Cloud over ‘Horizon’ as Pandora Papers reveal Paski’s trust deals
Rising out of a bucolic, rice-producing corner of urban Malabe is a popular educational institution that…
A battle ruined by rain
Country’s longest-running big match and the world’s second oldest inter-school cricket encounter, turned into a rather…
Grey areas, lack of resources delaying assessment of environment damage from X Press Pearl: Expert
Experts assessing the environmental damage caused by the X Press Pearl wreck claim that a lack…
Mini floods hit Nuwara Eliya for fourth time in a month
Nuwara Eliya town was hit by mini-floods for the fourth time in a month on Friday…
Govt. seems shaky and on “Code Amber”, faces revolt within
Coalition partners say enough is enough; go public with criticism of Finance Minister for sneaking the…
Tuition teachers eager to resume their classes
Tuition class lecturers are waiting for the green light to begin classes after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa…
A baby girl would live on in the lives that will be saved
Two Colombo University medical students’ initiative to collect funds to save 2½-month-old Sonakshi suffering from…
Garbage heap disaster looms
The Karadiyana garbage dump has reached its maximum capacity, the National Building Research Organisation warned. Garbage…
NSBM Green University celebrates 5 years of excellence in its exceptional higher education journey
NSBM Green University, the premier degree awarding institute in Sri Lanka, celebrated its 5th anniversary on…
PIM hosts Second Biennial Memorial Oration in Honour of Marketing Guru Prof. Uditha Liyanage
The Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni Association (PIMA), Sri Lanka’s most active and largest body of…
‘Sri Rama Rajyabhishegam’- A dance drama on the epic Ramayana
‘Ayodhya Deepotsav 2021’, a dance drama on the epic Ramayana is organized by Ministry of Cultural…
News
President in Glasgow for crucial climate summit
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Glasgow last evening to attend the United Nations climate summit — the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26). World leaders and…
President declares wide range of public services as essential
Opposition grows to Govt.’s deal with US company on LNG supply Even coalition partners hit out, while CEB unions threaten blackout strike President declares wide…
OECD’s global tax pact: Lanka seeks more time, wary of repercussions
Sri Lanka has sought more time to consider whether it should join a major global taxation agreement introduced by the Paris based Organisation for Economic…
One country, one law: Justice Minister Sabry not consulted about task force, not happy over move
37 Western Province police officers addicted to narcotics
IRD warns of more revenue loss; urgent tax reforms not done
Canal Project: Gunaruwan Committee members contest Irrigation Ministry Secretary’s claim
Minority parties push for PR system in future elections
Cloud over ‘Horizon’ as Pandora Papers reveal Paski’s trust deals
Pre-Trial procedure to be introduced
Grey areas, lack of resources delaying assessment of environment damage from X Press Pearl: Expert
Mini floods hit Nuwara Eliya for fourth time in a month
Nation mourns scholar monk’s death
Tuition teachers eager to resume their classes
Lanka takes new measures to stop bottom-trawling by Indian fishermen
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Proteas down Lions in nail-biter chase
By Champika Fernando in Sharjahcricket
A hat-trick by Wanindu Hasaranga and a career-best innings from 23-year-old opener Pathum Nissanka could not stop the South Africans from stealing a hard-fought 4-wicket…
England thrash Australia by eight wickets
Opening batsman Jos Buttler smashed an unbeaten 71 as England…
Sri Lanka to remain neutral in ‘BLM’ movement
A battle ruined by rain
ESoft crowned inaugural Red Bull Campus Cricket Women’s National Finals winners
Rain hampers Major Club Cricket
Another rain ruined day at Pallekele
Bandula Warnapura: A man of many feathers in his ‘cricketing’ cap
Elite women’s tennis
Series whitewash, a confidence booster for young Lankans
Trap Nationals next weekend at Payagala
Lucrative prize bag on offer at Li-Ning WPBA Open Championships
Business Times
Distribution of imported fertilizer begins
Stocks of imported fertilizer loaded in Lorries to leave Colombo for Agrarin centers countrywide. Pic by Pradeep Pathirana…
Three Ministry Secretaries assigned to approve agro chemical imports
The government has appointed a top-level committee of ministry secretaries to take over the task of approving agro chemical imports, taking over this task which…
Sri Lanka’s Hela Clothing to strike global partnerships
Sri Lankan apparel maker Hela Clothing, pitching to trade 20 per cent in the company for a multi-billion public equity share, is upbeat on striking…
