All book lovers head to BMICH
The Colombo International Book Fair opened on Friday (22) at the BMICH. Organised by the Sri…
Auditor General slams CIABOC for poor prosecutions; hundreds of cases languishing for over five years
The Auditor General has raised issue over the poor performance of the Commission to Investigate Allegations…
OCA rugby players opt out opening ceremony for crucial matches today
The Sri Lanka rugby squad, now playing under the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) banner, opted…
Dengue patients tally may surge from 63,500 without public help
The most affected is the Western province, which accounts for almost half of all cases at…
Age is just a number for committed learner
Age was no barrier for Withanage Leelawathi Aslin Dharmarathna when she decided to pursue higher studies.…
Health services gutted from departures of thousands of nurses
By Nadia Fazlulhaq Apart from the exodus of physicians, Sri Lanka’s health sector is at a…
Focus on hate speech for media personnel
Fifty one percent of women are subjected to hate speech yearly, said Head of Advocacy at…
Karuwalagaswewa dairy farmers lament over drop in milk production
Dairy farmers in Karuwalagaswewa area too have been badly hit by the prevailing drought. Water resources…
Choir of Good Shepherd Balika Maha Vidyala – Winners of all Island singing competition 2023
“Any dream will do”, the hit song written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and…
Dushan’s ‘Lunu Dehi’ adds more tastes to Lankan music industry
By Sanath Weerasuriya The latest musical outfit to break into the Sri Lankan music scene is…
Fail to plan and plan to fail
A few weeks ago, I attended a Transport and Logistics Conference at University of Moratuwa as…
News
President in picture-perfect meeting with Lankans in NY
While in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly sessions, President Ranil Wickremesinghe also met the Sri Lanka community there. Most of them…
Two-year tax holidays for big investors
About 100 IT companies also to be invited to invest here; duty-free vehicle concessions also on offer By Damith Wickramasekara In a major investment drive, the…
US-based RM Parks to begin oil business here next month with 150 sheds
The United States-based RM Parks company will begin fuel distribution in Sri Lanka next month, a senior Power and Energy Ministry official said. The company…
22,500 vials of Indian-made antibodies withdrawn after adverse reactions
President to visit Germany for Berlin Global Dialogue
In landmark judgment, SC imposes Rs. 3mn fine on false complainant; fines on CID officers also
Solar power plant: Supreme Court wants CEB to take action against officials who blocked it
All book lovers head to BMICH
FERENTINO Tyre Corporation’s response to: “Cabinet approves Rs. 566mn tyre tender despite concerns by engineers”
CA dismisses former ambassador’s petition
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Sri Lanka handicapped with Hasaranga’s injury blow
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The 26-year-old has a grade III tear in his hamstring and medics are racing against time to see how best, and fast, they can get…
Govt. Audit report reveals SLC ticket blunder at T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) entourage at last year’s T20 World…
OCA rugby players opt out opening ceremony for crucial matches today
Portgual draw with Georgia
Rain hampers restart of domestic cricket
Dasun Shanaka: To be or not to be
Sexual assault accused Danushka to know his fate on Thursday
Samoa coach frustrated by early yellow in Argentina loss
Suspension on youth players withdrawn
Entries called for Mercantile Championship
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Motor traders complain
Sri Lanka’s motor traders have raised serious concerns on the government’s decision to impose a zero customs tariff on the CIF value to import electric…
Budget 2024 to support construction industry recovery
In a bid to revitalise the currently struggling construction sector for survival, the Finance Ministry is planning to propose catalytic inputs including easing taxation on…
Israeli charter flight heads to Colombo
More Israeli travellers are scheduled to visit Sri Lanka during the winter season when a special charter operation will get underway. Arkia Israeli Airlines, an…
Confusing policy on heavy vehicle imports
East Terminal’s cranes due by Dec
Clarion call to government for ‘proper’ data backup
IMF team reaches consensus on the fund supported programme progress
Factories want reduction in water tariff
EPF: The die is cast
Fail to plan and plan to fail
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Editorial
Corruption: Open season for next two years
Bribery and corruption are now the second-most significant unlawful activity generating criminal proceeds in the country, states the National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment (NRA) of Sri Lanka released last week by the Central Bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). This is an alarming, though not entirely surprising development.…
Columns
- Political Commentary
RW’s whirlwind trip to the Americas
Treasury Secretary complains of threat to his life; cites allegations made to Parliamentary Select Committee by Vajira and Cabraal President’s visits demonstrate that his foreign policy is paying…
- 5th Column
A man despised by many
Aiyo Sirisena, I thought of writing to you because you are always in the news now and not many people seem to like you these days. It began…
- The Economic Analysis
Upcoming elections may undermine economic reform, stability and growth
The country is on the eve of yet another phase of economic uncertainty, as elections next year are likely to arouse opposition to the ongoing economic reforms and…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Auditor General slams CIABOC for poor prosecutions; hundreds of cases languishing for over five years
The Auditor General has raised issue over the poor performance of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). In its observations on the Annual Performance…
- Focus on Rights
As the president speaks overseas, Sri Lanka is hit by a tsunami of ‘bad’ bills
It takes a Government wholly insensible to public opinion to be audacious enough to gazette two Bills grievously impacting on constitutional liberties of citizens literally within a few…
- Sunday Punch
Sri Lanka to ring death knell for online dissenting views on media and Facebook
Vibrant social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp under threat Two most obnoxious legal bills were published in the government gazette this week. One, newly called ‘Anti-Terrorism’ bill could…
- In the National Interest
Channel 4 Parliamentary debate reinforces need for credible investigations
The unresolved enigma surrounding the Easter Sunday attacks of April 2019 continues to cast its long shadow over the nation’s political landscape, even after four and a half…
- Thoughts from London
Geneva: Same old tales of sound and fury
The times have not changed. Sri Lanka carries on its usual blustering, bovine way, never mind who occupies the seat of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. This…
- Lobby
Tempers rise in House as Easter Sunday attacks are revisited four years on
By Sandun Jayawardana More than four years afterwards, lingering questions surrounding the Easter Sunday terror attacks were raised in the House yet again as Parliament held another debate…
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Our commonality is gene-deep
We, both the Sinhalese and the Sri Lankan Tamils, are truly ‘unique’ and share a common genetic ancestry! This common genetic ancestry has been revealed…
Taking on a complex history
Letters to the Editor
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Country Roads: Three-decade saga of helping children through music
Unfamiliar choral works beautifully rendered
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An artistic coming of age
Faculty of Visual Arts Colombo’s graduation show By Yomal Senerath-Yapa Amidst stunning avant garde couture gowns and vast abstract sculptures made of bamboo, while passing…
The iPhone 15 is here!
Chandana awarded the Best DOP in Nigeria
The Bible of screenplay writers released in Sinhala
Niriella’s ‘Kora saha Andaya’ returns to theatre
Dushan’s ‘Lunu Dehi’ adds more tastes to Lankan music industry
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Colombo Port must seize opportunities in new corridor
By Ayesh Indranath Ranawaka In the ever-evolving landscape of global trade and geopolitics, Sri Lanka finds…
Run-up to Speaker Anura Bandaranaike’ historic ruling in June 2001
Musing about India after Asia Cup fiasco
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First class service
A food festival organised by the Tourism Club of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was held…
AL exam to be postponed despite the many consequences: Minister
National Academy of Sciences annual induction ceremony of Fellows
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An artistic coming of age
Faculty of Visual Arts Colombo’s graduation show By Yomal Senerath-Yapa Amidst stunning avant garde couture gowns…
