The lessons Maithripala should learn from Malaysian Mahathir’s example
Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Mahathir stepped forward ten days ago to present in person the evidence…
President reveals plans to stop him from visiting Iran
That international power play has reached newer levels in Colombo was underscored by President Maithripala Sirisena…
Brace for month of monsoon mayhem
Weather extremes ranging from high-intensity rainfall triggering flash floods, landslides and rock-falls, lightning strikes, sea surges…
CMC creates rotten days and nights for pre-school and homes
A public school, a pre-school adjoining it, dozens of homes in the residential area around Campbell…
The sad fate of our majestic elephants
Changes in land-usage patterns have resulted in a continuous contraction of the habitat available to the…
wLittle King and Queen Sri Lanka 2018
‘Little King and Queen Sri Lanka 2018’ an exciting evening of young talent, art and fashion…
Commercial Credit Men and Women in ‘A’ Division finals
Commercial Credit & Finance PLC (CCF) Men’s and Women’s teams reached their respective finals in the…
Across the seas to a distant past
Several British cannon stand imperially, at the entrance to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Maritime Museum…
An eye for the cats
He is just back from the wilds. Without attending to work piled up from his fledgling…
Bringing ‘Different Voices’ together
Better known as one half of the renowned duo, the De Lanerolle brothers, Ishan De Lanerolle…
‘Weli Pawura’ ready for release
Experienced script writer Sunil Premaratne’s second film direction ‘Weli Pawura’ is completed and is ready for…
News
No greater sacrifice than this
We enjoy peace today because of the sacrifices the war heroes made during the 30-year war. As the nation remembered them yesterday in ceremonies to…
Reparations Bill ready, compensation for war-affected people
The Cabinet approved the draft Reparations Bill setting up the…
Megapolis Ministry dumps WB loan for Puttalam garbage project
HRCSL painstakingly vets 204 troops for UN peacekeeping
US firm GE engines for Railways
Suspension lifted, but SriLankan not using facility for four of five neo planes; why?
Attempts to smuggle out US$ 208,000: Finance Ministry keeps file
Jeremy Corbyn labours for minority vote by flogging Tamil cause
Immigration officers threaten work-to-rule repeat if demands unresolved
Allegations of tender fixing mar Central Bank’s CCTV move
Dr Saman Weerasinghe appointed International Affairs Advisor to the President
Police investigators still sifting the ashes from the embers
Govt. to amend KDU Act to absorb 982 SAITM undergrads
Death clues sought in players’ last trishaw ride
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“Cricketers are willing to be the game changers” – Pramodya Wickremasinghe
By S.R. PathiravithanaEx-cricketers want to take over administration to save cricket
Former National cricket star Pramodya Wickremasinghe, who was a member of Sri Lanka’s 1996 ICC World Cup winning effort, says that more than 80 percent…
Royal huff and puff but escape in a cliffhanger
Defending champions Royal, one of the contenders for the Singer…
Slithery Pathana hold Lions to a draw
Joes win in spite of rising tempers
Kamindu Mendis is the best of the best
Air Force bag two titles
SLC’s Elections Committee set up
WI tour fate known on Tuesday
Mathews exited to be back – but will not bowl
CONICA says Sugathadasa track seep only a minor issue
Vihan Gunasekera (DSS) Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer – All Island
Anula’s Harshita Madavi Queen of Schoolgirl Cricketers
Denuwan Perera of Carey is the Most Popular Cricketer- Emerging Schools
The most absurd law of all
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Foreign workers
A Chinese worker peels a banana while travelling to work with other colleagues to a Colombo construction site. Sri Lankan professionals are vociferously protesting over…
President orders removal of crippling gem levies
President Maithripala Sirisena recently ordered the removal of crippling levies…
CNN blitz gets “conditional” approval
CB watches over rupee trends
Better results from listed firms in Q1
Fuel taxes at around 40% in 2000 to 2017/18
‘Achcharu’ – Sri Lanka’s political pickle
Brexit: Exit from the EU to an FTA
Dockyard seals contract to build two vessels for Iraq
Diversifying exports thro’ incentives for entrepreneurs
Bharti Airtel rolls out first-of-its-kind Carrier Digital Platform for wholesale voice biz
Sri Lanka grappling with economic nationalism, says Eran
DCSL pays more dividends
Investment from Scandinavian countries grow by 54 % since ’13
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Editorial
Reparations Bill: Why the secrecy?
