In South’s four-cornered battle, SJB and NPP make head start with visible campaigns
Anthony David reporting from the Southern Province The flags that greet visitors to the South—Galle, Matara…
Super Shan kicks Trinity to Bradby win
Trinity College broke a decade long hoodoo after their star kicker Shan Althaf became the man…
Youth press for accountability, freedom from graft and communal politics
By Renishka Fernando As more than a million citizens prepare to cast their vote for the…
President sounds a ‘note of caution’ to voters
SJB candidate Premadasa’s chances boosted by ITAK support; crossover to Ranil’s side unlikely NPP candidate Dissanayake…
Uva sees campaigns in full swing but many voters remain undecided
By K.R.Rajamanthri and Palitha Ariyawansa In the Uva Province consisting of the Badulla and Moneragala…
Sabaragamuwa: NPP canvassing in top gear, little or no polls violations reported
Enthusiasm varies across the Sabaragamuwa Province, with support increasing for the NPP, especially among the youth,…
Chinese help for CID to tackle cybercrime
By Ishu Bandara The Chinese Government has sent a team of 10 law enforcement officials to…
Borella Post Office works round the clock; more to follow
By Mimi Alphonsus Post offices will provide 24-hour service, allowing busy people to access postal services…
Surgeons look closely at inclusivity, equity and sustainability
Sri Lanka Surgical Congress 2024 on Wednesday in Kandy By Kumudini Hettiarachchi With the country facing…
DCS-7 Decades of Sri Lanka: A pre-election must watch
Whether you have seen it before or not seen it at all; whether you are a…
Odeon back to life at Grand Kandyan
The old ‘Odeon Cinema’ in Kandy was restored at the Grand Kandyan Hotel recently allowing guests…
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Ghost party offices in the South
When our journalists visited the South this week to capture the election mood, they found unmanned party offices of the main candidates, with party symbols…
As backlog grows, passport chiefs fly to Poland factory
Urgent moves to print Machine Readable Passports; ePassports delayed till Jan. By Namini Wijedasa As the backlog of unfulfilled applications rises daily, the Controller General…
Public servants who exceed foreign leave to be sacked
By Kasun Warakapitiya Public sector employees who obtained long leave to travel abroad for work or other purposes will be considered to have vacated their…
Cabinet approves Rs.7.9bn payment to Chinese company to settle 10-year claim
AKD skips business community meeting
President meets ITAK’s Senathiraja
In South’s four-cornered battle, SJB and NPP make head start with visible campaigns
Weary southerners primed to effect political change
Voting is also a gender-sensitive issue, LGBTQIA+ community concerns indicate
Election Commission weighs in on opinion polls as they gain traction
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Super Shan kicks Trinity to Bradby win
RUGBY
Trinity College broke a decade long hoodoo after their star kicker Shan Althaf became the man of the day and helped his side snatch a…
Trinity win Simithraaratchy Trophy win with 24-22 aggregate
Trinity College clinched the C. E. Simithraaratchy Trophy with an…
DDS and Kamindu Mendis defy England
St. Peter’s book final berth in a cliffhanger
Nethmi claims World Championship bronze
Japan beat US to top Pacific Nations Cup group
Yasmin and Miguel emerge champions
SLB turns cruel on Men’s Doubles duo
Meet the Woodhalls: Track and field couple light up Paralympics and Olympics
Mastercard Mercantile Rugby 7s set for grand return in September
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Tourism industry takes to the streets next week over high-handed bureaucracy
By Sunimalee DiasSri Lanka’s tourism industry is taking to the streets next week vehemently opposing the iron wall of bureaucracy that the “all-powerful” Sri Lankan Immigration Controller…
Supermarket sector displays resilience amid economic uncertainty
Sri Lanka’s consumer market has faced significant challenges since 2023, with the supermarket sector proving to be relatively stable, bolstered by essential goods. Despite the…
Government debt rises despite restructuring efforts in Q2 2024
Despite finalising debt restructuring agreements with official creditors and International Sovereign Bond (ISB) holders, the government’s total debt marginally increased by 0.25 per cent in…
Colombo Port spearheads capacity by 2026
Less work, more play!
