Airport bedlam mirrors havoc in tourist industry
The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) is a two-way gateway to Sri Lanka and the world for…
Easter Sunday attacks-The need to act with foresight
In the wake of unexpected and unprecedented terror attacks unleashed on innocent human beings on Easter…
Bus drivers – the other terrorists on the prowl
Private and SLTB bus drivers in Colombo and the suburbs had a field day flouting traffic…
Desperate, poor and homeless
The number of homeless people country-wide keeps growing and in desperation they seek out the most…
An uneasy calm haunts Negombo
In Negombo, beneath the outward calm lies a simmering tension. Three weeks after the Easter…
Refugees have no place to lay their heads as Southern Governor, UNHCR squabble over site
Southern Province Governor Keerthi Tennakoon has lashed out at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees…
UCL Launches the Monash Diploma of Science Programme
Universal College Lanka (UCL), the premier higher education institute in Sri Lanka which exclusively provides a…
Small cattle farmers seek state support
His day begins in the wee hours of the morning at 3.30 am, while his working…
Discovering the heart of Vietnam in bánh mì
There is something about a first meal in a new country: you’re tired, and perhaps disoriented.…
Let’s get together for a run and some fun
Amanda Chang started running 13 years ago and has not stopped since. “It is a great…
Sanjeewa wins Nipkow fellowship in Germany
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara has been awarded with a film development fellowship by Nipkow Art…
News
Lead kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom
The Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, presided at a concelebrated Holy Mass at St. Lucia’s Cathedral in Kotahena to pray for the victims of…
President rushes to China for confab on Asian civilisation
President Maithripala Sirisena will leave tomorrow for China on a…
New laws to regulate Madrasas; introduced by Muslim Affairs Ministry
Easter massacre: A Parliament Select Com.
Govt. Analyst to determine cause of British woman’s death in hotel
Grandmother worries over future of grandchildren orphaned by Katuwapitiya blast
Terrorists destroyed my happy family, says Sanjaya
Residence visas for foreigners: SIS clearance needed
Sunday Mass resumes today; no decision on Catholic schools yet
One killed in Navy shooting in Wattala
National Vesak festival restricted to two days
Sooka leads the charge against a debunked UN report
No phones please, this is a VIP wedding
New appointments at AG’s Dept.
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Arrangements for restart of Schools rugby in the pipeline
By Aubrey KuruppuLatest indications are that the 75th Bradby Shield matches will be played on June 1 and 15 at Pallekele and Colombo respectively. The Sri Lanka…
Investigation confirms hacking
A forensic audit has found that an alleged wire transfer…
Curiouser and Curiouser
SLC official charged for attempt to bribe Minister Harin Fernando
Khettarama, Pallekele and Dambulla to get swimming pools
Sri Lanka Cricket go tough on illegal bowling actions
From cradle to grave
Akeel Inham shines with twin tons
Brave Aussie veterans play friendly cricket game in Galle
Colts send objection letter, but SLC to hold AGM today
Confusion reigns over ‘Term of Office’ at FFSL
When Kenya reached the Semifinal of a World Cup
An inspirational life story of a Cricket-crazy Anandian
Cricket and Teamwork…
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Body-checks at hotels
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Tourism industry seeks more concessions
Three weeks after the Easter Sunday bombings, the tourism industry…
Government lifts FDI prospects as investor confidence wanes
No more running around to answer a landline
Lanka Walltiles remodelling, re-pricing to meet challenges
6 % of EPF funds in stock market
Social media woes
Terrorism and tourism
Sri Lanka to defuse the pension payment time bomb
Tariffs and the law of unintended consequences
New Zealand’s Massey University to enter Sri Lanka via MTI
Technology to tackle fraudulent weighing techniques in tea estates
Stay Tuned: 20 protective tips during urban terrorism
BOC only Sri Lankan Bank to exceed Rs.50 billion brand value
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Editorial
Resilience the rock of ages
Next weekend is when the country should be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the defeat of terrorism and the return of peace. Instead, Sri Lanka has seen a return to terrorism of a different kind, but terrorism nevertheless. The people are under a cloud of anxiety, fear and foreboding. Having…
Columns
- Political Commentary
The birth, growth and spread of IS terrorism in SL
President Sirisena leaves for China tomorrow Zahran prepared for a second wave of attacks Former US Ambassador Blake plays role of peace broker Speaker reveals plot to attack…
- 5th Column
All guns blazing, but what’s the use?
