Crop damaging animal census yields scattered, sporadic results
By Kasun Warakapitiya Residents and farmers across the country responded to a government call to conduct…
Nuwara Eliya all set for a blooming April
Weeks ahead of the seasonal celebrations in Nuwara Eliya next month, preparations are underway to welcome…
Farmers face jumbo threat night and day in Ampara
Pix and Text by Ganasiri Hettiaarachchige Villages in Ampara district including Gonagala, Mayadunna, Senagama, Bandaraduwa, Galapitagala,…
Indian, Lankan pilgrims unite at St Anthony’s feast in Kachchativu
By S Rubatheesan from Kachchativu Island Over 9,000 Catholic faithfuls across the Indo-Lanka Palk Straits gathered at…
Did the Fox Hill Supercross inquiry dust off as the incident?
The tragic accident at the Fox Hill Supercross event in April 2024, which resulted in nearly…
How to protect your kidneys
Chronic Kidney Disease, a time bomb waiting to explode, cautions Dr. Vindya Gunasekara, urging prevention as…
Pera Uni goes green with solar power
By L. B. Senaratne Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya, Professor Terrence Madhujith inaugurated a…
SLIIT marks 25-year legacy of academic excellence with grand Silver Jubilee celebrations
SLIIT proudly marked a significant milestone with the celebration of its 25th Anniversary on March 8,…
Chill Colombo, a new culinary, nightlife experience at Port City Colombo
Chill Colombo at The Mall at Port City Colombo, opened its doors last week. The two-storey…
Team well versed in Kandyan dance and local culture from US College to visit Sri Lanka
Not every tourist who visits the country can exhibit in-depth academic understanding of Sri Lanka’s culture…
British Council Sri Lanka marks Commonwealth Day by hosting latest cohort of returning Commonwealth and Chevening Scholars from Sri Lanka
The British Council in Sri Lanka hosted its annual networking event to welcome home the latest…
News
No monkey business
A child in Dambulla is seen ticking off a macaque in his form for the first-ever census on selected animals causing problems to agriculture crops…
Foreign consultant hired to fix anti-money laundering failures
By Kapila Bandara Sri Lanka has hired a foreign consultant to prepare for regional scrutiny of its regime against the economic crime of money laundering…
Dehiwala land case: Minister gives statement
By Ranjith Padmasiri The Fraud Investigation Bureau (FIB) informed the Mt. Lavinia Magistrate’s Court that a statement had been recorded from Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe…
Lankan team going to US for tariff talks
Hospital projects in Lanka: Corruption probe in the Netherlands over fund transfer to Lankan businessman
CEB gives mini hydropower plants Sunday shut down orders
US sends questionnaire to screen UN agencies, NGOs for alignment with American interests
Tough stand against Indian bottom trawling in Lankan waters; Vicar of Jaffna rings in warning
Accountability issues can be handled under new govt., no international mechanism needed: Vijitha Herath
Indian PM to sign several MoUs during visit in April
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Will lack of parliamentary approval on sport regulations haunt upcoming SLC election?
cricket
With the current Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) administration, led by Shammi Silva, all but certain to secure a third consecutive term in office at the…
Mishara’s heroics in vain as Galle’s mammoth total stifles Kandy
Kamil Mishara delivered a breathtaking knock, crafting an unbeaten 158,…
Dimantha, Chaniru guide Trinity to final
Secret plan hatched for new Saudi-backed T20 league
Match evenly poised at Galle
Sailors break winless jinx after three seasons
Hirun heroics power Royal’s Mustang Trophy win
Red Shirts complete league campaign on a high
Rushalee Dissanayake stamps her authority with two junior records at Long Course Trials
Dinara beat Shivali to setup J30 final with Sakino
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Women’s Day for whom?
