Unperturbed Ranil rises above the din
In the hallowed precincts of a near 200- year old colonial institution Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe…
Mahinda gets mandate from SLPP and JO for talks on Caretaker Govt.
Former President cautious about further dialogue with Sirisena, while President finds himself in a dilemma Conciliatory…
Former MP Duminda Silva and 3 others guilty as charged, rules Apex Court
In a detailed decision of fifty one pages, comprehensively dealing with relevant law and facts, a…
Loco motives behind train fare hike
Commuters vented their anger at the latest rail price hike but railway officials insisted they were…
‘Rescue’ of wild cat babies backfires
Two wild cat cubs were found in a tree cavity several days ago by workers at…
Urban flooding
Urban flooding has become a biannual occurrence in Sri Lanka occurring with the advent of the…
Open exit, but no entry
As I was waiting for my flight at the Colombo Airport, I saw someone approaching me…
Kandy wins Inter-Sussex Badminton Tournament Trophy 2018
Sussex College Kandy won the Inter-Sussex Badminton Tournament and brought the trophy back home for the…
Deeds speak louder than words
While many children were being feted for obtaining high marks at the Grade 5 Scholarship exams,…
Climate change: Wake up!
This time three years ago, the world was preparing for the climate negotiations in Paris. The…
Getting to the roots of going organic in SL
Surangi, travels to Colombo every weekend from a suburb to purchase ‘organic’ fruits and vegetables for…
News
Floods no bar to liquor shops
At Pitigala in Elpitiya floods have caused havoc damaging houses and forcing most shops to close. But significantly, this wine store is one of the…
UDA to lease out underutilised land
The Urban Development Authority’s underutilised Colombo city and suburban lands…
Bigger role for private sector in Govt.’s building projects
Many essential drugs being withdrawn from Sri Lanka
Rs. 2.1 billion asked for mystery school uniform order
Concrete elevated highway from Kelanitissa to Galle Face
Indian assistance for 1,200 houses in Hambantota
Largest Uni auditorium, courtesy India
Tamil activists move to involve Sri Lanka in London arrests
SLAF’s Air Symposium 2018 on October 18-19
SLC wire transfer fraud: Likely target of hackers
No provision to accept Submissions as a sealed document: Magistrate
Notice re-issued in RADA case
Adulterated palm oil: Counsel turns petitioner after client withdraws case
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Malinga magic not sufficient to contain marauding England
By Champika Fernando reporting from DambullaSri Lanka vs England 2nd ODI at Dambulla
Things were already in England’s favour when the heavens opened during the 29th over of Sri Lanka’s innings as the visitors won the second ODI…
All set to go with added features
The first coupon of the Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Schoolboy/Schoolgirl…
Our cricket has not grown with the time, says Kumara Dharmasena
Joes go reeling to the spin of young Pasindu at Darley Road
Fancied cueists advance to second round
FIBA 3×3 basketball a success
Confident Lankans enter the semi-finals
Visually handicapped Lankan cricketers runners-up
Bad weather hampers National Sports Festival
Football comes under COPE attack
Isuru Udana’s all-round effort leads Paktia Panthers to victory
Kelaniya CC emerge champions
Kenyans dominate proceedings
Cricket of today: Are we belly up?
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Heavenly rains
Farmers in Karuwalagaswewa in the Puttalam district prepare their fields for vegetable growing after recent showers. The area had been stricken by drought for several…
Bitter-sweet pill for local beverage manufacturers
The Sri Lanka government is mulling increasing the existing tax…
Digital campaign to kick off next week
Thondaman to muscle political support for wage hike
Dollar rises to Rs.171.40
CB issues a directive on margin requirement for LCs
“I-don’t-know” craze
Open exit, but no entry
New legislation to protect microfinance borrowers
Doctor–patient relationship needs to be physical
Buddhist Business Forum 2018 on “Buddhist Leadership Practices in Business”
Dankotuwa Porcelain re-introduces Laklain locally
Combining entrepreneurship with new tech
CEB unlikely to raise power rates due to oncoming elections: Fitch
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Editorial
Indian Ocean: Need for a National Security Advisor
With Sri Lanka’s proposal at the 26th UN General Assembly sessions to declare the Indian Ocean a Zone of Peace (IOZOP) now submerged in history, these seas have seen an escalation of tension and muscle-flexing by countries with large navies and an eye for securing trade routes in the future.…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Mahinda gets mandate from SLPP and JO for talks on Caretaker Govt.
