Govt.-people trust deficit widens; SLPP’s coalition partners prepare papers to offer solution to crisis
Wimal, Vasu, Gammanpila and others hold talks to find a wayout for Govt; Communist Party’s DEW…
Grade 5 Scholarship Exam: Alleged injustice to students being probed, says Exams chief
Three separate inquiries are being carried out into parents’ complaints that student who sat the recent…
Hit by manpower shortage services run on low gear
A private bus conductor recently issuing tickets on the 120 Kesbewa-Pettah route was questioned by a…
Local rice prices leap amid influx of cheap Indian imports
Retail prices of local rice varieties are continuing to jump from one week to another, despite…
Narcotics smuggling on the rise via Lanka’s sea routes
Despite regular detection, Sri Lanka’s sea paths are increasingly being used by local and international narcotics…
Being a ‘good’ doctor: Steering CCP into 2022 with simple but important message
Many of them have been tried and tested and been pushed to the edge, for they…
Guard the moat as Omicron gears for full scale landing
Once more the red flag is being raised to alert the masses a major COVID wave…
Forex for “hand-to-mouth”
Last Sunday “Raju” had sent me a text message with a brief note that surprised me.…
ANC Education Achieves Great Success in Winning Two Coveted Awards at the “CNCI Achievers Awards 2021”
The Achiever Awards scheme is highly popular among the industrial sector and is considered as a…
Graduation of the class of 2020 – AMDT School of Creativity
The Class of 2020 at AMDT School of Creativity had a memorable day on January 18,…
Mario sings ‘The Holy Grail of Chinese Wushu’
Multi-faceted young singing sensation Mario Ananda Abeykoon, the son of late Gratien Ananda, released his a…
News
Rehearsing for Independence Day parade
Sri Lanka will celebrate its 74th Independence Day next Friday with the main event being a security forces parade at Independence Square in Colombo. Yesterday,…
Decreasing water levels at reservoirs deepen power crisis
At Ceylon Electricity Board’s major hydropower reservoirs, water levels are dropping with total storage capacity down on Friday to 56.8 percent from 95.8 percent on…
CEB requests private sector bulk consumers to use generators
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has called on all its bulk supply consumers in Colombo to put into use their standby generators to avert a…
USD 200mn credit line from Pakistan for import of rice, cement and medicine
CEB Chief slams officials for self-inflicted power crisis
Test kits in short supply as Omicron variant spreads
Covid vaccines SC says it prefers if DGHS makes statements
Selendiva looking for brokers to sell city buildings
Cancellation of Japan-funded LRT project: Govt. yet to pay claims by consultants
Four bodies recovered at Gerandi Ella yesterday, one still missing
No Indian devotees for Kachchativu feast
Freedom Day events with COVID health guidelines
See what happened in Sri Lanka–Kenyans warned of banning pesticide
Grade 5 Scholarship Exam: Alleged injustice to students being probed, says Exams chief
Government agency heads get strict orders on vehicles
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Airmen down CR
RUGBY
In a stunning turn of events, Air Force made a brilliant second half comeback to squeeze in with a 16-11 win against fancied CR&FC in…
Head coach hunt continues after Ford, Farbrace snub
The hunt for Mickey Arthur’s replacement as national Head Coach…
Country or County: Suranga yet to decide
Club rugby returns to Kandy
National Age Group Relay Meet behind closed doors today
Petes thrash Pathana by innings
Women’s cricket — Pressing problems and panacea
Dambulla down the drain; others fire in their own ways
Teams and ‘officials’ thriving through to complete league
Madushan making waves in surfing
There’s more to his resignation than meets the eye
Nimesh Vimukthi’s journey of courage
Business Times
Renewable energy to the rescue
Heavyweights in the renewable energy (RE) industry said this week that if all the proposed RE projects were fast-tracked the country wouldn’t be facing an…
Sri Lanka Govt. mulls lifting ban on herbicides
The government is now reconsidering lifting the ban on herbicides while it is yet to take a policy decision on fertiliser subsidy payments to the…
Massive loss from SL’s hasty shift to organic farming
Sri Lanka’s unplanned shift to organic farming from chemical based agriculture practices has triggered a man-made crop disaster and incurred a massive loss of around…
False social media msgs’ drop Colombo shares
Govt. tightens domestic borrowing
CEB reactivates emergency power purchases
More dollars please!!
