News
Tens of thousands of people have been affected by landslides and floods in the southern districts and elsewhere. This picture shows a father carrying the…
By Namini Wijedasa An Indian company that official documents in Sri Lanka said had manufactured a stock of now-withheld immunoglobulin to the Health Ministry has…
Sri Lanka is to assume the chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) next Wednesday following a high-level meeting of the Council. More than…
Sports
Losing key bowlers to injuries and an erratic batting unit contributed to Sri Lanka’s thumping 102-run defeat in their opening World Cup fixture against South…
LILLE, France, Oct 7, 2023 (AFP): England came back to…
Business Times
World Bank officials at a media briefing in Colombo this week where a report on the South Asia Development Update was released. Pic by Indika…
Sri Lanka’s LTL Holdings is on aggressive expansion and diversification plans in Bangladesh, where it has the largest investment outside Sri Lanka through its branch…
SriLankan Airlines has been experiencing a number of breakdowns lately and although passengers are apt to snap at airline staff on the ground the problems…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
The IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association) formed in 1997 by India and South Africa meets next week under the chairmanship of Sri Lanka at a time when the seas are simmering with geopolitical undercurrents. Every ship at a Sri Lankan port of call is viewed with suspicion; sometimes for good…
Columns
Huge medicinal drug contracts given to Indian company dealing in Ayurveda medicine and garlic oil MPs call for Parliamentary Select Committee to probe health sector malaise, hold bipartisan…
My dear Sanath, I thought of writing to you after hearing that you paid an electricity bill related to Namal baby’s wedding that had become the talking point…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission concluded that the early signs of stabilisation in the economy were not yet an assurance of economic recovery and growth. Gist…
In recent times, it has become a trend where unannounced train strikes by various trade unions are a new norm at the expense of more than a million…
If the Bard once said in a somewhat excessively sentimental aside that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, we can only remark that Sri…
New Saviour brings Christmas earlier to the Rajapaksa household A thousand sentimental hearts will weep tears in relief this Sunday morn when they discover Namal’s wedding night’s…
Sri Lanka and its peoples have been undergoing difficult times during the past several years due to a multiplicity of reasons–both manmade and climate related. Mismanagement of the…
That is what ministers are for—well, apart from those things the public is in the dark about. Ministers are readily available to apply thick layers of cream on…
By Sandun Jayawardana The need to streamline tax revenue collection and enact urgent reforms to tackle corruption in tax collection was highlighted as Parliament took up several resolutions…
Plus
There is undoubtedly something magical in the air on the nights of the annual “Shakes” finals. Whether it is the competitive spirit of the young…
Magazine
Bentota Beach Hotel and the lawns of Brief to come alive with Artra’s Art Experiential Festival By Yomal Senerath-Yapa It will be the Bentota Beach…
Sunday Times 2
A centenary in the life of an institution is a long period and calls for much…
Education
The 154th birth anniversary of Mahathma Gandhi, known as India’s “Father of the Nation,” was commemorated…
Magazine
Bentota Beach Hotel and the lawns of Brief to come alive with Artra’s Art Experiential Festival…