President clinches assurances from China; visit of research ship remains unresolved
By Our Diplomatic Editor President Ranil Wickremesinghe concluded a three-day working visit this week to China…
HC designate Bogollagama receives his Agrement finally
Sri Lanka’s next High Commissioner to Britain, former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, has finally received his…
Thrice-struck people hit out at recent electricity tariff hike; CEB, PUCSL justify it
By Nathara Abeywickrema Angry people are hitting out at the government in the aftermath of the…
Sarath Mahinda’s saga: Just one among the 1.23mn ‘vulnerable’ segment of Colombo
By Dilushi Wijesinghe Although last year was labelled a “recovery period,” following the economic crisis that…
A win at last!!!
Three straight defeats have put their World Cup campaign on the line but Sri Lanka just…
‘We are apprehensive of the situation but we will stay on’: Lankans in Israel
Sri Lanka’s representative in Palestine says Mission is in daily contact with 17 Lankans in Gaza…
President appoints special commission to drastically change election laws
Other Government leaders surprised by move with questions over delay in elections Controversy over IGP’s…
SOEs and their “non-existent” owner
A few weeks ago, I had to deliver a special speech on “State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Reforms”…
Inspiring wannabe young writers to feel ‘Oh, I too can’
The Lake District, with its silver mirror lakes, daffodils, and green hills, was where children’s writer…
He loves going to school but the odds are mounting
He loves to go to school. As Avantha Osada Siriwardana’s wheelchair is taken down from the…
A song of hope marks a milestone of this Blood Cancer Centre
Faces in the audience and similar faces on the screen – smilingly raising their voices in…
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For a smart country….
Addressing the United National Party special convention held yesterday at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium under the theme “a smart country’, President Ranil Wickremesinghe produced document…
West Asia war: Moves to counter impact on fuel and gas supplies
CPC says it will strategically deploy dollar reserves and expedite tankage projects By Sandun Jayawardena As the conflict between Israel and Hamas rages in West…
President says presidential election next year; other elections to follow
By Kasun Warakapitiya President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday announced the conduct of the presidential election next year (2024), followed by the parliamentary elections and the provincial…
Health sector turmoil: New Customs rule leads to pile of medical products
President clinches assurances from China; visit of research ship remains unresolved
Limit online meetings to Tuesdays and Fridays: Circular to top officials
Plans to allow vehicle imports from next year
X-Press Pearl disaster: Court rejects preliminary objections by the accused
Easter Sunday massacre: Trial proceeds amidst tight security
Wall dispute in Kollupitiya goes to police
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A win at last!!!
By Champika Fernando in Lucknowcricket WC
Three straight defeats have put their World Cup campaign on the line but Sri Lanka just managed to scrape through against a team lacking in…
Theekshana suffers injury
Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana has suffered a hamstring injury…
Royal in easy win
Ton-up Klaasen stars as South Africa hammer England
Smith relishing his last tango in Paris
All Blacks surpass national hopes by reaching World Cup final
Who beat whom, in the scuffle of ego?
Summa Navaratnam – a true legend
Entries called for Northern Province All-Island Open Championship
New Zealand reach final after outclassing Argentina
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Enjoying a walk on flooded streets
Tourists walk on a flooded street in the tourist town of Mirissa in southern Weligama. Pic by Tharanga Chanaka…
Commercial Bank finalising growth plans in Bangladesh
The Commercial Bank, the first bank from Sri Lanka to start operations in Bangladesh over two decades ago, has ambitious plans to expand horizontally and…
Colombo hotels face a hit from minimum rates
The tourism industry is facing a drop in MICE travellers as most are feeling the pinch from the high rates charged following the imposition of…
Govt. to raise around Rs 5 trillion from domestic borrowings in 2024
Personal data collection under controversial e-grama nildari project irks public
Fisheries Corporation to restructure as PPP venture
Alliance Finance Dhaka gearing for IPO, grow sustainable financing
Issues with politically exposed persons (PEP)
Taglines and tourism destination marketing
SOEs and their “non-existent” owner
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Editorial
Does Sri Lanka need an Anti-Defection Law?
