Remembering the Father of the nation on his 73rd death anniversary
By Dilushi Wijesinghe The 73rd death anniversary of the country’s first Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake was…
News
Villagers in valiant attempt to salvage K-8
This villager was among those who tried to extinguish the fire and salvage the Sri Lanka Air Force’s K-8 jet trainer aircraft, when it crashed…
Several non-profit state entities face likely closure
Reform committee recommends liquidation, winding up and amalgamation A Cabinet-appointed committee that looked into reforming state-owned non-commercial institutions has recommended a string of restructuring measures, including…
Thrice-rejected supplier bids again with exorbitantly high heart medicine price
By Namini Wijedasa The local agent of papaverine hydrochloride—the only registered supplier of this heart medication in Sri Lanka—has placed a bid to supply 1,800…
CIABOC, CID launch probe on Deshabandu’s assets
Assets declaration: JSC seeks list of non-compliant judicial officers
Remembering the Father of the nation on his 73rd death anniversary
Crop pest census: Data collection progressing for islandwide report
Young boy chokes on deflated balloon and dies
Container controversy: Report not yet out six weeks after committee appointed
Hurried Huawei smart board purchase: The ‘why’ and ‘what’ behind a questionable process
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National Sports Fund runs dry, rewards promised still pending
By Dilushi WijesingheAthletics
Even months after their victories, Sri Lanka’s Paralympic athletes are still waiting for their prize money promised by the authorities, with the National Sports Fund…
Indictment served on Galle Marvels owner
The Attorney General (AG) has filed an indictment at the…
Cricketers vs IRD legal clang under DRS
Sakino, Devesh win ITF Junior Circuit J30
SLC deny offering former IGP monthly salary and perks
Court to decide Maxwell’s fate on April 30
Galle spinners cripple Dambulla’s chase
Richmond thump Matara Thomians
The Sleeping Baby and the Forging Chiefs
Once foes, become friends in the name of mega project in South
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Fewer crowds at Passport Office
There are fewer queues at Sri Lanka’s Passport Office, these days. This is after the Government introduced the 24/7 work schedule which has helped ease…
USAID freeze: Uncertain future for SL NGOs
The recent USAID freeze on funding to institutions and communities across the world has resulted in hundreds of job losses in Sri Lanka with humanitarian…
BIA Tender Controversy: Unfair deadline extension raises concerns
The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Phase II expansion project has been in the eye of controversy in recent days after the most recent tender process…
National strategy for statistics development, Statistics Act by DCS
SEC approves social bonds in Sri Lanka
Tourism global promo to kick off end March
SL mission visit to US, premature?
Feeding the rich
Matching the unmatched with reciprocal tariffs
CSE on target to demutualise, drive growth
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Editorial
Batalanda: Beware!
It was then the British Channel 4 ‘exposé’, and now it is the Al Jazeera interview that first roasted the Armed Forces and now a former President. In the process the local media also gets blamed for the lack of investigation skills and interviewing prowess for some to whom ‘anything…
Columns
- Political Commentary
AKD presidency 6 months on, concerns over progress on anti-corruption front
No major case has come to court, save two against Namal and Yoshitha Rajapaksa; the much-hyped ring of corrupt persons remains unexposed Economy on growth path; Govt. strategy…
- 5th Column
Uneventful six months
My dear Anura sahodaraya, I thought of writing to you after listening to your 100-minute speech concluding the budget debate. As usual, you managed to hold the attention…
- The Economic Analysis
Consolidating the economic recovery to achieve economic growth
The critical economic challenge for the country is to sustain the economic recovery that has been achieved and propel it on a higher trajectory. Achieving such an economic…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Maintaining a simple president is costlier than maintaining extravagant predecessors
Former Minister Champika Ranawaka evoked the oft-quoted words of a leading figure in the Indian independence movement, Sarojini Naidu, to illustrate that the maintenance of public figures who…
- Focus on Rights
The political distraction of the ‘Batalanda crucible’
As predicted, the combined result of an enterprising Al Jazeera journalist hunting for a sensational angle to trip the target of his interrogation and the eccentric ramblings of…
- Sunday Punch
Adani’s winds of power blow cold
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s billion dollar project to set up a network of power windmills in northern Lanka was first inked by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, with the power…
- In the National Interest
Dispute resolution mechanism in health sector a must to protect poor and marginalised
The recent wave of trade union action by doctors and other medical personnel has once again brought to the forefront the fragile state of labour relations in the…
- Lobby
The curtain comes down on Budget debate and a resounding “aye, aye” as finale
By Sandun Jayawardana The National People’s Power (NPP) government showed off its overwhelming 2/3 Parliamentary majority on Friday (21) evening to pass its inaugural budget by a thumping…
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Beyond dreams: LRH’s vision for special children takes flight
Hot on the heels of the promise, several meetings have followed and there is subdued excitement that what the passionate team at the premier Lady…
Cruising down our canals through the mists of history
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
Capturing rural life: Kuruwita’s art at 90
Rúpa: The collective journey at Sky Gallery
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Finding peace one solo hike at a time
Popular YouTube channel ‘Flying Me’ documents Vishwani Algewatta’s travels around Sri Lanka By Duvindi Illankoon A lack of travel experience didn’t deter Vishwani Algewatta from…
Music News by Miles Brohier
‘Houseful’ A family comedy in theatres soon
Evergreen children fantasy back in cinema
‘Bookworms Odyssey’: Lit show on SLBC
‘WMA Country Night’
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Can Trump evict the UN?
When PLO Leader Arafat was shut-out, the UN General Assembly moved out By Thalif Deen UNITED…
Safer roads for all: Mitigating vehicle accidents in Sri Lanka
Why lawyers can’t reveal a client’s whereabouts
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Future in the balance
With the GCE Ordinary Level examinations underway, students were seen heading to their examination centres across…
State university problems to be addressed
Sabaragamuwa University’s financial loss incurred due to book supplier to be investigated
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Finding peace one solo hike at a time
Popular YouTube channel ‘Flying Me’ documents Vishwani Algewatta’s travels around Sri Lanka By Duvindi Illankoon A…
