Trinity power too much for Thomian grit
Trinity College continued their unbeaten run in the Dialog Schools Rugby League, brushing aside traditional rivals…
Isipathana prevail with close win over Wesley
It was near but yet so far for Wesley College as Isipathana College held on to…
Bangla blunder: a wakeup call more than a testing ground
So, Sri Lanka just lost their first-ever T20I series to Bangladesh. So what, right? You win…
Pressure mounts on Govt. to set up accountability mechanism as more bodies emerge from Chemmani mass grave
ITAK writes to President, calling for urgent and decisive action to uncover the truth and bring perpetrators…
Jumbo deaths escalate as human-elephant orbits collide
By Kasun Warakapitiya A string of incidents involving train collisions, electrocution and shooting incidents have led…
Puttalam’s paddy farmers forced to put up with a pittance
By Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe in Puttalam Having battled wild elephants and many other odds for over…
No owners, no repairs for broken road near stadium
By Kasun Warakapitiya The road leading to one of the main parking lots for provincial buses,…
Puttalam salt producers lament low prices due to imported Gujarati variety
Puttalam salt producers are concerned over a drop in local salt prices despite a good harvest…
PCHE Opens new campus in Colombo
Prospects College of Higher Education (PCHE) marked a significant milestone with the grand opening of its new…
Puppet tales from SAARC
Stories old and stories new, rooted in culture, religion, folklore and social awareness were highlighted when…
Young chefs get set to take Lanka on a plate at Bocuse d’Or
Sri Lanka’s culinary community is preparing for the national selection round of the Bocuse d’Or competition…
News
109 hotline to protect children, women
With online sex crimes against women and children on the rise in the current AI age, the Sri Lanka Police yesterday launched hotline 109 to…
‘Structural changes’ await CC, Commissions
New members to be appointed with change of PM or Govt. By Damith Wickremasekara The Government is planning to make what it calls ‘structural changes’…
HRCSL warns state entities not implementing its advice
By S. Rubatheesan With only about thirty percent of its recommendations implemented last year, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has warned state…
ePassport personalisation: Bid deadline extended again
1,489 doctors left the country from 2022-2024: Lanka loses Rs. 12.5bn
Paddyfield baby pulls at heartstrings
Committee investigating Deshabandu to submit report this week
Anti-Israeli social media post: PTA suspect released on bail after 9 months
CJ to retire on July 27, President likely to recommend a nominee in the coming week
NPC finds SDIG Jayawardena guilty of all charges linked to Easter Sunday attack; services terminated
More NewsSports
Trinity power too much for Thomian grit
RUGBY
Trinity College continued their unbeaten run in the Dialog Schools Rugby League, brushing aside traditional rivals S. Thomas’ College in a Cup Segment game, with…
Royal hold nerve in second-half comeback to stun St. Peter’s
Royal College skipper and winger Amika Samarasinghe touched down twice,…
Isipathana prevail with close win over Wesley
D.S. Senanayake hold late Zahira burst
Pakistan and Bangladesh face off in T20 series
Bangla blunder: a wakeup call more than a testing ground
Lara names Warne as the greatest, but admits Murali left him “confused” at the crease
Clinical St. Joseph’s down brave Kingswood
Ananda College power past sloppy Sri Sumangala in Plate fixture
Agony for hosts; ecstasy for visitors
More SportsBusiness Times
Registrar of Companies website crashes, down for more than five days
By Bandula SirimannaSri Lanka’s much vaunted electronic company registration facility, e-ROC, has come to a grinding halt, delaying seriously the registration of companies or filing of company…
Employers call for credit scores of potential employees
More and more companies are seeking credit scores of potential candidates for job interviews, according to the Credit Information Bureau, officials said. “Using credit scores…
Archaic law barring night work for female hotel workers scrapped
Sri Lanka’s hospitality sector this week welcomed a move by the government to overturn an archaic 1954 law that bars women from working as hotel…
Indian firm to lead Sri Lanka’s Digital ID Project
Probe into rapid expansion of unregulated co-operative banks
Uncertainty looms over US tariffs
“Upsetting the Apple-cart”
Tiny land with towering yield
Connecting small Solar IPP for offshore tendering
Customs launches anti-corruption drive
More Business TimesSunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Electricity (Amendment) Bill: Who’s dimming the light?
