PHIs and their families who have sacrificed much to battle the pandemic
For more than a month, Kanchana and Vaas have not seen their two children—a daughter of…
Rough weather leaves trail of destruction
Incessant heavy rains and gale force winds in the past few days have damaged homes and…
Polls date: Opposition parties to move Supreme Court
Fissures in Election Commission; Chairman Deshapriya at odds with Commissioner member Hoole Govt. rules out reconvening of…
Remembering that tragic Easter Sunday
The first anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks was marked with small prayer services being held.…
Arthur’s answer to saliva ban
As COVID-19 may force cricketers to end the age-old practice of using saliva to keep the…
Super healthcare, leading to despair
Last week I had a series of email exchanges with Prof. Premachandra Athukorala, Professor of Economics…
IIT’s online seminars in ICT help O/L and A/L students continue their exam preparations
In view of the ongoing lockdown in Sri Lanka caused by the COVID-19 threat, Informatics Institute…
Post COVID-19: Restarting the socio-economic engine
The threat of COVID-19 pandemic (C19) has set the country on a war footing with the…
Toyota Lanka assists Sri Lanka with a donation of vehicles worth Rs. 20 mln
Toyota Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the sole authorized distributor of Toyota and HINO vehicles, services and spare…
Achieve your Higher Education dream during Covid-19
Is your university dream halted due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic? Some of the pioneering universities…
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University invents a number of products useful in combating COVID-19 pandemic
With the intention of easing out the current national crisis of COVID-19 the General Sir John…
News
Constitutional Council meets as constitutional crisis brews
With the main opposition parties calling on the President to re-summon Parliament to avoid a constitutional crisis and face the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic,…
CB boosts money circulation to support economy
The Central Bank has pumped Rs. 240 billion of new…
WP, Puttalam curfew extended till May 4; zone-based relaxation later
Amid pandemic, multibillion-rupee contract rushed through for Central Expressway
Main opposition parties insist on re-summoning of Parliament
India and Pakistan ease coronavirus restrictions for some small businesses
PHIs and their families who have sacrificed much to battle the pandemic
Dambulla Economic Centre reopens under strict health protocols
Panic sets in as stranded migrant workers see others flown home
Attorney General’s Dept. given clearance to resume work
Interim stay in prison camps for new inmates to protect jail population
Rough weather leaves trail of destruction
Sheraton Colombo launch postponed
Wavering Covid-19 preventive measures amid mixed signals from authorities
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Arthur’s answer to saliva ban
By Champika FernandoChange new ball in Test cricket after 50 overs or allow use of artificial substance
As COVID-19 may force cricketers to end the age-old practice of using saliva to keep the ball in good condition, Sri Lanka team head coach…
School cricket awaits completion of knockout phase
The Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) are in a…
School rugby left with two options as SLSRFA eager to complete League
Chandimal wants to play all three formats
Wekadapola volunteers to help Sri Lankan rugby referees
Jamaldeen launches programme to educate young kickers
FFSL using technologies to continue programmes amid Covid-19
Rohitha Mendis no more
Jinadasa fails to see eye-to-eye with netball administrators
Business Times
Orderly manner
Commuters, seated in an orderly manner, in a bus in Hambantota after the curfew was lifted outside Colombo and a few districts. However the picture…
Re-open Colombo bourse, urges CSE
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has written to the Securities…
Confusion reigns in flurry of directions taxing workers
Ceylon Tea gains on Indian lockdown
Private power producers complain of delayed payments
Corona speeds up Internet age
Tourism: Bouncing back
Super healthcare, leading to despair
Sri Lanka Tourism cushions industry’s financial crisis
SLT employee invents portable ventilator
Businesses unlock strategic revival in COVID-19 lockdown
Migrant labour agents urge Govt. to consider their proposals
Nestlé contribution to COVID-19 battle reaches Rs. 50 mln
NDB donates funds for COVID-19 work
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Editorial
The inherent danger in the Doctrine of Necessity
The legality or the lack thereof of the ongoing curfew was briefly taken to a Court of Law this week during a bail application on behalf of an actor turned politician turned attention- grabber. The Police was not ready to challenge the defence counsel’s argument that the curfew was illegal…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Polls date: Opposition parties to move Supreme Court
Fissures in Election Commission; Chairman Deshapriya at odds with Commissioner member Hoole Govt. rules out reconvening of Parliament but coming weeks will be challenging Basil to lead Task Force…
- 5th Column
Elections: Caught between a rock and a hard place
My dear Gota maamey, I know you are very busy these days dealing with this coronavirus menace, but I thought I should still write to you, what with…
- The Economic Analysis
The perilous state of the Sri Lankan economy
The Sri Lankan economy is in a perilous state. Most economic activities have ground to a halt in the last month and their reactivation is uncertain. The country’s…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Nallur woman’s corona husband tale backfires
The coronavirus outbreak forces people to make some difficult choices to ensure their safety, and sometimes to avoid troubles, too. One such incident happened in Nallur, Jaffna on…
- Focus on Rights
An attorney’s arrest as democracy sleeps amidst a pandemic
It is no coincidence that the increasingly not-so-insidious growth of Sri Lanka’s anti-democracy virus, first reflected on in these column spaces last month, has kept apace with the…
- Sunday Punch
COVID’s ominous vigil over the gated nation
Just when the Government had thought it safe on Sunday to unlock the gated nation and return a semblance of normalcy to the land, since the dreaded coronavirus…
- Thoughts from London
Unmasking another side of corona
There are other sides to this corona tragedy that have remained buried in government statements and political obfuscation. From London to Colombo, debate on this unprecedented human tragedy…
Plus
Last year they witnessed horror, this year they sing in hope
Many of them were there when the clock stopped at 8.45 that morning and their beloved church turned into rubble, with death, injury, weeping and…
Strains of a Minuet in G waft through a time gone by
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
Telling tales that matter
Help your children cope with COVID-19 lockdown
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Being a ‘good digital citizen’ in these lockdown days and beyond
At a time where the country’s online presence has increased exponentially, the topic of digital citizenship is more relevant than ever. The National Christian Evangelical…
Travelling back in time from the confines of your home
Broken Eggshells
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Leveraging on agri-food sector for post-Covid revival of Lankan economy
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Sri Lanka’s economy will be complex to predict in terms of…
Militarising and politicising Covid-19
Presidential pardon is not an acquittal from conviction
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KDU students pitch in to combat COVID-19
Kotelawala Defence University students had produced medical equipment and other apparatuses, which would be useful to combat…
Plans underway for schools to reopen next month
Genomic sequencing carried out for the first time in Sri Lanka
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Being a ‘good digital citizen’ in these lockdown days and beyond
At a time where the country’s online presence has increased exponentially, the topic of digital citizenship…
Travelling back in time from the confines of your home
Broken Eggshells
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