Bay-of-Bengal depression’s stormy weather fallout wreaks havoc islandwide
A depression buildup in the Bay of Bengal this week caused stormy weather conditions in several…
Cambrian Thilan’s six has Zahira in trouble
Left-arm spinner and Sri Lanka youth player Thilan Nimesh ran through the Zahira batting as he…
Avant Garde loses monopoly; Navy takes over weapons
Other companies also can apply for maritime security operations; President’s intervention ends controversy, but money laundering…
Rugby coaches expect a free flow
“In a poor house, a woman is seated at a table. Her face is thin and…
Lasses from Musaeus row away
Musaeus College marked a perfect finish to their rowing season with morale boosting wins at the…
Lessons from a tragic accident
Prevention of accidents is always better but in the event of an accident happening, how should…
Sri Lanka’s recent Euro Bond issue: Success at a premium?
As widely reported in the national media, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CB) recently raised…
Cosy holiday amidst hilly vistas, nature trails
It’s 5.40 a.m. and the gradually brightening blue light peeking through the window propels us off…
VAT – Throwing the “Baby with the Bathwater”
A school of thought has gained pre budget momentum that Sri Lanka should abandon VAT and…
News
This pyre will blow out, his legend should never
A grateful Sri Lanka on Thursday said farewell and thank you to the Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Hamuduruwo, the Buddhist prelate, who during recent years…
2016 Budget: Tax reforms, Govt. in search of revenue
The Government’s 2016 budget to be unveiled on Friday will…
Paris bloodbath: Lanka calls for world action against terrorism
Laws passed, but delay in collecting new taxes
Stormy Sunday
Road tax likely
Bay-of-Bengal depression’s stormy weather fallout wreaks havoc islandwide
51-year-old knocked down and killed by motorcyclist at pedestrian crossing
Tourism industry alarmed over shift to BTT
Mercy towards animals
FCID probing irregularities in levies on tyre imports
Budgetary allocation for defence, education up, President’s office down
EU delegation to meet Ranil before taking decision on ban on Sri Lankan fish products
Labour Ministry intervenes in plantation dispute with workers
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Lack of a solid first class tournament is a huge drawback – Jerome
Though it was psychologically encouraging, the win against the West Indies could not be taken as the yardstick of balance in international cricketing strength, according…
Cambrian Thilan’s six has Zahira in trouble
Left-arm spinner and Sri Lanka youth player Thilan Nimesh ran…
And the games people play
Rugby coaches expect a free flow
Djokovic’s Stunning 2015
Russia pays doping price with IAAF ban
Djokovic eyes Tour Finals history to cap golden year
Kandy strongest among 8 teams for Dialog Inter-Club league rugby
Manjula Fernando of Unichela FC the best fencer
Malagamuwa looking for his global title
Five new records on day two
ELEVEN COURT CASES
Lasses from Musaeus row away
Stake holders refute Wettimuny claim
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Political discussion?
At first glance this looks like a political event? Ministers and politicians from both camps – UNP and SLFP – who were invitees at an…
Treasury grapples with practical issues on macroeconomic management
The Treasury is grappling with practical issues in handling the…
SriLankan Airlines’ directors told “perform or quit”
Sri Lanka to ease land issues for investors
Top SEC official sent on compulsory leave
Mattala back on the radar
Sri Lanka’s recent Euro Bond issue: Success at a premium?
