Power-hitting vs smart Cricket
West Indies may have teared apart the hearts of 1.2 billion Indians on Thursday when they…
Soaring greenback makes importers weep
The greenback jumped to Rs. 150 last week, reaching its highest level in months since the…
Hambantota Ridiyagama Safari Park opens to the public
The Hambantota Ridiyagama Safari Park was declared open this week attracting hundreds of visitors to Hambantota.…
A holiday that cost an arm and a leg
A speeding car changed the life of a well-known former German television presenter on holiday in…
Photo focus: Courting accidents
Accidents on our streets are common and the numbers keep increasing. Some of these accidents are…
Review the mega project to build 65,000 houses and save billions
After reading Namini Wijedasa’s two articles in the Sunday Times of February 1 and March 20…
Mummified tales of Lanka’s ghostly diplomacy
UNITED NATIONS – When successive Sri Lankan governments – of all political stripes – continued to…
Visiting journalists capture Canon’s vision From Lakhsman Gunatillake in Japan
Media personnel from several countries, including Sri Lanka, were given an overview of Canon cameras and…
Doing yeoman service to junior tennis in Sri Lanka
Shalini de Silva, once a prominent women’s tennis player, during her era in the 90’s, and…
News
Sizzling, puzzling move by students
With Sri Lanka sizzling in the hottest days of its history, university students also seem to have changed their tactics in their regular protests. Often…
DPL costs slashed, envoys to work from Colombo
Sri Lankans are to be named envoys to countries where…
Lankan partner going ahead
Deadly Kolkata flyover builder involved in Sri Lanka housing
Delimitation till August 31; watchdogs ask for staggered polls
Port City: Govt. wants compromise on compensation claim over delay
Voting rights under consideration for migrant workers
Let’s do our duty by our country
President takes part in the ‘Altuth Sahal Mangalya’
Three petitions in SC against RTI Bill
Shalika says “I’m innocent, vested interests used Foundation for illegal cash transfers”
Hotel Developers chairperson resigns
CP Conservationists protest imminent destruction of 8 1/2 acres of Pine
Former LTTEer brought to Colombo for questioning over explosive find
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A new set of Cricket selectors on the cards
A new set of national selectors will be named by Sri Lanka Cricket and ratified by the Minister of Sports very soon. Both Aravinda de…
Power-hitting vs smart Cricket
West Indies may have teared apart the hearts of 1.2…
Royal escape with a narrow win
Now its a three-way tussle
Northamptonshire signs on Seekuge Prasanna
Eight men and women Beach Volleyball players for Asian c’ships in Thailand
Rajans win well while Trinity thrash Joes
From Boxing, Dian moves on to head NAFSL
Thilan, Sashika helps Servatians to 7 wkt win
Nimble footed Pathana jump hurdle and run to safety
Rugby Coaching Camp today at Race Course
Who is right – Sri Lanka Cricket
Fillip for junior cricket: SLC builds partnership with Education Ministry
Victims of pace and power
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Drought!
