Farewell to Thonda
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and other leading parliamentarians wheeling the coffin of…
Milk rice of STF kindness for Mahiyangana monkeys
Who says men in military uniform are hard-hearted? Proving this stereotypical image of soldiers wrong, a…
Millers dance celebration samba as Gota gives them good price
After a ding-dong battle with government officials, rice millers won the day this week in a…
Our West Asian workers: Bitter homecoming
Sri Lanka’s migrant worker numbers are more manageable than nations like India and Phillippines and those…
Operational challenges aplenty for restaurants, hotels, and eateries
Restaurants and hotels operators say they are following health guidelines in anticipation of a rebound in…
Normalcy with restrictions has some people confused
As Colombo and Gampaha districts open up after nearly two months, workers who live in out…
From VOA Iranawila to state-of-the-art COVID-19 Management Centre
A while ago, those travelling along the Chilaw-Puttalam Road at dawn would see what they thought…
Regaining Mount Lavinia beach
A project to restore the beach washed off due to the sea erosion in the Mt…
The ‘New Normal’ in Education
The idea of work-life balance caught in the 1980s, powered to a large extent by the…
‘La Bambas’ celebrates solid 45 years
‘LSBambas’, the pioneer vocal harmony singing group to emerge from the music crazy town of Moratuwa…
‘This is the darkest winter in cinema’: Prasanna Vithanage
Sri Lanka’s most experienced filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage spoke to TV Times on the future of film…
News
They do so much, but this was their plight
Sri Lankan migrant workers have been sending billions to Sri Lanka to boost its foreign exchange resources. But now with the coronavirus pandemic, most of…
Police protection for Lanka’s diplomatic missions
Difficulties in providing collateral and extensive paperwork, and delays in…
COVID-19 relief measures; Banks block Government decisions
UNP suspends Sajith and 98 others
Strict health safety guidelines for polls campaign
Sri Lanka faces threat of locust invasion
Revival of tourism industry: Plans to start with small tour groups from mid-June
Farewell to Thonda
Milk rice of STF kindness for Mahiyangana monkeys
Thondaman’s last rites at Norwood Grounds, Hatton
University admission: UGC extends deadline
Only 35 students per class from next year onwards
Expert raises questions after rescued rare black leopard dies
SC concludes hearings on 15 intervenient petitions regarding polls
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Sanga says Mathews’ injury ahead of 2011 hurt Sri Lanka’s chances
cricket
Former skipper Kumar Sangakkara believes missing Angelo Mathews due to an injury hurt Sri Lanka badly in the summit clash of the 2011 World Cup,…
Sri Lanka Cricket hand out millions on ‘charity’
Despite uncertainty surrounding future cricket tours owing to the pandemic,…
Health Ministry mulls reopening gyms
CA wants T20 World Cup pushed to 2021 as politics takes spooky turn
SLC rewards Atapattu with Category A contract
Competitions to resume in July?
Madushanka’s addiction a wake-up call for SLC
Sri Lanka girls team emerge Asian zonal chess champions
BASL to hold Layton Cup boxing meet in October
Champion boxer Percy Fernando passes away
Spirit of Bradby is just amazing – Sriyan Cooray
Winning Bradby is icing on the cake – Ashan Ratwatte
Tale of two scrum halves and Bradby fever
Business Times
Normal activities resume in Colombo
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Rush for “no questions-asked” foreign exchange deposits
Sri Lanka has been inundated with requests to open Special…
Government delays development project contractor payments
Govt. to prioritise Sri Lankans before foreigners
CSE sees influx in local CDS accounts
Apparel consumers shun China; Factories improve operations
No more buffets
Going for a “half-and-half”
Sri Lanka’s seafood sector begins to bounce back
Tourism industry laid-off worker sells ‘kos’ to feed family
World Vision launches $2.3 m COVID-19 Response Phase II
Hotels likely to lose 80% in revenue
Seylan Bank reports Rs. 902 m post-tax profit in Q1 2020
Multiple earning skills among next generation Sri Lankan employees working from home
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Editorial
Migrant worker repatriation dilemma
The Government has run into some turbulence over the way it has handled the marooned Sri Lankan migrant workers, especially those in the Gulf countries. The sheer logistical nightmare of bringing back tens of thousands of those working abroad would have been mind-boggling given the limited resources at the Government’s…
Columns
- Political Commentary
UNP-SJB battle will aggravate when polls campaign begins
Wickremesinghe-led Working Committee calls for explanation from Premadasa nominees,expulsion possible within a week Opposition split boosts SLPP; ruling party leaders’ focus not only on victory but on margin…
- 5th Column
Can consensus be reached?
