Once thriving co-operative bodies in north fight for survival
By Namini Wijedasa in Jaffna Off the road from Jaffna to Karainagar, in the sleepy village…
Helitours does it again; passengers taken on uninsured aircraft
Helitours, the Sri Lanka Air Force’s (SLAF) commercial passenger service, transports paying customers—including foreign tourists—on an…
Sirisena gets tough, pro-JO organisers fired, cases against Rajapaksa family expedited
As parties prepare for local polls, possibly on January 20, President rules out any rapprochement with…
Peradeniya University preview for 1,500 CP A/L candidates
1,500 Science stream Students of the Central Province schools, aspiring to enter Universities, were given a…
Eranda and Kalpani win Mini Marathon in Matara
J.M. Eranda Madusanka of Uva President’s College and R.D. Kalpani of Matara Central College won the…
Elusive delicacy overflowing with goodness and flavour
Sweetsop also known as sugar-apple is an exotic tropical delicacy overflowing with a pleasant custardy flavour…
The Queen of Spices reigns over many health benefits
Cardamom, Enasal or Karadamungu in Sinhalese, ĒElakkay in Tamil is the third most expensive spice in…
Our World in Colour 2017
Our World in Colour 2017, Art Competition & Exhibition, jointly organized by Funday Times and Little…
Jumbo boost for tourism
Srilal Miththapala will deliver this month’s Wildlife and Nature Protection Society lecture on ‘The Wild Elephant:…
News
Teaching new election laws to future lawmakers
Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya playing the role of a school teacher yesterday explaining the complicated new mixed election process to representatives of political parties,…
Tax profiles on all above the age of 18
Comprehensive plan to double tax targets; bank transactions, purchases and…
Once thriving co-operative bodies in north fight for survival
Dispute over prisoners: TNA boycotts President’s functions in the north
CID explains how two Lankan-born businessmen allegedly defrauded US$ 1.1 m
Cervical cancer: HPV vaccine at national level
Helitours does it again; passengers taken on uninsured aircraft
Remove war crimes tag from Sri Lanka: Lord Naseby
Sunday Observer journalist passes away
Transparency, accountability guidelines in Govt. procurements to be gazetted this year
Parliament Select Committee to discuss accounts of 10 ministries before budget
High ranking naval officers, maritime experts emphasise importance of building trust
Indian company claims it secured railway tender, but SLR is yet to call for bids
The US cannot go it alone on Iran
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Lankan players still against the Lahore Twenty20
By Champika FernandoYet, the players will not force anyone to stay back
Lankan national cricketers have made a request to change the venue of the third and final T20I scheduled to be played in Lahore, Pakistan, citing…
Kavin Peiris of Lumbini steps up
As the second week’s results of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday…
We are trying to find the right formula – Pothas
Dhananjaya ‘ton’ — the only sparkle
Maris Stella and A. Rathnayake MMV lead on day four
Colombo FC and Air Force triumph
Cycling AGM on November 12
Bishops sound the board to emerge winners
Royal and Trinity adjudged joint winners
Two wins and a loss; marauding Muthuthanthri’s men impressed
Southern Motor Sports Club roars past twenty
130th Sri Lanka Amateur tees off amidst inclement conditions
New international test and ODI leagues agreed in principle by the ICC
FICA apprehensive of ICC changes
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Opinion Poll on Budget 2018
With the Government preparing to present the national budget for 2018 next month, a Research Consultancy Bureau-Business Times opinion poll was conducted this week seeking…
Micro finance blamed for rising indebtedness in North
Rising indebtedness in Sri Lanka’s former-war wrecked northern region has…
Sri Lanka to change current FDI policy
SriLankan doles out 1000 free tickets
State plans to increase productivity on tea estates
Footwear sector heats up on new Indian entry
Sweet innocence of youth
Giant pumpkins and fresh food in Polish street markets
Sri Lanka, second only to the US in global digital health advances
Kandy raises the bar with the Golden Crown
“SriLankan Airlines gets lifeline from Treasury”
SL to expand regional agreements to include services and investments
Two apartment builders blacklisted by major banks
CB seeks details of apartment sales from high rise builders
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Editorial