Sri Lanka’s divisive Electricity (Amendment) Bill this week received approval from the multiparty Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development for its second reading scheduled for July 24 in Parliament. The debate—and subsequent vote, which, given the government’s numbers in the House, will favour the Bill’s passing—will proceed despite…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Pressure mounts on Govt. to set up accountability mechanism as more bodies emerge from Chemmani mass grave
ITAK writes to President, calling for urgent and decisive action to uncover the truth and bring perpetrators to justice Ongoing battle for local council control raises concerns over electoral…
- 5th Column
Missing in action
My dear Rajitha, I thought of writing to you this week because you are in the news after a lapse of a few months. That is not necessarily…
- The Economic Analysis
Facing tariff challenges to our trade-dependent economy
The uncertainties in global trade and tariffs and the escalation of wars in West Asia and hostilities between Russia and Ukraine pose severe uncertainties, threats, and challenges to…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
NPP MPs’ one account for all salaries: Easy to deposit, difficult to withdraw
The National People’s Power (NPP) has acknowledged that a portion of the salaries and allowances of its MPs and ministers are credited to a single account of a…
- Focus on Rights
Is Sri Lanka becoming a haven for foreign war criminals?
A bizarre dialogue had taken place before a Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee a few days ago where officials representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism…
- Sunday Punch
Neurosurgeon’s remand spectre stalks other medical specialists
As neurosurgeon Dr. Maheshi Wijeratne walked out of court, released on bail on Tuesday, leaving behind the horrors of a remand cell that she had endured for nearly…
- In the National Interest
A time for moral clarity: Why Sri Lanka must recalibrate its foreign policy on Israel, Palestine, and Gaza
The recent arrest and detention of two young Sri Lankan men — Mohamed Rushdi and Mohamed Suhail — under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) has sparked…
- Thoughts from London
So what did Tariff Trump tell you, Comrade Viji?
Just last week Comrade Minister Viji and his crack team of tariff busters were walking down a plush plaza of Washington Square looking to buy a reduced-price cup…
Plus
A toast to Cinnamon and Tea: unveiling stories, voices and textures
Bird calls beckon and dark and mysterious plantations and misty, wind-swept slopes spreading as far as the eye can see, offer a unique experience to…
Puppet tales from SAARC
Colombo and Cape Town – exploring a forgotten link
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
Of the wild and beautiful, a book for the ages
More PlusMagazine
In rural jungle local mythology comes alive
High School Junkies return with Hooves By Yomal Senerath-Yapa The High School Junkies have struck again! This time, they have something supernatural to chill your…
‘With every step I carried Sri Lanka with me’
Billy sings the ’80’s at Cinnamon Life
A musical Tribute to legends Victor and Priya
Film ‘Riverston’ awarded at Shanghai IFF
‘Eka Thamai Meka’
More MagazineSunday Times 2
The failed impeachment putsch against President Premadasa: The inside story
In 1989, with the Presidency already in its pocket, the UNP was well placed to emerge…
My recollections of Upali Wijewardene
Musical tribute to Angeline Gunathilake
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Pay the teacher’s teacher
Sri Lanka Educator Service Lecturers’ Trade Union members held a protest outside the Education Ministry demanding…
Education reforms to include skills/psychometric tests
Colombo Uni, Indian HC discuss collaborations
More Education >>Magazine
In rural jungle local mythology comes alive
High School Junkies return with Hooves By Yomal Senerath-Yapa The High School Junkies have struck again!…
