Curfew and commotion: Ad-hocism adds chaos to growing fears
Scenes of unprecedented long queues at grocery shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, ATM machines and fuel stations were…
Chaos as thousands crowd transport home for Free Trade Zone workers
Katunayake Free Trade Zone (FTZ) workers, many of whom had suffered great hardship in curfew lockdown,…
Around the world in eighty days, the virus that knows no borders
Today it is heartening to note China beating its breasts and exclaiming proudly Wuhan has finally…
Towards a free and fair election with a raging pandemic
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was firmly placed in his presidential seat after comfortably winning the presidential election,…
‘My (Olympic) dreams are not shattered, they are simply delayed’
Like most athletes around the world, Sri Lanka’s US-based star Hiruni Wijayaratne has welcomed the decision…
Unbeaten league champions Kandy SC in a class of their own
Kandy Sports Club showed their class in club rugby when they won the league for the…
Traffic control
A traffic policeman controls traffic at a busy junction outside Colombo when the curfew was relaxed…
Here comes the recession again!
“Fall of the West and rise of Asia”, was the title of a couple of lectures…
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A policeman watches while people queue outside a cooperative store near Colombo. Pic by M.A. Pushpakumara…
Stay home and say hello to the birds and butterflies in your garden
“Any suggestions for locations for birding this weekend given the current situation,” was a question posted…
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A few months ago, Miuru Jayaweera donned fiery red to step into the role of Hindu…
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Preparing for the worst
The Sri Lanka Air Force built a special 16-bed wing at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases (former IDH) within nine days to house Covid-19…
Six-month debt relief for tourism, apparel and affected industries
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has been called…
Peradeniya dons to produce ventilators
Lanka records first Covid-19 death
Curfew to continue
US provides $1.3m for Covid battle
Moves to track down those who attended Swiss pastor’s prayer service in Jaffna
Europe’s virus toll surges, Wuhan cautiously reopens
Police get tough on curfew violators
15,000 on tourist visas still here
New 50-billion-rupee refinance facility from Central Bank
Bread and pastry vendors missing from usual rounds
Covid crisis may clip 1.5 percentage points off 2020 growth rate
Robot at the beck and call of COVID-19 suspected patients at Homagama hospital
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Lanka positive of qualifying after Olympics postponed
By Allaam OusmanThe postponement of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic has come as a blessing in disguise for Sri Lanka who…
South Africa series hangs in the balance
South Africa’s tour of Sri Lanka, due for late May,…
Motorsports events postponed indefinitly
Asia Rugby Division I Championship postponed to October
School Rugby League under ‘quarantine’
‘My (Olympic) dreams are not shattered, they are simply delayed’
Unbeaten league champions Kandy SC in a class of their own
Corona stops global tennis
Business Times
Traffic control
A traffic policeman controls traffic at a busy junction outside Colombo when the curfew was relaxed last Tuesday. Pic by M.A. Pushpa Kumara …
Government steers employees through COVID-19 crisis
As Sri Lanka faces an indefinite curfew in Colombo, Gampaha…
CCC facilitates smooth operations for member firms
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry shut owing to the crisis
Hotels in Colombo open for dine-ins, deliveries
Boom in remote working
Here comes the recession again!
Wait-and-see
Apparel workers struggle to meet expenses during COVID-19 curfew
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Special initiatives from Hutch to encourage work from home
SL Retail Association urges precautions to staff, customers to contain COVID-19
Abans Group donates to hospitals across island
Wheat flour supplier Prima’s measures to ensure food security
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Editorial
War against an unseen enemy –120nm in diameter
It was unbecoming of the Presidential Media Unit to put the blame on the general public for what happened last Tuesday morning when the locked-down or locked-up citizenry besieged supermarkets, wholesale markets, grocery stores and pharmacies. It was not a pleasant exercise to spring on the public. What happened, and…
Columns
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Corona pandemic: Basil as special envoy heads 40-member task force
Optimism that Covid-19 could be controlled soon to lift the curfew and set the scene for May 30 elections Ranil holds one-on-one talks with PM to discuss reconvening…
- 5th Column
Let us get rid of COVID-19 together!
My dear citizens of Paradise, I thought of writing to you because these are unprecedented times which we have never seen before, even though this land of ours…
- The Economic Analysis
Coping with economic consequences of corona pandemic
The containment of the humanitarian tragedy that is unfolding must get precedence before the world economy is restored to normalcy.The economic consequences of the corona pandemic (Covid19) could…
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Coronavirus: Political physicians’ prescriptions put patients in peril
For many decades, Sri Lankans have displayed their ingenuity at historic moments even if what they said or did bordered on insanity. Some 65 years ago, an ayurvedic…
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On political sins committed during the covid-19 panic
A global health pandemic is not the time for political upmanship. It is also the worst time to engage in fragrant violations of justice in the exploitative belief…
- Sunday Punch
Around the world in eighty days, the virus that knows no borders
Today it is heartening to note China beating its breasts and exclaiming proudly Wuhan has finally laid to rest the deadly virus it once spawned, bred and spread…
- Thoughts from London
Corona crisis: When curfews toll the knell
Pre-revolution France is noted for an infamous saying attributed to its last Queen, Marie Antoinette. Who was around to record it or actually heard the words nobody really…
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Stay home and say hello to the birds and butterflies in your garden
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Letters to the Editor
Well known photographer’s debut novel a page turner
Gratiaen Prize 2019 long list announced
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Staying positive while practising social distancing
Being forced to stay at home, despite its inviting nature will eventually start getting to you after a while. The novelty of binge watching a…
Uplifting communities behind the scenes of COVID 19
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How did COVID 19 begin and spread all over the world?
The world is in the grip of a pandemic caused by a new virus. It began…
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Hand washing facilities, sanitizer mandatory at all education institutions
All education institutions ranging from the Examinations Department to training colleges and schools were requested to…
Possible delay of Grade five scholarship exams
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