Special Rapporteurs: More problems than solutions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken great pains to explain why a UN Special Rapporteur with the imposing title ‘For the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence’ is in Sri Lanka these days. Appointed by the UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council), everyone is keen to…
Columns
- Political Column
Sirisena gets tough, pro-JO organisers fired, cases against Rajapaksa family expedited
As parties prepare for local polls, possibly on January 20, President rules out any rapprochement with rival faction UNP also finalises list for 335 local councils while Basil…
- 5th Column
Victory looms but doesn’t bloom
My dear Satellite, I haven’t written to you in a long time but I feel I must do so now, especially after hearing that you have been appointed…
- The Economic Analysis
An exponential deterioration in the accountability of public funds
Sri Lanka’s parliament celebrated 70 years of parliamentary democracy on October 3 with a ceremonial sitting. The speeches made by parties representing all shades of political persuasions had…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Mihin Lanka financially dying without flying
It’s the case of a state enterprise losing more money under closure than when it is operational. The Cabinet of Ministers decided only months earlier to shut down…
- Focus on Rights
Sri lanka’s ‘bread and circuses’ sideshow
Juvenal’s beautifully scornful castigation of the people being diverted by ‘bread and circuses’ (panem et circenses), has a specific application in the present day. That cynical tactic served…
- Sunday Punch
Will Lanka’s constitutional scapegoat face sacrificial slaughter on the people’s altar?
The JRJ constitution, passed with a five sixth majority in 1978, has been used, since the late 1990s, as a convenient scapegoat for politicians on both sides of…
- Thoughts from London
Broken pledges send diplomacy down the drain
Those who followed the intense campaigns ahead of the two elections in 2015 to oust Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government from power will probably recall the promises made with gay…
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Chest doc’s breathtaking canvas of life
It is rarely that when an oration in the name of an eminent personality is delivered that he would be seated right in front in the darkened hall.…
All set to ‘sing together and bring nations together’
Choral music has become a great tool in bringing people together,” Colombo Cultural Hub Trust Director of Programmes, Soundarie David Rodrigo declared at the second media briefing of…
From handmade recycled paper to beautiful crafts
The women stand by a small cement water tank. They work together, transferring thin layers of the watery pulp onto mesh squares. Occasionally, small, white kohomba flowers from…
Golden memories of the Master’s music on the silver screen
“Like Gandhi, Khemadasa believes that one must keep the doors and windows of one’s house open so that the winds from the four corners of the earth will…
Magazine
Lankan doc swaps white coat for white apron
Most Masterchef hopefuls walk into their audition nervous, hesitantly explaining what they have made, anxious about the judges’ reaction. Not Ray Silva. He walked in…
Back to her roots
Setting the stage for ‘Technique-Colour’
Framing faces and places through art
‘OKTOBER RAVE’ An Evening of Song and Dance
‘Ra Ahase Live in Concert’ with 2Forty2
“Dharmayuddhaya” reaches 100 days
Priyantha portrays power of father’s love
Aru Sri Art admired for ‘Ramayana’ performance in India
Blue Whale Resort In Kalpitiya to open in November
A Taste of Italy in a Slice : Specialty Pizzas from Echo
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Roots of change: Make migration work for rural development
Throughout history, one of the most effective strategies for people to look for a better future…
Achieving Vision 2025 will require investment in Sri Lanka’s greatest resource – its young
A roadmap to end cholera
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Back to her roots
Before Tharanga Goonetilleke was selected to be admitted to the Juilliard School, or earned praise from…
Setting the stage for ‘Technique-Colour’
Framing faces and places through art
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‘OKTOBER RAVE’ An Evening of Song and Dance
The Past Pupils’ Association of the ‘Convent of Our Lady of Victories’ Moratuwa is organising a…
‘Ra Ahase Live in Concert’ with 2Forty2
“Dharmayuddhaya” reaches 100 days
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Our World in Colour 2017
Our World in Colour 2017, Art Competition & Exhibition, jointly organized by Funday Times and Little…