My dear Field Marshall, I thought I must write to you after listening to you speak in Parliament the other day, giving us your thoughts about what has…
- The Economic Analysis
International financial assistance needed to overcome economic consequences of terrorist attacks
The internationally planned and executed country-wide terrorist attacks and the resultant insecurity in the country would weaken the balance of payments, erode foreign reserves, increase fiscal slippage and…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Wellampitiya terror factory: Police to question ex-sleuth
Did a onetime intelligence operative, forced to leave the service due to allegations of corruption, bring pressure on the Wellampitiya Police to “play down” investigations into the nine…
- Focus on Rights
A government’s ‘games’ and the peoples’ fear
With the shadow of tragedy looming over a still stunned nation in the wake of the Easter Sunday atrocities, there is a curiously stark contrast at play in…
- Sunday Punch
Islam is their burka: Terror is their faith
The clouds of Easter Sunday’s tragedy, heavy with the blood of the innocents, haven’t still drifted away. And even as tears continue to fall to soak the ground…
- Thoughts from London
More baloney right from the top
If this column returns to the subject of the dastardly terrorist bombings on Easter Sunday, it is not without cause. The security forces, now acting with extra powers…
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Hamilton Canal is dead!
Here and there, the skeleton of a fish bobs on the surface of the water, starkly white against the black or is found entangled in…
Lankan cricket jerseys bat for World Cup and environment
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Bodhi Pooja in Yangon
Canberra Islamic Centre holds vigil
A possible man- eater on the prowl inYala?
Launch of Nihal Seneviratne’s memoirs in Sinhala
Discovering the heart of Vietnam in bánh mì
The Good Shepherd Sisters’ mission to Ceylon 150 years ago
Head to Cinnamon Bey for a culinary adventure by the beach
Spa Ceylon takes Ayurveda wellness to Moscow
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Let’s get together for a run and some fun
Amanda Chang started running 13 years ago and has not stopped since. “It is a great way to make friends and meet new people,” she…
Bringing some Lankan cuisine to MasterChef’s latest season
Search online and plant a tree with Ecosia
Drake makes history
Maroon’s Night postponed
BRIDAL ÉPISODES : TURNING A NEW LEAF IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY
Ranga brings glory with ‘Silence’
“There is nepotism and favouritism in local TV award festivals”
Scholarships for Diploma courses in Performing Arts and Fine Arts in India
Sanjeewa wins Nipkow fellowship in Germany
Grand Hotel Garden : A top attraction in Nuwara Eliya
Around Sri Lanka in a Motorhome
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Sri Lanka ‘can’t see the wood for the trees’ – Post incident?
Pre-incident: The saying ‘can’t see the wood for the trees’ stands true with Sri Lanka getting…
A look at Muslim-Christian ties in the 19th and 20th century Batticaloa
Latvian Ambassador visits Sri Lanka
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
The fear factor: is it safe to go back to school?
With the calamity that shook the streets of Sri Lanka just two weeks ago, the whole…
Helping students learn from each other is integral to university learning
Pearson and other for-profits gain direct UK government funding
More Education >>Mirror
Let’s get together for a run and some fun
Amanda Chang started running 13 years ago and has not stopped since. “It is a great…
Bringing some Lankan cuisine to MasterChef’s latest season
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Kumar Sangakkara named as first non-British President of MCC
Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lanka cricket captain, has been announced as the first non-British President…