China clears air; Praises India for helping Sri Lanka
China has praised India for helping Sri Lanka at a time of crisis in what appeared…
Pandemonium at passport office
People sleeping on the porticoes and camping out for days to get their documents stamped …
Local onion farmers to the rescue
Local onion cultivators who discontinued farming have resumed farming as a measure to reduce the need…
Is our sports saddled with the malady of a nation living in denial?
Somehow, we seem to be a country caught in a web of derelict governance! Day in…
High-cost medical supplies network under Auditor General’s microscope
Three institutions submit conflicting figures to COPE as to its cost Handicapped system falls short of…
Twins who don’t know each other
Mundy vs. Central Environmental Authority and others (2004) is an interesting court case in Sri Lanka,…
MAS Holdings launches Foundation for Change
MAS Holdings, the largest apparel tech company in South Asia, has announced the launch of the…
Solar Energy – Solution for the energy crisis?
Our country is currently undergoing a serious energy crisis, mainly due to lack of foreign exchange…
Enjoying Buddhangala – past and present
In Digamadulla or modern-day Ampara, there is no dearth of ancient shrines, many taken over by…
A Poson Poya that changed our culture
It may be said that the Poson Full Moon Poya is one of the most important…
‘Sunil Aiya Yanna Giye Eyi?’: Gypsies’ new version of ‘Why’ in making
‘The Gypsies’, one of the most popular and successful musical outfits in the Sri Lankan music…
News
Waiting day and night for a passport to a new dawn
In view of the economic catastrophe, thousands of people are trying to leave the country to seek employment overseas. As a result, there is pandemonium…
China turns down request for US$ 1.5bn swap deal
By Damith Wickremasekara The Chinese Government has ruled out the possibility of entering into a US$ 1.5 billion swap arrangement with Sri Lanka on the…
Lanka seeks oil from Russia; but only two companies acknowledge request
Just two out of six Russian companies have responded to a call from Sri Lanka for oil and that, too, was only to acknowledge the…
Nearly 5 million in hunger, 56,000 children severely malnourished: UN
Five years leave for public servants to work overseas
Ban on OA system lifted for two months
Fish market a microcosm of national calamity
Plans to turn Viharamaha Devi Park and other CMC lands into vegetable gardens
Hundreds of tourists exempted from visa overstay fines
Central Expressway third section: RDA tells court it won’t sign agreements till July 26
Aeroflot to file objections on June 28
China views Lanka debt implosion with an anti-west dig
Back to the past
Info on fuel distribution launched by ICTA
Padeniya out; Sirisena new head of GMOA
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SLC turns ‘harshly’ soft on fitness policy and benchmarks
By Champika FernandoA recent skinfold test found three key players of the national white-ball set up reporting levels exceeding the benchmark of 85mm, but a policy change…
AUSTRLIAN TOUR OF SRI LANKA – 2022
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Visakhians and Joes rule the Sugathadasa waters
Entry acceptance for DSI Supersport Volleyball extended
Lankan ODI squad vs Australia pruned down to 18
Is our sports saddled with the malady of a nation living in denial?
Nadal’s 22nd ATP year
Royal control Nalanda in drawn game
Sebs gain honours against Thomians
Piliyandala Central triumph over Taxila
Trinity win by 4 wickets
Jaffna Hindu grab major honours
Business Times
Novel approach to queues
Amidst the queues for diesel and petrol, a fuel station at Flower Road, Colombo has adopted a novel approach to the problem. It has put…
SL renewable energy players move overseas
Local renewable energy players are gradually shifting their projects to Africa or altogether stalling the current projects as they lose interest in pursuing business in…
Indian, Russian tourists a quick fix for forex
Tourism authorities are drawing up plans to generate revenue through “instant” solutions by targeting India and Russia to increase the foreign exchange earnings. Sri Lanka…
Govt. favours foreign finance repurposing
“Casinos owe huge sums in taxes to the IRD”
Leaving in droves
Twins who don’t know each other
Rhoda electric smart bicycle has 75% imported components
Attracting forex by digital freelance entrepreneurs
25% crop loss for Ceylon Tea in 2022
Sri Lanka banking sector continues to expand moderately
Thousands of women benefit under an IFC/NDB scheme
Crafting a future for the nation
MAS Holdings launches Foundation for Change
Solar Energy – Solution for the energy crisis?
