Garbage rots on roadsides as councils fumble for lasting solutions
Bags of garbage scattered on main roads, in front of supermarkets and even medical centres have…
After rape and murder, fear and tension in Jaffna over covert menace to public safety
Relief as a young woman in Kayts gone missing was found yesterday did not dispel fears…
Boom…Boom – The Lion is felled
Having just got their noses in front after the first leg at Palekelle, Royal handed out…
Miss Earth beauty pageant nearing conclusion
With the Derana Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Earth beauty pageant nearing its conclusion, the mini…
The day Prabhakaran was killed: Victory or Remembrance?
Is it ‘War Heroes’ Day?’ Is it ‘Remembrance Day?’ Is it ‘Armed Forces Day?’ Is it…
Patience, passion and moments like these
Riaz Cader has followed his passion for wildlife from a young age. Taking his camera whenever…
Tube under Kandy Lake to ease traffic above?
Driving round the lake has been a major issue in Kandy for almost two decades. The…
Visakha cast steal the show at drama comp
Showcasing the very best of the young thespians, the grand finale of Drama Comp 2015 took…
Sathpathini Tragedy of the feeble
The final stages of British colonial rule in Sri Lanka were times of a poor administrative…
News
Don’t cry mother, they didn’t die in vain
Two of the mothers who sacrificed their sons for Lanka seen weeping at the war memorial in the Parliament Grounds at Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte last…
CID in Jaffna for full probe on protests
A 15-strong group of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) detectives arrived…
MR faction seeks nominations for remanded members
CC takes shape: Members to be named this week
Reshuffle of top officials at SriLankan
Panel says highway costs highly inflated
Nets within nets: Untangling the problem of illegal fishing in the north
Commuters go hungry as rail officials untangle cafeteria mess
JSS boss’s son for Geneva conference; seniors protest
Govt. loses up to Rs. 300m by reducing registration fee for overseas employment
Shy, elusive and nocturnal otters important for ecosystem
More rains and hotter days ahead
Garbage rots on roadsides as councils fumble for lasting solutions
Environmentalists to fight Wilpattu clearance in court
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Lankan cricket on chopping block or at crossroads?
There is a certain saying to this effect. “To the blind man even the most precious stone would go unnoticed even if he happens to…
The spirit of the game is all that matters
About eight hundred tiny tots of rugby were at the…
The potential to win on ‘Clay’ Battle for the French Open
THE BIG QUESTION
Bertie Wijesinghe, 95 not out
Nipun Malinga sits comfortably at the top
Anura de Silva leads FFSL
School rugby back on track from May 30
IPL 08: The Big Final today
Five decades ago – it was they who set the pace
Boom…Boom – The Lion is felled
Kusal’s comeback series ends in draw
Schoolgirls dominate women’s events
Veterans Sixes on Sunday 31
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Shangri-La Residences debuts in Colombo
Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Group launched its luxury residential project on Friday at Galle Face Colombo eyeing to tap local and foreign buyers for exclusive residences…
China mulls bigger stake in Colombo port
Sri Lanka is looking at boosting China’s stake at the…
“Kadawunu Poronduwa”: Krrish breaks its promise, again!
