Thousands gather to watch Kelani Perahera
The annual Kelaniya Rajamaha Vihara Perahera concluded yesterday, with thousands of people gathering on both sides…
Air Force cruise past Sri Lions for fourth straight win
Air Force SC recorded their fourth win of the SLR–Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26 season after…
Teaching moments
Opposition parties yesterday took part in a protest over the controversial modules for Grade 6 English…
Upholding separation of powers doctrine, Speaker rejects opposition call to scrutinise JSC action
Rebuffs claim that ruling upends Speaker Bandaranaike’s assertion of parliamentary supremacy, says issues then and now…
Low pressure weather system passes north Sri Lanka with no major impact
By Jayanie Madawala The low pressure weather system passed across north Sri Lanka yesterday without a…
Whither our wildlife in 2026?
By Malaka Rodrigo Sri Lanka’s wildlife deaths have begun the New Year on a grim note,…
Foreign tour guides operating illegally put on notice
By Wasantha Ramanayake Illegal tourist guiding harms the industry and reduces service quality, attracting low-spending visitors,…
Skyrocketing arms spending undermines development aid to world’s poor
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The statistics are staggering: while military spending keeps skyrocketing, Official…
‘Eight Score Years and Fifteen On’: A song to celebrate 175 years of Thomian spirit
By Sanath Weerasuriya As S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia prepares to celebrate a momentous 175 years…
Gateway College Celebrates Outstanding SACE International Results, Showcasing Academic Excellence and Holistic Achievement
The release of the SACE International results on 15 December 2025 marked a moment of celebration…
TRI certifies first major Ceylon Tea Quality Assessment in 150 years
SpectrifyAI, a pioneering Sri Lankan AgriTech start-up, this week announced the official launch of its revolutionary…
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PM assures prelates amid textbook row
Prime Minister and Education Minister Harini Amarasuriya, at the centre of a raging controversy over the inclusion of an adult website in the Grade Six…
Crisis looms over VRS as CEB split nears
Employees who opted for retirement say they are being forced to stay Official date for unbundling not gazetted; Reforms Secretariat chief resigns More than 2,000…
Super Muslim banned as Govt. updates terror list
A Muslim terror group, formed in India in 2018 ahead of the Easter Sunday attack, is the latest addition to Sri Lanka’s list of proscribed…
China’s Foreign Minister here tomorrow
AG’s Dept divided on filing charges against Ranil
Thousands gather to watch Kelani Perahera
ITAK demands Sritharan quit CC; alleges party interest ignored
OSA proposed amendments will see tough laws for fake news
Mainly minor staff among the 41 convicted last year: CIABOC report
Seven of eight e-passport bidders lose tender, protest to appeal board
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Sri Lanka cricket; revolving rather than evolving
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Sri Lanka’s recent Asia Cup campaign ended with three wins and three defeats. On paper, it suggests balance. In truth, it was disorder disguised as…
Game of authority against lost pride at Dambulla today
The third and final T20 International between Sri Lanka and…
Prince of Wales, St. Anthony’s record outright wins
Moors in command after Sohan’s century
Air Force cruise past Sri Lions for fourth straight win
Army edge Navy 41–38 in season thriller
SSC on course to record sixth outright win
High Court overrules arrest order issued by Bandarawela Magistrate Court on Foxhill organisers
Yevan David begins 2026 season with Kiwi Motorsport in New Zealand
A test for Sri Lanka men and women teams at inaugural SAFF Futsal 2026
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Diaries going out of vogue?
Are diaries going out of vogue? Most corporates have, over the past two years, stopped issuing diaries to their clients and customers – maybe realising…
Ten years later, the SL Bond Scam rolls on unresolved
More than 10 years after the island nation’s most contentious financial crime was committed, the case of Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CB) bond scam…
Drama at the bourse: WealthTrust trades cause mayhem
The Colombo bourse has hit the highest of highs and the lowest of lows but, there has never been a chaos creating day like Wednesday,…
Colombo Port a hub of congestion
Sri Lanka rupee depreciates
Going “nuts over nuts”
Draft electricity policy is driving investors away
TRI certifies first major Ceylon Tea Quality Assessment in 150 years
Uber Eats survey: Sri Lankans crave for spice, chocolate
Need to increase insurance penetration in Sri Lanka
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Editorial
Venezuela crisis: What it means for the Indo-Pacific?
