Constitutional Council: The crisis continues
Justice Minister submits new set of rules in three-page document; after Speaker withdraws 58-page set of…
Killing of MP and bodyguard: Judges visit Nittambuwa town to get witness accounts
By Ranjith Padmasiri The three-judge High Court Trial-at-Bar appointed to hear the case of the murders…
Corruption, taxes, disease and imports crushing coconut industry
By Sunimalee Dias Sri Lanka’s coconut industry is facing a grave crisis as its access to…
Shocks continue to rattle
One-and-a-half years after making sweeping changes to the national team coaching structure, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)…
CR return to beat Cops
CR&FC perhaps made the greatest recovery in its history to clinically outsmart a thorough professional Police…
Heavy rains in many areas; showers in the evenings
Up country train services disrupted by landslides, warnings for several areas By Jayanie Madawala The Meteorological…
Boon for women
First state-of-the-art Gynaecological Laparoscopy & Endometriosis Centre in the private sector opens at Kings Hospital By…
Cold storage facility at Dambulla Economic Trade Centre almost complete
The project on the temperature controlled cold storage facility at the Dambulla Economic Trade Centre has…
Sri Lanka among the Fastest Growing Tourism Destinations For 2024
Sri Lanka is now the fifth-fastest-growing tourism destination, according to data released this year by www.traveloffpath.com.…
The CXO Academy, in partnership with BCAS, announces the launch of a unique programme tailored for both current and aspiring CXOs
This innovative programme is crafted to expand leadership skills, refine approaches to embracing disruptive technology, and…
Contempo excited to be back with a Christmas concert
By Mithahasini Ratnayake Celebrating 20 years since their inception in 2001, “Somewhere in My Memory”, a…
News
Country-wide blackout affects millions of people
By Kasun Warakapitiya A country-wide power failure caused widespread inconvenience to millions of people last night. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) spokesman Noel Priyantha said a…
Blackout Saturday for Lanka
It was Blackout Saturday for Sri Lanka yesterday as a countrywide power failure affected millions of people. As darkness enveloped Colombo, the Nelum Kuluna, lit…
Rs. 349mn wasted on poor medical supplies
Sri Lanka also wasted Rs. 10.7 billion worth of Pfizer Covid vaccines Medicines as well as surgical and laboratory materials worth Rs. 349 million were…
Divorces to be made easy through three new bills
Ministry Secretary forces principals to admit students to intermediate grades in popular schools
Lanka signs UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire; US vetoes it
A special exposition of looted artefacts draw crowds
Budget 2024: Parliament to debate VAT Bill today
Kanchana says electricity tariff reduction talks on Tuesday, asks Opposition for input
Killing of MP and bodyguard: Judges visit Nittambuwa town to get witness accounts
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Shocks continue to rattle
Jayasuriya set to return as fulltime consultant for SLC; new selectors and coaching staff to come in
One-and-a-half years after making sweeping changes to the national team coaching structure, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is looking at another major overhaul in the wake…
No takers for Chamari in WPL
Sri Lankan women’s cricket skipper Chamari Athapaththu suffered yet another…
CR return to beat Cops
No play on day two
St. John’s advance to final
Wet ground hampers day two proceedings
Kandy gun down spirited Army
Sri Lanka U-19 starts Asia Cup in style
Davis Cup in Italy
Sri Lanka should look at securing its athletes’ natural steps towards an elite career – Prof Russell
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Sri Lanka’s first revolving restaurant
Sri Lanka’s first revolving restaurant and South Asia’s tallest restaurant will open at the Colombo Lotus Tower today at 11 am. Citrus Leisure PLC will…
CRIB to secure new state-of-the-art system with credit rating
The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB), the first such institution in the South Asian region, is exploring the possibility of introducing a credit…
Sri Lanka’s veg oil imports can be subsidised with oil palm
Sri Lanka annually imports 180,000-220,000 metric tonnes of vegetable oil which can be met with 50,000 hectares (Ha) of oil palm or 271,000 Ha of…
Apparel orders for 2024 continue to look bleak
Stockbrokers write to Prez for 10% of CSE after demutualisation
