Wage demands over tea leaves industry stewing
The beleaguered plantation industry is facing another serious challenge over deadlocked talks between plantation sector trade…
Govt vows contractual action against CHEC on landfill project
The Government has vowed to take contractual action against China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd (CHEC)–builders of…
Multi-pronged effort to save elephants from trains
Overhead passes, soundwave-emitting equipment, barricades and electronic warning systems are among a raft of recommendations issued…
Amidst fast runners
Sri Lanka is now among the last group of countries in the region which is growing…
Hypocrisy and this murder most foul
Journalists have died on assignment, caught in the middle of wars and conflicts. But this was…
The ‘toxin-free’ food panic: Blunders, truths and myths
Reading the interesting and informative article by Randima Atygalle that appeared in the Sunday Times of…
Mortality and morbidity from unsafe abortions in Sri Lanka
Births, abortions and deaths have been part and parcel of what is happening in the human…
Ladies College unbeaten champions
Ladies College, Colombo emerged unbeaten champions in the Inter Schools Under 16 ‘A’ Team Championship 2018…
Worthy title for St.Thomas’
In the Inter-School Under-17 Division II tournament St. Thomas’ College, Mount-Lavinia defeated Siri Piyaratana Central College,…
St Sylvester’s College, Kandy wins Hermann Loos Challenge Trophy
St Sylvester’s College, Kandy, entered the history books by winning the Hermann Loos Challenge Trophy for…
Be there when your favourite lit fest turns 10
The Fairway Galle Literary Festival (FGLF) has pranced off the printed page to evolve into something…
News
The tale of two Prime Ministers
With Sri Lanka embroiled in a constitutional crisis of having two prime ministers, the newly sworn-in Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa is seen greeting well-wishers at the…
President to swear in 30-member Cabinet; address the nation
President Maithripala Sirisena will swear-in a thirty member Cabinet of…
UNF urges Speaker to summon party leaders’ meeting
President says plot linked to Fonseka was game changer
Shake-up in govt. positions: Ranil’s secretary removed
World community expresses concern over situation here
SLPP loyalists forcibly take over state media institutions
Speaker asks all to act with restraint
JVP will not support either party
Ranil stands firm as PM
UPFA to Ranil: Vacate Temple Trees by 8 am today or else…
PM post: TNA says its support linked to assurances on national question
Gotabaya new defence secretary
Police, STF on alert; leave cancelled
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Selector blunders cost Lankans another game
By Champika Fernando at R. Premadasa StadiumFickle selection policy was once again in full exhibition as Sri Lanka succumbed to yet another heavy defeat in the one-off T20 international against England…
SLC now entangled in rooms pose
The hosting of the second Test between Sri Lanka and…
Sukhitha, Thanusha and Sithmi draw first blood
Anjali, Randika set new meet records on day three
Lakshitha slams 157 as Nalanda dominate
Ananda stun Nalanda with 2-0 win
Higgoda ends round robin campaign with unbeaten record
Good wins for Colombo FC and Renown
Four-up Royal take the T.N. Fernando Trophy
Sri Lanka Schools U-14 Boy’s and Girls’ Hockey Carnival 2018 in Badulla
Inter Club Cricket Under-23 tournament still in abeyance
Dialog football kicks off in Jaffna
Dimo and MAS Silueta to battle it out in the final
FFSL embroiled in their own accusations!
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No buyers
Due to the rapid depreciation of the US dollar, electrical goods like this seen on a Pettah pavement have increased sharply in price drawing fewer…
Kurunegala-Habarana railway project suspended
The Kurunegala- Habarana Railway line project which was based on…
Deliberate attempt to stifle investment promotion
Melstacorp manages Joseph Frazer hospital
“So, Sri Lanka” got branded!
