Post-disaster firecracker sales fall to new low
By Kasun Warakapitiya Sales of fireworks hit an all-time low this year following the devastation of…
Sand washed up on northern farmland attracts dark hands
By S. Rubatheesan Dozens of tippers and tractors have been seen at paddy fields trying to…
Rains to intensify in several provinces from tomorrow
The Meteorology Department has warned that with an active easterly wave expected to move across the…
It feels like Xmas with Heel Oya cypress trees
By Malaka Rodrigo Every December, amid Colombo’s glittering lights and plastic decorations, a quieter reminder of…
Love shines bright as Christmas lights this season
By Dilushi Wijesinghe Sri Lanka found room for hope, gratitude, and togetherness as families gathered to…
Why our reservoirs cannot prevent floods during extreme rainfall
By Eng. Thushara Dissanayake Our recent experience with the massive disaster brought by Cyclone Ditwah clearly…
Sri Lanka’s ‘water champion’ proud of work initiated by Appe Lanka
Many are the gratifying memories Shaan Corea recalls after being given a UAE Embassy Award as…
Problem, that’s not a problem!
Last week we focused on a development problem that China has faced with and discussed how…
Havelocks overpower Army
Despite being heavily challenged by Army Sports Club, Havelocks Sports Club maintained their composure to complete…
Kandy run riot against Sri Lions to stay unbeaten
Kandy Sports Club made a mockery of Sri Lions Sports Club as the defending champions recorded…
Viren, Ranithma retain Open titles at 73rd Nationals
Title holders Viren Nettasinghe and Ranithma Liyanage made a fitting end to their campaigns of the…
News
This is not Gaza; it is Badulla
One month after Cyclone Ditwah, displaced families remain in local schools and will welcome the New Year 2026 in temporary shelters such as these. With…
Indo-Lanka committee to oversee post-Ditwah reconstruction
Indian experts and technicians coming to carry out projects under US$450 million recovery package By Damith Wickremasekara A joint official committee consisting of Sri Lankan and…
Firearm for Madush: Devananda held under 72-hour PTA detention
By Ranjith Padmasiri A 72-hour detention order under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) has been obtained against former minister Douglas Devananda after he was…
Scammers circle for disaster cash
State bodies told: No disaster‑aid requests without Treasury approval
Trial-at-bar proposed for cases against Ranil and Deshabandu
Package visitors spend more, earnings show links to stays and spending
Package visitors spend more, earnings show links to stays and spending
Month after ditwah: Rs 25,000 initial relief reaches some, misses others
Lanka’s nightingale is no more but her music and legacy will continue to inspire
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Sri Lanka recalls four seniors and a newbie for Pakistan T20s
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Former captain Charith Asalanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Dunith Wellalage and Dhananjaya de Silva are set to be recalled for the three-match home T20 International series against…
NOC assures AGM at earliest opportunity amid ongoing Forensic Audit
The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOC) has shared…
SSC benches Kusal and Shanaka for choosing franchise over club
Havelocks overpower Army
Kandy run riot against Sri Lions to stay unbeaten
Lasith, Kamindu slam tons as CCC amass 382-3
Adeesha cracks swashbuckling unbeaten 227
England snap 15-year losing streak to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test
Crystal Palace FC, a premier club shattered by Cyclone Ditwah
TM Sampath defies time to become Sri Lanka’s oldest First Class centurion
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Shopping galore!
Come sun or rain, Sri Lankans love shopping – that is the middle and affluent classes! Others, unable to afford high prices, throng shopping malls,…
Bold review of copyright laws pertaining to music and book publishing
Sri Lanka’s intellectual property authorities are planning bold reforms and possibly new legislation to strengthen copyright laws in Sri Lanka in the music industry and,…
Sri Lanka enters 2026: Cyclone shocks test growth and resilience
Sri Lanka steps into 2026, focusing on economic recovery with forecasts of 5 per cent growth driven partly by post-cyclone reconstruction, leveraging its ports as…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
2025: The good, the bad and the farcical
The year 2025 of the Gregorian calendar ends next week—a year of mixed happenings and emotions for the people swept asunder by a devastating natural disaster, over and above a delicate economy. Factor in a fledgling government desperate to make a mark despite the odds that include political setbacks at…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Jaishankar’s Lanka visit on short notice as Modi’s special envoy underscores powerful geopolitical message
Govt. caught unawares; Herath rushes from Parliament to foreign office to answer phone call from Delhi Events during the visit show it is India in control, with an underprepared…
- 5th Column
Predictable predicament
My dear Vraie, I thought of writing to you after hearing that the first budget of the ‘maalimaawa’ chaps at the CMC was defeated by 3 votes. You…
- The Economic Analysis
Bitter end to a year of economic stabilisation and growth
There could not have been a more cruel and devastating end to this year of financial stabilisation and economic growth than the devastation and destruction caused by Cyclone…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Tamil politicos warn Jaishankar over Pakistani and Chinese presence in north
When India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited the country this week, his office allocated time from his busy engagement with Tamil political leaders from North and Upcountry.…
- Focus on Rights
‘Terrorism’ versus civil liberties; the NPP’s clear betrayal of campaign promises
President Anura Kumara Dissaayake’s determination to ‘repeal and replace’ Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) with a law that balances security concerns and civil liberties for ‘rights…
- Sunday Punch
No balloons for Christmas this year
I was nicely snuggled up on my sofa watching another episode of my favourite comedy series for the year, when I heard a loud incessant banging on my…
- In the National Interest
Rebuilding after cyclone Ditwah: The case for a nationally united effort under the disaster management act
The National People’s Power (NPP) Government assumed office under exceptionally difficult circumstances. It inherited an economy that had been driven to collapse by the policies and mismanagement of…
- Thoughts from London
Where do we go from here—left, right or who knows?
Surely not Left. Our NPP leader left it some time ago, and now it would seem he has ditched it altogether. Now I hear no Marxist ideology belting…
Plus
The best of Sinhala fiction in 2025
As a New Year approaches and resolutions have to be made, The Sunday Times proposes a peek into our vernacular literature – infinitely rich and…
Sri Lanka’s ‘water champion’ proud of work initiated by Appe Lanka
A path to literature thanks to Radio Ceylon and Dostoyevsky in 1954
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
You step into a cafe and leave as art enthusiasts
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From Thambuththegama to the UK
Winning significant awards in 2025, Pethum Tharuka Hettiarachchi is fast making his mark as a sugarcraft artist on the international scene It has been a…
Colombo Counts Down to 2026
Cinnamon Life rings in 2026 with a Night to Remember
‘Doctor’ to rock Taj Samudra on New Year’s Eve
‘Midnight in Havana’ at MLH
Sri Lanka’s largest youth and pop culture celebration rescheduled to January 2026
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Why our reservoirs cannot prevent floods during extreme rainfall
By Eng. Thushara Dissanayake Our recent experience with the massive disaster brought by Cyclone Ditwah clearly…
Sri Lanka participates at United Nations Alliance of Civilizations segment
Marketing torture: Right- or left-handed, abuse is abuse
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Taking a look around
Prime Minister and Minister of Education Harini Amarasuriya visited the Badulla District to get a firsthand…
UNICEF working with Sri Lanka to assess damage to schools
Pera Uni cyclone damages estimated at Rs. 3bn
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Shopping galore!
Come sun or rain, Sri Lankans love shopping – that is the middle and affluent classes!…
