Dasun desired Mathews making a comeback
Sri Lanka white-ball captain Dasun Shanaka conceded he would have liked former captain Angelo Mathews making…
Of Christmases past
It was a nostalgic musical journey of Christmases past, as a special evening — ‘Christmas with…
The true spirit of giving
Humble the gifts may have been, a little heap of sugar, two eggs, a cake of…
Corruption at the dawn of 2023
“What has brought most Third World countries down, and what has led to their failure in…
Kandy floods expose the corruption behind unauthorised structures
By Nadia Fazlulhaq and J.A.L. Jayasinghe The recent floods in Kandy have, apart from leaving a trail…
Paradox and resilience as Lankans go into festive mood to welcome 2023
By Sohan Vipulananda Hope amidst despair, happiness amidst sorrow: the dawn of a New Year for…
Hauling veggies by train put to the test
By Kasun Wrakapaitiya Vegetables could be transported more cost-effectively by using the railway and a trial…
Illegal chemical pesticides in Puttalam; Farmers lose their crops
They say Govt. did not give them enough time or resources to adjust to organic agriculture…
Unions fume at resurrected rail ‘authority’ idea
By Sohan Vipulananda Railway unions are opposing a proposal to make the Railway Department into an…
Five-month shutdown for Indian company to upgrade north railway
By Senuka Jayakody The Railway Department expects to continue operating trains in the north although services…
School children desperate, but won’t get books and uniforms until April
By Chrishanthi Christopher Schools resume tomorrow, but for the children it would be business as usual,…
News
Can we avert the danger in 2023
As the New Year dawns today after one of the worst years in Sri Lanka’s socioeconomic history, an oncoming belt-tightening is more than likely and…
Tight curbs on state expenditure
Ministry secretaries and top officials will be held personally responsible for any big expenditure without Treasury nod All officers, including ministry secretaries, who fail to…
AG backs Govt.’s move to overrule PUCSL and raise electricity tariffs
By Damith Wickramasekara The Government is set to overrule the power sector regulator’s objections and push through with an average 65 percent tariff increase after…
SriLankan seeks suspension of payments from holders of bonds worth USD 175mn
Wrangling over nominees stalls Constitutional Council
Dengue epidemic raging, many public hospitals unable to do FBC tests
11 DIGs retire with their service appreciated
Top doctors warn of the unhealthy state of the health sector
No immediate virus worries, say health officials amid thousands of likely deaths in China
ETF: Firms with over 15 workers told to adopt online system
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Dasun desired Mathews making a comeback
By Pranavesh Sivakumarcricket
Sri Lanka white-ball captain Dasun Shanaka conceded he would have liked former captain Angelo Mathews making a comeback after months into a 50-over squad while…
SLC wants selectors to continue, but Sports Ministry on the fence
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has nominated the current cricket selectors…
14-men Kandy survive Air Force scare in lackluster affair
Richmond win on first innings
Nadal crashes in season-opening match as Swiatek cruises at United Cup
Could we wish a Happy New Year for Sports in Sri Lanka?
St. Joseph Vaz and Ave Maria claim Sir John Tarbat Junior championship
Substandard quality and breach of rules mar Schools Zonal tourney
Mahela Jayawardena gets one year extension as Consultant Coach
Tribute to P.P. Silva who developed cricket in Panadura in the 70s
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Sparks fly in year-end celebration
Year-end fireworks at the Colombo Port City. What is in store for us in 2023; another bad year or smooth recovery? Pic by M.A.…
Sri Lanka’s further indebtedness over improper use of project funding
Sri Lanka is embroiled with indebtedness running to billions of rupees owing to improper use of foreign funding for infrastructure and development projects and failure…
Accountability will quicken the country’s recovery
The Sri Lankan tile industry, with output at nearly 30 million square metres (sqm) annually, has shrunk to 16 million sqm owing to the unprecedented…
Akuregoda Defence headquarters facing funding issues
Port City to start four mega projects with $1.5 bn
Kuwait Compensation Fund still has Rs.3.92 bn
Phew! What a year
Corruption at the dawn of 2023
Educational transformation gets underway giving priority to IT division
Viraj says adieu at SEC
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Editorial
A New Year hope
A new year in the Gregorian calendar dawns today with not just Sri Lankans, but people around the world bracing for the months ahead, hope mingled with anxiety as they look to a world in recession, beset by global warming, where Europe is at war and the COVID-19 virus is…
Columns
- Political Commentary
2022 was one of the worst years, but what could we expect in this jubilee year
Opposition parties campaign for local elections but Govt. could delay it by a vote in Parliament despite polls chief’s gazette Gotabaya and family on Christmas trip to Dubai;…
- 5th Column
Many contenders for the personality of 2022
My dear Mother Lanka, I thought of writing to you as we end a most eventful year in our recent history, and look forward to a New Year…
- The Economic Analysis
Hopes, economic expectations and fears in the New Year
With the dawn of a new year the hopes and expectations are that it will be one of economic recovery and growth. Many people are hoping and expecting…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
China and India play geopolitical games in the North
In recent months, there have been some high-level visits to the North by diplomats based in Colombo–particularly, those from the Chinese Embassy. When one considers geopolitical gravitational pulls,…
- Focus on Rights
Sleepwalking into Sri Lanka’s deepest, darkest nightmares in 2023
On Friday (30th December 2022), the International Monetary Fund’s Kristalina Georgieva speaking to CBS’s ‘Face the Nation,’ (not to be confused with cheap imitation shows of the same…
- Sunday Punch
People power rises as people’s Saturn comes home on his crow
The beneficial Age of Aquarius dawns for Lankans after thirty years People power is set to rise when the people’s planet Saturn enters its own most powerful sign,…
- In the National Interest
Abolishing the Executive Presidency: The forgotten system change
One of the features of Sri Lankan politics is that it is very difficult to get consensus or agreement on any major issue that affects the country. Sometimes…
- Thoughts from London
Health minister and officials raise a big stink
It is customary at this time of the year for families, relatives, friends and others to wish each other a happy, prosperous, productive, and, perhaps most importantly, peaceful…
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Family time for Danielle
Church-goers at St. Mary’s Church, Bambalapitiya received a special treat at the Christmas Eve midnight mass when Australian-American lyric soprano of Sri Lankan heritage, Danielle…
Of Christmases past
Segar’s work at Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh
The true spirit of giving
So much more in Metformin
A passion for eco-friendly goods takes shape online
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‘A Queen Like you’: New creation from Mario for Miss Sri Lanka France
By Sanath Weerasuriya ‘Miss Sri Lanka in France for Miss Europe 2022’, one of the major events in Sri Lankan calendar in France, held in…
How do you view peace?
Spreading a bit of peace
Peace
Renowned medical practitioner turned music maker
Summer of cinema in Northern Peninsular
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Torture wasn’t the sole monopoly of repressive regimes
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – According to a joke that was circulating in Washington…
2023: An Annus Horribilis with computer Jilmart
Graveside memorial service to mark 14th anniversary of Lasantha’s assassination
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SAVE YOUR CHILD IN 2023
DRUGS & DEPRESSION ARE HUNTING YOUR CHILDREN A disastrous outbreak of a drug known as “ICE”…
Gateway students launch ‘Each One, Plant One’ campaign to celebrate the School’s 25th Anniversary
Complete a globally recognised Australian degree at Curtin Colombo
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‘A Queen Like you’: New creation from Mario for Miss Sri Lanka France
By Sanath Weerasuriya ‘Miss Sri Lanka in France for Miss Europe 2022’, one of the major…
