3 dead; heavy rains and strong winds cause mayhem in many areas
At least three people have been confirmed dead, while 55,435 people from 13,902 families have been…
Injured Madushanka ruled out of T20 World Cup
Cricket showed its cruel side on Saturday as a serious injury ended Dilshan Madushanka’s chance of…
Lankan lasses blown off by Indians
Sri Lanka’s intended culmination of their progress to claim the inaugural ACC Women’s Asia Cup title…
Ensuring we leave no one behind
Today is World Food Day and the day assumes added significance to Sri Lanka this year…
Mechanical deficiencies, suspected sabotage, politics endanger rail services
By Senuka Jayakody Police investigating the delay of an Anuradhapura-bound train from the Fort owing to…
Western Province sitting atop a mounting disaster
21 active garbage dumps pose health hazards to people Pix and text by Rekha Tharangani Fonseka…
Cash crop pays first dividend
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Zoo keepers concerned over visitor- behaviour towards ‘Cuban’ the old croc
By Kasun Warakapitiya “Cuban” is a favourite among workers at the Dehiwala zoo. She is believed…
Gateway College Celebrates its Silver Jubilee while being recognised globally as a ‘Great Place to Work’
At a time when Gateway celebrates its silver jubilee, the Gateway network of schools have been…
Nine records tumble at Swimming Nationals
Nine new national records were established at the National and Junior National Aquatic Championships that concluded…
Sri Lanka is becoming a pricey destination for tourists
The tourism industry makes a significant contribution to the national economy by directly contributing to the…
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Bangladesh hopeful of getting back money from Lanka
A top-level Sri Lankan delegation met the Governor of the Bangladesh Central Bank and other leading officials on the sidelines of the World Bank/IMF sessions…
22nd Amendment hangs in the balance
SLPP lays down conditions on dual citizenship, independent commissions By Damith Wickramasekara The fate of the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment (22A) hangs in the balance with…
Sri Lankan officials meet creditors, Chinese Finance Minister calls President
The first round of talks was held on Thursday in Washington DC between a Sri Lanka delegation and a select group of sovereign bond holders,…
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Alleged plot to kill Sumanthiran: Suspects released on bail under new PTA provisions
Top US official coming to Lanka
Australia arrests SMEC officials over bribery charges in Lanka; questions over Sirisena-era probe
3 dead; heavy rains and strong winds cause mayhem in many areas
STF to be removed from prison and highway security; re-deployed in drug operations
Police demo crackdown stirs debate on rights, obligations of children
Rights petition after Islam textbook withdrawn on one-country-one-law task force advice
More than 40 demining workers injured in major accident at Muhamalai
Yes and no to joining the poorest club for loans
World Cerebral Palsy Day: Different and able, a message to society
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All eyes will be glued on to the TV sets this morning as the ICC T20 World Cup gets underway in Geelong with Sri Lanka…
Cold weather a worry for Sri Lanka, Namibia at World Cup
MELBOURNE AFP Oct 15, 2022: Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus expressed…
Injured Madushanka ruled out of T20 World Cup
Lankan lasses blown off by Indians
Sri Lanka promoted as transit zone for FIFA World Cup
Dialog launches T20 World Cup wish campaign
Familian Nethali shines at Junior and Senior Swimming Nationals
16th Nationals on October 22-23
Airwomen win CDWCA Nippon Paint T20 Trophy
Nine records tumble at Swimming Nationals
Killer Whale claim five records
Business Times
Tightening your belt
In today’s economic crisis, survival is the key word as its impact is felt by every single citizen. There were only a few customers at…
Sri Lanka’s audit service lacks teeth to combat corruption
Over 200 audit reports by the Auditor General’s Department exposing corrupt practices, financial misappropriation and irregularities of state institutions are stagnating without any action against…
Businesses moving to other countries amidst tax hike
The general dreariness in the economy inflated by the twin forex and fuel crises along with the looming tax hike of 30 per cent in…
Tea industry brewing in troubled times
Banking sector forges ahead of challenges
Sri Lanka Tourism in desperate push at FIFA
Council for national policies
Sri Lanka is becoming a pricey destination for tourists
SSC levy waived off on pharmaceuticals but not imported medical devices
Sunday Times journalist Jayampathy passes away
CCC’s Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2022 in December
ComBank website wins global award from USA’s Web Marketing Association
Cost reflective pricing formula on the cards for water supply
Nature tourism gains momentum with “Yala wild trails by Suri”
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Editorial
Corruption out of control
The Government has released a 100-plus page White Paper on combating corruption. In the pipeline since the Yahapalana Government started drafting it in 2017, it appears to have been fast-forwarded following the subject of corruption in Sri Lanka getting internationalised and global lending institutions like the World Bank and the…
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The return of Mahinda Rajapaksa to revive ruling SLPP
Stand up in unity theme of rallies; the second to be held in Kandy today Former President Gotabaya misled by his Viyath Maga colleagues; Pavithra alleges conspiracy to…
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Rising from the mud
My dear Mahinda maama, I thought I must write to you because you were in the news recently, after a long time. All these months the focus has…
- The Economic Analysis
Uncertainties and impediments for obtaining international assistance
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has made a valiant effort to obtain international assistance so vital for the survival of the country and revival of the economy. He has assured…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa, says Foreign Minister
“Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa,” says Foreign Minister Ali Sabry–that the former Cabinet in which he was a different avatar as Justice Minister and Finance Minister,…
- Focus on Rights
Sri Lanka’s children as ‘human shields’ and the president’s paradoxes
When President Ranil Wickremesinghe uses gut wrenching imagery to equate Sinhalese mothers and fathers taking their children to protest sites with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)…
- Sunday Punch
Rajapaksa and son launch bold comeback bid to gain lost power
Namal in charge of Sri Lanka’s national policy while Mahinda takes SLPP reins Barely five months after fleeing Temple Trees to stay secretly holed up in a Trinco…
- In the National Interest
Economic crisis and the management of collateral damage
While the economic crisis taxes the governance skills of the Government to the optimum, no less challenging is the collateral damage caused to the economy in multiple fields.…
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Postscript Geneva: Positive responses or more bluff to come
Between politics and Mohamed Ali Sabry, there is an unfortunate disconnect. Each time Sabry is elevated to the cabinet, be it as Justice Minister, Finance Minister or Foreign…
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‘Nostalgia – a Concert by Dr. Manelle Joseph’
After a lapse of two whole years mainly due to the Covid pandemic, Dr Manella Joseph…
