and how the local authorities might have got it…
Magazine
Flair and hard work hit the ramp
The weather gods unleashing torrents of rain on a bleak Monday night couldn’t dampen the buzz around the Grand Ballroom of the Galadari Hotel as…
Tale with a twist
DJ RD opens Lankan stage to the world
A platform for Lankan volunteers
‘Pedura’ from Priyankara
That furry kind of love
‘Yalui Api Yalui’ from Edward-Charitha
Work cultures that inspire and motivate
‘Premaya Nam’: proves a promising talent
Happy Birthday Dr. Peries
Multi-talented Nilan bags many awards at Ballet Festival
Films at Alliance Francaise de Colombo
Veteran actress Iranganie Serasinghe speakes about award winning teledrama producer Sandya Mendis
Eden Resort awarded TripAdvisor’s ‘Travellers’ Choice for 2015’
Foreign pilots get float plane training from MFA
Easter Brunch at Water’s Edge
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Constitutional protection ‘for All’ is imperative for a secured Sri Lanka
We are about to bring reforms to our Constitution in the larger interest of the country…
US Navy alarmed at Beijing’s ‘Great Wall of Sand’ in South China Sea
New director at Board of Investment
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Tale with a twist
Timberlake Wertenbaker’s ‘Ash Girl’ was brought to life recently, when the students of the British School…
A platform for Lankan volunteers
That furry kind of love
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DJ RD opens Lankan stage to the world
Rajeev Dharmasena popularly known as a ‘DJ RD’ is a well known disc jockey in London,…
‘Pedura’ from Priyankara
‘Yalui Api Yalui’ from Edward-Charitha
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NIKO’S EASTER PARTY
A fun event to celebrate Easter 2015 was held on Saturday, March 28, at Araliya Garden…