SLFP-UNP marriage of convenience heading for separation
President, PM outline different missions instead of common vision: Decision of renewal of MoU before December…
Champika gets down to ‘dirt’ business
About 600 Metric Tonnes (MT) out of 700MT of garbage collected in Colombo on a daily…
Uma Oya tragedy is all because of a bad EIA, activists charge
The controversial Uma Oya project was started on an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report that was…
“Gilwell Re-union” in Batticaloa by Sri Lanka Scout Association
A national level “Gilwell Re-union” organised by the Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) was held in…
STC wins Regatta overcoming Royal
The S. Thomas’ College sailing team won the 4th annual Royal-Thomian Sailing Regatta held at the…
The queen of fruits that melts in the mouth
Mangosteens are in season! You see them heaped high in make-shift stalls in various places in…
Ginger – the natural wonder
The knobbly many fingered rhizome of ginger is considered a natural wonder as it has numerous…
The magic or realism: It’s yours to pick
Who doesn’t know Cinderella – the fairytale about the girl ill-treated by her stepmother and stepsisters…
Letters to the Editor
Stop high rise buildings coming up in residential areas The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has demarcated…
News
Battle against dengue, garbage on military footing
By Anthony DavidTwo key ministers propose armed services be called in; Permission sought to break into locked private premises
Two ministers want to place the Government’s battle against raging dengue and piling garbage on a military footing in the City of Colombo. They want…
Emergency import of 500,000 tons of rice
The Government is to make an emergency import of 500,000…
Lanka doctor among 14 indicted in largest ever US medicare fraud
Vidya rape and murder: Senior DIG arrested
Govt. to go ahead with terrorism bill: Rajapakshe
CCEM holds US$ 250m project for two 75-storey towers at Horton Place
Bribery Com. complaint against fired NCPA official
Germans eligible to vote please register: Embassy in SL
Prominent Educationist passes away
World Bank project to preserve Kandy Post Office building
Travel advisories on dengue: Foreign Ministry help sought to advise tourists
PC Election Act to be amended: 30 percent of candidates must be female
Parliament’s right to impose taxes subjected to Public Trust doctrine: President’s Counsel
Petroleum Ministry, LIOC to discuss use of oil tanks
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Would the Lankans have to rue their batting indiscretions
By Champika FernandoAs stumps were drawn at Kettarama on day two of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe, Sri Lankan batsmen may rue their failure to convert starts…
Army cueists dominate proceedings
Army cueists dominated proceedings at the Otter AC Open Snooker…
Aabid overhauls Sasindu and closes up on Lee
Sriyani Kulawansa is President of Sri Lanka Olympians
Javelin thrower Dinesh Priyantha Herath bags Silver
Sri Lanka lose to Singapore and Malaysia convincingly at WYNC
Kithushan, Sudarmathy emerge champs
Gladiators wallop Eagles in Super Sevens on first day
Himasha Liyanage’s 75 not out stands out
Skipper Sammani powers Sri Sumangala to title
Ibbagamuwa Model School in second round
STC Matale and Nalanda joint champs
Now Sanga takes on Arjuna Ranatunga
Four Lankans stands a chance for World Athletic Championships
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After a hard day’s work
A park worker relaxes watching two ducks at play at the end of a day’s work at the Weli Park at Nugegoda. A small group…
US$6 mln for tourism global promo push
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry’s long overdue global promotion campaign will…
Credit cards: “Boon or bane?”
Speculation over national carrier chairman quitting
New Beira Lake project in the offing
CB to liquidate six ‘bad’ finance cos.
Spilling the beans, mistress and all!
