Chandimal will miss the first ODI today
Lankans will be sans the services of one of their top order batsmen – Dinesh Chandimal…
Nat. Govt. to part ways for local polls next year
Sirisena’s decision to lead SLFP campaign turns election into a battle for vote of confidence If…
The case of passports lost and found
Alice thought things were curious. Well some things even curiouser. But the case of Wimal Weerawansa…
Stinking, filthy mess!
Bags full of garbage strewn across the road, crows peck away and flies swarm the area—these…
The state of the city’s streets
On rainy days huge pot- holes and open storm drains turn into veritable death traps to…
Couple of steps forward but some steps back too
ArtWalk has a colourful history of picking unusual locations for its shows; previous venues have included…
Snazzy footwork and soulful sounds
It’s considerably more difficult to pull off dance moves to 80’s tunes and still look cool.…
361 Degrees unveils ‘Tribal Challenge 2015’
361 Degrees, the leading Human Activations company in Sri Lanka, has organized the ‘Tribal Challenge 2015’,…
In a land of innocence
Charles Darwin said about his visit here ¨these islands appear to be a world within themselves…
News
Close encounter with 400-metre-wide asteroid
A 400-metre wide asteroid was orbiting close to Earth yesterday according to the European Space Agency, Sri Lanka Planetarium (SLP) officials said. The asteroid, which travels at…
Minister attacks police, blames director for Students’ riot
Higher Education Minister Lakshman Kiriella said yesterday that what he…
Officials get ready to collect hundreds of millions in extra taxes
At last, blanket ban on glyphosate
Tea Board moves into auction to save industry
Dengue hits MPs’ hostel: Speaker orders immediate cleanup
NPC launches inquiry into police assault on protesting HNDA students
Cabinet approves up to Rs. 250 m fines to curb poaching in Lanka’s waters
Legal action to repossess official bungalows: Govt.
CID to fight cyber crime with Hi-tech Crime Investigation Units
Plantation wage agreement on the horizon
MPs feel the sting
Collapsing commode leads to death
Maldives awaits foreign intelligence reports on attempt on President
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Chandimal will miss the first ODI today
By S.R. PathiravithanaLankans will be sans the services of one of their top order batsmen – Dinesh Chandimal for their first One-day International against the West Indies…
Sameera ‘ton’ guides Zahira to huge win
Sajith Sameera, Mohamed Ahnaf and Ishan Samsudeen shone as Zahira…
Madurasinghe appointed to the SLC Interim Committee
When the Kiwis peck it hurts
Looming ‘catch 22’ of Tennis Player development
Northern hemisphere shows what rugby is made of
Confrontation or not, challenge China in South seas
Madushika establishes new record
Bilal Asif cleared
Springboks flash past Pumas in playoff
Pumas leave World Cup after clawing big powers
Rahula and Sujatha dominate Matara district short course age group swimming championship
Devapathiraja Rathgama win first innings
Kumara Dharmasena a strict disciplinarian
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Former casino now an art gallery
Sri Lankan undergraduates at work at the former MGM Grand casino at Bambalapitiya Junction which has been transformed to a glass artworks gallery. See story…
Harry J ordered to pay costs to erstwhile business partner, Alif
Business tycoon Harry Jayawardena was this week ordered by the…
Tax holidays and tax free zones could hurt a developing country’s tax base – Chidambaram
UDA’s new bond-for-bond to settle earlier debenture
Prime Minister to propose scrapping ‘expropriation’ laws
CB re-employs old staffers as consultants
Levy on motorists entering Colombo
IMF says Sri Lanka yet to formally request BOP support
Hard to find a room on Lankan isle this winter
New Zealand business delegation to visit Sri Lanka next week
Traffic management specialists urge Government to implement Colombo metropolis master-plan
Worst crisis in history for Sri Lanka’s tea industry
Getting ‘your stability pillars right’
‘Pola’ economy vs capital markets
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Editorial
Tea losing its flavour
