Clean sweep
SLPP supporters not only celebrated their party’s sweeping victory by sharing kiribath, but they also swept…
Historic victory for the baby SLPP, but it must fulfil pledges
Basil Rajapaksa’s strategy works; President gets two-thirds majority to carry out his programme UNP suffers its…
Greetings and Salutations from Nawaloka College
With the uncertainties and controversies surrounding us, very few things are still certain. One of this…
Excellent Academic Path For Hospitality & Tourism Management Studies At One Of The Best World-Ranked University
(Ranked #28 in the world for Hospitality & Leisure Management) The Management & Science University (MSU),…
Kandy Esala Perahera 2020
Young participants at the Kandy Esala Perahera 2020 Pix by Lahiru Harshana …
Army foils bid to smuggle cardamom and turmeric
An attempt to smuggle in more than 500 kilograms of cardamom and turmeric was foiled by…
Get to know your new parliamentarians
Jeevan Thondaman- (SLPP- Nuwara Eliya) Born 1994 Involved in politics with his father late Arumugan Thondaman. Followed…
TNA admits setback in North East, promises bigger role for party youth
Apparently fed up with rhetorical nationalist party politics and failure to address the urgent needs of…
Last COVID-19 cluster on the wane
The Kandakadu cluster is abating and now COVID-19 confirmed cases are from among those who are…
Going beyond the call of duty
Carrying ballot boxes/bags to the counting centres are among the tasks of election officials, but our…
News
Celebrating Pohottuwa’s crackerjack victory
SLPP supporters celebrating the party’s historic victory by lighting crackers. This scene at Gunasinghepura in Pettah was one of several such celebrations countrywide. Pic by…
President restricts Cabinet to 26; PM to be sworn in today
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will swear-in a Cabinet of Ministers numbering…
Central Bank prints money to the value of Rs. 450 billion from February to July
Sajith not interested in UNP; Ranil says ‘No’ to National List
Political parties delay decisions on National List MPs
Strict health regulations for Parliament’s first session on August 20
Indian HC meets Premier Rajapaksa
Clean sweep
What a motley crew in our August assembly
Lankans in Lebanon recount their experience of the blast
Army foils bid to smuggle cardamom and turmeric
This is the way they exercised their right to vote
Voters brave COVID fear: Lanka shows how elections can be held amid pandemic
A third of MPs from previous House not voted back
More NewsSports
LPL set to take-off on August 28 sans glamour
By Champika Fernandocricket
There will be no glamour and grandeur of a typical T20 cricket tournament. Health requirements will likely keep spectators out of stadiums. But when the…
Coach Arthur to observe Premier tourney performances ahead of Bangladesh series
With the stalled domestic cricket season all set to begin…
FFSL President’s Cup 2020 kicks off today
Swimming golden boy Julian Bolling nearly quit before ‘91 SAF miracle
The turbulent journey of a lanky spinner
SLC eager to resume women’s cricket
SLB AGM portends far reaching changes in governance
Honours and awards won by our former national cricketers
Business Times
Tikiri Toys wins top UK award
Tikiri Toys, a successful Sri Lankan brand of locally-designed and produced toys for toddlers by DSL Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, was awarded the prestigious ‘Ethical Gift…
SL firms successfully grow in alien lands
By taking products or services international, a Sri Lankan business…
ETF keeps its asset base intact
Sri Lanka to lure Asian visitors as Europe closes
Industrial Asphalts to assist in coating roads
Tourism industry can’t pay back loans
Business chambers welcome election result
Sliding economy
Sri Lanka’s aviation sector flies through economic turbulence
Port City Colombo’s new competition for university students
Great expectations from new rulers, women’s chamber says
State assists only registered smallholders hit by drought
Tragedy of depositors of finance companies
4AXIS – Finding cash in art
More Business TimesSunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Dawn of a new era or Back to the future?