Improving farmer incomes
Strong performance from Hayleys amidst challenging environment
JLanka Technologies introduces pioneering solar panel technology
Errant broker licences hang in the balance
4th SL Economic Research Conference to kick off next week
Following Maria Montessori’s vision
Cinnamon, IFC to grow tourism sector in eastern Sri Lanka
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Editorial
Beyond the Marapana issue
And so, Tilak Marapana, the Law and Order Minister became the sacrificial lamb to safeguard the good name of the Yahapalana Government when he quit this week. One of the few professionals in the Cabinet, Mr. Marapana was a ‘soft target’ in what is increasingly becoming a power game within…
Columns
- Political Column
Avant Garde loses monopoly; Navy takes over weapons
Other companies also can apply for maritime security operations; President’s intervention ends controversy, but money laundering and bribes probes continue Since 2012, Navy lost Rs. 1.2 billion a…
- 5th Column
Vision Lanka: Mission unaccomplished
Hamuduruwane, It was with shock and great sadness that we woke up last Sunday to the news that you had left us. We knew that you had been…
- The Economic Analysis
Economic stabilisation and reforms imperative for economic development
The stabilisation of macroeconomic fundamentals by reducing the fiscal deficit, addressing the serious balance of payments crisis and containing the onerous debt burden is the immediate imperative. These…
- Focus on Rights
The loss of Sri Lanka’s ‘truth-telling’ monk
George Orwell once reminded us that ‘in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.’ That powerful injunction came immediately to mind even as…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Former service chiefs summoned: President expresses regret
President Maithripala Sirisena was to summon and then express his regrets to four former armed forces chiefs last Tuesday for the FCID summoning them for questioning. They served…
- Sunday Punch
Death stills Lanka’s moral voice but may the echoes long resound
Last Sunday morning, the nation awoke to the grim news. Sobitha, the Most Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera, was dead. Three hours before the sun rose on Lanka, the…
- THOUGHTS FROM LONDON
Marapana falls on sword but others cling on
Students of Shakespeare know that his plays were meant to be performed, originally on the Elizabethan stage. So there were stage directions. Having watched the unfolding drama over…
Plus
Looking back and into the future
‘Kannadi’ has been the business of their family, a legacy passed down from father to sons and now grandsons, with a clear focus on taking it to different…
Young women with a future – the girls of Sri Lankadhara Balika Home
A lot has changed for women since 1922, but the vision of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. A. de Silva who founded the Sri Lankadhara Balika Home…
Disability is not inability
The Activity Centre in the CFS Prithipura Home is humming with chatter and bustle as its staff and residents prepare for their Christmas sale and fundraiser this week.…
Jith returns with the spirit of the season in Stars on Parade
Get into the spirit of the season with Jith Peiris’ ‘Stars on Parade’, which returns for a second edition this year as ‘Stars on Parade at Christmas’. The…
Magazine
Riotous return of our very own Pyramus and Thisby
It’s bold, it’s daring and it might even make you a little nervous ! Pyramus and Thisby, Jehan Aloysius’ riotous local adaptation of Shakespeare’s A…
Formal to fantasy: Hair Art’s all set
Traversing landscapes
“Hope Song” for the children
Gearing up for the Electric Peacock Festival
Coldplay announce new album
‘Sing-A-Long’ with stars
Julian Simonsz to rock Colombo in Feb 2016
‘WOODSTOCK COLOMBO 2015’
Two shows of ‘Sudu Saha Kalu’
Singers of Sri Lanka celebrate silver jubilee
The Family first
Jury salute for Johnny Mine
‘Balloth Ekka Behe’ is back again
‘Team Sri Lanka’ for the prestigious ‘Bocuse d’ Or’ world culinary competition
French cuisine at Galle Face Hotel
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War comes to Paris
PARIS, Nov 14, (AFP) – Islamic State jihadists today claimed a series of coordinated attacks by…
Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera; the epoch maker
India’s sacred cows and unholy politics
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Don’t be weighed down by weight
Kalubowila Hospital hosts the first-ever ‘Patient Support Group’ for obese people in the country. Kumudini Hettiarachchi…
Watermelon: Perfect thirst quencher
Colourful life and colourful therapies
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‘Sing-A-Long’ with stars
Here’s news of a great evening for music lovers who are looking for just the right kind of…
Julian Simonsz to rock Colombo in Feb 2016
‘WOODSTOCK COLOMBO 2015’
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A new play area
The primary school students of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya had something special awaiting them on October…