The untold and unheard story of Rukshan Athapaththu
On Monday last week, in the presence of the Sunday Times, the Commonwealth Games (CWG) basketball…
The people step out
Tens of thousands of Sri Lankans came out to protest yesterday demanding the resignation of the…
‘If you have fever, body aches do not take NSAIDs’
It could be dengue, and the consequences would be disastrous, warns expert By Kumudini Hettiarachchi “Do…
Fuel: Precious cargo changing hands for prices quoted at will
By S Rubatheesan It was last Sunday at a vehicle service centre in the Jaffna city…
President departs amid Go-Home-Gota chants; SJB, NPP say ready to form govt.
By Sandun Jayawardana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would have known when he arrived in Parliament on Tuesday…
Sri Lanka alerted to 2.5 metre swells near shore
Swells of up to 2.5 metres are likely to occur off the coast of Puttalam to…
Litro says gas supplies will begin tomorrow, but customers say won’t believe it until we see it
By Chrishanthi Christopher After a lapse of more than a month, Litro’s cooking gas distributions will…
Going home empty-handed
Story and pix by Akila Jayawardena Small-scale retailers, pavement traders, lottery sellers, street food sellers, craft…
Moves to make the nation keep its tryst with destiny
Time for Ranil to move on and allow Rajapaksas to fend for themselves Chips are down…
Royal Institute Open Day: Opens Doors to a Plethora of Opportunities
The annual Open Day of Royal Institute International School (RI) was held last week at the…
Road to fuel crisis
In 1964, the US government passed the so-called “Hickenlooper Amendment” to the Foreign Assistance Act of…
News
Storming of the Bastille
Protesters who stormed the President’s House yesterday afternoon made use of the occasion to have a dip in the Presidential pool. Pic by Shantha Ratnayake…
President to step down on Wednesday; PM will also resign
Angry groups storm President’s House, Secretariat and Temple Trees; Party leaders meet to find solution to growing crisis President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to step down…
Mob sets PM’s house ablaze, prevents firemen from dousing fire
A mob stormed the private residence of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe last night around 8 p.m. and set it ablaze. A crowd of around 200…
Protesters continue to occupy President’s House, Secretariat and Temple Trees
Protesters hold parties and dance under chandeliers in President’s House
55 people injured in demo; three suffer gunshot injuries
Cabinet approves paper on much delayed casino regulations despite Dhammika’s concerns
Plans to buy Russian oil hits several snags
The people step out
22A: BASL seeks changes in process of appointment, composition of Constitutional Council
Exporters, importers shift Rs 13.2 trillion overseas via dodgy invoicing
Hard times trigger surge in people-smuggling; 700 arrested in past 20 days
‘If you have fever, body aches do not take NSAIDs’
Fuel: Precious cargo changing hands for prices quoted at will
Insurmountable challenges
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Hosts reign on second day, as debutant Jayasuriya claims six-fer
By Champika Fernando reporting from Gallecricket
Sri Lanka retaliated brilliantly to remain 184 for 2 at stumps on day two, in response to Australia’s first innings total of 364 amidst a…
Protestors invade Galle Fort
Public protesters stormed the Galle Fort ramparts defying an arbitrary…
Coach manipulates students, parents
Women reach quarters; Men eliminated
What happened outside never bothered me – Smith
The untold and unheard story of Rukshan Athapaththu
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88th Battle of the Saints next week
Business Times
Low-value currency
Loose change, as this picture depicts, is often kept in cars to be given for the purchase of goods or to beggars. However with inflation…
SL firms assist staff to endure economic crisis
With the cost of living hitting the roof and rising rapidly, Sri Lanka companies are helping their staff to weather the crisis by launching different…
New twist in the controversial LPG tale
A highly- influential company won an unsolicited bid to supply LP gas but as it failed to supply the gas, the contract was given to…
UN proposes Debt-for-Nature swap to Sri Lanka
Restructured CPC to avert possible collapse
Rampaging inflation
Road to fuel crisis
FTZ grinding to a halt takes to cycling to work
Treasury outflows surpass inflows by Rs. 650.8 bln
AmCham, Teejay and Habitat for Humanity uplift sanitation facilities at local schools
Local banks run short of paper slips
