The budget shatters expectations of relief, raises fears of more taxes
By Kasun Warakapitiya and Dilushi Wijesinghe People have expressed mixed reactions to the budget, with some…
Schools being asked to guard personal info from extortionists
The Education Ministry will be advised to instruct school authorities and parents to take all possible…
Indo-Lanka ferry service on choppy waters, hit by teething problems
The Indo-Lanka ferry, which was re-launched on October 14, amidst much fanfare, has been halted owing…
Sri Lanka agrees that to deal with plastic pollution, humanity must change
The third Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (INC) to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including…
Will it be Australia’s sixth or India’s third?
The defending champions crashed out. The runners-up in 2019 failed to make it to their third…
From refugees to ‘unstoppables’
Belief, hard work and talent define Afghanistan’s meteoric rise in international cricket. From competing in the…
Sri Lanka should adopt ‘sports science’ culture – Nishanthe Piyasena
Sri Lanka should adopt the culture of ‘sports science’ if its athletes are to compete on…
‘Peacock Lament’ goes to Goa IFF
By Susitha Fernando A ward winning filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s newest film ‘Vihanga Premaya’ (Peacock Lament) has…
Age-old traditions of the Katina cheevara poojava at Malwatte Viharaya
The three months of vassana (rains retreat) for monks in their temples ended with the Vap…
CFW’s second take for this year looks to South Asia
Colombo Fashion Week (CFW) returns for a second time this year with its Luxury Resortwear edition…
Debt for debt and Budget 2024
Budget 2024 is a good one. And it suits much better for a high-performing Sri Lanka…
News
Caught in Indian Ocean geopolitical currents
President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited Male on Friday for the inauguration of the newly elected Maldivian President, Mohamed Muizzu. After warmly congratulating the new president, the…
VAT net widens: Range of exempted items included
Tax on everything from books, magazines, library services to jewellery, phones and machinery from January next year The government has proposed to Parliament that it…
IRD officials claim Rs. 453 million as incentives, but Treasury to insist on targets first
By Damith Wickremasekara The Treasury is set to maintain a strict policy of payment to Inland Revenue Department (IRD) officials, who have claimed up to…
China seeks permission for another vessel to visit Lanka
Tough new action against owners of poaching vessels
Suspect drug company involved in another scandal: Health Ministry collects details of patients
Life threats to Trincomalee businessman: Sinnathurai Kopalakrishnan not a suspect
Cricket controversy: A new bench, the 4th, to take up case tomorrow
Xi Jinping’s special envoy in Colombo
Furnace oil fiasco for CPC as CEB not drawing out expected quantities
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Will it be Australia’s sixth or India’s third?
By Champika Fernando in Ahmedabadcricket
The defending champions crashed out. The runners-up in 2019 failed to make it to their third consecutive final. Proteas choked once again. Afghanistan showed grit…
Winning a World Cup ‘an unparalleled feeling that reverberates through time’
Winning a World Cup is more than just lifting a…
Cummins expects to ‘silence a big crowd’
Road to the final
From refugees to ‘unstoppables’
COPE meetings at stalemate after its Chairman accused of being bias on SLC
Aravinda de Silva – fourth Sri Lankan in ICC Hall of Fame
St. Joseph’s and Lumbini reach L/O finals
Bloomfield down Air Force to record third win
Devapathiraja emerge Girls’ U-19 champions
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Hard times
Hard times call for desperate measures. Amila Siriwardene from Matara, who owns a clothes shop at Dehiwela, was seen selling clothes from his car near…
Govt. faces gigantic task of enhancing revenue with narrow tax base
The government’s failure to achieve its one million target on new tax files this year will make it difficult to raise Rs.1,080 billion in 2024…
WindForce PLC to consolidate projects in SL
WindForce PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy company, will be focusing on projects at hand in Sri Lanka for the next two years while welcoming…
Election year budgetary allocation for public sector overlays actual expense
Dozen entities eye Hilton
Minimum Rs.1000 wage hike in factories
Distilleries acquires HEINEKEN’s local beer business
Driving an entrepreneurship culture
Debt for debt and Budget 2024
Govt. accords priority to change the fiscal rules: Finance Ministry Secy
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Editorial
Budget 2024: Do-or-Die walk with IMF
Balancing a budget usually entails balancing expenditures for the next year with income. You find deficit budgets, surplus budgets or balanced budgets. Budget 2024 presented on Monday seemed more one of balancing expectations – of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the citizens. The expectations are high on both sides.…
Columns
- Political Commentary
New appointments to Superior Courts: CC delays approving President’s nominees
President livid over Speaker’s letter to Chief Justice, seeking opinion on performance of judges SC judgment: Opposition proposes move to strip civic rights of Rajapaksas and others Opposition…
- 5th Column
Pummelled by presidency
My dear Mahinda maama, Gota maama and Basil maama, I thought I must write to you this week to congratulate you on your great achievement in finally being…
- The Economic Analysis
Will Budget 2024 achieve a lower deficit despite higher expenditure?
