Police action against protestors: Unions express concern, PHIs deny they gave approval
Serious concerns have been raised over the legality of the actions taken by the Police to…
North in the grip of armed gangs again
Attacks and contract jobs carried out like in South Indian movies Investigations show involvement of Switzerland-based…
Homegrown fertiliser output rises
With the government reiterating that the chemical fertiliser ban will continue for years to come, the…
Rajarata University researchers make strides in Rat Fever study
As Sri Lanka battles the COVID-19 pandemic set off by a spiked virus, another epidemic has…
Still no answers about X-Press Pearl damage
The government this week again came under sustained pressure to release information about the damage caused…
Sweeping powers for new Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa
Nine-page Gazette notification sets out wide ranging subjects and functions for SLPP’s chief strategist Overnight Basil…
On adjournment debate and puppets on strings
A heated exchange on Thursday over who should move the adjournment debate on the annual report…
Climbing trees to get phone signals
One fine afternoon around 3 pm, a 4-wheel cab was seen descending through misty mountains and…
BIA Terminal-2 project embroiled in irregular deal
Terminal -2 construction work of the Bandaranaike International Airport Development Project (BIADP) Stage 2 is now…
Home appliances from Hambantota Port Industrial Park in 12 months
The Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) has moved into top gear to accelerate the progress of…
The Golden Jubilee Annual Sessions of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
Since its inception in 1941 as the Chemical Society of Ceylon, and following its succession and…
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Activists in Air Force pyjamas
These three women were among those arrested near the Parliament junction on Thursday when they took part in a protest against the Kotelawala National Defence…
President says no more coal power
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has shot down the setting up of any coal power plants, saying he has vowed to shift Sri Lanka towards renewable energy…
Same salary for ex-military personnel appointed to public service posts
Former military personnel who are appointed to public service or state institutions will be entitled to draw the salary they earned while in active military…
Kerawalapitiya power plant: 40 percent of shares for US company
Lanka goes to IMF for US$ 800m
Internet services: Complaint mechanism underused
Jitters over electronic items on possible ban list
CPC proposes South Asian fuel hub in Trinco
Slight downward trend in cases – DG
New programme to assess student performance during pandemic
Motorist crashes into supermarket showroom
After COVID-19 recovery
Govt. plans to import sugar from India and dhal from Australia
‘We were told to remove signboards’
No nod from NMRA Expert Panel yet for Sinovac
Oh no not again! the internet is stuck
Flood, earth-slip warnings issued to several areas as heavy winds, rain wreak havoc
Police action against protestors: Unions express concern, PHIs deny they gave approval
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Headache remains, but pillows change
Dasun Shanaka becomes tenth to lead Sri Lanka ODI since 2017
Out goes Kusal Janith Perera, in comes Dasun Shanaka, the new ODI and T20 skipper. It took two series for selectors to realise that Kusal…
Fresh discussions during end July on fate of 142nd Roy-Tho
Fresh rounds of discussions are likely to commence towards the…
Another revamp in the offing?
