President Sirisena changes approach and holds out hand to dissidents
Mahinda Rajapaksa sceptical, continues move to form new party, meeting today at Homagama VAT Bill soon…
Almost 600 accidents from growing carelessness on expressway
By Anushiya Sathisraja More than 590 accidents have been reported in the Southern Expressway during the…
Physical activity takes centre stage at Intl health conference
South East Asian Health Ministers practise what is preached By Kumudini Hettiarachchi With healthy lifestyles high…
Pic of the Pix
Pix by M.A.Pushpa Kumara, Indika Handuwala, Athula Devapriya, Amila Gamage and Dammika Nimalasuriya…
Aggañña Sutta: Migration of humans since evolution and present day violence
By Satharathilaka Banda Atugoda Humans since their evolution, from the earliest times, had been on the…
Private national education: the SAITM model
By Chula Goonasekera and Mahes Salgado In Sri Lanka, anything ‘private’ seems not too good nationally.…
Four-legged juniors set for deadly mission
By Kumudini Hettiarachchi The ‘veterans’ have already been deployed at first light at 6 a.m. on…
Words, silence, instruments: Into the inner life
By Smriti Daniel As evening falls over Colombo, Kusal is looking at himself in the mirror.…
A different musical
By Purnima Pilapitiya Anushka Senanayake’s last production in Sri Lanka was in 2014 when she took…
News
Health ministers walk the talk
Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne, his Indian counterpart Jagat Prakash Nadda, South-East Asia region health ministers and top World Health Organisation officials doing Yoga exercises outside…
Move to draw more foreign investment
Govt. to withdraw 300% tax on leasing of land to…
Army to release another 700 acres
Madushanka case in Maldives: Lawyer wants Sinhala translator
UNP pledges to resist foreign interference
SriLankan, pilots reach deal on alcohol test
Rude shock in the mornings as vendors turn up volume
Battle for solar energy begins
LRC’s questionable leasing out of 528 properties under Rajitha’s watch
Lands like no other
Labour Department restructuring runs into dispute
Air Force choppers fighting to control Knuckles fire
Govt. says attackers linked to group sympathetic to LTTE
70th annual convention of the UNP
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TPT Hockey title shared
Trinity College and S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia were adjudged joint winners of the TPT Challenge Trophy at the 2nd Hockey Carnival concluded at St.…
Western, Central Provinces emerge Chess champions
Western Province and Central Province emerged champions in Men and…
Debutants DIMO had a surprise up their sleeve
Shammu guides Ananda
Buddima steers St. Benedict’s to final
Janishka, Shanel put St. Sebastian’s on top
Royal-Nalanda Hockey final
Tough proposition ahead of Chaminda Vaas
Government to reacquire Carlton Sports Network land
HFC Kurunegala reach the final in three age groups
Diyawanna ready to take on oarsmen and women
BMS Sri Lanka cruise through to final
Moratu MV advance to final
Eoin Morgan is letting his country down
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A sucker is born every minute, nay every second
Athula Devapriya, our roving photographer, this week came across a crowd surrounding a woman seated on the ground busily pouring what looked like engine oil…
SriLankan Airlines’ losses in excess of US$56 mln during airport closure
SriLankan Airlines is set to lose at least US$56 million…
Four-month amnesty for unregistered motor cycles raises eyebrows
RPC Chairman summoned by SEC
More offers for card payments in next budget
All you need is love …
War-time Sri Lanka had efficient public officials in battered areas unlike many other countries in conflict
Travails of a bus and rail commuter
Ceylon tea to brew well in US, China
MTI links Cambodia to help Sri Lankan companies enter
Sampath CEO Aravinda to accept NDB CEO slot?
Treasury support for soya and maize farmers
CDS signs MoU with Pakistani Depository Company
Emirates extends Facebook competition in Sri Lanka
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Editorial
Are People losing faith in elections?
