Month to go for polls, campaigning still on low key due to pandemic
Health and Election Commission restrictions severely affect parties, drive them mainly to hi-tech mode President launches…
Overcrowded classrooms as schools reopen
The issue of overcrowded classrooms has become blatantly obvious in light of the physical distancing regulations…
The Donoughmore Commission: A watershed moment in Lanka history
The Donoughmore Commission which came to Sri Lanka in the late 1920s made far reaching and…
Political circus over US$480m gift with love from Uncle Sam
If anyone thinks that America — or China or India for that matter — gives millions…
Tribute to Intake 21 of Sri Lanka Army as they cherish 35 years of service to the nation
The memories of 35 years will not fade away for 79 of us. Representing the true…
Recycling waste plastic now a big cottage industry
For whatever reasons, Sri Lanka is struggling to solve the issue of garbage while also tackling…
Final instructions given
Preparations are underway to reopen selected classes in schools tomorrow (July 6) after prolonged closure due to…
COVID-19 showcases ‘sense of family’ at Fab Foods
For the team at Fab Foods, the closing up of the entirety of their workplace on…
When drug busters become part of the rot
With revelations that several of the PNB officers now in custody for allegedly running their own…
Winners and losers in staggered work hours plan
The new working hours announced by the Government are receiving bouquets and brickbats as transport experts…
NFC’s limit on foreign films must be abolished; Thushan
Leading film importer and exhibitor Thushan Meemanage says that the National Film Corporation’s (NFC) restriction on…
News
This is the way they will sit in school
Schools are to reopen tomorrow with classes for students of Grade 5, 11 and 13. At a leading Colombo girls school, health officials and teachers…
Polls plans hampered as health chief delays gazette
The Election Commission is in a dilemma over the delay…
Powerless PHIs to limit polls duties
Schools partially reopen tomorrow, but confusion over guidelines
ECT deal put on hold; conflict of interest
Edwards money laundering case: Ex-FCID chief’s son explains how he bought Monarch apartment
On a pittance from ministry, schools wrestle with deficient virus diktat
AG slams PNB officers; Acting IGP walks away as AG starts speaking
SJB chose blue as its colour, court document reveals
Central Expressway: Cabinet to take up tender proposal for 3rd and fourth phases
Andrew Fernando wins Gratiaen Prize for his travelogue
Farewell beloved Sybil
Prison raids yield more than 1,000 phones
Yala resort deal: Court extends enjoining order against SLTDA till July 31
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Allegations, interrogations and boomerangs!
By Champika Fernandocricket
Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage made several false claims to justify his allegation of a fixed 2011 World Cup final, investigations have revealed. This is a punishable…
Battle lines drawn in SLR hustings between ‘Dida’ and ‘Bonza’
The daggers have been drawn in what could turn out…
School rugby body in quandary as A/L exam likely to be postponed
Asia Cup 2020 unlikely?
A new ‘duel’ for cricket team sponsorship
Phantom ‘Uva T20 Premier League’ played in India
The ‘Cricketing’ Madness
Players must not be tagged to one format – Avishka Gunawardane
Sri Lanka targets South Asian gold medal in table tennis
Chess GP from July 11
MVP Murali – another feather on the cap
Business Times
BMICH re-opens for business, events
The BMICH recommenced its operations on June 23 after the COVID-19 lockdown with a corporate…
Air ticket refunds for passengers sought
Sri Lanka’s civil aviation authorities are currently considering granting air…
SL loses footing in per capita income status
Government mulls single shareholder limit increase in banks
Diplomatic tussle for ECT continues
President allows clearing of DCSL ethanol shipments
Saga of finance companies
Hot coffee and cold tea
Rising demand for export of face masks and surgical products
Recycling waste plastic now a big cottage industry
FinTech Hive introduces ‘Moneta’ lifestyle app in Sri Lanka
Banking industry expresses concern over removal of 2 bank CEOs
Takas E-Commerce Services (TES) enters Pakistan market
Hotel owners frustrated over liquor licence delay
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Editorial
Commercial debt jam, large-scale projects, and corruption
The Japanese Government, a key development partner, recently asked the Government to clarify its policies on debt moratorium, plans for the energy sector, and the rationale for delaying the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in reply to the request for funding of a new transmission line. All major donors will…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Month to go for polls, campaigning still on low key due to pandemic
Health and Election Commission restrictions severely affect parties, drive them mainly to hi-tech mode President launches SLPP campaign at Anuradhapura, but directs that no candidate should carry his…
- 5th Column
Our cricket legends remain untarnished
Dear Sanga and Mahela, I thought I must write to you because we saw both of you being asked to provide statements to the Police like some suspects…
- The Economic Analysis
Increasing balance of payments deficit eroding external reserves
The increasing balance of payments deficit will weaken the external reserves and increase the country’s external financial vulnerability. External reserves that were US$ 7.5 billion at the end…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Second class treatment for Lankans at hotels, and now airports also
That a few tourist hotels treat Sri Lankans as second-class citizens has been a long talked of malaise in the country’s tourism industry. They are not allowed…
- Focus on Rights
That match fixing mockery and the riddle of the Sphinx
What does the summoning of Sri Lanka’s celebrated cricketers to appear before a special investigation committee of the Ministry of Sports tasked to inquire into a wild allegation…
- Sunday Punch
Political circus over US$480m gift with love from Uncle Sam
If anyone thinks that America — or China or India for that matter — gives millions of dollars in foreign aid to Lanka out of an abundance of…
- Thoughts from London
Tales from the past: When cricket was corruption-free
Wherever colonial Britain stamped its military footprint, it left several legacies in the territories it occupied. One might say that Ceylon was one of those that escaped relatively…
Plus
Life wasn’t all a game for this single mum
The ‘glass ceiling’ has been shattered in Sri Lanka and another male bastion is breached. But……..“I am a mother first and then a professional. Family…
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Starting with ‘Umbrella Thief’, she stole the hearts of generations
The one that got away – David Blacker
Performance from Lotus Tower blows viewers away
More PlusMagazine
Bouncing back with a recipe for consistency
Cricket Club Café has long been an OG (original gangster for all you over-30s reading) in the restaurant business having set up in 1996. Everybody…
Lankan shines at Harvard MUN
Her sweet dreams just got real
Could Keto be right for you ?
Initiating conversations through art
MUSIC NEWS
Nadaraja Sivam passes away
BMICH Re-opens
‘The Voice Teens’ stretchs out at the Stein Studios
Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ in Sinhala
‘New normal’ trend with Russel’s
Paris Jackson’s Jesus Movie Role Sparks Petitions to Block Film
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Sri Lanka-style attack on St Paul’s Cathedral
UK’s first female suicide bomb plotter told ‘under cover’ detective she was planning attacks similar to…
The Donoughmore Commission: A watershed moment in Lanka history
Towards community policing in Sri Lanka
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Overcrowded classrooms as schools reopen
The issue of overcrowded classrooms has become blatantly obvious in light of the physical distancing regulations…
Final instructions given
International school teachers for paper marking: Exams Department to go ahead with plan
More Education >>Magazine
Bouncing back with a recipe for consistency
Cricket Club Café has long been an OG (original gangster for all you over-30s reading) in…
Lankan shines at Harvard MUN
Her sweet dreams just got real
More Magazine >>Funday Times
Dehiwala Zoo re-open
The Zoological Garden at Dehiwala is now open to the public after the long closure. Visitors…