Special workshop of the UNP’s women’s political wing
A special workshop of the United National Party’s women’s political wing “ Eksath Lak Wanitha Peramuna”…
Most pleased with ‘people’s budget’, watching for policy outcomes
By Ishu Bandara As the budget proposals for 2026 are being absorbed by Sri Lankans before…
When Colombo’s nocturnal guardians come ashore to protect nesting turtles
By Malaka Rodrigo Colombo is a centre for wildlife enthusiasts who are often drawn by the…
Pumpkin harvest goes unsold
Pix and Text by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa Pumpkin farmers are asking the government to provide them…
“No more foreign potatoes” chant farmers of Welimada
By K R Rajamanthri Potato farmers in Welimada protested, calling on the government to stop import…
Namal Oya scheme farmers unhappy that fertiliser subsidy not issued on time
Paddy farmers of the Namal Oya scheme in Digamadulla have voiced concern over the government’s failure…
Sri Lanka’s Science Week: A sneak peek to the future
As people across the globe celebrated World Science Day for Peace and Development on November 10,…
Bring about a National Policy beneficial to humans & wild elephants before the next Dry Season
Urgent plea to the President from former DWC DG, Dr Sumith Pilapitiya, to safeguard the tank-bed…
Lovelorn lioness Dora now doting mom of three
By Rekha Tharangani Fonseka The captive lioness deprived of its mother’s affection has found maternal felicity…
Edith Cowan University Sri Lanka Launches the Bachelor of Communication, A Game-Changing Australian Degree for the Media and Creative Industries
In a vibrant celebration of innovation and opportunity, Edith Cowan University (ECU) Sri Lanka officially launched…
Celebrating Academic Excellence And Global Pathways
The Nawaloka College of Higher Studies (NCHS) and Swinburne University of Technology celebrated another successful year…
News
Two remembrance days; two stories
Two remembrance days were marked this week — one, the Il Maha Viru Samaruma, which the JVP held to honour its cadres killed in the…
Ranil’s case: CID team heads to UK, bypassing AG
Objective: verify authenticity of Wolverhampton University invitation to former president; AG’s dept kept in the dark By Ranjith Padmasiri A five-member Criminal Investigation Department (CID)…
NMRA caps prices of 350 drugs; penalties for overpricing
The National Medicines Regulatory Authority has published the maximum retail prices (MRP) of 350 medications, calling on the public to report to the regulator any…
AG upholds supremacy of PFMA over ACA
Semi-judicial body to protect investors
Health Ministry spares substandard drug suppliers; no compensation for victims
SDIG Dharmaratne and other Senior DIGs among those transferred
Medical report on Daisy Forrest’s dementia requested
Middeniya containers: Court calls for full report by Govt. Analyst
Lankadeepa former Chief Editor among media veterans felicitated at Presidential media awards
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Blast, Fear, and Cricket Sri Lanka’s Rawalpindi showdown
By Champika Fernandocricket
It was supposed to be just another One-Day International in Rawalpindi–the usual noise, and competition between two neighbours bound by history, heartbreak, and cricket. But…
Sri Lanka consider testing bench strength for today’s ODI
Sri Lanka head into the third and final ODI in…
Sri Lanka eye historic AFC Asian Cup spot in Colombo showdown
FSL Champions League 2025 launches on Friday
Indictment served on Dambulla Thunders owner over ‘attempted manipulation’
Clinical Airmen snatch stunning win over brave Soldiers
South Africa defy early red card to beat Italy
Red Shirts send early warning, destroy Sri Lions
Afghanistan defeat Sri Lanka in close Rising Stars game
Nushan wrecks St. Servatius
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Tea workers cautious over wage hike
Tea workers across Hatton, Maskeliya and Bogowanthalawa are cautious about the new wage hike, saying they would wait for the January 2026 payment to see…
Gold pawning soars to Rs. 356 bn, hidden crisis unfolds
Sri Lanka’s mounting cost of living has driven thousands of families to pawn their last line of savings –their gold. Official data now reveal that…
Sri Lanka expects over 20% growth of travellers in winter
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is hoping this winter there could be a 20-25 per cent growth in arrivals but the overall numbers for the year…
Warnings against doctors: Improve your handwriting!