Govt explores wind power potential in the North East with Adani assistance
Attracting global travellers
“MML theory” and doing business
Cargills Bank IPO opens for subscription
Sysco LABS recognised at Presidential Export Awards
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Editorial
What’s left of human rights
Each year on this day, December 10, the world is expected to mark Human Rights Day, and this year is special as it is the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations. Regrettably, this day, this year, will be commemorated in…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Constitutional Council: The crisis continues
Justice Minister submits new set of rules in three-page document; after Speaker withdraws 58-page set of rules AG says even Justice Minister’s proposals contravene Constitution SLPP dissidents in…
- 5th Column
An acting role
My dear Deshabandu, I am writing to congratulate you on your appointment as our Acting top cop after months and months of suspense and uncertainty. You may feel…
- The Economic Analysis
Political and economic uncertainties and global crises overshadow economic prospects
Political uncertainties, unfavourable economic conditions and the global recession are serious downside economic risks. The performance of the economy is being overshadowed by unfavourable global economic developments that…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Horrendous list of errors in draft of Electricity Bill
The Sri Lanka Electricity Bill, which was gazetted on Friday, was plagued with errors, it was pointed out in Parliament. Opposition MPs, who claimed the publication of the…
- Focus on Rights
The ‘Winter of our Discontent’ Amidst The Shedding of the Nation’s Tears
Parliamentarians draping shawls supposedly in sympathy for the plight of the people of Gaza while deaf, dumb and blind to the fate of their own constituents and exchanging…
- Sunday Punch
The return of the glorified pastor
How miracle maker’s miracle came unstuck 48 hours after his belated advent to face the legal choir in court Pastor turned self-proclaimed prophet Jerome who claims his miracles can…
- In the National Interest
Easter Sunday Attacks: Mystery deepens, no action taken against Namal Kumara
Many questions yet remain unanswered with regard to the Easter Sunday attacks of April 2019. While the dependents of those who were killed in the dastardly attacks await…
- Thoughts from London
Buffoons, bluffers and a lot of hot air
Gone are the days of the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Navarangahala and Tower Hall. Welcome Diyawanna Oya Maduwa. Comedy and tragedy as theatre has shifted to what seems more…
- Lobby
Staying clear of any camp has paid dividends, FM tells House
By Sandun Jayawardana Sri Lanka’s foreign policy, based on the principle of “Friendship to all and enmity to none,” has brought results as it charts a path towards…
Plus
‘Spicing up my bakes because that’s me’
“Sri Lanka is always in my heart. You know the saying ‘Kale maru unath, kotiyage pulli maru wenne nehe?’” laughs Sri Lankan-born Saku Chandrasekara, talking…
The goal of a Fund and a better society through culture
Hello Berlin, goodbye plastics
Appreciations
COP28 and the garden city irony
Styles of innovation
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Contempo excited to be back with a Christmas concert
By Mithahasini Ratnayake Celebrating 20 years since their inception in 2001, “Somewhere in My Memory”, a choral Christmas concert will see Contempo, the well-known choir…
What’s popping this season
‘Hemawalokana’-Hemasiri Liyanage Retrospection Hats off to Hemasiri
Christmas ‘Wish’ for 200 special kids
‘Christmas Stories to Life’ at Shangri-La
Cake mixing of Kethumathee Hotel
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USAID-SLTDA conducts learning expo in Kandy
Small business operators in the tourism industry in the Kandy region attended the Sustainable…
Stamp issued to mark Turkiye- Sri Lanka diplomatic relations
Joyful day for Samadhi children at La-La Park event
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A piece of history: Artefacts back on home ground
A large number of school children were among those who visited the National Museum in Colombo…
AG’s report on education sector highlights many past failings
India Corner at Peradeniya University
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Contempo excited to be back with a Christmas concert
By Mithahasini Ratnayake Celebrating 20 years since their inception in 2001, “Somewhere in My Memory”, a…
