Mattala Airport: AG proposes changes to clauses for management by India-Russia joint venture
By Namini Wijedasa The draft commercial agreement to hand over the management of loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa…
Election campaigning begins as parties tout prize fighters
By Sandun Jayawardana With the Election Commission (EC) having issued preference numbers to candidates this week,…
AKD Govt. cracks the whip on corruption
Resurrection of uncompleted cases underway; presidential media division releases footage of Anura Kumara’s statements Despite president’s…
Half-built Kadawatha to Mirigama expressway landfill worsens flooding
By Kasun Warakapitiya The incomplete expressway from Kadawatha to Mirigama is creating a slew of issues…
Consistency key as Sri Lanka and West Indies battle for ODI redemption
As per the latest ODI rankings, Sri Lanka is currently in seventh place, while the West…
CCPSL to ensure that every baby thrives and every community flourishes
By Kumudini Hettiarachchi With birth symbolising the beginning of a unique path, offering an opportunity to…
INS Kalpeni calls in Colombo
The Indian Navy ship INS Kalpeni arrived in Colombo yesterday and was accorded a welcome by…
Zonta Club II’s continues its breast cancer awareness programmes
October is globally known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and what better way to help than…
AIS students hit the ramp
Forty-five students from the graduating batch of 2025 of the Asian International School took the ramp…
In debt we trust
The US government is on track to spend more than $1 trillion on interest payments this…
UNDP Asia Pacific Chief meets President, PM
UN Assistant-Secretary-General (ASG) and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Ms.…
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Ex-Presidents on one platform listen to current PM
Former Presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, and Maithripala Sirisena listening to the message sent by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya during the 45th National Conference…
EC quashes presidential directive to resume development projects
By S. Rubatheesan The Election Commission (EC) has shot down a presidential directive to go ahead with development projects overseen by District Coordinating Committees (DCCs)…
Lanka signs letter against Israel’s ban on UN chief
Country’s name will appear on the revised list, says ambassador Sri Lanka was a signatory to a letter signed by 105 countries condemning Israel for banning…
As Lebanon is pounded, Sri Lankans face a dilemma—to stay or go
Prisoner rights group to challenge AG’s ruling on 2020 Mahara prison shooting
Move to hold LG polls on old nomination list will expose crossovers: EC
Mattala Airport: AG proposes changes to clauses for management by India-Russia joint venture
Scholarship fund launched to continue the legacy of Ven. Galboda Gnanissara Thera
Vistara flight makes emergency landing at BIA; bomb threat a hoax
Sierra Leone President here on the way to CHOGM
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Consistency key as Sri Lanka and West Indies battle for ODI redemption
By Daminda Wijesuriya in Pallekelecricket
As per the latest ODI rankings, Sri Lanka is currently in seventh place, while the West Indies are in tenth. Both teams have struggled with…
Stakeholders alarmed as delays threaten Sri Lanka Rugby’s future
A considerable number of stakeholders from the local rugby community…
New Zealand need 107 to win after Sarfaraz, Pant heroics
Asian champs Sri Lanka thrash debutants Saudi Arabia 118-5
Tharushi shatters four-decade old record
Yehan David on fire in Monza
St. Joseph Vaz crush St. John’s
Home advantage – a bane or a boon?
Court of Appeal suspends arrest order against Upul Tharanga
Nishan Pieris, Sri Lanka’s next spin sensation
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Germany: Thousands of job opportunities for Sri Lankans
By Feizal Samath in GermanyBerlin: Germany is offering thousands of job opportunities for skilled Sri Lankans, South Asians and many other labour-sending countries as it battles an acute shortage…
Atlas Axillia eyes international units
The Hemas Group company, Atlas Axillia Co. (Pvt) Ltd. having recently launched a new vertical in educational toys and sensory play, has tied up with…
Rupee gains exert double-edged sword impact on economy
The continuous appreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee following Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s assumption of the presidency has brought both positive and negative effects on the…
Global tourism marketing campaign must kick off
SLBFE management reprimanded by Auditor
Land of opportunities
In debt we trust
Sri Lanka’s struggle with rising debt, restructuring
Economy shows strong recovery amidst reforms and global challenges
New appointments, changes at state ICT agencies
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Editorial
Focus on disaster mitigation
When the heavens open up, bringing torrential rains, floods, and misery to people, it is also a heaven-sent opportunity for politicians, especially aspiring Members of Parliament, to rise to the occasion by taking dry rations, drinking water, and other relief to the affected. The inclement weather came at no better…
Columns
- Political Commentary
AKD Govt. cracks the whip on corruption
Resurrection of uncompleted cases underway; presidential media division releases footage of Anura Kumara’s statements Despite president’s camaraderie with retired UNP stalwart, honeymoon is over, the hunt has begun…
- 5th Column
A prince’s gambit
My dear Namal baby, I thought of writing to you because we hear you commenting on various issues these days when campaigning for the ‘pohottuwa’ for the general…
- The Economic Analysis
Eradication of bribery and corruption imperative for economic development
Corruption has been one of the most, if not the most, significant causes and reasons for the country’s economic underperformance. Large-scale bribery involving foreign contractors for infrastructure projects…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
SJB accuses NPP of fielding Goni Billas for general elections
During its campaign, the National People’s Power (NPP) has been stressing the need to send new blood to Parliament, arguing that many of the former MPs who have…
- Focus on Rights
All hail, the warped comedy of Sri Lanka’s three ex-presidents
The hideous sight of three former Presidents of Sri Lanka laughing their heads off on the national stage when invited by the country’s accounting professionals to speak on…
- Sunday Punch
‘Ratan Tata wasn’t a mere tycoon: He embodied the very soul of India’
How the Tata dynasty spent their wealth in the service of India Rattan Tata was not born with a silver key that would grant him automatic entry to…
- In the National Interest
Exploiting Easter Sunday attacks for political purposes must stop
Over five years have lapsed since the tragic Easter Sunday attacks of April 21, 2019 but the masterminds behind the attack have yet to be identified and brought…
- Thoughts from London
Oh! Grandma, what a big mouth you have!
As kids many, many decades ago, one remembers that 17th-century tale of Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf. It sure did bring up some laughter, not to…
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Crafted with love
It is a volume born of long and assiduous hours spent in small workshops, batik sheds, smithies, mills, wadu maduwas and sacred artisanal spaces. ‘Capturing…
Creating bonds within the country and beyond
Yellow beauties that bloom from April to June
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
‘Always something new to learn’
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AIS students hit the ramp
Forty-five students from the graduating batch of 2025 of the Asian International School took the ramp for the AIS Fashion Show 2024 “E2LIP5E” held on…
The extraordinary in the mundane
Cinematic ‘Rocket’ from Ratnapura Sivali College
The play ‘Guru Geethaya’ goes to Negombo
Thirimadura’s debut play at Elphinstone
‘Elegance in Motion’: Russian Classical Ballet Examinations 2024
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What is the world’s most “demanding and impossible job?”
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS)— When Dr. Gamani Corea, a former Secretary-General of the Geneva-based…
The lesson from Subha and Yasa
Zonta Club II’s continues its breast cancer awareness programmes
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From D S Senanayake College to Siddhartha Primary School Badalkumbura, with love
Students of Siddhartha Primary School in Badalkumbura, belonging to the Monaragala education zone, were given vouchers…
Shortage of 5,000 lecturers for State universities creating crisis: UGC official
UGC gets new head, officials
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AIS students hit the ramp
Forty-five students from the graduating batch of 2025 of the Asian International School took the ramp…
