Ancient Parakarma Samudraya bund being lost to bricks and roads
Researcher calls for measures to protect archaeologically important “great reservoir” and artefacts connected to it By…
Where do they draw the line?
Watching the Schools Under-14 Rugby Championship on Monday and Tuesday, I was appalled at the attitude…
President to address NAM summit and UNGA next month
President Maithripala Sirisena will be packing his bags next month to fly to two major talk-fests:…
Huge projects on launch pad, but Govt. stuck in VAT trap for daily revenue
Agreement with Chinese company for international financial centre while Japan offers to build Monorail and Light…
VAT is the cause of their discontent
What on earth is going on in this miracle of Asia? From the day the Finance…
Rebirth of ‘Pirinivan Mangallaya’
It is under a spreading Nuga tree, with its leaves gently rustling in the winds blowing…
The curtain comes down on an all-round performance
To start one’s career as an actor in serious plays – from stylised drama to dialogue…
Hong Kong: Take the time to discover a land of contrasts
It is a place that brings to mind images of neon-topped skyscrapers and glitzy modern shopping…
Beatlemania with our very own stars
Remember the Beatles? How could we forget? The boys from Liverpool created music that literally shook…
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Armed guards on trains to prevent attacks
By Kasun Warakapitiya Armed Railway guards were deployed on the Jaffna-bound train yesterday after a series of attacks including Friday’s tragedy where a passenger was…
Australia lists ‘Tamil Eelam’ in census
High Commissioner acts fast to get it pulled out, but…
Asia-Pacific CJs seek separation of powers and judiciary’s independence
Sapugaskanda upgrade project suspended; alternative at H’tota
Indian trawlers won’t be released, but talks to resume
No freehold land, but 83,000 jobs,US$13 billion in new financial city: Ministry
Independence of the judiciary has been restored: President at LAWASIA
SAITM issue: Deans denounce SB’s “denigrating remarks”
Met Dept warns fishermen of strong winds
Confusion over who keeps VAT charges
Ignoring signs
UNESCO DG to hold talks and visit heritage sites
Probe into students sitting A-L in 16 districts
The Randoli begins
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The Chandimal-de Silva grit brings back the Lankan fight
By S.R.Pathiravithana From rags to riches may be an understatement. This saying applied to this entire series as a whole and especially to the first…
Lanka no-balls Australia’s pitch doctoring doosra
Australian whining season underway The inevitable Aussie whining season is…
SLC says ‘No’ to ICC’s Two-Tier cricket
Rio’s upsets, tears and joy
Where do they draw the line?
COPE stirs Football and Cricket pots
Deerananda MV Pilimatalawa emerge champions
Skipper Ramesh guides SSC to finals
Bandarawela Tamil Central College clinch Uva Golden Trophy
Gritty Sri Lanka clinches Asian Rugby Under-20 Sevens Series in Hong Kong
A host of matches on 10th day of National Tennis Championship
Discarded Olympian Markswoman takes aim at officialdom
PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS
Wasantha Aluvihare elected MHA President
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Not a familiar sight
A tradesperson pushes an ice cream cart at the popular seaside Galle Face Green. Females are gradually taking up many of the trades that…
Sri Lanka’s tax collection in a major legal tangle
Even after the VAT revision was nullified by the Supreme…
Govt. locks horns with “popular” room tariff
Turkish Airlines and Garuda interested in SriLankan Airlines
President silently salutes exporters
New complex for Hayleys
If food be the music of love, play on Upali
VAT ruling victory for ‘good governance’
Telecom Minister pledges to provide digital classrooms for students
IronOne CEO Lakmini adjudged Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
Good governance forms the nucleus of a strong civil society whose consensus decisions must be respected
Indian officials due in Colombo for ETCA talks
Johnson & Johnson in dispute over distributorship in Sri Lanka
Janashakthi reports strong growth in 1H 2016
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Editorial
Port City: A ‘dragon’ in the making
The signing of the re-negotiated Colombo Port City project now re-named as the Colombo International Financial Centre was fast forwarded for last Friday. No one knows what the rush was when it was earlier scheduled for August 16. What’s in a name, one might ask; a rose by any other…
Columns
- Political Column
Huge projects on launch pad, but Govt. stuck in VAT trap for daily revenue
