Cabraal dodges IMF bouncers at international forum
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal is currently on a tour of West Asia, meeting Central…
SJB sows slogans in support of farmers’ fertiliser protests
The Parliamentary Chamber on Friday morning echoed with slogans denouncing the Government’s handling of the fertiliser…
TRCSL to hand over Lotus Tower to Treasury-owned company
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) will sign a management agreement with and hand…
Farmers on the streets – not in their fields; teachers on the streets – not in their classrooms
Not only Agriculture Minister, but President also coming under attack from farmers demanding chemical fertiliser Teachers…
More native flowering plants face extinction
Sri Lanka has published its updated list of threatened plant species last month after a nine…
Once pristine Rambakan Oya waters made unfit for consumption
Athick layer of toxin-fueled algae that covered the Rambakan Oya last month has been attributed to…
Walkways for recreation; muddy roads for daily grind
The main bus stand at Gunasinghapura has served as Colombo’s bus transport hub for decades. Thousands…
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Workers await chance to move without hindrance
Sri Lankan workers who depend on public buses and trains will feel relieved that restrictions on…
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Awarding of IT & English Scholarships for Schoolchildren
This scholarship programme was launched as a collaboration between the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the…
News
Trains given full bath before services begin tomorrow
Western Province train services are to be resumed from tomorrow after several weeks of travel restrictions. Yesterday’s picture at the Dematagoda railway yard shows Railway…
Omani firm that sought Colombo prime land now wants solar park
The Omani company which recently expressed interest in prime Colombo properties and hotel management deals–and failed to deliver–has also bid for a 100MW solar park…
High Court stops payments for harmful Chinese fertiliser; shipment to be turned away
The State-owned Ceylon Fertiliser Company (CFC) has obtained an enjoining order from the Commercial High Court against Qingdao Biotech Group Co. Ltd., its local agent…
Highly publicised COVID-19 fund: More than 1.6bn still not used
Indo-Lanka fishing conflict surfaces again
Teacher trade unions call for parents’ support to win their demands
Kerawalapitiya plant: CEB engineers seek SC order to quash Govt.’s deals with US firm
TRCSL to hand over Lotus Tower to Treasury-owned company
Kushinagar welcomes Lankan delegation
Rs. 85 billion tunnel project: Irrigation Ministry responds to ST story – Right of reply
CPC recommends fuel price hike instead of tax reduction
Meeladun Nabi celebrations at Pak HC
First week in school: More focus on psycho-social recreation than academic activities
More native flowering plants face extinction
Vaccines and immunity under the microscope
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Lankans eyeing to continue winning ways
By Champika Fernando in Sharjahcricket
‘Api thamai hondatama kare’–’We did it best’–is now a widely circulated political slogan in Sri Lanka. And there were cries of it around the Sharjah…
Pedro Lopez to coach Lankan crews
The Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka (ARASL) has recruited…
Royal grip or Thomian grit?
The Vaas effect
Farewell Captain Fantastic, good bye my friend
‘Keep learning new tricks’ – Rangana Herath to Lankan spinners
Strong squad for SABA Championship
De Silva and Wellalage put Lanka youth in series lead 4-0
Sivathanujan, Herath, Chenuka and Chanethma emerge winners in four concluded sectors
Basketball Federation signs ‘safe sport’ policy
Sri Lanka’s SNU graduate SiGo selected by ANOC to present his DTM Journey at its General Assembly
Sri Lanka Golf on the rise with youngsters in the fore
Business Times
Amidst imports, Sri Lanka developed nano fertiliser 11 years ago
By Sunimalee DiasWhile Sri Lanka is importing nano nitrogen liquid fertiliser from India, the country’s own scientist Prof. Nilwala Kottegoda and her team at the Sri Lanka…
CB to source funds from the Gulf
The Central Bank (CB) is in dialogue with certain Gulf countries including Oman for credit lines and loans to source dollars to battle the forex…
Flourishing small biz beating COVID-19 blues
Undoubtedly, COVID-19 came as a bad experience for people, ruining their lives and livelihoods but adversity opens opportunities as the pandemic seems to have let…
Sri Lanka deep in Chinese tender faux pas!