Hotels want dollars from November 1
Chinese embassy plays hardball over payments for contaminated fertilizer
National Identity Card tender takes a wrong turn
Switching mobile connections
Removal of price controls
Fertiliser fix digs deeper
CSE: A fool born every second
HJS Condiments expands out-grower network
Plantation industries face uncertain future
Sri Lanka to host World HR Congress 2021 from Dec. 6-8
The inflation catch-up game
MAGA to design and build new Faculty of Technology at the Rajarata University
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Editorial
Climate summit: Ambitious targets and ambiguities
The world’s leaders gather in the salubrious climes of Scotland this weekend to hammer out a strategy to cool the planet before earthlings self-destruct their habitat by the end of the century, if not sooner. A United Nations Intergovernmental Report prepared for the summit, named the UN’s COP-26 (the 26th…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Govt. seems shaky and on “Code Amber”, faces revolt within
Coalition partners say enough is enough; go public with criticism of Finance Minister for sneaking the Cabinet paper on the controversial deal with US energy firm Opposition parties…
- 5th Column
Mockery most foul
Gnanasara haamuduruwaney, I thought of writing to you this week to congratulate you on your appointment to chair a Presidential Task Force on having ‘one country one law’.…
- The Economic Analysis
Food shortages soaring prices and lack of fertilisers threaten livelihoods
Sri Lanka’s battered economy is facing several social and political upheavals that have been brought about by the deteriorating economic conditions, ill-advised economic policies, the mismanagement of the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Gone are those days of getting high while flying high
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many restrictions have been placed on the sale, consumption and serving of alcohol. The restrictions have been extended to the national…
- Focus on Rights
How can Sri Lanka’s law reformers retain even a semblance of sanity?
Interestingly enough, this week’s Presidential appointment of a controversial monk who once served a jail term for contempt of court, as head of a Presidential Task Force to…
- Sunday Punch
Bodu Bala Boss set to overlord nation’s one law for all concept
Controversial Bodu Bala Sena chief Galagoda-Aththe Gnanasara Thera was appointed this week as the head of a Presidential Task Force to revise the nation’s statute books and usher…
- In the National Interest
Task force headed by Gnanasara Thera; Pre-determined objectives
The appointment of Venerable Gnanasara thero to head a Presidential Task Force (PTF) raises several issues related to both governance and national reconciliation. An examination of the mandate…
- Thoughts from London
UK tour: Foreign Minister run-out by home side
Poor Gamini Lakshman Peiris, “GL” for short. While his alma mater- the school-by-the-sea-was in the throes of playing the 142nd cricket encounter with a state school that almost…
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A treasure trove of knowledge turns 100
Pass that fig tree spreading its branches like shadowy tentacles near the Faculty of Arts, and you are in the heart of the Peradeniya University,…
A life as colourful as her batiks
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
CAN Market is back in business!
Exotic Pines and Eucalypts: From demonised trees to partners in forest restoration?
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CFW heralds fashion in the ‘new normal’
Colombo Fashion Week will usher in a new edition of ‘Olu Swim Week’ next month emphasising their theme ‘Environment is Luxury’ with Day 1 on…
‘My album is for the heart, the mind and the soul’
WNPS Youth Wing’s Halloween special; Exploring the secret world of bats
‘Sri Rama Rajyabhishegam’- A dance drama on the epic Ramayana
Sanjeewa’s ‘Peacock Lament’ pitched at Germany’s EWIP
Trillium Hotels & VIP Residencies transforms the ‘Sunset Years’
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A Sri Lanka front for liberation of Myanmar
There is immense concern and sympathy around the world for the people of Afghanistan numbering around…
Police Intelligence for crime control
A state of depression
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Protest against UGC’s plans for NCoEs
Strikes by teachers, closure of schools due to COVID-19, a lack of facilities for online studies…
State universities to open their doors for students and staff once more: UGC Chairman
AHEAD programme proving to be a success, US$ 100m in funding from WB: Prof. Kapila Perera
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CFW heralds fashion in the ‘new normal’
Colombo Fashion Week will usher in a new edition of ‘Olu Swim Week’ next month emphasising…
