Cancer causing coconut oil: Public fear probe on slippery slope
As Customs, police and health inspectors escalated investigations into whether toxic coconut oil has reached the…
Jaffna traders squeeze farmers with old Tiger war chest tax
Seasoned Jaffna farmer Subramaniam Kandasamy stopped taking his prized vegetables to the local market because he…
Keeping a watchful eye throughout time
The Kalpitiya Dutch Fort, a formidable symbol of the Dutch era, is to be preserved under…
Authorities beset with COVID worries after avurudu fiesta
From crowded shopping and large gatherings at beaches and in the hill country to reckless and…
SL may face vaccine shortage for 2nd jab
Will Sri Lanka have adequate vaccines to give the second dose to 925,242 people who have…
Strong Western Wind blows away Alcazaba and Spirited Touch
The odds were on current holder of the Governor’s Cup, Spirited Touch to maintain its title…
Education and Soft Skills – the Combination Needed to Make You a Leader
Tertiary education, commonly referred to as higher education, is the period of education that equips the…
Annual Convocation of IDM NATIONS CAMPUS, nurturing hope amid the pandemic
IDM Nations Campus celebrated its annual convocation ceremony on a grand scale on the 03rd of…
Changing face of workspaces globally
Singapore (TTG) -The rise of remote working has fuelled an appetite for extended stays among travellers…
A city stood still for the golden parade of the Pharaohs
Respecting your dead Kings is important, but giving respect in a way that sent chills down…
‘Odyssey’, a first for the artists of the 2020 Group
‘Odyssey’ is the first exhibition of the 2020 Group, a gathering of senior artists of different…
News
Anointing the country’s biggest tusker at the state ceremony
The state ceremony for the National New Year’s oil anointing took place at the Kelaniya Vidyalankara Pirivena yesterday. Minister Chamal Rajapaksa is seen anointing the…
Chinese radio system for police
The Chinese Government is to provide a grant to Sri Lanka to improve the communication facilities for the Police. As part of the Chinese grant,…
UK’s Lords send ‘historic (war) crimes’ bill back to Commons
As the United Kingdom led a global offensive at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva to prosecute ‘war crimes’ against Sri Lankan…
SLA uplifts 102 tons of ‘printed material’ to Uganda, but refuses to give details
Growing tension within Govt.: Call to PM
BASL hits out: Govt. interfering with doctrine of separation of power
Britain falls silent in tribute to Prince Philip
State employees who fail to perform under “Gama Samaga Pilisandara” to be reported to President’s Office
Mismanagement blamed for Agrahara insurance scheme’s failures
10 dead within three days due to adverse weather conditions
Gammanpila says Govt. should stick to its mandate, vows to continue struggle from within
Ranjan’s visitation rights same as what is given to other prisoners: Prison spokesman
Ramadan’s first Jumma prayers at Devatagaha mosque
Wave of legal challenges against Port City Bill; petitioners say Constitution undermined
Cancer causing coconut oil: Public fear probe on slippery slope
Govt.’s Rs. 5000 Avurudu gift tainted by chaos, confusion and conflicts
Farmers surprised by elephant reserve move
Jaffna traders squeeze farmers with old Tiger war chest tax
Keeping a watchful eye throughout time
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Nissanka’s emergence forces Mendis on the sidelines
New chief selector Pramodya Wickremasinghe banks on youngsters for Bangladesh series
Batsman Kusal Mendis has been forced to wait longer to earn a recall to the national Test side after the new national selectors decided to…
Battle for the plumb gets underway today
The battle for the plumb of the Under-19 Inter-Schools Limited…
Summer Season Open Championship in Nuwara Eliya from April 20-27
Banned Manilal’s son to contest post of FFSL president
Century old cricket legacy transformed to a ‘Big Match’
Reemus Fernando’s father passes away
Champion diver vaults from gymnastics to powerlifting
Strong Western Wind blows away Alcazaba and Spirited Touch
Royal-Thomian in Hambantota
Golf, the ultimate winner
Business Times
Defending the Colombo Port City
State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal shows a map of the new Colombo Port City Commission at a media conference in Colombo on Friday.…
SL to cut oil imports amidst dwindling forex reserves
Sri Lanka will be curtailing crude and refined oil imports this year in an effort to shield the dwindling of foreign reserves, Finance Ministry sources…
Trade unions, 14 others challenge Port City Commission Bill
The government-controlled, Leslie Devendra-led Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya is among five trade unions along with other organisations and individuals challenging the constitutionality of the…
Costs more to travel to SL, says SLAITO
What’s good for the goose!!
