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Rs 750m pledged, but India- Sri Lanka ambulance service faces funding emergency

By Hafsa Sabry In a country where access to timely medical care was once a luxury,…

Chemical on board Dali was raw material used to make industrial gloves, says BOI company

Vessel was carrying resin solution, categorised as hazardous; Ansell Lanka says it adheres to regulations By…

Colombo identifies 100, unsafe crumbling buildings

By Dilushi Wijesinghe Authorities are in the process of identifying buildings in a dilapidated state in…

Ranil and Basil meet for weekly election strategy talks

SLPP prefers general elections first, but Rajapaksa says they will leave the decision to President Basil…

Avurudu shopping woes: Soaring prices pose major barrier at food markets

Ways and Means Committee highlights obscene profits food importers make; but merchants dispute its findings By…

‘Let’s take SL’s healthcare to higher level through leadership, professionalism & efficiency’

New President of the College of Medical Administrators, Dr. Kumara Wickremasinghe proposes meticulous plan to improve…

It’s nesting time for sea turtles, wildlife officials ensure safe haven

By Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe Once again, sea turtles have started to surface on the northwestern shores…

Big Mac and Burgernomics

After about 25 years of operations since 1998, on March 24, McDonald’s closed down its business…

Bridge Academia to CMA Professional Qualifications with Bristol Institute: A Leap Forward by CMA

The Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka kept another foot forward, enabling the CMA students in…

ACU scholarship for three outstanding students from Sri Lanka

The Australian Catholic University (ACU), ranked among the 10 Catholic Universities in the world, has recognised three…

A give and take of Odissi and Kandyan

‘Ahuti’ the second collaboration between Nrityagram and Chitrasena ensembles to premiere in Sri Lanka By Namali…

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News

Crime-scene ignominy for crisis-ridden SLFP

The SLFP, embroiled in crisis after crisis, saw its headquarters being sealed yesterday as a crime scene, while the party’s one-time general secretary is seen…

As rupee value rises quick measures to bring down prices

Price control likely if super-profit-earning traders fail to act responsibly By Damith Wickremasekara With the rupee set to appreciate further against the US dollar, the…

Sri Lanka optimistic about finalising debt restructuring talks in London

By Bandula Sirimanna Given the current favourable macroeconomic headwinds and economic resurgence, Sri Lanka is optimistic about finalising debt-restructuring talks in London with international creditors…

61 deaths by hanging in prisons in past four years

SLFP headquarters sealed; charges of missing files

7 to 25 years tax exemptions for investors setting up factories in Eravur BOI zone

Peradeniya new VC: Three names submitted to President

EC’s local council election decisions contravene the Constitution: AG

Chinese donation of data collecting equipment to help atmospheric studies

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Sports

There’s ample room for improvement — Women’s Coach Rumesh Ratnayake

cricket

After Sri Lanka’s women cricketers secured a historic 2-1 victory against South Africa in the Women’s T20I series last week, team captain Chamari Athapaththu posted…

Dilana leads St. Peter’s to victory in 50th L/O encounter

Dilana Damsara’s impressive knock of 67 runs set the stage…

Nithish shines on day one

Soul-searching as Fiji flop again ahead of tilt at third Games gold

Tharusha, Sethika shine in drawn match

Dharmapala MV escape

Siddhartha Central clinch first series win vs Revata

Battle of Rocks ends in tame draw

Jaffna responds boldly; potential result at Dambulla

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Business Times

Avurudu shopping

A week before the Avurudu celebrations, shoppers were busy in Pettah looking for clothes for the family. Pic by Priyankara Samaraweera…

Sri Lankan shrimp industry on a nosedive

Sri Lanka’s shrimp farmers and exporters in 2024 face the challenge of being wiped out on the back of rising operational costs, declining demand from…

Supreme Court to adjudicate on hotel rates issue next month

The spat between Sri Lankan hoteliers and tour operators is about to reach its climax next month when a judgment from the Supreme Court is…

Government continues debt servicing of multilateral lenders

Unions take labour reforms to court

Harnessing maximum benefits from Eppawala rock phosphate

Avurudu blues

Big Mac and Burgernomics

Softlogic Life introduces SL’s first AI-powered Annual Report Analyser

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Sunday Times E-Paper

Editorial

Turning Kachchativu issue into another Kashmir

It was a matter of time before the upcoming general election campaign rhetoric in India was to spill over to Sri Lanka. This time it was no less a persona than its Prime Minister who obliged with his choir of senior ministers in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) joining…

Columns

Political Commentary
Ranil and Basil meet for weekly election strategy talks

SLPP prefers general elections first, but Rajapaksa says they will leave the decision to President Basil urges President to woo members from SJB and smaller parties for polls…
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5th Column
Prison mail

Gnanasara hamuduruwaney, I am not sure where I should direct this letter hamuduruwaney, whether it is to the prison, to the prison hospital or even whether it should…
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The Economic Analysis
The challenging task of sustaining the initial economic growth

The continuation of the International Monetary Fund’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) is vitally important for the economy’s stability and growth. However, complying with the conditions of the agreement…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Enter a new breed of graduate teachers manipulated by politics

The Presidential Secretariat has ordered a full investigation to determine whether disciplinary action should be taken over the conduct of certain Western Province graduate teachers during the ceremony…
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Focus on Rights
The NPP’s sidestepping in Jaffna and repeating deadly mistakes

National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s pronouncement in Jaffna earlier this week that he did not come to bargain for votes by assuring that he…
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Sunday Punch
Awesome star wars break out over this year’s auspicious times to eat

Days before the Sun God has even begun his annual transmigration in celestial spheres, an astrological rebellion on earth in Lanka strikes fear and confusion Days before the…
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In the National Interest
Presidential Elections 2024 and the choice before the Tamil community

In an article published in the Colombo Telegraph website last week former Supreme Court Judge and current Parliamentarian Dr. C.V. Wigneswaran raised the question as to what the…
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Thoughts from London
Conspiracies, conspirators and more doubtful tales

As though our nation does not have enough problems with conspiracies that remain vague and undisclosed and conspirators who remain unnamed, even the stars seem to be conspiring…
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Lobby
It’s a bad precedent says Opposition as Dep. Speaker temporarily halts sittings

By Sandun Jayawardana The lack of a large number of speakers from both the government and opposition forced a temporary halt to proceedings during Parliament’s final sitting a…
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