The two main political parties, the UNP and the SLFP at 70 and 65 respectively, celebrated their anniversaries over the past two weeks. In the meantime, however, the National Elections Commission (NEC) has re-launched a campaign to get eligible voters to register for next year because the level of interest…
Columns
- Political Column
President Sirisena changes approach and holds out hand to dissidents
Mahinda Rajapaksa sceptical, continues move to form new party, meeting today at Homagama VAT Bill soon with major revisions, implementation from October1 as Finance Minister works out November…
- 5th Column
Congratulations on your 70th birthday
My dear Green Man, I thought of congratulating you because you are celebrating the 70th birthday of the Green Party. There are reasons for you to celebrate because…
- The Economic Analysis
Trade deficit expands to unprecedented levels: Yet current account surplus likely this year
With the trade deficit reaching US$ 4.2 billion in the first half of the year, this year’s trade deficit is likely to reach a massive US$ 8.5 billion.…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
PM proposes a novel move to build a well-mannered society
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has come out with a novel proposal to build what he calls “a well-mannered society” in Sri Lanka. For this purpose, he wants to set…
- Focus on Rights
Looking for the ‘truth’ beyond Colombo’s ‘comfort zone’
If proposed legislation on a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is to be soon thrust upon us as appears to be the case, Sri Lanka’s unity Government would…
- Sunday Punch
The day Nemesis kept rendezvous with UPFA regime’s blue-eyed monster
How Duminda’s trail of broken hearts and Bharatha’s dead body led to gallows’ dais No prominent members of the Rajapaksa regime, who had once affectionately called him ‘Sudu…
- Podi Hamuduruwo Gangaramaya
Let us work hard and honestly, ten hours a day and fewer holidays
Before advising others and showing them the correct path, we need to be on the correct path. If we are not kind to ourselves, we cannot be kind…
- Thoughts from London
Ranil says Obama’s pivot will not do
Some 15 months or so ago the Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry hastened to ‘clarify’ a remark that foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera was reported to have made in an…
- Lobby
Legislators behind the wheel of road safety
By Chandani Kirinde- Lobby Correspondent Parliamentarians took time off from their usual political bickering this week to discuss an issue that is fast becoming a growing menace to…
Plus
True blue
Remembering Herbert Sri Nissanka – a founder member of the SLFP as the party turns 65 By Udumbara Udugama As the Sri Lanka Freedom Party celebrated its 65th…
Appreciations
A dedicated people’s representative MOHAMMED BAKEER MARKAR Deshamanya Marhoom Al Haj Mohammed Abdul Bakeer Markar’s ancestry is traced to Sheik Jamaluddeen-Al-Maghdoomi, an Arab settler who settled down in…
Letters to the Editor
This pavement is not meant for walking We thank the Sunday Times for featuring the uncompleted pavements within the Colombo City and their inconveniences and dangers to pedestrians. The…
Disappearing Bawa
A new book by David Robson and Sebastian Posingis reveals that Sri Lanka is in danger of losing a rich architectural heritage By Smriti Daniel It might seem…
Magazine
Bursting with beautiful ideas
Beauty queen and tomboy, winner of the Miss World Sri Lanka 2016 title Amritaa De Silva is a passionate humanitarian, animal lover, cook, teacher and…
Lankan comic book, fantasy fans get into Cosplay
The Hive : Platform for homegrown startups
Bringing out the stars at TNL Onstage
Freddie Mercury honoured with blue plaque at family home
100 Words
Nimal Jayamanne to hit back the bandstand
An opening for budding stars
‘Burning Birds’ flies to Busan
A theatre on colonial connection
“Kuweni” in Dehiwela
Love story presented with flashbacks
‘Maya’; Ranjan in a novel role
‘Jetwing Beach’ named ‘TUI Environmental Champion 2016’
‘MS Tourism International 2016’ at Blue Water
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Sri Lankan gems sparkle in London
By Neville de Silva in London Sri Lanka’s worldwide reputation as the home of Sapphires drew…
Address by Hon. Mangala Samaraweera at the at the IFIMES
Behind global crackdown on NGOs
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Lankan comic book, fantasy fans get into Cosplay
The second annual Lanka Comic Con took place recently at the JDA Perera Gallery. Organised by…
The Hive : Platform for homegrown startups
Bringing out the stars at TNL Onstage
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Nimal Jayamanne to hit back the bandstand
The versatile, legendary entertainer, who was a household name in the late 80s, is a dedicated…
An opening for budding stars
‘Burning Birds’ flies to Busan
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They Stole Our Home
By Manoshi de Silva Tin-Tin the squirrel was having a nice nap when the tree he…