Avant Garde owes Navy Rs. 1.7 billion: AG’s advice sought
The Ministry of Defence will consult the Attorney General for advice on how to recover more…
Jeevan heroics help TU to outright win
Forgotten Lankan allrounder Jeevan Mendis now turning out for the Tamil Union came with a superb…
International migrant’s day and Sri Lanka
By Andrew Samuel As we celebrate international migrant’s day (IMD) today, it is appropriate to reflect…
From ‘dark ages’ to conservation: Evolution of Zoos
Stark are the images portraying the dregs to which humanity can sink — diminutive pygmy Ota…
Cops on the “chopping block”
By B. Anton Jeyanathan The police service has been severely criticized on a regular basis for…
Giving ear to balance, hearing needs
The Anuradhapura ENT Unit is making its mark as the only state hospital with its very…
Let’s go citrusy this Christmas
By Dr. Nirmala M. Pieris This Christmas, go citrusy, by using citrus fruits for the festive…
Remember! Man, monkey and forest need each other
The raucous troupe of monkeys that visit Dr. Jinie Dela’s house in Panadura do not realize…
White elephant project in Hambantota – SOLD
Politicians called the port and the airport a white elephant project, for political gains without having…
News
Malaysian children say ‘selamat datang’
Malaysian children wearing colourful traditional costumes of their states and carrying flags took the spotlight at a banquet given by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak…
Undeclared monies in foreign banks can be brought home
Finance Minister says exchange control laws to be liberalised from…
Container Terminal project thrown into turmoil, all seven contenders out
Conditional approval for 10,000 prefab houses in North
11 killed in van-bus collision in Chavakachcheri
150,000 tons of paddy to private millers to stabilise rice prices: PMB
Retired SSPs return as coordinators to improve police-people ties in NE
Hindu group requests ferry service to attend TN pooja
Nirmalalingam passes away
Into the brain through the nostrils
Festive shopping: Glad tidings for some, not so for others
Christmas light display in Colombo
Development (Special Provisions) Bill to expedite FDI sans delays, says Malik
O/L candidate riding pillion dies in crash
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Tough challenges ahead for the Lankan troops
Tour opener at Potchefstroom today JOHANNESBURG, Dec 17, 2016 (AFP) – Buoyed by victories in their most recent five Test matches, Sri Lanka embark on…
India, Sri Lanka assured of semi-final berths
Under 19 Asia Cup By M. Shamil Amit The Under…
The curse of the compact allrounder
‘Trump cards’ of Cross-Training
The spectator is the 16th member of either side
Pakistan willing to build Squash courts in Sri Lanka
It was a close call for the soldiers
CR in runaway win against hapless CH
Jeevan heroics help TU to outright win
Right of Reply: Parliament and Selectors
No more fancy jaunts for schools sports
Shanuka, Chamikara spin SLPA CC to victory
Is it just fast and furious?
