Lanka escapes Tauktae lashing, but threats loom from monsoon amid pandemic
The Arabian Sea tropical cyclone Tauketae is heading towards the western coast of India but not…
As covid virus spreads in Tamil Nadu, more refugees from Sri Lanka want to come home
With India witnessing the worst phase of the global COVID-19 pandemic amidst life-threatening shortages of drugs,…
Govt. departments keep wheels moving amidst travel restrictions
While islandwide travel restrictions are to be lifted at 4 a.m. on Monday (17), functions in…
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“We are exhausted to the maximum, the condition of patients being admitted to the hospital is…
A fisherman’s tale
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Dealing with COVID-19 pandemic: The bad, the devastating and the good
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US protects a client state: 45 vetoes – and counting
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The UN Security Council (UNSC), the most powerful political body at the…
Education continues amid the third wave of COVID-19
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Improved rubber prices should see increase in production
Natural rubber production in Sri Lanka has been declining at an alarming rate from 135,000 Mt…
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Vaccine vs. virus
Thousands of people gathered at many centres in Colombo to get themselves vaccinated as part of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. A nurse wearing…
Rs. 25 billion from World Bank to fight COVID-19, but projects on slow track
A Rs 25 billion (USD 128 million) loan was made available to the government by the World Bank under its COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health…
Govt. seeks funds from INGOs and NGOs for Covid battle
The Government has requested International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) and local NGOs to donate their allocated funds for the remaining quarters of the year for the…
Easter attack probes incomplete: AG says unable to file indictments before his retirement
Human-elephant conflict: GI pipes from China for 1500km fence; procurement procedures waived
Agrochemicals stuck in port, Govt. insists on shift to organic fertiliser
No vaccine yet for new nurses at COVID-19 treatment centres
Human-elephant conflict: GI pipes from China for 1500km fence; procurement procedures waived
Lanka escapes Tauktae lashing, but threats loom from monsoon amid pandemic
Tourism takes nosedive again as tourists left in quandary
Coming soon: A website to book your vaccine
As covid virus spreads in Tamil Nadu, more refugees from Sri Lanka want to come home
Danger months for dengue loom as COVID consumes resources
Govt. departments keep wheels moving amidst travel restrictions
Prevention best remedy, says State Minister
Health Ministry radiates morale booster & supportive supervision
‘Colombo city under control & vaccination going on’
SL needs strict mobility restrictions – allow only major economic activity and essential services
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Cricketers threatened to quit over pay cuts in new contract
by Champika FernandoSLC rejects calls for disclosure in categorisation criteria // Domestic cricketers could earn around Rs. 2.5 million during the season maintaining confidentiality
Several cricketers have threatened to retire prematurely if no clarity is offered on the new point system which grades the players and decides their annual…
Injury dashes Hiruni’s Olympic hopes
Before the pandemic caused a postponement of the 2020 Tokyo…
SLC elections set for one-horse race
Moody to be consultant coach during England tour
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Lockdown
Deserted streets in Pettah on Friday morning after a 3-day restriction on travel island-wide owing to the COVID-19 pandemic came into effect. Pic by M.A.…
Urgent import of LPG cylinders amidst possible artificial shortage
The Government, through state-distributor Litro Gas PLC, is importing urgent stocks of empty LPG cylinders ahead of a possible artificial shortage while at the same…
Storm brews on SL’s tea plantations
Sri Lanka’s tea industry is ravaged by the storms of present day policies and a health crisis that has hit the plantations and likely to…
Colombo bourse DvP roll out next month
Foreign currency transaction monitoring system launched
Factory workers isolate at BOI zones
Importers face non tariff and invisible barriers
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ComBank makes strong start in 2021
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Pyramid scheme scourge operates under various platforms
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Sampath Bank partners SDB Bank in offering cash management solutions
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NTB continues resilient performance
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Editorial
Greater support needed for frontline workers
There’s little point any more in blaming the Government for allowing the COVID-19 pandemic to slip into virtual free fall. Reports coming in from all parts of the country are distressing. The time for blame-games is over, it’s time for action. That the country as much as the world was…
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- Political Commentary
With some 3,000 covid cases a day, a do-or-die battle for Govt.
Strong criticism for failure to impose an early lockdown in seven worst affected districts Concern over who is deciding on what as medical experts sound alarm bells Next…
- 5th Column
A sinking ship
My dear Gota maamey, I thought I must write to you even if the current situation is such, you must be feeling that all about you are losing…
- The Economic Analysis
COVID-19 resurgence a severe threat for economic revival
The resurgence of COVID-19 and its rapid spread in most regions of the country is a serious threat to the economy. The much expected economic revival in 2021…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Maldives’ Speaker bounces back as Foreign Ministry gives him new name
He is easily one of the flamboyant politicians in the Republic of Maldives. A believer in democracy and human rights, Mohamed Nasheed was once the elected President of…
- Focus on Rights
The grim sin of the Easter Sunday attacks and a state’s failure
The outgoing Attorney General’s pronouncement this week that charges and indictments against ‘conspirators and abettors’ of the 2019 Easter Sunday jihadist attacks on churches and hotels could not…
- Sunday Punch
Plea to Boris: ‘Give us the jab and we’ll finish the job’
Lanka should make a Churchillian plea to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give us the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to meet the country’s current dearth, after it was…
- In the National Interest
Is “Sinhala Only” the cause of the country’s ills?
Most people have their own ideas as to why the country has not progressed as much as expected in the post-Independence period. Some feel it is the politicians…
- Thoughts from London
The days of low and odour!
One law for all, they said. The citizenry roared in approval. For what seemed like eons the populace of the Resplendent Isle had been waiting for just leaders.…
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When one considers the harp, the immediate connotation is a vision of heaven. An instrument with thousands of years of history behind it, it is…
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Money, power and finance vis-à-vis justice, morality and public order
A commander is only as good as….
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