4,800 state vehicles headed for overhaul or the waste yard
More than 4,800 state-owned vehicles are to be disposed of by April 30 following a government…
On Freedom Day, Arosha was discharged free of thalassaemia
Amidst the challenging times of COVID-19 a team headed by Consultant Haematologist Dr. Nipunika Senadheera at…
Battered bakers going out of business
On the official Facebook page of the All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association, some members are selling…
Thousands vent fury at cooking gas suppliers once again
Thousands of furious and exhausted Sri Lankans, among them the elderly and women with children, are…
Sifting through the pieces
Clad in oversized jackets, gloves and hats, about 200 women from the fishing community in Sarakkuwa,…
Anthurium smugglers pose biosecurity risks
Environmentalists and farmers are worried that dangerous pathogens and pests may be introduced into the country…
Pharma trade selling earlier imports at revised price; pharmacies slam profiting
Amid the shortage of essential drugs in the country’s hospitals and pharmacies, the government allowed a…
Rs. 1.25m fine for killing and burying of tusker in Karuwalagaswewa
Four people who pleaded guilty for electrocuting a tusker and burying its body have been…
Hush! Keep it in the well: Not a whisper to the world
On the night Cardinal Malcom Ranjith took flight to Rome to see his Pope, the Chancellor…
Resolvers Club of Sri Lanka
What is the Resolvers concept and motive? The Resolvers movement is initiated by a group of…
Shooting a paradox on time
“The main fault of man is that we think we have time”. This line resonates in…
News
Feast of St. Anthony: We once were lost, but now we are found
The feast of the much revered St. Anthony was celebrated yesterday at the Kachchativu church. Seventy seven devotees from South India were allowed to take…
Projects signed ahead of Basil’s visit
Sri Lanka and India have sped ahead to sign agreements that give India greater access to Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee and Mannar area, days before Finance…
29% increase in prices of medicinal drugs
A gazette notification is to be issued tomorrow, allowing for a 29 percent price increase on all essential and non-essential medicinal drugs, but will be…
Kachchativu talks: Lankan fishermen reject Indian plea for grace period
Russia Today off the air in Sri Lanka
Helitours finally fulfills conditions to get air operator certificate
CEB wants to increase electricity rates
Monetary Board to grant exemptions for exports registered as ‘Strategic Development Projects’
Floating dollar draws mixed reactions from businesses
PUCSL grants CEB conditional approval for power purchase deal with Ace Power Embilipitiya
Ginger and turmeric aplenty; farmers complain of low prices and severe losses
Attack on SJB office: Kotte MC’s UNP members call for action against council workers
Take the vaccine, don’t get complacent, we don’t know what lies around the corner: Expert
4,800 state vehicles headed for overhaul or the waste yard
‘Deltacron’ : No need to panic, need to observe and see how things progress
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Iyer, bowlers place India on top of day-night Test against Sri Lanka
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BANGALORE AFP: Shreyas Iyer’s attacking 92 and inspired bowling put India in command of the pink ball Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday’s opening day.…
Shiraz steers Colts CC to fourth successive win
Right-arm pacie Mohamed Shiraz ended with a match bag of…
Chameera ruled out of Test for several months
Randul, Sasindu shine in Dharmasoka MV’ s win
St Joseph’s dominate drawn match
Draw at Kandy’s Battle of the Maroons
Kandy survive Army slaughter
Wanindu, Chameera earn SLC top contracts
Retiring Lakmal ready to give back to the game
Battle of the batters heading to a dull draw
Colombo on course for another win
Sri Lanka Badminton: Trouble-Free or Love All?