Dhammika’s MGM Casino at Bambalapitiya closed
GK depositors shocked by new payment plan
CA to incorporate ‘whistle- blowing’ into Ethics Code
‘Oath of allegiance’ and public positions
Evicted under the World Bank’s watch
Trading community to be further relieved of Customs paper work hassle
Microsoft ‘Innovation for Impact’ empowers Sri Lankan Non-Profits
Pension anomalies
Not enough for Lankan companies to directly transplant products – Al Ries
New-born democracy added to Ceylon Tea and cricket as Sri Lankan ‘gems’, minister says
Sri Lanka’s first CEO Communication forum from YKG Associates
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Editorial
Victory and Remembrance
Amidst the high drama we saw this week in the august assembly called Parliament, with the minority Government desperately trying to ward off a succession of no-confidence motions, the country was at pains trying to resolve how to commemorate the end of a brutal separatist insurgency this month six years…
Columns
- Political Column
Sirisena wavers amid raging waters of SLFP split
A nation waits in suspense as the ‘on-off’ guessing game continues over dissolution of Parliament to pave the way for general elections. The menu on this week’s political agenda…
- 5th Column
‘P’ word from old politico: Clear the gallery of kids
My Dear Vasu sahodaraya, I thought I must write to you because, after about forty five years in politics, you seem to have attracted national attention, making the…
- The Economic Analysis
Sri Lanka’s vision of achieving very high human development by 2025-2035
Having achieved high human development Sri Lanka has the capability to achieve very high human development by 2025-2035. For this the economy should grow at an annual average…
- Lobby
Govt. shows it’s no different than its predecessor in only 100 days
When JVP MP Anura Dissanayake told Parliament this week, the new Government which rode to power with pledges to rid the country of bribery and corruption, is travelling…
- Focus on Rights
Holding the Government’s feet to the ‘yahapalanaya’ fire
As we evaluate the performance of the Sirisena Presidency and the Wickremesinghe Government during its much vaunted 100-day period, it is only fair to assess this against the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Angry Sirisena blasts officials: Clean up cities, suburbs within a week or go
Pollution in the Greater Colombo area and the non-maintenance of newly created facilities have angered President Maithripala Sirisena. He summoned all those who are responsible — Mayors of Colombo,…
- From the sidelines
The day Prabhakaran was killed: Victory or Remembrance?
Is it ‘War Heroes’ Day?’ Is it ‘Remembrance Day?’ Is it ‘Armed Forces Day?’ Is it ‘Victory Day?’The variety of terms used in the media to describe commemorative…
- Sunday Punch
SLFP gets its wages of sin
Suddenly it seems the SLFP’s Rajapaksa rebels have awoken to their own crass stupidity and realised to their dismay that they have been scoring scores of own goals,…
- THOUGHTS FROM LONDON
The game of politics and other gimmicks
So, four SLFPers who accepted ministerial appointments in the yahapalanaya Government in March quit their posts on Thursday just two months into their new ministerial tenure. Whatever the…
Plus
She faced it all and didn’t bow out
Acclaimed actress Anoja Weerasinghe no longer yearns to be in front of the camera. Nearly four decades of being an integral part of the Sinhala film industry and…
“Pin sidda wenawa”: The words said it all
Her eyes light up with hope, as a “crowd” troops into her tiny home, as the rain pelts down on the shanty-town of Welsiripura, Madiwela in Kotte on…
Letters
A choice between stability and virtue I start with a quote from Shang Yang (390-338 BC), an insightful statesman in the Chinese state of Qin: “A country where…
Choose how you should remember these days
Two key events in the national life of our island republic took place this week. Both highlighted the soft fact and hardening perception that we are a people…
Magazine
Patience, passion and moments like these
Riaz Cader has followed his passion for wildlife from a young age. Taking his camera whenever he travelled to Sri Lanka’s wildernesses either for leisure…
Another burst of sounds of harmony
A DIY guide to keeping a beach clean
Visakha cast steal the show at drama comp
Methodist College gears up to present ‘Fruitcake’
‘Saturday night Show’
Fête de la Musique 2015
Sirimavo OGA – 25th Anniversary Celebrations
Sing along with Annesley
A gun in Negombo
A play with three characters
Sathpathini Tragedy of the feeble
A tale of five girls
WOMAN Poster Exhibition to highlight on gender issues
Dr. Mike’s Ranch promotes ‘nature tourism’
‘Spit roasting’ at Water’s Edge
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Jayalalithaa returns as CM after graft case
NEW DELHI, May 23 (AFP) – One of India’s most powerful politicians returned today as chief…
The Modi Government turns one; trouble begins
China unhappy after Indonesia sinks illegal fishermen’s boats
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A DIY guide to keeping a beach clean
Having worked night shifts in US time zones at a BPO in Dematagoda for the US…
Visakha cast steal the show at drama comp
Methodist College gears up to present ‘Fruitcake’
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‘Saturday night Show’
‘Saturday Night Show’, an event with variety of musical arrangements will be held on 30th May…
Fête de la Musique 2015
Sirimavo OGA – 25th Anniversary Celebrations
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An extra- special amma
With her little finger Ananthi traced the raindrops that fell on the other side of the…