What about the big hotels on illegally acquired lands, ask residents of Sigiriya
Pix and text by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa New constructions will not be allowed in the restricted…
Red-labelled cargo release casts shadow over NPP’s clean image
Explosive findings in committee report raise serious questions about national security Customs has released containers without…
Chemmani mass graves: Childrens’ skeletons suspected among them
By S. Rubethesan Among the 42 human skeletons that have been recovered from the Chemmani Siththupaththi…
Indian aid no justification for plunder, fishers decry theft and attacks
By Tharushi Weerasinghe Reporting from Myliddy, Jaffna At the northern tip of the Jaffna Peninsula, just…
String of fatal boat accidents sparks maritime safety probe
By Thusitha Kumara de Silva A series of fishing vessel accidents off Sri Lanka’s southern coast…
No sign of underworld killings ending soon
By Lasantha Niroshana A string of murders, including that of a youth who had objected to…
Strap up or face fines
Rear seat belt requirement for passengers on expressways to come into effect to curb toll of road accidents…
The Grand Kandyan
Grand Kandyan wins big at ‘Culinary Art Competition 2025’ Hotel made an impressive mark at the…
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Universal franchise in digital era
Election Commission officials carried out a programme this week to educate members of Sri Lanka’s indigenous Vedda community in Digamadulla on the use of digital…
Vehicle imports: Treasury alerts CB over dollar drain
By Damith Wickremasekara The Treasury has warned the Central Bank that the enthusiasm shown in the import of vehicles after the ban was lifted could…
SC sees need to educate magistrates on bail norms
The Supreme Court has noted the “compelling need” for magistrates to be educated on the need to take “judicious decisions—without functioning in a perfunctory manner—with…
Container release: Report calls for disciplinary action against Customs officers
Govt. reverses decision: KDU to admit local students for medical degrees
IMF-backed reform directs Auditor General to flag fraud for law enforcement action
Editors’ Guild withdraws from National Media Policy Committee over lack of clarity
Yala paddy floor price for first time to deter private undercutting
Fighting the mosquito sting
Audit flags NYC’s Rs. 538 million spend on non-priority programmes
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Tanvir magic cause Sri Lanka collapse
By Champika FernandoBangladesh level series despite Janith Liyanage’s heroics
Bangladesh bounced back from their 77-run defeat in the opening match to level the three-match ODI series 1-1 with a hard-fought 16-run victory over Sri…
Colts dominate over Kurunegala Youth
Colts dominated Kurunegala Youth with a 249-run victory in their…
West Indies and Australia 2nd Test finely poised
Gill hits record-breaking ton before England collapse
Djokovic eyes Wimbledon century, Swiatek steps up challenge
Wesley outclass Ananda for fifth successive win
Trinity roar leaves Royal stunned at Pallekele
St. Peter’s prevail with close win over DS
Joes thrash Sri Sumangala
Kingswood return to winning form after drubbing Dharmaraja
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Fruits for lunch!
Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka is not short of ideas. Young Nilantha Sanjeewa has come up with novel idea to provide a healthy meal at lunchtime;…
Car market shifts gears: EVs outpace used Japanese vehicles
Sri Lanka’s vehicle market is seeing a dramatic shift, just months after the government lifted the long-standing vehicle import ban in February 2025. While many…
SVAT a bone of contention for tea industry
The imposition of the SVAT scheme is likely to affect tea estate owners as exporters and factory owners want it to be deducted from growers…
Fallout between banks and SME triggers new lending oversight unit
Of myths and glory days in tourism
SL to establish national equal labelling framework
Southern Expressway Service Area Lease given for just Rs. 10,000!
Africa beckons
Big Beautiful Bill
Sri Lankan designer wins at Nippon Paint-sponsored awards
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Editorial
Lessons to be learnt in higher education
The controversy surrounding the admission or non-admission of local students to the Kotelawala Defence University’s (KDU) Medical Faculty, while allowing fee-paying foreign students to enrol, emerged to public attention for a few days and then submerged quickly, with a final word on what the Government’s decision is given only on…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Red-labelled cargo release casts shadow over NPP’s clean image
Explosive findings in committee report raise serious questions about national security Customs has released containers without inspection on 13 occasions since mid 2024, report finds Two committee members’…
- 5th Column
You know we know what you know
Dayaabara Handun, I am writing to you after you went ‘viral’ with your interview at the World Economic Forum recently, describing our country and its virtues to an…
- The Economic Analysis
Transforming our polity and economy: Between hope and scepticism
Punishing the corrupt has proved to be more extensive than envisaged, and the legal processes are complex and dilatory. Nevertheless, the corrupt are being brought to justice and…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Poaching Indian skipper jumps into sea to avoid jail here
Strict regulations were introduced by the successive governments to discourage Indian bottom trawlers from illegally entering Sri Lankan waters for poaching. Despite these regulations, hundreds of bottom trawlers…
- Focus on Rights
Chemmani, Batalanda and beyond
In a global arena where the United Nations is desperately struggling to cope with a pronounced irrelevance as the world’s ‘superpowers’ continue to pound the Gaza Strip with…
- Sunday Punch
President’s committee red flags port’s container release as illegal
SJB MP Mujibur Rahman blows the lid off the scandal at Colombo Port The scandalous arbitrary release of 323 red-flagged containers from Colombo port, without a mandatory physical…
- In the National Interest
The moral and social perils of a Casino Hub
Sri Lanka stands at the crossroads as it prepares to open a luxury integrated entertainment resort. The glittering resort—complete with casinos, luxury hotels, and entertainment venues—symbolizes the country’s…
- Thoughts from London
Such disgusting conduct—they shame man and beast
I wish I were there. I wish the whole nation had taken a holiday to watch how highly placed public servants cringed before our highest courts of justice,…
- Lobby
Govt. presents 2026 fiscal strategy; Namal says it only makes investors flee
By Sandun Jayawardana The National People’s Power (NPP) government’s “Fiscal Strategy Statement” for 2026, together with the accompanying adjournment debate, was the order of business when Parliament convened…
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SLMC: Into the future with 100 year legacy
Handwritten, smeared and smudged it may be – but the content is proper and in order! These are the minutes of the very first meeting,…
Maureen Hingert and the Howard Hughes connection
The wreck of the ‘Indus’ at Moletivoe -A passenger’s tale
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Revival of Buddhism with arrival of Upali Maha Thera from Siam
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‘The Hut’ is back with a retro boom
By Sanath Weerasuriya The revival of ‘Little Hut’, one of the pioneering nightclubs of the island, at the legendary Mount Lavinia Hotel, was a vibrant…
Sensory Symphony by Shangri-La
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50 years on: Indira’s emergency and India’s descent into political darkness
By Kumar Chellappan in Chennai A Carnatic musician, known as Chennai’s enfant terrible, declared that there was…
After ceasefire, Iran is preparing for the long war with Israel
The rise of Islamophobia in New York’s mayoral elections—with the Statue of Liberty in a burqa
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‘The Hut’ is back with a retro boom
By Sanath Weerasuriya The revival of ‘Little Hut’, one of the pioneering nightclubs of the island,…
