Security landscape fast changing: Growing Concern in sections over militarisation
President appoints Task Force with wide powers to enhance national security and bring about virtuous…
Mahendran extradition: Cynosure on Sirisena’s 21,000 signatures
Former President Maithripala Sirisena’s claim that he placed 21,000 signatures on files to secure the extradition…
New levy on essential goods sends prices soaring
Prices of essential items have started rising after the Government imposed taxes on a range of…
Ayurveda ruling at building sites to guard against virus
The Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) has issued a supplementary health directive to all construction industries…
Dispute over polls date and dissolution: Petitions dismissed, Supreme Court restores status-quo-ante
After ten days of hearings, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, has dismissed eight Fundamental…
MRI hits a high of 20,000 RT-PCR tests
Twenty thousand ‘gold standard’ RT-PCR tests and continuing! This is the “significant” achievement of the Department…
Is the fight for human rights and racial justice overriding the coronavirus risk?
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 380,000…
A thorny solution to Human – Elephant conflict
The national elephant population has been recently estimated to be 7379. While they mostly occupy protected…
I would trade places with her
She was born to a three-legged rescue of mine named Cornflakes. Her sibling passed away immediately.…
‘Dada Ima’ wins Silver Remi Award for debut film
Dada Ima’ (End of the hunt), the debut film by Dr. Naomal Perera recently won the…
Prasanna Jayakody finishes the script of ‘Love in the time of Corona’
‘Love in the time of Corona’, a film script written during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period by…
News
Temples come alive for Poson
Poson Poya, the day that marks the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka was observed on Friday under an unprecedented all-island curfew to prevent large…
Parliamentary elections likely in early August
The Election Commission (EC) is considering conducting parliamentary elections in…
Bohra chief and 200 followers coming here for retreat
With backlog of 400,000 letters and parcels, postal unions plan go-slow
Mandatory tests for diplomats after row over US official’s refusal to undergo check
Sri Lanka to use US$ 1bn from foreign reserves to pay loans
Controversy over SriLankan crew’s testing samples at Asiri
Govt.’s unpaid bills mounting, Fin. Min. annual report reveals
N’ Eliya journalists slam inaccurate story of journalist stricken with COVID-19
Rains and end of curfew signal rise in dengue
Cattle import: Concerns have been addressed, say project officials
Serenity of Poson
Less dazzle, but Thantrimale lights up
Dalada Maligawa Poson Perahera takes place with masks
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Dimuth wants effective alternative following spit-ban
By Champika Fernandocricket
The proposed ban on the age-old practice of using saliva to shine the ball may make cricket dull and boring, says Sri Lanka cricket Test…
SLC TV bids close on June 15
Bids for international media rights contract for Sri Lanka Cricket…
Sri Lanka still hopeful of rescheduling India and Bangladesh tours
SLR aims to give back clubs ‘recognition’ despite opposition
Rugby clubs find it tough to pay salaries of players
Maharoof joins chorus to reform school cricket
Motorsports fans remember racing legend Ananda Wedisinghe
Disappointing end for Sri Lanka at Asian Online Chess
AFC announce revised dates for FIFA World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
The Invincible 1967 Trinity ‘Lions’ began without a coach
Martis, Marija laud Webinar for Lankan rugby coaches
COVID funds aplenty for sports! Is it blessing in disguise or a charm display!
Business Times
Traffic congestion as Colombo opens up
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Central Bank enters new era, reconstitutes Monetary Board
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank (CB) is entering a new era…
ECT to be fitted with JCT cranes
Rush to invest in Colombo bourse
Samurdhi banks face liquidity crunch over unlocking funds for poor
SEC approves ‘Rules for Digitalisation’ of CSE
Dhal, canned fish consumption up in crisis-hit March
Wanted: Multi-purpose events centre
Complexities of gold trade
Lanka Sathosa posts highest ever Rs.12.9 bn sales from Jan-April
Dilmah donates 10,000 COVID-19 testing kits
Once-abandoned Valachchenai paper mill resumes operations
Colombo port comes under scanner
Standard Chartered supports MAS Intimates’ combat against COVID-19
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Editorial
The need to safeguard constitutional governance
The Supreme Court this week dismissed in two sentences, petitions relating to the constitutionality of Executive Presidential decisions. It disallowed the petitioners Leave to Proceed with their cases thus not having to give detailed reasons for their decision. This decision has legitimised those Executive decisions challenged before the court though…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Security landscape fast changing: Growing Concern in sections over militarisation
President appoints Task Force with wide powers to enhance national security and bring about virtuous and disciplined society Gotabaya lashes out at Prisons Dept., demands immediate end…
- 5th Column
An island cure-it all
My dear Coronavirus, I thought I must write to you to let you know that although you may have caused death and distress around the world, you have…
- The Economic Analysis
Initial signs of economic recovery and revival
The Sri Lankan economy cannot recover until the global pandemic is contained and international trade recovers. Even achieving last year’s low level of output and growth is not…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Mahendran extradition: Cynosure on Sirisena’s 21,000 signatures
Former President Maithripala Sirisena’s claim that he placed 21,000 signatures on files to secure the extradition of fugitive former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran from Singapore has raised…
- Focus on Rights
Sri Lanka’s age of ‘shame, peril – and little hope’?
As the United States erupts in outrage at the killing of George Floyd, the question posed by multi-racial protestors on the streets is simple. Why are there two…
- Sunday Punch
Pyrrhic victory for Govt. as Polls Chief gets election torch
After a marathon ten day hearing into the Election Date case which had dominated public interest and had swept the COVID crisis to the backstreets of memory, the…
- Thoughts from London
Waving the flag for China
Coincidentally I am writing this column on the 31st anniversary of perhaps the ugliest episode in China’s modern history. That was the brutal crackdown on protestors in Tiananmen…
Plus
The hidden treasures of a sacred rock
The pilgrim’s progress in Mihintale follows a time-worn path; you walk up the grand stairway of smooth steps- 1840 of them- feeding the macaques and…
When my grandfather aimed for the skies for a blessed occasion
Appreciations
Going digital with those familiar puppets
Let’s talk Bawa, the man, the genius
A thorny solution to Human – Elephant conflict
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‘It’s our big day, so let’s get married’
June is wedding season but planning a wedding amidst the ongoing pandemic poses a significant challenge, for both professional planners and bridal couples attempting to…
I would trade places with her
Raising issues of conservation through fashion the ‘Pokka’ way
Progress being made but more awareness on mental health needed say young activists
Going green at home
COVID-19 Makes Coding Go Virtual at LearnWare Academy
Music industry marked ‘blackout’ over death of George Floyd
‘Dada Ima’ wins Silver Remi Award for debut film
Prasanna Jayakody finishes the script of ‘Love in the time of Corona’
‘Mandara’ ready to be released
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Is the fight for human rights and racial justice overriding the coronavirus risk?
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 380,000…
APSL distributes pandemic relief
30 years on, remembering the life sacrifice of 634 policemen
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Obtain prestigious Japanese Engineering Degree at Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS) can look back on a 50-year history as an accredited…
Northshore Campus announces partnership with Liverpool John Moores University UK
CA Sri Lanka offers a range of tech-savvy services to students amidst COVID-19
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‘It’s our big day, so let’s get married’
June is wedding season but planning a wedding amidst the ongoing pandemic poses a significant challenge,…
