Foreign Ministry fails to help Sri Lanka improve its image
Wrong diplomats appointed to the wrong places, lack of professionalism in the service Thundering resolution against…
The DG Saga — an eye opener to enforce strict disciplinary protocols
Danushka Gunathilaka hasn’t wasted time. Little over a year after his infamous night-out in Durham–when he…
Rising taxes weigh heavy on minds of weary people ahead of budget
By Sohan Vipulananda and Senuka Jayakody Demands and expectations of Sri Lankans and trade unions are high…
Top doctors, activists hit out at interdiction of whistleblower on malnutrition
By Kumudini Hettiarachchi The interdiction of a doctor and trade unionist who sent out a public…
National Library: Dispute over Budget allocation brought to book
Library users and staff face severe difficulties; building houses millions of rupees worth of books, newspapers and…
Tusker gifted by Thailand to be sent home for medical treatment
Activists and wildlife experts say elephant had been mistreated and abused By Kasun Warakapitiya A tusker…
Bibile corn farmers rail against foreign firm’s land grab for sugar factory
By Yoshitha Perera A decades-long struggle that farmers have been waging against multinationals angling to acquire…
REJUVENATED – THE 10th INSTALLATION CEREMONY OF THE ROTARACT CLUB OF GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA DEFENCE UNIVERSITY
Bringing together youngsters in exchanging ideas and developing leadership & Professional skills has always been a…
Money is someone’s debt
A man who was walking ahead of me suddenly stopped and stooped down eagerly to see…
Colombo in a new light!
Colombo is powering up to become the coolest tropical metropolitan city in Asia, especially now the…
Olympian Yupun eyes Asian Games, World C’ships medals
Sri Lanka’s and South Asia’s fastest man, Yupun Abeykoon, will have a shot at his next…
News
Mr. President, what’s in your Budget tomorrow?
Tomorrow is the much-awaited Budget day. President and Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is seen here yesterday putting the final touches to the Budget 2023 document.…
President rejects request to extend terms of five envoys
Insists that retirement age of 60 must be followed By Damith Wickremasekara A request from the Foreign Ministry to grant permission for four ambassadors and…
No action taken for several years against Lankan businessman accused of al-Qaeda financing
By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera and Bandula Sirimanne A Sri Lankan businessman, accused of financing al-Qaeda terrorism by the US authorities, came under the radar of…
Students’ insurance scheme slashed and restricted to low-income families
Police to probe imposters of fake MP
Millions spent on 9-member committee appointed to draft new constitution
Thilini Priyamali case: CID questions Gnanasara Thera
Journalist’s plaint against 2 police officers: AG refers to lack of respect for law enforcement, urges court to consider lawlessness
Gone, but not forgotten
Court of Appeal upholds High Court ruling on shipping dispute involving CPC
Only four Constitutional Council members for tomorrow’s Budget hearing
United Nations Dispute Tribunal position – Sri Lankan in the fray for the first time
X-Press Pearl disaster: Ship captain, local agent and six others indicted
8th Conference of the South Asian Association of Physiologists on this weekend
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The DG Saga — an eye opener to enforce strict disciplinary protocols
By Champika Fernandocricket
Danushka Gunathilaka hasn’t wasted time. Little over a year after his infamous night-out in Durham–when he and two others breached Britain’s strict COVID-19 protocols–he has…
World Cup final will be an exciting contest
Not many gave Pakistan a chance to reach the finals…
Powerplay pivotal as two forces collide in final showdown
Pakistan vs England
Wet weather threatens to spoil party
Chamika out, Lakshan in for Afghan ODIs
Ahalya stamps her class NEGC Ladies’ Cup
Olympian Yupun eyes Asian Games, World C’ships medals
Bad weather spoils full day’s play
Commonwealth Chess Championships in Sri Lanka
UK’s Toby Read claims ‘Race The Pearl’
Veterans’ Volleyball Nationals next weekend
Business Times
Eye on the budget
A puzzled consumer looks at a poster of discounted prices in Colombo wondering whether the 2023 Budget to be presented tomorrow would also provide some…
Fuel, tobacco and cigarettes taxes up in Budget 2023
Sri Lanka’s Budget 2023 will be unveiled by President and Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament tomorrow with measures to increase taxes on fuel, tobacco…
Bodyline ventures into new brands, more capacity
Apparel industry’s 30-year old Bodyline venture is today looking at increasing capacity in India and diversifying into new brands, having grown with resilience with its…
Nearly 60% power price hike next year?
