Political drama before curfew was declared
It was Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who persuaded President Maithripala Sirisena to impose a curfew after…
Massive response for blood: National Blood Centre cancels scheduled mobile campaigns
The National Blood Centre has said that in view of the overwhelming response to donate blood…
Easter Sunday horror: How NHSL and Negombo Hospital worked with clinical precision
Two major hospitals worked with clinical precision, at very short notice, in the wake of the…
Zion Church bomber’s initial target was St. Mary’s Cathedral
The suicide bomber who attacked the Zion Church in Batticaloa had originally targeted St. Mary’s Cathedral…
Easter Sunday massacres: Where do we go from here?
Bureaucratic inefficiency, political mishandling and lack of action on intelligence reports led to the deaths of…
When ‘Flight or Fight’ – an essential human response becomes self destructive
As Sri Lanka struggles to come to terms with the senseless attacks on Sunday, April 21,…
From Campus to Career
Sacramento State prepares its graduates for the world of work, thanks to educational programmes that emphasize…
Zahira Matale and Peterites Under-20 joint hockey champs
Zahira College Matale were declared boys joint champions with St. Peter’s College Colombo at the Sri…
Sri Lanka can ‘no longer’ postpone economic reforms:CB 2018 report
Sri Lanka can no longer afford to postpone its reforms agenda, if it is to progress…
In remembrance Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019
A nation devastated. A country in mourning. A week after the horrific terrorist bombings of Easter…
News
Back to the bad days of not long ago
After last Sunday’s terror attacks, the tough security measures being adopted by public and private institutions rekindle memories of the difficult days the people underwent…
The Day After: ‘Nearer My God, to Thee’
With an open Bible on the Altar, priests, nuns and…
Pro-ISIS terror groups to be banned soon
15 killed in explosion at terrorist safehouse
Hi-tech facial recognition system at BIA
Ravi proposes power supplies from Turkish ships
More than100 Govt., Opposition MPs seek additional security
Countries support Lanka; issue travel warnings
Strict security measures at BIA cause hardship and chaos
Unity in diversity for Nation’s security- PSC
Hindu Council condemns brutal Easter Sunday attacks
No Sunday Mass today in Churches islandwide
Muslim Media Forum decries terror attacks
Britain’s Govt, Opposition politicians convey their condolences
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Domestic sports events put on hold in Sri Lanka
By the Sunday Times Sports DeskThe Ministry of Defence has advised sports associations and organisers of sports events to hold back competitions and events for a few more days, until…
AASL to examine Sri Lanka’s dismal show
The Selection Committee of the Sri Lanka Athletics Association (SLAA)…
Snakes and Ladders in cricket
Navod, Lithija and Sathya sweep titles
KJP – the Spirited Fighter of Sri Lanka cricket
eSports women’s cyber games powered by SLT Fibre
Week in Sports with Ishan Samaraweera
When Sri Lanka carried all before them in the 1996 World Cup
Lifecycle of Sri Lankan cricket and the concept of Product Lifecycle
The Football World grieves with its Sri Lankan brethren who lost their lives!
Yasasri, Dewanji and Dr. Fahim top performers
Remembering Bryan
Business Times
Victims of the Shangri-La blast
The worried and tearful looks on the faces of this tourist couple, seated in the hotel lobby minutes after the blast at the Shangri-La hotel,…
Easter Sunday terror:
Besides the loss of 253 lives and injuries to over…
Tourism industry braces for tough times
Businesses will fight back
Foreigners see value in Colombo stocks
Sri Lanka’s public sector vehicle expense rises dramatically
Amidst the rubble: Moving forward
Liberalisation and “security lapses”
Crisis in pictures
Jetwing Hotels Chairman issues heart-warming message after the Easter Sunday tragedy
Kelani Cables employees recognised with CEO’s Awards for Sales Excellence
Sri Lanka’s business community condemns attacks, urges calm, unity
Browns Hospitals to offer NITF members access to healthcare services
Sri Lankan Tourism to roll out new security plan for hotels, resorts
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Editorial
Let’s resurrect ourselves from this catastrophe
One week after the heinous bomb blasts that shattered the calm of an Easter Sunday, the pall of grief and anxiety that enveloped this country, has not lifted. The dastardly attacks by crazed religious bigots condemned by their own community were another sad chapter of contemporary Sri Lankan history, and…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Easter Sunday massacres: Where do we go from here?
Bureaucratic inefficiency, political mishandling and lack of action on intelligence reports led to the deaths of more than 250 people Sirisena further isolates himself by hitting out at…
- 5th Column
Why, why Mother Lanka?
My dear Mother Lanka, It is with profound grief and sadness that I write to you as we try to recover from the horrors of the bloodbath last…
- The Economic Analysis
A larger balance of payments surplus essential to reduce external vulnerability
The horrendous terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday make the achievement of a balance of payments surplus this year very unlikely. Last Sunday’s attacks on churches and hotels and…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Political drama before curfew was declared
It was Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who persuaded President Maithripala Sirisena to impose a curfew after last Sunday’s Easter massacre, a UNF source said yesterday. The source described…
- Focus on Rights
A bloody Easter Sunday and political prevarications
There is a special kind of atavistic horror when terrorists attack places of worship. These strikes aim at decimating not only the life and limb of innocents but…
- Sunday Punch
Sunday Bloody Sunday
They were not at war on the battlefield but at prayer in the Temple of God, come to celebrate the resurrection of their Lord Jesus Christ when tragedy…
- Thoughts from London
Death strikes on the holiest day
Improvised white flags hang along the streets where last week’s dead once lived. Families grieve for fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters who only a…
- Lobby
A pathetic House belittles a national tragedy with its finger-pointing
If the country’s citizens were looking to their elected representatives to project a unified front and reassure them of their security, they were bitterly disappointed, as this week’s…
Plus
Together in tragedy
Where do we begin to tell the story of the tragedy, the anguish, the shock, the support, the strength and the reconciliation after the massive…
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
From them to us: Celebrities reach out
The oldest living Visakhian celebrates her 102nd birthday
Good Samaritans of St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
In memory of Easter Sunday blast victims
‘Gallery Rest’ in Danovita
Teenage Royalist granted a British royal patent 100 years ago
After the carnage; a time to heal
Rallying together to help in this hour of need
Far from home, Lankans join hands
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Helping out to keep the home fires burning
With the school holidays extended this week due to the security situation, a child spends time with the mother at her wayside shop in Saliyawewa,…
Security clearance for all schools before reopening- MoE
3,100 Sports Educators appointment tomorrow- Akila
Butterfly Conservation Society holds annual race
CTU seeks President’s intervention to stop Sports Educators’ appointments
From Campus to Career
SLIIT ‘Soft Skills+ 2019’ concludes on a high note
A letter to you from
CMA Sri Lanka Final Apex Level Students Complete Workshop Series on Speech – Craft
Study Australian Hospitality Management Programme in Sri Lanka at a cost of less than 20% of Studying the programme in Australia
The changing international legal landscape and new opportunities for young lawyers
Maris Stella holds leadership camp for new prefects:
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Sri Lanka attack ‘is the wave of the future’
Among those least surprised, perhaps, by the Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for the Easter Sunday…
‘My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me’
America’s false narrative on China
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In remembrance Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019
A nation devastated. A country in mourning. A week after the horrific terrorist bombings of Easter…
Plus
Together in tragedy
Where do we begin to tell the story of the tragedy, the anguish, the shock, the…