Forex for “hand-to-mouth”
CSE to change preferential IPO share allotments
Tremendous opportunities for local businesses in Turkey
New initiative to help Sri Lankan SMEs grow
Fernando at the helm of SL Chamber of Garment Exporters
Daraz to introduce new apps, expand business
SLIC records high GWP achievement in 2021
Strong performance by JKH; EBITDA up 126% to Rs.9.53 bln in Q3
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Editorial
Feb 4: A day to honour patriots past
Next week, the nation will raise the Lion flag, sing the national anthem, watch the country’s armed forces parade and schoolchildren will dance while the soothing strains of religious chanting commemorate the 74th year of Sri Lanka regaining its Independence from 443 years of foreign rule. The country is in…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Govt.-people trust deficit widens; SLPP’s coalition partners prepare papers to offer solution to crisis
Wimal, Vasu, Gammanpila and others hold talks to find a wayout for Govt; Communist Party’s DEW blames Govt.’s poor strategy for economic crunch SLFP won’t leave Govt., working…
- 5th Column
Speak out and clear your name
My dear Udith, I thought I must write to you because many people seem to be suddenly talking about you, although not in a very flattering way. They…
- Focus on Rights
Lanka’s mighty labours in bringing forth a wee PTA mouse
All the efforts of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Minister in declaring amendments to the country’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA, 1979) with a grand flourish a few days…
- Sunday Punch
Guard the moat as Omicron gears for full scale landing
Once more the red flag is being raised to alert the masses a major COVID wave is set to break. Named Omicron, the advance guard has already rolled…
- In the National Interest
Confusion in governance extends to reconciliation
One of the most striking characteristics of the two years of governance of the current regime is its confusion in decision making as well as implementation of its…
- Thoughts from London
Not in good ole Sri Lanka
High jinks in high places are common enough that average man, as DH Lawrence once called them, takes these often sordid happenings, as a part of everyday life…
Plus
Puerto Rico, here she comes again!
An open heart and an open mind are the two things Miss Sri Lanka, 19-year-old Sadé Greenwood, carried with her as she represented the “22…
A duchess recalls pomp and pageantry of our Independence
10 days of all that’s art ends today
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Stuff of movies; daring Boer prisoner escapes, cricket match and more
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Weaving her own styles into ‘made in Pakistan’
Back in December 2018, Sarah Illyas took the leap to launch her own ethnic wear brand, Janaan, wanting to create a collection that would weave…
One rabbit’s journey to a million carrots!
100 Words
Mario sings ‘The Holy Grail of Chinese Wushu’
Rakuten Viber marks Data Privacy Day
Bob Dylan sells Recorded-Music Catalog to Sony Music
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Multimedia/Blog training for Jaffna University students
Sri Lanka Development Journalist Forum (SDJF), in partnership with Helvetas, conducted a two-day practical workshop on…
B’desh photojournalist Alam appointed National Geographic Explorer at Large
Top global IT award for Sri Lankan
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Science exhibition by Dharmasena Attygalle Balika Vidyalaya
A science exhibition organised by the Dharmasena Attygalle Balika Vidyalaya in Piliyandala was held on Friday…
US$ 50 million from OPEC to set up and upgrade tech labs in schools
New career guidance certificate course to begin at Vavuniya University
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Weaving her own styles into ‘made in Pakistan’
Back in December 2018, Sarah Illyas took the leap to launch her own ethnic wear brand,…
