From bumper harvest blooms a pumpkin festival as farmer aid
the humble pumpkin is in the news once again due to the bumper crop which has…
Monthly fuel price formula ignites prices of food and COL
Monthly fuel price increases according to a much-derided ‘“formula’’ continue to ignite the prices of food…
Waiting, waiting and waiting for a roof above their heads
It’s been 10 years since the war ended, four years since this Government came into power,…
Mother’s murder of child reveals dark trend of child cruelty
A 21-year-old mother has spent this week under arrest over the mysterious disappearance of her child…
Count the birds: Public urged to join global initiative
As the annual initiative, Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) from Febrary 15-18–where birdwatchers around the world…
British Council partners with GoSL on career guidance in schools
The British Council of Sri Lanka announced this week that it continues to strengthen its longstanding…
On a rail trail with a cause
The main railway line going through the upcountry hills on its way to Badulla is not…
Wonder tree from Amazon rain forest, now flourishing in Sri Lanka’s dry zone
On February 7, something peculiar happened silently in the hamlet of Nedunkulama in Vavuniya district. In…
Childhood cancer: Sooner the treatment, sooner the cure
Chemo and radiotherapy treatment specifically tailor-made for children, assures Consultant Paediatric & Adolescent Oncologist, Dr. Sanjeeva…
A rocking night of Motown music
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, performed by the talented students of the Revelations Academy of Performing Arts on…
Malith’s multi awarded maiden movie releases in March
Malith Hegoda’s maiden film ‘Dekala Purudu Kenek’- ‘The Strange Familiar’, which has already won several awards…
News
Superhero Kusal carries Lanka to spectacular victory
What appeared to be yet another debacle for Sri Lanka eventually turned out to be a miracle in Durban yesterday. Cricket’s glorious uncertainties were splashed…
Ratgama abductions: Senior DIG transferred
Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) for Southern Range…
Sinharaja plunder: Slovak Govt. pays biggest ever fine of Rs. 10.85m
US$ 1b in sovereign bonds from Panda and Samurai
CSE halts trading of MTD Walkers’ shares
Conflicting reports on Madush: CID officers fly to Dubai
200 kilo stone to test new hangman’s noose
One-and-a-half-year-old dies after drinking battery acid
GSP+ talks: EU tells Lanka not to implement death penalty
Lanka lacks laws to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, says EC
Disappeared love
Japan trains Sri Lanka on oil spill management
Mannar mass graves: US forensic reports before magistrate on Wednesday
HRC probes arrest of husband accused of ‘abducting’ wife
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CH snatch thrilling win from gritty Soldiers
Army Sports Club almost had it all but CH&FC scraped through after a clinical performance to secure a thrilling 24-22 win in a second round…
Durban Miracle
Sri Lanka’s middle-order batsman Kusal Perera scored a brilliant unbeaten…
Sudden calm among almost all competitors
Court of Appeal to hear cricket elections appeals on Wednesday
Havies provide Kandy’s Waterloo
Kavindu and Shelinda hog the limelight on day two
S. Thomas’ and Ladies emerge overall champions
CR strike back to down Airmen
Central Finance, DFCC bank set up final date
Joes record easy first innings win
Pushpakumara leads CCC rout of Police
Local genius golfer Nandasena Perera moves on…
IronMan 70.3 to invade Colombo next Sunday
Cricket’s captain dilemma — the ugly patchwork nobody likes
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Rubber for the first time from the North
Rubber was tapped, for the first time, from the North in Vavuniya earlier this month. Picture shows Secretary to the Ministry of Plantation Industries, J.A.…
Taxpayers frustrated by IRD’s RAMIS system
A 72 year-old taxpaying pensioner with additional income from his…
SL seeks waiver on exports to Iran
New rice price formula to bust large rice miller oligopoly
Nawaloka’s former Indian partner sues hospital
Uncertainty in Sri Lankan property market
Globalisation: Winners and losers
Chasing foreign experts
Browns bullish on automotive and plantation sectors
From fruit seller to a cinema owner
DFCC Bank forging ahead with digital drive
