August 5 polls: The stomach is more sensitive than the brain
Varying predictions and expectations, but voter turnout likely to be low mainly due to COVID-19 pandemic…
Your favourite kimbula bunis with a sweet and savoury twist
Can you imagine a falooda kimbula or a pol sambol and egg kimbula? Shamini Galagedera has…
MSU & MSI Global Leadership Programme 2020
“Quality education, transforming life and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, It is not only about developing…
40th Anniversary of The Open University of Sri Lanka
The Open University of Sri Lanka turned 40 years on Wednesday , 22 July 2020. As…
News in Pictures
Assam, India Children walk past cattle on an embankment in a flooded area in Morigaon district.…
Stark house on stilts
It is rare for an architect to have a signature style that could be recognized immediately.…
Qwest Care: First ‘Companion Care’ service in Sri Lanka
Modern day lifestyles require most of us to be busier than we were yesterday. Our lives…
Right royal ruin over a ‘royal’ pavilion
The destruction of a supposed archeological heritage site in Kurunegala–reportedly the royal pavilion of King Buwanekabahu…
2020 polls: An election out of the ordinary
Of all Parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka through the decades, the 2020 election is shaping up…
NIID escapee had recovered and no fear of COVID-19 spread
A mini-drama was enacted in Colombo city, as news spread that a COVID-19 patient receiving treatment…
It’s a hard knock life
When you think of a kitchen in a large organisation or factory, specific images spring to…
News
Armed troops guard COVID hospitals
Police, Army and Air Force personnel have now been deployed to work with security staff of hospitals where COVID-19 infected patients are under treatment. Accordingly,…
Campaign goes virtual: Millions spent on social media ads
Sri Lankan political candidates have spent up to US$ 234,692…
BTF winds up in shame
Runaway COVID patient not infective
CID probes oil refinery project
MPCS bond scam: Relief for depositors
South Indian smugglers go for turmeric instead of ganja
SJB is a separate party contesting to the detriment of UNP: CA
Kandy Esala Perahera begins amid restrictions
New birth certificate issue: Much ado about nothing
Fatal attractions claim local lives
Less crowds, more restrictions at this year’s Kandy Esala Perahera
Dengue delinquents will be stung in their wallets
Banks take mighty bite at arrears, leaving borrowers beggared
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The aspiring coach
By Naushad AmitShehaan Dias surpasses mentors Bolling and Abeysinghe to gain Level 5 coaching qualification
An average swimmer during his school days at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo, Shehaan Dias chose swimming as a career and has become a productive coach.…
MCA Committee take on Cavaliers
The second match of the Mercantile Cricket Association’s (MCA) 17th…
Proposed Sports University project runs into snags
Dialog Schools Rugby League may skip 2020
Ministry hearing on suspended cricketers and official raises eyebrows
Mahesh re-elected President, Nigel to lead Kandy SC
Dialog and ITW come in as new team sponsors
The unsung hero in Women’s Cricket
Business Times
Protest over ECT handover
Colombo port workers carried out a week-long ‘black flag’ protest against plans to hand over the East Container Terminal (ECT) to foreign interests, saying it…
Lanka’s TRC to wipe out dark spots
The Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) has embarked on a mission…
SLT, Just in Time, Huawei link up for digital court proceedings
Is SLT a state institution or a private company?