OQ Trading ousts Siam Gas in latest LP tender
Qatari investor loses $3 m investment in Sri Lanka energy firm
Midnight gazettes
Money is someone’s debt
Coconut production to drop owing to high fertiliser costs
Sri Lanka’s roadmap for economic stabilisation unveils soon
Everbolt Engineering ISO 9001: 2015 certification
Healthy profits from ComBank but impairment costs high
Local production can meet basic needs: Cargills
AMW restructures operation, reduces locations across Sri Lanka
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Editorial
Budget 2023: Tax political parties and follow the money trail
The Government’s Budget for next year is to be presented in Parliament tomorrow. The rich, the poor and the in-betweens wait in trepidation for what’s in store. Gone are the days when Budgets indicated what prices would go up, for since the 1970s, ‘Budgets by Gazette’ have become the norm.…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Foreign Ministry fails to help Sri Lanka improve its image
Wrong diplomats appointed to the wrong places, lack of professionalism in the service Thundering resolution against Sri Lanka by Britain’s House of Commons, obviously provoked by Tamil Diaspora…
- 5th Column
An anxiously awaited budget
My dear Uncle Ranil, I write to you this week even though you must be very busy today, putting the final touches to the Budget which you will…
- The Economic Analysis
Objectives and expectations of the Budget for 2023
The contours of the 2023 Budget to be presented to Parliament tomorrow are well known. Few surprises are expected as the main tax measures have already been presented…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Sri Lanka-born British tax evader meets President and gives five-star dinner to released prisoners
Sri Lanka-born British entrepreneur, Allirajah Subaskaran, was in the news in recent years for alleged corruption and tax evasion charges in the United Kingdom. But his investments both…
- Focus on Rights
‘Look on my works, ye mighty and despair’
When there is muttering in some quarters as to, ‘what has the Aragalaya achieved?’, an easy answer comes to mind. The gains of the “Aragalaya’ Notwithstanding the predictable…
- Sunday Punch
Danushka’s Aussie sexcapade
Will the covers be drawn to hide Cricket Lanka’s indiscipline? This is not the first time the Lankan cricket team had been on tour abroad. Not the first…
- In the National Interest
The Danushka Gunathilaka affair and implications to Sri Lanka cricket
Sri Lanka’s failure to progress to the finals of the T20 World Cup has been overshadowed by media reports of the allegations relating to off-the-field behaviour of cricketer…
- Thoughts from London
More than thrills and spills in Paradise Isle
Would you believe it! Well, it sure beggars belief. But then anything is possible in the motherland. Nothing seems to surprise the citizenry any longer, not even Deshabandu’s…
- Lobby
Harsha’s ‘IMF agreement copy’ sets govt – opposition on collision course
By Sandun Jayawardana With Budget 2023 due on Monday (14), the lack of clarity regarding the staff level agreement between Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
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Master strokes daubed with simplicity & satire
With his broad, robust strokes, ‘sun-drenched’ colours and deep symbolism, S.H. Sarath has been one of our most prolific artists, having exhibited from Canada to…
How to quit smoking – Part 1
Elephant expert speaks on Bostwana’s elephants
Luxury Edition to add glamour to CFW
Colombo in a new light!
Study in motion
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Rihanna returns to the music scene Rihanna has returned to the music scene after a hiatus. Her return is marked with the release of the…
The Mirror Top 20 with Sean
Sanjeewa Wins Award for the Best Artistic Contribution at Tokyo IFF
‘Nimi’ in cinema’s now
‘Ran Thodu’ : Hindi – Sinhala song for wider audience
Sing- a-long Concert for Charity
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India at 75: Melting glaciers, heatwaves and climate crisis
GAUMUKH (AFP) – From prime ministers and millionaires to labourers and ascetics, Hindu faithful dream of…
Our Non-Alignment and India’s multiple alignment policy
The Indian Diaspora has arrived
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Prefects donate supplies and vouchers to rural school in Badulla
The prefects of Agamathi Balika Vidyalaya National School recently made a donation to the students of…
Ed. Ministry to provide textbooks and learning equipment for underprivileged students
Applications called for 2022/23 Postgrad Diploma in Bilingual Education
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Rihanna returns to the music scene Rihanna has returned to the music scene after a hiatus.…
