New circular on public services in effect until virus spread subsides
The newly issued circular on maintaining public services will continue until the dangerous situation in the…
Pests ravage crops as confusion reigns over pesticide policy
Almost half the crops in areas of the north have been destroyed by pests and weeds,…
Teachers might cave in on street protests but not boycotts
Under growing pressure from the health sector, teacher-principal unions will discuss today whether to continue with…
Jab well done in day and night campaign
Sri Lanka’s first 24/7 inoculation drive against the coronavirus disease this week drew crowds in Western…
No pain, No gain!
Sprinter Yupun Abeykoon was Sri Lanka’s best chance at Tokyo Olympics. His personal best 10.15secs is…
A shortfall ‘more’ hurtful than a steeplechase fall
A mistimed jump trying to cross the steeplechase hurdle hurts when you fall flat on the…
Inter-medical faculty pediatrics quiz competition
The annual inter-medical faculty pediatric quiz competition organised by Sri Lanka College of Pediatricians, was held…
The theory of Aspirational Class (The Leisure Class vs the Aspirational Class)
Marketing and branding learned class and cast from the social science to be used in Marketing…
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Sumathy goes to Toronto with ‘The Single Tumbler’
The Single Tumbler, Sivamohan Sumathy’s latest feature film will be screened at IFFSA Toronto, 2021 edition,…
A feast awaits them at the end of this crossing
Majestic and dignified, they crossed the main road, as ooh and aahs of “thava enawa” greeted…
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Hospitals overwhelmed by major surge in COVID
With an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 pandemic this week, and the death toll topping 5,000, the signs of the catastrophe are seen in this…
Vehicle import ban next year also; strict austerity measures
The Government has decided to continue the ban on imports of vehicles for next year also and issued strict guidelines to all ministries on the…
Cyber mystery as drug companies’ files go missing from NMRA cloud
Terabytes of information attached by pharmaceutical companies to their applications to the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) for registration and licensing of medication have “disappeared”…
Despite rejection of mega projects with foreign loans, UK firm to get CEP contract
President to get power to extend PR from 5 to 10 years
Coal ban flouted by big businessman; CEA gives nod despite missing data
COVID death toll tops 5000; Govt. says stay at home
Crematoriums and morgues feel the burden of COVID deaths
Milk powder importers contest Govt.’s price revision freeze claim
Second AstraZeneca vaccine stocks come from Japan
STC to supply foreign helmets to Army; local company protests in letter to President
Perahera set to go ahead; vaccination of participants mandatory
Kap ceremony signals perahera beginning
New circular on public services in effect until virus spread subsides
Pests ravage crops as confusion reigns over pesticide policy
Oxygen concentrators developed by Peradeniya Uni mechanical engineers
French help for Kandy’s cable car project discussed
Police investigate murder-suicide in Galgamuwa
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Legal, not cricket, SLC’s new battle
By Champika Fernandocricket
Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) revenue took a sharp dip in 2020 following the cancellation of as many as six inbound tours from the seven listed…
SLA calls off Stage II of 99th National C’ships
Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) has decided to indefinitely postpone the…
Chopra wins India’s first gold in athletics, Hasan’s double, Felix’s golden end
All Blacks dole out more Eden Park pain; win over Wallabies
No pain, No gain!
