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Severe weather continues to thrash the vulnerable
At least 10 persons were killed due to landslides and floods as heavy rains left over…
Never be caught again with sea disasters, experts urge
With the prospect of having a vast floating sheet of plastic pellets stretching across the entire…
Again and again the hapless fishermen suffer
From the local fishmonger to the men who go out into the ocean to fill their…
Proactive professionalism the need of the hour as public unease on the rise
Foreign Ministry slow in handling Sri Lanka’s response to tough resolution in the US Congress Has…
Farmers see little of fat profits for their produce
Middlemen in vegetable trade enjoy high profits as vegetable prices continue to stay high despite farmers…
Too early to see results of restrictions
Vaccines and lockdown dominated the thoughts of the people in the country. As the lockdown or…
G7 health chiefs to bolster joint efforts to combat future threats
LONDON, June 5, (AFP) – G7 health ministers meeting in Britain agreed Friday to step up…
Tourism impact: Xpress Pearl pollutes shoreline
The hotel industry is unlikely to suffer crucial damages to its coastal belt as authorities have…
BPPL Group urges Sri Lankans to dispose plastic waste responsibly
BPPL Holdings PLC and its subsidiary Eco Spindles, Sri Lanka’s largest plastic recycler, has urged people…
Diyabubula, where the magic happened
Laki, our blessed friend, passed away on May 30. Laki was an incredible artist, landscape gardener,…
‘Miss Jenis’ goes to Aussie
Screening of comedy film ‘Miss Jenis’, in which the late Dr. Jayalath Manoratne plays a captivating…
News
Pet dog leads rescuers to the family it lost
The heaviest thunderstorms of the year devastated most areas in Sri Lanka in the past few days with floods and landslides displacing tens of thousands…
Rights probe on Lanka: UNHRC suffers setback
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s move to set up a separate secretariat to enforce matters relating to the resolution it passed on Sri Lanka…
S’pore-style PPP ventures kick off next week for prime Colombo locations
The first of three new ‘special purpose vehicles’ (SPVs) under the Treasury-owned Selendiva Investments (Pvt) Ltd is to be registered next week to raise…
All CPC unions oppose plan to allow private sector to import, refine and distribute fuel
Major flaws in PCR testing process
Controversy over proposal to merge Litro with debt-ridden LAUGFS
Summit flats to be razed to the ground
Covid concerns: Britain flashes red for travellers from Sri Lanka
Litro Gas Company and SLIC: Loss making company, a question of syntax
The ins and outs of a Covid-19 vaccination
Severe weather continues to thrash the vulnerable
X-Press Pearl catastrophe: Sleuths look for clues in communications
Never be caught again with sea disasters, experts urge
FR petition seeks orders for culpability and damages over ship fire
Again and again the hapless fishermen suffer
Sri Lanka still waiting for compensation over last year’s oil slick from MT New Diamond
Farmers see little of fat profits for their produce
Too early to see results of restrictions
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Sri Lanka go down fighting 3-2 against Lebanon in FIFA World Cup qualifier
Lebanon kept the pressure firmly on South Korea at the Group ‘H’ summit after a 3-2 win over a spirited Sri Lanka in the second…
Deadlocked
Cricket contracts run into chaos after players refuse to sign…
Moody’s presence in England, expensive yet vital
No impact on Sri Lanka cricketers traveling to England
Business Times
Lockdown sales
Vegetables being sold in Pettah amidst the lockdown. Pic by Akila Jayawardana …
US$1 bn cost for organic fertiliser transformation
Sri Lanka’s transformation to organic fertiliser from chemical fertiliser would cost the country more than US$1 billion from the import of organic fertiliser, spare parts…
LAUGFS, Litro to jointly use Hambantota storage terminal
The government is now considering the feasibility of maintaining a stable price for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by allowing a public and private partnership (PPP)…
Apparel industry income to drop by 20% this year
Postal services come to a near standstill
Fair bit of foreign buying from non-resident Sri Lankans
LOLC global expansion strategy eyes former Soviet states
