May 20 hearing again in case against Basil and 3 others
The case against former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and three others will be taken up…
Skeletal remains have no connection to 1989-1990 disappearances: PCI
The skeletal remains recovered from the Matale mass grave have no connection whatsoever to the disappearances…
A cry from the city for the wilds
Environmentalists and nature lovers yesterday held a protest in Colombo demanding an immediate stop to the…
Fast and furious: Future of Lanka’s cricket
Recently I watched a clip made during the heydays of the great West Indian fast bowling…
Why do we need a quota for women in Parliament?
Women’s representation in elected political bodies in Sri Lanka is among the lowest in the world.…
Oh! So close
Roistering, ruthless Royal succeeded in edging out Trinity by the barest minimum in a match that…
How the World Bank broke its promise to protect the poor
Beneath a gloomy white sky, more than 100 armed police poured into the slum of Badia…
Kishani’s operatic moment
She is constantly raising the bar; She is a seasoned trailblazer, regularly putting Sri Lanka on…
It’s finance all the way
Cinnamon Grand Colombo held its inaugural Grand Inter Department Tag Rugby Sixes at the Thurstan College…
News
Still throwing the book at him
The Central Bank’s new Governor, Arjuna Mahendran – still at the centre of a major controversy over a Treasury Bond issue and thus seldom seen…
Next general elections on present PR system
The upcoming parliamentary elections will be held under the existing…
Thunder, lightning delay baggage clearance at BIA
Distiller linked to former minister fined Rs. 21 million
Day to remember the war dead
Crisis over Wilpattu land: President orders probe
Rs. 645m tsunami scandal: Top RADA official arrested
Mixed reaction to move for consumer scales in shops
Sweltering conditions keep people indoors, in baths – and shopping less
Let’s see how clean your hands are?
Heavy rains flood residential areas in Kalutara, Galle Districts
Vesak dansal: Over 300 found serving unhygienic food, says PHI union
May 20 hearing again in case against Basil and 3 others
Vesak accidents: Doctors and police give different reasons
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Fast and furious: Future of Lanka’s cricket
Recently I watched a clip made during the heydays of the great West Indian fast bowling machine that took Caribbean cricket to astronomical heights. After…
Oh! So close
Roistering, ruthless Royal succeeded in edging out Trinity by the…
CSN bid for TV rights to be taken up by the SLC IC
Sanga hassled by UK immigration officer
L.V. Jayaweera boxing action
Lankans dump the Volcanoes to win Asian5Nations
Fourth day’s play washed out
Wesley and S. Thomas’ battle for Sir Oliver Goonetilleke Shield
Science and S.Thomas’ triumph in Kandy
Boteju defeats Fazil to retain number one spot
St Joseph’s second half burst too much for Wesley
Hemasiri says now the minister is flexible
Malinga valiant, but Sachin stays ahead
Tennis-holding high-rating
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English signature of a CB governor appears on new currency notes after over 26 years
The Central Bank recently issued for circulation a new currency note of Rs.5000. It is being introduced by the new government in view of the…
Dubai hotel chain to set up upmarket resort in Sri Lanka
JA Resorts & Hotels, the UAE’s oldest homegrown hotel brand,…
NDB and DFCC boards decide to abandon merger
US to ease Ceylon Tea trade with Iran
International apparel manufacturers eye Colombo again
Sri Lanka embarks on a business plan to develop China Bay oil storage facility
How the World Bank broke its promise to protect the poor
‘Real’ CSR vs ‘bogus’ CSR
JLanka launches Sri Lanka’s first ever Electricity Monitoring ePRO1000 Smart System
Veteran trade personality appointed CEO of GO Holidays
Special FB Package for Dialog Mobile Internet users
Examining gaps in skills and employability in South Asia
Deputy Minister Eran Wickremeratne outlines leadership and challenges in times of change and turbulence
Cargills Saru Bima scheme makes major shift in farmers’ lifestyles
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Editorial
The forgotten workers of May Day
