Ella Rock forest reserve blaze lays 600 acres to waste
The fire engulfing the Ella Rock forest reserve continued yesterday with more than 600 acres of…
Is Galle Sri Lanka’s Test stronghold any more after recent breaches?
For decades, the Galle International Stadium was Sri Lanka’s untouchable fortress in Tests, a venue where…
Cops tame Sri Lions
Last season’s Clifford Cup Knockout champions, Police SC, made light work of debutants Sri Lions in…
Increasing road traffic accidents: A sinister pattern emerges
By Dilushi Wijesinghe Road traffic accidents in Sri Lanka are increasing at an alarming rate, posing…
Skyrocketing prices and taxes crash Sri Lankans’ automobile dreams
The high taxes imposed on imported vehicles have dashed the hopes of purchasing a vehicle. While…
Madampitiya garbage dump swelling to dangerous proportions
By Ishu Bandara The Madampitiya dump site, with waste piling up to about 15 metres in…
Sightings of elusive golden jackal underline importance of Colombo’s wetlands
By Malaka Rodrigo Recently, the wetlands of Thalangama and Kimbulawela have become the stage for the…
The Introduction of Hybrid Learning Centers at Lyceum
The launch of The Hybrid Learning Centers has been a part of Lyceum’s commitment to advancing…
LOLC General joins HNB on bancassurance
LOLC General Insurance, a fully owned subsidiary of LOLC Holdings, has partnered with Hatton National Bank…
Gateway College to host 23rd International Schools’ Athletics Championship 2025
Gateway College, a pioneer in international school education, is set to host the prestigious 23rd International…
News
Premier participates at Navam Perahera
The annual Navam Maha Perahera of Colombo’s Gangaramaya Temple was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a large crowd, including foreign tourists, lining the streets…
Govt’s relief budget within IMF parameters
Pay hike for public sector employees; recruitments only to fill essential vacancies; no new taxes coming By Damith Wickremasekera The National People’s Power Government’s maiden budget,…
2025 economic growth pace to moderate, while fiscal balances improve
By Kapila Bandara Sri Lanka’s economic growth for this year has been estimated in low single digits, and forecasts vary ahead of the 2025 Budget…
Bid to cut solar power production during low demand; committee studies curtailment mechanism
Local council elections likely date at the end of April
Two foreigners die while swimming in Bentota, one of a heart attack
Letter to CID: AG instructs Police Chief to probe leak
Sights and sounds of Gangaramaya perahera
Doctor suspended for posing as consultant radiologist loses appeal
51 ASPs to be recruited
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WR issues ultimatum on Sri Lanka
RUGBY
Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) is facing a critical deadline as World Rugby (WR) has granted just four months to resolve its governance issues or face…
Is Galle Sri Lanka’s Test stronghold any more after recent breaches?
For decades, the Galle International Stadium was Sri Lanka’s untouchable…
Cops tame Sri Lions
Police, Chilaw Marians record wins
Ton-up Tanuja steadies Thurstan
Kalutara MV, Kegalu V and St. Joseph’s record wins
Mahanama seek injunction order citing Trinity’s ‘excessive usage of roller’
How the teams are shaping up
Entries called for SPBA Open 2025
The Galle Fortress breached
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Paddy harvesting begins
As harvesting begins, a farmer and her young child transport paddy at Karuwalagaswewa in the Puttalam district. There is a heated debate currently over the…
Sri Lanka Tourism to raid illegal lodgings
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has time and again requested authorities to ensure all accommodation units have a level-playing field and in this respect the authorities…
Fire Dept. acts against fires in abandoned buildings
The Colombo Fire Department will soon issue new, precautionary regulations for abandoned buildings a week after two fires broke out in the abandoned Krrish building…
AG’s fight against corruption fails as state machinery stalls accountability
Tourism industry urges reduced vehicle taxes
SL talks with multiple global/local players for data centre
SOE reforms: Public Commercial Businesses Act enacted
Tourism on a roll
Power of the stock market for smart investments
FitsAir’s additional weekly flights to Dhaka
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Editorial
Whither an ‘Independent’ Prosecutor’s Office’?
The Government has promised to establish an ‘independent’ Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), with the Cabinet spokesman venturing no further details except to assure that this will not lead to the abolition of the Department of the Attorney General. A DPP will ‘deliver justice’ more effectively, it is claimed. A…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Power sector double-whammy exacerbates litany of Govt.’s challenges
Official responses to last Sunday’s countrywide blackout draw criticism Adani Group’s withdrawal from US$ I billion wind power project sends wrong signals to investors; raises questions about investor-friendliness…
- 5th Column
A barrel of monkeys
My dear Monkey in Panadura, This is the first time I am writing to someone who is not a human, but I thought I must, even if I…
- The Economic Analysis
Strengths and weaknesses of our external finances
Last year’s balance of payments performance illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of the country’s external finances. Remittances from abroad and earnings from tourism were the two strengths of…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Fish and ‘chips’: Stilt fishermen catch tourists
Images of stilt fishermen on the southern coast have long been one of the most iconic scenes showcasing Sri Lanka’s tourism. This distinctive traditional form of fishing is…
- Focus on Rights
The prosecutor under siege; suggestions on the way forward
‘Disappearing’ notebooks, an assassinated editor, a lowly police officer who protested against the destroying of evidence and was threatened by his superiors to conform ‘to orders’ and such…
- Sunday Punch
Hanuman trips the national grid fuse and plunges Lanka into total blackout
Rambo style one monkey attack on substation hits world headlines Hanuman had risen from the pages of the Ramayana to stage a Rambo-style pre-noon attack on a single…
- In the National Interest
President Trump’s order to dismantle USAID: Implications, contradictions, and global reactions
The recent decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has sent shockwaves across the globe. Declaring the agency corrupt…
- Thoughts from London
Making monkeys of us all—or so they think anyway
So what more can one do? I am all for President AKD’s policy of non-interference with the judicial process from the pages of literature… It is the intervention…
- Lobby
SC ruling on local elections read out in Parliament, ‘right to vote vs right to contest’
The right to vote and the right to contest were central issues that weighed on the Supreme Court (SC) in its determination on the Local Authorities Elections (Special…
Plus
He can’t forget Gaza’s children
A skinny eight-year-old boy with excruciating burns and another tiny four-year-old with no left leg……these are the images seared into the psyche of humanitarian Pradeep…
A Royal pocket watch unwinds a tale from the past
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
Cricket and the arc of a changing world
Finding answers to “questions no one asked”
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Dragon Fli: A contemporary modern Asian culinary experience
By Sanath Weerasuriya ‘Dragon Fli’, the latest tally to Colombo’s vibrant dining scene, is redefining modern Asian cuisine with bold creativity and world-class expertise. Nestled…
Stamping an indelible mark
Team Pera’s moss solution wins accolades
Kala Pola: popular open-air art fair returns
Exciting Culinary events at Governor’s Restaurant
‘A Balinese Affair’ at Hilton Residences
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Blackouts: when will the CEB get its act together?
By M. N. Susantha Perera, Ph.D. Last Sunday’s total system failure was one more grim reminder…
Shutting down USAID threatens to endanger world’s poorer nations
A great lawyer, finance minister and dignified gentleman – Appreciation
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Budgeting promises
Members of the Teacher-Principal collective protest opposite the Education Ministry demanding pending salary arrears. They claimed…
Ministry to introduce monitoring mechanism for private universities
RISTCON 2025 showcases research insights
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Dragon Fli: A contemporary modern Asian culinary experience
By Sanath Weerasuriya ‘Dragon Fli’, the latest tally to Colombo’s vibrant dining scene, is redefining modern…
