Maha season begins; but farmers are not in the field
Friday heralded the beginning of the Maha season according to the agrarian calendar; but a majority…
Meethotamulla still an environmental hazard; Plans for urban park still underway
A proposal to turn the former Meethotamulla garbage site into an urban park for which Rs…
Govt. deep in infertile political ground, as fertiliser crisis grows
Protests by angry farmers across the country; Agriculture Minister Aluthgamage’s effigy burned and beaten; ruling party…
Blowing in the wind – silky threads of flying spiders cause wonder
Earlier this month, people in areas such as Hambantota and Ampara reported seeing pale string-like substances…
Tourism revival: September sets the pace with backpacker visitors
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is heaving a sigh of relief as the ongoing vaccination drive and…
‘Carpe Diem’ — the plan Lankans will stick to in UAE
Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka, leading his side into his first ICC major tournament as a…
Untimely retirement of a star in the making
Sri Lanka’s most gifted and decorated female swimmer Kimiko Raheem, an Olympian who had won five…
Prodigal son, returned!
Apoorva (not her real name) was an employee of Air India and served for 20 years…
Migrant worker remittances grew by 5% in 2020 despite many returnees
While air ticket prices soared beyond the reach of Sri Lankan migrant workers desperate to return…
Imports substitution: The way forward
I read with interest Prof. Sirimal Abeyratne (SA)’s articles related to export oriented economies, which appeared…
One Qualification, Two Destinations
Australian College of Business and Technology (ACBT), the pioneer in providing International Higher Education in Sri…
News
People let off their gas, go for kerosene
With a huge increase in cooking gas prices last week, many people are switching to kerosene cookers. Kerosene carts regularly seen decades ago are now…
Fuel crisis: Supplies can be guaranteed only till January
Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila has called on Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to find a solution to the fuel price crisis and warned that uninterrupted fuel…
EPF, ETF lose hundreds of millions by investing in loss-making Laugfs Gas
Privately-held Laugfs Gas, which is haemorrhaging red ink and taking heat from domestic cooking gas users and opposition politicians, has also caused multi-million rupee losses…
No bidders: Dollar crunch hits spot tenders for coal
Jayasumana-appointed committee proposes NMRA be brought under Jayasumana
Controversy looms over ADB-funded Rs. 85 billion tunnel project
Indo-Lanka Mithra Shakthi
Unions on the streets, schools on their feet
Maha season begins; but farmers are not in the field
Peradeniya and Uva Wellassa Universities promote social enterprise
‘Lessons’ to stay safe in the classroom
Be responsible – Health DG
‘Best way to prevent post COVID is to prevent COVID-19 itself’
Valuable advice on how to handle Long COVID
Meethotamulla still an environmental hazard; Plans for urban park still underway
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‘Carpe Diem’ — the plan Lankans will stick to in UAE
Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka, leading his side into his first ICC major tournament as a captain, pinned hopes on Pathum Nissanka, saying he is…
Dilshan scoops out irritating incidents
Just after the illustrious cricketing career which spanned for nearly…
Player development is key to success — Sri Lanka ‘A’ head coach Rumesh Ratnayake
Olympian Matthew Abeysinghe’s FINA World Championship appearance doubtful
Shooting events back on fire after two years
Dialog and SLC release T20 World Cup Song
Untimely retirement of a star in the making
Fate of our club players
U.D. Wickramanayake – An outstanding, versatile sportsman
Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 team guide
E-sport driver and athlete training programme by Mandarin Reid
Pesandu, Senuja, Chanindi and Minethma bag gold medals
Business Times
Shift to kerosene due to mounting LPG costs
Some consumers seem to be shifting to the use of kerosene cookers to overcome the high cost of LPG. In a picture taken by Akila…
$2.5 b controversial deal in the pipeline for CPC funding
The debt-ridden Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will fall into a liquidity trap due to its quest for foreign funds from local agents of international private…
Sri Lanka: Sleeping beauty in tourism
Sri Lanka tourism authorities need to market the destination prior to talking about numbers that only look good as statistics. The 13,547 recorded visitor arrivals…
CB directions further dry dollar conversions
Fertiliser for tea in 6-8 weeks
SEC to monitor stocks related social media activity
Strapped for cash
Prodigal son, returned!