Business Times
Cricket at fuel station
Workers at a fuel station in Ratmalana play cricket while waiting for supplies. Pic by Akila Jayawardana …
ADB ready to help SL amidst forex crisis
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to assist Sri Lanka in “relevant policy areas” to enhance foreign currency earnings, in particular tourism and trade…
SriLankan Airlines claims turning profitable
SriLankan Airlines aims to expand its services as it targets breakeven next year following the announcement of profits for the first time this year and…
Currency depreciation good but too late
New import curbs tip of the iceberg, say economists
Absolute chaos
Russia-Ukraine war impact on Sri Lanka
Apparel buyers worried over Colombo’s economic woes
Sri Lanka’s export sector fears uncertainty
Quo vadis tax policy 2022 of Sri Lanka
IFC reaffirms commitment to SL with plans to increase investments
Traffi Safe launches world’s First Carbon Neutral Disposable Gloves
Forex crisis, power outages severely affects exports
Essential commodity importers suffer in dollar crisis
CB urged to formulate short-term crisis management plan
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Editorial
India’s ‘strategic calculations’ as Lankans suffer
With its “friend and neighbour”, as India’s ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) last week referred to Sri Lanka, gasping for economic oxygen, a one billion dollar emergency aid lifeline sought from his country has been kept dangling as a carrot at the end of a list of…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Middle-income groups also join protests against huge fuel and food price hikes
Mostly women take part in protest outside President’s private residence; Hirunika claims she is being followed by unknown men on motorcycles Big protest march by main opposition SJB…
- 5th Column
Bye bye Warnie; you have left the grounds, forever!
My dear Shane Warne, I thought of writing to you this week after hearing of your sudden departure to the Land of No Return. Some may wonder why…
- The Economic Analysis
Are we at a turning point in resolving the economic crisis?
Recent changes in policy raise the question whether these would resolve or even mitigate the deepening economic crisis. A related issue is whether there is a new resolve…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Premadasa makes ‘U’ turn on PTA
In Sri Lankan politics, changing party colours often or making ‘U’ turns on critical policies for one’s own political convenience is not something new when the ultimate goal…
- Focus on Rights
GSP plus, the PTA and Sri Lanka’s painful contortions
The Supreme Court’s Determination on amendments to Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA, 1979) announced by the Speaker in the House on Tuesday 8th March 2022 is…
- Sunday Punch
Hush! Keep it in the well: Not a whisper to the world
On the night Cardinal Malcom Ranjith took flight to Rome to see his Pope, the Chancellor of the Colombo University, Muruttettuwe Ananda Thera, lectured on the evening TV…
- In the National Interest
Government takes its time as helpless people face blow after blow
While a hapless people struggle with the daily dose of economic hardships, the Government for its part shows no urgency in taking steps to mitigate the woes of…
- Thoughts from London
Beware, economic whizz-kids at work
If it is not one thing it is another. For quite some time now the current Government and its Viyath magarians have found a reason which some might…
- Lobby
Seething Opposition hits out at Basil’s no show to answer burning questions
In a chaotic week where the country’s already weakened economy took an absolute hammering, angry Opposition lawmakers repeatedly attacked Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa over his failure to brief…
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Spot on!
Leopards do change their spots. They also change their rosettes! Putting paid to a much-used saying about these magnificent Big Cats, is a study at…
Destined to dance: Vajira looks back
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Relaying message through metaphor
Westminster to Bohemia, via Weimar; musical journey with CMSC
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Shooting a paradox on time
“The main fault of man is that we think we have time”. This line resonates in ‘Temporal’ the latest short film by the High School…
New ways with craft
JISR- Munich ensemble brings vibrant sounds to Colombo
‘My Mother – The Concert by Janaka’ goes virtual
The Poet who gave his life for the sake of love
Mafia Queens of Mumbai who dreamt to be a Movie Star
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Aktha Pathra presentation
Ven Konakagala Uditha Thera was presented Aktha Pathra by the Maha Nayaka of the Amarapura Maha…
What’s Premadasa’s option in the national crisis?
Questions over India’s Ukraine tightrope
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Revise the recruitment age: Teachers
A group of teachers protest demanding that the Government revises the recruitment age for teachers. The…
8700 teachers to be recruited from education colleges and universities this year
All students will be in school from tomorrow onwards
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Shooting a paradox on time
“The main fault of man is that we think we have time”. This line resonates in…
