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Hakuna Matata: Zoo’s Covid-infected Lion king on path to recovery
‘Thor’ the Dehiwela Zoo lion who tested positive for COVID-19 is responding well to treatment, a…
Lankan-British company has digitised solution for smooth flow of vaccination; but few takers here
A British-Sri Lankan company has created a digital tool that can cover 17.5mn people and send…
Life is going to get tougher as fuel hikes hit home
Get ready to cut down your weekly budget by sacrificing on groceries, cutting travel expenses and…
The pitfalls of the major fuel price hike
Cabinet of Ministers kept in the dark Rumblings within government ranks A caucus within ruling alliance…
Kalubowila HDU: A heartfelt gift from the people to the people
The need of humble men and women hit by the rampaging virus was dire and the…
Some animals are more equal…
I remember the first time I read George Orwell’s classic Animal Farm. I must have been…
Revisiting ‘The Light of Asia’ and its global impact
Indian MP Jairam Ramesh’s new book ‘The Light of Asia: The Poem that defined the Buddha’…
‘Xenophobia, homophobia, big words for me…’
Kamil de Chickera’s class at Norbury School in Harrow was sober and serious – for once.…
Debtor, turning into a creditor…
The Sri Lanka – Bangladesh currency swap has received much attention during the past two weeks.…
Cabinet approves proposal to set up “Small Claims Court”
The Cabinet of Ministers this week has in principle approved the concept of a ‘Small Claims…
‘Saho’ enters second round of Cannes
‘Saho’ (The Comrade), the debut film by Prof. Ariyaratne Athugala has been selected for the second…
News
Dengue also rises: Double work for PHIs
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, dengue fever cases are also on the rise. So it is double work for Public Health Inspectors and other health…
Energy Ministry to borrow USD 1 bn to pay local loans
The Government has decided to obtain a loan of USD 1 billion from international private lending agencies to set off interest payments for loans obtained…
Importers warn of price hikes if forex facility is not restored
Essential food item importers have urged the Government to reintroduce the banking system under which they were allowed to import goods on an assessed foreign…
Govt. intervenes to stabilise price of rice
Flaws in vaccination programme; medical specialists say hundreds of deaths could have been prevented
Wimal’s phosphate company goes to Agriculture Ministry
GMOA battles intensify as AGM looms
A quiet farewell for top military man
Religious events to mark President’s birthday today
For third consecutive year Poson on low key; pandal artists and technicians paint sad story
Hakuna Matata: Zoo’s Covid-infected Lion king on path to recovery
‘These majestic creatures do not deserve such horrific deaths’
High-level meeting tomorrow to select foreign expert to assess damage
UN experts prepare report on ship disaster
Lankan-British company has digitised solution for smooth flow of vaccination; but few takers here
Life is going to get tougher as fuel hikes hit home
Pick of the Pix
Kalubowila HDU: A heartfelt gift from the people to the people
More NewsSports
Start of a Journey
Coach Mickey Arthur sees English tour as an ‘opportunity’ for ‘young’ Lankan team
Sri Lanka One Day International cricket players’ list beginning from Somachandra de Silva and ending at Ramesh Mendis has a total of 197 players. And…
LPL player registration to start on Monday
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will begin player registration for its…
New Zealand blunt India’s promising start in World Test final
India mourns as ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh dies of Covid aged 91
England’s Stone out for the season with back injury
Confusion on Sports Law remain unsolved
Ranjit Wijeyesekere: An ode to a gazelle
Shooters can freely aim now
Business Times
Sri Lanka’s fuel price hike stirs controversy
By Bandula SirimannaState-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will gain billions of rupees in profits, despite assertions that it was losing money, from the sale of fuel at…
GSP+ loss could hurt $580m Sri Lankan exports to EU
Sri Lanka is likely to lose its competitive edge and risks US$580 million worth of exports within one year should the GSP+ concessions be withdrawn…
DvP to go live next month
The launch of the much-awaited Delivery versus Payment (DvP) will be rolling out in July, wiping the settlement risk in share trading, and mooting foreign…
TRC to launch Lotus Tower by Dec. 2021
Mannar Basin oil exploration drags on in tender dispute
Draft Monetary Law Act scrapped
Human rights haunt Sri Lanka
Debtor, turning into a creditor…
Government urged to rethink shift to organic fertiliser
