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News

President in North, sub-office set up for reconciliation

By Chris Kamalendran

A Presidential Secretariat Sub office of the Northern Province Development Special Unit was declared open yesterday by President Ranil Wickremesinghe with an assurance to resolve…

No police fuel for ministerial security

Cabinet ministers and state ministers will soon be asked to find their own fuel for their security escorts and not seek them from the Police…

Lotus Tower: Diana’s US$ 1bn in 3 years is really US$ 1.4mn a year

Lotus Tower Management Company (Pvt) Ltd (LTMC) will receive USD 1.4 million a year as part of an agreement to hire out one floor of…

COP27 agreement on food security, but no deal on funds

Glyphosate for all agriculture sectors

Police probing network connected to Zaharan’s Easter Sunday attack

State officials complicit in trafficking of women into Oman for sex trade

Legal dispute over sale of apartment; court issues interim order

Youth bulge for Sri Lanka; unemployment among young people on the rise

Uttara Lanka presents 12-point plan at its first convention

Sinopharm vaccine: RTI Commission orders NMRA to release details before December 1

Administrative matters in govt. offices to go online

No nutrition packs for pregnant women: Councillor blames UC chairman

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Sports

Axe pointed at National Selectors?

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While the current cricket selectors have not yet being sacked, the Sports Ministry has called for replacements on the back of the team’s dismal performance…

Messi, Neymar and Mbappe — PSG trio set for World Cup rivalry in Qatar

DOHA AFP Nov 19, 2022: There is a thread that…

From International to County cricket

Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne likely to make his LPL debut

Abishek guides St. John’s to victory

Nimesha guides Team Green to first win

Does decadence in our sports reflect a cultural quagmire!

Thilan Walallawita – a Sri Lankan dreaming of playing for England

Double trouble as SL out of FIBA Asia Cup Pre-Qualifiers

Fairfirst Insurance wins Mercantile Netball Open Mix Division

Business Times

Agri and food fair

Plantations Minister Ramesh Pathirana examines mangoes at a stall at the Pro Food, Pro Pack & Ag-biz 2022, food and agriculture fair, which opened at…

Sri Lankan firms diversify into unrelated agriculture to beat crisis

With core businesses struggling, Sri Lankan companies are finding their feet in unrelated areas. For instance, a number of vehicle importers has gotten into agriculture…

Moisture levels important at Colombo tea auction

The recently announced regulations by the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association (CTTA) to declare the moisture content of teas sent to the auctions is part of…

Aggressive overseas expansion, Kelani Cables’ mantra

Coal procurement tenders cancelled for second time

“Talk the talk & walk the walk”

Power Ministry’s prohibitive tariff stalls lucrative solar projects

CB Governor: Lower taxing of forex earners fails to bring returns

Sri Lankan graphite: To store energy and fix economy

NDB provides grant aid to female entrepreneurs

Printcare delivers strong half year performance

Profits drop, impairment costs rise at Sampath Bank

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Sunday Times E-Paper

Editorial

Budget 2023 and the high cost of corruption

In his Budget speech this week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe spoke enthusiastically of his administration’s plans to turn around the ‘down and almost out’ Sri Lankan economy. There was a heavy emphasis on taxation with a view to cutting the Budget deficit, new economic zones, commercial hubs and new legislation. He…

Columns

Political Commentary
Local council polls: Test of strength for Govt, but will they be held?

Elections Commission chief says mini polls cannot be put off unless a resolution is passed by Parliament Basil returns today to shore up SLPP for local council elections,…
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5th Column
An anniversary we’d rather forget

My dear Gota maamey, I wanted to write to you because it is almost three years to the day when you assumed office as the leader of Paradise.…
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The Economic Analysis
2023 Budget: A break from the past with great expectations for the future

The Budget for 2023 presented to Parliament on November 14 is expected to usher in a competitive market-oriented social market economy. It is expected to increase exports by…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Criss-crosses and double crosses

Criss-crosses and double crosses All eyes were on the Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) prominent politician on Monday as President Ranil Wickremesinghe prepared to present the 2023 Budget. This…
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Focus on Rights
Our brutes in uniform and predators in power

Sri Lanka’s Department of the Police should stop piously quoting provisions of the Constitution and the law and instead, declare the truth without fear or shame, “we do…
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Sunday Punch
Women in the firing line as cops show ‘zero tolerance’

Fury over arrest of two women for staging a placard protest Are the police under orders to follow a ‘zero tolerance’ policy toward any form of protest? Or…
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In the National Interest
Professionalism key to efficiency of the Police

By Javid Yusuf The Police Department is a key component in the administration of justice and therefore plays an important role in ensuring the rule of law in…
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Thoughts from London
Uniformed lawbreakers a disgrace to nation

That was a brave act indeed. Having a tough-as-nails “Dirty Harry” serving the nation as an enforcer of the country’s laws deserves a national award- another Deshabandu, perhaps.…
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Lobby
The President’s Budget speech and an Opposition’s dire warning of rising poverty

By Sandun Jayawardana President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s reference to a social media post during his Budget speech on Monday, prompted opposition MPs to accuse him of being prepared to…
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