The underlying theme of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s 2024 budget speech was that prudent management of public finances was imperative for the country’s financial stability, economic recovery and economic…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Govt. foreign policy bearing fruit? Lanka elected to two important UN bodies
The Government’s foreign policy initiatives must be doing something right, judging by the fact that it has won two consecutive multilateral elections of the United Nations recently. The…
- Focus on Rights
A court rightly affronted by Sri Lanka’s (political and other) monkeys who see no evil, do no evil, hear no evil
A ringing reminder by the Supreme Court this week holding three Rajapaksas (two former Presidents and a Minister of Finance) along with their economic tsars and a politically…
- Sunday Punch
The three Rajapaksa brothers nailed on Supreme Court cross
‘We must start the recovery process from those who have been held responsible by the Supreme Court,’ MP Sumanthiran tells Parliament It’s now official. Signed, sealed and…
- In the National Interest
Specious arguments should not dilute impact of landmark SC judgment
The historic and groundbreaking judgment of the Supreme Court delivered last week brought to the fore some of the responsibilities of those who govern the country from time…
- Thoughts from London
Winter of discontent with the judiciary shining a ray of hope
Whatever smiling face the Pohottuwa displays for public consumption, it cannot be happy with President Wickremesinghe’s Christmas gift in the way of the 2024 budget. Had the Pohottuwa…
- Lobby
Budget 2024: Revolutionary or a fairytale; depends on which side of the House one is in
President and Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe presented his government’s Budget 2024 on Monday (13) under the theme “Prelude to a Bright Future.” MPs from the government praised his…
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With his baton and a bit of Ryker philosophy, he brings out the best
Acclaimed conductor Robert Ryker is in Colombo to conduct the Gustav Mahler Orchestra in a series of concerts, with the final gala concert on November…
Age-old traditions of the Katina cheevara poojava at Malwatte Viharaya
CFW’s second take for this year looks to South Asia
Letters to the Editor
Appreciation
Glimpses of Egypt’s rich and diverse past
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Bringing fun and spice to British Bake Off
Lankan-born Saku Chandrasekara’s journey on the contest may have ended last week, but she has many take-aways of her time on the show By Shannon…
A wearable smartphone?
‘Peacock Lament’ goes to Goa IFF
Rodney writes Henry Merrill’s adventurous cycling trip to London
‘Mal Muwa Randa’ by DOWELS
‘STREET82’ new flagship Store at Havelock City Mall
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David Cameron’s controversial link with China-loving ex-MEP Deva
The new UK foreign secretary has been pictured with former lawmaker in London, Sri Lanka and…
Prof. Dissanayake conferred Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun award
London Vihara Nayake Thera at Remembrance Day parade
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Principled approach: A book for principals
The 10th commemoration of educationist and founder of D S Senanayake Vidyalaya, Colombo late Mr. R.I.T.…
Inspection of school buildings following tragic structure collapse: Ed. Minister
Susil Premajayantha elected to UNESCO
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Bringing fun and spice to British Bake Off
Lankan-born Saku Chandrasekara’s journey on the contest may have ended last week, but she has many…