Sampath Bank profit up 10.5% to Rs 18.3 bn in 2018
Frontier Capital launches Sri Lanka’s first AI ChatBot for tuk tuk industry
Hayleys third quarter PBT reaches Rs.1.7bn
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Editorial
The tale of two wanted men
A senior Minister blamed the media for botching the extradition of a Sri Lankan drug king-pin from the Emirate of Dubai after his recent arrest. He said the publicity the arrest generated spoilt the chances of the Sri Lankan Government getting him to stand trial here. The Minister then went…
Columns
- Political Commentary
SLPP tension builds up over presidential candidate
Influential sections want Gotabaya named, but Basil avoids crucial meeting while Mahinda ponders on how he could tell Sirisena of the decision Ranil fails in bid to form…
- 5th Column
An inconvenient man
My dear Madush, I didn’t think I would ever be writing to you but I thought I must since you are the most talked about person these days.…
- The Economic Analysis
Foreign debt vulnerability and indebtedness to China
The country’s external financial vulnerability is the most serious economic concern. Although the country is able to meet its massive debt repayment obligations of over US$ 5 billion…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Wit and repartee on PM’s northern tour
A four-day tour of the north by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to expedite development projects there also saw some wit and repartee. He was at the District Secretariat,…
- Focus on Rights
That ‘political football’ of the constitutional council
It is a matter for raucous entertainment when Sri Lanka’s opposition Members of Parliament, some with the proud boast of associating with known racketeers and jumping from one…
- Sunday Punch
Mahinda’s double speak north of the straits up the Indian way
Double speak, double talk, double tongued, double forked, call it what you will but former President Mahinda Rajapaksa thought he could distort through words the facts of recent…
- Thoughts from London
Basil’s edict turns screws on Sirisena hopes
Politicians by nature are open-mouthed people. That is not necessarily bad, if what emanates from that space surrounded by teeth is sensible and it is helpful to the…
Plus
Helping prisoners turn a new leaf
Worn with use, the book in the prisoner’s hands is being read for the eighth time. Once a shabby corner with just a few books…
On a rail trail with a cause
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Guess who’s back? It’s Pusswedilla
Tomorrow, a performance by an Odissi dance exponent
A thanksgiving by the De Lanerolle Brothers
Juggling many worlds
The walawwa, where spirituality meets architecture
Genuine desire to find the truth about what ails our country
Taking forward a uniquely local fashion fusion
Cinnamon City Weddings: When venues turned into dream weddings
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Get ready to fall under their spell
Ready for some magic? Award-winning magician and mentalist duo, The Clairvoyants will be in Colombo to weave their spell on the audience at the Nelum…
A rocking night of Motown music
Counting and Cracking, a play on Black July to hit the stage in Sydney
Coworking spaces in and around Colombo
Exploring the features in the Embilipitiya Urban Council’s Waste Management App
Thomian Bash with Gypsies 2019
Dancehall rappers at ‘Bump n Grind’
‘Musical Waves’ in Bolgoda
Malith’s multi awarded maiden movie releases in March
A teleplay with a western touch
Modern British drama for Lankan theatre
Prof. Sarathchandra’s renowned play in town
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Is UN planning to replace humans with machines and robots?
UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – The United Nations – once facetiously described as an institution whose bloated…
The stories Hulftsdorp luminaries were made of
Dancing in the darkness of a climate crisis
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Environmental Fair by Kirama Dhammananda Vidyalaya
Students of Kirama Dhammananda Vidyalaya in the Hambantota District held an Environmental Fair where local and…
Govt. to expand 13-Year Compulsory Education system: Akila
Rs 26,400m for 3 Technology Faculties 1 Engineering Faculty
More Education >>TV Times
Thomian Bash with Gypsies 2019
The inaugural ‘Thomian Bash with Gypsies’ will take the centre stage at the CR & FC…
