Forgotten people of past tragedies still await help
Salawa explosion: Angry residents blast compensation schemes By Sandun Jayawardana Although the explosion of the ammunition…
Environmentalists fire warning shots over “senseless” jumbo killing
A wild elephant is dead – at the hands of the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC),…
The pristine beauty of Sangamankanda
The beautiful village of Sangamankanda on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka is not very well…
Who created this bubble?
After reading our last week’s musings column where we wrote about the views of Sidath Wettimuny…
President upbeat despite setbacks and continuing UNP-SLFP disputes
Preparations finalised for May Day show of force; Sirisena says he gave approval for JO rally…
Avurudu avalanche reveals Lanka’s political graveyard
A NATION AT WAR OVER RUBBISH After Mount Garbage blew its top on Good Friday, blame…
Move to increase traffic fines: Is it justifiable?
By T. Perinpanayagam In the backdrop of eight Sri Lankans losing their precious lives in road…
On the picturesque road to Adelaide
It is one of Australia’s great tourist attractions. The Great Ocean Road starts about one and…
News
Where, oh where have the families gone?
These two dogs which had sensed the Meethotamulla garbage dump collapse and fled last Friday have now returned to the site. But the houses are…
RTI: President gives people access to Cabinet decisions
In a note presented by President Maithripala Sirisena and approved…
2008 Haiti sex charge: Lankan contingent commander sacked, Major and four soldiers discharged
Garbage disposal declared essential, but protests continue
Lanka tells India to abide by Law of the Sea
Bond issues: Probe Commission seeks three-month extension
Young girl working in restaurant dies of injuries sustained in service lift
Anti-garbage protests continue at Karadiyana
Political parties spell out big plans for May Day
Farmers urge COPE to probe Fund
Delay in appointing Jaffna University vice chancellor
Indo-Lanka refinery agreement fuels CPC strike threat
Salvation Army Chief visits Meethotamulla survivors
300MW generator ‘rejoins’ national grid today
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Skipper Kapugedera guides Kandy to easy win
Super Provincial Limited Over Cricket Thisara and Munaweera help Colombo to overcome Galle By M. Shamil Amit Kandy skipper Chamara Kapugedera slammed a quick-fire unbeaten…
Croosepulle cruises to top spot
Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the…
Who created this bubble?
Captaincy in Tennis is a confusing concept
Points to ponder and the law of averages
Packed calendar for Tennis players
Presidential Sports Awards on May 19
Magnificent ‘Meheran’ sizzles as ‘Alcazaba’ runs out of steam
Swimming relay C’ships on April 30
Rukmalgama CC win
112-Years of Richmond-Mahinda Cricket
The unholy trinity of Sri Lanka Football
One defeat too many
Football tournaments are held sans objectives and goals
More SportsRoyal Stickers return from Aussie tour
Business Times
Cows come home with goods
Old habits die hard, and in this case, costs are also an issue. This trader in Ohiya in the Badulla district transports his produce to…
Possible GSP+ postponement averted
Pressure on the Sri Lankan Government to deliver on its…
Independent public trust to manage state pension funds
Tube wells to be regulated by Govt
BOI Chief gets tough
It’s the ‘Kunu’, stupid
Urgent action needed to overcome impending Lankan economic disaster
Swisstek to increase capacity
Colombo forum to address easing trade for Sri Lankan business
Sri Lankan hydraulic expertise improves Algeria’s harbour facilities
CILT Sri Lanka elects new council thro’ secret ballot
CIMA’s new competition to find Sri Lanka’s best young business brains
Several European brands at Fine Furniture
Fitch upgrades Sri Lanka’s Continental Insurance to ‘A (lka)’
More Business TimesNorwegian expert stresses need on developing modern waste disposal methods
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Transparency vital in ties with India, China
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves for New Delhi next week on what is a working visit with Indian leaders in the backdrop of some controversial issues in an otherwise seemingly friendly environment between the two countries. It is no secret that India entertained concerns over Sri Lanka’s previous Administration cosying…
Columns
- Political Column
President upbeat despite setbacks and continuing UNP-SLFP disputes
Preparations finalised for May Day show of force; Sirisena says he gave approval for JO rally at Galle Face EU’s GSP Plus concessions may not come this year;…
- 5th Column
Stench of death
My dear residents of Meetotamulla, I am writing to you in shock and horror at a time when the entire country is talking about the disaster in your…
- The Economic Analysis
Sri Lanka’s massive foreign debt generates a debt trap
Sri Lanka’s foreign debt has reached proportions when its servicing is a serious problem. It has to borrow to service the massive foreign debt of around US$47 billion…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Garbage sausages and dirty tricks of the Meethotamulla tragedy
The Meethotamulla Avurudu tragedy where a fire at the mountainous garbage dump snuffed out more than 30 lives and left several missing has laid bare some incredible stories.…
- Focus on Rights
Priorities in tackling garbage and counter-terror
The law and the Constitution are of relevance not only in regard to sensational struggles between the citizen and the State when the security of the country is…
- Sunday Punch
Avurudu avalanche reveals Lanka’s political graveyard
A NATION AT WAR OVER RUBBISH After Mount Garbage blew its top on Good Friday, blame game for a nation’s shame continues to pile up with no solution…
- Thoughts from London
May does a Mahinda but without astrology
So it is May’s day. Prime Minister Theresa May who pledged that she will run her course as Prime Minister and dismissed the idea of an early election…
Plus
A brush with Mokshini
It’s her models that immediately catch your eye. Lanky, boyish figures with comic, groovy sunglasses and spunky, untamed hair, much like their elfin creator herself. Lines and dark…
She wanted the truth and she needed closure
Her story was as compelling as the legendary thorn bird’s song, and as painful. All who heard it, listened in horror and disbelief. Sandya Ekneligoda, one of the…
Walk in, unburden yourself and walk out relieved
The entrance is innocuous though located in the very heart of posh Cinnamon Gardens, down Horton Place, Colombo 7. Four rooms accessed through this humble entry-point are airy…
John Hurt’s reel life in Lanka
The death of Sir John Vincent Hurt, CBE, on January 25, caused an outpouring of grief and commendation for this British actor who was nominated twice for Academy…
Magazine
Striding out from the ramp
Every year for the past 14 years, newspapers have splashed the highlights of Colombo Fashion Week (CFW). Entry by invitation only, means that for many…
Coming out of the shadows; art redefined
Acting workshop for theatre lovers
Raising voices for a cause
Harry Styles scores first No. 1 as a solo artist
Return of the Furious
MAF’s 23rd AGM
Play in aid of ‘Gnanartha Pradeepaya Writers Forum’
‘Party’ at Nattandiya
Prasanna Vithanage honoured in Assam
Ulagalla wins ‘Best Boutique Hotel’
‘Insight Resort’ The taste of Southern comfort
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Serendipity: A photographic journey through Sri Lanka
A photography exhibition organised by the Permanent Mission of Sri was held at the United Nations…
Oil anointing ceremony at historic Natha Devalaya
Meet up with Cinnamon Colomboscope organisers
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Acting workshop for theatre lovers
This April and May, Biman Kasun Wimalaratne is offering theatre enthusiasts and curious learners a chance…
Raising voices for a cause
Harry Styles scores first No. 1 as a solo artist
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Return of the Furious
The latest or the 8th of the ‘Fast & Furious’ series, ‘The Fate of the Furious’,…
MAF’s 23rd AGM
Play in aid of ‘Gnanartha Pradeepaya Writers Forum’
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The fortress in Kalutara comes under the Dutch
This article is part of a continuing series on Sri Lankan history In 1652 AD, the…