10 Kelaniya undergrads face charges over ragging a fresher
Ten undergraduates of Kelaniya University allegedly involved in ragging a female fresher are to be charged…
Photo focus: Anawilundawa wetlands under threat
The Anawilundawa Sanctuary, a bird-watcher’s paradise has a multitude of both resident and migratory birds and…
eTrinity needs a realistic plan for redemption
It doesn’t need too much crystal-ball-gazing to venture the thought that there will be more of…
Cycling:Are we moving in the right direction?
Anthony Seimons (Veteran Cyclist- Winner of Tour De Lanka 1964. Participated 15 times in Tour De…
A perfect cuppa from the hills of Uva
Cecily Walker visits Amba Tea Estate that specialises in a small scale production of hand-rolled tea…
Umayanga and Chathuranga help Citizens DB reach final
Citizens Development Business will meet Lankem Lanka in the 14th David Pieris Group of Companies sponsored…
Joint Opposition draws first blood in Parliament’s black day of shame
Did rebel horde form unlawful assembly with vicarious liability attached to each? The joint opposition stands…
New electronic media authority: A welcome initiative
The recent news item that the Government was planning to introduce a new authority for the…
Railway electrification the way forward
Ask any audience to raise their hands, if they support the renewed thrust for railways in…
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Jaffna’s battle to beat the heat
With Jaffna boiling at nearly 40 degrees Celsius and little signs of rain, the municipal authorities try to provide some relief by sending bowsers to…
EU links human rights to trade: 58 conditions for GSP Plus
In its haste to regain the GSP Plus facility, the…
President to meet Modi on Saturday
New bite for 500,000 stray dog menace
Major fraud: Check the ATM before inserting your card
10 Kelaniya undergrads face charges over ragging a fresher
Torture still continues: UN rapporteurs slam CID, TID
Drugs Authority says officials misleading minister
Karu J. appoints 4-member Committee to probe Supplementary Estimate vote
Differently-abled still denied their right to equality- Activists
NJC warns of pitfalls in ETCA, says process lacks transparency
Prices of bakery products, food parcels up, phone charges, doctors’ fees set to rise
Foreign criminals are targeting your ATM; two nabbed, more at large
9,000 Rotarians worldwide attend Vatican’s Jubilee Audience
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Mathews looking to cash in on Mahela’s presence
LONDON, May 7, 2016 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews hopes to utilise Mahela Jayawardane’s inside knowledge of the England set-up when the two…
Lahiru catches on — Pawan’s lead in danger
With few more weeks remaining before the 37th Bata-the Sunday…
Trinity coach sacked ahead of Bradby second leg
An Olympic Medal in 2024
Bradby reminiscences of 50 years ago
Travel Trade Archery on May 27
Pereras to step down from Volleyball Federation
eTrinity needs a realistic plan for redemption
Mercantile senior Cricketers in action today
Cricket administration: High time they donned their pads
Lankans to face Rio qualifying in Beach Volleyball
Sons who don’t sin, bin and learn
A Rugby voyage to destiny
Cycling:Are we moving in the right direction?
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Quenching one’s thirst
A wayside vendor sells a trio of fruits that is snapped by customers overcome by thirst and the drought at Sittandi town in Batticaloa district.…
Central Bank mulls curbs on finance companies
The Central Bank (CB) is mulling measures to restrict finance…
Magistrate orders Entrust directors to be present in court on May 13
Praise for BT-RCB polls
ADB considers $250 mln budget support to SL
Domestic tourism promo gets Cabinet nod
Railway electrification the way forward
GDP is a bad gauge of material well-being: Time for a fresh approach
European carriers and domestic tourism
Sri Lanka sails towards fiscal consolidation
Of peacocks, lizards and humble homes; Amaara Forest off the beaten track
NDB Mobile App wins ‘Most Admired Mobile App’ at the ACEF Awards
TMI Solutions Pvt Ltd partners with Daiichi
Alliance Finance to stage first-ever Motorbike Show in Sri Lanka
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Editorial
VIP security; what about citizens’ security?