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Business Times
Betel-chewing tourists
Tourists are an adventurous lot. Sunday Times cartoonist M. Munaf captured this picture on a busy street in Pettah this week of a group of…
Lankan investment banker faces charges in US court
US authorities this week filed indictment in a Washington court…
FCID wants Entrust’s non-executive directors to turn state witnesses
Hambantota JV deal with China triggers legal issue
Move over cigarettes, beedi now the craze
Other side of the story
Crisis in the house that (Tata’s) Jamsetji built
Colombo to become a smart city with Microsoft’s digitisation roadmap
Kaspersky -Avian Technologies presents Kaspersky Internet Security 2017 version
IMF warns of impending challenges against Sri Lanka’s reforms
Randeniya International (Pvt) Ltd excels in fair trade coconut sales
Sri Lankan in Fortune’s 2016 top 50 Business persons of the year
Beredina, first NGO to get CA Sri Lanka annual reports’ award
Strengthening the legal framework of Sri Lanka’s financial markets
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Editorial
Road tragedies: Govt. must act decisively
For a Government that acted at the speed of greased lightning, and with a heavy hand (pun intended) by the Navy to rescue two foreign ships held hostage by striking workers at the Hambantota Port, its weak-kneed approach to the striking private bus operators and to buckle under their pressure…
Columns
- Political Column
Criminal Justice Commission likely to punish big racketeers
Bipartisan group of ministers make proposals to Cabinet to expedite probe on corruption and fraud cases Central Bank bond issue also to be included Ravi proposes legislation for…
- 5th Column
All hands on deck
My dear Navy Commander, I thought I must write to you because you seem to be in the news these days, just when we thought that the worst…
- The Economic Analysis
Balance of payments surplus as increased remittances and tourist earnings offset large trade deficit
Despite a large trade deficit in the first eight months of this year, the current account of the balance of payments is in surplus by US$ 1.5 billion.…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Avant Garde owes Navy Rs. 1.7 billion: AG’s advice sought
The Ministry of Defence will consult the Attorney General for advice on how to recover more than Rs. 1.7 billion rupees due from Avant Garde Maritime Services Limited,…
- Focus on Rights
Colombia’s example and our calamitous blunders
There is a reason why the peace deal of the Colombian Government with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) became a reality despite formidable obstacles. Credited with…
- Sunday Punch
Did the Phantom of the Port scupper the Navy Chief’s Saturday brunch?
Dogged by crisis after crisis, jinxed Hambantota harbour submerged in another unwanted turmoil Let’s face it. The Hambantota Port certainly seems to be jinxed. Ever since Mahinda Rajapaksa…
- Podi Hamuduruwo Gangaramaya
Join us in the mission to supply quality food
We all have our duties, obligations, good practices and customs, whatever our religion or culture be. Many who talk about what is due to them have forgotten the…
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Remember! Man, monkey and forest need each other
The raucous troupe of monkeys that visit Dr. Jinie Dela’s house in Panadura do not realize how closely they are being studied. Dr.Dela, a biologist, with a doctoral…
Touching up our heritage with a little help from Korea
Several white marble bodhisathwa statues, a grinding stone for herbal concoctions (behethoruwa), a figuring of the‘Holy Cow Nandi’ believed to be the mount of Lord Shiva and his…
Complex psychological principles simplified using examples of practical application
Mental health and mental illness, to the average individual, are issues that are usually confronting and challenging. Similarly, even to most doctors and medical students, Psychiatry is an…
A life peppered with well known names and places
A circuit bungalow, just two Heads of State and an earnest plea: “Yanna epa – maath ekka inna.” This and much more have been packed within the covers…
Magazine
DIY little Christmas treats this season!
Christmas season is a busy time for Shanaz De Lanerolle as she juggles her orders for Anna’s Kitchen and prepares to travel overseas for her…
Rehan’s take on Colombo’s night life
Bringing back the sounds of classic rock
Seeing Christmas with a bit of wonder
Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik team up for duet
100 Words
Sam on tour
‘Here Comes Santa Claus’
Annesley ushers New Year in Kandy
Berjaya New Year celebration with ‘Pearl’
‘Dear Zindagi’ overcomes all odds
Somalatha Subasinghe Play House brings creative activities for Children
‘Api Narakai Thamai’ Modern German play on Lankan stage
Maunayagaya; A war between ‘Sura’ and ‘Asura’
French-Belgian film on a theme based on ethnicity and love
‘Raffles’ : Serving delightful food for 17 Years
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Private medical colleges: Don’t make it a business
The controversy-ridden South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) was the topic of a recent…
International migrant’s day and Sri Lanka
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Bringing back the sounds of classic rock
It was a wet Friday evening that was filled with a sense of nostalgia, as some…
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Sam on tour
‘Sam the Man’, internationally acclaimed entertainer, will leave shortly to the USA to entertain the Thomians…
‘Here Comes Santa Claus’
Annesley ushers New Year in Kandy
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Friends Forever
By Rossana Favero-Karunaratna What is a mongoose? It sounds like a Chinese goose or even a…