It rained mortars, artillery shells and RPGs
A box of matches in hand, R.G. Dayawathie prepared to set alight a pile of leaves…
Flood victims cry: Where’s all the foreign aid?
Grama Niladharis are under fire from flood victims along the banks of the Kelani who say…
Photo focus: Electric fences but no electricity!
In villages bordering elephant-infested jungles, electrified fences have been put up to prevent elephant infiltration. Unfortunately…
99 Riders and 75 drivers at Cavalry Supercross today
Ninety nine riders and 75 drivers, including foreign participants, will take part in today’s Cavalry Supercross,…
Will IMF bailout be tipping point to external financial stability?
The much awaited IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of US$ 1.5 billion was approved. It could…
Who pays the ferryman
In a letter dated 2nd June believed to be addressed to the Schools Section by a…
Why the Port City is bad for the country
By Carmel L. Corea The original proposal to create a Colombo Port City was made in…
Drug trafficking: A joint operation produces results
By B.Anton Jeyanathan It was heartening to note that the Sri Lanka Navy and the Police…
Reviving the Kelani River Basin: A sustainable approach
By Yasara Kannangara and Ananda Mallawatantri The Kelani River has been in the receiving end of…
News
What ails Sri Lanka?
After three weeks of raging floods and landslides, Sri Lanka was further devastated by a thundering inferno at a big ammunition depot at Kosgama…
Kosgama inferno: Army’s loss more than Rs. 5 billion
Army chief says stocks of multi-barrel-rocket ammunition were to be…
War crimes probe: President says technical assistance only if necessary, but no foreign judges
Floods: 2,500 canal-bank squatter families to be evicted
Luxury vehicles for ministers: Funds were given in April
President declares 6 provinces as disaster areas
Two more for COPE
Speeding cab kills woman, driver granted bail
Fire at Dompe shoe factory
WNL sponsors Tantirimale Aloka Pooja for 13th year
ICG refutes Jayalalithaa’s complaints against SLN
President declares 6 provinces as disaster areas
Two more for COPE
Fire at Dompe shoe factory
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No time to experiment with Cricket jigsaws
By S.R.PathiravithanaRoshan Mahanama was barely fourteen plus when he played his first division one game against Colts. He said what he vaguely recalled was that his…
Mugurusa-Williams’ classic
The 22-year-old Central American born Spaniard Garbine Mugurusa is the…
Pathana beat Royal and the rolling maul
Petes get their act together to thwart Wesley hopes
Army win FA Cup with 3-1 win over Renown
19 points by Samuel but Trinity wins
Thomians master the science of winning convincingly
AASL and Schools clash over Relay Carnival
Sri Lanka team for Asian Netball picked
99 Riders and 75 drivers at Cavalry Supercross today
POOR RESULTS, HIGH EXPENSES
Sri Lanka Schools emerge champs at Junior National Netball Tournament
Lanka’s Olympic Boxer’s recollections of The Greatest
Three finalists found in Ram Ratnavel K/O Basketball
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Government reverses liquor licence policy for tourism’s sake
By Bandula SirimannaHaving pledged to eliminate tobacco and alcohol menace from the country, the government is now well and truly on reverse gear to promote liquor sales…
Overwhelming opposition to Arjuna Mahendran’s re-appointment
More than 80 per cent of respondents in a Business…
CB ordered to allow Auditor General to probe T-bond deals
Lankaputhra Bank slips show in Chairman drama
CSE in doldrums with capital gains tax
Yahapalana Govt. must uphold the trust placed in good faith by the people
CB probing pyramid schemes, unregistered finance firm
Confusing signals at Lankaputhra Bank
SriLankan Airlines joins landmark global crackdown on illegal wildlife trade
Sri Lanka goes green with eco-friendly tuk-tuks
Sri Lanka relaxes gold import norms
Lessons and learnings from Kosgama army camp disaster
Ceylinco Life donates classroom for special-needs children in Mannar
Work on the longest overhead bridge in Sri Lanka inaugurated
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Editorial
Choose the right healing process
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has allayed the long entertained apprehensions within the Armed Forces whether they are going to be sacrificed at the altar of political expediency by throwing them before an international tribunal that will inquire into allegations of violations of International Humanitarian Law for committing the ‘crime’ of…
Columns
- Political Column
President promises urgent action to reduce CoL, vows to strengthen economy
During exclusive interview with the Sunday Times, huge ammunition depot explodes; Kosgama like Syria, questions as to whether full story will be told High priority for lasting reconciliation;…
- 5th Column
When the old jalopy won’t do
My dear Ministers and Deputy Ministers who have been allocated luxury vehicles, I am writing to congratulate you on being allocated billions of rupees to purchase luxury vehicles…
- The Economic Analysis
Will IMF bailout be tipping point to external financial stability?
