Heart operations may be suspended from Friday; NHSL theatres contaminated or under repairs
All heart operations, except emergency cases, at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL) are likely…
Axe falls on historic banyan tree at President’s House
Most Sri Lankans are unaware of the disappearance of the banyan tree, which was a historic…
Central Expressway will worsen Kandy congestion, warn transport experts
The proposed Central Expressway will escalate congestion in and around Kandy and worsen gridlock in the…
Government’s Balance Sheet
A balance sheet of any organisation such as a firm or even a family shows either…
Experts scrutinise Lanka’s disaster preparedness
With world scientists warning of more and bigger earthquakes next year in South Asia and elsewhere…
Fresh controversy over NOC’s Athletes Commission
A large section of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) are urging the association’s…
And now a snake in the house
Most of us have heard of that English idiom “snake in the grass”. You don’t have…
Hooked on bats
A painting and a sketch encapsulate it all. The 1850 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau of ‘Dante…
‘Vishaka Situ Devi’: Passionate production comes under a cloud
Vishaka Situ Devi’, a leading female figure in Buddhism, has over the centuries been the subject…
News
Despite hurdles Election Commission goes ahead for polls
Amid controversy and confusion over local council polls, the Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya announced that nominations for polls to 93 councils would be announced…
Election Chief announces polls to 93 local councils
The Election Commission will go ahead with the polls for…
RTI Commission orders search for ‘missing’ Ashraff Commission report
CID chief rings alarm; top officers’ phones monitored by IGP
Perpetual Treasuries profits slump after suspension
Police dogs sent on retirement, new Dutch dogs coming soon
Heart operations may be suspended from Friday; NHSL theatres contaminated or under repairs
Buildings vacated in Galle Fort will be put to ‘adaptive reuse’, says Education Ministry
Net widens for assets declaration, amendments to law under way
First-ever Human Heart Valve and Tissue Bank opened at LRH
Tough new law on motor vehicle revenue licence
President to visit Korea: Economic cooperation and employment key on agenda
Veggie prices set to stay high until January
The China factor in Kenya and Zimbabwe
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Pujara, Vijay pummel brittle Sri Lankan attack for tons
NAGPUR, India, Nov 25, 2017 (AFP) – Opener Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara hit sublime centuries to put India in command of the second Test…
Dellon continues to impress
By the end of the eighth week count of the…
Hameed records stunning win over Bharatha
Bandara hat-trick dumps the Red Shirt resolve
Sailors stay on course
Kandy has it easy at Nittawela
Test discard Kaushal Silva shows ‘em how
FFSL hit by acute referee shortage
Walkers -Whittals in convincing win
MAS sweeps the board
Fresh controversy over NOC’s Athletes Commission
Oscar Pistorius: The ‘broke and broken’ Olympian
Comm. Leasing Bowl champs
CH&FC Andriesz Shield Champs; Malay Ladies secure President’s Trophy
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Hotels get busy
Pic by Sameera Weerasekera A simple pineapple vendor walks past the sign outside the Shangri-La hotel in Colombo. Like the Taj hotel, Shangri-La is…
Opposition mounts against Indian footwear entry
Pressure is mounting against the entry of an Indian footwear…
Govt. takes tourism by the horns
Bankers write to the Treasury
Telcos to absorb telecom tower levy
3 ailing finance companies to be liquidated
Kalabala…kalabala…kalabala
Government’s Balance Sheet
Brush manufacturer BPPL faced tough six months
Millennium Housing records Rs.169 mln profit
Interest among Lankan students to study medicine abroad
Sri Lanka gets Harvard assistance to promote foreign investments
Brandix in JV to produce synthetic fabric and webbing at new factory
Hyperinflation affects economic growth
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Editorial
Parliament’s honour at stake
The Commission of Inquiry on the Central Bank Bond scam concluded its public hearings earlier this week and as they say in legal circles, it unearthed some exhilarating evidence ‘beyond a shadow of doubt’. It will now be the onerous duty of the Commission to distil that evidence and pronounce…
Columns
- Political Commentary
