Lanka relegated to bottom slot at UN General Assembly sessions
When the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly begins on September 20, the long list…
May 9 violence and protests: 4000 arrested
By Kasun Warakapitiya More than 4,000 persons have so far been arrested by the police and…
Towering story of pride and waste
By Namini Wijedasa In February 2007, Mahinda Rajapaksa, then President of Sri Lanka, visited China to…
Symbol of stability: SL leaders join the world in remembering the Queen
By Sandun Jayawardana Sri Lanka too has joined the rest of the Commonwealth and many…
Indian criminal trade thrives re-exporting sea cucumber via Colombo
By S. Rubatheesan In Mannar, the sea cucumber farms targeting the export market have become the…
Health officials sound the siren on worsening medicinal drug shortage
Ministry calls for buffer stocks of medicines to be distributed from a central unit By Yoshitha…
Grassroots attention required from private lenders: Humanitarian agencies collective
By Yoshitha Perera The country’s economic collapse requires immediate grassroots attention from private lenders and people…
Aragalaya’s Fundamental Right farce: When lawyers distort facts
By H.R.H. Amarasinghe, Convenor, Citizens Collective for Law and Order In July, Sri Lanka went through…
APIIT SIGNS MoU WITH NESTLÉ LANKA PLC FOR APIIT Athwel
The inaugural APIIT Athwel, project by APIIT Business School in collaboration with Nestlé Lanka PLC aims…
IMF and the IMF!
The original mandate of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was to assist its member countries faced…
All in a spin, but in a good way
“If you were to ask me 10 years ago if I would ever try spin again,…
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‘May hosts of angels sing thee to thy rest’
Sri Lanka joined the world in mourning the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II, who was the Queen of Ceylon from 1952 to 1972 when…
Recruitment frozen to public sector
Series of directives to reduce government expenditure Public sector recruitment for next year has been frozen, the Finance Ministry has informed all state institutions. The…
SPC to make emergency purchases of essential drugs
By Damith Wickremasekara The Health Ministry is to make emergency purchases of medical supplies because of a delay in obtaining medicines under an Indian credit…
Four fuel ships near Colombo; Govt. to raise funds
Samantha meets cross sections of people to assess Lankan crisis
Norway closing embassy here, but projects will continue
NJC lambasts 22A; says ineffective 19A in different wrapping
Fuel quota pledge: Tuk drivers fume over Govt. inaction
Electrical short-circuit may have caused minor fire at Royal College
Shock for CEB: Rs. 14.6bn not paid by consumers
Promises of flour from Türkiye and Dubai as traders told not to increase price of bread
Records show poor attendance by parliamentarians as 9th Parliament marks 2 years
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Can high-riding Sri Lankans defend their title?
Namal Pathirage reporting from SingaporeSri Lanka vs Singapore finals today; Former first to qualify for Netball World Cup
Hong Kong’s bid to avenge their group stage loss to Sri Lanka only proved futile when they were comfortably downed by Sri Lanka 43-67 to…
Sri Lanka vs Aussie Legends today
Sri Lankan Legends team will open their – Road Safety…
Mercantile Sector Tournament returns
Trinity beat Royal in season opener
A clash of the unpredictables
The rookie who gave King Kohli a rare duck
Nishan Madushka slams fourth successive ton
Pulindu guides Rajans to easy win
Does National Sports need a Paradigm shift?
Isipathana, St. Joseph’s in final showdown for knockout title
Who asked me, is the National Olympic Committee a Travel Agency?
Prima supports Western Province Rugby U-24 Open 7’s Tournament 2022
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Ceylon, first in the world to have the Queen’s portrait on currency
As the world mourns the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, it is useful to remember that her portrait appeared in Ceylon currency notes dated…
Govt. earmarking 10 SOEs for liquidation
The government will soon roll out a special scheme for salvaging loss- making State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) via restructuring or privatisation opening up its management or…
Mysterious funds approach Sri Lanka in this crisis
The current crisis in Sri Lanka has presented a fresh opportunity for mysterious funds to extend credit lines to local banks, bankers said. They said…
Rates go wild at SL wildlife parks
Inward remittances improved last month
Finding niche markets
IMF and the IMF!