‘Ceylon Tea’ — that world famous trademark — had all but lost its brand name and goodwill, to later arrivals; now, the tea industry itself is in the doldrums. Not for the first time, the Plantation Industries Ministry has had to go, hat in hand to the Government, seeking a handout…
Columns
- Political Column
Nat. Govt. to part ways for local polls next year
Sirisena’s decision to lead SLFP campaign turns election into a battle for vote of confidence If SLFP goes it alone, what happens to the UPFA and to Mahinda…
- 5th Column
Playing pandu with the port
My Dear Captain Cool, I thought I must write to you not because the West Indies team and your old friend Sir Gary Sobers are touring the country…
- The Economic Analysis
Macroeconomic compulsions and structural challenges to generate economic growth
There is no longer a possibility of continuing foreign funded growth strategies or doing business as usual to achieve high economic growth. Fundamental flaws in the economy require…
- Focus on Rights
Taking heed of clear warning signals
Certain aspects of the functioning of the Wickremesinghe-Sirisena government raise valid concerns as to whether anti-democratic Rajapaksa policies of the previous era are being continued but in a…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Drunken DIG to be hauled before Police Commission
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya in his capacity as the Constitutional Council’s Chairman, on Thursday asked the newly set up Police Commission to inquire into the alleged misbehaviour of a…
- Sunday Punch
Mahinda’s temple sermon on Geneva conceals the cause, distorts the effect
Shunning Parliament where he was listed to speak on the Geneva report last Friday, where his ‘no show’ had wrapped him in a silence that far outweighed all…
- THOUGHTS FROM LONDON
The case of passports lost and found
Alice thought things were curious. Well some things even curiouser. But the case of Wimal Weerawansa MP, known to one and all as the “rathu sahodaraya” sounds far…
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All our presidents’ flags
A Presidential Standard is a vital symbol of office in most countries around the world. In Sri Lanka, the tradition is said to have begun with President J.R.…
Why I brought Village in the Jungle to the screen
Lester James Peries (LJP), the legend of Sinhala cinema, defies age. When I visited him last week, he, with wife Sumitra by his side, was full of verve…
25 years of German Unity marked
German Ambassador Dr. Jurgen Morhard and Mrs Petra Morhard hosted an elegant reception on the South Lawn of the Hotel Taj Samudra to mark 25 years of German…
The Trinity College Old Boys’ Association bids annual dinner dance
The Trinity College Old Boys’ Association held its annual dinner dance at the Colombo Hilton on October 3 with old boys and their partners enjoying a grand reunion.…
Magazine
Couple of steps forward but some steps back too
ArtWalk has a colourful history of picking unusual locations for its shows; previous venues have included a rustic warehouse on Park Street and a car…
The band’s still got it !
That screaming, headbanging moment
A million lines of code and counting
Fools
Legends of the 70’s:‘Super Star reunion Concert’
Exhibition Two: metaphysical maze and silk screen prints
Snazzy footwork and soulful sounds
Prestantia Music School students in concert
KDA edge out One Direction of No.1 spot
‘Lyrics DVD’ OF ‘Golden Oldies’
A challenge for a witch-hunter
“Sinhabahu”at Kiribathgoda
Nawagaththegama’s play goes to Negombo
British comedy with Lankan touch
Summer of cinema here again
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Reminiscences of student life at Royal College 80 years ago
I would like to walk back along the corridors of Time, spanning eight decades, till we…
UNHRC resolution: the reality check
Post-war crisis: A lost generation of Tamil youth – Part II
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A million lines of code and counting
Aslam Najeebdeen started FrontCube in 2010 from his bedroom. Five years later, the company can name…
Fools
Exhibition Two: metaphysical maze and silk screen prints
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Legends of the 70’s:‘Super Star reunion Concert’
The ‘Super Stars Super Concert’ marks the reunion of the original members of the seventies popular…
