Over 15 million voters from 22 electoral districts to elect 225 MPs tomorrow
Over 15 million voters across 22 electoral districts will go to the polls tomorrow to elect…
More than 30,000 local, international observers to monitor tomorrow’s polls
More than 30,000 local and international observers are set to monitor tomorrow’s islandwide elections. Former election…
Sri Lanka is India’s closest and dearest neighbour: Indian HC Sinha
Indian High Commissioner Y.K. Sinha yesterday reiterated that India remains committed to assist all Sri Lankans…
Commando 4×4 Challenge 2015
The experience of Indika Sanjaya and the expertise of his co-driver Naveen Marapana outsmarted other blends…
Incredible!
It was like an episode from Alice in Wonderland. Creep in though the smallest door possible…
What happened to Ahimsa and the respect for life?
CRUELTY to animals – on the Subcontinent, of all places – was highlighted recently in this…
Japan says it’s an old pal to new ASEAN community
TOKYO, Aug 9 (Reporting ASEAN/IPS Asia-Pacific) – Japan has had long-running, deep engagement with Southeast Asia.…
An App that makes travel a cinch
If you live and breathe by Colombo’s elaborate, life-giving taxi system then any new taxi service…
A ‘hotel away from hotel’ rises in the East
Curiously, some hotels on their websites, like to boast that they are “a home away from…
News
Go now, ensure a fair election
With the Police earning wide praise for implementing the law without fear or favour during the election campaign, Senior Superintendent Deshabandu Tennakoon is seen here…
Suspension poses puzzle for UPFA
Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday told a United People’s Freedom…
Crackdown on liquor; violators beware
Highways toll free for polls
Election results from midnight
Extra security in six districts; maximum force against offenders
Over 15 million voters from 22 electoral districts to elect 225 MPs tomorrow
Voters can claim poll cards even on election day: Post Master General
4,000 buses for commuters, 1,000 for polls related work: Transport Board head
Diplomats join polls observers in monitoring general elections
More than 30,000 local, international observers to monitor tomorrow’s polls
How to vote at the General Elections
EC epitomises deshapriya in his quest for a free and fair poll
Polls Chief urges voters to exercise their franchise
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The unseen centuries of Sanga
“But, while these would all be interesting topics, deep down inside me, I wanted to share with you a story, the story of Sri Lanka’s…
Is rugby moving in the correct direction?
Sri Lanka is known as a cricket crazy country among…
THE NEED OF THE HOUR
Trinity emerge champions
Commando 4×4 Challenge 2015
Ways and means or Mean ways?
Avindra, Nethmi, Medhira emerge champions
Martina Hingis sets a new trend
Coaches up in arms over Under-19 preparations
Former national champions form one congregation
Isipathana advance to semi-final
Pawan slams quickfire 218 to claim second double ton of season
What the key players had to say
Incredible!
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Passport chaos
Passport applicants sit on the steps of the Department of Immigration and Emigration on Wednesday waiting for their turn. The issue of the new biometric…
EC’s guidelines sharply cut public cost for general elections
Total spending by the state on Sri Lanka’s general election…
Former CIFL chairman emerges from hiding in Cambodia
Over 2000 GK depositors receive their 41% repayment
Ex SEC chief Nalaka skips FCID questioning on legal grounds
Apparel exporters positive on regaining EU GSP+
“Building the Skills for Economic Growth and Competitiveness in Sri Lanka”
If promises are kept, ‘living wage’ is the best news for workers
Central Bank in fresh explanation of controversial Treasury Bond issue
Ruchi Sharma joins Ogilvy Sri Lanka as Group Chief Creative Officer
New techniques created by Colombo University to monitor sea movements
World Cup winning team to get free apartments while foreigners buying apartments will get residence permits
Rs. 18.3 bln revenue at Nestlé Lanka in 1stH 2015/16
Hayleys profits up in Q1
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Editorial
Vote responsibly
The General elections will take place tomorrow, and like all such elections, this one is crucial to the country and the likely direction it will take in the next five years. In the past, these elections were even more significant. They were clashes between the Free Market economy and Socialism;…
Columns
- Political Column
Outcome of tomorrow’s poll crucial for Lanka
Both major alliances confident, but dramatic internal battle rages within UPFA Sirisena’s suspension of two party secretaries apparently linked to dispute over National List nominees International Crisis Group…
- 5th Column
Confused voter at the crossroads
My dear Chandadaayakaya, I thought I must write to you as you will be making a very important decision tomorrow. Also, writing letters appear to have become a…
- The Economic Analysis
Political stability vital for governance and development
The election of a politically stable government is crucial for good governance, national solidarity and economic development. Only a stable government can ensure social harmony, law and order,…
- Focus on Rights
Give the President his January 2015 mandate
Once upon a time in this resplendent isle, a Commissioner of Elections broke down and cried before the public on national television in the midst of announcing the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Lanka’s VIPs bust millions to watch movies, including porn, in New York
Whenever Sri Lankan delegates made their annual pilgrimage to the United Nations in September, they flew business class and were virtually armed with blank cheques. No expenses were…
- Sunday Punch
Will Lanka answer the trumpet call or swallow the betel juice mocktail?
Tomorrow morning we will awake to perform a task that goes beyond the call of duty. We, the sovereign people of Lanka, will be called upon to decide…
- THOUGHTS FROM LONDON
Beware of Blair bearing fibs
A public with eyes and ears understandably focused on the climactic days of the parliamentary election might have missed media reports on the arrival of former British prime…
Plus
Get it Write, seminar by EWC
Getting it Write! – the 2015 Seminar conducted by the English Writers Cooperative of Sri Lanka (EWC) will be held at the Sri Lanka Federation of University Women,…
The art of being Laki
I find Laki Senanayake perched among his sculptures in the Barefoot gallery, laughing as he talks with the staff. He’s bare-chested, dressed in a bright orange sarong, his…
What are you doing next weekend? Make time to drop by Cinnamon Colomboscope, which begins on Friday – August 21. This year’s Colomboscope finds it focus in Slave…
Turning a risk play to their advantage
It goes without saying that “adults only” is going to cause a stir. When Colombo bought out tickets for two out of three nights (and nearly also for…
Magazine
An App that makes travel a cinch
If you live and breathe by Colombo’s elaborate, life-giving taxi system then any new taxi service is welcome. Apps that allow you to book vehicles…
Headbanging sounds at Rock Fest
‘CELEBRATION SING-ALONG’: Double celebrations for Golden Chimes
Back to old great theatre
‘Cinnamon Colomboscope 2015’
World Premiere for “Silence in the Courts” in Russia
“Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka” from this month
Golden jubilee for party
V.I.P. Sundarabanda in town
Sri Lankan cuisine excel in Thai capital
Hilton Colombo Residences launches ‘FLOW’
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What happened to Ahimsa and the respect for life?
CRUELTY to animals – on the Subcontinent, of all places – was highlighted recently in this…
Japan says it’s an old pal to new ASEAN community
Refhan to take part in Culinary Olympics in Germany
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An App that makes travel a cinch
If you live and breathe by Colombo’s elaborate, life-giving taxi system then any new taxi service…
Headbanging sounds at Rock Fest
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‘CELEBRATION SING-ALONG’: Double celebrations for Golden Chimes
Its a double celebration for the band Golden Chimes in the year 2015. Leader and tha…