Pandemic scare hit Lankan camp; Indian series delayed
Olympic ‘dream’
‘Tehani is being well prepared for Olympics’ – NSSF President
Wimbledon’s elite eight
Spirited athletes aim for Tokyo Paralympic glory
Seniru and Amaya take honours
Archery for youth
Anchor joins hands with Sports Ministry to support national high-performance athletes
Business Times
Restaurants reopen
Patrons at a restaurant in Colombo. Health authorities on Monday allowed restaurants to reopen at 25 percent capacity under COVID-19 rules. Pic by M.A. Pushpa…
Stage set to launch Special GST
The Government is ready to introduce the Special Goods and Services Tax (SGST) in a major reform of the country’s taxation by enacting the new…
ISB repayment headaches totalling $14 billion stretch until 2030
With the severe foreign exchange crisis the country is facing, the issue of international sovereign bond (ISBs) has come into focus with a combined total…
Laws to regulate real estate fraud
Fertiliser policy worries Ceylon Tea buyers
Macksons expands manufacturing biz in Bangladesh
Steadying the ship
Climbing trees to get phone signals
BIA Terminal-2 project embroiled in irregular deal
EU wants more protection for SL workers in FTZs
Dilmah initiates conservation corridor on Endana Estate
SLT-MOBITEL’s first 4G Tower under Gamata Sanniwedanaya Project
CB urges cuts in banks’ ‘unnecessary’ expenses
Sri Lanka expedites efforts of mobilising foreign financing
CB wastes valuable foreign exchange on non-circulating coins
Home appliances from Hambantota Port Industrial Park in 12 months
Vallibel Finance records pre-tax profit of Rs.2.38 bn
Kotmale, SL’s largest private sector collector of fresh milk
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Editorial
Achieving goals amidst the right to protest
The increasing number of protests countrywide must surely be, as far as the Government is concerned, an unwanted and unwarranted headache on top of having to grapple with mounting issues at home and abroad. Some of these protests are politically motivated, but some are spontaneous, motivated purely by self-interest involving…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Sweeping powers for new Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa
Nine-page Gazette notification sets out wide ranging subjects and functions for SLPP’s chief strategist Overnight Basil has become the Government’s most important personality after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa; New…
- 5th Column
The age of the three ‘R’s
My dear Basil maamey, How can I not write to you this week, maamey? So many are excited about your return to Parliament and the Cabinet. Some make…
- The Economic Analysis
Remittances from around the world strengthen balance of payments
Remittances that are the main strength of the balance payments, have been increasing in recent years. They increased from US$ seven billion in 2019 to US$ 7.1 billion…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
On adjournment debate and puppets on strings
A heated exchange on Thursday over who should move the adjournment debate on the annual report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka led to a back and…
- Focus on Rights
Lifting Sri Lanka’s Covid mask to unveil the frightful face of state terror
Waves of brutal police violence directed towards trade union leaders, students, fishermen and farmers in Sri Lanka this week underscored a deadly purpose on the part of the…
- Sunday Punch
Rajapaksa triumvirate in Chariot of the Demi-Gods
With all the hosannas sung in his grace, all the invocations to the Devas made in his hallowed name, with all the blooming adulations garlanding his mortal frame,…
- In the National Interest
The second coming of Basil Rajapaksa
The appointment of Basil Rajapaksa as Finance Minister last week was overshadowed by the situation arising from the use of regulations purportedly under the Quarantine Ordinance to prevent…
- Thoughts from London
Justice and the B’lore principles
Just the other day Justice Minister Ali Sabry told parliament that there would be a major overhaul of the country’s justice system. Not capable or willing to undertake…
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‘A timely gift to little cancer patients’
A promise given and, unlike numerous others, fulfilled! It was the fulfilment of this promise made seven months ago that saw a simple ceremony with…
‘I always wanted to write a book as compelling as Rebecca’
You can reach out to those affected
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Laki, my inspiration from artist to architect
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Someone’s book can be another’s shoes
‘Read and Return’ is an initiative begun by 20-year-old Chamya Liyanage back in December 2019. An avid reader encouraged by her family particularly by her…
Lanka’s two Diana Award winners spurred on to do more for peace
Guiding Little Friends and Guides with disabilities
‘Asammathaya’ by PRIVATE hit the top of hip-hop
‘Peo Legend’ features Music Master Roksamy
Cinema Anthology by new filmmakers on pandemic
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No comment – and don’t quote me on that
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – When a Southeast Asian ambassador hosted a lunch for journalists, including reporters…
Kataragama beauty queen murder case: The need to obey only lawful commands
What should development aid do?
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Primary school buildings renovated by the Navy
The navy recently renovated classroom and library buildings and a new assembly hall at the Pansalgodella…
KNDU bill: Decision should be made with the institute’s objectives in mind: Ed. Min
Govt. exploiting COVID situation to arrest protesters: FUTA
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Someone’s book can be another’s shoes
‘Read and Return’ is an initiative begun by 20-year-old Chamya Liyanage back in December 2019. An…
