We can’t deal with our plastic waste
By Anushiya Sathisraja Polythene, plastic and electronic waste collected under an islandwide campaign which ends today…
Sailing the wind on a voyage of growing up
Sandun Jayawardana reports from the world’s oldest fully rigged ship in operation, which is also a…
Jubiliee push to revive culture through cinema, theatre and literature
The year 1956 not only saw the dawn of revolutionary changes in the country’s political landscape…
The scourge of narcotic drugs
Prevention is better than cure By B. Anton Jeyanathan The above wise saying may directly refer…
Annus mirabilis continues for Kandy
What Manchester United is to English football, Kandy SC is to Sri Lankan rugby. The former…
Achieving durable reform in Sri Lanka
By Mark Freeman and Asanga Welikala Time and again, countries that have experienced repression and armed…
AAVA may come, AAVA may go but AAVA must be destructed, pronto
Red flare warning as new northern terror group claims responsibility for Sunday’s revenge attack The tragic…
Blazing a united trail from north to south
By Sanchith Karunaratne It has been an epic effort and they are not done yet. With…
Photojournalists Association office-bearers
The Annual General Meeting of the Photojournalists Association of Sri Lanka was held on October 24…
News
Taking Lanka from darkness to light
A state ceremony to mark the festival of Deepawali was held at Temple Trees on Friday. President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Tamil National…
Perpetual Treasuries on buying spree with its billions
Perpetual Treasuries, the controversial primary dealer at the centre of…
Sri Lanka joins 70-nation Open Government Partnership
TRC blocks Tamil website for incitement
Tax holiday: Brakes on Volkswagen project in Sri Lanka
Jaffna student killing: Academics, civil society call for police reforms and tough measures
Fishing crisis: Top level talks but undercurrents of scepticism
Fishing: Catch and with what
Six prisoners escape in Negombo
Jaffna killings: Students want to meet President
Budget 2017: SLFP wants VAT threshold to remain
Govt. must immediately implement COPE recommendations: Sunil
Auditor General: Facts will be out within a few days
Drug price slash: A quick fix eyewash
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Chandimal would be fit for Zimbabwe ODIs
By S.R. PathiravithanaThere is a huge possibility that the injured Lankan vice captain Dinesh Chandimal would join the Lankan tour squad for the Zimbabwe tri-nation ODI series…
It was a right royal tie — ends in nil all draw
Royal and S. Thomas’ were declared joint winners at the…
Deepthika’s Alcazaba gallops to Diwali title
St. Benedict’s home for tea — crush Lumbini
Thirty two teams qualify to second round Under 13 Division One
Forty teams advance to the second round Under 13 Division Two
Nomads, clubs and bandits
Spectacular ‘Top Guns of Women’s Tennis’
Schools Rugby is nobody’s darling but the players’
Can Unichela bag the triple
Sports Minister: How could he be a useful officer!
Walking harder than scoring runs for Mahela
Un-godly acts by Godly men…
Sun shone for Unichela on that day
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Protest against VAT
The JVP held a protest near Parliament on Tuesday against the new VAT rate on the same day the bill was approved. Seen here are…
Auditor General to appoint audit firms for state companies
Sri Lanka’s state-owned companies (state owned enterprises – SOEs) have…
PM’s committee to examine tea blending
Cloud of uncertainty in tourism industry over ‘arrests’
US$10 billion Hambantota Development up for Chinese grabs
3 powerful MICE events in Nov.
