Hirunika’s judgment: Bail application to be filed pending appeal
By Ranjith Padmasiri Lawyers will file a bail application, pending an appeal against the judgment sentencing…
Missing Israeli tourist found; admitted to hospital
An Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee was found three days later yesterday following…
Foundations of Parliamentarians operate without transparency
By Mimi Alphonsus Many Members of Parliament, including current Cabinet Ministers, have, during their political careers,…
Range Bandara’s son arrested over road accident
Yashodha Range Bandara, son of UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara has been arrested over a…
Farmers ask for retribution on those who excavated near Kala Wewa
Story by Thisara Saman and Nonis from Anuradhapura A group of farmers conducted a deva pooja…
First stem cell transplant at Jaffna Hospital
As Saman Kumari goes back to her family after life-saving procedure, this hospital becomes the third in…
UCL Monash Graduation 2024
Universal College Lanka (UCL), the exclusive partner for Monash education in Sri Lanka, held its annual…
Lanka Hospitals School of Nursing Celebrates Capping and Graduation Ceremony
Lanka Hospitals School of Nursing (LHSN) recently hosted a momentous occasion with the graduation ceremony of…
“Stop going to the IMF”
Sri Lanka has been a “repeated client” of the IMF. It has been there 17 times…
Conquering waves and many taboos
I want to stress that girls love to do things, but they feel they are being…
Neo Symphony lived up to its name with creativity at a high
The Lionel Wendt theatre on June 20 was alive with anticipation for the much awaited show…
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Bath time for ‘sick’ teachers
Police firing water cannon at thousands of teachers who took sick leave and staged a protest march in Colombo Fort seeking the balance of the…
Killing of sailor: Lanka expresses concern to India
High Commissioner meets India’s foreign minister Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to New Delhi, Kshenuka Senewiratne, met India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, and conveyed the…
Plea bargaining to expedite cases and reduce prison congestion
Plea bargaining or plea arrangement provisions are to be introduced to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) with the aim of resolving criminal cases expeditiously, the…
Corporal punishment for children: Ban stuck at ministries
US$1.5 billion in development funds coming after deal with China’s EXIM Bank
Parinda Acting AG
Indian FM Jaishankar raises ‘Katch’ bogey again
Sri Lankan delegation to Russia faces hurdles in negotiations over fighters in Ukraine
2000 kilos of drugs destroyed by incinerator at Wanathawilluwa
Navy seizes trawler with more than 191 kg of drugs and six suspects on board
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India win T20 World Cup after thrilling battle with South Africa
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Bridgetown, Barbados, AFP: India won the T20 World Cup title with a thrilling seven run victory over South Africa in a classic final at Kensington…
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Green Machine demolish Rajans
Stokes backs Buttler to remain white-ball captain
Five women to watch at Wimbledon
England youngster to Germany star – the rise of Musiala
Joes enjoy hunting at Ratmalana
Peterites made to sweat by gritty Wesley
The bitter truth of Sri Lanka’s inevitable downfall
Royal march to third win
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Big news
Sri Lanka on Wednesday signed an agreement (see picture) in Paris, on the debt restructuring process with Sri Lanka’s official creditors. In the picture are…
Adani in the running for sea bed exploration in Sri Lankan waters
Adani, the Indian company involved in the West Terminal development at the Colombo Port and the controversial wind power project in Mannar, is also engaged…
Tourists slowing down pace to Sri Lanka
Travellers to Sri Lanka are slowing down with arrivals in July and August expected to drop as a result of several concerns raised by the…
Port City is on target to fill up with companies
Sri Lanka nears debt sustainability, striking debt relief deal with bilateral creditors
CSE to launch $50 m green bond
Bulk of 2023 foreign loans missing in state accounts:
Ha…ho over trade unions
“Stop going to the IMF”
Global container shipping vessels top full capacity
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Editorial
Dealing with debt: And the alternative?
Has Sri Lanka’s drained-out economy ‘turned the corner’ or was Wednesday’s presidential address to the nation the soft launch of Ranil Wickremesinghe’s presidential campaign? It would seem it was a little bit of both. The brief address was something to be expected from the presidential propaganda czars. The glad tidings…
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- Political Commentary
Presidential poll: Ranil virtually confirms candidature
Formal declaration soon; President will write to political parties seeking their backing for his “independent candidature” next month Dullas group will join SJB SLPP ex-co meets to discuss presidential…
- 5th Column
The writing on the wall
My dear Uncle Ranil, I thought I must write to you after hearing your ‘aaranchiya subayi’ (or ‘the news is good’). What you said has certainly provoked comment.…
- The Economic Analysis
Property and wealth taxes could make tax system more progressive and reduce fiscal deficit
The recent announcement that the government would introduce a property tax caused a wave of opposition to it in parliament. Opposition members interpreted it as another burden on…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
UNP and SLPP group join hands to launch President’s election campaign in Matara today
The United National Party (UNP) and a section of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will jointly carry out the President’s election campaign islandwide starting from Matara today…
- Focus on Rights
Is it Sri Lanka or the president who ‘grapples in the dark’?
When President Ranil Wickremesinghe asked the nation a few days ago whether Sri Lankans would join with him or ‘align with those who still cannot grasp the issues…
- Sunday Punch
The President declares: ‘Sri Lanka won’
‘How I carried infant Lanka safely across the burning rope bridge without my party, without my own cabinet but solely on my own’ The Sri Lankan people ‘with all…
- In the National Interest
Debt restructuring: Will the poor and marginalised benefit?
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s address to the nation last Wednesday heralding the “ Good News” of the signing of bilateral debt restructuring agreements with the Paris Club, India and…
- Thoughts from London
Games they play to cheat people this way
Washington’s voluble ambassador, Julie Chung, was the first to shoot out of the blocks, so to say, congratulating the government for signing the debt restructuring agreement with its…
- Lobby
Foundations of Parliamentarians operate without transparency
By Mimi Alphonsus Many Members of Parliament, including current Cabinet Ministers, have, during their political careers, used parliamentary privileges to set up foundations, some of them untraceable. The…
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I want to stress that girls love to do things, but they feel they are being restricted by their societies and families,” says Munira Mutaher,…
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By Shanali Fernando Being a mum is hard. Having a job is hard. When you put those two together you get a constant struggle of…
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India’s deep-sea diplomacy: Navigating geopolitical currents in pursuit of oceanic resources
By Ayesh Indranath Ranawaka The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) stands…
When the world’s news rooms erupted in laughter…
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