Consumers in soup over high and varying Vege prices
Spinning in a whirlpool of fluctuating vegetable prices, consumers are being forced to pay varying prices…
CC and President on collision course again
Constitutional Council rejects President’s nominee for vacancy in Supreme Court; tussle looms between executive and legislature…
All eyes will be on Galle Face today as 6000 go marching by
Over 6000 security personnel, police, Civil defence Forces and National Cadet Corps are to take part…
SSC annex two titles under Saman Jayantha
In May 2022, when Saman Jayantha assumed the role of head coach at the prestigious Sinhalese…
Somali pirates threat may affect fishing industry, says owner of ‘Lorenzo Putha 4′
Appeals to Govt. to help him financially to bring back his vessel Navy says the six…
Residents assured that Rs. 40m allocated for removal of salinity barrier across Nilwala river
Protestors withdraw following written assurance given just 10 minutes before President’s visit to the area Issue taken…
7 Sabaragamuwa Uni students to be charged under anti-ragging law, say police
University VC says committee to look into what course of action to be taken against them…
30th Jan 2024 COLOMBO – EDEX Expo 2024: Empowering Sri Lankan Youth with Education Innovation, and Sustainability
Dedicated to providing comprehensive insights into a diverse range of opportunities in higher education, training, gainful…
Lyceum Campus takes Teacher Education to New Heights with the Launch of BEd Hons (Primary Education)
The Lyceum Education Group, renowned as the largest employer of private school teachers in Sri Lanka,…
‘My soul music is my daily dose of dopamine’
Sri Lankan-Australian lead singer of popular Melbourne band Fulton Street, Shannen Wickremasinghe, talks of her musical…
Independence: Then and now
If we keep waiting like this, in a little time we won’t be able to eat…
News
Grand welcome for Thai PM; close ties with Lanka
Sri Lanka and Thailand yesterday established close and wide-ranging economic ties through the signing of a free trade agreement after extensive talks at the Presidential…
Minister Rambukwella remanded, admitted to prison hospital
Magistrate orders full probe on one of the biggest scandals in health sector By Manrpriya Gunasekara Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, currently Environment Minister, was…
Changes to TIN system; IRD complains of practical issues
By Damith Wickremasekara The Finance Ministry is to introduce a string of amendments to the recently introduced system for all citizens above the age of…
Rapid project to uplift rural economy and eradicate poverty in ten districts
Lanka, Thailand sign FTA with facility for visa-free travel
Recipient of Kadirgamar scholarship off to MASCOM
Final deadline for Veteran journalist Mahindapala
SLN’s traditional welcome for Indian sub at Colombo Port
Cost of dying up: Ex-CMC member appeals to President
SC upholds termination of SriLankan Airlines senior flight steward for sexual misconduct
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Old guards Mathews and Chandimal put Sri Lanka in strong position
By Champika Fernandocricket
Centuries by Angelo Mathews (141) and Dinesh Chandimal (107) lifted Sri Lanka into a position of strength, reaching 410 for 6 at the end of…
Clinical Kandy bounce back to thwart CH
What could have been a tremendous shocker was completely thwarted…
Kandy crush Colombo with a day to spare
Dimuth wants to join elite 10,000 run club
Army pull off a thriller against Air Force
Nethmi, Dewmi help Sri Lanka clinch Women’s U-19 Tri-Nation title
Vairavanathan wins RCGC January Monthly Medal
‘Superstar’ Jaiswal: From homeless to Test hero
SSC annex two titles under Saman Jayantha
BCB confirms Sri Lanka’s all-format tour to Bangladesh
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Celebrating independence
Sri Lanka today marks the 76th year of independence from British rule. Here a street vendor prepares her flags for sale. Pic by M.A. Pushpha…
Big land bank for successful SLT bidder
The successful bidder for the country’s telecommunications firm, Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, will stand to gain a massive land bank in the country, analysts say.…
From waste to wardrobe – SLINTEC’s king coconut natural dye launched
In a world dominated by the artificial and the synthetic, a humble hero emerged from the depths of Sri Lanka. The king coconut husks, once…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Freedom Day reflections
Today marks the 76th anniversary of Sri Lanka regaining its Independence as a free and sovereign nation from 450 years of foreign rule, an occasion viewed no doubt with mixed emotions among its citizens. By now the country as a whole ought to have identified where the independent nation took…
Columns
- Political Commentary
CC and President on collision course again
Constitutional Council rejects President’s nominee for vacancy in Supreme Court; tussle looms between executive and legislature President meets SLPP and other pro-Govt. groups for election-related talks; SLPP wants…
- 5th Column
Still a dependent nation
My dear Mother Lanka, I am writing to you today as you mark 76 years of ‘independence’ from Britain. I don’t think we can call it a celebration…
- The Economic Analysis
76 years of economic and social development: Failures and achievements
On this 76th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence, there are many reasons to be disappointed about the country’s economic performance, political developments, and social conditions. It is a…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Field Marshal gets his forex back, but termite shock in bank vault
The Finance Ministry recently granted permission to release USD 527,000 and 100 Sterling Pounds that Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka had received as campaign…
- Focus on Rights
A minister’s arrest amidst a new law promising political vengeance, not online safety
Amidst furore over the long delayed arrest of Sri Lanka’s former Health (and currently Environment) Minister implicated with his senior officials in the scandalous procurement of substandard human…
- Sunday Punch
Was old man Lanka scraping coconuts for 76 years of life?
Lanka won freedom in India’s pain, at the cost of perishing in her own For the last 76 years, we have been celebrating an independence won in India’s…
- In the National Interest
SLT Chairman’s resignation raises questions with regard to role of professionals
The standoff between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sri Lanka Telecom Chairman Reyaz Mihular leading to the reconstitution of the Telecom Board made headlines last week and caused ripples…
- Thoughts from London
New faces in new places and more political mallung
Well, that was not a bad idea after all. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, whichever part of the political hotch-potch he occupies right now one cannot be sure, told a…
Plus
The time was right for a lit fest in Colombo
So, this is the first time the Ceylon Lit Fest is being held? What did you feel was your need to establish this as an…
Image making re-imagined, interpreted and challenged
Appreciations
‘Whoever we are, food unites us’
The sheer Galle of it
Ovarian cancer, hereditary and otherwise
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Regaining our lost treasures
As Sri Lanka marks 76 years of Independence, Kumudini Hettiarachchi looks at the meticulous work done by an unsung hero Dr. P.H.D.H. de Silva, Director…
When a free nation was born
When a disgruntled Kandyan kingdom rose up against the British
Reshaping Sri Lanka’s foreign policy amidst a turbulent world order
The monk who led Buddhism’s revival in Ceylon
Sri Lanka: What is in store for us?
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PNS SAIF departs after successful visit to Colombo
Pakistan Navy Ship “SAIF” departed from the Port of Colombo after a successful three-day goodwill visit…
First ‘Servants of Buddha’ Oration by British theologian
People’s Bank celebrates Independence Week by offering Isuru Udana gift vouchers for newborns
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Boost for Dhamma studies at Kelaniya University
President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially unveiling the new building complex for the Kelaniya University’s Postgraduate Institute of…
Sweeping education reforms ready for implementation
India offers 200 higher education scholarships to Lankan students
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‘My soul music is my daily dose of dopamine’
Sri Lankan-Australian lead singer of popular Melbourne band Fulton Street, Shannen Wickremasinghe, talks of her musical…