May Day came and went, and as always, it was a political show of strength with workers of the world divided and what was meant to be their day overshadowed by politicians. May Day is not even celebrated in May in the country where it was first declared – the United…
Columns
- Political Column
President’s security and a failing police
Taking part in last week’s Vesak ceremonies in different parts of the country dotted President Maithripala Sirisena’s diary. One such event was the opening of a giant pandal…
- 5th Column
The power of once- powerless PM post
My dear Mahinda maama, I thought I must write to you because you seem to be very much in the news, even more so than Maithri – even…
- The Economic Analysis
Implications of economic growth performance in 2014
Last year’s economic growth of 7.4 per cent, as disclosed in the Central Bank Annual Report for 2014, is a continuation of the economic growth trend averaging 7.4…
- Focus on Rights
Making haste on reconciliation, slowly
Quietly navigating a course in between the perilous shoals of political opportunism in the South and the North, President Maithripala Sirisena appears to be slowly but surely correcting…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Rajitha misfires again, but Nigeria discloses deals with Avant Garde
The role of spokespeople is to set out the official line of the bodies they represent so people not only in Sri Lanka but also the world over…
- From the sidelines
US trumps China in the Indo-Pacific, Sri Lanka pays the price
Welcoming US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Foreign Ministry last week, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said “today is just the beginning of a very, very special…
- Sunday Punch
Ban ministerial moonlighting
This Sunday morning, if Deputy Justice Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe should happen to notice from his Colombo digs that there has been a significant increase in his private legal…
- THOUGHTS FROM LONDON
Brits confound politicians, pundits and pollsters
It was an extraordinary election result that stood predictions on the head and decimated political parties and politicians as never before. At the end of the day, three…
Plus
Come to Bombay of the ’60s right here in Tissamaharama
Inside the Bombay Velvet night club, the jet set of the city listen enthralled as the sultry voice of a songstress fills the air while outside, along the…
The miracle of the old-fashioned Mum
Mum turned 83 last month. I was not with her. Between us are an ocean and a continent. Yet the snip of the umbilical cord at birth cannot…
With mother away, they need a place they can call home
For me the reason to conduct research on “Life chances of children and young people in institutional care” was always conscious and has never changed direction. Recalling my…
She didn’t just teach she moulded us
Tribute to former principal of Devi Balika Vidyala, Kalyani Abeysiriwardene de Zoysa, on her 90th birthday As Devi Balika Vidyalaya completes 63 years of service to the Sri…
Magazine
‘The Yala Adventure’
Ruhunu National Park or popularly known as ‘Yala Sanctuary’ is one of the top tourist destinations in South Sri Lanka. Arguably it is the best…
‘Bombay Velvet’
Multi awarded play focuses on growing extremism
Theatre festival with popular plays
Somalatha Subasinghe’s Play House-Kotte organises another Creative Activities for Children
The Wailers to rock Mount Lavinia
Cartoon Network appoints ‘Rainco’ as local branding agent
Crossroads at the ‘Keg’ again
Fashion for a cause
Passionate about earthy textures
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20A should ensure ‘voting accessible to all voters’
Entitled 20A, we are about to bring reforms to Chapter XIV of our Constitution concerning elections,…
New wing at Yasodara Balika Vidyalaya
Bharatha community forms Ladies Forum
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Fashion for a cause
Junior Prefects of the Elizabeth Moir Senior School hosted a fundraiser fashion/talent show at Park Street…
Passionate about earthy textures
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‘Bombay Velvet’
‘Bombay Velvet’, one of the latest Bolywood films that was shot in Sri Lanka will be…
Multi awarded play focuses on growing extremism
Theatre festival with popular plays
More TV Times >>Funday Times
Stilt fishermen of the southern coast
Stilt fishing, termed as ritipanna, is a traditional fishing method practiced by fishermen along the Southern…