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…
Tanvir magic cause Sri Lanka collapse
Bangladesh bounced back from their 77-run defeat in the opening match to level the three-match ODI…
Wesley outclass Ananda for fifth successive win
High riding Wesley College proved to be too good for newcomers to the top division Ananda…
St. Peter’s prevail with close win over DS
St. Peter’s College prevailed with a close win over D.S. Senanayake College by 27-17 in the…
The Grand Kandyan
Grand Kandyan wins big at ‘Culinary Art Competition 2025’ Hotel made an impressive mark at the…
News
Gov to provide foreign university scholarships for A/L students
The cabinet has approved a scholarship scheme for top-ranked GCE A/L students to pursue a degree at foreign universities. Rs 200 million has been allocated…
Peradeniya University to launch new AI degree programme
The Peradeniya University’s Department of Electronic Learning is offering an AI degree programme that is approved by the Council of the University Peradeniya and is…
UGC calls for standardisation of research allowance procedures
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed vice chancellors of all universities and heads of other higher education institutions to send the formats and guidelines…
Universal franchise in digital era
Vehicle imports: Treasury alerts CB over dollar drain
SC sees need to educate magistrates on bail norms
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
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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
Letters to the Editor
APPRECIATIONS
Revival of Buddhism with arrival of Upali Maha Thera from Siam
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Mama Pudditat’s offerings on wheels
By Arrenga Nadaraja The aroma of cakes fills the small, cosy space, accompanied by the sound of music, all under one roof at Mama Pudditat…
Memories etched in copper & drawings
Clarence biopic: Grand premiere in Kandy
Dharmayuddhaya 2’ Wraps Up Filming — A Powerful Sequel in the Making
‘Drishyam’ legend Mohanlal meets his Lankan counterpart
Once a marvel of AI, now a force of destruction Sci-fi ‘M3GAN 2.0’
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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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Students of the four noble truths and eightfold path
A group of students studying Buddhism for the GCE (A/L) have been selected to receive support…
Task force to prevent ragging in state universities meets, lack of laws reviewed
Adyapana Prathibha 15th edition launched
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Mama Pudditat’s offerings on wheels
By Arrenga Nadaraja The aroma of cakes fills the small, cosy space, accompanied by the sound…
