News
A state-of-the-art and eco-friendly United States embassy with a Sri Lankan touch was declared open by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday. Cutting the red tape…
Charges and controversy over multibillion-dollar elevated highway from New Kelani Bridge to Athurugiriya By Namini Wijedasa The project management unit (PMU) of the Road…
By Sandun Jayawardana Two Chinese and three Sri Lankans are in remand custody in connection with the running of an alleged cryptocurrency scam that police…
Sports
SYDNEY AFP Oct 29, 2022: Glenn Phillips smashed a powerhouse 104 and Trent Boult grabbed four wickets as New Zealand swept past Sri Lanka by…
Ace Capital registered a 10-wicket win over Panadura SC in…
Business Times
The first shipment of Urea fertiliser imported through World Bank funds arrived at the Colombo Port on Friday and unloaded onto lorries. Each 50 kg…
The aroma of a cup of coffee is stirring a new brand for Sri Lanka’s plantations that are now diversifying into cultivating the cocoa seeds…
The Council for Start-ups (CFS) is awaiting a positive response from state authorities to a proposal to allow local start-ups to incorporate holding companies in…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
The Government has slapped what appears to be a reasonable tax on casinos operating especially in Colombo. The question is whether the move is aimed at discouraging a dodgy anti-social business or collecting revenue, or both. Either way, there is no question that casinos have been associated with money laundering…
Columns
SLPP splinters; Chamal’s tough talk silences Basil group now reduced to less than 25 IMF Extended Facility not likely this year; India seeks clarification over data, while China…
My dear Basil maama, I thought I must write to you because most people in Paradise are wondering what happened to your plans to scuttle the recent amendment…
Fiscal consolidation is an economic prerequisite to achieving economic stability and growth. It is also a precondition to obtain the assistance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to…
There are two versions of the Disneyland story that created a storm in the media and elsewhere, both in Sri Lanka and in India: State Tourism Minister Diana…
“We put our untouchables into jail’, a senior Malaysian advocate told me proudly in Kuala Lumpur last week. Our crime of ‘accidental citizenship’ His reference was to jail…
Bhagvad Gita replaces Bible as Sunak takes oath on India’s ‘Song of Songs’ History was made in Britain on Tuesday, when Defender of the Christian Faith, King Charles…
There is never a dull moment in this Resplendent Isle. If politicians do not hurl chairs at each other or spray parliamentary opponents with chilli powder in the…
Plus
Who exactly was Lionel Wendt? We know him through his lens – those epic images of lithe, swarthy nudes against lush palm fronds, fishermen and…
Magazine
Amidst a serious dollar crunch, an essentially Sri Lankan speciality is going global: Chaiwala Colombo is now in Dubai Chaiwala Colombo opened its doors in…
Sunday Times 2
To Indians who long to be ‘the greatest on earth’, Diwali (Deepawali to Sri Lankans) on…
Education
Students of the Tamil Maha Vidyalaya in Dehiowita, and their parents, took to the streets this…
Magazine
Amidst a serious dollar crunch, an essentially Sri Lankan speciality is going global: Chaiwala Colombo is…