Much awaited ferry service resumes again from KKS, Jaffna to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
With only USD 114 for a return ticket, travellers from across the Palk Straits can travel…
Festering pay tangle scuttles uni operations, unions dig in their heels
By Nathara Abeywickrema Academic work across all universities has been brought to a standstill due to…
Ranil intensifies moves to retain presidency
Stops SJB crossovers to UNP until he declares his candidacy In Parliament speech, President explains various measures…
Anawilundawa Ramsar wetland becomes dumping grounds
Story and pix by Hiran Priyankara Environmentalists have expressed concern over the safety of the Anawilundawa…
Govt. backpaddles on visa issue but questions still remain
By Sandun Jayawardana Stung by intense criticism of the chaotic rollout of its new electronic and…
Wellawaya: Where villagers spend sleepless nights afraid of elephant intruders
With their only recourse to improvised ‘elephant fences’ villagers call on the government and other stakeholders to…
Roaming herd raises concern among villagers
A herd of 30 to 40 elephants has been seen roaming around the Anamaduwa, Mahakumbukkadawala, Vanthavilluwa,…
Abandoned expressway site poses livelihood problems for villagers
RDA says construction work will resume once next tranche of the IMF facility arrives Beam collapse…
Embark on your Nursing Journey with Federation University Australia
Start now at the Nawaloka College of Higher Studies Nawaloka College of Higher Studies (NCHS) is…
Gateway victorious in Scrabble at National and International Competitions
Gateway Scrabble Players have achieved significant success in both national and international tournaments. The Under 18…
MSU MBA LEADING TO Ph.D WILL TAKE YOU FOR SUCCESSFUL HEIGHTS IN YOUR CAREER
If you’re looking to add a Doctor of Philosophy, or PhD, to your academic portfolio, the…
News
All eyes on likely presidential candidates
With the Election Commission this week annnouncing that the presidential election be held on a date between September 16 and October 16, all eyes are…
EC and President’s Office clash over development projects
Polls chief says proposed community advisory committees could be misued by local council candidates; President’s Office says commission’s objection untenable By Damith Wickremasekara The Election…
Lanka co-sponsors Palestine membership resolution in UNGA
Sri Lanka was among the 77 countries that co-sponsored the UN General Assembly resolution that was approved on Friday to grant Palestine full membership in…
Remand custody, appeal duration to be deducted from jail terms
Mobitel upgraded visa system at no cost to Govt
Sri Lanka named once again for grants under ADB’s biggest special fund
Superior courts vacancies now stand at 7; fears of case backlog mount
Importation of fully electric vehicles for Lankan migrant workers stalled as CoPF raises questions
Much awaited ferry service resumes again from KKS, Jaffna to Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Monsoon rains to play big role in electricity tariff revision in July
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Did Sri Lanka pick the best out of the rest?
cricket
Sri Lanka’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies has raised a few eyebrows and sparked discussions…
Dinara bags ITF Junior Circuit Singles title
Sri Lanka’s Dinara de Silva bagged the Girl’s Singles title…
Eastern Province Karate-do Association holds election despite injunction order
England great Anderson to retire this summer
Major Club T20 begins today
Royal and Navy sailors to represent Sri Lanka at 4th CAS International
Ton up Sonal helps Sri Lanka ‘A’ end day one on 372-7
Tuskers roar back to the top
European Grand Slams
Entries called for Puttalam District All-Island Open
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Tackling climate change
President Ranil Wickremesinghe shakes hands with Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, a high profile presenter, at the Sri Lanka Climate Summit hosted by the Ceylon Chamber of…
Stakeholders raise concerns on new power agreements
Industry stakeholders on Wednesday submitted a comprehensive document to the Ministry of Power and Energy on issues relating to the new Special Power Purchase Agreement…
Two way visa issuance for foreign tourists
With the implementation of the new visa process the government is now carrying out its visa issuance services in two ways. The old visa fee…
Economic Transformation bill to be gazetted next week
Hotel industry prepares to welcome winter travellers
Insolvent firms to operate under debt restructure scheme
Forts around the island to be developed for tourism
Shoot the messenger!
