SLFP returnees smeared in sewage: Basil proposes political distancing
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser Basil Rajapaksa this week made it clear that those…
Next decade: Revival and beyond
Is there any reason for us to remember the year 1977, which we passed through, or…
Say, Mr. Chairman of the EC, does COVID strike only at night?
Eyebrows were raised quizzingly over the announcement Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya made last month in Kandy…
Students in Anamaduwa enjoy their new library
Students in the Anamaduwa area make use of the new library opened by the Pradeshiya…
Over 25 Scholarships up to 100% Awarded by 7 Prestigious Australian Universities to Complete the ANC Foundation or Diploma Programme in Sri Lanka
The best way to move towards your dreams is to set things in motion even amidst…
One with nature & community amidst a Kandyan Forest Garden
A forest is a haven, especially after a five-hour crawl along the traffic-infested road from Colombo…
Architecture, art and food
Last week, a group of art and architecture enthusiasts were treated to a preview of Dayanita…
The one that got away – Ruvin de Silva
In 2007, aged 21, and working as a cash-teller at HSBC, Ruvin de Silva began rehearsals…
Veracity AI partners with Australian AgTech company
Surveys have indicated that about 40 per cent of Sri Lankan farmers apply pesticides to their…
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Your ballot will go into these cardboard boxes
Election Commission staff preparing the ballot boxes at D.S. Senanayake College in Colombo yesterday. These cardboard ballot boxes will be distributed to areas around the…
450,000 poll cards still lying at post offices
PMG urges people to collect them before 5 pm on…
Ballot boxes to be placed in containers sealed and signed before counting begins the next day
From midnight today, EC will remove election publicity material from social media
CMC bankrupt; borrows Rs. 600m to pay salaries
August 5 polls: No international observers due to logistical issues
Transformer fire deprived national grid of 65 MW of power
Authorities get a helping mouth
Candidate savaged by fake posts as online abuse mounts
Shani remanded; more arrests likely
Many children will be left behind, teachers charge
Women offered many promises but activists don’t hold their breath
Apathetic Colombo contrasts with more enthusiastic Gampaha, Kalutara
Colombo Port remains crippled, containers held up
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Did he fabricate evidence?
By Champika FernandoDespite ICC's denial of receiving a letter, Aluthgamage has allegedly presented one to investigators
Four weeks after police “dropped” its investigation of Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s allegation that the 2011 cricket World Cup was fixed, State prosecutors have requested the Sports…
Old foes in cricket politics unite as Mathi quits
The foes have united. Businessman Jayantha Dharmadasa this week seized…
SLC to meet health authorities to get green light for LPL
Windfall for football
Ex-golfer Niloo wages battle to raise voice of women in sports
Resistance and acceptance to Exhibition scoring format
14-year-old chess champ Susal dreams of becoming a Grand Master
Kumar elected new head of MHA
SLCSA looks for support
Business Times
IRD protest
Employees of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) during a protest this week demanding additional incentive payments. Pic by Priyanka Samaraweera.…
Property market on the Colombo bourse
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to enable the…
Banks to monetise Rs1.6 bn contractor bills on Treasury letters
SL luring firms leaving China
EPF’s investment growth retards in prevailing market conditions
Apparel industry diversifies supply chains
Clash of the Titans
Next decade: Revival and beyond
Govt. needs to boost COVID-hit private sector
JKH suffers pre-tax loss in crisis-hit 1stQ 2020
New app brings consumers and service industry closer
Viber ‘very’ strong in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s boat building industry regains resilience
Dialog begins 10 Bed ICU Development Project at Homagama Base Hospital
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Editorial
King or Queen for a day
And so, another election costing the country Rs. 10 billion is on the cards next week to elect 225 Members of Parliament. It appears to be an election that is generating the least amount of public interest in contemporary times. It is not just the Covid-19 pandemic that has been…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Polls at last; lacklustre election campaign ends tonight
President likely to form new government soon to start work on tackling key economic and pandemic-related issues Western diplomats show keen interest in north-east politics; TNA faces tough…
- 5th Column
So many to choose from, so little choice
My dear Voter, I thought I must write to you today because, three days from now, you will be entrusted with the task of choosing those who govern…
- The Economic Analysis
Post-election expectations of economic recovery and growth: Immediate actions and long ‑term vision
On the eve of Sri Lanka’s 17th parliamentary elections, people’s expectations are for a stable Government that would navigate the economy from its current economic crisis to long…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
SLFP returnees smeared in sewage: Basil proposes political distancing
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser Basil Rajapaksa this week made it clear that those who left them during the Yahapalana government would be welcomed back, but…
- Focus on Rights
A circus before the elections as people starve and politicians grin
On the eve of a General Election that promises to be (ominously) portentous for Sri Lanka, the inglorious jostles with the plainly ridiculous. Incredulous attempts to deflect responsibility…
- Sunday Punch
Say, Mr. Chairman of the EC, does COVID strike only at night?
Eyebrows were raised quizzingly over the announcement Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya made last month in Kandy on June 21 of his extraordinary decision to count the ballot papers…
- Thoughts from London
This right royal election
Don’t get me wrong. This is no reference to those I used to call the messy types who emerged from various nooks and crannies to collect their precious…
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Rummaging in dustbins and coming up with treasures
As the story goes, Lloyd Oswald Felsianes was a merchant seaman who “in the traditional way of Burgher boys back then” ran away from school,…
One with nature & community amidst a Kandyan Forest Garden
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Architecture, art and food
The one that got away – Ruvin de Silva
Lankan prof honoured by American Association for Thoracic Surgery
A timely book on hope
An evening of Bollywood classics and contemporary music online
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Lanka reaches new heights at world debating contest
10 p.m, Wednesday, July 29, 2020: An unlikely hour to be making history- but for eight people who had been orchestrating this moment for nine…
A fast-paced fantasy closer to home
Taking it all in her stride; a pageant, a pandemic
Spreading some love and cheer the AMITSU way
Music could be the secret to eating less
Logitech Z120s are a pair of small but powerful speakers
DD Gunasena : much sought-after violin exponent
Song on Bruce Lee with a Sri Lankan touch
‘Bambaru Avith’ in Cannes Classics
Gindhari Returns
Bennett back with ‘Nobody knows’
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Mallika Nivasa Samithiya enters centenary year with plans for the future
Beginning with a stanza led by a Buddhist monk and followed by a lovely song sung…
Soekarno Ousmand re-elected president of Malay Association
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind…
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Students in Anamaduwa enjoy their new library
Students in the Anamaduwa area make use of the new library opened by the Pradeshiya…
Ten more universities for Sri Lanka
No sports practices in schools due to COVID situation
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Lanka reaches new heights at world debating contest
10 p.m, Wednesday, July 29, 2020: An unlikely hour to be making history- but for eight…
A fast-paced fantasy closer to home
Taking it all in her stride; a pageant, a pandemic
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Taipei, Taiwan A panda cub born at Taipei zoo. The zoo has invited the public to come…