Be safe: Warnings to celebrate a home-grown Avurudu this year
This year’s national New Year will be celebrated with “extreme caution” warnings coming from health authorities,…
Student – Athlete, High Jumper Ushan Thiwenka Perera
In writing about Ushan Thiwenka Perera, my purpose is twofold; one is to confirm that Ushan…
National New Year dawns as Govt. plunges from crisis to crisis
Essential commodity prices skyrocket; sweetmeats tradition contaminated by import of cancer-causing coconut oil Rupee crashes to lowest…
“Act with responsibility”, public told
A strong call went out once again for everyone to be extra careful and take the…
The mishandling of a national problem and the predicament of war heroes
A glance at the last four decades of the military history of Sri Lanka reveals an…
CA Sri Lanka, University of Kelaniya to increase collaboration and strengthen Accounting profession with new MoU
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently entered into a Memorandum…
“The Nascent” – A huge success
The third-year second-semester students reading for B.Sc. (honours) in Tourism Management degree programme of the Department…
Vanishing Avurudu board games
K. K. Gunatilleke from Bentota recalls a time when Avurudu was never complete without a wooden…
Cargills initiates pioneering Plastic Modified Asphalt Concrete Car Park
Cargills has partnered with AGC Innovate Pvt Ltd to launch “Paving with Plastic” as a means…
Getting into Avurudu spirit with mini redda hattes and sarongs
There was a time when parents struggled to find mini ‘redda hattes’ and sarongs and shirts…
Father’s New Year dream for the return of missing son
Award winning television producer and teledrama director Ranga Bandaranayaka’s newest single-episode teledrama for Sinhala New Year,…
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For a sea of shoppers, a happi-happi New Year
Despite high prices, a continuing threat from COVID-19 and health guidelines such as physical distancing, Pettah’s Main Street was packed with Avurudu shoppers. Last…
Govt. seeks deals with oil producing countries
The rapid depreciation of the rupee and an anticipated ballooning of the country’s oil import bill, have forced Sri Lanka for the first time to…
In 2014, Govt. paid US$ 6.5 million to CIA mole, who has now been jailed
The Sri Lankan Government in 2014 paid US$ 6.5mn through its Central Bank to an American businessman, who was a CIA mole, to buy influence…
15 more commonly used plastic items to be banned
Indian travel bubble excludes Lankan tourists
Sinopharm vaccine given to Chinese, bypassing ‘Lot Release’ certificate
About-turn on palm oil ban fails to quell industry uproar
Analyst dragging feet over reports on oil safety: PHIs
The looting of artefacts resumes
Galle Fort boulder wall project abandoned as residents protest
Be safe: Warnings to celebrate a home-grown Avurudu this year
Spotlight on Prince Philip’s first personal car at Galle Face Hotel
N’Eliya hotels perk up for Avurudu but hopes fade elsewhere
Central Bank: No plans to defer payments; only to ‘rollover’
Conviction for contempt of court cause for Ranjan’s expulsion from parliament: CA
Debt repayment commitments are being met: CB Governor
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COPE finds SLC spending on Hathurusingha ‘comical’
SLC may end up paying millions on legal fees over Hathurusingha's sacking
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) may end up paying millions as legal fees, may be even closer to what the total amount they had to pay…
Student – Athlete, High Jumper Ushan Thiwenka Perera
In writing about Ushan Thiwenka Perera, my purpose is twofold;…
Weightlifters eye glory at Asian Meet in Uzbekistan
Narrow escape for Ananda
Pathum Nissanka may miss Bangladesh series
NCC, Ragama CC battle for supremacy
Army, SLAF joint champs
Semi finalists found
Trinity on first innings
Aravinda’s mantra to reform Sri Lanka’s cricket structure
Money and Japan’s tennis saga
Stanley Jayasinghe honoured by ONSC
Horse racing returns
Ashan Silva in seventh heaven after renewing Mahagastota record
Kotmale Hill Climb on May 1 and 2
Business Times
Firecrackers galore!
