Hapless Govt. and people living one day at a time
President upbeat over vaccination success, explains dream of making Lanka one of the fastest growing economies in…
Fertile ground for national reconciliation: Army and ex-Tigers join hands to turn swords into ploughshares
Sri Lanka Army soldiers and former separatist rebels are teaming up to turn former battlefields into…
A lesson to Lanka on how to earn carbon credits
The recent discovery in Indonesia of a new species of tree has drawn attention to how…
Sri Lankans boost tourist arrivals for sector with little visibility
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka picked up over the past few weeks, but the impact of…
Long-legged, gregarious, pink birds colour the landscape
A flamingo colony of about 5,000 has become an attraction in Mannar these days. Mannar’s arid…
Local yams to the rescue
The quantity of commonly consumed vegetables in the local market has decreased significantly due to the…
Case of mistaken identity may have led the ‘Salty’ to attack snorkeler: Dr. Anslem
Herpetology expert says human encounter with a crocodile in the sea is rare, occurs only when…
AAT Top achievers awarded as Prize Winners
The students who performed exceptionally well at AAT examinations in July 2020, January 2021 and July…
Spectrum Institute of Science and Technology; Expand Goals, Open Doors for New Beginnings
Spectrum Institute of Science & Technology (SIST) steps into yet another milestone where 21 years of…
Saegis Campus shares the Spirit of Christmas
‘Christmas is a season of joy, open your hearts in Christ to make a difference.’ urges…
Await a play of hope in ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’
After almost two years and much anticipation, the Lionel Wendt will host Clutch Play Theatre’s (CPT)…
News
No gas, no light, that’s this mother’s plight
In Malabe, this mother’s plight was like that of a blind person in a dark room looking for a black cat that is not there.…
CEB wants to buy fuel directly bypassing CPC
Power Minister seeks part of the USD 500mn Indian credit line for this purpose Engineers warn of power cuts due to worsening fuel situation The…
Rs. 5,000 allowance for SOE employees, but with conditions
The Government has decided to provide a monthly allowance of Rs. 5000 to employees of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) such as corporations and statutory boards. Through…
Phone allowance slashed for state enterprise bosses
Islam text books withdrawn after One-Country-One-Law Task Force raises concern
Zoo director steps down temporarily; wants probe on alleged acts of sabotage by trade union activists
Platinum Award for Wijeya Newspapers Hokandara complex
Events in pictures
Dry days and chilly mornings to continue
Public bus operators defy load limits despite epidemic
Cancer drug without registration: NMRA claims correct procedure followed
105 seized Indian bottom trawlers to be auctioned next month
All Saints’ Church grenade incident: Arrested doctor’s son challenges CCD statement
‘God and prayers of predominantly Sinhalese patients protected me’
Pandemic pushes back plan to proscribe plastic products
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Clinical Kandy thump Airmen
RUGBY
Returning to action after a lapse of two years, title holders Kandy Sports Club displayed their usual potential despite going through a scrappy first half,…
Shanaka heaps praise on ‘world class’ Chameera
Batter Charith Asalanka was named the Man-of-the-Match for his near…
Capt. Jayalath and Niloo stamp their class in China Bay
Favourites reach knock-out stage
Havies dominate Sailors
Madavi, Nilakshi star in Lanka’s win over Malaysia
NSL committee on a fence
Djokovic episode Down Under
Sri Lanka U-19s reach knock-out stage for first time since 2016
Indians steal the show at half marathon
Viktoria, Christian clinches singles titles
2nd CBL-Munchee Trophy, MCA ‘D’ Division 40-over League 2022
Business Times
Hotel workers protest
Hotel workers and others, who lost their jobs in the industry owing to the pandemic, protest outside the Labour Department in Colombo on Friday over…
Dlr-hit SL prunes diplomatic missions’ spending
The cash-strapped and debt-ridden government is pruning funds allocated to foreign missions overseas in the wake of dwindling foreign reserves and a scarcity of US…
Sterilisation standards not in settlement with Chinese fertiliser company
The settlement reached by Sri Lanka with the same Chinese company to continue to purchase organic fertiliser does not include sterilisation standards, which experts say…
Dlr repatriation snags dissuade foreign investors
No complaints for CSE in 2021
Sri Lanka tides over fuel and energy crisis
Challenging times ahead
Investors and lenders
Central Bank trumpets settlement of $500 m sovereign debt
Transition to renewables: Opportunities and challenges
Regional and international flights at Ratmalana Airport from Jan. 29
Stockbrokers on an expansion high
Dollar crisis of the country: What aggravated this situation?