“Vox Populi” – the Voice of the People, have spoken loud and clear. The message reverberates throughout the country. The Rajapaksa Brothers convincingly cantered home at Wednesday’s Parliamentary elections. The country not just endorsed their Presidential victory back in November last year, but the performance was improved upon to garner…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Historic victory for the baby SLPP, but it must fulfil pledges
Basil Rajapaksa’s strategy works; President gets two-thirds majority to carry out his programme UNP suffers its worst-ever defeat, but Ranil indicates he will stay on as leader Premadasa’s…
- 5th Column
The painful green erosion
My dear Ranil, I thought of writing to you because you must be relaxing these days after weeks of gruelling campaigning for the election, an election in which…
- The Economic Analysis
Fiscal consolidation an economic prerequisite and priority for development
The massive parliamentary electoral victory of the Sri Lanka Podu Peramuna (SLPP) led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa would ensure political stability so vital for economic development. One…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Clash at Jaffna counting centre; Row over votes for Sumanthiran and Sasikala
Around 1.30 am on Friday, the Jaffna Central College counting centre was chaotic as Special Task Force (STF) personnel on duty made a baton charge, when a group…
- Focus on Rights
On ‘stunning’ electoral victories and the value of impermanence
Any one of us indulging in melodramatic weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth on Wednesday’s election victory of the Rajapaksa-led ‘pohottuwa’ (Sri Lanka Podujana Party, SLPP) must heed…
- Sunday Punch
People power makes lotus bud blossom at Diyawanna’s edge
The people have spoken. Loudly and clearly. In no uncertain terms, they have reposed their collective faith in the untried but trusted Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna out on…
- In the National Interest
General Elections 2020 and the case of Sunil Handunetti
The successful conclusion of the 2020 parliamentary elections has brought to the forefront the issue of how individual candidates are assessed by the voter prior to casting his…
- Thoughts from London
All this and hara kiri too
As deadlines approach and Wednesday’s fascinating election story is still to unfold fully, what has emerged from the battle for ballots needs to be told even briefly. Many…
Plus
Colombo Uni’s green revolution
Heavily into preventing the pollution of the environment, they looked inward and around and decided to do their bit in managing their surroundings. Now with…
Appreciations
It’s not just fun time but learning time too
Purrfecting the art of caring for feline patients
The one that got away – Sebastian Posingis
A cry for conservation through her pictures
More PlusMagazine
Eve Alai adds Pills and Potions to his heady mix of music
Coming from a family with a musical background, it came as no surprise for Eve Alai, now 23, to begin experimenting with playing the guitar…
Lanka gave its best shot against ace Canadian team
Raising the curtain in the new normal
Different strokes
An unexpected collaboration behind ‘Embody Gaming Chair’
Aubrey, Ushan are no more
Sri Lanka’s first ever musical ‘Telethon’ at Nelum Pokuna
Viber launches campaign to fight world hunger amid COVID-19 crisis
Award winning tele-director Costa seeks a listening ear
Shyam wins Best Actor in Chathura’s ‘One Blood’
SL Lyricists unite
More MagazineSunday Times 2
Kadirgamar’s blunt advice to UN: Stick to malaria and mosquitoes
UNITED NATIONS – When the late Lakshman Kadirgamar made his annual pilgrimage to the United Nations…
Was democracy in Lanka a game of tennis?
Whither justice, Mother Lanka?
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Schools to re-open on Monday
A Teachers Training Centre used for elections being cleaned up and disinfected before being released back…
Schools re-open tomorrow with strict health restrictions and class schedules
J’pura students on protest against alleged hostel shutdown
More Education >>Magazine
Eve Alai adds Pills and Potions to his heady mix of music
Coming from a family with a musical background, it came as no surprise for Eve Alai,…
Lanka gave its best shot against ace Canadian team
Raising the curtain in the new normal
More Magazine >>Funday Times
Excellent Academic Path For Hospitality & Tourism Management Studies At One Of The Best World-Ranked University
(Ranked #28 in the world for Hospitality & Leisure Management) The Management & Science University (MSU),…