It’s rainin’ cats and dogs, but the street animals have to be fed
By Kasun Warakapitiya Street animal feeding, a difficult activity, has become even more challenging during the…
Weligama PS chairman’s murder places Govt. in opposition’s crosshairs
Public Security Minister comes under SJB fire over failure to provide security to public representatives Minister hits…
Strong winds, heavy showers to continue until Tuesday, warns Met Dept
By Kasun Warakapitiya The Meteorology Department says strong winds and up to 100 mm of rain…
NHSL’s trailblazing liver transplants
Many smiling men, women and children have walked out with a fresh lease of life By…
‘‘Nation United-National Drive’’ programme to eradicate the dangerous drugs menace
By Ishu Bandara After recognising the widespread use of dangerous drugs as a national menace contributing…
Proposed school overhaul presents transport costs and potential dropout issues
Plan triggers fears of under-enrolled rural school closures; Govt. says objective is to upgrade schools By…
Microfinance companies pose a deadly trap in the impoverished North and East
By S. Rubatheesan With the ongoing economic crisis pushing more families into poverty in recent times,…
Capturing magical moments of Sri Lanka’s vanishing majestic giants
A photography exhibition at the Colombo National Museum aimed at conservation, showcases 75 striking portraits of wild…
Nuwara Eliya’s small-scale farmers forced to abandon farmlands
Pix and text by Shelton Hettiaarachchi Nuwara Eliya’s small-scale farmers whose livelihoods depended on small plots…
Global gold grab
Some people around the world are feeling happier today than they were just a few months…
British School champs at ‘Step-Up 2025’
The British School in Colombo (BSC) won the ‘Step-Up 2025’ , the first-ever Inter-International Schools Dance…
News
Hope amid gloom
Once self-sufficient in rice, Sri Lanka now relies on imports to meet the shortfall in production. The crisis in the paddy sector stems from not…
Govt. in 12-day rush to buy 1,775 double cabs
Short notice for bidders; closing date Nov. 4 By Namini Wijedasa The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Thursday floated a multibillion rupee…
Sparks fly as Energy Minister and Secretary cross wires over DG
A dispute has erupted between Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody and Energy Ministry Secretary Udayanga Hemapala over the latter reappointing Pubudu Niroshan as Director General (DG)…
Tourists offered package tickets
Court of Appeal dismisses union’s challenge to CEB’s restructuring
Visa-outsourcing fiasco: Audit report says Govt. earned no revenue
Weerawansa given time till Dec. 1 to study prosecution documents
CJ recommends CA Justice Gihan Kulatunga to fill remaining vacancy in SC
Air Force holds annual religious event at Dalada Maligawa
It’s rainin’ cats and dogs, but the street animals have to be fed
More NewsSports
Selectors under radar as nominations open
By Champika Fernandocricket
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has called for nominations to join the National Team Selection Committee, signalling potential changes into the selection panel headed by Upul…
Kaya Daluwatte claims bronze in Manama
Sri Lanka’s Kaya Daluwatte made history, winning the country’s first-ever…
Sri Lanka claim three more golds
Rohit and Kohli turn back clock as India crush Australia in 3rd ODI
Selection hullabaloo let the backbencher represent Sri Lanka instead of a top rank at World Championships
Sri Lanka esports backed by Dialog, set to make historic debut at Asian Youth Games
Yevan David shifts into high gear with historic F3 debut
Colombo’s downpour of disappointment
Let her fly like Shelly-Ann
Spinner King stars as Australia rout South Africa at World Cup
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Motor show in Colombo
The Ceylon Motor Show 2025 hosted by the Ceylon Motor Traders’ Association in partnership with the Classic Car Club of Ceylon opened at the BMICH,…
Regional plantations bow to Presidential diktat
Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) have agreed to go ahead with the wage increase for estate workers as proposed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake subject to…
US flags bureaucratic failures in investment framework
Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) fails to act as a true “one-stop shop” for investors due to scrappy authority, lengthy approval processes, and poor…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Corruption: Pay and Go
Last week’s front-page story in this newspaper may have raised some reader eyebrows; the CIABOC (Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption), it said, is mulling over a proposal by some of those arraigned, or to be arraigned before it on charges of bribery or corruption, that they simply…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Weligama PS chairman’s murder places Govt. in opposition’s crosshairs
Public Security Minister comes under SJB fire over failure to provide security to public representatives Minister hits back, says IRCs cannot be given police protection—sparking opposition fury President to launch nationwide…
- 5th Column
Maalimawa’s Maali
My dear Lakmali, I thought of writing to you because it appears to be hard to keep you out of the news, even though you are only a…
- The Economic Analysis
The formidable challenge of foreign debt repayment in 2028
The repayment of US$ 13 billion of foreign debt in 2028 is a formidable challenge, as we have to increase our foreign reserves from US$ 6.1 billion at…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Louvre heist: Sri Lankan sapphires adorn stolen tiara
A tiara stolen during the daring robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris this week contained 1,083 diamonds and 24 Ceylon sapphires. The sapphire diadem was once worn…
- Focus on Rights
‘Wolves’ of the Rajapaksa Opposition in the Clothing of Democratic ‘Sheep’
A deeply pervasive argument is being trotted out by some Opposition parliamentarians that the coming together of political parties opposed to the National People’s Power (NPP) Government is…
- Sunday Punch
Whose finger was on the trigger?
The question buzzing on the people’s lips on Wednesday morn was whose hand was behind the gun that shot Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman? Whose hidden finger pulled the…
- In the National Interest
Sustainable education reform requires adequate stakeholder consultation and national consensus The need for education reform to meet the complex demands of the 21st century has been the consistent…
- Thoughts from London
Signalling left and going right is the new turn in politics
There I was reading and rereading the words of Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, who, for some reason or other, is viewed by some as an up-and-coming messiah. Why…
- Lobby
PS Chairman killing dominates Parliamentary debate
By Sandun Jayawardana Thursday’s Parliamentary debate on the government’s “National Programme to Eradicate Drugs and Organised Crime and Strengthening the Legal Framework” was overshadowed by the assassination of…
Plus
Send in the ‘Clownselors’
With a colourful mop of hair and clothes and a big red nose, was a clown at a medical conference at a Colombo hotel recently…
Remembering the sinking of Ciotat as Armistice Day approaches
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Music and community, Country Roads strikes a resounding chord once again
Worship musical, ‘Like a River Glorious’ St. Francis of Assisi, Mount Lavinia
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Essence of everyday life her inspiration
Yashara Wickramasurendra’s exhibition Small Island Vol. 2, from October 31 to November 2 at the Lionel Wendt By Shannon Salgadoe Artist and illustrator Yashara Wickramasurendra…
Pipinya and Pickle Island that bounced off from their love for Pickleball
The gems of Russian cinema
‘Amal Biso’ brings a powerful Children’s Day message
Japanese Manga film
‘Sri Lanka Dance Festival 2025’: Celebrating the universal language of movement
More MagazineSunday Times 2
He left an indelible mark on the hearts of Sri Lankans
Sir Cyril de Zoysa This tribute is published in commemoration of Sir Cyril de Zoysa’s…
Remembering Prof. K.N. Seneviratne, a man devoted to physiology
Another pearl from Negombo
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Wading through murky waters
Heavy rains and flooding in several parts of the country affected educational activities this week as…
Ministry issues guidelines on new curriculum
False document being circulated: Ministry
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Essence of everyday life her inspiration
Yashara Wickramasurendra’s exhibition Small Island Vol. 2, from October 31 to November 2 at the Lionel Wendt…