Former President cautious about further dialogue with Sirisena, while President finds himself in a dilemma Conciliatory mood at talks between President and senior UNP ministers after Ranil’s call…
- 5th Column
Biting the hand that fed you
My dear Maithri, I thought I should write to you when I heard that you had met Mahinda maama and Basil for a chat at SB’s home last…
- The Economic Analysis
The state of the economy: Is it in crisis?
The current economic difficulties have given rise to a controversy on whether the economy is in a state of crisis. Extreme positions have been taken that either the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Police chief’s crime theory off the target
Police Chief Pujith Jayasundera is in the eye of a political cyclone with President Maithripala Sirisena wanting him to quit and sections of his coalition partner in the…
- Focus on Rights
Mayhem, murders and a warning of what may come
The Supreme Court’s affirming of the conviction of former parliamentarian Duminda Silva and three of his supporters for causing the death of politician Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and others…
- Sunday Punch
Gotabaya’s impossible dream to become Lanka’s next president
This week on Tuesday as Pohottuwa presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa walked in to the newly established express High Court to face charges of his alleged involvement in the…
- Thoughts from London
Unperturbed Ranil rises above the din
In the hallowed precincts of a near 200- year old colonial institution Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gave today’s students of Oxford University a lesson in colonial history and…
- Lobby
MPs fiddle with Constitution-making while fuel prices burn the populace
The Constitution-making process in the country, like most other things, is off track. While the Government began its Constitutional process in January 2016, a move which hasn’t made…
Plus
Don’t drive our jumbos to death
Humans and wild elephants have lived ‘together’ for aeons in Sri Lanka. In fact, the country has bestowed upon elephants, domesticated ones of course, an…
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Book lovers who spread the word
A taste of Korean hospitality
La fiesta in Mexican style
Celebrating Germany’s Day of Unity
Galadari b’day bash
Something to laugh about and of course think about too!
Second oldest law firm begins new chapter in heart of Colombo
East meets west at Gandhi 150th birth anniversary celebrations
Specially designed wheelchairs for Wheels for Wheels
Supper Club dishes up another culinary treat
Sunrise Sept-Oct issue out
Writers and editor tell stories from their working lives
Climate change: Wake up!
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Astrid and her acoustic guitar are back with a song for the children
Over its long 30- year journey, many talented performers both local and international have graced the stages of the Country Roads series of concerts, donating…
Picking the right kind of bread
Spoilt for choice at Marino Malll
Bringing out her Lankan roots in her jewellery
Here come the ‘dancing queens’
Homegrown plays on parade
‘En Route’ to more Jazz classics
Gadgets for October
TNL Onstage – Knockout round
BackstrEAT is back
Paranoid Earthling show off their ‘metal’
Westlife to release new music
When the best of Bavaria was brought to Colombo doorstep
‘Welcome to My World’ Janaka is back in action in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Beauty Queen Wins Miss British Empire 2018 Title
‘Blue and White Sing-along’
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Lanka’s under-tapped fount of spiritual tourism
Today business volume of tourism equals or even surpasses that of oil exports, food products or…
India’s dangerous Pakistan policy
He will be my Flag Lieutenant until I retire
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Musaeus rows to beat Ladies
Come rain or sun the gritty lasses of Musaeus College rowed to glory to beat Ladies…
Gateway College joins hands with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka to host FUTC 2018
Ladies College unbeaten TT champs
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When the best of Bavaria was brought to Colombo doorstep
Hospital Street in Colombo is probably still attempting to recover from the four days of Bavarian…
‘Welcome to My World’ Janaka is back in action in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Beauty Queen Wins Miss British Empire 2018 Title
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45th All Island Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition
Scenes from the 45th All Island Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition jointly organized by the Colombo YMCA…