Military op in Bay of Bengal may have disoriented pod of whales
A military exercise in the Bay of Bengal may have caused the mass beaching of more…
US election: Curfew-hit Lankans fed unending entertainment
Caged in their homes due to the lockdown after the surging Covid-19 pandemic, most Sri Lankans…
No more curfews – new approach to fighting covid-19
Ministerial changes on the cards New measures to keep food supply chains working Police may come…
Dry Puttalam robbed of its green cover
The wanton destruction of the environment, including clearing mangroves and felling large trees, is continuing unabated…
Mahela says ‘no’ to Sri Lanka coaching
With just one win away from annexing their third IPL title in four finals under his…
Funny Boy: Canada’s entry to the 2021 Oscars
Oscar nominated Canadian movie director Deepa Mehta’s adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s award-winning book Funny Boy will…
Doing things better
The bus driver opened the front door for passengers, then took his folder with a sheet…
First-ever virtual IIT Cutting Edge showcases innovative IT and business solutions of students
Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka and the…
SLIIT to launch International Campus in Colombo
The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) will create a landmark in the country’s higher…
Young shooting star Nifla Azoor aims to become a teacher
Shooting has been an Olympic sport since the first modern games in 1896. It has a…
Who will hear the plight of ‘Can you hear me’ team?
The teledrama team of ‘Can you hear me’ or ‘Ahanna Kenek Nehe’ went to Bandarawela recently…
News
Free packs of food for worst-affected people
With millions of people being severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Moratuwa Municipal Council worker clad in protective gear is seen distributing free packs…
AG objects to President’s nominees to SC and CA
Attorney General Dappula de Livera has raised objections over ignoring senior members of his department for vacancies in the Supreme Court and the Court of…
Four more COVID patients die; death toll increases to 34
Four more COVID-19 related deaths were reported yesterday, raising the death toll to 34, the Health Ministry said. Two of the deaths were reported form…
Govt.’s revenue target tumbles; big companies unable to pay taxes
As pandemic grows, first patient found with both dengue and COVID-19
Govt. gazettes fixed rice prices: shortage likely in the coming days, traders warn
Fresh proposals, bids called for New Kelani Bridge and Central Expressway
Medical experts oppose countrywide lockdown
COID-19 Brandix cluster: Probe delayed
Parliamentary Council quorum fixed at 3
More NewsSports
Mahela says ‘no’ to Sri Lanka coaching
Sri Lanka cricket legend on brink of third IPL success with Mumbai Indians
With just one win away from annexing their third IPL title in four finals under his watch, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene can easily…
Sri Lanka ‘under-prepared’ for South Africa tour
Sri Lanka will head to South Africa without playing any…
SLC extends EoI deadline for England tour TV rights
Innovation is key in rugby – Coach ‘Nira’
Tribute to Dr Ajith C.S. Perera (1952-2020) – Class of 63, Royal College
A cricketing feat probably without a parallel
Young shooting star Nifla Azoor aims to become a teacher
Tokyo Cement renews Foundation of Goodness partnership
SJU’s Nelunika Methmani shines in World University Online Chess tourney
Business Times
Piled-up vegetables
Vegetables have been piling up at economic centres across the country without much trade owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Picture by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa shows…
Crisis at the Colombo Port
The Colombo port is facing a critical period of congestion, traffic and low worker turnout due to the COVID-19 outbreak causing delays for exporters while…
Share prices soar in Colombo
The Colombo stock market is experiencing heavy retail and high net worth individual (HNWI) trading with fresh cash being pumped into stocks with potential in…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Safety of the people vested with the people
Despite all the powers now vested in the Executive Presidency with the passage of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the Government seems compelled to submit that not only the sovereignty, but also the safety of the people is vested only with themselves. It is almost like when the all-powerful…
Columns
- Political Commentary
No more curfews – new approach to fighting covid-19
Ministerial changes on the cards New measures to keep food supply chains working Police may come under a new Ministry Political dynamics in the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana…
- 5th Column
How to stay in power, Lankan style
My dear Donald, I thought I must write to you after hearing that you are about to lose your job as arguably the most powerful person in the…
- The Economic Analysis
New threats to livelihoods, economy and exports
The new wave of COVID-19 since last month poses serious threats to livelihoods and the economy. Hunger and starvation hovers over a large proportion of our population as…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
US election: Curfew-hit Lankans fed unending entertainment
Caged in their homes due to the lockdown after the surging Covid-19 pandemic, most Sri Lankans watched the US presidential election on television or through social media. In…
- Focus on Rights
Look, listen and learn from the agonies of ‘these United States’
As the world watches transfixed in amazed horror, the spectacle of ‘these United States’ seemingly heading into a meltdown over the peaceful transition of power with the 2020…
- Sunday Punch
Has Govt’s strategy to dam COVID spread gone to pot?
The pathetic picture of Sri Lanka’s Heath Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi making a public exhibition of herself last Sunday morn on a lone Ratnapura bridge cuddling a pot of…
- In the National Interest
Drafting a new Constitution: Putting the cart before the horse
During the run up to the passage of the 20th Amendment the Government simultaneously announced its intention to draft a new Constitution. According to the Government the 20th…
- Thoughts from London
Bullies in the China shop
While US President Donald Trump was still ruling the roost and even before his diplomatic storm troopers could set foot on Sri Lankan soil, those in the China…
- Lobby
Duel on pandemic dominates debate on minimum qualification for medical degrees
Tuesday’s Parliament debate reverberated mainly around the Government’s handling of the new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic although it was a debate on the minimum education qualifications —…
Plus
Seeing the importance of those little things
In the first in our new series ‘Notes on Resilience’ on life in the midst of the pandem-ic, Adilah Ismail speaks to sociology lecturer cum…
Funny Boy: Canada’s entry to the 2021 Oscars
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Family sagas and a peek at Victorian Ceylon’s westernised bourgeoisie
Your favourite Christmas Bazaar will come to you, virtually!
Tribute to Kamini–‘Trees, Forest and Birds’
Double boiled sweets and truckloads of current history
More PlusMagazine
Wonders of nature in a glass container
With travel plans shelved for the distant future, it’s no wonder a lot of us have been feeling restless and drained of creative energy. But…
Food straight from the heart
Who will hear the plight of ‘Can you hear me’ team?
‘Vishama Bhaga’ wins 50th international award
Ashley, a juror at the Silk Road Film Festival
More MagazineSunday Times 2
The power of demagogues
It is a matter of grave doubt whether any national leader or scoundrel would have had…
Absolute power acquired – Delivery hijacked
Premachandra siblings slam moves to pardon Duminda Silva
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
COVID positive students allowed to sit A/L exams
Special arrangements were made for three students from Minuwangoda, who tested positive for COVID-19, to sit…
Lessons on the TV: State run media studios and channels to broadcast education programmes
Education Minister calls for report to look into disparities faced by 2019 A/L exam students
More Education >>Magazine
Wonders of nature in a glass container
With travel plans shelved for the distant future, it’s no wonder a lot of us have…
