Brace for an onslaught of dengue virus 3 for which Sri Lanka has no immunity
Predicting that this year Sri Lanka may face an epidemic of dengue due to the Serotype…
GOTA ENDS HIS US CITIZENSHIP
Awaits Certificate of Loss of Nationality Will civil suits against him delay its release? Major political…
Did Wattala UC sell prime land for a song?
A preliminary investigation has found that there were “serious acts of wrongdoing” in the sale of…
Travails of flat dwellers
Residents living in the ‘Sahashrapura Housing Scheme’ at Wanathamulla are severely inconvenienced due to the malfunctioning…
Lankan athletes aim high as games kick-off in Doha today
By Susil Premalal Sri Lanka’s leading athletes will be exploding into action at the Khalifa International…
Driver Silva and Rider Dassanayake aim to retain top titles
Text and pix by Shanuka Aravinda Sri Lanka’s most celebrated and top rated motorsports event to…
When Pakistan came from nowhere and won the 1992 World Cup
The 5th Cricket World Cup [officially the Benson & Hedges World Cup (WC) 1992] organised by…
Darshika Abeywickrama: Balangoda’s Champion
At 6ft, Darshi is one of the pillars of the National Netball team, nicknamed Bale, she…
Believe it or not: We need inflation!
When we save money, we should receive an interest; it is the “reward” for postponing our…
Guardians of Mother Nature
By Kumudini Hettiarachchi A strong thread, nay an unbroken rope, running distinctly through the tapestry of…
A place to realise parenthood dream
Walking in through a broad corridor or stepping in straight off the elevator, it is a…
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No torture, only a fun bun game
A foreign tourist with his hands tied behind him taking part in a bun-eating competition as part of the National New Year celebrations at a…
PM warns Minister Ravi: No more power cuts
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned Power and Energy Minister Ravi…
Expert issues dengue warning
Maximum charges for treatment at private hospitals, gazette soon
May 31 deadline for SriLankan Com; but no show by key players
Delay in provincial polls: EC to file FR petition through private lawyers
US wildlife crime detectives here to train Lankan rangers
Lankan Prof. elected Fellow of the Royal Society of London for pioneering work in Nanotechnology
Expressway revenue on high gear: Rs. 370m in two weeks
DWC head asks visitors, safari drivers to Kumana Park to be cautious following leopard attack
Methodist Bishop requests PM to ensure religious freedom
From golden ice cream to potato festival; all in Nuwara Eliya
Senior Jaffna journalist Dayabaran in hospital following accident
Met Dept. warns against severe lightning and thundershowers
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Lankan athletes aim high as games kick-off in Doha today
23rd Asian Athletics Championships
By Susil Premalal Sri Lanka’s leading athletes will be exploding into action at the Khalifa International Stadium today when the 23rd Asian Senior Athletics Championships…
Driver Silva and Rider Dassanayake aim to retain top titles
Text and pix by Shanuka Aravinda Sri Lanka’s most celebrated…
Special status for Malinga once again
Final results on April 28
Sri Lanka Rugby, on the ball
Week in Sports by Ishan Samaraweera
Kiwis champs but not without a fright from Sri Lanka
SLGU conducts Junior Golf Ranking Awards
Inaugural Sri Lanka Basketball League set for May 2
When Pakistan came from nowhere and won the 1992 World Cup
Upali – Grit and valour personified
Three Ring Rascals – The Petit Bourgeois of SL Rugby
Talent ID – Carlos Grafia of Spain
Today’s RTC Magic Million Cup expected to be a thriller after last Monday’s upset
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Ginger farming
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Back to protests after the Avurudu holidays
As street protests subsided over the past 10 days owing…
Budget 2019 over-estimates corporate tax revenue
Coconut farm-gate prices hit all time low
Discussions to create SOE database
Industry concerns over SLPA tariffs
Right to vote
Believe it or not: We need inflation!
