President urges Japan to include Lanka in Bay of Bengal partnership; seeks membership in RCEP
By our Diplomatic Editor President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged Japan to extend its tripartite partnership with…
Injured Yupun may miss this week’s Diamond League
Promising Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon’s participation at this week’s Wanda Diamond League 2023 hangs in…
Hundreds of seasonal flu patients pour into hospitals
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VIP smuggler MP travelled to Dubai six times since March this year
Customs find date-stamps in Puttalam MP Ali Sabri’s Passport, and he confirms it in his statement…
Four years after terror attacks, Muslims and Christians inching towards amity in Negombo
Both communities want to know the truth behind Easter Sunday bombings Inter-faith initiatives help dispel misunderstanding…
Push to set up 2 Tobacco-free zones in each MOH area
World No Tobacco Day is May 31 By Kumudini Hettiarachchi Sri Lanka has something to be…
Detecting the culprit
Story and Pix by Akila Jayawardena Public Health Inspectors are assigned the task of inspecting households, public…
Delayed O/L exams will start tomorrow in 3568 centres
By Senuka Jayakody Preparations are underway for the Ordinary Level (O/L) examination starting tomorrow. The Department…
King Charles III blessing ceremony at London Buddhist Vihara
Following the coronation of King Charles III, the London Buddhist Vihara (LBV) held a blessings ceremony…
NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY EXPO 2023 HELD ON 20th MAY 2023 ORGANIZED BY THAMES INTERNATIONAL
New Zealand University Expo 2023 was successfully concluded on 20th May. The event held at Galadari…
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Major turn in Japan-Lanka ties
President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited Japan this week to strengthen bilateral and regional ties. Picture shows the President meeting members of the Japan-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship…
WB considers projects to boost Lanka’s economy
Loan of US$ 150mn to bolster CB’s insurance scheme that protects depositors US$ 4mn to be invested to improve transparency in public expenditure through e-procurement Among…
MPs call for PSC probe on former AG’s conspiracy comments
By Damith Wickramasekara Twenty-one Government MPs have handed over a letter to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena demanding the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC)…
Lotus Tower looking for investors after Diana’s jackpot gamble fails
MPs’ luggage to be scanned by Customs at VIP lounge
Veteran diplomat Jayantha Dhanapala passes away
President urges Japan to include Lanka in Bay of Bengal partnership; seeks membership in RCEP
Port City investors to get BSI status and concessions
Row over detection and detention of Chinese ‘businessman’ Li
Students who allegedly assaulted teacher released on bail with conditions
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Injured Yupun may miss this week’s Diamond League
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Promising Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon’s participation at this week’s Wanda Diamond League 2023 hangs in the balance after injuring his hamstring during the International…
Sri Lanka turn back to seniors for Afghan series
With the World Cup qualifiers just around the corner, Sri…
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Negombo’s Samaranayake wins NSSF Trap Open 2023
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Innovations
An image of a SLINTEC analytical instrument which is used to develop new products and patents. See story on this page.…
Public sector shrank by 135,000 workers in 2022
The Finance Ministry has been directed to devise strategies to limit growth in the public sector wage bill and further prune the already shrinking government…
SLINTEC offerings a way to beat dollar woes
The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) is proposing to counter the economic crisis by giving a new lease of life to exports through their…
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Editorial
They are all ‘honourable’ men!
Two incidents this week, both coincidentally happening at the Colombo International Airport, and both involving Members of Parliament once again brought to light the decadence of the prevailing political culture that has been highlighted in many ways since it exploded last year with the ‘Aragalaya’. One was where an MP…
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VIP smuggler MP travelled to Dubai six times since March this year
Customs find date-stamps in Puttalam MP Ali Sabri’s Passport, and he confirms it in his statement They also seize receipts from gold shops in Dubai for purchases made…
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The golden catch
My dear Ali Sabri Raheem, I thought of writing to you, although I must confess that I didn’t know who you were till just the other day. I…
- The Economic Analysis
Uncertainty in the country’s exchange rate likely to continue
The exchange rate took a huge plunge recently, then steadied to some extent and continues to fluctuate within a narrow range. What lies ahead with respect to the…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
All that glitters is not gold; controversy over statues gifted to Dalada Maligawa
Did the Thai donors with connections to the Thai government take the authorities for a ride when gifting Buddha statues to the Sri Dalada Maligawa? The hue and…
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‘75m gold’ MP Raheem’s tit for tat revenge vote to spite Government
Sabri wages retaliatory strike against Ranil for not coming to his rescue Puttalam MP Sabri Raheem who was arrested by Customs officials on Tuesday for attempting to smuggle…
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Repairing dent in Sri Lanka-Japan relations caused by cancellation of LRT Project
During his visit to Japan last week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe at a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, expressed his regret to the Japanese Government for the…
- Thoughts from London
Political help let forged passport holder into country
They call Sri Lanka “a country like no other” not without cause. But it is not for the reasons that tourism blurb writers first created it. Recent events…
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Unplugging PUCSL chief: Govt. accuses him of playing power politics
By Sandun Jayawardana Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake, seen as a thorn in the side of the Ranil Wickremesinghe Government, was removed by…
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A fitting memorial
In 1923 Ceylon was a different place to the Sri Lanka of today. The land was ruled by the Empire’s masters, ensconced in their ‘Britishers…
A safe haven for children with cancer
A walk to raise funds
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Saving a historic hospital from certain death
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The deity as a mirror to the soul
A full time devotee of Ganesh, artist Mahen Chanmugam is getting ready for his latest exhibition, Ganeshism5 By Yomal Senerath-Yapa For 30 years, Mahen Chanmugam…
Google finally has a foldable phone
‘Guththila’ comes alive on screen
‘Honourable Speaker’ at Wendt
Ariyaratne’s comedy play at Elphinstone
Reef Garden Hotel, Polhena, re-opens after post-COVID upgrade
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Is Modi’s India a democracy today?
The invitation extended to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country is threatened with a nuclear conflict, by…
An entitled population
King Charles III blessing ceremony at London Buddhist Vihara
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Honorary Doctorate conferred
Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya Professor Gerald H Pieris presents the scroll of the Honorary…
UGC to amend Act to help commercialise uni. research
Address shortage of academics in universities: FUTA
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The deity as a mirror to the soul
A full time devotee of Ganesh, artist Mahen Chanmugam is getting ready for his latest exhibition,…