Central Bank to increase single shareholder limit of banks
Data Protection Bill to Parliament soon to safeguard personal data
Migrant worker remittances grew by 5% in 2020 despite many returnees
Imports substitution: The way forward
Dialog Axiata wins global award for Excellence in AI, Data & Insights
PB ranked among ‘Top 10 Most Admired Companies in Sri Lanka’
NDB introduces first-ever Mobile App for SMEs – NEOS Biz
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Editorial
Is there a way out for people caught in price tsunami?
The Government forewarned it was coming, and on this rare occasion kept its word as well, hitting the people right in the stomach with unprecedented price hikes on essential food items and consumer goods. And now, the public is told, there’s more to come. Removing price controls had to be…
Columns
- 5th Column
Where’s that brain of the bunch?
My dear Basil maamey, I thought I must write to you this week because your name is being heard in relation to several issues that are being talked…
- The Economic Analysis
Fresh economic thinking and pragmatic policies imperative
Economic difficulties reaching crisis proportions are clear evidence that the Government’s policies have failed. Some commentators have said that we are in a predicament that can lead to…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Whitewashing his sins with his version of “Uneven Justice”
Calling himself the “respectful founder” of the “iconic” hedge fund, Galleon Group, he shamed the Sri Lankan-American community by what he did. Now, he tries to ‘whitewash’ himself…
- Focus on Rights
‘If they do not have rice, let them have milk rice?’
If the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe coalition of 2015-2019 was tone deaf to outraged mutterings of the citizenry at the time, surely the Rajapaksa-Rajapaksa-Rajapaksa government of 2020 onwards must be wholly…
- Sunday Punch
Will the new constitution be worse than the known devil?
Ever since President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga damned the present J.R. Jayewardene constitution in the late 90’s as a ‘bahubhutha’ or the devil’s constitution, the notion has festered in…
- In the National Interest
Pandora Papers should galvanise campaign for change in the global financial regime
Less than two weeks have passed since the story of the Pandora papers hit the headlines. Practically all sections of the media focussed on the story which was…
- Thoughts from London
Creating more confusion over Pandora
Now that there is far less accumulated garbage as families buy less household needs even if commodities are available, that yawning gap is being filled with verbal garbage…
Plus
Merlin the classics wizard’s odyssey
Prof. Merlin Peris’s little house in Dangolla, Kandy is his own Arcadia, where, after a long romance with the Peradeniya University (his second love, after…
The wolf in sheep’s clothing: Beware of child grooming online
Appreciations
Now online; portals into our past through the lens of radical activists
Aunty Oosha — Thank you for the ballet and those life lessons
Cushioning post mastectomy trauma
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COVID brought her back home, now Rome awaits her
For 27-year-old Sri Lankan Taiwanese soprano Chrisni Mendis it seemed the COVID-19 pandemic brought her world to a standstill as she returned home to Sri…
Paving the way for female gamers
Blood donation to mark Duke of Edinburgh Day
Satheeshan: original singer of ‘Manike Mage Hithe’
Lashana Lynch on making history as 007 in ‘No Time to Die’
Paul McCartney calls The Rolling Stones a ‘blues cover band’
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When peace is not at peace with itself
The war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has been won by the Government. As…
Betrayal by Lanka’s ‘Sons of the ‘56 Revolution’
A tribute to a pioneer in modern cardiothoracic surgery in Lanka – Appreciation
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A/L students get their vaccines
On Friday, the health authorities began the vaccination programme for G.C.E. (A/L) students in Colombo,…
National schools to increase to 1207, project to be given priority next year: Ed. Minister
Malaysia and Sri Lanka to enhance cooperation in digitalisation and education
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COVID brought her back home, now Rome awaits her
For 27-year-old Sri Lankan Taiwanese soprano Chrisni Mendis it seemed the COVID-19 pandemic brought her world…