Sri Lanka’s IT BPO spikes amidst waning corporate sector confidence
Berendina awarded country’s first micro-financing licence from CB
ComBank first in Sri Lanka to offer global Wi-Fi to World Mastercard holders
Tropicoir Lanka promotes grow more coconut concept countrywide
Twelve months of BoC’s “THURUNU DIRIYA” – Enterprise Sri Lanka
Yet another Committee to solve power crisis!
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Editorial
Indian Elections: Lessons (cont.)
Last week we wrote on the Indian elections now underway and lessons for Sri Lanka on how its Elections Commission (EC) is monitoring the polls to ensure a level playing field and free and fair election – as far as is possible. Already India’s President has cancelled elections to a…
Columns
- Political Commentary
GOTA ENDS HIS US CITIZENSHIP
Awaits Certificate of Loss of Nationality Will civil suits against him delay its release? Major political parties prepare for May Day Retired Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former…
- 5th Column
Captain Marvel is not like Sirisena
My dear Dimuth, I thought I must write to you when I heard that you had been appointed as captain of our cricket team for the World Cup,…
- The Economic Analysis
Increasing export crop production vital for enhancing export earnings
Had tea, rubber, coconut and other export crop production increased in the past three decades, the economy would have been vastly better. Instead, we have been slaying the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Powerful Kuwaiti sheikh changes goalposts in Asian soccer
Mariyam Mohamed Didi lost her bid for a seat in the Asian Football Federation (AFC) last week because of strong lobbying against her by Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad…
- Focus on Rights
The Palm Sunday attack and a government’s duty
The attack by stone-wielding and fire-cracker throwing ruffians, reportedly led by a provincial politician of the newly minted Rajapaksa-led Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP), holding the President of…
- Sunday Punch
Palm Sunday’s church attack ruins nation’s aluth avurudu calm
Whilst thousands of Lankan Christians of all denominations celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ this Easter Sunday morn, one worrying bell tolls in the nation’s mind – whether…
- Thoughts from London
A Khan who can’t see truth
No, it is not that the ineffectual London Mayor Sadiq Khan does not know. Nor is it that the politically ‘wounded’ Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn is unaware…
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Guardians of Mother Nature
By Kumudini Hettiarachchi A strong thread, nay an unbroken rope, running distinctly through the tapestry of environmental gains and conservation battles had as its simple…
#WEAREFROMHERE: Getting to know Slave Island and its people
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Waste management from a people angle
Ancient manuscripts from around the country under one roof
Remembering what lies at the heart of Easter message
Tracing the Pharaoh of Exodus through history
Symbolism of Easter
LGBT community needs to tell their own stories as human beings
If these walls could talk!
Paris gets a taste of Ministry of Crab
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A place to hang out with a plateful of delicious roti
The Roti Cafe by the Travelling KOMBI was a result of the owners’ love of roti. Having done some research, they found that although roti…
Left with a whirlwind of emotions
Matilda: Of favourite scenes and songs
Tips on the fine art of ‘netiquette’
Darshika Abeywickrama: Balangoda’s Champion
Move over Optimus: Spike Prime is here
Experts claim age of the smartphone has led to shorter attention spans
Thushani Jayawardena : Sought after proficient violinist
Cinematic interpretation of Germany’s division
‘Gindari’ 2 shooting completed
Asterix in Town
Creative Activities for Children by Somalatha Subasinghe Play House
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Does Lanka need military or spiritual discipline?
What’s happening? Whither Lanka? These are daily questions Sri Lankans ask one another but fail to…
Nicholas Ruwan Dias conferred PhD by prestigious university
My brother and friend Shahul
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Children’s New Year celebrations at KDU
Children take part in a New Year celebration held at the Kothelawala Defence University premises –…
CTSU postpones April 22 Strike to May 8, 9
Provincial Governors against O/L qualified Sports Advisers
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Thushani Jayawardena : Sought after proficient violinist
The violin, as known to many, is the baby of the string musical instrument family with four strings…
Cinematic interpretation of Germany’s division
‘Gindari’ 2 shooting completed
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‘Why? Saama’ – Puppetry at the British Council
The British Council celebrated International Women’s Day, International Book Day and World Puppet Day with a…