After Tokyo ‘heartbreak’, Karlsson eyes Asian Games
Operation willow
Germany donates eight state-of-the-art electronic boards to CFSL in goodwill gesture
A shortfall ‘more’ hurtful than a steeplechase fall
Sri Lanka’s quadrennial woes
The Olympic arena
Senura and Bimandi remain unbeaten after two trials
Royal-Thomian golfers make worthy donation to KDU
Susal wins Online Blitz Chess Championship as CFSL celebrate International Chess Day
Galkotuwa and Rajinikanth win titles
Business Times
Gas shortage continues
A gas shortage after Laugfs Gas stopped imports owing to a dispute with the government over a price hike, continued this week. Picture by Eshan…
Govt. to procure organic inputs for Maha season
The government has selected a bidder from China for the import of organic-based fertiliser inputs initially for paddy cultivation alone with tests expected to commence…
US firm to develop oil refinery at Trincomalee Harbour site
A US company has expressed interest in developing a Trincomalee Harbour site and its precincts by setting up a mega oil refinery at an investment…
Exporters lobby for currency depreciation
Factories fear the worst as care centres fill up
M&A: It’s a buyers’ market
Return to sanity
Brick that fell on the head
Second segment of CSE’s Multi Currency Board soon
Amãna Bank completes 10 years of banking in Sri Lanka
Nuwara Eliya Cable Car project hits financial hurdle
Sri Lankan coconuts help Yorkshire Dales combat peatland crisis
GRI producing performance-driven sustainable speciality tyres
EFL marks its 40th anniversary
Union Bank appoints new Deputy Chairman, new director
Sri Lanka must regularise all food delivery apps
Absence of data protection laws barrier for investment in the country
David Peiris enters Russian market
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Editorial
Covid economy: Like the Titanic
Health experts kept warning ad nauseam of yet another post-Avurudu surge in detected cases – and that rising fatalities from the COVID-19 virus were on the cards. Given the country’s precarious economic situation, the Government opted to ignore the health voices and yield to the pressure from other voices to…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Private-public partnership at the Foreign Ministry
Govt. decides to recruit 20 top diplomats from blue-chip companies COVID-19 pandemic at worst levels, specialists say relaxation of restrictions was ill-planned and provoked by impatience Association of…
- 5th Column
A deadly series of blunders
My dear Delta, I thought I should write to you as you have invaded us like no one has ever before and are claiming the lives of dozens…
- The Economic Analysis
Replenishing low foreign reserves and strengthening external finances
There is euphoria in the government after the loan repayment of US$ one billion on July 27, the due date for repayment. The country’s record of not defaulting…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
India puts into motion ferry service from Puducherry to Jaffna
In recent times, India’s Union Ministers and State politicians are calling for further people-to-people connectivity between Sri Lanka and India for tourism purposes as most of the tourists…
- Focus on Rights
Sri Lanka’s ‘divine comedy’ and the extraordinary plight of the legal order
The Court of Appeal’s issuance of an interim injunction this Tuesday preventing further action being taken against a senior state counsel caught in the purposeful cross hairs of…
- Sunday Punch
Warning: COVID storm set to break in Delta’s dawn
HEALTH MINISTER PAVITHRA REVEALS 47,000 CHILDREN HAVE TESTED COVID POSITIVE Govt. rules out lockdown despite medical experts sounding alarm: ‘These two weeks will be crucial’ The glossy rainbow…
- In the National Interest
Govt. must heed call to impose travel restrictions to protect hill country from Delta
There is consensus across the board that the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka is taking a turn for the worse. The Sri Lanka Medical Association and the Association…
- Thoughts from London
When confusion becomes more confounded
So that is that. Period. The President has spoken. The declaration is carved in stone as it were. There is no U-turn in the Government’s policy banning the…
- Lobby
As COVID tsunami looms, Govt. and opposition indulge in pandemic politics and blame game
As medical specialists warned that the country was about to be engulfed in a “COVID-19 tsunami,” the Government and the opposition spent much of their time in Parliament…
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A feast awaits them at the end of this crossing
Majestic and dignified, they crossed the main road, as ooh and aahs of “thava enawa” greeted them, unperturbed by a few humans even revving motorcycle…
Recalling a lost landscape of Kompannaveediya
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
“The quality of mercy”
By women for women
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It’s a place for everybody brandwise, designwise
Fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands under one roof with a uniquely local twist — Wear House (WH) opened the doors to its flagship store last…
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Hyacinth Wijeratne : ‘Mother’ of mini screen no more
Kerrigan reached the top
Sumathy goes to Toronto with ‘The Single Tumbler’
Yesteryear popular teleplays on weekends
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Politicians fight World War III their way
World War III has been going on for a year and a half. More than a…
Sudden attention on child labour: Whither police intelligence?
Geoff Wijesinghe: Playing a straight bat in his own style – Appreciation
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Outgoing VC inducts new VC of Peradeniya campus
Outgoing vice chancellor of the University of Peradeniya, Prof. Upul B. Dissanayake placed the “Meterboard”, commonly called…
Teachers on strike: Education unions continue with island wide protests
Govt. will have to draw up a new salary structure for teachers: Ed. Ministry
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