Achcharu politics in Budget 2017
‘Packed in Ceylon’ tag for blended Ceylon teas on the cards
How a daily cup of tea may improve your health
CB’s soiled money destruction system undergoes modernisation
Nihal Hettiarachchi & Company awarded “Audit Firm of the Year – Medium Category” at the South Asian awards event
STBC’s “Trends in Education” event raises many issues
Anantara opens in Kalutara amidst Bawa ambience
Singer continues to spearhead e-waste collection for greener environment
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Editorial
Corruption and political agendas
For the third consecutive week, the issue of corruption came to the fore of public debate. The President fired the first salvo referring to the ‘politicisation’ of the Government’s anti-corruption drive. His remarks caused consternation within the ranks of his National Unity Government, especially the main coalition partner, the UNP.…
Columns
- Political Column
The dramatic bond issue: How COPE went beyond bioscope
After some 18 months of strenuous debate and the UNP’s defence of former CBSL governor But footnotes added by UNP MPs as riders By Our Political Editor…
- 5th Column
Looking over your shoulder
My dear Mahendran, I thought of writing to you, although I am not sure where to send this letter to because some are saying you have taken wing…
- The Economic Analysis
Fiscal reforms imperative for sustained growth— Lankan economists’ consensus
Economists who addressed the 30th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Economic Association on October 21st and 22nd on the theme “Fiscal Reforms: An Imperative for Sustained Economic…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Some James Bond mysteries in the bond scam
Ask any fan of the fictional British Secret Service detective and they will tell you that their hero James Bond always triumphs over evil. Most Sri Lankans in…
- Focus on Rights
COPE, counter-terror and the karmic effect
There is a whiff of ‘victory’ in the air. We are being told that this Friday’s report of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on the bond fraud…
- Sunday Punch
AAVA may come, AAVA may go but AAVA must be destructed, pronto
Red flare warning as new northern terror group claims responsibility for Sunday’s revenge attack The tragic death of two university students in Jaffna after police opened fire when…
- Podi Hamuduruwo Gangaramaya
Protect nature and harvest rain water
The Government was recently considering a water cut due to the severe drought. There were doubts about the supply of electricity also. There was a time in Sri…
- Thoughts from London
Independent commissions and all the brouhaha
Last Sunday’s perceptive editorial in this newspaper on President Sirisena’s sudden and unexpected critique of some independent commissions and its implications might have touched many a raw nerve.…
- Lobby
COPE stirs hope but questions
loom over what’s next By Chandani Kirinde- Lobby Correspondent Being Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) in Sri Lanka’s Parliament hasn’t always been easy. One of…
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Blazing a united trail from north to south
By Sanchith Karunaratne It has been an epic effort and they are not done yet. With over 4000 participants, 474 km covered and the hearts of the nation…
An old Turkish connection restored
Over a hundred years old, it had been carefully stored away until a meeting Turkish ambassador to Sri Lanka Tunca Özçuhadar had with Hamza Macan Markar a few…
Looking at vulnerable populations
Lankan researcher to study the ethical challenges involved in health research in humanitarian crises By Smriti Daniel Sitting among the members of a displaced community in Puttalam a…
Lanka’s research in ergonomics highlighted in WORK
The recent issue of WORK, A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation carries a special edition dedicated to Sri Lanka’s research on ergonomics. The Expert Committee on Ergonomics…
Magazine
All set for their ‘coming out party’
Young designers in the spotlight at the Sri Lanka Design Festival’s “Emerging Designers’ Runway” Every year, the Emerging Designers Runway of the Sri Lanka Design…
A whirlwind experience
Shadowing marketing and publicity mechanisms
‘Maelstrom 2016’ to get underway next month
Annual Royal-Thomian Regatta and Boat Race
A night of the 90s with Arrested Development
Mistake
Electropop band Clean Bandit are minus one member
Country and Rock n’ Roll Night in Mount Lavinia
Alston excels at ‘Arts Awards’ in USA
‘Soccer Art 2016’
A tale of an unrequited love
Movie on a mountaineer
A mystery house and mysterious tale
Rupavahini’s ‘Pinkama’ in the final round of ABU Prizes
Lawrence’s bride in town
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Jubiliee push to revive culture through cinema, theatre and literature
The year 1956 not only saw the dawn of revolutionary changes in the country’s political landscape…
Sanga, Mahela bat to stop violence against women
Prime Minister’s political biography launched
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Shadowing marketing and publicity mechanisms
Pictures and text by Dilantha Dissanayake Bangalore based Mirra Arun has been engaged in movement art…
‘Maelstrom 2016’ to get underway next month
Annual Royal-Thomian Regatta and Boat Race
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Mistake
flash fictionThis short story highlights the issue of poverty and the preconceptions that are often tied…
Country and Rock n’ Roll Night in Mount Lavinia
Alston excels at ‘Arts Awards’ in USA
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Shankar’s International Children’s Competition
To commemorate Children’s Day, which falls November 14, every year, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Pandit…