India and Lanka differ on full implementation of 13A
Visiting Indian foreign secretary meets President for extensive talks, but statements released by two sides point…
Rice prices bubble and boil over causing heartburn
Homemakers fear household expenses will be further stretched and restaurants are preparing for price increases after…
Lanka lags behind on its climate commitments, mainly due to defects in policy implementation
Experts doing target preparations to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals claim that falsified reports and bureaucracy…
‘Look to the past to prevent COVID-19 disaster in the future’
The way forward in living with the pandemic which has lasted nearly two years is to…
Sri Lanka make four last-minute changes to final T20 squad
Sri Lanka will make four changes to their squad for the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup…
High above icy peaks, a bird tagged in Mannar makes a heroic flight
A common bird found in coastal Sri Lanka during the early part of the year has…
A pinch of salt, several tonnes actually
Puttalam has been experiencing temperatures more suitable for salt production these days. The Puttalam salt industry…
The City School of Architecture: Q & A Session with Students!
The City School of Architecture with 35 years of excellence in architectural education has provided training…
22 ANC Students leave to the Top Ranked Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) in Armenia for Medicine
This year 22 ANC students will be flying to Yerevan State Medical University which is a…
Sujeewa’s ‘Untouched’ to compete in Egypt
“Untouched’’ English monodrama directed by Sujeewa Pathinisekara has been selected to participate in the competitive section…
Taiwan Fashion Design Award on concepts of ‘Sustainability and Design Creativity’
Sri Lankan Fashion designer Ruwanthi Pavithra Gajadeera became the winner of the ‘Taiwan Fashion Design Award…
News
‘Out-Patients’ Department
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, nurses staged a countrywide token strike on Friday in protest against the non-payment of their special pandemic allowance and other…
Unlimited import of rice in bid to check prices
The Cabinet has decided to allow unlimited imports of rice in a fresh attempt to prevent traders from exorbitantly increasing prices following the withdrawal of…
President’s Office pushes for e-Govt.
The President’s Office has directed state institutions to shift from the manual to digital mode by using electronic communications in sharing documents and records for…
Cabinet Office says no Cabinet rank for non-ministers
Namal leads big delegation for airport opening in Kushinagar
Basil steps in: PC polls before March
Govt. loses billions in tax revenue from interest
29 COVID fatalities; lowest in four months
Ahead of gas price hike
India and Lanka differ on full implementation of 13A
Pandora Papers exposé: On the trail of trust networks linked to Nadesan
Chinese Embassy claps back at allegations of toxic bacteria in organic fertiliser imports
Farmers walk out on meetings
Frustrated parents, students watch salary tug-of-war
Beruwala UC in urgent appeal to arrest rising dengue cases among youth
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Sri Lanka make four last-minute changes to final T20 squad
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Sri Lanka will make four changes to their squad for the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup with Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumar, Binura Fernando and Akila…
Woes overshadow ‘will’
With several seniors missing from the Sri Lanka national team–having…
Swimmers in troubled waters as trials ruled out
The mighty Joe – Wellalage to lead Lankan Youth side
FSL keen to host 2023 SAFF Tourney
Roy-Tho fate this week, again!
Covid positive Thilini Handehewa misses Europe series of tours
Packed scheduled for cricketers in 2022
IPG’s status quo on ‘Stallions’ and ‘Supreme’ ahead of LPL 2021
A cry for a Sports Coalition; rhetoric or rectitude!
Yevin and Tiyara phenomenal golfing siblings ‘Down Under’
Gateway felicitates its coach for making Sri Lanka proud
Business Times
World’s largest container ship
MV EVER ACE, the world’s largest container ship with a capacity of 24,000 containers, made its inaugural call at the Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT)…
Special fertiliser for tea industry, says President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has told a special cabinet meeting on Thursday that special fertiliser can be brought down for use in the tea sector although…
US dollars returning to market at snail’s pace
Artificially managing the currency will not mark the return of dollar export earnings, exporters say. “Generally, most exporters carry retained earnings to their respective countries…
SMEs seek court intervention on many issues
Sri Lanka prepares for more tourist dollars
Governing capital markets
Vanish the capitalists!