Dry weather and drought conditions across the country have also had its impact on the tea plantations. Some of the plantations have several areas with…
Sri Lanka tax enforcement confusion affects business, society
Sri Lankan taxpayers are becoming increasingly confused with the lack…
Global tea promotion to kick off in October
Local banks strengthen vigilance on foreign transfers
500 motor vehicle files ‘gone with the wind’
Weak external finance aggravates economic hardships with no signs of countervailing strategies
Creating an organic tea industry as a way to beat the crisis in the sector
Windows-powered Dialog WinPad breaks new ground
Walker Sons & Company Engineers completes work on two water purification projects
Rolex takes top spot in global brand stakes
Working in Harmony
Near zero population growth would be reached after 2062
Sri Lanka seeks US$3 bln in bond investments to tackle debt crisis
Good business for wig trader
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Editorial
Cash-strapped Govt. turns to China
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa once told the then Indian High Commissioner, who complained to him that the contract for the extension of the Colombo harbour had been given to China, not to worry too much as the next extension contract would be given to India. That was his simplistic ‘Non…
Columns
- Political Column
Crucial talks with IMF as Govt. grapples to avoid financial crisis
Hopes of agreement before April 10 as PM goes to China with top ministers, appeal likely to write off loans Tax chief’s circular on new rates withdrawn, not…
- 5th Column
Keeping a trek ever green
My Dear Long John, I thought of writing to you to find out what exactly is going on because there are so many stories about you these days,…
- The Economic Analysis
Who is responsible for the economic crisis?: Twofold increase in foreign debt 2010-14
There have been plenty of accusations and counter accusations on who caused the current economic crisis. The government accuses the previous government and the previous regime accuses the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
ETCA: A taste of bully brothers
Here is food for thought for promoters of the Economic and Technology Co-operation Agreement (ETCA) between India and Sri Lanka. A Sri Lankan businessman was invited by an…
- Focus on Rights
The ‘Ides of April’ and the absence of governance
Sri Lankans were blithely reassured this week by President Maithripala Sirisena that they need not fear the Ides of March anymore, taking into account the annual critical focus…
- Sunday Punch
Without a candle to light their hopes, in their darkness they curse their foes
Only those with the wound know the pain. Though it may be easy and come naturally for the vast majority of Lankans to condemn the odious practice of…
- Thoughts from London
Culture commissars and the Talibanisation of society
As usual I made my regular ‘pilgrimage’ to Colombo for the annual Royal-Thomian cricket encounter. Besides meeting old friends and school mates now domiciled in different parts of…
Plus
A man of the wilds takes over the reins
He is in one of the hottest seats in Sri Lanka and not because of the current heat wave scorching the country. It is a seat which has…
Appreciations
PROF. RUSSEL BOWDEN A distinguished librarian who stood for humanity The demise of Prof. Russell Bowden on January 27 after a brief illness rattled the Library and Information…
Letters
Stop these protests that disrupt daily life It is a disgrace that our people get on the roads for various demands and waste time shouting slogans, carrying placards…
Revisiting a French connection
Standing in front of a room crowded with De Lanerolles, Yasmin Rajapakse introduces them to their ancestor. Curiosity has brought this clan here from all over the city,…
Magazine
Finding himself and a riveting tale in translation
Paul M.M. Cooper, who got to know the country while teaching English in remote schools here has written a debut novel, River of Ink, set…
A day in the park with some ‘cool’ Shakespeare entertainment
Behind the scenes of a beauty blogger
Making it to the top
‘21st Century Monk’ in Kandy
Virtual bulletin board with Buzzbird
Mariah Carey cancels show in Brussels
‘Raymonda’ at Russian Centre
A. R. Rahman to perform in Colombo
Richard Clayderman comes alive in Sri Lanka
Art of creating dramatic visuals through sound
Happy Birthday Father of Sri Lankan cinema
SLF Digital Film Academy teaches film editing
French dramas on youth with individual struggles
‘Villa Sarakkuwa’: Haven in the lagoon
CSR project of Jungle Beach Kuchchaveli
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A terrorist group’s plot to create a radioactive ‘dirty bomb’
A small video camera stashed in a row of bushes silently recorded the comings and goings…
Review the mega project to build 65,000 houses and save billions
Pakistani ‘tiger’ in police net for smuggling South Asians into HK
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Behind the scenes of a beauty blogger
Doing makeup can result in either a hit or a definitive miss- ask anyone who sports…
Making it to the top
‘21st Century Monk’ in Kandy
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‘Raymonda’ at Russian Centre
The DVD screening of famed Russian Bolshoi Ballet ‘Raymonda’ will be held at the the Russian…
A. R. Rahman to perform in Colombo
Richard Clayderman comes alive in Sri Lanka
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Tri-lingual Easy-Readers
This tri-lingual series of books is written for children by Gratian Prize winning author Madhubhashini Disanayake…