Lamborghini, Ferrari and Hummers burnt to cinders
Police have identified several suspects who led and were involved in the attacks on two prominent…
Continuing shortages of gas, kerosene and fuel leaves many burning in anger
Angry people continued their demands for cooking gas and kerosene, with protests being held in several…
Fire for fire: Public retaliation leaves State property in ashes
It was not only politicians’ houses that were gutted by fire in the attacks on Monday…
GotaGoGama is a non-partisan protest, open to any political ideology, say young activists
The protests at Galle Face Green, on for more than a month, is a non-partisan, peaceful…
Agriculture was a part of our culture, but now a cultural desert leaves fields bare
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) drew massive support from rural Sri…
Repeatedly postponed mandatory exams slated for next week
School examinations authorities said they are ready to hold the 2021 Ordinary Levels next week and…
Absolute rubbish
A racket involving the sale of organic fertiliser mixing sand and charcoal, while misusing the name…
After heatwave, heavy rain comes again; Met department warns of lightning and landslides
The rain in the south western part of the country is expected to spread and the…
Fish now a luxury item on family menus
A meal of fish and rice has become a luxury for the average Sri Lankan family…
Success feels sweet after struggle, says Lankan-born Deena
Sri Lankan-born Deena Tissera achieved a significant milestone by being elected councillor of Scotland’s Aberdeen City…
Youth: Losing their future
It is not a new feature of the Sri Lankan political economy – frustration of the…
News
Let there be peace and non-violence
Vesak turns violence to peace. On Monday, Temple Trees’ parapet wall area was the scene of violence with peaceful protesters being hammered with poles and…
President holds strategy session to thwart moves to defeat Govt.
Beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa held a strategy session with ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) parliamentarians yesterday to chart a course to counter opposition moves…
Dollar flow dries up; political instability worsens crisis
A staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still at least three months away, there are no more credit lines–except for ongoing Indian…
Banks, finance and other companies requested to pay taxes upfront
Foreign Ministry staff won’t accept packs of food from China
President to part with Defence Ministry, will not retain other portfolios
NJC raises alarm over BASL, SJB constitutional reforms
Pro-Govt. MPs accuse JVP, FSP mobs of destroying their properties and vehicles
BASL insists on constitutional reforms, calls on new PM to form unity govt.
Solution to the economic crisis top priority, says new PM
Health Ministry formulates 3 ways to channel donations for urgently needed medicines
Vesak: Focus on religious ceremonies not State festivals
Lamborghini, Ferrari and Hummers burnt to cinders
Continuing shortages of gas, kerosene and fuel leaves many burning in anger
Amarakeerthi was lynched: Post-mortem report reveals multiple injuries
More NewsSports
More than a Test series for Lankans
cricket
Having had their bowling stocks severely depleted following the retirement of veteran seamer Suranga Lakmal and decisions to rest Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara, Sri…
Sri Lanka focused on Bangladesh Tests despite turmoil at home
CHITTAGONG AFP May13, 2022: Sri Lanka’s cricketers are hoping to…
Pakistan ready to help Sri Lanka in difficult times
Sri Lanka Women’s team return to Pakistan after 15 years
MoS intercepted!!!
