Jumbos for pageants, but not those going back to the wilds
By Kumudini Hettiarachchi The perahera (pageant) must go on but not at the cost of elephants…
Heavy downpours in the offing after winds wreck homes
By Anushiya Sathisraja Strong winds wrecked more than 100 houses in various parts of the country,…
Vavuniya economic centre site tussle lands on district official’s desk
As northern politicos are at loggerheads over a venue for a proposed dedicated economic centre in…
It’s time to think anew on how to protect the Plains
‘Horton Plains under Threat’ will be the subject of the monthly Wildlife and Nature Protection Society…
Jaffna:Building back better with value-added research
The three-decade long civil conflict in Jaffna severely impinged on the daily lives of the communities…
Highs and lows: Channa retraces his steps
When Channa Wijewardena speaks, his hands betray him. They’re a dancer’s hands – never still, often…
Fête de la Musique at Alliance Française De Colombo
The Alliance Française DE COLOMBO had its annual Fête de la Musique, International Music Day, at…
Caring for the elderly has to be holistic
Did you know that the elderly who pop a handful of pills, four or more medications,…
It’s July, the time for juicy Rambutan
Despite its humble nutritional value the fruit boasts of several health benefits It is July; it…
News
Diplomatic smiles but no cross handshake
Senior US State Department officials Nisha Biswal and Tom Malinowski were in Colombo this week for talks on various issues. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, a…
Fly by night at BIA from January to April
Hundreds of flights to be rescheduled or cancelled to revamp…
Lasantha’s killing: Army intelligence officer arrested
India to develop Palaly as regional airport
Ceiling on charges for surgical operations, scans and lab tests
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya unseated
Editors’ “Right of Readers to Reply” resolves 278 complaints: PCCSL
Green chilli causes heartburn at Rs 1,150 a kilo, vegetable prices rocket
BOI, JEDB slam private firm over land dispute
Lord Naseby accuses UK, US of double standards over Sri Lanka
Namal Rajapaksa remanded on misappropriation charge
CEB engineers say not happy with power sector policy decisions, warns of TU action
VIP prisoners at Welikada get home comforts
PM moves for pay hike to Bribery Commission DG
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The Wettimuny papers an inner look at a better cricket constitution
This was the Concept Paper developed and presented by then P.C. Prasanna Jayawardena, in consultation with the Interim Committee headed by Sidath Wettimuny at that…
Ragama CC crush Police
Ragama CC drove home for lunch when they crushed hapless…
Seven cueists book berth in quarter-finals
Mithun leads Lankan charge
Expect a serve of explosive Sevens Rugby
Joseph Vaz and Galigamuwa MMV take Under-18 titles
Negombo and Wennappuwa emerge victorious
Sri Lanka vie for seventh spot
Air Force and Army lasses battle in T20 final today
It’s three months since the passing away of Sajith Mallikarachchi
What the Green Machine is made of was amply proved
NOT ONLY FOR SPORTSMEN
Super ‘A’ grade Tennis underway
Three Athletes off to Poland
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Blues musician and ad guru Nimal in new role
Advertising group Bates Strategic Alliance is transforming its organisation and future with a new campaign featuring its CEO and founder Nimal Gunawardene in a new…
Confusion over VAT: Is it 11% or 15 %?
A flurry of statements from government leaders as a result…
Govt. lends RPCs Rs.1 bln to hike estate worker wages
Banks directed to double capital to Rs.20 bln
Dubai-based Lokuwithana eyes Holcim cement stake
Sri Lankans urged to use plastic money
Sri Lanka’s main international airport begins Stage II improvements by November
Where are the people?