Firecrackers being prepared for packing ahead of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year at the town of Kimbulapitiya (near Negombo), about 37 km from Colombo.…
Treasury move to handle special GST sparks protests
The takeover by the Treasury of some of the functions of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) along with the introduction of an online managed single…
Tourism industry cries foul over new draft Act
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry on Friday voiced their opposition over the sudden move by the authorities to change the Tourism Act of 2005 and highlighted…
TRCSL ‘fixing’ laws for equal play
Banks stepping up dollar conversions
TUs to challenge Port City Commission Bill
‘Kingdom Sigiriya’ housing complex gets underway amidst public concern
Avurudu rantings
Root cause of all problems
New Port City gazette needs 3-months of public consultations
Aitken Spence invests in renewable energy project in hydropower
First Zonal Office of Condominium Management Authority opened at Maligawatta
Central Bank Governor predicts 5.5- 6 % economic growth this year
Bold changes needed to salvage Sri Lanka’s tea plantation sector
Ronnie de Mel celebrates 96th birthday
Union Assurance introduces Group Health; a holistic, automated insurance solution for corporates
Sri Lankan rupee faces depreciation pressure despite foreign currency swaps
CEAT Kelani announces 125% increase in Truck Bus Radial tyre production
Massive tax evasion aggravates economic stress
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Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
A ‘new city’ and its all-powerful Commission
Colombo, the capital is going to be split up into an “old city” and a “new city”. That’s according to the Urban Development Authority’s plans published last week by this newspaper, with the Port City being the new city. That Beijing applied further pressure recently to fast forward the completion…
Columns
- Political Commentary
National New Year dawns as Govt. plunges from crisis to crisis
Essential commodity prices skyrocket; sweetmeats tradition contaminated by import of cancer-causing coconut oil Rupee crashes to lowest value, adding to economic woes and further increasing the cost of living…
- 5th Column
May the best queen hold the crown
My dear Caroline and Pushpika, I thought of writing to both of you because of the singular status you have brough to our little island, popularising its name…
- The Economic Analysis
Opportunities and threats of global economic recovery
The gradual recovery of the global economy brings with it benefits, disadvantages, opportunities and challenges. It provides Sri Lanka’s export-import economy with both opportunities for export growth and…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Government group blasts S. B. for his comments in interview
A controversial figure in Sri Lankan politics and one-time Minister S.B. Dissanayake, was literally ‘roasted’ by his parliamentary colleagues at their meeting last Tuesday. In what seemed an…
- Focus on Rights
Soon, the whole of Sri Lanka will cry out, ‘we can’t breathe’
When the head of Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church asks in entirely inappropriate language as to whether Maithripala Sirisena, a former President of Sri Lanka is ‘wearing clothes’ when…
- Sunday Punch
Don’t cry Mrs. Lanka, the crown’s all yours…for now
Technically, Pushpika de Silva, the woman at the centre of last Sunday’s Mrs. Lanka hullabaloo, is correct in maintaining that she is a married woman as no competent…
- Thoughts from London
Why hide the qualifications
Now that is a new one on me. Not just me surely. It is on the entire population of the Resplendent Isle also known as “a country like…
- Lobby
An ousting, a challenge for duel and other boisterous scenes rock the House
Heated verbal exchanges, protests, insults and an open challenge to a fight outside the Chamber marked yet another tumultuous week for the country’s Ninth Parliament. The reason for…
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Sri Lanka’s not so crowning moment!
It was the trending topic on Twitter for the Asian region, making headlines on Yahoo, BBC, CNN, Reuters, Al-Jazeera, the Guardian, E News, Daily Mail…
Vanishing Avurudu board games
Kovil rituals that see in the Hindu New Year
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Andewatta is no more, but memories of Avurudu come flooding back
Preparing ‘Aluth Avurudu nekath’ for the Dalada Maligawe
Amidst virtual literary chatter and banter two debutantes and three veterans are shortlisted
Flavours that bring back that old familiar feeling
A grand dame of the hills steeped in colonial history
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Carrying on sweet traditions
The Avurudu season beckons as we hear the insistent call of the koha, see the bright erabadu flowers blooming and of course, anticipate the sounds…
Getting into Avurudu spirit with mini redda hattes and sarongs
University students on a mission to Maligawatte
Proving a point
Young initiative that adds a hopeful perspective on adoption
Chinthaka : Versatile TV programme fabricator
Rupavahini telecasts Avurudu programme from ‘Ape Gama’
Oshin writer no more
The Kingsbury’s Tenku opens its doors
Taste the splendour of Avurudu at Weligama Bay Marriott
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Reminiscing my experience in the JVP insurrection of April 1971
By 1970, SLFP leader Sirimavo Bandaranaike had decided to form a coalition with the Trostkyite LSSP…
Can non-violence bring down military thugs?
“The longest night for all of us”
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The new ethos: Be strong on crisis management
Let’s face reality corporate Sri Lanka faced a blow when the 1st Covid-19 wave swept past…
CA Sri Lanka, University of Kelaniya to increase collaboration and strengthen Accounting profession with new MoU
ICON Business School produces ACCA World Prize Winner
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Carrying on sweet traditions
The Avurudu season beckons as we hear the insistent call of the koha, see the bright…