Ion Tiriac sells Madrid Open
Pieris wins the title for eighth time
Hampshire respond well against SLC Development XI
Opex Lanka win twin titles
Wattala Antonians celebrate 80th anniversary
Business Times
Sri Lanka Tourism running out of cash
By Sunimalee DiasA commission amounting to US$1.6 million had been remitted to a dollar account of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) via insurance payments made…
Private banks shun ‘politically exposed persons’
With the escalating political unrest private banks are increasingly shedding relationships with Politically Exposed Persons (PEP), officials in the banking sector said. Some banks have…
Printing money to pay state salaries
Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry is facing one of its worst-ever cash crunch with no way to raise revenue even to pay salaries of 1.5 million…
Military security boost for BOI zones
“Way forward “plan devised to tackle the crisis
Scraping the barrel
Youth: Losing their future
Over 60% crop loss this Yala season
Sri Lanka’s exports grow in Feb. 2022
Sampath Bank strong despite challenging economic environment
Steady performance from NTB amidst turbulence
SL’s CB call to expatriates for help with dollars
Inflation has sky-rocketed
ComBank Group navigates devaluation impact in complex Q1 performance
SL’s biz community urges President to step down
More Business TimesSunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Act justly and righteously
Vesak 2566 is being marked today in this blood-spattered Dhammadvipa (the island of the Dhamma – the Buddha’s teachings) anger and vengeance oozing, the very antithesis of non-violence and ahimsa pervading and the people on the verge of starvation. The Constitution – the fundamental law of the land is under…
Columns
- Political Commentary
The dark hours of black Monday
How politico-led goon squads unleashed violence and terror on protestors Groups retaliate killing an MP, eight others and cause extensive damage to property Ranil becomes Premier for sixth…
- 5th Column
Here’s hoping there’d be no premature ending, this time
My dear Green Man, I know I should congratulate you on being appointed PM again, but I really don’t know what to do: whether to hang my head…
- The Economic Analysis
Political stability urgently needed to address economic crisis
The resolution of the current severe economic crisis is in any case a herculean task. Without political stability, it is an impossible one. At the time of writing…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
From zero to hero: Ranil cracks snappy jokes after becoming PM
Tackling hard-nosed questions with witty responses is not something new for the new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who assumed duties on Thursday, though he did not have a…
- Focus on Rights
As armoured cars rumble into Colombo, this is what a military state signifies
In the shambles left of the Rajapaksa Government this week in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s last-ditch conjuring of many-times Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to fill the vacuum…
- Sunday Punch
Ranil harnessed to bear Rajapaksas’ feudal yoke
Though dumped by the people 20 months ago, Ranil Wickremesinghe popped out like a long shut Jack in the box to be harnessed to the Rajapaksa yoke as…
- In the National Interest
Violence erupts as the rule of law takes a beating in the absence of independent commissions
The tragic events of last week where violence broke out all over the country underlined the need once again to revamp and strengthen the institutions of governance in…
- Thoughts from London
Let slip the dogs of war
The travel ban imposed on Mahinda Rajapaksa and a motley group of his supporters by the Fort Magistrate following an application by the Attorney-General suffices to buttress the…
Plus
Bamba’s bright beacon of learning for monks
The Vajiraramaya in Bambalapitiya is an oasis in the heart of a dusty, hot city. Here you enter and leave behind the bustling commerce of…
Temple murals that became George Keyt’s magnum opus
A tribute to centenarian Gerald Upatissa de Alwis
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
In love with her city, Johannesburg
More PlusMagazine
Success feels sweet after struggle, says Lankan-born Deena
Sri Lankan-born Deena Tissera achieved a significant milestone by being elected councillor of Scotland’s Aberdeen City Council for Hilton, Woodside and Stockethill ward, last week.…
Designs that express the self beyond gender stereotypes
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ promises eye-popping spectacle
Prominent Breakthrough of a Chartered Accountant
More MagazineSunday Times 2
Rajeev Amarasuriya inducted as a Raisina fellow
Attorney-at-Law Rajeev Amarasuriya was recently inducted as a Raisina Young Fellow at the Asian Forum on…
Shazna Muzammil wins seat in UK Local Council election
Condolence book for journalist Shireen Abu Aqla
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka tells APIIT students the only solution to Sri Lanka’s political issue is elections
The strongest Industry Linked Master of business administration degree (MBA) programme in Sri Lanka, the Staffordshire…
The world’s most awarded creative school opens Social Media Bootcamp 3.0 for admissions
More Education >>Magazine
Success feels sweet after struggle, says Lankan-born Deena
Sri Lankan-born Deena Tissera achieved a significant milestone by being elected councillor of Scotland’s Aberdeen City…