Roadmap ready to merge two local housing banks
IRD strengthens all systems aimed at reversing two decades of falling tax collection
CIMA Business Leaders’ Summit 2016 next month
Moneragala and Mullaitivu cooperatives share knowledge on International Co-op Day
Moody’s assigns (P)B1 rating to Sri Lanka’s global bond offering
Venture capital fund BOV Capital urges reducing red tape
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Editorial
China showing big-power attitude
China has been dealt a major setback this week at the United Nations-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, a tribunal established as way back as 1899 and to which 121 member states are signatories. The tribunal this week ruled in favour of the Philippines over the sovereignty of…
Columns
- Political Column
Questions over whether Government is going in different directions
VAT issue still simmering, SLFP-UPFA members say people are up in arms Joint Opposition and other groups planning protest march from Kandy to Colombo China back with a bang:…
- 5th Column
A sitting Cabinet
My dear Shadow Cabinet Ministers, I thought I should write to you to congratulate you on your new appointments. After all, it is a great honour to be…
- The Economic Analysis
External finances fragile despite improvements in trade and services account
The external vulnerability of the country’s finances persists despite improvements in the trade and services account of the balance of payments in the first quarter of this year.…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Wildlife officers scoff at air rifles – ‘like toy guns’
A Government minister wants air rifles issued to guards at the country’s nature reserves to cope with poachers. Sustainable Resources and Wildlife Minister Gamini Jayawickrema Perera has said…
- Focus on Rights
Asking ‘hard’ questions from the ‘yahapalana’ government
As ‘fashionable’ as this may seem at the moment, truth-telling in Sri Lanka should not be confined to the Northern conflict, its victims and its perpetrators. An essential…
- Sunday Punch
Shadow cabinet hits the buffers
JO’s shadowy world of make believe vanishes in a puff of scorn but one vital question still remains: Whose bright idea was it? In the manner of little…
- Podi Hamuduruwo Gangaramaya
Efficiency: It is our duty by the country
Bribery corruption, cheating, laziness, dereliction of duty, wastage, revenge and crime dominate news these days in newspapers and news bulletins. An in-depth look into these stories will give…
- Thoughts from London
May’s day and labour’s love lost
Last Wednesday was Britain’s “night of the long knives”. This Hitlerian analogy from the early 1930s might not be entirely apposite. All the same much blood has flowed…
Plus
Collecting Ceylon
Royston Ellis delves into the stories behind the labels among his old curios As an impulsive collector of unusual items associated with this country, I have many curiosities…
From the distant boom to blooms
Like the poppies of Flanders an entrepreneur in the north has turned a battle-scarred plot of land into a field of jasmines bringing beauty and business to the…
After Esala Poya, a year of duties at the Dalada Maligawa
Esala(Asahla) Full Moon Poya day which falls on July 19 this year is important to Buddhists as there are many significant events connected with it: the conception of…
Shedding light on the Buddha’s views on marriage
By Bhante Dhammika in Australia As understood in most cultures, marriage is the union of two persons which is recognised by some authority be it religious, legal or…
Magazine
Highs and lows: Channa retraces his steps
When Channa Wijewardena speaks, his hands betray him. They’re a dancer’s hands – never still, often gliding into emphatic gestures to highlight a point or…
Bridging the gaps in genre, and language through music
Footsteps of compassion
‘Better Than Ever Before’ With Mind Adventures
Music for a cause
First Sri Lankan star to enter ‘Global Glamour Olympics’
Fête de la Musique at Alliance Française De Colombo
Sosl’s Young Musicians’ Concert
‘Kumarayo’ to commemorate Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary
‘Madura Jawanika’ Ever popular play in Negombo
Hotel Show at BMICH
Expansion for Hotel ‘Tree of Life’
OZO Hotels contribute towards UNICEF
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Marching on the ‘Peace Road’
The Peace Road project aims to promote and support global peace. Under the theme of “Peace…
Sri Lankan lawyer named Member of the Order of Australia
The ‘Prince of Batticaloa’ 90th Birthday tribute
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Caring for the elderly has to be holistic
Did you know that the elderly who pop a handful of pills, four or more medications,…
It’s July, the time for juicy Rambutan
Better brains for a better world
More MediScene >>TV Times
First Sri Lankan star to enter ‘Global Glamour Olympics’
Popular actress Sachini Ayendra Stanley becomes the first Sri Lankan artiste to take part in the…
Fête de la Musique at Alliance Française De Colombo
Sosl’s Young Musicians’ Concert
More TV Times >>Funday Times
The Primary School students of Gateway College staged their
Bi-Annual Concert on June 25 & 26, 2016 at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre. The students showcased…