Government back-tracks on palm oil import ban
“Pay Your Workers” $24 m the apparel industry owes
Look before you leap!
Brain drain and migration
People’s Bank Investment Banking Unit creates history organising SL’s largest ever Listed Debenture Issue
India’s desert salt farmers feel the heat from climate change
Colombo Port City a dreamer’s paradise
Micro finance sector undergoes reforms despite present cash crunch
Showcasing Sri Lanka’s jewellery to the world
Will the boom last?
ICTA and German company to collaborate on start-ups
Five accolades for NDB from Global Banking and Finance Review 2021
Litro Gas Lanka revolutionises LPG market with the new Premium Hybrid 18 Litre Cylinder
Former SLTDA chairman queries need for new Tourism Act in pandemic
More Business TimesNew high for manufacturing sector in Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Easter attacks: Anniversary mired in conundrums
Come Thursday (April 21) and it will be the second anniversary of that terrible, probably avoidable Easter Sunday bombing that shook the country, rocked the country’s intelligence gathering apparatus and accelerated the ouster of the political leadership of the time. The Cardinal is blowing hot and cold on the entire…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Controversy over Govt. bill to withdraw cases against its supporters
Govt. wants to withdraw several cases on grounds of “political Victimisation” and punish complainants Political Victimisation Commission recommends strong action against Yahapalana Govt. leaders for taking political revenge…
- 5th Column
A man of many colours
My dear Wije, I thought of writing to you because you have suddenly become the talk of the town, just when we thought that we will be spared…
- The Economic Analysis
Hopes and expectations of the New Year
This is being written soon after heralding the dawn of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year when people all over the island are wishing each other Subha Aluth…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Wigneswaran proposes Hindu priest for Chief Minister’s post
Even though it is unlikely that Provincial Council elections will be held this year, Northern Tamil parties are proposing various names for the post of Chief Minister. Parliamentarian…
- Focus on Rights
What has ‘Sinhala supremacy’ resulted in for the Sinhala people?
Meeting a rising tide of strange bedfellows (ie; monks, lawyers, democracy activists, nationalists) protesting against the highly charged Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill tabled in Parliament with…
- Sunday Punch
The last royal farewell
Britain bid a last farewell yesterday to the man who had thieved the heart of the nation’s soon-to-be crowned jewel 73 years ago, as his mortal remains were…
- In the National Interest
The Government’s approach to financial management adds to the country’s woes
It was not for nothing that an anonymous writer once did say, there was never a dull moment in this resplendent isle. Never has it been more true…
- Thoughts from London
One law for all and more baloney
When the Norwegian police clamped a 20,000 kroner fine on their prime minister for breaking the law, the country’s citizenry did not light fire crackers and beat raban.…
Plus
A flicker of hope in a therapeutic journey
It is as the country prepared to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year after the Easter Sunday commemorations were over that we revisited the…
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Farmers get ‘bundled solutions’ to fight weather vagaries
Crossing the Suez Canal on the SS Himalaya
A city stood still for the golden parade of the Pharaohs
‘Odyssey’, a first for the artists of the 2020 Group
A gentle but startling jolt to middle-class complacency
Life’s lessons from adventures of a street dog
More PlusMagazine
Singapore gets a taste of ‘Kotuwa’
Already making a name for himself with two popular restaurants, Cheek Bistro and Cloudstreet, Lankan Michelin star chef Rishi Naleendra introduces Lankan fare to Singapore’s…
Everything for the modern woman
Back in the hills with hats and all
Bridging traditions with innovation
Big Bad Wolf Book Sale “Howls” online once again
‘Api Honda Hitha Mithuro’: Tribute to late Mahesh Silva
Goodbye Saman
Unstoppable Jaffna Cinema Festival braves Covid pandemic
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Traffic cop stomping on a suspect: The unanswered question
The incident of the behaviour of the Maharagama traffic cop on March 29 has riveted public…
When Sri Lankan envoys walk slippery tightropes
The heat is very hot, no?
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Goethe institute conducts workshop for German teachers
A three day German language teachers’ workshop conducted by the Goethe Institute’s language department at the Nuwara Eliya…
Guidelines for state unis to re-open will be issued next week: UGC Chairman
Tuition classes for more than 100 students await permission to re-open
More Education >>Magazine
Singapore gets a taste of ‘Kotuwa’
Already making a name for himself with two popular restaurants, Cheek Bistro and Cloudstreet, Lankan Michelin…