Aussie investor’s long struggle ends
Central Bank: No decision yet to draw US Federal Reserve funds
BMICH loses Rs.500 m, awaits go-ahead for exhibitions
Wage theft of migrant workers
“For a few dollars more”
STBC discussion on ‘Challenges of the new government’
Arjuna Nanayakkara, new head of LSEG group’s Shared Services Centre in Sri Lanka
Manufacturers oppose lifting of temporary ban on footwear imports
OPA-CFASL hosts webinar on the crisis of low interest rates
SL’s income tax revenue falls by nearly 22% in Jan.-Apr .‘20
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Editorial
TNA’s call for self-determination
A “Manifesto” (from the Latin manifestum – a list of facts) is a sine qua non for every Sri Lankan political party to make public before any national election. Back in 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels drew up ‘The Communist Manifesto’ which changed the world. It was not an…
Columns
- Political Commentary
August 5 polls: The stomach is more sensitive than the brain
Varying predictions and expectations, but voter turnout likely to be low mainly due to COVID-19 pandemic SLPP leaders confident but two-thirds majority impossible due to the PR system…
- 5th Column
Eyes on the prize
My dear Navin, I thought I should write to you, even in these busy days of campaigning, when I heard that you had suddenly offered to lead the…
- The Economic Analysis
Election promises and economic reality
The extravagant election promises of many parties are inconsistent with the inadequate resources that are available. They do not reflect a recognition of the severity of economic problems…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
FM’s video conferencing to tackle issues abroad
With COVID-19 raging worldwide, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has embarked on a new drive – video conferences with heads of Sri Lanka’s diplomatic missions overseas. They…
- Focus on Rights
The selective reading of history and Kurunegala’s royal court
There is a measure of dreadfully coincidental irony in President Gotabaya Rajapaksa determining this week that Sri Lanka’s pre-colonial Antiquities Ordinance must be amended in order to reverse…
- Sunday Punch
Buvaneka’s assembly hall turns political circus ring
It should have been a simple open and shut case. A 13th century historical site, considered an archaeological reserve and protected under the Antiquities Ordinance of 1940, had…
- In the National Interest
The State should play a critical role in fostering inter-communal relations
When the month of July comes around there are many reflections on the incidents of July 1983 and the pogrom that targeted the Tamil community. The incidents of…
- Thoughts from London
In search of Lanka King Ravana’s blueprints
That is all we wanted. All these months the Sri Lanka people have suffered from this global menace called the coronavirus. Most often they have been confined to…
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Stark house on stilts
It is rare for an architect to have a signature style that could be recognized immediately. Geoffrey Bawa had it, as did Minnette de Silva…
Thenuwara returns with a message for the times, online
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Qwest Care: First ‘Companion Care’ service in Sri Lanka
A humble temple with far reaching significance
The one that got away – Prasanna Welangoda
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Your favourite kimbula bunis with a sweet and savoury twist
Can you imagine a falooda kimbula or a pol sambol and egg kimbula? Shamini Galagedera has not just imagined, but created them too. Twisted baked…
Take a coffee break while cruising down the Southern Highway
16-year-old Praveen’s magical doorway into fiction writing
ADK creates a buzz in the local music scene
Study shows people prefer listening to artists who reflect their own personality
KOCHCHI: The SPICY dynamic singing quartet
Viber expands with new Reactions feature
‘MelaNota’: The dawn of modern era for guitar and bass notes
Institute of Hospitality Sri Lanka International Branch AGM
Grease prequel movie ‘Summer Loving’ moves ahead
‘Isolation’ in final rounds at Lift Off film festivals
Kerala play goes online here
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New Redemptorist Missionary Community at Hewadiwela
The Redemptorist Congregation of priests and brothers in Sri Lanka, celebrated a new missionary presence and…
Democracy and decency
Will Sri Lanka end up as a stratocracy like Myanmar?
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Forty five rural schools to see development
The Southern Provincial Council has begun a programme to develop 45 rural schools. The project aims…
Over a thousand education sector construction projects on hold
Quarantine for many teachers and students as COVID-19 cases rise
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Your favourite kimbula bunis with a sweet and savoury twist
Can you imagine a falooda kimbula or a pol sambol and egg kimbula? Shamini Galagedera has…
Take a coffee break while cruising down the Southern Highway
16-year-old Praveen’s magical doorway into fiction writing
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News in Pictures
Assam, India Children walk past cattle on an embankment in a flooded area in Morigaon district.…