End of an Era
His presence has always been a moment of pride for all cricket lovers and when Lasith…
Gota from SLPP; who will be the UNF-backed alliance candidate?
Sirisena to have one-on-one meeting with MR to chart his future course and his party’s position…
Will Hathurusingha resign?
Regardless of how they dump Chandika Hathurusingha from his head coach position at the end of…
Squad of 29 named for Asian 7s Series
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) named a squad of 29 players targeting the upcoming Asian 7s Series,…
Farmers ignored advice and now see crops wither
The Irrigation Department asked farmers to grow short-term crops to cope better with drought but many…
Muslim women activists insist on urgent reforms in personal law
Muslim women activists have called on their community’s parliamentarians and religious scholars to act urgently in…
The bubble, that’s about to burst
Dr. Howard Nicholas from the International Institute of Social Studies, the Netherlands had informed me of…
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A unique concept of converting shipping containers into contemporary living spaces (living and commercial buildings) is…
‘Vijayaba Kollaya’ on screen
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A picture speaks louder than words
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Ministry secretaries monitoring more than 40 ‘slow-going’ mega projects
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National conference on peace, harmony and coexistence on Tuesday
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End of an Era
By Naushad AmitMalinga--the last of Sri Lanka's golden era bids farewell to ODI cricket
His presence has always been a moment of pride for all cricket lovers and when Lasith Malinga walked in to bat as the No.9 batsman…
Sri Lanka eye series win in post-Malinga era
Going 1-0 up in a three-match ODI series following Sri…
Bangladesh fined for slow over-rate
Will Hathurusingha resign?
Squad of 29 named for Asian 7s Series
ICC finally defends Dharmasena over 6-run incident
Hasal, Saajida emerge champions
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FoG, ICBT cruise through to final
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NSSF starts aiming for medals at SAF with advanced programme
Graceful Simona Halep and fearless Novak Djokovic take Wimbledon
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World’s most advanced muscle recovery tool ‘Spryng’
SriLankan Airlines has teamed up with MAS Holdings to elevate its business class passenger experience with Spryng – a smart accessory that helps rejuvenate transiting…
Challenges in balancing state recurrent expenditure
The government is facing an enormous challenge of meeting the…
World HR Congress in Colombo next July
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Three LAUGFS firms to list on CSE
Power games
The bubble, that’s about to burst
Lanka facing a crisis of confidence, business leader says
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Hayleys to submit used mattress disposal strategy to BoI tomorrow
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Editorial
Foreign garbage: The widening waste line
Throwing your garbage over the backyard fence to keep your own property clean and tidy was an unsavoury old practice. With greater habitation and awareness of sanitation standards, it is now rightly condemned, whether in big cities and nation-states, or in households. Yet when Colombo decided to fix its mounting…
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- Political Commentary
Gota from SLPP; who will be the UNF-backed alliance candidate?
Sirisena to have one-on-one meeting with MR to chart his future course and his party’s position Massive motorcade planned for Gota after SLPP convention; supporters say no problem…
- 5th Column
Quitting while you’re ahead
My dear Mali, It is very rarely that we write to cricketers for two weeks in a row, but it is difficult not to write to you this…
- The Economic Analysis
Inability to attract FDIs slows economic development
A n undisputed feature of modern economic development is the strong relationship between foreign investment and economic growth. Sri Lanka’s failure to obtain higher amounts of foreign direct…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Slinger Malinga bats for Rajapaksa in farewell speech telecast live
If he brought honour and fame to his country, there were touching moments for international cricketer Lasith Malinga on Friday. He was loved for the game he…
- Focus on Rights
A season of madness in this isle so fair
There is a powerful thrust to communal politics that is now global in nature, led by unscrupulous demagogues who whip up their supporters with chants of hate. This…
- Sunday Punch
The Cardinal’s new creed: Politics
Last Sunday at the re-consecration of the blood splattered statue of Jesus Christ at the reconstructed Easter Sunday bomb damaged Katuwapitiya’s St Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, the Archbishop…
- Thoughts from London
More bones of contention
So now we know, don’t we? At least some of us do. Bad enough we need to import many essentials, including medicines of questionable quality. Now we have…
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Appointed Justice of the Peace
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RASSL lecture on the Tripitaka
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From Hikkaduwa to London
Perhaps too little is spoken of Sri Lanka’s own Lahiru ‘Larry’ Jayasekara, whose dream of becoming a chef led him to earn a Michelin star and…
The making of Grease–the Musical with all its highs and lows
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Music News
Beatlemania is back with ‘Yesterday’
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‘Vijayaba Kollaya’ on screen
“Guttila Kaavya” at Punchi Theatre
Bringing world theatre to Sri Lanka
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Story of five Generals
Can you believe it, five Majors General and an Air Vice Marshall to add to it,…
The language of conflict
National sovereignty: Whose sovereignty?
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Kelaniya University Science Faculty produces Science equipment
The Science Faculty of the Kelaniya University has set up a centre to produce Science equipment…
Bill to give powers to maintain quality in all Educational institutions
Recruitment and Training of 20,000 unemployed internal graduates
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Beatlemania is back with ‘Yesterday’
Beatlemania is recreated worldwide on the silver screen again with the release of the movie ‘Yesterday’.…
Fingers to ‘Sing with Moratuwa’
‘Vijayaba Kollaya’ on screen
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Award Ceremony at British Council Orion City
Friday July 12, 2019 was a very exciting evening for all the Young Learners of the…