Sri Lanka and India to go all out in today’s final
After a rollercoaster group stage, we are left with two giant teams fighting for the Asia…
Aquariums doing underground trade in native freshwater species
By Kasun Warakapitiya With the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) undecided about approving the rearing and…
NLDB’s fresh milk project takes off
By Nadia Fazlulhaq In a bid to promote the consumption of fresh milk among city dwellers,…
Mannar, Chilaw shrimp farms face scrutiny over effluents
By S.Rubatheesan After a recent field study found that a majority of shrimp and aquaculture farms…
Change course or face collapse: Warning signals for SLR
As train services limp back to normal after a devastating 2-day railway strike, Sandun Jayawardana looks…
Career Guidance Seminar 2023 organised by the Joes batch of 99
The St. Joseph’s College, Maradana that has set a landmark achievement in the educational history of…
Making waves with butterfly stroke
With breaking records becoming almost a habit with 16- year-old Jessie Seneviratne, the young swimming champion…
Sharing an alliance with scissors: A bond between barber and a tailor ‘Film Kathuru Mithurur’
‘Film Kathuru Mithurur’ Two friends sharing one common equipment for their respective professions, pair of scissors,…
Get your cowboy hats, boots ready; Country Roads is back
Country Roads is back! South Asia’s longest running charity concert for children presented by the Country…
Remembering Ray the visionary
Lakmini Wijesundera, Founder & Executive Director BoardPAC Inc and Ironone Technologies delivered the Dr Ray Wijewardene…
Sustainable tourism and business competitiveness
Why do some people pay so much to spend a day at your hotel?” I asked…
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G77 leaders vow to narrow sci-tech gap
Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe and other leaders attending the 134-nation G77 and China summit in Havana, Cuba, pose for a family picture, raising their…
Bribery and corruption biggest criminal money spinner after narcotics
CB issues shocking report on money laundering; points out lack of prosecution By Namini Wijedasa Bribery and corruption are now the second most significant unlawful…
Brain Drain: President seeks compensation from Global North
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday called for the economically advanced countries of the Global North to pay compensation for recruiting skilled professionals from the poorer…
CBSL limits money printing: Govt. wants revenue raised by Rs. 450bn
Cabinet approves Rs 566mn tyre tender despite concerns by engineers
Debt restructuring: Two more Lanka-friendly interventions in Hamilton Bank case
Tuition teacher remanded for pointing laser at magistrate
Nallur sees sea of devotees
Lawyers concerned over MPs’ references to pending cases; call on judiciary to be resilient
Supreme Court orders J’pura VC to submit report on 2020 ragging incident
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Sri Lanka and India to go all out in today’s final
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After a rollercoaster group stage, we are left with two giant teams fighting for the Asia Cup title. Three weeks of action delivered on everything…
Senanayake to spend more time in remand
Former Sri Lanka national team cricketer Sachithra Senanayake, who was…
ICC is toothless and unprofessional: Arjuna Ranatunga
England’s Malan proud to silence critics with thrilling century
Klaasen slams 174 as South Africa level series against Australia
Sri Lanka Men’s 7s team to come under OAC flag
All Blacks coach Foster hails Roigard, rues De Groot red card
Leitch to set Japan record for World Cup appearances against England
Uruguay eye ‘history’ with Italy win after statement France loss
Yupun’s withdrawal a major blow for Sri Lanka at the Asian Games
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IMF-Sri Lanka discussions
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme got underway on Thursday at the Presidential Secretariat. Picture shows IMF…
CPC to adjust fuel prices daily from next year
If the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has its way and the government concurs, prices at the pump next year would be subject to daily changes…
ChEXIM to consider Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring based on economic interests
The Chinese Exim Bank (ChEXIM) is to consider the restructuring loans based on its economic interests but it is still to take a decision on…
Cargo volumes decline, pax, aircrafts up
Treasury to approve funds for urea plant
Independent agency to manage ever increasing public debt
Ranil to meet top biz heads in US
SriLankan Airlines to hire 80 new pilots
Responding to a crisis
Sustainable tourism and business competitiveness
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Editorial
Brain Drain and Global South’s right to compensation
During his speech to the G77 summit themed ‘The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation’, the President followed on the host Cuban President’s reference to the ‘Brain Drain’ from the economically developing Global South to the affluent Global North and went one step further to call for compensation for the…
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Channel 4 conundrum compounded as Govt. takes contradictory stands
President appoints committee to probe claims which Defence Ministry under him slams as “false allegations” Probe panel lacks legal authority to summon witnesses; told only to examine veracity…
- 5th Column
We wait, with bated breath…
My dear Dasun and the cricket team, I am writing to you to wish you well tonight, as you take on our mighty neighbouring big brother in a…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Disgraced US diplomat’s case reveals more deals of Mahinda-era lobbyist
Muna Habib, a Pakistani journalist who had an affair with disgraced US diplomat Richard Olson while he was Ambassador in Islamabad, got money to study at the prestigious…
- Focus on Rights
Killing of justice by commissions and committees
The Sri Lankan Government’s deft recourse to Commissions and Committees of Inquiry to investigate extraordinary human rights violations in shifting the focus away from the penal thrust of…
- Sunday Punch
Lanka sings in defiant tone against HRC’s hostile mood
The Lankan Government stood in the dock this week in Geneva before the UN’s Human Rights Council accused by its Commissioner for failing to have a continuous accountability…
- In the National Interest
Tragic death of commuter: Railways must ensure passenger safety at all times
With the country preoccupied with the Channel 4 documentary on the Easter Sunday attacks, the disturbing tragedy, in which a youth travelling on the roof of a train…
- Thoughts from London
Political loose talk stifles real challenges to Channel 4
How strange. Is there nothing called order and respect in this government of many hues and even more wagging tongues? Shortly after the Channel 4 documentary on the…
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True to nature and his art
The painting in a studio away from the main house is large and only half finished. Sanath Herath has just a few days left to…
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Get your cowboy hats, boots ready; Country Roads is back
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Making waves with butterfly stroke
With breaking records becoming almost a habit with 16- year-old Jessie Seneviratne, the young swimming champion says she takes a meet by meet approach By…
St. Benedict’s young nature photographers go into the wilds
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‘Revolving stage’ concept goes on the board
‘Selena’ by Asha: An exhilarating music video
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A masterclass on photojournalism
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, Essdras M. Suarez, visited Sri Lanka to lead a comprehensive three-day masterclass…
Ceylon Baithulmal Fund – Office Bearers 2023/2024
Colombo Uni hosts ‘Back to Faculty’
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Visually pleasing: Creative work on display
‘FVA Degree Show 2023’ a show organised by the University of the Visual and Performing Arts…
Vocational training for students after O/L exams
PhD offers for Lankan academics from top Melbourne institute
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Making waves with butterfly stroke
With breaking records becoming almost a habit with 16- year-old Jessie Seneviratne, the young swimming champion…