Agreement with Chinese company for international financial centre while Japan offers to build Monorail and Light Rail Transport Costly mistake results in Supreme Court throwing out VAT Bill, acute…
- 5th Column
Taking Basil’s side against all odds
My dear SB, I thought I must write to you because you are in the news again – this time, saying that you saw nothing wrong in what…
- The Economic Analysis
Advice from Economic Forum: Pouring water on a duck’s back
The two day Economic Summit organised by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce brought out a forthright critique of current economic policies. The overall message was that fundamental weaknesses…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
President to address NAM summit and UNGA next month
President Maithripala Sirisena will be packing his bags next month to fly to two major talk-fests: The Non-Aligned (NAM) Summit in Caracas, Venezuela and the annual United Nations…
- Focus on Rights
A shameful rejection of a collective ‘mea culpa’
The raucous commotion in Parliament this week with the passing of the Office of Missing Persons Bill without a vote is reflective of our utterly degenerate political culture.…
- Sunday Punch
Democrazy Live in Lanka!
One year of all that jazz, but corruption still tops the charts This Wednesday will mark the first milestone of the general elections that gave birth to Lanka’s…
- Podi Hamuduruwo Gangaramaya
Let us start investing in Tree Banks again!
Once Chennai was like a desert city. Today it is a beautiful city full of trees. The beach was dirty. Today it is clean, well swept daily and…
- Thoughts from London
VAT is the cause of their discontent
What on earth is going on in this miracle of Asia? From the day the Finance Minister and other UNP whiz-kids in the cabinet tried to increase the…
- Lobby
OMP Bill bypasses JO lost in its own floor show
By Chandani Kirinde- Lobby Correspondent Thus far, members of the Joint Opposition (JO) group have managed to grab more than their fair share of attention, mainly due to…
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Rebirth of ‘Pirinivan Mangallaya’
It is under a spreading Nuga tree, with its leaves gently rustling in the winds blowing from the adjacent waterway across from the famed Bellanwila temple that the…
Saving a hand from the grip of a grinder
The mother was carrying the screaming toddler and the father the grinding machine. The toddler and the grinder were ‘inseparable’. It was around 7.45 in the night on…
The curtain comes down on an all-round performance
To start one’s career as an actor in serious plays – from stylised drama to dialogue plays – move over to cinema, then to comedies and end up…
The face that launched many a smile
He was Sri Lanka’s quintessential funny guy. Vijaya Nandasiri who passed away on Monday was the country’s most popular comedian and brought comedy on television alive in living…
Magazine
Beatlemania with our very own stars
Remember the Beatles? How could we forget? The boys from Liverpool created music that literally shook the world. From England to the USA and all…
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En Route to give us those popular hits
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LISN Audiobooks bring books to life
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa forced to halt concert
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Johnny Depp Vacations in Ibiza
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Angrily Slams Male ‘Fast 8’ Co-Stars
Solidarity Guitar Concert for Rohan Silva
Yashan to hit the sky with ‘Jeevithe Obamai’
Real cinema needs real people: Suranga
Cinema love in Theatre
Donald given an honorary title
Award winning “Kuweni” at Punchi Theatre
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Ancient Parakarma Samudraya bund being lost to bricks and roads
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Revlon Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe contestants in Kandy
Special blessing for SL’s new UK HC
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Remember the Beatles? How could we forget? The boys from Liverpool created music that literally shook…
Performing and conducting 20th Century masters
En Route to give us those popular hits
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Solidarity Guitar Concert for Rohan Silva
Rohan Silva, one of the few pedal steel guitarists from Sri Lanka, had met with a…
Yashan to hit the sky with ‘Jeevithe Obamai’
Real cinema needs real people: Suranga
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Leave Only Your Footprints
By Manoshi de Silva Charith was going to spend his school vacation down south. They were…