Huge oil refinery at H’tota: Controversies and major questions over project
By Namini Wijedasa The son of a controversial Indian politician from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)…
UNHRC: Sri Lanka’s countermove fails
Days ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 40th sessions in Geneva, the behind-the-scenes goings-on in…
From bus halts to ‘ambalamas’
The government in collaboration with the private sector has spent large sums of money to upgrade…
More Sri Lankans in charge-list
More Sri Lankans will be charged under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code as…
Lucky Pathana survive torrid Zahira attacks
It was expected to be a mis-match. Pre-match predictions were about a 40 point total. But…
Nipping Dengue before it stings
A Public Health Inspector advises students of Munhena Junior School, Maggona, on precautions to be taken…
Kalana Perera – The allrounder who delivers when needed
Kalana Perera has been an emerging prospect over the last couple of years. At a time…
Shehan’s back
RIP, Devil Dance. This week, in our Q&A with author Shehan Karunatilaka we take a moment…
They just wanted to write music and have fun
Back when they first got up on stage 19 years ago at S. Thomas’ College, heavy…
‘Asandhimitta’ wins kudos at Osaka Film Festival
The debutant, Nilmini Sigera won the ‘Most Brilliant Performer’, Yakushi Pearl Award at the recently concluded…
BOOK DAY
Asian International Montessori School, Battaramulla held their “Book Day” in the school premises. Dressing up in…
News
Tripitaka: Proposal handed over to UN
A historic event in the making yesterday outside the Dalada Maligawa with President Maithripala Sirisena handing over to the United Nations Representative Hanaa Singer a…
Central Expressway: Japan imposes tough conditions for big loan
Japan has imposed tough conditions, including the cancellation of the…
Huge oil refinery at H’tota: Controversies and major questions over project
No toilets at Colombo Port for luxury cruise liner tourists
Kodagoda president of Court of Appeal
Galle Face luxury flats Rs 17.8b money-spinner for Shangri-La
Mahendran’s case: AG compiles new extradition report
Power cuts: Complain to the PUCSL
President confident of international support for move to declare Tripitakaya a world heritage
Canny detective work nabs alleged rapist
Bus veers off the road, killing one and injuring 19
Navy personnel for specialised training on Chinese frigate
Prevailing heat won’t affect cultivation: Officials
Festering power struggles bubble over, again
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More Sri Lankans in charge-list
ICC INVESTIGATIONS ON SRI LANKA NEARING END
More Sri Lankans will be charged under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption Code as the watchdog body edges closer to completing their months-long…
Navod sends warning to others; creates huge lead
All-Island Schools category leader Navod Paranavithana of Mahinda College Galle…
Hathuru stays on, de Mel as Team Manager
Malinga mulls retirement after T20 World Cup in 2020
Lucky Pathana survive torrid Zahira attacks
Sri Sumangala dominate
Royal overcome Kingswood test
Nalanda Boys School advance to quarters
Lakshan, Sachintha steer St. Joseph’s
Nalanda advance to semifinals
Mahinda win low scoring game after nine years
Havies get another title shot, but against the unpredictable Airmen
Six qualify for World Powerlifting Championship; Men’s team emerge overall champs at qualifying event
Veteran Surfers keen to make Panadura a beach recreation hub
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Lankan businessman seeks buyer for palatial Boeing 747
By Sunimalee DiasOne of the few surviving Boeing 747 VIP palatial aircraft that generated interest from the likes of John Travolta and placed on the market by…
CB: 8.5% of EPF in stocks
Approximately 8.5 per cent, of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF)’s…
Oil refinery project mired in controversy
SEC strengthens Investigations Division, takes on offenders
SLT: From Rainbow Pages to ‘SLT muve’ car rides
Sri Lanka’s vehicle conundrum
Beans from Balangoda
Royal Fernwood makes porcelain donation to Indira Cancer Trust
Lecture on importance of financial literacy
State hiring protocols hamper economic development
Cricket fever builds as Emirates reveals ICC Cricket World Cup livery
Stax Inc’s global expertise to help local companies implement strategies
“RPCs arm-twisted for Rs. 50 more”
Envisioning the future of banking convenience
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Editorial
No lessons learnt from Dubai snub