Cabinet approves proposal to set up “Small Claims Court”
Lanka Property web land prices analysis misleading: Institute of Valuation
Dr. Kamal Laksiri elected Governor of ASCE
IFC invests in Sunshine Holdings
Strong performance in multiple sectors support to boost all-time high quarter earnings
Sri Lanka’s spice veteran calls it a day
CPC to build new storage facility at Hambantota Port
CRIB report now through NDB NEOS
LAN, GBAN promote SL start-ups globally via Entrepreneurship World Cup
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Editorial
Vexing questions on vaccine politics
Sri Lanka’s once exemplary all-island immunisation campaigns, devolved and decentralised to the very grassroots long before Provincial Councils were introduced, and hailed by world health authorities for decades, came a cropper with the recent COVID-19 vaccination programme. The blame has to be placed entirely at the doorstep of the role…
Columns
- Political Commentary
The pitfalls of the major fuel price hike
Cabinet of Ministers kept in the dark Rumblings within government ranks A caucus within ruling alliance calls for relief measures for poor Relaxation of measures against COVID-19 may…
- 5th Column
Quite an energetic minister these days
My dear Udaya, I write to you because you seem to be at the centre of the controversial fuel price increase, a decision which will raise the price…
- The Economic Analysis
Growing concerns in external finances
The external finances of the country are in a perilous state. External reserves have fallen, the trade deficit is widening, the balance of payments deficit is increasing and…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
The good, the bad and the deadly: Daily official info flow on COVID
The spread of news over COVID -19 in Sri Lanka is as fast as the deadly coronavirus. Whilst the only formal source for the public is the Government,…
- Focus on Rights
On the singular importance of judicial courage under fire
Even as arrests of Sri Lankan social media critics and opposition protestors continue in a covid-afflicted nation with an oppressive net slowly tightening on democratic spaces, the appellate…
- Sunday Punch
Scapegoat Gammanpila turns the tables on SLPP
Energy Minister Gammanpila found himself stranded on the government highway and left holding the can for the oil hike, after the governing party secretary accused him last Saturday…
- In the National Interest
Time for SLFP to use the ‘’remote control’’ in the country’s interest
The shifting Sri Lankan political landscape has many implications for the country—right now and in the future. Right up to 1956 the United National Party (UNP) dominated the…
- Thoughts from London
Fertiliser shift: when Haste makes more than waste
The current controversy over the ban on chemical fertiliser and pesticides and the consequences of this policy move remind me of the days long gone by when I…
Plus
Proper observation of ata-sil when we go to temple on Poya day
When Mahaprajapathi Gothami with 500 Sakyan ladies went to the Buddha and asked for permission to join the order, there may have been among them, …
Revisiting ‘The Light of Asia’ and its global impact
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Getting to know so many facets of a great sub-continent
Nutritional boost to sea cucumber industry
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Pets and plants have stories to tell
Like most illustrators, Samantha Weerawardane has been drawing since she could hold a crayon. At the tender age of ‘too young to understand what is…
Young people have to play their role in protecting the environment, says climate change ambassador
The goodness of almond on wheels
Noel’s name will last as long as Calypso is there
‘In the Heights’ is a milestone for Latino audiences
Brad Pitt’s ‘Bullet Train,’ Jack Black-Ice Cube ‘Oh Hell No’ set 2022 release dates
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Ranasinghe Premadasa: The people’s president
It is indeed a pleasure for me to write a few lines on the 97th birth…
Some animals are more equal…
Dodampe Mudalali murder case: The beginning of blatant disregard for due process by political establishment
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
How to work during tough times
Let’s accept it- working today is tough given the fear of the virus, restrictions on travel…
DIMO offers local students a gateway to 700+ German degrees through its partnership with FH Aachen University
The Demise of The First Chancellor of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
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Pets and plants have stories to tell
Like most illustrators, Samantha Weerawardane has been drawing since she could hold a crayon. At the…