The ninth anniversary of the defeat of the scourge of a bloody separatist terrorist campaign that enveloped this country for three decades passed without much ado yesterday (May 19). Yet battling with the continuing demand by some foreign governments to hold the security forces that ended that scourge to account,…
Columns
- Political Commentary
President reveals plans to stop him from visiting Iran
That international power play has reached newer levels in Colombo was underscored by President Maithripala Sirisena during his state visit to Iran this week. “They tried to stop…
- 5th Column
Malaysia predicament in Mahinda’s comeback trail
My dear Mahinda maama, I thought I must write to you, as people are talking about you once again especially after that Mahathir chap returned to power in…
- The Economic Analysis
Fuel price: Commendable political courage to adopt rational economic decision
The decision to implement a cost reflective pricing policy for fuel was a rare instance of political courage in economic decision making. This unpopular decision to increase the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Rajitha’s remarks cause deep concern in the Army
It’s the week when Sri Lanka marks the ninth year of the military defeat of Tiger guerrillas. Even if the Government, committed to a stepped-up reconciliation programme, marked…
- Focus on Rights
Contestations of victimhood and flawed patriotism
Somewhere, someone remarked to me this week that patriotism is at its most virulent when stalking the minds and intellects of human beings rather than when it cloaks…
- Sunday Punch
The lessons Maithripala should learn from Malaysian Mahathir’s example
Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Mahathir stepped forward ten days ago to present in person the evidence to support the claim of the young at heart: that age is…
- Thoughts from London
Royal pageantry amid Britain’s political chicanery
By the time this column appears the much looked forward to Royal Wedding would be over. The Britons are famous for switching on the pomp and pageantry which…
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Across the seas to a distant past
Several British cannon stand imperially, at the entrance to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority Maritime Museum on Chaithya Road, adjoining the Colombo Port. A lesser-known…
Letters to the Editor
Don’t make this ‘paradise isle’ a hell for animals
Share some great moments with Nigella!
Relive those disco nights with Boney M. hits
A voice from the Caribbean for the voiceless
In defence of art as a social reality
EWC Workshop on the Short Story
An eye for the cats
Talent and enjoyment take centre stage at ‘Samanalayaya 2018’ finals
Appreciations
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Cooking up a dish for one’s eyes and taste buds
Chef Kenjiro ‘Hatch’ Hashida loves looking at people’s faces when they eat his food. The celebrity chef is known for chatting up patrons and educating…
Pamper yourself with Body Shop loyalty
Sri Lanka from different angles
White, the colour of the forgotten
Stepping out to a wider dance platform
A treat for foodies as Sri Lanka gets its first Atrium
Flashback party
Bringing ‘Different Voices’ together
Classic rock is back
Google IO 2018 highlights
Beach Boys to release album of classic songs
Novel Punishment
Tribute to Lois Lane actress Margot Kidder who has died aged 69
WPDO award for Danu
Whitney’s intricate in Documentary
Buddhini fly high with ‘Ahas’
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Sri Lanka’s sorry state of affairs: A question of ‘Whom to tell?’
There are some thoughts that can only be expressed in pithy home-spun Sinhala — because if…
Gratiaen Prize: Three shortlisted authors share their writings
Dhanamaya Pinkama at Kotte elders’ home
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Trigeminal neuralgia: Taking the shooting pain away
Unbearable and excruciating…………it comes in sudden waves, leaving the person grimacing in agony. Just as it…
The vibrant yellow and orange
Is Flexitarianism the newest diet trend?
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Whitney’s intricate in Documentary
Whitney Houston leads an intricate rehearsal of her 1990 hit “I’m Your Baby Tonight” in an intimate…
Buddhini fly high with ‘Ahas’
Nilan choreographs Italian ‘Heena Reyak’
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Sri Lanka becomes a Republic
Ceylon – as Sri Lanka was then known – gained Independence on February 4, 1948. Till…