Nearly half of children between ages five and 13 suffering from tooth decay
Dental surgeons advise parents to take care of their children’s oral health According to a recent…
Monsoon downpours are forecast to intensify in mid-October
By Jayanie Madawala Several areas across the island experienced floods and were battered by heavy rainfall…
Shrimp farm wastewater breaches environmental laws
By S. Rubatheesan in Vidathaltheevu, Mannar J. S. Suresh, a fishermen’s leader from Vidathalthivu, received an…
Dozens of blocked canals worsen Colombo flooding risk
By Nadia Fazlulhaq With the Asian Cup cricket tournament taking place in Colombo and rainy weather…
CA Sri Lanka empowers 2022 Advanced Level top ten with scholarships to pursue Chartered Accounting
In continuing to recognise and support exceptionally talented students, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri…
Low-cost IT degree from Moratuwa University
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the fastest growing sectors in Sri Lanka. Get…
Empowering tomorrow’s Leaders with a world renowned Ph.D programme from MSU Malaysia
Register for September 2023 Intake The Management and Science University (MSU) Malaysia is the best option…
Sri Lanka, leading in “green lending”
The Third Global Conference of the UNDP’s Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) was held in Kanchipuram District…
Sounds of music and singing that drove weather blues away
Gloomy weather did not stop the return of the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka’s in-demand POPS…
Subs and sandwiches packed with unusual flavours
Anyone who goes to the Colombo City Centre invariably ends up making a pitstop at the…
News
Did they talk about who’s in and who’s out
With a mini Cabinet reshuffle likely soon, one may wonder whether President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunewardena are discussing who’s who at a…
Mini reshuffle of ministers soon
Transfer of ministry secretaries also to address issues such as inefficiency and disputes By Damith Wickremasekara A mini reshuffle of Cabinet and state ministers along…
Wealth tax and inheritance tax from next year
By S. Rubatheesan The government is to introduce two more new taxes—the wealth tax and the inheritance tax—next year to raise more revenue for the…
Call fresh tenders for security features on liquor bottles: House committee
Massive ransomware attack on state email domain
Defence Ministry hits out at Channel 4 allegations as false and reprehensible
SJB wants a hybrid probe
US Govt. intervenes in Hamilton lawsuit
Major police op underway against underworld
Despite economic crisis ministries seek more vehicles
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Samarawickrama and bowlers earn Sri Lanka hard fought win over Bangladesh
By Champika Fernando at R. Premadasa Stadiumcricket
Sri Lanka recorded a hard fought, yet thrilling 21-run win against Bangladesh in an Asia Cup Super Four match played at the R. Premadasa Stadium…
Sri Lanka names provisional WC squad
Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera and Dilshan Madushanka have been named…
Azam says Pakistan has advantage ahead of India clash
Englishwomen crush Lankan lasses by 7 wickets
Seven-try Italy thrash Namibia in World Cup opener
Sri Lanka’s Yuhansa, Ajhesh emerge champions
Football Sri Lanka – even VAR may not resolve the many factional differences
Australia beat Georgia 35-15 in their World Cup opener
Sexton sets new mark as Irish thrash Romania
Seven-try Italy thrash Namibia
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TUs meet Central Bank Governor
Trade unions which have been agitating against plans to tax the Employment Provident Fund (EPF) under the Domestic Debt Optimisation (DDO) process, this week met…
Large scale wheat flour importers reap undue profits from tax revisions
Sri Lanka’s consumers have been forced to pay high prices for wheat flour owing to frequent tax changes and inconsistent policy decisions relating to restriction…
BIA E-Gate project slated for Dec. 2023 meets e-passport obstacle
The much delayed project of installing e-gates at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) as one of the solutions to passenger congestion is slated to be…
China’s BYD Auto to set up electric car facility here
Anti-money laundering officials in SL
Sri Lankan hotels face high staff turnover
Tax department to overhaul revenue collection system
SEC announces enhanced Corporate Governance Rules
Up, up and away – fuel prices
Sri Lanka, leading in “green lending”
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Editorial
Pro-poor health system up the creek
The week was to focus on a No-Confidence Motion (NCM) in Parliament against the Health Minister, but it got side-tracked by a foreign television channel that deftly timed the release of a ‘documentary’ on the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The old wine packaged in a new bottle took a section…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Channel 4 exposé: President to order probe by retired SC judge
Parliamentary Select Committee inquiry also possible, but no international investigation Minor Cabinet reshuffle with removal of Rambukwella SLFP in crisis after party leader Sirisena suspends General Secretary Jayasekera…
- 5th Column
From pillar to post
My dear Dayasiri, I had to write to you this week when I heard the news that you had been sacked as secretary of the Blue party by…
- The Economic Analysis
Grow more, export more: An agri strategy to improve Lanka’s external finances
It is vitally important that merchandise exports be substantially increased to improve the country’s external finances. The current improvement in the external finances has been entirely due to…
- Focus on Rights
On ‘grand conspiracies’ and political games
The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner’s annual report on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka, prepared for the forthcoming 54th session of the Human Rights Council…
- Sunday Punch
‘Grand plot to gain power’
Cardinal reiterates demand for independent international commission to conduct full probe into Easter bomb blasts The graves mark the names of the innocents who were killed in the Easter…
- In the National Interest
Channel 4 documentary and lessons not learned
Unsurprisingly, the recent production by the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 about the Easter Sunday terror attacks of April 2019, has ignited a fierce debate among the people, stirring…
- Thoughts from London
Battles begin over Sri Lanka’s Easter killing fields
What confusion. The government’s left hand goes one way and its right hand another way. It seems that two ministers who were at the same Cabinet meeting have…
- Lobby
All’s well that ends well for Keheliya and Govt. but not for the health sector
By Sandun Jayawardana After being on the order book of Parliament for more than a month, the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was finally debated…
Plus
In search of the perfect Mahavamsa
Within a subterranean room in the vast pink-hued arcadia that is the Peradeniya University, is a unique ola manuscript – a national treasure. This is…
Stepping into the pages of Pride and Prejudice
Letters to the Editor
Appreciation
Creating unique keepsakes
Sounds of music and singing that drove weather blues away
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Board games: Going back in time but with a twist
By Gajendraraj Moorthy When you hear the word ‘board games’ your mind automatically traces its way to a time of childhood, a time of ‘snakes…
Timeless blockbuster back with prehistoric creatures
‘Kuweni’ celebrates 60 years
New leadership team at Jetwing Hotels
‘Obai Mamai’: Trip down Kamal’s memory lane
Türkiye Food Festival at Courtyard by Marriott
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Decolonisation of a name: What does ‘Bharat’ mean and will ‘India’ disappear from the world’s maps?
Over the millenia, India has had a variety of names in several languages, including Persian, Greek,…
Lanka’s legislative reforms under the British and after
Reinventing the wheel 50 years later
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Revitalising Sri Lanka’s education system urgent need, says President Wickremesinghe at Eppawala Siddhartha Central College
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasised the need for a new education system to drive rapid development,…
A/L exams to go ahead as scheduled
Al Hambra Maha Vidyalaya in Aluthgama gets Akura system
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Board games: Going back in time but with a twist
By Gajendraraj Moorthy When you hear the word ‘board games’ your mind automatically traces its way…
