Tree planting programme highlight of Independence Day celebrations
Independence Square is being decked up in preparation for the celebration of the country’s 72nd Independence…
Don’t let rumour spread faster than coronavirus
Don’t panic, but be vigilant. Act but don’t react. Get information from credible sources, as rumour…
Game and set to Sajith but match to Ranil
Why does Sajith Premadasa have that uncanny feeling this Sunday morning of finding butterflies fluttering in…
Lankans in Wuhan come back home
The whole of Friday night, the close kith and kin of the 33 Sri Lankans who…
Living hell for families of Lankan students holed up in coronavirus ground zero
Thankfully, it happened during the Chinese New Year. University students or teachers who had chosen…
Alagalla: Has the rape of forest reserve begun?
A chance sighting of an illegal structure in-the-making raises questions The Naranbedda Forest Office–the relevant area…
Colombo’s dilapidated floating market
Colombo’s floating market shopping complex has not maintained over the past years, with many a shopkeeper…
Trying to mask those misdeeds
As I write this the World Health Organisation has just declared the Coronavirus a global emergency.…
Wild thoughts on wild Jumbos
This column last week was about saving Sri Lanka’s political jumbos facing extinction. This week we…
Schools rugby league set to kick-off on March 4
The Under-19 Schools Rugby League 2020 is set to kick off on March 4, with the…
Prime Minster Mahinda Rajapaksa pays a courtesy visit to NSBM Green University”
Displaying goodwill and appreciation to NSBM Green University and its many efforts to Drive the nation…
News
Lankans flown in from Wuhan – coronavirus ground zero
A SriLankan Airlines flight yesterday flew in Lankans who were living in the Chinese city of Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus, which has prompted the…
No pension hikes: Previous Govt.’s proposal quashed
A proposal to provide increased pension benefits for those who…
Wife of ex-SriLankan executive in huge Airbus bribery scandal
Stats show pedestrians an endangered species
Special team to tackle coronavirus threat; first patient cured and cleared
Independence Day ceremony: Face masks if necessary
Suspected coronavirus patient flees Tellippalai hospital before transfer
Drastic drop in Chinese arrivals; tourism industry beefs up health measures
CEB Engineers Union clashes with Govt. over emergency power purchases; vs. coal plants
Police hunt for men who killed lorry driver in Ja-Ela
AG to go ahead with case against Karannagoda and Dassanayake
Tree planting programme highlight of Independence Day celebrations
Gopal Baglay appointed new Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Treasury bonds: Parliament can act on forensic audit reports, say officials
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Red-hot CR ‘threes’ dazzle
By Allaam OusmanCLUB rugby
CR&FC’s three quarters produced a sparkling performance to romp past Havelocks scoring five tries in a dazzling 30-17 win in a thrilling Dialog Club Rugby…
Mendis belts triple ton as Moors make mockery of SLC structure
In a brutal batting display against a mediocre bowling attack,…
Nugegoda S&WC record win with a day to spare
Dunith spins Joes to sixth outright win
Navy seek turn around
Trials called off
Hiran and Chamodi spear through in junior segment
Short work for Commercial Credit
Plans for High Altitude Training Centre in Nuwara Eliya suspended
Schools rugby league set to kick-off on March 4
Historic MCC match at Galle to boost Sri Lanka
Saunders SC and Police SC through to FA Cup final
Nuwara Eliya Golf Club Championship tees off
SLB to host Badminton Forum on February 8
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Coronavirus hits travel industry
By Sunimalee DiasEven as Sri Lanka took preventive measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the country, some Chinese tourists in Sri Lanka were seeking…
20 out of 42 licensed finance companies face liquidity issues
Some 20 out of the 42 licensed finance companies in…
Government deviates from FR in Rs.130 bn supplementary estimate
MTD Walkers to close business
Just as we recover…
Trapped by “Swarna Bhoomi” deeds
JKH bottom line impacted by series of macro-blows
SMEs struggle against non-payment of dues
Manjula de Silva appointed new Secretary General/ CEO of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
MAS Holdings appoints new CEO
Danish based Grundfos promotes intelligent water solutions in Sri Lanka
Start-ups: Fishing for small fish in a large pond
Mastercard’s latest ‘priceless’ destination is Sri Lanka
Onyx Industries: New-found strength in construction in Sri Lanka
More Business TimesSunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Freedom and Hope
And so, another Independence Day negotiates the corner. Next week, Sri Lanka celebrates the 72nd anniversary of the Ceylon Independence Act that was passed in the British Parliament setting the people of this country free after 450 years of foreign rule, to determine their own future, their own destiny and…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Ranil checkmates Sajith through political acumen
If there’s a prize for the great survivor in politics, the UNP leader will surely get it Premadasa will lead the UNP-led UNF alliance and head the nomination…
- 5th Column
72 Independence Day: A promise of things to come?
My dear Mother Lanka, I thought of writing to you at a time when you are preparing to ‘celebrate’ the 72 Anniversary of your ‘independence’. Many promises have…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
State sector top posts: President’s office rejects PM’s office nominations
In several key government departments, top posts continue to remain vacant amid attempts by certain parties to push through the names of their own favourites to fill them.…
- Focus on Rights
‘We will not give in to fascists without a fight’
Exactly a day after the pomp and the show of India’s celebrations of Republic Day 2020 faded, a young law student standing in the imposing shadow of India…
- Sunday Punch
Game and set to Sajith but match to Ranil
Why does Sajith Premadasa have that uncanny feeling this Sunday morning of finding butterflies fluttering in his abdomen? Or feel his ire rising to find fish shakin’ a…
- Thoughts from London
Trying to mask those misdeeds
As I write this the World Health Organisation has just declared the Coronavirus a global emergency. That was 18 minutes ago. What the WHO and others monitoring the…
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How it all unfolded
“The territory ceded by the Dutch was from 1797 to 1802 placed under the English East India Company, and formed a part of the territory…
Romesh returns with a poetic ode to friendship
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
It’s back! That evergreen Green Cabin
Ikebana Society’s Paradise in Bloom
There’s never a dull moment at this centre
Born out of a young mother’s courage, this Trust reaches out in many ways
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Together they will rock you
One dream, one soul, one prize, one goal’ sang the legendary Freddie Mercury on Queen’s hit single ‘A Kind of Magic’ and true to these…
‘To be Lankan is many things’
Cheka, a young crime novelist in the making
Taboo no longer
Kaffeine : Newest entrant to the Fort coffee scene
Music News
American Boyce Avenue Live in Colombo
Alston Koch to perform at the 2020 Oscars ‘After Party’
A woman’s mission to avenge murders of her family
‘The Scarlett Letter’ Goethe Institute brings New German cinema back
The Horn, the newest horror film in Lankan cinema
‘Bombshell’, A biopic on sex scandal at Fox News
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Keeping the marsh: The people-friendly approach
Wetlands give us clean air, water, food and recreational spaces. If treated right, they may even…
Wild thoughts on wild Jumbos
British couple nabbed for illicit removal of wrecks: Who freed the culprits?
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
China ranked world’s second largest arms producer trailing behind US
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 2020 (IPS) – Donald Trump, the vociferously unpredictable US president, has long…
Carey College Principal Chief Guests at St Thomas’ Prize Giving
Twenty one national schools to be built
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American Boyce Avenue Live in Colombo
Popular American band, ‘Boyce Avenue’ will come alive at the South Lawn of the Taj Samudra…