Public servants get Micro cars on permits
Ocean of Uncertainty
Amidst fast runners
Government takes systematic approach to resolve public sector salary anomalies
RPCs insist Rs.1000 basic wage unaffordable
Western Union, Sampath Bank offer International Money Transfer services across SL
Broken promises from budget pledges: Verite Research
No prescription for innovation, says head of Virtusa
550 acre zone exclusively for ‘Akshata’ GMO-free rice
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Editorial
Yahapalanaya on the rocks
So, Sri Lankareplaced the tourist promotion slogan ‘Land Like No Other’ this week. Nothing should surprise anyone in Sri Lanka’s politics, but late Friday evening’s melodramatic happenings at the President’s House must rank high on the ratings. Sri Lanka now has one President and two Prime Ministers. Both President Maithripala…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Friday night political bombshell: The breaking point of Yahapalana regime
Maithri-Mahinda deal kept a top secret; SLFP stalwarts learnt of Sirisena’s shocker only post facto President in address to nation today to reveal unity govt’s alleged large-scale corruption…
- 5th Column
Await: Mahinda magic!
My dear Mahinda maama, I thought I must write to you, when I heard that you had been sworn in by Maithri as Prime Minister. The news came…
- The Economic Analysis
Are the economic fundamentals sound? Strengths and weaknesses of the economy
Fiscal consolidation, low inflation and export growth are fundamental strengths of the economy. On the other hand, economic growth is slow, foreign indebtedness is high, business confidence is…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
President expresses concern over UN action against Army officer
A memorandum by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, part of an assurance given to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),…
- Focus on Rights
An audaciously conscienceless extra-constitutional gamble
If just a quarter of the time reserved by the United National Front (UNF) for juggling with the 19th Amendment by mediocrities of the day professing to be…
- Sunday Punch
Yahapalanaya’s four times blessed Supreme Court
It’s not often fortune falls upon Lankan Presidents to bless them with the opportunity to appoint a chief justice to the Supreme Bench not once, not twice, not…
- Thoughts from London
Hypocrisy and this murder most foul
Journalists have died on assignment, caught in the middle of wars and conflicts. But this was not always by accident. They have been targeted by those who did…
Plus
Seeds of unity growing from strength to strength
2009 was a very important year for Sri Lanka. A war which ravaged the country ended. There were celebrations in many parts of the island,…
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Be there when your favourite lit fest turns 10
Asia’s Buddhist animal rights conferences – a first in the region
Nuwan whose plight we highlighted then, now may lose his vision
Drawn to the author’s journey of self-discovery
A little guide to open up interest in local blooms
Dhatusena-My Son: A book for our times
A collection of poems from the East
Highlighting co-existence between communities
CMSC makes foray into opera with Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas
Beethoven’s Eroica and Chopin’s piano Concerto No.2 at SOSL Masterworks
Four generations of boy bands from Voice.Print
Not just a golfer’s paradise
In to Africa
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Seeing the bright side of life
Walking into the newly opened Colombo City Centre late last month, one barely knew where to look first. But amidst all the luxury brands and…
Young Lankans make it to the world’s largest start-up incubator
One-stop-shop for biodegradable items: That’s her aim
Bags full of goodness
Creepy tales of the paranormal
Maestro of the cube
Hit song ‘Despacito’ earns seven Guinness World Records
NASA reveals stunning image of newborn stars in the Cat’s Paw Nebula
More than a Mad Hatter’s tea party
Alston Koch picks up ‘Sri Lankan of the Year 2018’
Renaissance of ‘Ex Generation’
‘Wild Sri Lanka Photographer of the year 2018’
‘Dance on with the Gypsies’
Cinema for the scary season
‘Raassa Parassa’ in Town
‘Sinhabahu’ goes to the South
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Pre-school receives musical instruments
Musical instruments were handed over to the pre-school band of the Dabare Mawatha Gautham Pre-School by…
Sri Lanka China Society annual get-together
Plant-based diets for better health and planet? Not so fast, says study
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Ladies College unbeaten champions
Ladies College, Colombo emerged unbeaten champions in the Inter Schools Under 16 ‘A’ Team Championship 2018…
CIS paddlers clinch Under-12 title
More Education >>TV Times
Alston Koch picks up ‘Sri Lankan of the Year 2018’
Alston Koch, Sri Lankan born Australian entertainer was named ‘Sri Lankan of the Year/ Global Entertainer…
Renaissance of ‘Ex Generation’
‘Wild Sri Lanka Photographer of the year 2018’
More TV Times >>Funday Times
Galle Face Hotel & Ebert Silva Holidays celebrate World Children’s Day
The Galle Face Hotel, which opened in 1864, joined hands with Ebert Silva Holidays, one of…