FinMin gets additional responsibilities with revenue agency reforms
SL projected to grow by 3.3% in 2021 amidst pandemic
Gearing the workforce to bridge the IT skills gap
Wise decision to remove price control on rice
NDB Bank among “Top 10 Most Admired Companies” in Sri Lanka
Cargills among ‘Most Admired Companies of Sri Lanka’
Resplendent Ceylon recognised by Conde Nast Traveller Readers
CA Sri Lanka conference: Human beings responsible for destroying the planet
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Editorial
The murky side of Pandora Papers
The ‘Pandora Papers’ now riveting folks across the globe with its exposures of the shadowy world of sleaze, kickbacks, shell companies, tax avoidance and offshore accounts seems to have drawn its name from the Greek myth and the once famous Pentagon Papers and the more recent Panama Papers. The sequel…
Columns
- Political Commentary
No political column today
The Sunday Times Political Editor’s column is not published today as he is on leave.…
- 5th Column
The local Pandora power couple
My dear Niru and Thiru, Why would I write to anyone else but you this week when you are the talk of the town? Thiru, we had heard…
- The Economic Analysis
Are we at a turning point in economic diplomacy and economic policies?
Recent events, diplomatic developments and foreign investments are indicative of a shift in the country’s foreign policy, foreign economic dependence and perhaps of economic policies. The unfolding of…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Northern fishermen hit out at politicos who make beeline to meet Indian envoy
Last week was a bit hectic for many Tamil politicos due to the visit of Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. Many of them, even from newly formed…
- Focus on Rights
A ‘Pandora’s box’ that releases open secrets and other oddities
First the Panama Papers, then the Paradise Papers, now the Pandora Papers, next will we have the ‘Pappadum’ Papers, a wag may well cynically question? Cold logic of…
- Sunday Punch
Shady secrets of filthy rich fly out from Pandora’s Box
The sordid secrets of the shady rich and the extreme measures taken to stash their loot through a complex financial maze in offshore accounts were revealed last Sunday…
- In the National Interest
Discrepancy between original and edited version of Salley’s presser in the spotlight
Is a travesty of justice being played out against former Western Province Governor Azath Salley? The question arises as a result of what transpired on September 24, 2021…
- Thoughts from London
Papers, papers and still more papers
How many Sri Lankans have heard of the “Pentagon Papers”, never mind whether they have read it or not. How many still remember the scandal that erupted in…
- Lobby
Don’t blame COVID for all the ills; Opposition on war path in the House
As the country continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Opposition this week attacked the Government’s claims that it was the COVID-19 pandemic that had plunged the…
Plus
He dug deep to blaze a trail
It was with some trepidation that I rang Eknaligoda Walawwa. Even though I knew Dr Siran Upendra Deraniyagala to be an artist and musician as…
When big trees fall
Pioneering step in little girl’s battle between life and death
Appreciations
Three Lankans honoured with Indian literary award
On ‘Second Coming’
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Making learners take ownership of their own learning
Society has grown rapidly over the last couple of decades with vast strides in technology and business. However, education and learning trends haven’t kept up,…
Young artist from the North explores questions of identity and belonging
Asoka’s poetic film on Pablo Neruda goes to Tokyo
Sujeewa’s ‘Untouched’ to compete in Egypt
Taiwan Fashion Design Award on concepts of ‘Sustainability and Design Creativity’
Russian film crew in orbit to make first movie in space
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Vijaya – Sri Lankan film actor, playback singer and politician
October 9 was Vijaya Kumaratunga’s 76th birth anniversary. Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaratunga was born in Ja-Ela…
Events
Law and order gone topsy-turvy
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Teacher’s Day 2021 celebrated with protests
Teachers’ day this year was marked with protests by teachers over the unresolved salary anomalies issue.…
“Double degree” opportunity for arts undergrads, to reduce unemployment: UGC Chairman
A/L, Grade five scholarship exams likely to be postponed till early 2022
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Making learners take ownership of their own learning
Society has grown rapidly over the last couple of decades with vast strides in technology and…
