Monitoring social media necessary to check hate speech: PM
Some form of patrolling of social media is necessary to prevent the spread of hate speech…
White rice turns to red
A trader who used dye to change the colour of Kekulu and Samba was fined Rs…
How public spirited residents stopped the rape of Muthurajawela Sanctuary
The Presidential Investigation Unit (PIU) has launched an inquiry into alleged collusion among government officials regarding…
Police ask why BMW in canal crash had garage plates
The luxury BMW vehicle’s owner cum driver who was arrested 48 hours after he hit two…
Rosy to prioritise development of Colombo’s underserved areas
With one third of the city’s population still living in underserved settlements, the new administration of…
Matara Rahula and St Mary’s Matara Walk
The Matara Rahula Walk and the St Mary’s Matara Walk took place last week. Both events…
Letters to the Editor
Veggies rot and livelihoods are lost while Govt. has other priorities The front page picture of…
Taking Indian fashion to the world away from the cliche
Rich glittery bridals and vibrant Indian embroidery against Western silhouettes are Tarun Tahiliani’s trademark. A force…
CFW on a musical note at Sooriya Village
Under a dome, with the trees lit up all around, musicians Julius Mitchell, Naomi Wijemanne and…
A walk to remember
“I wanted to do the walk for two reasons. Mainly to spread awareness about mental well-being…
Hellen Storrow Pop-Up Seminar
The international branch of Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association together with the Provincial Department of Education,…
News
Happy birthday Ranil
Amidst the continuing political crisis and the proposed no-confidence motion against him, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday celebrated his 69th birthday, with cheers, wishes and…
LIOC raises fuel prices, but CPC defers decision
Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) increased petrol and diesel prices…
CID finds children promoting ethnic and religious hatred
Governors to switch provinces; North to get its first Tamil governor
Cabinet divided over Glyphosate ban
CBK demands suspension of multimillion dollar Chinese water project
Preference to vanquished over victors, post LG polls
Man (56) dies from 30-ft fall from roof
IP dies following attack by armed gang
Monitoring social media necessary to check hate speech: PM
Floating storage regasification unit: Expert says Sri Lanka must call for open tender
Govt Analyst report on 2 deaths by suspected poisoning
White rice turns to red
‘Work to Rule’ in two weeks if Govt. apathy persists: CEBEU
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Cricket AGM on May 20
By Champika FernandoThilanga likely to throw in his hat for a second term
The elective Annual General Meeting of the country’s richest sports body Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is fixed for May 20, six months after its two-year…
Time is tight but, Dellon holds on to the lead
The penultimate week’s results of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times…
Vidanage aiming for at least four golds in weightlifting
Daniel duo form a deadly combination
Green Machine fights hard to beat Zahira
4th Battle of the Blues and Greens ends in stalemate
Pavan, Pawantha steer Mahanama to victory
Lanka’s cricket lasses lose again
Thomians gain advantage with Sachira’s five-for
Sabith Feroze’s unstoppable band annihilate Thomian grit
Thangaraja annexes Chittagong Open
Three cueists with two wins each on day one
Pin Fernando Grand Prix
Mendis brothers complete job for Richmond
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Changing of the guard at Bernards
Bernard and Gayani (left), children of Janaka Botejue, Managing Director Bernard Botejue Industries, have infused new life into the company which marks 70 years next…
TRC allows release of Hutch’s 4G equipment
After some three months delay, Hutchison Telecommunications in Colombo is…
Tax on interest income from 2017 budget
SriLankan Airlines’ new board
IBSL’s Ms. Sugathadasa steps down
Political bourgeoisie kill Ceylon Tea
Seeing red in blue-green Lanka
Netherlands farmers and Sri Lankan doctors
Swadeshi awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification
Idea Group’s i-Roof product secures export markets
Bankers in limbo on debt repayment levy
Economic elephant now in Sri Lanka’s room: CB Governor
Unimo’s Bezza “Most Affordable Sedan” in Sri Lanka
New National Transport policy aims to improve public transport
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Editorial
Confusion, chaos within National Disunity Govt.
