St. Sylvester’s clinch Stubbs Shield
St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy emerged champions of the 104th Stubbs Shield Championship, organised by the Sri…
Basil offers support to President on condition he disowns Lanza’s alliance
Masterstroke by SLPP strategist for presidential election; but Lanza goes ahead with his campaign of winning…
Abandoned exotic pets endanger native animals
By Kasun Warakapitiya The small and colourful exotic turtles sold in aquariums invade natural waterways posing…
Motor Traders want to ask President to reconsider zero tariff on EVs
The Ceylon Motor Traders Association (CMTA) has sought a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe to raise…
‘Winning Team’ withstands demand for change in FSL Administration
Jaswar Umar and his ‘Winning Team’ swept the football stakes on its ‘Unity Platform’ that brought…
Sri Lanka’s first-ever national caddie tournament hosted in Hambantota
B.P. De Silva, the sponsor of the event, in partnership with Shangri-La Hambantota, successfully conducted the…
More rains expected in rain-battered areas
By Jayanie Madawala The Meteorological Department has warned of more rains and thundershowers in the Western,…
APIIT Business School Launches Scholar Sphere Summit Workshop Series to Ignite a Research Renaissance
The APIIT Business School embarked on a groundbreaking journey with the inauguration of the Scholar Sphere…
“Students from NCHS have a track record of being successful in America”
NCHS conducted a USA open day on the 25th of September, 2022 from 9.00 am to…
Lankan designer Ruwanthi secures Award
At the Prestigious Redress Design Award 2023 Ruwanthi Gajadeera, an exceptional talent in the world of…
Wake-up call, the second!
The IMF team on Wednesday concluded its first visit to Sri Lanka after reaching its 17th…
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Reading maketh a human being
With the President away in Germany, his secretary, Saman Ekanayake, found the time to visit the Colombo International Book Fair being held at the BMICH.…
Rs. 11 billion for EC to conduct presidential poll next year
Appropriation Bill 2024 to be presented this month in Parliament;Rs. 203 billion rise in state expenditure With presidential elections expected next year, the Election Commission…
Tender for digital ID: Two Indian firms disqualified
By Sandun Jayawardana The controversial tender to build the platform for Sri Lanka’s digital national identity card project will be refloated after the Cabinet Appointed…
Health Ministry in moves to purchase antibiotic despite ample stocks
Good news: Animal lovers can now insure their pets
Wide range of powers for new Reconciliation Office to bring about national unity
New policy demands healthy food at school canteens to prevent NCDs
Ananda, Ladies excel at Shakespeare drama contest
Rs. 1000 minimum allowance for public sector employees, wider tax net on the cards for Budget 2024
Beware, quack physios on the loose
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ICC refuses Sports Minister’s request to meet Cricket Coordinating Committee
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has categorically refused to meet a three-member Sports Coordination Committee in Cricket appointed by Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe.…
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Sri Lankan sprinters fail to impress
St. Sylvester’s clinch Stubbs Shield
Sri Lanka’s Saajida enters ITF quarterfinals
‘Winning Team’ withstands demand for change in FSL Administration
SIU seeks ICC assistance to gather more evidence related to investigation
CoPA takes the mickey out of MoS; ignorance is bliss, was blatantly on show
New Zealand coach Foster hails ‘statement’ win over Italy
Sri Lanka’s first-ever national caddie tournament hosted in Hambantota
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All-female fuel station
Workers at a new LIOC fuel station in Colombo entirely staffed, for the first time, by females. Pic by M. A. Pushpa Kumara.…
Government mulls seizing property of big tax defaulters
The government is contemplating to confiscate property of habitual tax defaulters if they fail to pay accumulated tax dues running up to billions of rupees…
LOLC next stop Congo
After wrapping up acquiring 28 per cent of the shares of Rwanda’s Unguka Bank from Belgium’s Incofin Investment Management, the LOLC Group in its latest…
PLC’s Bangladeshi PLFS to raise Taka 1 billion in IPO
Urban Development Ministry rejects restructure of 6 units
Fixing rates on rooms could end in courts
Foreign, local firms get forest land in controversial deals
New cyber security bill, not panacea for all ills
Brain drain and migration
Wake-up call, the second!