Batticaloa Airport upgrades to a fully- fledged domestic airport soon
LSEG Foundation and Leonard Cheshire helps disabled women in northern SL
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Editorial
Reconciliation is a two-way path
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reopened Parliament this week with what was meant to be him outlining the course he hoped to chart for the country under his leadership currently under increasing pressure from his fellow citizens undergoing almost unprecedented difficulties in their daily lives. For many it was a damp squib…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Hapless Govt. and people living one day at a time
President upbeat over vaccination success, explains dream of making Lanka one of the fastest growing economies in South Asia Dollar scarcity aggravates power crisis; minister says power cuts can…
- 5th Column
A pandemic fall guy
My dear Gota maamey, I thought I must write to you when I saw you the other day, cutting quite a dashing figure in suit and tie despite…
- The Economic Analysis
Foreign assistance to cope with severe shortages of essentials and foreign reserves
The severe crisis in the availability of food, gas, fuel and other essentials is expected to be resolved by foreign assistance from China and India. However, the country’s…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Tamil parties in quandary over fate of their memorandum
The tweet in Tamil from Democratic People’s Front (DPF) leader Mano Ganesan went almost unnoticed, when President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ended delivering his policy statement in Parliament last Tuesday…
- Focus on Rights
The death of a nation, not with a ‘sovereign’ bang but with a whimper
When the classical Greeks reminded struggling humanity centuries ago that ‘whom the gods want to destroy, they first make mad’ they may have been contemplating Sri Lanka as…
- Sunday Punch
Darkness at noon and dinner by candlelight
January 18 was a significant day for Lanka. Not only did it mark the opening of a new session of Parliament after it had been prorogued six weeks…
- In the National Interest
Monitoring tourism vital to curb spread of Omicron variant
Health officials have repeatedly alerted the country to the possibility of a surge in Covid 19 afflicted patients and urged the public to heed health guidelines as well…
- Thoughts from London
Singing for one’s supper or an ego booster
Last Sunday fellow writer of the Café Spectator column fired some carefully-directed barbs at Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal that some might consider overdue. The gist of the…
- Lobby
Opposition says President failed to address people’s grievances; Govt. MPs say all countries are in crisis
The first order of business of the newly convened Second Session of the Ninth Parliament this week was to debate President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Statement of Government Policy delivered…
Plus
Spaces,venues alive with ‘Language is Migrant’
In the auditorium of the Public Library, installations for Colomboscope have been set. Packiyanathan Ahilan’s ‘Muted Speakers’ (2021) feature upside down loudspeakers on cool grey…
Making Colombo a vibrant venue for international art
Crossing boundaries
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Women who shone bright across many fields
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Pushing the boundaries for sportswomen
19-year-old Shenuki Dishalya did not expect to bring home four Golds after her first-ever international competition for weightlifting but she couldn’t be happier and prouder…
Making his IT dreams become a reality in Australia
Await a play of hope in ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’
‘Diyawannawe Saadaya’ Rap party by ‘PRIVATE’
The 2022 Grammy Awards moved to April 3 in Las Vegas
‘Sokari’ in Town
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Battle for Palestine: Rocks and stones vs bulldozers and Apaches
UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – When Israeli Ambassador Gilat Erdan made an unusual presentation before the Security…
NoVax Novak and the Hora Medical
Lone Ranger and Loan Rangers
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Petition against CCTV cameras that infringe on students’ freedom
Students of Kelaniya University launched a signature campaign urging authorities not to install CCTV cameras in…
National school development programme underway, Rs 5B allocated for project
Australian Secondary Certificate of Education to be offered through Gateway College
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Pushing the boundaries for sportswomen
19-year-old Shenuki Dishalya did not expect to bring home four Golds after her first-ever international competition…