Social welfare schemes undergo reforms benefiting vulnerable groups
Citi Foundation helps uplift lives of 5,200 farmers
Sri Lanka will not go hungry
Revenue loss due to compromises by tax officers, consultants and taxpayers
Angel Fund focused on helping its portfolio weather economic storm
More Business TimesDialog Enterprise’s new fuel-monitoring system
Solid performance from SL’s oldest NBFI – Alliance Finance
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Editorial
West sees merger of North and South against Centre
The ‘Geneva Circus’ gets underway next week for another show. The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has been the happy Sri Lanka bashing ground overtly for the West and covertly for some others. Sri Lanka continues to be on the rack over allegations of war crimes during the last stages…
Columns
- Political Commentary
UNHRC to call for action against political leaders and officials involved in economic crimes
Names of Gotabaya, Basil, and Mahinda likely to be included in new Zero Draft resolution Blunders of the past few years and months exploding at Govt’s doorstep: Ali…
- 5th Column
A very fat cabinet
My dear Gota maamey, I have to write to you this week because you are back home, almost three months after the people said ‘Gota go home’ but…
- The Economic Analysis
Foreign debt sustainability and fiscal consolidation imperative, difficult and challenging
While foreign debt sustainability is a condition for obtaining IMF assistance, the immediate reduction in the fiscal deficit and its progressive decrease are essential for economic stabilisation and…
- Focus on Rights
Strengthening the executive presidency and the farce of empty promises
It is entirely fitting that, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, while swearing in an obscene number of State Ministers including those who assaulted peaceful protestors at the Galle Face Green…
- Sunday Punch
End of an era as beloved Queen bids last farewell
Modern world’s longest-reigning monarch’s death prompts outpouring of grief ‘The Queen is dead’, the four words the British people had long braced themselves to hear, when it came,…
- In the National Interest
The malnutrition issue deserves the highest priority of Government
One does not have to be a nutritionist or health specialist to realise any food security issue arising from the unprecedented economic crisis faced by the country will…
- Thoughts from London
Will the new Govt’s appeasement policy crashland in Geneva
Tomorrow Sri Lanka’s new foreign minister Mohamed Ali Sabry faces his baptism of fire. He faces a hard-hitting update on his country’s human rights record and the more…
- Lobby
Arrest of actress Damitha and debate on state of malnutrition in country see sparks fly
By Sandun Jayawardana The arrest of a prominent ‘aragalaya’ activist and a contentious debate on malnutrition among the country’s mothers and children saw sparks fly between the government…
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Kandyan and Odissi in step together in New York
They will step in tune not only to the rhythmic Kandyan beats, but also to haunting Odissi music. They will introduce into the cultural melting…
Art as balm
12 compositions by Tanya featured in ‘Perfect Moods’ released by music giant ‘Naxos’
Shehan shortlisted for Booker Prize
All in a spin, but in a good way
Wildlife conservation: A view from DWC
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Looking for a smartwatch on a budget? Give the Haylou Solar a shot
By Mahesh De Andrado I’ve been using a Xiaomi Mi Band 5 for a little over 2 years now and I absolutely love it. It…
UK Top 10
Sachithra shows the power of short plays
‘Re Bena’ hits the stage at Tower
‘Narthana 22’:A balance between perfection and beauty
Xondra La-Brooy – Reaches high in Aussie
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Aragalaya’s Fundamental Right farce: When lawyers distort facts
By H.R.H. Amarasinghe, Convenor, Citizens Collective for Law and Order In July, Sri Lanka went through…
Rejection of reason and hard facts of experience caused the Lankan crisis?
Japanese FM’s Commendation awarded to Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society
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“English is simple” project launched by NSB
The National Savings bank with the support ofthe Education Ministry initiated a sustainable development project under…
Int. schools to come under scrutiny from next year onwards: Ed. Minister
New loan facility for university students
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Looking for a smartwatch on a budget? Give the Haylou Solar a shot
By Mahesh De Andrado I’ve been using a Xiaomi Mi Band 5 for a little over…
