News
Never shy of attracting the headlines, Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa stirred the political pot within the ruling coalition, suggesting that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should be…
Sri Lanka has hit back at the United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s latest report calling for targeted sanctions, saying it is based…
A decision on COVID-19 victims being buried will be made by Health Minister Pavithra Wanniaarachchi. “She is still undergoing treatment for COVID-19 infection,” Dr Sudharshani…
Sports
The reigning National Women’s Open champion Anika Seneviratne overcame some stiff resistance from Savini Jayasuriya before easing to victory 7/5, 3/6, 6/3 at the 105th…
Several audits have confirmed that Sri Lanka Cricket’s existing IT…
Business Times
Colourful products at the ‘Lankapak’ exhibition, organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Packaging, which opened at the BMICH on Friday. Pic by Priyanka Samaraweera…
The 125 year-old tea industry has been dealt a severe blow following the recent wage hike that is set to contribute to further losses to…
Fashion has always been a breeding ground for innovation — from the invention of the sewing machine to the growth of e-commerce. But relative to…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
And so, it’s official; the new “UK strain” of COVID-19 has also entered Sri Lanka, and in every likelihood through the Green Channel of the country’s international airports. The Immunology and Molecular Medicine Department of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura has stated that this highly transmissible new variant had been…
Columns
Rejects Human Rights Chief’s Report but says in a 30-page response that will “constructively engage” with the UN system Charges that many of the contents are “speculative, presumptive…
My dear Dr Neville, We were saddened to hear that you had reached the Land of Never Return, a victim of the coronavirus that has claimed the lives…
An annual average economic growth of four percent in the seven decades (1950-2020) after independence was far below the country’s potential, especially as the country began with favourable…
A noteworthy feature of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) was an exercise in self-confession when their members err on a serious issue. Even the fiery orator that he…
A chest thumping Minister of Public Security has warned Sri Lanka’s Tamils and Muslims that if they go on protest marches despite court orders banning the protests, they…
Lankan Muslims were over the moon on Wednesday when Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa rose in Parliament and, in a brief reply to a question raised whether the Muslims…
One of the criticisms of the Yahapalana Government particularly during the latter part of its tenure was its inability to act decisively when the situation demanded. Hamstrung by…
For 50 years or so some Sri Lankan leaders fascinated by what Singapore had achieved as an independent nation hoped to emulate that city state. After all, they…
Not often does a Government make a complete fool of its own leaders but the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) did that in spectacularly farcical fashion this…
Plus
A “rare” tree dubbed as ‘critically endangered’ which has stood the test of time like a sentinel close to the Daraluwa Railway Station in Gampaha…
Magazine
Randhula de Silva’s philosophy is simply to do what excites you. As Co-Founder and Director of Good Life X, trying new things and pushing boundaries…
Sunday Times 2
Since February 1, the entire world has been shedding tears for Aung Suu Ky. The ‘International…
Education
This week students from the Kelaniya University held a protest outside the University Grants Commission (UGC),…
Magazine
Randhula de Silva’s philosophy is simply to do what excites you. As Co-Founder and Director of…