Spacious and peaceful, it’s a place made for reflection
The Bawa Awards have been a great stamping ground for Architect Palinda Kannangara. The first time…
Expressways shoved through wetlands and now we face floods, group says
An environment group has raised concerns of flooding in areas surrounding expressways, stating that wetlands, river…
Isipathana, Trinity and Kingswood eyeing rugby glory
To snatch a defeat from the jaws of victory has been a consistent performance by St.…
Sri Lanka aglow in Poson Poya celebrations
Poson celebrations were widespread this week with major events taking place in Anuradhapura, Thantirimale and Mihintale.…
Aney … ekkak maddhi de?
A midwife tucks into a creamy ice cream cone while clutching another one, most probably for…
CEAT Kelani commissions state-of-the-art radial plant
CEAT Kelani this week opened a new hi-tech production facility for radial tyres for passenger cars…
A night of Bhangra with Mika and his boys
Mika Singh and his crew, introduced to the excited Sri Lankan audience as the Out of…
East Coast Resorts win TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Uga Bay Passekudah and Jungle Beach Kuchchaveli, two elegant luxury beach resorts owned by Uga Escapes,…
Sketches of hope
Last month the busiest city streets in Kandy were decked out in sketches on violence against…
News
Poson-eve tragedy for young mother
Maheshika Madhubashini, mother of a one-year infant weeping over the police killing of her husband Subash Indika on Poson night at Pasyala while he was…
Sampur EIA report out soon
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of the Sampur Coal…
SL embassy staffer killed in accident in Russia; body to be brought home
Thousands affected in hill country floods, landslides
Cleaner, eco-friendly diesel for Sri Lankan vehicles
BASL urges Rule of Law applied to alleged unlawful BBS conduct
Trainer aircraft lands safely at Ratmalana airport minus a wheel
Wind power projects in Mannar run into storm
Vehicle sales: Importers on collision course
President halts changes to pension gratuity system
Fishing crisis: Lanka names team for talks, India silent
Govt. stops military takeover of lands in north
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Sangakkara fulfils Lord’s ‘ton’ dream
Channaka de Silva reporting from Lord’sKumar Sangakkara added yet another missing feather to his almost perfectly decorated hat, when he registered his maiden hundred at Lord’s, the Home of Cricket,…
Walk with conviction; hot coal does not burn
The common dislike towards the ‘Big Three’ concept in world…
Havies, Kandy ‘A’, CH and CR come out on top
Royal trounce Thomians to regain the ‘Gunaratne Trophy’
Mora reign supreme
CWW Kannangara MMV outclass Ananda
Former silver medalist gymnast Florica Leonida is a prostitute now
Giles reports Mathews to ICC
Asian Youth Games likely to be moved away from Sri Lanka
St. Peter’s halt Isipathana’s winning spree
Where are the challengers?
Isipathana, Trinity and Kingswood eyeing rugby glory
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Aney … ekkak maddhi de?
A midwife tucks into a creamy ice cream cone while clutching another one, most probably for a colleague, at a Poson ‘dansala’ at the National…
Cargills mulls beer business
The Cargills Group is mulling the future of its beer…
Distilleries vying for stockbroking licence
Colombo Stock Exchange silent on Touchwood winding up
AIG must submit detailed plan before withdrawing, says IBSL Chairperson
ADB President visiting Sri Lanka next week
Enigma of interest rates
Colombo’s real estate market still targets top -end clientele and premium customers
Leading Sri Lankan mobile operators launch GSMA mobile connect trial
What happened to Rajapaksa’s 1995 Workers Charter, asks Bala Tampoe
Sri Lanka’s 15 best companies to work in
CFA awards 2014 focus: Creating a sustainable financial ecosystem
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Editorial
Minister distorts free education
Education Minister Bandula Gunewardena has issued a new circular defining the conditions for admission of students to Advanced Level classes of national schools. One criterion is that national schools must not take children of international schools for A/Levels even if such students had followed the national curriculum and passed the…
Columns
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Political Column
Govt. turns war crimes probe into polls issue
Though not publicly known, a subject of importance Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, just hours after being sworn-in, was the issue of Pakistani…
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5th Column
The impotence of being a premier
My Dear Maithree, I thought I must write to you when I heard all these rumours circulating in newspapers and websites about you being appointed as the next…
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The Economic Analysis
Is our external debt sustainable?
Although the comments of the recent IMF mission were positive, there were a few words of warning about the country’s foreign debt. They cautioned the country about the…
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Focus on Rights
Advocating a different political project
The normalisation of the abnormal is an inevitable result of conflict. This is hoary wisdom. Yet there is a lived-reality of this truth which needs to be meditated…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
When politicos clash, dogs get crushed
Canine species are often referred to by politicians of all hues to drive a point home. Years ago, the late retired Major General Sarath Munasinghe joined the People’s Alliance…
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From the sidelines
The UN’s lopsided assault on Sri Lanka’s rights record
The investigation of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights starts on an inauspicious note. Team coordinator Sandra…
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Sunday Punch
No honey blandishments for Veddah Chief
There is a lot to learn from Lanka’s first citizens, the Veddahs. Though the Sinhalese decry the discriminations practised and the deprivations inflicted upon the aborigines of Australia,…
Plus
Going beyond their religious duties
Reaching out to women in need, are the ‘daughters of Buddha’ at Sakyadhita Sri Lanka monastery. Set in the tranquil environs overlooking the Bolgoda Lake, this monastery shelters…
Fire, fire! Those exciting memories
My father, affectionately known as “Bobby Cox” and referred to in Sinhala as “Ginthera Mahathaya” was born in Teldeniya on March 17, 1901. His father Edwin Arthur Russell…
Spacious and peaceful, it’s a place made for reflection
The Bawa Awards have been a great stamping ground for Architect Palinda Kannangara. The first time around, his Ginigathhena holiday bungalow won him a Commendation Prize, the second…
A wanderer through the landscapes of time
To anyone who knows her, it is clear Jean Arasanayagam is her own most penetrating, most persistent interrogator. In a dance that her readers are familiar with, Jean…
Magazine
A night of Bhangra with Mika and his boys
Mika Singh and his crew, introduced to the excited Sri Lankan audience as the Out of Control Punjabi Boys, brought Bhangra to town at the…
She wants to be the change she wants to see
Secrets, lies and mystery
French Spring Time Festival
‘Fête de la Musique’ in Colombo
Sing- A – Long with Annesley and Mariazelle at Club Palm Bay
‘Shagies’ from Singapore to rock at Rugby Rumble
‘Evolution’ by Old Joes Choir
French Spring brings Srinath home
Lankan road movie in Shanghai this week
‘Common Man’ DVD in German
‘Jagriti Express’ shows how big and diverse India is
Film editor needs support
“Youth Movie” at American Center
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Who is al-Baghdadi?
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – The leader of radical Sunni fighters who have made rapid military advances in…
Obama rules out sending troops, Iran offers to join US in Iraq war
Silken elegance over the years
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Secrets, lies and mystery
First time director, Javin Thomas is by no means a novice to the theatre scene. Better…
Unifying spirit of Reggae
Stepping into her own
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French Spring Time Festival
Popular French boy band ‘Bel Plaine’ will come alive in Colombo at the French Spring Festival…
‘Fête de la Musique’ in Colombo
Sing- A – Long with Annesley and Mariazelle at Club Palm Bay
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Sports meet of St. Anne’s English Medium College
The first ever sportsmeet of St. Anne’s English Medium College, Wennappuwa was held on May 24,…