As usual, International Women’s Day was celebrated on a grand scale here in Sri Lanka and abroad. 5-star hotel tamashas and extravagant events were held…
Inland Revenue, Excise Departments integrate to streamline tax collection
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is set to integrate with the Excise Department operations as the first step towards merging all tax-related functions under one…
Colombo Port EOI next month stirs concern in shipping industry
Government plans to commence work on two key projects in the Colombo Port, the West Container Terminal II and the North Port to be operational…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Preserving hard-won victories
The Right to Information (RTI) Act has been a rare victory for Sri Lankans, who are more often mutely subjected to bad laws passed upon them by governments indifferent to their collective woes. The RTI Act was rated third in the global ranking of ‘sunshine laws’ across the world when…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Acting police chief wanted: Court details of a hit squad under his command
According to Matara magistrate’s court order, Deshabandu’s CCD team was on an illegal mission By Our Political Editor In recent weeks, Sri Lanka has found itself unexpectedly thrust…
- 5th Column
A hostile audience
My dear Uncle Ranil, I thought I must write to you because everyone is talking about you once again, although you say you are not in active politics.…
- The Economic Analysis
The formidable task of managing state-owned enterprises efficiently
The government has made it clear that it will not privatise state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Operating them efficiently as state enterprises is a formidable challenge fraught with considerable difficulties…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Freedom of assembly: US U-turn embarrases its diplomats
With the return of Donald Trump to the US presidency, American foreign policy has been turned upside down and downside up. It has sent even its own diplomats…
- Focus on Rights
Condemning power games over the ‘Batalanda atrocity’
Has anyone spotted the very large elephant in the ‘Batalanda’ torture chamber, I wonder? The ruse of ‘tabling’ the Commission Report To be perfectly clear, this is not…
- Sunday Punch
Rape shocker in hospital quarters sparks countrywide doctors’ revolt
The knife-point rape of a female doctor on Monday night, following her return to her hospital quarters after finishing her day shift to wait on call at the…
- In the National Interest
Enormous loss caused to agricultural production by animal invasion can further widen urban rural divide
The latest challenge facing the country is the damage caused to agricultural crops by invading animals which has left the populace at a loss to counter. Agriculture has…
- Thoughts from London
Monkeys jump for joy; minister eats humble pie
It was the day after the Ides. The Ides of March, that is, the one that got Julius the Genius straight in the solar plexus. But this was…
- Lobby
As Gota gets the blame for ills in agri and plantation sectors Lalkantha says govt. will right the wrongs
By Sandun Jayawardana The state of the agriculture and plantation industries; two sectors vital for the country’s food security and economic prosperity, were the subject of intense discussion…
Plus
Red flags over adolescents
Disturbing’ facts with regard to school-aged adolescents are out in the open, begging urgent attention and action to break and reverse these trends. An increasing…
Intrepid educator with a soft heart
From two girls to thousands: Suwasetha Seva Society’s fifty-year journey
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Bringing a familiar flavour to sci-fi
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IFTA win for Lankan-Irish Shauna
By Namali Premawardhana “Dembaya,” an Irish short animated film produced by Sri Lankan-Irish Shauna Cullen won Best Short Film (Animation) at the IFTA (Irish Film…
Telling their stories, being themselves
Music New by Miles Brohier
‘Ice Cream’ a movie on lives that melts soon
Sun Siyam Passikudah celebrates Women’s Day
A man turns his inability to pain as a weapon to save his dream girl
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At the UN: from the sublime to the hilarious
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — The primary mandate of the United Nations is to…
Additionality on carbon credits: the UN-backed benefits denied to local renewable energy industry
SLFUW celebrates International Women’s Day
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Academics’ problems
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with a delegation from the Federation of University Teachers’ Association (FUTA)…
Education Council pending Cabinet approval
Central Province leads in teacher vacancies
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IFTA win for Lankan-Irish Shauna
By Namali Premawardhana “Dembaya,” an Irish short animated film produced by Sri Lankan-Irish Shauna Cullen won…
