Indian Naval Ship ‘Khanjar’ docks in Trincomalee
Indian Naval Ship ‘Khanjar’, an indigenously built Missile Corvette of Khukri-class, arrived in Trincomalee yesterday on…
Illegal fishing by Tamil Nadu trawlers goes from one bi-lateral to another
By Steve Creech It has been hard not to feel sorry for Indian Prime Ministers and…
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and some concerns
By Justice (Ret) Rohini Marasinghe Over the past few months, there has been much speculation and…
Puttalam withers in searing heat
By Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe Puttalam is experiencing an unprecedented drought, the worst in the district since…
Not enough cash and equipment to contain multiple forest fires
By Nadia Fazlulhaq Cash-strapped Forest Department and Disaster Management Centre (DMC) authorities are struggling to douse…
ASIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL GRADUATION – 2023
The Graduation of the class of 2023 of Asian International School was held at the Cinnamon…
SLIIT Young Engineering Expo 2023: Showcasing Innovation and Talent of Future Engineers
In a remarkable display of creativity and technical prowess, the SLIIT’s Faculty of Engineering proudly presented…
‘Fox Jaffna’ Redefined tourism in Jaffna
By Sanath Weerasuriya Tired of venturing to the same holiday destination over and over? Bored of…
Preventing a human-leopard conflict at Horton Plains
With its rolling hills, misty landscapes and unique biodiversity, the Horton Plains National Park holds a…
When all roads led to Lunuganga
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Geoffrey Bawa’s garden Lunuganga, the Geoffrey Bawa Trust launched…
They don’t like cricket – they ‘love’ it
Amidst a furore over an alleged abuse of power by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) hierarchy…
News
President holds vital talks with Macron and Hayashi
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday held talks with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron at the Bandaranaike International Airport and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Colombo.…
Macron, Hayashi visits underscore Indian Ocean geopolitics
By our diplomatic correspondent Sri Lanka has been invited as an Observer to join the French initiated Indian Ocean Commission (Commission de l’ocean Indien), an…
IGP’s powers given to National Police Commission
The newly-appointed independent National Police Commission (NPC) has retained powers of appointment, promotion, transfer, punishment, and similar matters of all officers above Chief Inspector rank,…
IRD warns independent service providers against tax evasion
Lanka invites Japan to resume projects, bring new investments
Remit money through formal channels or lose benefits
Macron reassures France’s support for debt restructuring
Japan highlights Lanka’s importance for Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Health sector corruption now on T-20 scale
New SLCP head vows not to leave any child behind
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King Kalinga sets new 400m meet record
athletics
Sprinter Kalinga Kumarage clocked the fourth fastest time in Sri Lankan 400m history as he blazed his way to win the title in a new…
Petes crush hapless Vidyartha
St. Peter’s College maintained its top position in Group 2A…
Joes tame Dons
Root leads run-spree as England press for Ashes-levelling win
Eagles humble Thora to reach Super Round
Trinity calls off Zahira match
Karate-Do brought down to mat by Minister
Does the moral decadence in the country pervade our national sports too?
They don’t like cricket – they ‘love’ it
Colombo RC win Deepam Trophy while Madras BC pocket Adyar Trophy
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Helping female entrepreneurs
Ms. S. Pushpamala, an entrepreneur from Chavakachcheri, Jaffna making products out of Palmyrah leaves, speaks at an event where HSBC together with Sarvodaya launched a…
Sri Lanka says ‘Namaste’ to Indian Rupee
Sri Lanka is gearing up to validate the use of the Indian rupee as a currency of transaction that will clearly generate more travellers from…
Loophole for money launderers in Foreign Exchange Act
A gaping loophole in the 6-year-old Foreign Exchange Act is damaging Sri Lanka’s fight against money laundering. This was enacted in 2017 after repealing the…
Holidaying here to get pricey next week
Indians, Chinese competing for energy projects
Sri Lanka project loans and assets disparity exposed
Trying times for garments
Price of division and isolation!
White goods restrictions to be lifted by September
‘ComBank Digital’ surpasses 1 m users’ milestone
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Editorial
13A and India’s connectivity initiative
The emphasis on the outcome of the President’s overnight visit to New Delhi last week as outlined by the Foreign Minister at his media briefing last weekend appears to be India’s insistence on the “full implementation” of the 13th Amendment (13A), but whether this was mere camouflage to India’s ‘bigger…
Columns
- Political Commentary
New behind-the-scenes moves to support the President for next year’s elections
As UNP appoints committees to revive party at grassroots level; broader alliance planned with like-minded parties and groups Lanza’s new party on a mission to win support for…
- 5th Column
“Not everyone’s business”
My dear Shammi, I am writing to you this week because everyone is talking about you – or rather, what you are alleged to have done – during…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Colombage in Taliban pow-wow; Colombo in the dark
On July 14, Hafiz Zia Ahmed, Afghanistan’s Taliban administration’s Deputy Spokesman and Assistant Public Relations Director in its Foreign Affairs Ministry tweeted about meetings held between visiting Afghan…
- Focus on Rights
Police Abuse in Colombo versus ‘Reconciliation’ in the North?
The ‘arrest’ of a young journalist, Tharindu Uduwaragedera recorded by onlookers this Friday being forcibly dragged out of a three wheeler, grabbed by his hair and roughly manhandled…
- Sunday Punch
Road link between Lanka and India, a bridge too far
Lanka can and must have more trade bridges, financial bridges, investment bridges, diplomatic bridges and cultural bridges with our Big Brother India. In fact, the more intangible but…
- In the National Interest
Consensus on 13th Amendment will have to wait another day
The meeting of political parties called last week by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss the way forward vis-a-vis the implementation of the 13th Amendment ended without any conclusion…
- Thoughts from London
So once more about that bitter pill
Now that’s a hell of a thing to say, if you will pardon the language. That Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella might think it is a parlour game…
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A feast of fashion on the street
Fairway Colombo on Hospital Street in the heart of Fort hosted the Ceylon Fashion Week event on July 22 – part of the Miss World…
Why ProArt? For creators, by creators
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‘The Jungle’ in town
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Rodney presents books to Dr. Vethodi
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When politics spark smiles and trigger loud laughter
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — Ronald Reagan, a former US President and ex-Hollywood movie…
Sense perception in Buddhist philosophy and neuroscience
The multilateral development banks the world needs
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Engineering expertise on exhibit
EXMO 2023, a flagship engineering exhibition organised by the University of Moratuwa’s Engineering Faculty, ended on…
Education Ministry launches mobile service to resolve schools issues
Several State unis got IT depts in 2022
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