Fervent wishes for better times
Since mid-March an islandwide curfew has been imposed in the island to control the transmission of…
Strong winds wreck more than 1,000 homes
Strong winds have damaged 1,083 houses in six divisional secretariats of the Puttalam District, officials said.…
United in grief, but alone inside their own homes
For the Catholic survivors of last year’s terrorist bombings, this year is doubly hard. They couldn’t…
President takes cautious route to restore normalcy
Curfew to be relaxed from tomorrow; but will continue in certain high risk areas; relief for no-risk…
Experts detail staggered exit strategy to open up SL & control COVID-19
To lift or not to lift the lockdown, especially in the high-risk districts including Colombo, is…
Daraz donates more than 20,000 COVID–19 testing kits
Alibaba Group, the parent company of Daraz Sri Lanka, has been one of the groups at…
Staying productive while working from home
The onset of COVID- 19 worldwide has seen an unprecedented disruption to our daily routine and…
A warning message from nature?
Nature is sending us a message, said Inger Andersen, the head of the UN’s Environment Programme…
Traits to focus on Post Covid-19
Sri Lanka’s economic growth which was 2.6% in 2019 will drop down to a 0.5% in…
Learning continues with Room to Read despite COVID-19
School holidays are an exciting and relaxing time for all youngsters. While it is time away…
Mass Damnation release ‘Turmoil’
The enforced curfews have restricted movement and impacted the daily lives of everyone. However, local heavy…
News
Health operation for the sovereign people
Amidst speculation of an impending general election, Thotalanga’s Nagalagam Veediya area was closed down this week after the detection of another Covid-19 patient. Wearing protective…
Elections: EC to get health certificate to go ahead
The Elections Commission (EC) tasked with the responsibility of holding…
Courts to begin work tomorrow
Curfew in most districts to be relaxed from tomorrow
Rs. 24 billion for the needy and those who lost income
Western Province to be opened up on phased basis from early next month
Developing countries unlock key industries to safeguard earnings and jobs
Necessity is the mother of invention
Guidelines to help keep online sellers in check
CAA raids online business for price gouging
Fervent wishes for better times
Strong winds wreck more than 1,000 homes
Buses, trains on standby to resume service
A stitch in time that could save Lanka’s apparel industry
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SLC gearing up for ‘tougher’ times
By Champika Fernandocricket
A possible abandonment of the home series against South Africa and India in May and June may not trigger a long term financial loss as…
Football coach set to take pay cut
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is in talks…
Schools Cricket for the aid of coaches
SLC extends broadcasting bid deadline
Putting Sri Lanka sports on a war footing!
Esports battles on in the clouds via online games
Antonian Merrill Duniwila — a cricketer and a gentleman
NOCSL initiates programme to help athletes in-need
Business Times
Govt. does well on health front, weak on economy: BT poll
While the government was commended for its handling of the health crisis vis-à-vis COVID-19, it has performed poorly in terms of handling the distribution of…
Exports earnings would drop by $7 bln this year
Sri Lanka’s total exports are to see a significant drop…
Condo sales at zero, hopes to rebound
Revised tax process better option for tax-paying employees
Global demand for rubber-based products soar
New normal
Back to business as unusual
NBFIs accorded flexibility to help COVID-19 -hit businesses and individuals
Sri Lanka in a post COVID-19 world
Abans’ outdoor service for public safety
AIA’s valuable support to staff of IDH, Mulleriyawa and Welikanda Hospitals
Migrant worker associations express their concern
ADB triples COVID-19 response package to $20 bln
Personal care firms join home delivery bandwagon
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Editorial
Risking it all for an election
Typically, in Sri Lanka, even when there is a national calamity, it is politics that seems to dominate the national agenda. In more recent years, when there was imminent Indian military adventurism into Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (1987), certain leaders of the then Government scuttled a joint statement…
Columns
- Political Commentary
President takes cautious route to restore normalcy
Curfew to be relaxed from tomorrow; but will continue in certain high risk areas; relief for no-risk GS divisions Constitutional crisis grows over parliamentary elections; polls chief to announce…
- 5th Column
Elections are coming, it’s time to flog the dead
My dear citizens of Paradise, I thought I must write to you again after a few weeks because this week will mark the first anniversary of the deadly…
- The Economic Analysis
Continuing concerns in food supply distribution and accessibility
Ensuring the availability of the minimum food requirements of the entire population is a formidable task as the Government has to achieve this while trying to contain the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
BIA and Mattala to be reopened for non-Sri Lankan passengers, crew rest
The government will open both the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) to pick up non-Sri Lankan passengers and for crew rest, a…
- Focus on Rights
Sri Lanka’s spread of the ‘anti-democracy’ virus
The anti-democracy virus infecting law enforcement officials in Sri Lanka today appears to have proceeded belligerently to the point that an attorney-at-law was arrested this week in circumstances…
- Sunday Punch
General Elections amidst COVID Pandemic? You must be joking!
If all had been hunky dory and had events trotted to plan, the nation would have gone to the polls this coming Saturday morn to elect a new…
- Thoughts from London
Minorities keep UK health service alive
Call it synchronicity, call it coincidence, call it simple happenstance, just call it what you will. But two recent stories that gelled tell of the key role that…
Plus
The newborn making waves
The tiny trailblazer and his joyous parents are back home amidst these trying times. Not named yet, as Kshanikadevi Rupesinghe and Mevan Peiris wish to…
Staying productive while working from home
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
A warning message from nature?
Taking on the challenge of Bomburu Ella waterfall as senior citizens
From my garden to my table
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A bottleful of love and heritage
Over the years the Burghers have contributed to the rich fabric Sri Lankan society in many ways and among these would definitely be Burgher cuisine…
Chilling tales for these humid, lockdown nights
Some apps to help you meet up virtually
Dananja Aloysius’s little piece of heaven
Mass Damnation release ‘Turmoil’
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Life in post-corona world
In last month’s column I described how I was enjoying my case of Corona – not,…
Return to normality: But what is the norm?
If you can keep your head above you…
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Reopening of universities addressed
Higher Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena along with UGC Chairman Prof Sampath Amaratunga addressing a press conference…
UGC to consult medical experts before taking decision on reopening universities
CTU says online classes and homework unfair for under-privileged school children
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A bottleful of love and heritage
Over the years the Burghers have contributed to the rich fabric Sri Lankan society in many…
Chilling tales for these humid, lockdown nights
Some apps to help you meet up virtually
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Improving mental resilience during COVID times
I did not, until now, believe the Butterfly Effect. Popularised by the Hollywood film of that…