The much awaited IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of US$ 1.5 billion was approved. It could usher in external financial viability and more prudent management of the country’s…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
MP status only for Rajapaksa in Japan
A request for protocol and other assistance by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a ten-day “private visit” to Japan was rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Only…
- Focus on Rights
Those many Chequered irons in the ‘yahapalanaya’ fire
It is tragic but telling that within a relatively short period, lofty expectations regarding the performance of the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe Government have dwindled into an abject murmuring of ‘well,…
- Sunday Punch
Behold and hail! The pampered Jades of Lanka in the Chariots of the Gods
Yahapalanism’s robe turns transparent to reveal naked truth of inherent greed Billion bucks for 32 luxury limos for 30 ministers is no extravagance but a necessity claims Govt…
- Podi Hamuduruwo Gangaramaya
Beware of false fortune tellers!
We are fond of trying to read our future. We go behind soothsayers or fortunetellers who mislead us. There are so many who come up with fortune tales…
- Lobby
Joint Opposition’s no-confidence move backfires, but Unity Govt. cannot rest on its laurels
The haste with which the Joint Opposition (JO) group in Parliament rushed to bring a No-Confidence motion against Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, which, in effect, questions the legitimacy…
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Visiting the Veddahs, 1899
“The most impressive thing about them was their unhuman apathy and utter lack of interest, a peculiarity of the lowest types of man” – Hiller & Furness, Notes…
Little guardians of their very own hill
As rain and sunshine played hide-and-seek last Sunday and mild to heavy showers won the day, whooping with joy, knots of schoolchildren clambered up Diyakotha Kanda in the…
Setting out to help young people achieve their goals
“If you want to have a successful outcome you have to have a successful social environment,” said internationally renowned award- winning scientist and human performance expert, Dr. Dragos…
Chrissie’s cherished memories
Surrounded by memories and memorabilia, she awaits her 95th birthday tomorrow (June 13). Wisps of memories come floating by as Christobel Weerasinghe turns back the treasured pages of…
Magazine
Singing Ambassador hits a heartfelt note
Ambassador Phan Kieu Thu can recall the names of songs we grew up with at the drop of a hat and she seems bemused at…
Salvage presents ‘Bad to the Bone’ for our four-legged friends
Sketching comics
Mind Adventures theatre workshops for children
Strains of music in unusual spaces
Karavika to release ‘Of Earth and Sky’
ABBA reunite for anniversary performance
Creating art designs
‘Daru Tharu Waruna’ by Deepika
Erinton at the helm of MAF
‘I Volunteer International’ hosts Musical Night
A film to promote Buddhism
Seethala Ginidel; A depiction of money, politics and related evils
‘Aluth Horek’ at Panadura
Warcraft: The influence of video games on Cinema
Comedy play back in Colombo
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Why the Port City is bad for the country
By Carmel L. Corea The original proposal to create a Colombo Port City was made in…
A case of our very own ‘Animal Farm’
Sri Lankan diplomat publishes book of poems
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Sketching comics
Irushi Tennekoon is an up and coming illustrator whose style can be described as innocent or…
Mind Adventures theatre workshops for children
Strains of music in unusual spaces
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‘Daru Tharu Waruna’ by Deepika
‘Daru Tharu Waruna’, a scintillating musical concert presented by the students of ‘Saundarya Shalikawa’ of Visharada…
Erinton at the helm of MAF
‘I Volunteer International’ hosts Musical Night
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‘Record Breakers’ Award Ceremony
The Award Ceremony of the ‘Record Breakers’ Reading Challenge 2015, was held at the British Council,…