Planters, estate staff and workers ignored in 150th year Ceylon Tea festivities
Double whammy on Lankan economy from floods, drought
BOC’s new “apply online’ facility launched
Sri Lanka’s robust growth potential challenged by high debt burden, Moody’s says
Freemasons celebrate 300 years
Tourists on stilts
SriLankan zeroes in on “commis” to agents
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Editorial
Changing pillows for FDI headache won’t do
The sudden resignation of the Board of Directors of the Board of Investment (BOI) this week was not so sudden in a sense; it was a long time coming. Friction within the country’s ‘One stop shop’ for Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and the Minister in charge had dogged the Government’s…
Columns
- Political Column
SLFP-UNP marriage of convenience heading for separation
President, PM outline different missions instead of common vision: Decision of renewal of MoU before December 31 Sirisena tells party loyalists to be patient and confident, says that…
- 5th Column
Adieu
My dear Angie, I thought I must write to you because everyone is talking about you these days, especially after your team lost to Zimbabwe and you resigned…
- The Economic Analysis
Export growth must escalate for higher economic growth in 2017
There is widespread disappointment with the country’s economic performance. Economic growth declined since 2015 and grew by only 3.8 percent in the first quarter of this year. The…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Rajapaksa’s UN visit: Ex-Lankan diplomat faces FCID probe
A onetime top official of the Sri Lanka Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York is to be questioned by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID)…
- Focus on Rights
A chronically chaotic government and its far worse foes
When disreputable elements engage in fear-mongering, one can only react with disdain. That said, this is a time where the line between the reputable and the disreputable runs…
- Sunday Punch
Cold feet as Sirisena’s hot seat starts to heat, rattle and rumble
Well, as they say, better late than never. Especially when one realises that one’s 5 year tenure on the nation’s throne has reached the half way mark, giving…
- Thoughts from London
Pants for pay: Running cricket Sri Lanka style
Hardly a day passes without more proof being added to that much touted advertising blurb which has misled thousands of tourists over the years. True, Sri Lanka is…
Plus
A new heart begins to beat
Overjoyed is H.A. Wijaya Kumarasiri from a village in Anuradhapura. His Sudu, with her new heart beating strongly within, had opened her eyes and given him a smile…
Capturing day-to-day scenes
The exhibition ‘Yet another exhibition of photography by Lal Hegoda’ which opened at the Harold Pieris Gallery in the Lionel Wendt Art Centre on June 22 was…
Pulimood Oration: Remembering a special legacy that still lives on
The annual Susan George Pulimood Memorial Oration of Visakha Vidyalaya, this year will be held on Sunday, July 23, at 5.15 p.m. in the Jeremias Dias Hall of…
The magic or realism: It’s yours to pick
Who doesn’t know Cinderella – the fairytale about the girl ill-treated by her stepmother and stepsisters who yearns to go to the ball and is magically transformed by…
Magazine
Dashing diversity
It was an interesting and diverse evening of fashion from around the globe showcased through the Lanka Institute of Fashion Technology’s International Graduate Fashion Spectacle…
Amuna Ayurveda Retreat: Eco-Ayurvedic treatment Resort
A loveable take on a Shakespeare classic
Iggy Azalea takes to social media against her record label
Acting workshops this July for young theatre enthusiasts
‘Kaffirinya Carnival’
‘Esala Tharupaana’ to promote quality Lankan music
‘Pyramids’ to rock the scene
A play on people who yearn for social change through TV
Remake of Malayalam movie in cinema
‘Banku Weeraya’ back in the town
Return of most popular Marvel’s Crown Jewel
‘Vimansa’ weaves a romantic comedy on TV
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Is Sri Lanka an Indian city?
Pre-independence, an influential view was that Sri Lanka was too small to stand by itself as…
Labouring the obvious: Solving worker shortage
China says Nobel laureate cremated and wife is ‘free’
More Sunday Times 2 >>Mirror
A loveable take on a Shakespeare classic
The Combined Theatre Company’s latest production, ‘Taming of The Shrew’ — a Shakespearean classic, comes packed…
Iggy Azalea takes to social media against her record label
Acting workshops this July for young theatre enthusiasts
More Mirror >>TV Times
Amuna Ayurveda Retreat: Eco-Ayurvedic treatment Resort
Ayurveda is a holistic healing science where Ayu means ‘Life’ and Veda means ‘Science’ which translates…
‘Kaffirinya Carnival’
‘Esala Tharupaana’ to promote quality Lankan music
More TV Times >>Funday Times
A fleet of ships destroyed
This article is part of a continuing series on Sri Lankan history The Portuguese fleet that…