News
Amidst a roaring welcome from current students and academics, a nostalgic Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya returned on Thursday to her lecture room at her alma…
Says it’s open to requests from accused, if backed by court approval By Ranjith Padmasiri The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)…
By Dilushi Wijesinghe Sri Lanka’s gem and jewellery industry has renewed its call to the government to reduce the import duty on gold from 15%…
Sports
Charith Asalanka’s Asia Cup campaign fell short of expectations. The young left-handed batsman, who currently leads Sri Lanka’s limited over sides, struggled with the bat,…
The Sri Lanka men’s sevens team excelled in Pool ‘C’…
Business Times
Gold prices are surging in the world and in Sri Lanka seeing a dramatic shift in consumer buying trends. In this file picture, a consumer…
New vehicle owners numbering over 165,000 who have waited for over five months without number plates, are forced to hang on for at least another…
Sri Lanka’s labour laws have been under the scanner for some time but this time it will go under a new lens as the new…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
One of the provisions in Resolution (60/L/1/Rev.1) passed without a vote at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) last week in Geneva was to call for an Independent Public Prosecutor’s Office in Sri Lanka. The resolution “acknowledges with appreciation” the Government’s commitment to establish such an office—independent of the Attorney…
Columns
As Prime Minister Harini, in charge of education, embarks on high-profile visits to China and India; President addresses teacher concerns Govt. prepares to present second budget amid people’s…
My dear Kosthaapal Tharinda and Neethigna Wanninayake, I thought of writing to both of you this week because the entire country watched the drama you staged at the…
The peace achieved in West Asia could benefit our economy in several ways. The economic threats posed by the Israel–Palestine war that have been discussed in earlier columns…
More than a year passed, and NPP’s short-lived Speaker of Parliament Ashoka Ranwala could not find a copy of his Japanese doctorate, which he promised to produce ‘in…
It seems that attorney-MPs of the National People’s Power (NPP) Government are intent on setting a new ‘moral tone’ (I am saying this tongue-in-cheek) by urging public officials…
Latest US travel warning to its citizens: Visit Lanka at your peril A disturbing US Travel Advisory warned Americans last Thursday ‘to exercise caution when travelling to Sri…
Each day, as dawn breaks over the country’s busy towns and cities, millions of commuters take to the roads—in buses, trains, three-wheelers, motorbikes, and private cars—to earn a…
Plus
For nearly two decades, Vimukthi Jayasundara’s lens has been trained on Sri Lanka’s most painful wounds—war, minorities, displacement, the human cost of conflict. His films…
Magazine
In a quiet corner of Pelawatte, Elementé Gallery stands as more than just an art space; it’s a sanctuary for creativity and connection. Founded by…
Sunday Times 2
The following is the text of the keynote speech delivered by Justice Shiranee Tilakawardane at the 51st…
Education
A section of members of the Lanka Guru Seva Sangamaya attending their 28th national conference held…
Magazine
In a quiet corner of Pelawatte, Elementé Gallery stands as more than just an art space;…