Racing track in Hambantota
SOEs bleeding money
FTA: A painful choice for Sri Lanka
Urea is back, farmers in the lurch
Ceylinco Life launches ‘Future Saver’ – a wealth accumulation product with life cover
Issues facing small importers
New state firm to handle Lotus Tower operations
CMA proposes “Made in Sri Lanka” Project in upcoming budget
Verité Research offers solutions for USD liquidity crisis
25% paid extortion money in Ransomware: Sophos
MTI advises Pakistan on WTO Agreement
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Editorial
Back to school, a strike and lessons to be learnt
It is a ‘war of attrition’, this ongoing battle between the teachers’ unions and the Government, each trying to wear the other down. The unions have long campaigned for a salary raise with little success. They lacked the muscle, and more importantly, public sympathy for their cause. Like with the…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Farmers on the streets – not in their fields; teachers on the streets – not in their classrooms
Not only Agriculture Minister, but President also coming under attack from farmers demanding chemical fertiliser Teachers decide to report to work, while vowing to continue their protests until…
- 5th Column
Cardinal sins and vague words
Your Eminence, I thought I should write to you again this week, only because you have been making some controversial statements over the past few days. Though it…
- The Economic Analysis
Is there fresh thinking on economic policies?
Are the recent changes in fertiliser import policies signs of fresh thinking on economic policies? The decision to import chemical fertilisers for tea, chemicals for fertilisers and an…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Cabraal dodges IMF bouncers at international forum
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal is currently on a tour of West Asia, meeting Central Bank officials among others to secure additional financial arrangements to the country’s…
- Focus on Rights
A ‘charade of justice’ under cover of ‘modernizing laws’?
Under cover of a seductively glittering propaganda blitz that laws are being ‘modernized,’ is the Government ferociously bent on a pursuit of turning even the remnants of Sri…
- Sunday Punch
Schools rest on volcano of brimming discontent
Lanka’s primary schools are set to open tomorrow thus ending the long dark abysmal night which has blighted the nation’s seed to blossom and stunted their academic advancement.…
- In the National Interest
Mega corruption stealing resources from the poor
The revelations by the International Consortium of Investigative journalists in what is now known as the Pandora Papers have once again caused the spotlight to fall on corruption…
- Thoughts from London
Defiant MPs refuse to let democracy die
The stabbing to death earlier this month of much-loved Sir David Amess, a true representative of the people and an MP for 38 years, has only hardened the…
- Lobby
SJB sows slogans in support of farmers’ fertiliser protests
The Parliamentary Chamber on Friday morning echoed with slogans denouncing the Government’s handling of the fertiliser crisis, as Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) members held a protest demanding that…
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A West End dream comes true
Two nations, nothing alike in resources, where we lay our scene…..A nine-year-old girl, already a “theatre nerd” doing ballet and singing and watching every play…
Six bundles of joy at the end of a closely monitored pregnancy
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Has the drone delivered my parcel yet?
Travel stories and reflections on Lankan society
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‘Where We Are’: Painting in the time of pandemic
For the past two years most of us have been more or less home-bound. With some semblance of normal life resuming, two artists who are…
With her band of craftsmen she creates fine jewellery
Bringing out the actor in you virtually
‘Baby Shyama’ of ‘Konda namagena’ fame, 50 years celebrity in Canada
Hasantha win kudos in Turkey with cinematic tale of Roald Dahl’s short story
Rakuten Viber rolls out its latest AR infused in-app camera, Viber Lens, in Sri Lanka
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The 26th Bunka (Cultural) Awards conferred on seven acclaimed Lankan artists – Events
On October 21, a ceremony to confer the 26th Bunka (Cultural) Awards was held at the…
When intelligence is unintelligent
Can a new constitution make Lanka the ‘Splendid Paradise’ of Gotabaya?
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Schools re-open cautiously
Education activities resume at Sunethra Devi Balika at Pepiliyana in Boralesgamuwa, under health precautions. Pic by…
Education Ministry to fully re-open schools in November, trade unions vow to continue their campaigns
Global guidelines and ethics for ancient DNA research presented in new paper
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‘Where We Are’: Painting in the time of pandemic
For the past two years most of us have been more or less home-bound. With some…