My Dear Green Man, I thought of writing to you because everyone seems to have forgotten you these days, what with curfews and the coronavirus taking up all…
- The Economic Analysis
Implications of growing global food security concerns
A global food shortage is imminent. The impending global food shortage could threaten the food security of less developed nations, especially poor people around the world. Deaths In…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
The corona mystery: Lanka squanders opportunity to head vital body
The Trump administration has continued to fuel a conspiracy theory that the coronavirus is a biological weapon which leaked out of a laboratory in Wuhan, China. But a…
- Focus on Rights
‘Whoever the rogues in parliament, our fate will be the same’
Despite familiar wiles of lawyers sacrificing the national interest in favour of (political) clients in cases currently being heard at the Supreme Court leading to sensational headlines that…
- Sunday Punch
If COVID will leave Lanka crippled, will debt plague leave Lanka dead?
First the good news of Lanka’s remarkable recovery from the coronavirus nightmare that once seemed destined never to end but linger on till a sizable number of her…
- In the National Interest
COVID-19 pandemic should not give rise to pandemic of corruption
Sri Lanka’s economy has not been in the best of health over a long period of time. The reasons for this are many. Over the years successive Governments’…
- Thoughts from London
The powerful don’t care for rules
A couple of weeks ago the editorial in this newspaper was headlined “O tempora, O mores” the title of some verses written by Edgar Allan Poe. What times,…
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Blooming in a time of crisis
A dire national need……and long before those like supermarkets in the business of providing essentials got activated, a well-known wedding florist got cracking, using innovation,…
Forest healer
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Celebrating literature in these times of COVID-19
‘A Greener Home’ takes root
Gratiaen Prize 2019 shortlist on June 20
Prevention of COVID-19: Handbook in Sinhala, Tamil and English
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Let the music go on
Perhaps nothing is as exhilarating to a musician as performing to an audience that connects with you. COVID-19 lockdowns and the ban on public gatherings…
A lesson in History and Anthropology
Caring to share: Inspirations during isolation
Living with Epilepsy : A young perspective
‘La Bambas’ celebrates solid 45 years
Christopher Paul: Ever green living legend
With a Little Help from Our Friends
Venice Film Festival in September
‘This is the darkest winter in cinema’: Prasanna Vithanage
More MagazineSunday Times 2
As a peace-loving patriot, I salute the nation’s victorious armed forces
Published here are extracts from a speech made by Dr Anula Wijesundere as the guest of…
COVID-19: First World problems exposed
We are Hong Kong
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‘Brain Busters with SLIIT –Season 2’ TV Programme crown overall winners at Grand Finale
Fostering learning excellence through healthy competition among students, the most anticipated ‘Brain Busters with SLIIT Season…
Excelsia College: Bachelor of Early Childhood Education Makes an impact on the youth of tomorrow
The ‘New Normal’ in Education
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Let the music go on
Perhaps nothing is as exhilarating to a musician as performing to an audience that connects with…
A lesson in History and Anthropology
Caring to share: Inspirations during isolation
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Kotte
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is now Sri Lanka’s Administrative Capital, located within ten kilometres from the Commercial…