Plastic polluter: Sri Lanka victim of misinformation by World Bank
Widely published information that Sri Lanka is the fifth largest polluter of seas is based on…
Hell in the hills: Uma Oya crisis worsens with each passing day
Public anger and an air of despair greeted Fisheries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera last Monday when he…
Mahamaya Kandy and St. Joseph’s Colombo overall champs
Mahamaya Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy with 518 points and St. Joseph’s College, Colombo with 560 points emerged…
Don’t let that mossie get you
Try and avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes – this is the urgent emergency measure that a…
Mel’s murder most foul solved, sealed and sentenced
A mix of good police work and a sharp prosecution strategy led to the successful conviction…
An earthy splash: Swim Week Colombo
Dazzling the ramp “Swim Week Colombo” launched the first eco-ethical fashion week to be held in…
Combined Theatre Company presents ‘Taming of the Shrew’
Following their reawakening last year (2016), with their production ‘Playing Doctor’, the Combined Theatre Company is…
‘Sports for Unity’ held in Poonakary
Appe Lanka recently held their second event “Sports for Unity” in Poonakary last month. A statement…
‘Yashodhara’
Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne has returned to filmmaking directing his 22nd film ‘Bimbhadevi’ alias ‘Yashodhara’, the story…
News
International expert joins battle against dengue
With the dengue epidemic still raging and hospitals overflowing with patients, a World Health Organisation expert has come to Sri Lanka to help in the…
Multimillion dollar Airbus dispute: Govt. seeks solution
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM) has been asked…
SriLankan director quits in disgust after ‘humiliating’ meeting
Greater Kandy: Eight ministers on board
TNA delegation to meet Mahanayakes
Bottom trawling: Lanka rejects TN chief minster’s protest
Fines of more than Rs. 200,000 for serious traffic offences
Lanka’s first ever heart transplant: Eight hours of marathon surgery
Dumping garbage on Muthurajawela wetlands adversely impacts environment
Private hospitals ignore Govt. appeal to reduce blood test charges
GMOA to decide on strike at Thursday’s ex-co meeting
New tax bill: Unions threaten indefinite strike
Accountant challenges constitutionality of new tax bill
Tampering with witness a criminal offence- CoI orders legal action
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Rain, Duckworth and a bitter pill for Lankans
Champika Fernando reporting from SooriyawewaNew record: Lankan openers share back-to-back century stand
Skipper Angelo Mathews and his men will have to blame themselves after Zimbabwe escaped with a four-wicket win on Duckworth and Lewis system in their…
Lasith is the Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer 2017
A journey that overcame many an obstacle comes to a…
Sri Lanka to tour India later this year
Sri Lankan Athletes continue to struggle
Coaches are ruining Athletics in the country – Palitha Fernando
Trinity surge to the top with three wins
Nadeesha dazzles, bags first medal
Walala Central Boys, Girls reign supreme as undisputed champs
Aabid Cader moves into third slot
Akila and Avanthi best athletes at Matara District DS meet
TTSC’s Pool and Futsal 5-a-side Football in July
Thilanga and Kumar agree that player managers should be regulated
NSSF gets four years to fulfil target
Sepaktakraw achieves set targets for 2017
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New brand:Ceylon Tea in a mug!
Officials and ministers toasting tea in a mug instead of the ubiquitous cup at the global tea party celebrations in Colombo on Thursday. Pic by…
Converting municipal waste to green energy
An Australian-based Sri Lankan entrepreneur has proposed a novel solution…
Govt.to use FTZ to dump garbage?
Decision on SriLankan Airlines by end-July
Perpetual suspension won’t affect market
Government throws cold water on Dhammika Perera’s Queensbury project
Comment – Credit cards: The slow killer
Feature – Norochcholai power plant has already paid back its investment
CIM empowers Sri Lankan marketers to take on the digital transformation
Electronic device ban fully lifted on flights from Abu Dhabi to the US
UDA gets tough with building approvals
English Tea Shop acquires Joe’s Tea Company
An airline is the best marketing arm
HSBC marks 125 years of banking in Sri Lanka
More Business TimesSunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
GMOA bows to saner counsel
Senior officers of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) like to feel they are a cut above the rest, so to say; that due to the marks they received at the A-Level exam and because they heal the sick, they are entitled to be treated preferentially by governments and society.…
Columns
- Political Column
President claims UNP delaying major probes to save Rajapaksas
Cabinet meeting bombshell exposes widening crack in National Unity Government; SLFP and UNP at crossroads amid reports of PC polls this year Sirisena wants to bring the Rajapaksas…
- 5th Column
Over to you?