The labour pains are over; the proposed no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has finally been delivered. A few Government ministers and loads of Joint Opposition (JO) MPs had been straining every sinew to collect sufficient signatures to file the motion. On Wednesday, some of them trooped into the…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Numbers game intensifies as no-confidence motion is presented
Obathumaatath mekeng sweep ekak vedenna puluwang or you also can win a sweep ticket through this, remarked ‘Joint Opposition’ parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa as Dinesh Gunawardena handed a copy…
- 5th Column
Slightly older
My dear Green Man, I didn’t think I will be writing to you again so soon but now I am because Mahinda maama’s chaps have submitted a motion…
- The Economic Analysis
Silver linings in the economy: Increased agricultural and industrial production and export growth
Despite the recent gloom cast by the communal violence that threatened several key sectors of the economy, there are some bright spots emerging in the economy. Improved paddy…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
For the first time, Buddhist prelate in state delegation
Sri Lanka’s foreign policy initiatives have gone one notch higher with the inclusion of a member of the Buddhist clergy in a delegation for top level talks between…
- Focus on Rights
Picking out the racist beam in our own eyes
There is a cheery though dangerously complacent view articulated by senior Muslim politicians, (andechoed by others),that the recent communal violence in Ampara and Kandy was perpetrated through organised…
- Sunday Punch
The ominous cracker lit behind Joint Opposition’s ‘puswedilla’
Elated, no doubt, by winning the popular vote at last month’s local government polls, the joint opposition’s new move this month was to take its battle to the…
- Thoughts from London
So does anybody tell the president
These last couple of weeks in Sri Lanka have been exciting, comic and sad. Mob rule in the guise of ethno-religious differences and confrontation has brought shame and…
- Lobby
It’s anybody’s guess yet facts speak for themselves
These are trying times for Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. While there are growing calls for meaningful reforms within the United National Party (UNP), which he has led since…
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Prowling in tea country to save the leopard
Stunning, sleek and spectacular, yet powerful and graceful, are these tawny and spotted creatures as they stride along the mountain ridges, masters of all they…
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
A special bond with SOS Sri Lanka
Taking Indian fashion to the world away from the cliche
HSBC CFW: Femininity rules on day 1
CFW on a musical note at Sooriya Village
Old Laksala turns gallery
British Council takes another step in English education in SL
Rotary Club of Colombo provides clean water to battle CKDu
Mothers of autistic children join hands to create awareness
National Trust AGM
Women’s Buddhist Congress Avurudu Pola
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Art amidst dust and rubble
For the fifth year running HSBC Colombo Fashion Week brought together art and fashion. This year’s Art Connect, took place on March 19 and 20…
Reaching for his ideal in fashion
A journey of music and camaraderie
A walk to remember
At Traffic Lights
Preserving musical traditions
Rotaract marks World Down Syndrome Day
Telling their stories
Fifth Harmony to take a break
The Russian Prima Ballerina
LA BAMBAS LAUNCH IN LATIN STYLE
Hichki, a Hollywood story in Hindi
A play discussing the role of media in society
Sivamohan with many roles wins awards in cinema
Son’s mission to preserve father’s legacy
Artistes airs their views in ‘Sundara Sandawe’
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75th anniversary of Peradeniya University: Reminiscences of pioneering days
October 6, 2017 marked the Seventy-fifth anniversary Diamond Jubilee of the University of Peradeniya. Although the…
Dilemmas of our foreign service in achieving national consensus on foreign policy
Pakistan community in Sri Lanka celebrates 78th National Day
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A journey of music and camaraderie
If you got the chance to catch them at the Asia Pacific Choir Games last year,…
A walk to remember
At Traffic Lights
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The Russian Prima Ballerina
Anna Pavlova, a name that prompts the evolution of Russian Classical ballet with her artistic techniques,…
LA BAMBAS LAUNCH IN LATIN STYLE
Hichki, a Hollywood story in Hindi
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Hellen Storrow Pop-Up Seminar
The international branch of Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association together with the Provincial Department of Education,…