The Supreme Court’s decision earlier this month in Environment Minister Nazeer Ahamed’s case (October 6, 2023) upholding his expulsion from his party must surely cause serious concern to other Members of Parliament who crisscross the floor of the House with gay abandon. Depending on which way the political winds blow,…
Columns
- Political Commentary
President appoints special commission to drastically change election laws
Other Government leaders surprised by move with questions over delay in elections Controversy over IGP’s third extension; JVP challenges President’s power to do so after CC’s rejection…
- 5th Column
The lady doth talk too much
My dear Diana, I thought of writing to you this week after noticing that you are in the news again. It is somehwat like hearing about our cricket…
- The Economic Analysis
Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery undermined by two wars disrupting global economic conditions
The Gaza war and the Ukraine war are serious setbacks to the Sri Lankan economy, which was striving to recover from the worst economic crisis that the nation…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
HC designate Bogollagama receives his Agrement finally
Sri Lanka’s next High Commissioner to Britain, former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, has finally received his Agrement from the host country after some unexplained delay in accepting him.…
- Focus on Rights
Will the saloon door of political parties swing more cautiously now?
Sri Lanka’s political establishment continues to be in unusually excited tumult following this month’s Supreme Court decision in the Nazeer Ahamed case, upholding the opposition Sri Lanka Muslim…
- Sunday Punch
Question the world still asks: ‘Who bombed Gaza hospital?’
‘Eye for an eye’ makes Israel-Hamas both blind to the full horror of war Israel showed on Tuesday it had lost none of its Judaist zeal to claim…
- In the National Interest
Abolition of the Executive Presidency— can the country seize the moment?
After the Aragalaya of 2022 the cry for system change has repeatedly been heard in political circles as well as from various quarters of society. There are diverse…
- Thoughts from London
To the edge of hell and back — for how long though
Never in the history of independent Sri Lanka has a single government with such a short history and a dubious mandate, drawn up such a battery of obnoxious…
- Lobby
The state of our state universities and taxing questions
By Sandun Jayawardana Attention was drawn to the crisis facing the country’s state universities during this week’s Parliament sessions. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday (19) as it debated…
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Inspiring wannabe young writers to feel ‘Oh, I too can’
The Lake District, with its silver mirror lakes, daffodils, and green hills, was where children’s writer Sita Brahmachari grew up. It was also typical Beatrix…
He loves going to school but the odds are mounting
A song of hope marks a milestone of this Blood Cancer Centre
Appreciations
“Operation Goshen”- A chapter in the story of the Indo-Ceylon ferry
My bad hair week!
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An enchanting tale told in dance
By Anoushka Jayasuriya The enchanting tale of Hansel and Gretel, the Grimms fairy tale of the courageous brother and sister who embark on a fantastical…
Seven years of support from Google
Mother’s ultimate sacrifice for an unborn
Prasanna’s ‘Paradise’ Wins Kim Jiseok Award for the Best Film
New Imperial Talkies founder remembered
Top Awards for Lankan hotels at WTA and SATA 2023
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Israel’s hefty military might heavily fortified by US weapons systems
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS–The ongoing battle between Israel and Hamas is overwhelmingly one-sided—the most powerful…
Smedley celebrates 20 at installation
Inter-school talent competition uncovers skills
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QIB Campus awards scholarships to follow Medical Degree in Eastern Europe-Armenia
In line with its vision to guide students to become successful, Queen’s International Business Campus successfully…
CHARACTERISTICS OF A MARKETER
BHARATHA NATYA ARANGETHRAM
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An enchanting tale told in dance
By Anoushka Jayasuriya The enchanting tale of Hansel and Gretel, the Grimms fairy tale of the…