SLFP, ‘JO’ talks intensify; Sirisena asked to sever links with UNP
Both factions appoint teams to negotiate moves to jointly contest local polls, but Rajapaksa places tough conditions Senasinghe’s media conference remarks pushes President to ‘JO’ corner, insists on…
- 5th Column
Slipping out
My dear Robert Mugabe, I thought I must write to you when I heard that you had resigned as President of Zimbabwe after thirty seven years in power.…
- The Economic Analysis
Difficulties, constraints, opposition and obstacles to implementing Budget
Despite the overwhelming two thirds majority that the budget received in parliament, its implementation is not likely to be smooth. Achieving the budget’s fiscal outcomes, as well as…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Axe falls on historic banyan tree at President’s House
Most Sri Lankans are unaware of the disappearance of the banyan tree, which was a historic landmark at the Janadipathi Mandiraya or the former Queen’s House in Fort.…
- Focus on Rights
On misplaced ecstasy and the loss of the ‘Yahapalanaya’ moment
The misplaced ecstasy of those who greeted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s appearance before the Commission of Inquiry into the Treasury Bond Issuance early this week with cries of…
- Sunday Punch
Phone storm rages as Rajitha gets on line to defend COPE members right to call Arjun
‘I have every right to phone any one I like’, says Sujeewa ‘I need tell none my meeting with Aloysius, says Dayasiri If UNP’s Sujeewa Senasinghe and SLFP’s…
- Thoughts from London
And now a snake in the house
Most of us have heard of that English idiom “snake in the grass”. You don’t have to go back to 37 BC and be a reader of the…
- Lobby
No-faith motions,Parliamentary privileges overshadow debate
The Committee Stage debate on the Appropriation Bill is turning out to be more eventful than expected, not because of the subjects under debate but, because of the…
Plus
In search of Bawa the thinker, the reader
The golden afternoon seeps across the black and white tiles, lighting up the corridor of the Galle Face Hotel. It settles on a woman, standing by a door.…
Letters to the Editor
It is high time that farmers rise against organised racket As pointed out by Akash Widanapathirana in the article titled ‘Prices rise–farmers and consumers suffer in middleman’s tyranny’…
Let’s play a game to detect hearing impairment
It was of an evening nearly 10 years ago in their home in Birmingham, England, that he saw his 14-year-old daughter, Apsara, engrossed in a Pac-Man game with…
Yes, there’s history and culture too in Macau, not just gambling
It was the first European trading post on the Chinese mainland – established by the Portuguese, who then controlled it as one of their overseas colonies from the…
Magazine
Selyn:Going beyond style
It was a show with a difference: Instead of the typical model, the ramp saw women of achievement, from entrepreneurs to activists, to lawyers and…
Capturing winning ‘lines’ and ‘motion’
Real feelings shared on film
Craft-Holic exhibition in December for crafting enthusiasts
Colombo YMCA annual Christmas Carol Service
Getting into character
Enjoying every minute
Geek Club of Sri Lanka remembers Arthur C. Clarke
In a league of their own
Katy Perry barred from entering China
An evening of ‘Timeless Classics’
Sing along with ‘Spirit’
Let the love flow by Bellamy Brothers
‘Post-war Cinema’ on discussion
Iran’s humane cinema in town
Cinematic analysis on the scholarship exam
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Experts scrutinise Lanka’s disaster preparedness
With world scientists warning of more and bigger earthquakes next year in South Asia and elsewhere…
Deadly earthquakes could hit a billion people next year because of Earth’s slowing rotation
A.M.A. Azeez’s agricultural revolution in the east
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Real feelings shared on film
Mental Illness comes with a stigma that is often misun and those who suffer are shunned.…
Craft-Holic exhibition in December for crafting enthusiasts
Colombo YMCA annual Christmas Carol Service
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An evening of ‘Timeless Classics’
‘Timeless Classics’ by Shehara Liyanage and Soundarie David Rodrigo and organised by the Rotary Club of…
Sing along with ‘Spirit’
Let the love flow by Bellamy Brothers
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Guiding Light
Around 55 Little Friends enjoyed a fun-filled, three day pack holiday at the Kurunegala Lyceum Adventure…