News

Quiet beginning for Nov. 14 polls

Quiet beginning for Nov. 14 polls

Amid signs of little public interest in the election campaign for the November 14 general election, postal voting began on Wednesday and some armed services…

President to present Vote on Account this month

Public sector salary increase of up to Rs. 7,500 in Budget 2025 with IMF approval By Damith Wickramasekara President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present a…

Govt. to buy 300,000 tonnes of rice to control prices

By S. Rubathessan  The government has decided to maintain its own buffer stocks of paddy as a countermeasure against large-scale mill owners who are holding…

Business Times

Mumbai Airport’s concept of emotional support dogs for travellers

Mumbai Airport’s concept of emotional support dogs for travellers

A pack of nine dogs is welcoming passengers travelling through the Mumbai airport in India as part of its “Pawfect” programme. Titled “COMFORTING ANGELS —…

FinCSIRT warns against phishing sites, pulls down 50 fake websites

Sri Lanka’s fake websites and phishing game have scaled up in numbers. The Financial Sector Computer Security Incident Response Team (FinCSIRT), a part of Lanka…

Millions wasted on multiple digital economy strategies

Questions are being raised about the money wasted on developing a major digital economy strategy six years ago. In mid-December 2017 the Ministry of Telecommunication…

Sunday Times E-Paper





Editorial

BRICS must reform itself

Sri Lanka’s membership bid, along with that of dozens of other aspirants to join BRICS—the group of emerging markets and developing countries of the Global South—was put on ice at its summit in Kazan, Russia, last week. The ostensible reason: BRICS’ (originally Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, later…


Columns

Education

Scholarships from Pakistan with love

Scholarships from Pakistan with love

The Pakistan High Commission in Colombo together with the Pakistan Higher Education Commission held the Allama…

Ministry to fill all teacher vacancies within next year

FUTA expresses concern over shortage of university academics

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Magazine

Bringing back the unforgettable sounds of ’70s ABBA

Bringing back the unforgettable sounds of ’70s ABBA

Original ABBA guitarist Mike Watson will be a part of ARRIVAL from Sweden’s show on Nov. 23 Excitement is…

Music News by Miles Brohier

Spreading TLC and justice for our four-legged friends

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Funday Times

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