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security detail came into parliamentary debate this week, and rightly so, but with an unseemly spectacle. The ruckus over who was right and who was wrong saw one MP hospitalised for trying to intervene and two suspended for going at each other’s throat. The downgrading of…
Columns
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Weeratunga flying freely with two passports: Govt. fails to ‘Red Notice’ ex-envoy
Public anger grows over failure to prosecute politicians, officials who plundered public money More details of how the fomer diplomat dined with Rajapaksa and other Lankan businessmen in Thailand Sirisena…
- 5th Column
A fracas in the Well of the House
My Dear Karu, I am writing to you because there appears to be something seriously wrong in that place by the Diyawanna Oya where you are supposed to…
- The Economic Analysis
Fragile economic fundamentals and weak economic performance in 2015
The dip in economic growth to 4.8 per cent in 2015 was as expected. It was a continuation of the declining trend in economic growth of recent years…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
SriLankan pilots divided: Guild writes to Chairman
SriLankan Airlines pilots have declared that they have “no confidence” in their Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Captain Suren Ratwatte over what they claim is his “derogatory and unprofessional…
- Focus on Rights
The Supreme Court’s mind on RTI and priorities ahead
Contrary to what certain media reports excitably proclaimed this week, the Supreme Court’s Determination on the constitutionality of Sri Lanka’s Right to Information (RTI) Bill held little surprises.…
- Sunday Punch
Joint Opposition draws first blood in Parliament’s black day of shame
Did rebel horde form unlawful assembly with vicarious liability attached to each? The joint opposition stands in the nation’s dock this morning accused of turning Parliament into a…
- Thoughts from London
Freedom of the press and power to suppress
What a cruel irony that was. While media bodies in Sri Lanka like others round the globe were preparing to observe World Press Freedom Day underscoring the importance…
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Hitting a personal note in ‘JFK’
Sean Panikkar, a gifted tenor with Lankan roots, describes his experience in the new opera based on the last 24 hours of John F. Kennedy’s life JFK is…
Letters
Criteria to select top officials: It’s time for a rethink It was reported in a daily newspaper recently that, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a high…
Brief encounter
As happens every year since Bevis Bawa died in 1994, the anniversary of his birth, April 26 1907, was celebrated with a lunch party in the garden he…
Living together: A lesson from the animal kingdom
My brother recently acquired a kitten. Both my brother and his doting black Labrador, Dusky, are completely bemused by this new addition to the family. Already, at two…
Magazine
Well met, young cast and weather gods
For a person who has been dead for 400 years, Shakespeare has never been more alive. He is alive in our vocabulary – having moulded…
Meet the kings and queens on stage
Passionate about rollerblading
Everest Trek blog: Making the journey to Camp 2
Clothes for the dreamers
Purple Rain back on the charts
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Pampering mums on ‘Mother’s Day’
Arijit Singh to rock Colombo on May 8
‘Legends Bradby Dance 2016’ at Amaya Hills
Old Thomian trip to Trinitian den
Captain America in a civil war
Ranjan to build a cinematic bridge between India and Sri Lanka
New comedy play in town
Photographer in search of reality and humanity
Festival of Sarachchandra’s plays
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New electronic media authority: A welcome initiative
The recent news item that the Government was planning to introduce a new authority for the…
Sri Lankan appointed to top Yale position
Marjorie De Alwis School marks jubilee year with pirith and day outing
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Passionate about rollerblading
It’s a beautiful morning at the Viharamahadevi Park. While most of Colombo is enjoying afew extra…
Everest Trek blog: Making the journey to Camp 2
Clothes for the dreamers
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Arijit Singh to rock Colombo on May 8
Award-winning Indian playback singer Arijit Singh will hold his maiden live in concert in Colombo today,…
