With opposition in disarray, NPP smells victory at upcoming local council polls
NDF (SLFP) members abandon cylinder and take up chair to contest future elections SJB leader…
Bus steers off Hatton-Kandy Road claiming three lives
Three people were killed and 28 others were injured in a bus accident in the Malliappuwa…
President ends first overseas state visit with commitment to enhance mutually beneficial Indo-Lanka relations
President Anura Kumara Disanayake’s first state visit to India this week concluded with leaders of the…
Railway and police go undercover to derail thieves who target tourists
By Kasun Warakapitiya The Railways Department’s protection force and police have launched a special joint undercover…
Sigiriya’s truant elephants destroy coconut plantation in Dambulla
By Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa in Dambulla A herd of wild elephants has invaded a thirty-acre coconut…
Memories of that fateful day are still vivid to many
Twenty years after the deadly tsunami of December 26, 2004 brought death and destruction to the country,…
Tinsel, baubles and decorated trees spread festive cheer
By Nathara Abeywickrema As Christmas approaches, the streets are illuminated and homes are in the mood…
Kumpulan Melayu Kotikawatta Annual Day Outing 2024
On December 8, 2024, Kumpulan Melayu Kotikawatta (KMK) held their much-anticipated annual Day Outing at the…
Industrialisation revisited: Enabling policy environment
I was invited to deliver the keynote speech at the annual international conference of the Sri…
Bringing her niche clothing brand from New York to Sri Lanka
Self-taught mom-boss and founder of Lois London, Radhika Perera-Hernandez, launched her successful brand in Sri Lanka…
India’s Akram Khan Company focuses on Jaffna’s rich cultural heritage
The Akram Khan Company based in Pune, India, held the third edition of its Classical Intensive…
News
Palestinian Keffiyeh holds Baby Jesus
Pope Francis prays before the “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024” during its inauguration in the Vatican. The picture shows the “Christ Child” displayed on a keffiyeh…
e-passports: NPC reveals Govt. could have avoided delays and extra costs
By Ranjith Padmasiri The Public Security Ministry and the Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) could have avoided unnecessary delays and additional costs if they…
Rohingya boat people detained, provided food and other facilities after 16-day ordeal
By Amadoru Amarajeewa in Trincomalee A boat carrying more than one hundred Rohingya refugees and crew members was taken into custody by Sri Lankan maritime…
Lanka officially out of sovereign default
Lanka joins more than 100 petitioners in ICJ case, seeking climate justice
Canada Post brings glad tidings
Pay up VAT arrears or face decisions regarding operations: IRD tells companies
Digital ID project starts next month
Jackson Anthony’s son-in-law complains of police harassment; probe underway
A special crime investigation division for each province
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FFSL finance operations mired
Finance Manager’s position vacated since mid-August; football administrators yet to find replacement with load of tasks pendingfootball
The day-to-day activities of Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) have been largely hampered by its administrators’ failure to fill the vacated position of Finance…
Viren wins gold, Isuri, Sithumi secure bronze at Bangladesh Challenge
Viren Nettasinghe, the country’s top seed Men’s Singles shuttler, bagged…
Kandy run riot at Nittawela
Havies ground Airmen in bland game
A born leader and natural cricketing mind
Entries called for 30th Eva Western Province Open
AC Milan arrives in Sri Lanka; dreams come true
Glamorgan sign Asitha Fernando
Galle Marvel owner granted bail with imposed travel ban
St. Peter’s coast to innings win
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Colombo bustling with Christmas decorations
In line with past practices, Colombo has come alive with Christmas celebrations with hotels competing against each other to present the best decorations in the…
Key economic info not reaching across Sri Lanka-Central Bank
The Central Bank’s various decisions on the economy is not adequately reaching out to those conversant only in Sinhala and Tamil (the vernacular media) languages,…
Govt. gradually lifting vehicle import ban
The Sri Lankan government has announced a plan to lift the ban on vehicle imports in phases, imposed since March 2020 to conserve foreign exchange…
Coconut likely to become an “essential commodity”
CSE gearing to set more record highs
Indo-Lanka ETCA talks revived after President’s Indian visit
Ports Authority MD appointment in a fix
Accountability vs Visibility
Industrialisation revisited: Enabling policy environment
Inclusive carbon markets to help smallholders
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Editorial
Aftermath of the India visit
The Indian Government gave President Anura Kumara Disanayake a warm welcome on an otherwise chilly winter day in New Delhi last Monday. Commentators read both warmth and chill into the lingering image of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi putting a friendly arm around the visiting dignitary’s shoulder as he was…
Columns
- Political Commentary
With opposition in disarray, NPP smells victory at upcoming local council polls
NDF (SLFP) members abandon cylinder and take up chair to contest future elections SJB leader Premadasa faces criticism over outside interference in party affairs Hakeem accuses government…
- 5th Column
All those promises
My dear Anura sahodaraya, I thought I should write to you since it is now three months to the day when you got the top job. It is…
- The Economic Analysis
Christmas festivities amidst poverty and deprivation
This Christmas, like the last Christmas and those before, brings out the disparity of livelihoods in the country. While the affluent are feasting, a third or more of…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Degree by degree, MPs throw mud at each other
The fiasco surrounding the resignation of former Speaker Ashoka Ranwala following the controversy over the authenticity of his doctorate reverberated in Parliament throughout the two days it was…
- Focus on Rights
The NPP government’s hissy fits amidst silence on the PTA
The National Peoples’ Power (NPP) Government continues to maintain a disquieting silence in regard to pre-election pledges, most importantly concerning the repeal of ‘all repressive laws,’ including the…
- Sunday Punch
Santa’s Merry Christmas at Joe’s watering hole
It was cold and wintry when Santa Claus embarked on Christmas Eve to do his annual round to deliver Christmas cheer throughout the world on his heavenly reindeer…
- Lobby
House gets new Speaker; relief for schoolchildren hit by economic crisis under radar
By Sandun Jayawardana An eventful final two days of Parliamentary sittings for 2024 saw the election of a new Speaker, the President briefing the House on economic relief…
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Daya Mina: birth of a place they can call their own
The enduring image of the birth of Baby Jesus coming down the ages of time is the lowly surroundings of the manger in Bethlehem. A…
Dreaming of a joyous Colombo Chetty Christmas of yesteryear
Humility and faith in the Christmas story
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
The foods of Christmas past
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Music Ministry choir, taking the message through song
The serenely beautiful but usually quiet church of St. Paul’s on Kynsey Road was filled with song on the evening of November 30 – a…
Johann has his sights set on new heights
Rodney returns to cinema with ‘Hemanthe Sihinayak’
Beragala Kanishta Vidyalaya wins All Ceylon Dancing Competition 2024
Political comedy in town
70’s theme at ‘The Warehouse’ for New Year
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When ousted leaders seek safe havens to escape jail time and hangman’s noose
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – When some of the leaders in the Middle East…
Tourist service centre and welcome centre opened in Habarana
Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe presents Letters of Credence to President Xi Jinping
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A time for reflection
Christmas is in two days’ time, and preparations have been underway to put up decorations and…
Teacher training programmes to be revamped
Fleximind team wins silver in APICTA Awards
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Music Ministry choir, taking the message through song
The serenely beautiful but usually quiet church of St. Paul’s on Kynsey Road was filled with…
