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Shot in the arm for vaccination programme; but no physical distancing

Shot in the arm for vaccination programme; but no physical distancing

Despite controversy over priority categories for the COVID-19 vaccine, about 2000 people turned up at the Gothatuwa office of the Medical Officer of Health to…

Bachelet report emerges as UNHRC Resolution

A “zero” draft Resolution on Sri Lanka by the United Kingdom and others in the core group draws heavily from the Report of the UN…

‘Overtones of martyrdom for LTTE’: Lord Naseby slams Bachelet’s report

British Conservative Party politician Lord Naseby has slammed the the UN Human Rights High Commissioner’s recent report on Sri Lanka, saying, “The tenor of the…

Sports

Call for Act of Parliament to govern Sri Lanka Cricket

Call for Act of Parliament to govern Sri Lanka Cricket

Petitioners move court to revamp administration of the sport from bottom-up

  So, it has to come to this. Sick of an ineffectual band of power-hungry officials taking turns to plunge Sri Lankan cricket down the…

Ragama, here I come

Fast bowler Dhammika Prasad ended his international cricket career that…

Business Times

Busy year for Colombo bourse

Busy year for Colombo bourse

CSE, SEC aggressively drive multiple initiatives

It’s going to be a busy and a productive year for the capital markets. The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) digitalisation phase 2 due in two…

Plantations come under government scanner

The government has threatened to take over two plantations companies if they don’t come up with the plan to cut losses and overcome a financial…

Shipping industry wants ECT fast-tracked

Sri Lanka’s shipping industry has requested authorities to fast-track the operationalisation of the East Container Terminal (ECT) in a bid to overcome the perception that…

Challenging times for Sampath Bank in 2020

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Editorial

Tamil Nadu elections and the Sri Lanka card

The Prime Minister of India has opted to take the same familiar route of some of his predecessors to woo the voters of the southern state of Tamil Nadu by waving the “Sri Lanka card” as assembly elections he wants his ruling BJP to win negotiate the bend. It is…


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