The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

Local council polls also may be put off till March or later

Election Commission chief says he is helpless till Gazette notification is issued Musthapha says Nuwara Eliya…

Delay in inter-monsoonal downpour prolongs agony of drought-hit farmers

The chaotic weather pattern over Sri Lanka continues to wreak havoc — with the South West…

Buyers advised not to fall for builders’ tall stories

Without examining building plans and development permits, or even titles and deeds at least, potential apartment…

Norochcholai coal dust nightmare: Relief may be in sight for victims

Clouds of coal dust continue to choke the lives of helpless people living with an environmental…

Unfit for human consumption

With vegetable prices at premium, some have begun to retrieve veggies from garbage trucks which are…

Agreement on Indo-Lanka joint Research in Science & Technology

Research parties of Sri Lanka, signed an agreement recently to conduct joint Researches with India, under…

Admission of Sri Lankan students for medical education – time to review

In this article we discuss aspects of selection of students to medical schools and basic qualifications…

Gateway makes its mark in Rowing

Gateway College has come of age in rowing, a sport that was introduced in the school…

Revisiting the Boonwaat case, 50 years on

Did he get away with ‘blue’ murder? Was the ‘perfect’ murder carried out on Sri Lankan…

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News

China’s loan delayed: Central Expressway at roadblock

By Damith Wickremasekara

Govt. officials hope to meet China's envoy to expedite matters

A continuing delay by China’s Exim Bank to extend a loan of US$ 1.1 billion (Rs 158 billion) to Sri Lanka has put on hold…

New controversy over dredging of sand for Colombo Port City

The Coast Conservation Department (CCD) has called for a detailed…

War-hit north and east trapped in poverty and debts

Bond Commission: AG names PM among witnesses

Billions lost by unabated official mismanagement of public finances

Don’t protect corrupt politicians and sing their praises, President Sirisena tells journalists

SLBFE still holds on to Rs. 3.2 billion in unpaid Kuwait war compensation

IUU fishing by TN fishermen: Burden of stopping it thrust on Lanka

JR’s grandson enters politics through the SLFP; opposes new Constitution

Opponents of new constitution should visit NE, says President

17-year-old rider dies, 14-year-old driver arrested

New Forex Control Act regulations still not gazetted, says Controller

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Sports

Gung-ho Lankans freeze out top names

By Champika Fernando

Head Coach and Physio also de-plane

Sri Lanka Cricket has penalised national cricketers for, refusing to travel to Pakistan for the last T20 even as the team’s head coach and another…

Peterite Sachin bounces back into the lead

Sachin Silva of St. Peter’s College, who had the honour…

Gamlath bags a hat-trick of meet records

It was for MAS Silueta at MCA ground

Zahira Kalmunai in shocking win over Royal

St Sebastian’s dominate day one proceedings

Goal hat-tricks by Kavindu and Anthony

Kandy show their mettle over Singapore

Top seeded Gozal emerges Singles champion

Continued training for those who excel at games

Faltering Lankans looking for a consolation win

Abilash and Kapilraj steer St. John’s to a thrilling win

40 member athletics pool formed for Commonwealth and Asian Games

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Business Times

Lipton scales operations to remain on top

By Sunimalee Dias

Unilever-owned, Lipton is handing over its local operations – auctioning, evaluation and buying of its tea – to Finlays as part of ensuring cost efficiency.…

SL Government taps informal sector to widen tax base

In the face of dwindling revenue, low tax compliance and…

Special committee to probe SLT irregularities

SL’s new Forex Act in force on Nov.1

Most people do two jobs to survive:

Amidst protests,Veekesy India steps into Sri Lanka’s footwear industry

A.N.S.Kulasinghe memorial lecture by Thilan Wijesinghe

Coomaraswamy named CB Governor of the Year, South Asia

Ashok Leyland reports nearly 50% income rise for 1H

Placing retail market investors on a platform

New ‘Watch List’ for errant firms

NASDAQ has faith in SL story

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Sunday Times E-Paper

Editorial

LNG and the President’s visit to Qatar

The President leaves on a state visit to Qatar next Wednesday (Oct. 25), a country diplomatically isolated by its Arab neighbours over accusations that it is funding terrorism in the region. Arguably, the richest country in the world per-capita-wise, Qatar’s Emir is the only West Asian Head of State to…

Columns

Political Column
Local council polls also may be put off till March or later

Election Commission chief says he is helpless till Gazette notification is issued Musthapha says Nuwara Eliya district issue could be sorted out soon and Gazette issued in two…
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5th Column
Citizenry watch

My dear Citizen Silva, I thought I must write to you when I heard that you are initiating action in the courts of law against the postponement of…
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The Economic Analysis
Budget 2018: Achieving revenue enhanced fiscal deficit target critical

The overriding objective of the 2018 budget should be to achieve a reduced fiscal deficit, while enhancing revenue, increasing expenditure on social and economic infrastructure and reducing wasteful…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Singapore company gets huge coal contract

The Government has just approved a US$ 90 million deal to procure 2.5 million metric tonnes of coal for the troubled Chinese-built Lakvijaya power plant in Norochcholai. The…
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Focus on Rights
The perils of an ostrich-like approach to polls and governance

The eruption of a fresh controversy this week regarding correction of technical mistakes in the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe Government’s Local Government Elections Bill has again raised the bogey of postponement…
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Sunday Punch
Bond Commission sends question paper to the PM whilst AG demands oral test

For the last forty years, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been immersed in the murky waters of Lanka’s politics but each and every time he came up for…
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Thoughts from London
Will this palanaya ever thank the lord?

The recent House of Lords debate attracted more than customary media coverage in Sri Lanka. It is quite a long time since that has happened. One reason for…
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Lobby
The pot of gold at the end of Lankan Highways is real

The saying, “The former regime has forgotten why they were chased out and the present can’t remember why they were elected,” rings very true of Sri Lankan politics.…
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Revisiting the Boonwaat case, 50 years on

Did he get away with ‘blue’ murder? Was the ‘perfect’ murder carried out on Sri Lankan soil 50 years ago under the deep shroud of diplomatic immunity? It…

Letters to the Editor

Constitution- making: Don’t make it a question of you’re with us or against us There is much discussion these days on Constitution making. All and sundry have become experts…

Ladies get smart with interactive classroom boards

Imagine studying about life under the sea with a big screen in front of you depicting everything exactly as it would look. Or learning about the pyramids of…

Designs that flow from creative freedom

Enter the second floor of the Barefoot main office and you see women at their sewing machines. There is laughter and gossip as they produce vibrant fabric that…

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