Competitive bidding for non-existent resources!
SL Capital market bracing for transparency, innovation and facilitation
Sri Lanka’s retail industry contributes to 14 % of GDP
Discover the beauty of Sri Lanka with Shangri-La
JKH, Brillion Consumer Products relaunch Baygon in Sri Lanka
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Editorial
Promising Presidents
They say if you believe in election manifestos, you will believe in anything. More realistically, it was Sri Lanka’s one-time ‘north star’, the late Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who famously said election promises in Sri Lanka were the ‘auctioning of nonexistent resources’. And so, the tradition continues. The…
Columns
- Political Commentary
President sounds a ‘note of caution’ to voters
SJB candidate Premadasa’s chances boosted by ITAK support; crossover to Ranil’s side unlikely NPP candidate Dissanayake expresses confidence of a victory; tries to allay fears of economic crisis…
- 5th Column
A unity that never was
My dear Uncle Ranil and Sajith, I am writing to both of you because we hear rumours of you getting together and becoming one team, with only days…
- The Economic Analysis
Manifestoes, promises and policies to usher in economic prosperity
The future of the economy depends very much on the policies that the next president and the government implement rather than the promises the candidates make in their…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Work for me or go, President tells Govt. MPs
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to crack the whip and ask ministers and government MPs to leave if they are not actively engaged in his election campaign and…
- Focus on Rights
‘The NPP is the only non- racist party in Sri Lanka’ – really?
When NPP (National Peoples’ Power) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake proclaimed unblushingly during election campaigning in the North a few days ago that his party is the only ‘non-racist’…
- Sunday Punch
Sajith begins last lap in marathon race to win the President’s House
SJB candidate lays his manifesto at the feet of the sacred Dalada He did not present his manifesto in the manner other candidates did in hotel halls to…
- In the National Interest
Government’s proposed salary increases to public servants highlights weaknesses in governance processes
The Government’s announcement in the middle of the presidential election campaign that it will increase salaries for public servants from January 1, 2025 has come in for a…
- Thoughts from London
Deception, distortion, deification and desperation on the road to presidency
Sri Lankan politicians make such unimaginable and unattainable promises at election time that Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew once described it pithily. He called it the auction…
- Lobby
Parliament offers up more drama in the last sitting before election
By Sandun Jayawardana The last two days of parliamentary sittings before the 2024 presidential election offered up their fair share of drama, with one government MP crossing over…
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Gagan Malik’s new role in life
Gagan Malik exudes an almost regal aura as he greets us at the Cinnamon Lakeside lobby after a hearty Sri Lankan breakfast. The handsome, six…
Inspired by Barbara’s legacy, young designers take wing
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
For the first time, Sri Lanka to host the International Symposium of the Dutch Trading Posts Heritage Network
The future of parenting in an overwhelmingly digital age
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DCS-7 Decades of Sri Lanka: A pre-election must watch
Whether you have seen it before or not seen it at all; whether you are a first time voter or undecided if you will vote,…
It’s time once again for Shakespeare Comp
Music news
Odeon back to life at Grand Kandyan
Pasan takes over Sun Siyam Resorts
‘Peshawri’ : North West frontier cuisine at ‘Ratnadipa’
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World leaders who skip the UN talkfest
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – When the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly…
When they go low, we go high!
Foreign Secretary visits London Buddhist Vihara
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Impotent policies, lack of disposal facilities, worsen plastic menace
By Minaza Hassan Despite initiatives by the government to reduce plastic pollution, a recent study on…
Exhibiting education options
Interest-free student loan scheme to continue
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DCS-7 Decades of Sri Lanka: A pre-election must watch
Whether you have seen it before or not seen it at all; whether you are a…