It is about time someone counselled the President on matters of protocol when it comes to issues relating to foreign affairs and foreign policy. The President was never really groomed in foreign affairs during his political career. At most, he would attend a conference abroad as a Cabinet Minister, a…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Gota wins presidential nomination from SLPP and its allies
SLFP-SLPP common alliance in the balance President Sirisena reveals that World Bank, IMF and Millennium Challenges Corporation suspended aid during political turmoil last year UNP Working Committee ignores…
- 5th Column
An evergreen’s birthday
My dear Green Man, I thought I must write to you when I realised that it was your 70th birthday today. Rather than send you a birthday card…
- The Economic Analysis
Widening trade deficits increase external financial vulnerability
Progressively increasing trade deficits have been a root cause for the country’s weak external finances. The reduction of the trade deficit is crucial to generate a balance of…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
UNHRC: Sri Lanka’s countermove fails
Days ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 40th sessions in Geneva, the behind-the-scenes goings-on in Colombo were tense. Last Sunday saw two Presidential Secretariat meetings chaired by…
- Focus on Rights
The Karannagoda order and the Geneva ‘spectacle’
Accountability in Sri Lanka was always about the working of the criminal law. And Justice was always about the clash of the ‘non-equals’ with the ‘more than equals.’…
- Sunday Punch
‘Tsunami’ Sonali finds love and bliss marrying ‘Potter’ actress Fiona Shaw
Sonali Deraniyagala caught the heart of the nation and made it weep in a wave of tears 14 years ago when an underground rumble off the shores of…
- Thoughts from London
Sri Lanka and Singapore in new koloppan
When that rumbustious Weerawansa during the 2015 election campaign addressed the then opposition presidential candidate as “aiyo Sirisena”, one felt that the garrulous politician, hanging on to Mahinda…
- Lobby
After storm over UNHRC resolution, Wilpattu clearance; Karu’s honour brings calm
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), whose support is crucial for the survival of the United National Front (UNF) Government, delivered a blunt warning in Parliament this week, over…
Plus
Aconcagua will be waiting for us; another day
It’s easy to assume that once you have stood on the summit of Everest, the world laid out before you, that no other climb will…
Small steps to spread the message and save the planet
Letters to the Editor
Bangkok’s Phra Buddha Sihing and the Sri Lankan connection
Shehan’s back
Songs from the golden years of Hindi film
Appreciations
Umeshi brings ‘Pluralism’ to stage
V Day 2019: Focus on Colombo 7
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They just wanted to write music and have fun
Back when they first got up on stage 19 years ago at S. Thomas’ College, heavy metal band Stigmata could never have imagined they’d be…
Now, King of The Mambo has the ideal Sunday brunch for you
Sharing what they love doing best with budding actors
Start-up looks to get young moms back into the workforce
Can the ‘Measure’ app replace an actual tape?
Aruna Siriwardhana drums for Yamaha
‘Stories’ Charulatha’s winning novel wins foreign acclaim
‘Asandhimitta’ wins kudos at Osaka Film Festival
Ever-popular French comic characters in cinema
CTF discusses about Thomas Melle
The best of cinematic gems from Bangladesh
Nuwan’s debut, a movie for whole family
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Much awaited exhibition by Shi-en Ikebana & Floral Art Society
Flower lovers, flower arrangers make a date– the long awaited exhibition by members of Shi-en Ikebana…
BASL holds Appreciation Night to honour lawyers with 50 years of servive to legal profession
National Trust AGM followed by book launch
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Nipping Dengue before it stings
A Public Health Inspector advises students of Munhena Junior School, Maggona, on precautions to be taken…
Rs 597.6m for laptops to schools in difficult areas: MoE
1,980 principals to be appointed to schools islandwide: MoE
More Education >>TV Times
Aruna Siriwardhana drums for Yamaha
Veteran musician and virtuoso drummer Aruna Siriwardhana, a mentor to many young Sri Lankan musicians, has…
‘Stories’ Charulatha’s winning novel wins foreign acclaim
‘Asandhimitta’ wins kudos at Osaka Film Festival
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BOOK DAY
Asian International Montessori School, Battaramulla held their “Book Day” in the school premises. Dressing up in…