Tourism impact: Xpress Pearl pollutes shoreline
Land Prices in Western Province rise by 74% in 2018-2021
BPPL Group urges Sri Lankans to dispose plastic waste responsibly
Uber offers 50,000 free rides to Red Cross Society as COVID support
ComBank sponsored ‘Hack:bit 2020’ a spectacular success
LOLC Group shows dynamic growth with first-ever historic profitability in Sri Lanka’s corporate sector
Hela Clothing’s sustainability recognised with “Most Sustainable Factory” award by Asda’s George
WSO2 hosts webinar on modern customer identity and access management
Dilmah Ecovation Awards 2021 open for this year
Jetwing Hotels wins 2021 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for 20 resorts/villas
Healthcare and Consumer propel Sunshine Holdings’ strong FY21 performance
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Editorial
Courting disaster, with no proper plan to handle it
In its desperate quest to chase after every possible dollar on offer, are the authorities inviting disaster after disaster into the country is the question on many a lip. A few months ago, in the midst of a pandemic it was inviting Ukrainian tourists. More recently, Indian workers transiting. Now,…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Proactive professionalism the need of the hour as public unease on the rise
Foreign Ministry slow in handling Sri Lanka’s response to tough resolution in the US Congress Has the Ministry outsourced policymaking to the Pathfinder Foundation? Cardinal launches his strongest…
- 5th Column
Waiting for that second opinion
My dear Sudarshini, It is not often that I write to two doctors in two weeks, but I had to write to you this week, after writing to…
- The Economic Analysis
Promoting organic agriculture: Repercussions of the fertiliser ban
The Government’s decision to ban chemical fertiliser and pesticides immediately to promote a green agriculture in the island has serious repercussions on the economy and livelihoods of people.…
- Focus on Rights
Sri Lanka’s version of Dante’s inferno and the ruination of this land
As the stricken X-Press Pearl lays waste to Sri Lanka’s marine environment including one hundred and twenty five kilometres of prized coastline from Chilaw and Negombo to Bentota…
- Sunday Punch
Lanka: The burning pearl
A raging inferno at sea and disaster clusters on land: Has all hell simultaneously broken loose in Paradise? It seems as though this once thrice blessed nation has…
- In the National Interest
Use electoral reforms at local government level to promote national unity
Sri Lanka was one of the earliest countries to be granted universal franchise. Since 1931 all citizens above the age of 21, (and since 1959 all those above…
- Thoughts from London
It is madder than you think
As though Sri Lanka’s Government did not have multiple problems in its hands that appear to be getting more complex by the day, there enters a ship into…
Plus
Laki as I knew him
I am confident that there will be a fair share of obituaries and appreciations of Laki Senanayake that will attempt to capture something of the…
Diyabubula, where the magic happened
Where have all the fruit trees gone?
Appreciations
All in the saliva: Lankan prof leads pioneering research on oral cancer
A bygone judicial institution
More PlusMagazine
Animal Blood Donors Sri Lanka:Saving lives
Four legged friends helping each other is the core initiative behind the Animal Blood Donors Sri Lanka initiative begun by Yannina Captain , the director…
Here’s a brief of what Google Announced at I/O 2021
Chandana W: Undisputed king of Choreography
Film streaming platform of Goethe shows social changes
‘Miss Jenis’ goes to Aussie
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The Qadri Ismail we recruited to the Sunday Times is no more
Three graduates from Peradeniya University applied for the posts of journalists at the Sunday Times in…
COVID-19 vaccines and the US national interest
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Transformation, success and global opportunity with CPA Australia
Many business leaders pay lip service to the idea of transformation. For Dinuk Hettiarachchi, it’s at…
On-campus COVID-19 treatment centres
CTU to file action against Ed. Ministry
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Animal Blood Donors Sri Lanka:Saving lives
Four legged friends helping each other is the core initiative behind the Animal Blood Donors Sri…
