Schoolchildren’s lives at risk walking on railtracks
More and more minors are following their adults on the railtracks despite the serious threat it…
Bens, those music makers
The sound of voices, scores of voices rising in glorious rounded harmonies, is spilling out of…
Discussing tourism and finance issues
Maldives Tourism Minister Ahmed Adheeb Abdhul Gafoor in conversation with Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake…
Revolutionary instant rice from Sri Lankan entrepreneur
Hey presto – ‘Instant Rice’. Giving meaning to the adage ‘failures are the pillars of success’,…
Nilan’s Arpeggio performs in Malaysia
A two day show including a Buddhist ballet and a Sri Lankan traditional drums show was…
Master businessman and the economic guru
The shrewd and probably richest businessman in Sri Lanka and the economic guru – what are…
Emperor Asoka must be remembered with gratitude as we celebrate Poson
Asoka, the Mauryan Emperor embraced Buddhism after his victory in the Kalinga war. Walking around the…
Royal produced the keenest bench in years
The performance of Rugby Royal last week will be memorable to all and mostly to the…
EWIS to meet Union Assurance in E div final
Unbeaten EWIS and Union Assurance PLC advanced to the final of the 12th David Pieris Group…
News
The prelate and his political precepts
President Maithripala Sirisena reads through a 10-point proposal put forward by the National Campaign for a Just Society Convenor, the Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera, who…
All police officers to be dragged into traffic war
All police officers, besides those in traffic divisions, will be…
Previous Govt. pushed interest rate up for Hambantota port loan: SLPA
DS raises alarm over drugs and crimes in Jaffna
New guidelines to humanise public service
The Horse Race- Curious case of the 25 UPFA portfolios
Teamwork and collective decision making at SLPA: New Chairman
Poson Poya visitors to Anuradhapura avoid water bodies warn authorities
Poson Poya Week from May 31 to June 6
Island of fear
Alleged fraud at Maligawa: FCID files report in court
She leaves a legacy of children’s joy and laughter
Finance Ministry to reveal all, says Ravi K.
Lanka for talks to settle fishing issue but rules out bottom trawling
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Change is a must, but it should be done consensually: Sidath
A long time ago my mother said, the most dangerous thing in life is to be undecided. She explained that when one is undecided, one…
Indians due to arrive on August 9 for three Tests
The Indian Test team once a frequent visitor to the…
SLRFU continues unheeded amidst confusion
Eshan and Himahansika bring curtains down with titles in their bags
Bloomfield felicitation dinner
YMCA’s Zulfikar emerges Colombo District champion
King in the woods under Royal rampage
Science pip St. Joseph’s at the post
Peterites turn tables to down Trinity
Please save me!
Cricket coaching — no more bogus certificates
SLRFU looking for former players to become referees
Surviving amidst Parisian glamour
Royal produced the keenest bench in years
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Discussing tourism and finance issues
Maldives Tourism Minister Ahmed Adheeb Abdhul Gafoor in conversation with Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake at an international hospitality conference held this week in…
Foreign currency deposits in failed Golden Key firm ?
Questions are surfacing over foreign remittances made as deposits in…
Royal Ceramics expands to Australia
Open skies? Proceed with caution, says trade
Government takes stern action to curb drop in customs tax revenue
Lanka’s tourism product under-priced, says branding specialist
War on Talent
Building ‘inclusive’ cities for Sri Lanka’s future
Driving in automated digitised vehicles is the future
Need for good governance in proposed Presidential Procurement Committee
Government opposes any legal attempt by Kotelawala in GK issue
People’s Bank’s Annual Research Conference 2015
Mobitel partners ‘One Million Tree Stories’ Project urging people to sponsor a Tree via mCash
SkyWatch security cameras from Kay Jay
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Editorial
The flame of freedom, 100 years on
This week, quite unnoticed, amid the current political drama unfolding and the uncertainty playing out in recent times, was the centenary of the 1915 riots which was a watershed event in the history of the Independence movement of this nation. On May 28, 1915 – one hundred years ago, this country…
Columns
- Political Column
Dissolution further delayed as 20A gets entangled in No-Confidence motions
MS gets tough, moves to take control of SLFP, denies nomination to MR,says “No 20A, no elections” No accord on electoral reforms package; UNP insists early elections as…
- 5th Column
The circus in a flux
My dear Sarath, I am writing to you because no one seems to be able to keep you out of the news for long: somehow, you find a…
- The Economic Analysis
Sustained economic growth the challenging task in the next decade
Sri Lanka’s economic growth that reached 8 per cent in the two years after the war declined to 6.4 per cent in 2012, increased to 7.2 per cent…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Solheim’s tweet signals surprises in Lanka’s war-crimes report
A recent tweet by Erik Solheim, former Norwegian special envoy to Sri Lanka, has given an insight into the inquiry report on alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka…
- From the sidelines
Government’s hypocrisy: Are Sri Lankan soldiers ‘peacekeepers’ or ‘war criminals?’