My dear Maithri, I thought I must write to you even though I know you are a very busy person, what with all this business of running the…
- The Economic Analysis
Balance of payments: Fundamental weaknesses and weakening strengths
Massive trade deficits have been the fundamental weakness in the balance of payments and the underlying reason for balance of payments crises. Large remittances from abroad and significant…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Champika handling hi-tech projects to deal with garbage
The Government is to make a call for Request for Proposals (RFP) for “design, build and finance” a waste disposal project to deal with garbage. Colombo-based diplomatic missions…
- Focus on Rights
The president vs his (impossible) ministers
An ongoing war of words between President Maithripala Sirisena and prominent Ministers in the United National Party (UNP) sums up in a nutshell what’s wrong with the seeming…
- Sunday Punch
Govt in quandary as Mahanayakes demand Presidency must stay put
It was the Venerable Sobitha Thera’s battle cry for real change; and the joint opposition candidate Sirisena’s spring board to power to gain the presidency and then turn…
- Thoughts from London
Playing pandu with man and beast
This is no laughing matter. When some copy writer with hilarity aforethought labelled Sri Lanka the “Wonder of Asia” about a decade or so ago, there were outbursts…
- Lobby
The art of coarse Yahapalanaya or, how not to govern
This is a Govt that does not speak in one voice. Be it on Constitutional reforms, the SAITM/GMOA muddle, investigations into corruption or human rights, contradictory views that…
Plus
Changing face of Buddhist art
Call it a serendipitous finding, but there is no better way to describe a random visit to an art museum in Kansas City in the US Midwestern state…
Senel and Rakitha among young leaders from the Commonwealth
Two young Sri Lankans, Senel Wanniarachchi (right) and Rakitha Malewana (left) received medals from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at a ceremony held in Buckingham Palace and were recognized as…
Now showing: Nihalsingha’s Welikathara in digital format
The first Sinhala film in cinemascope directed by D.B. Nihalsingha- ‘Welikathara’ –which created a sensation when it was screened 46 years ago, in 1971, is now being shown…
Building to blend
Nestled on the slope of a valley, the terraced building that houses the spa at the Santani resort, seems to almost disappear into the terrain. One can be…
Magazine
‘It’s now or never’
What makes a good song stand out from the rest, is that one can listen to it, get lost in the melody and perhaps relate…
Korean Pop World Festival rocks Bishop’s College
A reel from the past: Pawuru Walalu at Sooriya Village
Combined Theatre Company presents ‘Taming of the Shrew’
Platform for young creative graduates
Here’s looking at Mannar
‘Despacito’ emerges as UK’s No: 1
‘Sports for Unity’ held in Poonakary
Shows to watch out for this month
‘Tribute to Clarence’ in Melbourne
Acoustic Sundays with Rav David
‘Yashodhara’
Prof. Sarathchandra’s Theatre Festival
Raigam recognizes talents in television
‘Despicable Me’ back
Poolside Barbecue at Hilton Residences
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A G20 refugee agenda
DHAKA – Every day, an average of some 34,000 people are forced to flee natural or…
Int’l healthcare exhibition, and medical symposium like no other
Pera Uni 57 batch holds 60th anniversary get-together today
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Combined Theatre Company presents ‘Taming of the Shrew’
Following their reawakening last year (2016), with their production ‘Playing Doctor’, the Combined Theatre Company is…
Platform for young creative graduates
Here’s looking at Mannar
More Mirror >>TV Times
‘Tribute to Clarence’ in Melbourne
‘Tribute to Clarence’, a tribute concert featuring Lankika Perera of the Golden Chimes will be held…