Market leader Ceylinco Life looks to the future
15 million cyber security threats detected in 2023
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Editorial
Outsourcing visas: Unsolicited passport to corruption
A Cabinet Minister’s assertion this week that the Government did not “need to call for tenders” because “who else is there to tender”, before awarding a lucrative 12-year visa processing contract to a foreign joint venture is the cementing of an alarming trend that makes a mockery of all new…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Ranil intensifies moves to retain presidency
Stops SJB crossovers to UNP until he declares his candidacy In Parliament speech, President explains various measures to stabilise economy and strengthen country Ranawaka opposes Basil’s call for parliamentary…
- 5th Column
One more out of parliament
My dear Diana, I thought I must write to you now when everyone is talking about you after you were booted out of Parliament by an order from…
- The Economic Analysis
Prospects of negotiating a change or modification of IMF conditions
Last Sunday’s column discussed the importance of continuing with the IMF’s Extended Finance Facility (EFF) as well as the difficulties of negotiating with foreign bondholders for a restructuring…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Divisional Secretary’s Facebook post stirs bribery battle in Presidential Secretariat
The Presidential Secretariat has written to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) requesting that an inquiry be conducted into a Facebook post by a…
- Focus on Rights
The unseating of an MP and the chance roll of the judicial dice
Leaving apart the typically hysterical political brouhaha about the unseating of Diana Gamage, former (and largely unlamented) Member of Sri Lanka’s Parliament, what is greatly interesting about this…
- Sunday Punch
Diana stripped of seat in Parliament and impaled on the sword of justice
How a British citizen worked her way up Sri Lanka’s political ladder Diana Gamage notched a dubious spot in the Guinness Book of Records by becoming the first…
- In the National Interest
Welcome proposals for legal reforms to ensure system change
It is two years since the largely peaceful aragalaya or civic protests ended in a outburst of violence on May 9, 2022. The protests which went on at…
- Thoughts from London
May Day mess, selling the nation and arrogance of a fallen woman
This theatre of the absurd that is called politics in Sri Lanka is becoming even more absurd and indeed highly controversial as the elections draw near. As though…
- Lobby
Opposition questions Government’s economic recovery efforts
By Sandun Jayawardana On the day President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed Parliament to brief the House regarding the Government’s economic programme, the Government had to push back at accusations…
Plus
Who’s afraid of Brotherless Night?
When I ask people if they have read Brotherless Night, V.V. Ganeshananthan’s stunning novel set in Jaffna during Sri Lanka’s civil war, the answer is…
If food be the essence of life, read on
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
A poetic memoir connecting the past and present
Changing sights and sounds through the eyes of a poet
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Prints come alive with untold stories from the hills
By Shanali Fernando In the hidden hills of Pussellawa lies a neglected land, a community full of stories, a land Aadhitya Jayaseelan proudly calls home.…
Kandy’s Adler Chorale to present Themagula for Vesak
Don’t miss this month’s ‘Ceylon Flea Market’
‘Sinhabahu’ surrounds the city
‘The Fall Guy’ The real life tale of a stunt man
‘Guru Geethaya’-Renowned Russian Novel in Theatre
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Of celluloid valour and real life heroes
Back in December 1999, a 14-year-old Thomian made his way home after school. As there was…
Solidarity with Palestine event
Sasith – Third generation Attorney at Law
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Did we get it right?
The GCE (O/L) examination commenced in more than 3,000 centres across the country last Monday (6).…
Bill to be submitted to parliament to convert NCEs to universities
Emphasis to be placed on cyber security in digitalisation plan: State Minister
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Prints come alive with untold stories from the hills
By Shanali Fernando In the hidden hills of Pussellawa lies a neglected land, a community full…