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Editorial
Ultimate ignominy: Whither the moves to nail culprits?
On Thursday, the United Nations made a flash appeal announcing to the world that it was responding to a call from the Government of Sri Lanka for emergency food and medicine assistance. It was the ultimate ignominy for a country long accustomed to living on foreign handouts, but almost never…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Gotabaya to stay on despite the calls to step down over failures
Economic crisis spinning out of control; food shortages continue, prices soar; food aid appeal by UN for first time Despite disputes with President, Premier Ranil makes confidence speech highlighting…
- 5th Column
A very consistent failure
My dear Gota maamey, I thought I must write to you again when I heard you saying in an interview that you “won’t go as a failed President”.…
- The Economic Analysis
Responding to the imminent food shortages and starvation
The prospect of severe food shortages, malnutrition and even starvation later this year is frightening. How do we respond to, and cope with, the imminent food shortages and…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
China clears air; Praises India for helping Sri Lanka
China has praised India for helping Sri Lanka at a time of crisis in what appeared to be a move to deflect growing theories that China is peeved…
- Focus on Rights
The agonies of a president who just will not ‘go’
When questioned as to why Sri Lanka’s law works to its most ferocious extent against anti-government protestors, Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe’s answer was typically slick. Well-planned advent of a…
- Sunday Punch
Can Gota go bathed in glory or will failure ever shadow?
PRESIDENTIAL SPANNER IN THE WORKS MAY WRECK RANIL’S 21 AMENDMENT HOPES Basil resigns as MP but vows to stay active in politics to give morale to supporters The…
- In the National Interest
The people anxiously await the resolution of protracted economic crisis
In the midst of the economic crisis faced by the country, the fast-changing political landscape renders it all the more difficult to read and interpret current events. The…
- Thoughts from London
Political leaders face continuing troubles
So Gota — as everybody now seems to call him so perhaps I should too — must really go home. That is what the GotaGoGama inhabitants said almost…
- Lobby
Electricity Amendment Bill sees the light of day despite opposition’s ‘power corrupts’ charge
The Government on Thursday defied both Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) trade unions and the Opposition to push through the Sri Lanka Electricity Amendment Bill, which aims to fast…
Plus
Enjoying Buddhangala – past and present
In Digamadulla or modern-day Ampara, there is no dearth of ancient shrines, many taken over by jungle tide, with giant sleeping Buddhas in caves, unidentified…
In this time of crisis let us not forget the environment
Tribute to Barbara Sansoni by Ruk Rakaganno
Pride and protection must go hand in hand
Out of chaos comes beauty
Protest and art: Workshop Players take their act to Galle Face
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Gifting ideas for Thaththi’s Day
Next Sunday, we celebrate our first heroes, the ones who quietly encourage us to never give up on our hopes and dreams, the ones who…
‘Sunil Aiya Yanna Giye Eyi?’: Gypsies’ new version of ‘Why’ in making
Viber ignites the Cricket Fever
First ever Sri Lankan film fest in Santa Barbara
Somaratne returns with ‘Sinhabahu’
Alliance Française de Colombo returns to Barnes Place
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Failures apart, UN rises as a vast humanitarian relief agency
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The United Nations which has failed to help resolve some of the…
The promise and pitfalls of Indian foreign policy
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Schools take up cultivation
With concerns about a possible food scarcity, schools too have activated cultivation programmes. Students at Viharamahadevi…
Recruitment of graduate teachers put on hold
Agro Technology and Rural Sciences Institute Ordinance amended
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Gifting ideas for Thaththi’s Day
Next Sunday, we celebrate our first heroes, the ones who quietly encourage us to never give…
