Corruption continues: President must reverse the trend
Bellanwila prelate bluntly tells Sirisena the people feel let down because of continuing fraud and other…
Days are numbered for destructive trawling in Sri Lanka
Trawling, the notoriously destructive fishing method, in which nets are dragged by fishing vessels along the…
Let’s save our wild elephants
Tiny babies in crisis — searing, heartbreaking, stark and haunting images that will never be forgotten,…
Dangers of granting police and land powers to provincial councils
By Jayantha Gunasekera Every person who assisted the LTTE in procuring weapons, harbouring LTTE criminals and…
Bogambara: From historic prison to National museum and cultural complex
By S.W.R. de A Samarasinghe The Mahanayaka of the Malwatta Chapter Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala thero…
Right to know and right to ignore
The gestation period of an Asian elephant is around 20-22 months. The Asian elephant we are…
Efficient operation of the Hambantota port
By D. Godage The Government is now finalising a deal to hand over the Hambantota Port…
A stroke of good luck for little ones
For Sumithra Jayamaha and her nine-year-old daughter, the ordeal of the two-hour long journey from home…
‘I look people in the eye, I tell them stories’
All Luke Wright needed to keep his audience enrapt for an entire hour was a stage,…
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A new march for freedom
In the backdrop of landfilling for the controversial Port City project, Navy girls are seen rehearsing at the Galle Face Green yesterday for the February…
Horana tyre factory: Land clearing suspended on President’s orders
The clearing of land in Horana for the setting up…
Central Expressway: Top Japanese team here to push through tender
Coal purchases under heavy fire by AG
Controversy arises over eight containers of motor spare parts
Dispute over computers hinders tax collection
SL to issue formal response to UN report on torture
Disappeared people: Fast called off after assurance by Ruwan
RTI Act gazetted sans RTI Commissions’ fees, appeals rules
Sweeping tax concessions for Tata to resume real-estate project
Welder repairing water bowser dies of electrocution
Corruption charges tossed from one side to the other; Sampanthan hits all round
RDA says solutions to Kandy’s traffic problems on the way
Govt. to ‘buy time’ at UNHRC in March: FM
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SLC rocked by match- fixing allegation
13 overs bowled in just 20 minutes By S.R. Pathiravithana In one of the most controversial incidents in the sports history of recent times, it…
This threesome looks to be interesting
Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the…
Spin-less Lankans crash as Proteas go one-up
Just keep your ear to the ground … it’s buzzing
AO’s Tennis made ‘difficult’
The real art of winning comes through proper structuring
Twenty20 not for Schoolboy Cricketers: SLSCA
Dineth and Tharanga shine for Tamil Union
Police Colours after eight years
Gayan 14 for 66 spins Panadura SC to victory
Pasindu ton but Royal settles for a draw
Yasoda slams 167, Galle CC make 407
Merciless Soldiers gun down the Sailors by the sea
Havelocks takes a step closer
More SportsSL beat SA in Youth 3-Nation final
Business Times
Murunga, the wonder crop
Will the ubiquitous Murunga (drumstick) take Sri Lankan farmers out of poverty with a drought staring in their face? Hayleys Agriculture, under a new project…
EU, Germany concerned over unfair labour practices
The European Union and the German embassy in Sri Lanka…
CSE to revamp listing rules on IPO cash but is it enough?
15% interest: The merry-go-round continues
Hela Clothing eyes Mexico
Snakes and ladders
GSP+: Gearing to reap its benefits amidst huge shortage of labour
Imminent threat from protectionism
Status report on Public Debt Management Office to Cabinet in Feb
Sri Lanka’s ranking unchanged in 2016 Corruption Perception Index
Seminar on ‘Future of Agriculture”
BOI scheme to engage job seekers outside Colombo
EZY Distribution drives Transcend to market leadership in 2016
Gulf Air begins flights to Colombo
More Business TimesSri Lanka needs $1.5 bln to tackle impending drought crisis
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Freedom tarnished by corrupt politicians
Next weekend, Sri Lanka marks its 69th anniversary of Independence. There is, no doubt, much to celebrate, none more significant than the fact that the citizenry are a free people, and masters of their own destiny. Many still say that Sri Lanka’s freedom was achieved without a struggle; that it…
Columns
- Political Column
Corruption continues: President must reverse the trend
Bellanwila prelate bluntly tells Sirisena the people feel let down because of continuing fraud and other misdeeds Sirisena responds strongly, assures that all bond issues will be probed…
- 5th Column
Used Nugegoda pledges
My dear Mahinda maama, I thought I must write to you after seeing you come out of the shadows at Nugegoda on Friday, saying that you want to…
- The Economic Analysis
President Trump’s uncertain and unpredictable economic policies
The economic and foreign policies of the United States of America impact globally. President Donald Trump’s changes in economic and foreign policies would have repercussions on the global…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Spokesperson: For whom or for what is he speaking?