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Editorial
Road to recovery: The Good, the Bad and the Mysterious
It is in the backdrop of some skilful investigative journalism by the UK’s Financial Times on the mysterious Chinese-American behind the even more mysterious St. Kitts bank which holds Sri Lankan International Sovereign Bonds (ISBs) that the IMF team was in Colombo this week negotiating the lending agency’s second tranche…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Basil offers support to President on condition he disowns Lanza’s alliance
Masterstroke by SLPP strategist for presidential election; but Lanza goes ahead with his campaign of winning SLPP MPs Confusion and controversy over resignation of Mullaitivu judge; contradictory statements…
- 5th Column
Not very diplomatic
My dear Ali Sabry, I didn’t think I would have to write to you so soon after writing to your namesake from Puttlam who was found to have…
- The Economic Analysis
Economy expected to perform better in last quarter
The economy is expected to recover in this year’s last quarter, which begins today. The improvement in foreign reserves, liberalisation of imports, lower inflation, and reduction in interest…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Election assignment after assignment for Lankan envoy in Kenya; will we need him here
In Kenya, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner V. Kananathan is setting records by getting invited to be an independent observer of election after election on the African continent. This…
- Focus on Rights
The online safety bill indicates a government ‘frightened out of its skin’
Four months ago, President Ranil Wickremesinghe was quick to retort to his detractors, (friendly or otherwise), who were outraged by the Broadcasting Regulatory Commission Bill that he is…
- Sunday Punch
Lanka’s great ‘Carry on Corruption’
Long-running, record-breaking tragi-com smashes the box office Rife is not the word to describe the state of corruption in Lanka. Like a fish stinks from head to tail,…
- In the National Interest
Addressing the brain drain critical to nation building efforts
The grave economic mismanagement of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa Presidency resulted in the declaration of bankruptcy by the government. The consequence of such misgovernance has impacted every citizen in…
- Thoughts from London
Ali Sabry, Podi Sabry and what a diplomess!
Amidst all this verbal ‘adi pudi’ over Channel 4 and how those chaps in the rather disunited kingdom had some antipathy for the Rajapaksas—or so says Namal—it came…
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Plant your own tree and help Kandy go green
Kandy is going green! Municipal Commissioner Ishan Wijetilake’s aim is to make the hill capital a Green Heritage City where people will have “a shade…
Giving our senior citizens the care and respect they deserve
Two Lankan musicians of note at SOSL’s Women of Note
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
“It won’t happen to me until it does”: Colombo Zonta Club II in major drive against breast cancer
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A musical mission and memories
Country Roads’ regular performers, both foreign and local, talk to Yomal Senerath-Yapa of their unique connection to the concert The foreign performers at Country Roads,…
Differently abled Girl Guides to do it their way
Lankan designer Ruwanthi secures Award
Miracle cure turned Medical scam
Shorter version of ‘Sokari’ goes on the board
Ever popular children plays at Elphinstone
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USAID, SLTA launch influencer campaign to boost tourism
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Indo Pacific Opportunity Project (IPOP) and Sri Lanka…
Bhawana maddyasthanaya for Sri Maha Vihara in Pamankada
Rajeev Amarasuriya appointed Country Representative CLEA
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MSU & MSI World Tourism Day Celebration under the theme of Tourism and Green Investments
Ranked #46 in the World and ranked #5 in Malaysia for Hospitality and Leisure Management The…
Managing Your Boss
Revenge Tourism fast tracks Global Tourism growth
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A musical mission and memories
Country Roads’ regular performers, both foreign and local, talk to Yomal Senerath-Yapa of their unique connection…
