Bangladesh put Sri Lanka on the brink
By Champika Fernando in Dubai Bangladesh dealt a crushing blow to Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup campaign…
UNP’s unity convention aims to rally anti-NPP forces
Opposition’s show of strength seen after arrest of Wickremesinghe last month appears diminished Conspicuously absent:…
Bountiful bumper salt harvest in Puttalam this year
Dry weather conditions in the Puttalam District have helped to increase salt production and are likely…
A breath of new life to the Beira
By Dilushi Wijesinghe A new task force is in charge of the Beria Lake clean-up, which…
Thambuttegama residents get expert medical care with ADB-funded health system
By Ishu Bandara Thambuttegama residents suffering from various illnesses have been offered a ray of hope…
Illegal fishing methods continue to deplete resources, traditional fisherfolk severely affected
By S Rubatheesan If you look at the sea off Mullaithivu at midnight from the coast,…
In East, villagers convinced elephant trenches work
By Wasantha Chandrapala As the struggle to minimise the human-elephant conflict continues, some of the measures…
All set for SLB Novices Championship 2025 in Ratnapura
All arrangements have been made in place to host the Sri Lanka Badminton Novices Championship 2025,…
Thangaraja defies odds to clinch Chennai Open title
Sri Lankan golfer N. Thangaraja emerged champion of the Chennai Open held from September 16 to…
Camerati brings their joy of singing together to Lionel Wendt
By Shannon Salgadoe When Camerati takes the stage at the Lionel Wendt Theatre on September 30,…
Re-mastered ‘Sound of Music’ hits the silver screen again
60 years celebration of great musical By Susitha R. Fernando Celebrating the 60th anniversary of mid…
News
The way ahead for combined opposition
United National Party leader and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe—who last month endured what may have been the most difficult period in his more than half-century-long…
CEB seeks tariff hike; cites Rs. 9.5b interim loss and other costs
By Kapila Bandara Sri Lanka’s loss-making state power utility, the Ceylon Electricity Board, is seeking an overall 6.8% tariff increase from October to December, citing…
Ranil suggests holding 1000 meetings
Former President and United National Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday suggested the joint opposition to hold one thousand meetings across the country, as the opposition…
Palestine will figure in President’s UN speech
CEB unions increase pressure; refuse to engage with PSRS
CIABOC names those who failed to declare assets last year
Tough new measures to curb drug-impaired driving
Police chief warns of criminals posing as security personnel at VIP events
Lanka open to OHCHR’s technical assistance to expedite probes: FM
Firefighters in five-hour battle to douse blaze in Pettah
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Bangladesh put Sri Lanka on the brink
By Champika Fernando in Dubai Bangladesh dealt a crushing blow to Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup campaign with a tight victory in the opening Super Four…
Gritty Tuskers reach Cup semis in China
Sri Lanka’s men’s 7s team endured a tough start but…
Noor, Mujeeb reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
Suryakumar sidesteps handshake issue ahead of India-Pakistan rematch
Pakistan skip pre-match media duties again
Sri Lankan lasses strike first to take series lead
Kingswood crush Kalutara MV
What’s missing at Asia Cup – handshakes or spirit of the game?
Maliban nurtures young lasses’ series vs Australia U19s
All set for SLB Novices Championship 2025 in Ratnapura
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Industry Expo in full swing
More than 475 exhibitors showcased their products at the Industry Expo 2025 organised from September 18 to 21 at the BMICH, Colombo. It is organised…
Colombo bourse, top players in big game to create wealth
Colombo’s stock market, after nearly 14 years, is seeing the kind of vibrancy it has not had since 2011, with many companies’ stakes changing hands…
Controversial tender clause forces Litro bidders toward rival terminal
The latest international tender floated by Litro Gas Lanka Ltd, Sri Lanka’s state-owned LPG distributor, to procure 380,000 metric tonnes (±20%) of liquefied petroleum gas…
Indian apparel firms stitching from Colombo
Some BOI-approved firms divert output, harming economy
Past coal tender shadows linger over fresh bidding round
Melting pot of cultures
Imported poverty
Telcos seek fair electricity tariffs to sustain network operations
Sri Lanka–Singapore Council’s new leadership team
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Editorial
One with Palestine
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves next week to address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on its 80th birthday, at a time when the world body is facing perhaps its most challenging moments, a crisis in multilateralism. Nowhere is the legitimacy and relevance of the global body more in doubt than…
Columns
- Political Commentary
UNP’s unity convention aims to rally anti-NPP forces
Opposition’s show of strength seen after arrest of Wickremesinghe last month appears diminished Conspicuously absent: SJB leader Sajith, SLPP leaders Namal and Mahinda; Sajith and Namal send…
- 5th Column
A year gone by
My dear Anura sahodaraya, I am writing to you as you are about to mark your first year in office which you will be spending overseas, addressing the…
- The Economic Analysis
US tariffs and escalating wars threaten economic recovery
The escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war, the broadening of hostilities in West Asia and the extension of US tariffs could seriously impact Sri Lanka’s trade-, remittance- and tourist-dependent…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Bus drivers defend drug use, saying it helps them stay awake
Police seem to be facing a major challenge in minimising road accidents, with reports saying that an increasing number of bus drivers use narcotic drugs to ensure they…
- Focus on Rights
The ‘lion of Ruhuna’; roars replaced by a mewling cry for sympathy
It is a pity that former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa did not abide by his own injunction that, ‘a politician who is not bound by feelings for…
- Sunday Punch
Wasantha: Poor little rich boy
What is all this hullabaloo about Marxist JVP Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe being rich, as if it’s a crime to be rich in this country? Though JVP Minister Samantha…
- In the National Interest
Remembering Colombo amid India-Pakistan cricketing ties and missed handshakes in Dubai
The recent refusal by the Indian cricket team to shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts during the ongoing series in Dubai has sent ripples far beyond the boundary…
- Thoughts from London
Israel grabs not only land, but sea sand too
This is a hell of a situation, no! I mean, one can understand if you take a few inches from your neighbour’s garden or push his fence back…
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One man’s global journey to make education a reality
On a sunny morning in 2003, German businessman Reiner Meutsch was crossing a street in Jordan to attend a meeting when the sight of a…
Country Roads returns with music and memories
26 years on, the Book Fair is back for a new chapter
Kingswood College and the boys who fought in WW1
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
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Camerati brings their joy of singing together to Lionel Wendt
By Shannon Salgadoe When Camerati takes the stage at the Lionel Wendt Theatre on September 30, it won’t just be another concert. For the close-knit…
Finding movement and meaning in lines
Re-mastered ‘Sound of Music’ hits the silver screen again
Young man trapped between mysterious past and dreams of the future
Hilton Colombo celebrates 38 Years with Music, Milestones and Memories
Jeevan Kumaratunga on ‘Savanata Gee Madhu’
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The rice price trap: How maximum price controls create shortages and suffering
By Panduka Keerthinanda The imposition of maximum retail prices on rice, the nation’s staple food, has…
Saudi-Pak defence pact: A response to heightened regional tensions, culmination of partnership
How Britain’s contempt for the UN enables Gaza genocide
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Moratuwa Technology Diploma students protest suspension
Students following the National Diploma in Technology, offered by the Institute of Technology, University of Moratuwa…
Teachers allowed to enroll their children in same school after one year of service
Maliyadeva to get three-storey building
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Camerati brings their joy of singing together to Lionel Wendt
By Shannon Salgadoe When Camerati takes the stage at the Lionel Wendt Theatre on September 30,…