Sri Lanka faces hyperinflation as inflation surges
SL’s predicament: 70 % mismanagement and 30 % misfortune
Tourist bookings gone, cancellations on
SEC calls for RFPs for CCP
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Editorial
Unceasing waves and uncertainties
Yesterday’s mass protests against the incumbents in Government remind one of the one-time LTTE codeword “Unceasing Waves”, which itself took its cue from the tsunami of 2004, for what the terrorists felt would be their final assault on Government Forces. These days, the Armed Forces have been pitted against the…
Columns
- Political Commentary
The heat is on: A beleaguered President increasingly being isolated
Hardly any Government member came to his defence, when the opposition confronted him with Gota-Go-Home chants Gotabaya tells confidants he has the support of a powerful external source…
- 5th Column
Paradise in turmoil
My dear friends at the ‘aragalaya’, I wrote to you last almost three months ago when you had just launched your struggle, or ‘aragalaya’. Many events have happened…
- The Economic Analysis
Delay, doubt, difficulties and uncertainty in foreign assistance
Foreign assistance is urgently needed for the country’s economic survival. This has to be followed by an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
How not to run the economy: A lesson from Lanka for the region
Thanks to the poor management of the country’s economy by successive governments and deep-rooted corruption of the political class, Sri Lanka has become ‘a lesson’ to other countries…
- Focus on Rights
Breaching the president’s gates, mocking the Rajapaksa security state
As the spark lit by Sri Lanka’s youth flamed into incendiary nation-wide revolt on Saturday, this column is written even as citizens breach the gates of President Gotabaya…
- Sunday Punch
Moves to make the nation keep its tryst with destiny
Time for Ranil to move on and allow Rajapaksas to fend for themselves Chips are down for PM as minister demands his ‘finance’ head Monks in Satyagraha demand…
- In the National Interest
22A an obstacle to formation of all-party interim Government
The 19th Amendment reduced several of the powers of the President by transferring such powers to Parliament and the Prime Minister. It also contained several provisions designed to…
- Thoughts from London
Riveted rulers and thugs in uniform
One is overcome by a sense of déjà vu these days. Right now in London we have witnessed a political tragi-comedy played out by an arrogant and stubborn…
- Lobby
President departs amid Go-Home-Gota chants; SJB, NPP say ready to form govt.
By Sandun Jayawardana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would have known when he arrived in Parliament on Tuesday (5) that he would likely meet with a hostile reception from opposition…
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‘Hamilton’ was her dream and now she’s living it
Sri Lankan actor Roshani Abbey has just begun her run as Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds in the West End production of the hit musical…
When ‘A Nightmare in Wonderland’ unfolded
Passage to Lanka, its language and culture
Change of Theva duty at the Maligawa on Esala Poya
A husband’s wish and place patients can call home
Letters to the Editor
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Culture Colombo bags’ Asia’s Best Ethnic Restaurant’ title
By Raj Moorthy While Sri Lanka has gone through many challenges local companies keep reaching greater heights in bringing credit to the country. Sri Lankan…
Here’s everything we know about Nothing
Musical summer with Soul Sounds academy
Intrepid Colombo recognized with ‘Great Place to Work’ Certification
Indo-Lanka film-production after four decades
‘The Rise of Gru’- Minions are back
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Gender equality: The camel, the needle– and the UN’s first woman Secretary-General
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – A 2.0 version of an ancient Biblical saying reads:…
It’s business as usual for some of our ministers
If there is a nut above you while others have not
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Calls for schools to be re-opened
On Thursday education sector trade unions carried out a protest campaign demanding schools to be re-opened as…
J’pura University’s Faculty of Computing established
New plans for education and higher education sectors: Ed. Minister
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Culture Colombo bags’ Asia’s Best Ethnic Restaurant’ title
By Raj Moorthy While Sri Lanka has gone through many challenges local companies keep reaching greater…
