News
Outside the Presidential Secretariat, the Galle Face Green some months ago was the site of one of Sri Lanka’s biggest public protests which forced the…
Attempts to broaden scope of unsolicited proposals; returns from trip at invitation of medical supplier in India By Namini Wijedasa Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella—who returned…
By Damith Wickremasekara Uncertainty hangs over the Inland Revenue Department’s tax collection targets for 2023 due to a faulty online system. The IRD has sought…
Sports
A week after Ministry of Sports introduced a series of intrusive and restrictive regulations compromising the autonomy and independence of registered national sports bodies in…
On the request of the Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, the…
Business Times
This is a project development site at the Hambantota International Port’s Industrial Park where a number of projects are nearing completion. In spite of a…
Sri Lanka bank’s gold–backed loans (pawning) have been increasing rapidly in recent times as the low and middle income households continue to be hit by…
Hoteliers, especially the SMEs, are finding it hard to pay salaries of the few workers left behind, in a country bereft of its visitors as…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Today is Christmas, a special day for Christians all around the world as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. As church bells ring out and Christmas masses are held – this year without Covid restrictions, families will gather to enjoy a festive meal amidst the sobering reality that a…
Columns
My Dear Santa Claus, I thought of writing to you this week as you prepare your annual journey to Paradise, bringing gifts for all of us. Your journey…
Never in the history of this country has a Christmas meant so little for so many as this Christmas. The unemployed poor hungry malnourished and starving have soared.…
The arrest of Indian fishermen for engaging in bottom trawling in Sri Lankan waters and their subsequent release after brief detention in Sri Lankan prisons were raised earlier…
Carrots tossed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the form of release of a few Prevention of Terrorism (PTA) political prisoners and return of lands to displaced owners in…
The SUNDAY PUNCH wishes you all, a joyful and merry Christmas The night thickens on Christmas Eve. I snuggle into bed, pull the sheet over my head and…
It is a given that the State’s responsibility towards its citizens extends beyond ensuring the economic, social and political rights of its citizens. The State has a duty…
LOUD-MOUTHED NONSENSE Have you ever heard such garbage. One can expect such rot from some of those who inhabit that House by the Diyawanna Oya. Armed with dubious…
Plus
Humble, they line the roads of Moratuwa, a simple symbol of Christmas and God’s greatest gift to mankind, the Babe born in Bethlehem in a…
Magazine
By Sanath Weerasuriya Welcoming a brand new year is a special occasion that everybody looks forward with much eagerness and excitement. The New Year’s Eve…
Sunday Times 2
With the aim of securing the future of Sri Lanka’s vulnerable children amidst an economic crisis,…
Education
Educating, grooming, and nurturing holistic graduates who can actively contribute towards a chosen discipline in the…
Magazine
By Sanath Weerasuriya Welcoming a brand new year is a special occasion that everybody looks forward…