The role of a spokesperson, as anyone literate would explain, is to speak on behalf of a group or entity he or she represents so the collective positions…
- Focus on Rights
Recalling those old and very same failures of justice
British poet and laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s mournful call that “the old order changeth yielding place to the new…‘ is an ageless reminder of the loss of once…
- Sunday Punch
Muslim boy, aged 7, made monk revolts the Buddha’s vinaya tenet
Dimbulagala chief incumbent hails it a historic event but will it be flashpoint to spark bigotry’s fires again? Perhaps it is his karmic destiny to enter the Noble…
- Podi Hamuduruwo Gangaramaya
We need to cherish and nourish our Independence
As we celebrate our 69th Independence Day on February 4, we need to ask ourselves whether we are the noble country we claim to be. We need to…
- Thoughts from London
Right to know and right to ignore
The gestation period of an Asian elephant is around 20-22 months. The Asian elephant we are acquainted with has taken much, much longer-some 12 years to finally get…
- Lobby
The hot air just got hotter with another commission to boot
After nearly 9 hours of Parliamentary debate on the now infamous Treasury Bond (TB) auction of February 27, 2015, what the public were treated to was the usual…
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Punchi Theatre sets the stage for cultural awakening
The rhythmic ‘tala’from the Thalampataa, the beat of the ‘geta beraya’ and the elegant movements of Sri Lankan dance are all part of the “Colombo Cultural Show” aimed…
Rolling back the years on the rails
Trains run alongside my garden. The railway line from Colombo to the south, having been built in the late 19th Century, cuts across what was formerly a cinnamon…
Caught! Night raiders who can’t be fenced out
A 11-month study by research scientist D.G. Ashoka Ranjeewa in a village bordering the Uda Walawe NP reveals interesting behavioural patterns and intellect of elephants. Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports…
Changing lives with the all-important F-words
Triumphant smiles, a single whoop of joy and even a silent, unshed tear in an emotion-filled ceremony, as the audience rises in unison in a standing ovation. As…
Magazine
Bend it and twirl it like Anna-Marie
At 17, Sri Lankan-born Anna-Marie Ondaatje has a collection of achievements and a stellar reputation as an athlete that precedes her. Residing in Canada, she…
Strumming his guitar with all 10 fingers and a toe!
Taking the journey across the yellow brick road
For the love of music
Finding his sound
It’s a kind of magic
Music left behind by George Michael to come out this year
Lipstick smiles
Colombo Jazz Fest is back
Platters come alive in Colombo with Elvis
Sing-a-long with Annesley
Going back to the golden era of Cinema music
‘Nari Burathi’ in Borella
Applications are called for Pantomime Contest
‘Raees’ soon
A television for reconciliation soon
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The game changer
By Dr. Sarala Fernando “A person or idea that transforms the accepted rules, processes, strategies and…
Dangers of granting police and land powers to provincial councils
Protecting the rights of women migrant workers
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Taking the journey across the yellow brick road
‘The Wiz’ is Asian International School’s (AIS) newest production.Directed under the guidance of Jerome L. de…
For the love of music
Finding his sound
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Colombo Jazz Fest is back
The popular Colombo Jazz Festival will come alive on the 18th and 19th of February at…
Platters come alive in Colombo with Elvis
Sing-a-long with Annesley
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The Ambassador who went to Kandy
This article is part of a continuing series on Sri Lankan history The Dutch governor informed…