Criticising a Supreme Court order that prevented the arrest of former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is under investigation for financial fraud, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe recently said…
- Sunday Punch
By Gad, Sir, has the Pukka Sahib of Lanka’s leftists flipped his lid?
Suddenly summoning a news conference as if to announce that Elvis is alive and has been spotted leaving the building — in the same way that the former…
- THOUGHTS FROM LONDON
Governments under siege already stepping back
In his 1904 book titled One Step Forward, Two Steps Back focusing on the crisis in his party, Vladimir Lenin said that on the way to any eventual…
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Come Poson, when pilgrims make an unforgettable journey
Vandanave yamu pevila tisarana seele – vandinta, vandinta ramya atamasthane. So begins a popular song – an invitation to join the pilgrimage to worship the ‘atamasthana’ – the…
Thanthirimale: Its recent and ancient past
Unlike Anuradhapura or Mihintale, the very recent history of Thanthirimale goes back only a few decades – to 1960. Pilgrims have been visiting both Anuradhapura and Mihintale for…
Bhikshuni Sasana and equal opportunity for women
Do you recall the word ‘Bhikshuni’, the Sanskrit root of the Pali term ‘Bhikhuni? Some of us may wonder whom this wonderful word refers to, because we may…
Designing to blend with rural settings
Geoffrey Bawa is a familiar name for Yang Zhao. “I read a book which featured Bawa as a student,” the architect says barely five minutes into our interview.…
Magazine
Bens, those music makers
The sound of voices, scores of voices rising in glorious rounded harmonies, is spilling out of the upper windows of a grey four-storey building in…
Winners off the field
Giving nature a voice and educating youngsters on plastic waste
The Change
Stylish dress ideas for the wedding season
Marians tour North America
Nilan’s Arpeggio performs in Malaysia
Sunil shines at Super Golden Chimes Concert
‘Dinusha Heals’ with cream musical talents
‘Smile through Sorrow’ ends on June 11
An evening with evergreen theatre songs
Focus on star making business ‘Siriwardane Pawla’
Sri Lankan talent commended at Cannes
‘Sun and Moon’: A gift from South Korea
‘Kabok Gedara Holiday Resort’ : Living with nature
Giant Burger promo at Global Towers
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Deadliest heatwave in two decades in S. Asia
HYDERABAD, India, May 30, (AFP) – India’s brutal weeks-long heatwave has killed more than 2,000 people,…
New treatments may prolong health after breast cancer
India’s economy grows 7.3 per cent in 2014-15
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Giving nature a voice and educating youngsters on plastic waste
Founder of Jo Kaminska Foundation (JKF), Joanna Ruda, has been running educational programmes about plastic pollution…
The Change
Stylish dress ideas for the wedding season
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Marians tour North America
Popular band Marians will take wings today to perform in North America after twelve years of…
Nilan’s Arpeggio performs in Malaysia
Sunil shines at Super Golden Chimes Concert
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Senior Girl Guides at Pedro Camp
May 8, 2015 dawned bright and sunny at Pedro camp site Nuwara Eliya. The Senior Guides…