The drama that unfolded in faraway Venezuela exposed the JVP-NPP Government’s two-pronged, some say two-faced, policy of keeping its Marxist ideological base intact domestically but, thankfully, staying alive to the real world of geopolitics. Its party headquarters condemning in the strongest terms the kidnapping of the president of one sovereign…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Upholding separation of powers doctrine, Speaker rejects opposition call to scrutinise JSC action
Rebuffs claim that ruling upends Speaker Bandaranaike’s assertion of parliamentary supremacy, says issues then and now differ SJB initiates no-confidence motion against Premier Amarasuriya over reference to adult…
- 5th Column
A slip too far?
My dear Harini sahodariya, I cannot help but write to you this week, because you are the talk of the town. Suddenly, you have become the prime target…
- The Economic Analysis
Importance of friendly relations amid growing international conflicts
Sri Lanka’s non-aligned foreign policy has served the best interests of the country. The proof of this is the response of many countries to assist us when Cyclone…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
ITAK defends Harini but points out omissions in Tamil textbooks
With a no-confidence motion being launched against Prime Minister and Education Minister Harini Amarasuriya in Parliament over the controversy of the school book for Grade Six, one of…
- Focus on Rights
‘Walking back’ minimum safeguards in anti-terror laws; is this confusion or intent?
It is mystifying as to why the National Peoples’ Power Government sanguinely placed a draft ‘Protection of the State against Terrorism Act’ (PSTA) before the Sri Lankan public…
- Sunday Punch
SJB, UNP to rise like the Phoenix from the ashes of election defeat?
The New Year dawned for the UNP and SJB on an optimistic and positive note. Ranil broke the ice with Sajith with a simple phone call to the…
- In the National Interest
ITAK’s misreading of CC’s role: party discipline cannot override constitutional duty
The recent call by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) for its parliamentarian, S. Sritharan, to step down from the Constitutional Council raises important constitutional questions that go…
- Thoughts from London
When uncivilised thugs move to rule the world – that is system change
So US President Donald Trump and his fellow trumpeters want to Make America Great Again (MAGA). I cannot remember when America was great the last time. One cannot…
- Lobby
PM attacked from within and without, MP cautions
By Sandun Jayawardana The debates during Parliament’s first sitting week for 2026 may have been about other topics, but it meant no difference as the roll-out of the…
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The gentle thespian
Jith Pieris, the ineffably modest theatre veteran who, along with the likes of Jerome de Silva, was a senior mentor in the local English drama…
Meet the champion of ‘cool’ reptiles
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Back pain and bipedalism
Memory carried in bodies, voices and everyday acts
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Artists’ response to erasure
ARTRA Trail 2026 unveils ‘Silenced’ in Colombo and Galle ARTRA Trail 2026, taking place at the Lionel Wendt Gallery in Colombo from January 16-22 and…
The 3i Show founded and hosted by Stefan wins Asian Podcast award
Movie ‘SpongeBob’ SpongeBob on ghost hunt to prove bravery
‘Pawulkana Minihek’ at Sudarshi
Ajith’s ‘Brisbane Manalaya’ in town
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ passes the $1 billion mark worldwide
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Skyrocketing arms spending undermines development aid to world’s poor
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The statistics are staggering: while military spending keeps skyrocketing, Official…
Education reform must be democratic, transparent, people-led and inclusive of women and feminist voices
Britain’s elephant: hubris, dependency, and the comfort of ambiguity
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Hindered education
Educational activities in different parts of the country have been interrupted during the past few weeks.…
Guidelines to ensure school children access online platforms safely
Cabinet approves signing of MoUs between state and foreign universities
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Diaries going out of vogue?
Are diaries going out of vogue? Most corporates have, over the past two years, stopped issuing…