Workers on tea smallholder estates left out of wage hike?
New Film Council to liberate Sri Lanka’s cinema industry
Juggling Cabinet portfolios
Budget 2026: Comfort without compass
IBSL to host National Banking and Finance Conference
GEW mobilises SL innovators under the banner ‘Together We Build’
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Editorial
On the road to economic development
Entering into its second year, the National People’s Power (NPP) Government is showing a habit of rolling back its pre-election promises—and making no bones about it. Its second budget last week made it clear that this administration will follow the IMF script to the letter, notwithstanding impassioned pledges that it…
Columns
- Political Commentary
All roads lead to joint opposition rally — or do they?
Main opposition SJB stays out, so do Wimal and Champika; Sajith says he won’t share stage with corrupt politicians Undercurrents loom for Harsha amid damage-control moves in the…
- 5th Column
Irksome gestures
My dear Ramith, I thought of writing to you because everyone is talking about how you ‘gave the finger’ as you left court this week. We know ‘giving…
- The Economic Analysis
Challenges on the path to reforms: Reducing fiscal deficit and enhancing growth
Three important features of the 2026 budget—now being debated in parliament after President Anura Kumar presented it on November 7—stand out: it attempts to implement a wide range…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
MPs’ Swiss sojourn bared: Study on federalism as a form of reconciliation
The key focus of the visit undertaken by a delegation of a 12-member cross-party delegation of MPs to Switzerland recently was Swiss federalism and the interaction between different…
- Focus on Rights
Of men, monsters and the swinging of the legal pendulum
‘We are here because we lost and you won. It is not because you are morally superior’ thunders Reichmarshall Herman Goering to United States Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley…
- Sunday Punch
The Cardinal’s wrath
Battle between Church and State over sex education in schools The Head of the Catholic Church in Lanka, Cardinal Ranjith Malcolm, in a pulpit blast last Sunday, made…
- In the National Interest
Plantation workers’ wage increase: Doing the right thing the wrong way
The Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) government’s 2026 budget has generated debate across Sri Lanka’s political and economic spheres. However no proposal has attracted as much broad moral approval—as…
- Thoughts from London
Working class rebels against their one-time leaders
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, once known as a Marxist-Leninist—possibly for the lack of a more appropriate appellation or the wit and repartee of another Marx—seems to be heading…
- Lobby
Budget 2026: Smooth sailing but Opposition MPs breaking rank to say aye, aye spring surprise
By Sandun Jayawardana The passage of the Second Reading of Budget 2026 on Friday was notable for several opposition MPs breaking ranks to vote with the National People’s…
Plus
Penning a poem for Remembrance Day
Arji Manuelpillai may have hit the headlines only last Tuesday, Armistice Day, when, before an elegant Princess of Wales dressed in a black military-style coat…
When Ceylon’s winds of change hit the stage with Lanerolle humour
Colomboscope back in January with rhythm as universal language
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Taking a spin back in time to the grand dames of Ceylon’s roads
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Beyond the classroom, a fun-filled day at HFC
From Yoga to pet therapy and more, ‘Mental Well-being Day’ on November 7 reflected the school’s commitment to holistic education and mental health awareness Pens…
High tea at City of Dreams
Music News by Miles Brohier
French tribute to Lanka’s golden cinema On the roads of the ‘Golden Age’ of Sri Lankan Cinema
Movie star Ram Charan visit Grand Kandyan
Maestro Jude Peiris launches ‘Tone Project’ to teach music online
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Iceland ambassador presents credentials
Benedikt Höskuldsson has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iceland to Sri…
Oxford walk raises £13k for Sri Lanka solar villages
Law College Batch of 1985 get together
More Sunday Times 2 >>Education
Edith Cowan University Sri Lanka Launches the Bachelor of Communication, A Game-Changing Australian Degree for the Media and Creative Industries
In a vibrant celebration of innovation and opportunity, Edith Cowan University (ECU) Sri Lanka officially launched…
Birthday cheer dispels exam blues
Quota system for disabled students to enter university: Deputy Minister
More Education >>Magazine
Beyond the classroom, a fun-filled day at HFC
From Yoga to pet therapy and more, ‘Mental Well-being Day’ on November 7 reflected the school’s…
