Police investigate clash between DJP and alleged NPP supporters
Cinnamon Gardens Police investigating a clash between a group claiming to be a nationalist organisation and…
Little voter interest in attending rallies of major candidates
People are brought to rallies in buses from faraway places, but attendance is still not large…
I want to ask Sri Lanka to think of your future and vote for the future: Ranil
By Anthony David President Ranil Wickremesinghe, contesting as an independent candidate, has projected himself as the…
Sajith says unfazed by challengers, focused on rebuilding country
By Prasanna Sanjeewa Tennakoon With just one week to go before the 2024 presidential election, candidates…
Poll cards that could not be delivered to absent residents can be collected at post offices
By Kasun Warakapitiya The Postal Department has asked the public to visit their area post offices…
The NPP will bring about a new political culture: AKD
By Chandani Kirinde As he enters the final lap of a punishing election campaign schedule, National…
Michael Gunaratne Trophy stays at Reid Avenue
Royal College ended this season’s silverware drought with a gripping 26-20 win against S. Thomas’ College…
In Anuradhapura district, rival supporters contest ‘we’re ahead’ claims
Anthony David reporting from Anuradhapura On a sunny day in November 2019, Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa was…
English summer gives Sri Lanka something to build upon
The scene couldn’t have been any less Sri Lankan. The skies were ashen and the clouds…
Pick up a bow and see where it leads you
By Vinuri Gunaratne Imagine stepping away from the bustle of daily life, and finding yourself with…
Shakes on stage: All set for finals
The drama unfolds! As the finals of the all-island Inter School Shakespeare Drama Competition are worked…
News
Youth enthusiasm for Sept 21 poll
With the September 21 presidential election campaign reaching its climax next week, these enthusiastic young girls are seen reading a model ballot paper displayed on…
Diplomats cannot monitor polls: EC
EU observers say they haven’t ‘applied’ for accreditation The Election Commission (EC) has disallowed diplomats of European Union (EU) missions in Colombo to be part…
Amidst concerns, IMF team coming two weeks after polls
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will arrive in Sri Lanka two weeks after the presidential election is concluded to make an assessment for a…
UNHRC resolutions against Sri Lanka likely to be ‘rolled over’
New bill to seize proceeds of crime
President’s backup helicopter makes emergency landing
Police investigate clash between DJP and alleged NPP supporters
Govt. to support vocational training for 50,000 youths, President says at launch of TSHE
Bribery Commission report filed on Highways Ministry and CHEC agreement to settle outstanding dues
Nawaratne resigns, Meddegoda acting president of BASL
More NewsSports
Michael Gunaratne Trophy stays at Reid Avenue
RUGBY
Royal College ended this season’s silverware drought with a gripping 26-20 win against S. Thomas’ College as they retained the Michael Gunaratne Trophy for the…
FSL’s gamble in turning ‘poor man’s game to ‘people’s sport’
Sri Lanka’s recent strides on the international stage, capped by…
Visa issues threaten Sri Lanka’s participation at 6th Carrom World Cup in USA
English summer gives Sri Lanka something to build upon
124th US Open – the Sabalenka and Sinner show
Tennielle of Philippines clinches two titles
Sam Chandrasinghe Tournament to boost football skills at Ananda
Entries called for inaugural Novices Age Group Tourney
I was reborn – record breaker Samitha Dulan
Sri Lanka claim seven medals at Commonwealth Chess 2024
More SportsBusiness Times
Passionate about books
Who says the reading habit is dying? Going by the success of second-hand bookseller 75-year old Sarath Thewara Hennadige (see pic) at the ubiquitous McCallum…
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry on the rebound
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is currently on a rebound with order books keeping factories busy and having plans of increasing its workforce by about 10-15…
Major Rs.2 bn fraud uncovered at Sri Lanka BFE
Sri Lanka Bureau for Employment (SLBFE) is facing serious bribery and corruption allegations owing to malpractices due to system manipulations leading to a nearly Rs.2…
Gaming industry expands with new casino players
Bond auction raises Rs.245 bn amid political uncertainty
Moose clothing brand to venture into the region
Visa blues
Fiscal expansion vs. trade expansion
Straying from IMF debt plan could delay bailout: Finance Ministry
Pelwatte Dairy to go global with new certification standards
More Business TimesSunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Vote wisely
A crucial election (all elections are considered crucial) negotiates the bend, with a week to go for V-Day (Voting Day). Everyone wants an election in haste often to repent later. The last presidential election in 2019 was a textbook example of the pre-election hype of large crowds at public meetings,…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Little voter interest in attending rallies of major candidates
People are brought to rallies in buses from faraway places, but attendance is still not large Political science professor says political literacy among young voters has grown Sept…
- 5th Column
X marks the spot
My dear voters, I thought I should write to you because a majority of you will be making your way to polling booths at the end of this…
- The Economic Analysis
Decisive election for country’s economic future
We are entering the crucial week when people will decide on the country’s economic future. Indeed, the nation’s future. Decisive Perhaps never before have people gone to the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Political activists can be hired: Rs. 4.5mn package provides 3000 people for three hours for rallies
The election campaign has given rise to many new businesses, but none as novel as the one carried out by companies that provide manpower services. Several of them…
- Focus on Rights
A (political) rose by any other name will smell as sweet?
All that is wrong in Sri Lanka’s culture of political servility is encapsulated by the spectacle of a young girl walking up to the stage of an election…
- Sunday Punch
Vote wise and get judgment right: Let not reason fly to brutish beasts
There is no need to beat about the bush. For the last two years we have marched on our stomachs, and next Saturday we shall arrive at the…
- In the National Interest
Continuing visa fiasco— reflects the power of corruption over the needs of the economy
One of the issues in Sri Lankan politics that has hogged the headlines in recent times has been the pervasive nature of corruption in governance in the country.…
- Thoughts from London
An election like no other in a country like no other
As the election draws near day by crucial day the more messages and comments I receive. It makes one wonder whether to erupt in uncontrollable laughter or burst…
Plus
Behind the curtains of Sinhala theatre
The movers and shakers of the pungently colourful milieu of Sinhala drama often do day jobs and, as we met some of them in office…
Rethinking our connections with the land
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
Binara Poya and the Bhikkhuni Sasana
Insights into a rich artistic period
More PlusMagazine
Pick up a bow and see where it leads you
By Vinuri Gunaratne Imagine stepping away from the bustle of daily life, and finding yourself with a bow in hand and a target in sight.…
Shakes on stage: All set for finals
Movie from Japanese Manga series ‘Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram’
South Indian Heritage flavours at Cinnamon Grand
‘Balloth Ekka Baa-2’ Political comedy to help cancer patients
Queen rocker Brian May spotted watching Sri Lanka- England 3rd Test at Oval
More MagazineSunday Times 2
America’s deadly weapons of civilian destruction (WCDs)
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – As the devastating 11-month-old Gaza conflict keeps escalating, with…
The woman who stood by Felix through his trials and tribulations – Appreciation
Prophet Muhammad: the best role model for modern times
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
High time for more higher education institutions
The Times School of Higher Education, a subsidiary of Wijeya Newspapers Limited, was launched on Thursday.…
New university offering AI studies to be established
O/L results by end of the month
More Education >>Magazine
Pick up a bow and see where it leads you
By Vinuri Gunaratne Imagine stepping away from the bustle of daily life, and finding yourself with…
