President leads global aid drive for Ditwah disaster recovery
Requests UN chief for relief assistance, meets top US official and says “with the help of…
Visitors pour in despite some setbacks in scenic cities and train rides
By Wasantha Ramanayake Following the cyclone Ditwah devastation, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry continues its journey toward…
Ditwah disaster: Some councils dump waste in wetlands defying MEPA and CEA guidelines
By Nidarshani Wickramasinghe Some government bodies are discarding waste in a manner that is detrimental to…
Retailers take stock, and it’s back to business as usual
By Kasun Warakapitiya Owners of grocery shops, eateries, and clothing stores in flooded areas are bearing…
Disaster within: DMC crippled by staff shortage, multiple shortcomings
Recommendations flagged in successive audit and performance reports go unheeded By Namini Wijedasa Sri Lanka’s…
‘One Health’, only way to protect humans, animals & environment from super bugs
Health Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe looks at SL’s achievements and challenges including the need for a dedicated…
Vehicle insurance claims dominate 21,300 disaster filings
By Ishu Bandara As of December 11, the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (IRCSL) has…
Concerns raised over illegal inroads being made into Knuckles on the pretext of Ditwah disaster
Proposed new road to reach landslide hit Meemure now shelved after objections; existing road from Hunasgiriya…
Dog helps rescuers find his former family
Pix and text by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa The location where a family of seven lay buried…
Chandika Hathurusinghe files fresh legal action in CAS against SLC ExCo members
Chandika Hathurusinghe has filed fresh legal action against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in the Swiss based…
CH mark grand return, stun Red Shirts in cliffhanger
CH&FC shocked CR&FC with a last-gasp penalty to seal a dramatic 34-32 win, causing the first…
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Help at last for villagers cut off by landslides
With little or no food and no communication with the outside world, people in the remote Pussellawa village near Meemure remained cut off for days…
Rs. 1,000 bn emergency funding for relief work
Speaker convenes special parliament sittings on Thursday for Govt. to seek funds via supplementary estimate; prorogation follows passage By Damith Wickremasekara The government will present…
US troops raided ship from China to Iran off Sri Lanka
No comment from Beijing, Tehran, Colombo; Iran seizes tanker; Lankans among the crew A US Special Operations team boarded a cargo ship in the Indian…
New anti-terrorism bill ready; tough penalties and hefty fines for offences
Cabraal case not over: CIABOC mulls fresh action if loss is not repaid
Landslides and floods mar Sri Lanka’s landscape
World Bank and global experts to assess Ditwah impact
Sri Lanka CJ on Indian Supreme Court bench during special sitting
8.3 million dollar UNFPA appeal to deliver support to women
Commandos rescue infant
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Chandika Hathurusinghe files fresh legal action in CAS against SLC ExCo members
By Champika Fernandocricket
Chandika Hathurusinghe has filed fresh legal action against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in the Swiss based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the termination…
‘Pramo’ in a comeback as Chief Selector?
Former Sri Lanka Chairman of cricket Selectors Pramodya Wickremasinghe is…
NOC issues formal ‘Show Cause’ notices against three NSA officials
CH mark grand return, stun Red Shirts in cliffhanger
Unbeaten Airmen drown Sailors to take table lead
Nishan slams 183; CCC amass 404-9
Nuwanidu steers SSC to second outright win
Minagi shatters Kimiko’s decade-old national record
Hooda still in suspect bowling action list ahead of IPL Auction
Sri Lankan Youth in cakewalk win at U-19 Asia Cup opener
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Sri Lanka’s best exporter
Omega Line Ltd won the Best Exporter of the Year award at the Presidential Export Awards held in Colombo on Thursday. The company’s CEO/MD Felix…
Finance Ministry defends appointment of corporate chiefs to Ditwah Relief Fund
As Sri Lanka struggles to rebuild from Cyclone Ditwah the worst natural disaster in its modern history, a sum of Rs. 1.893 billion (around Rs1.9…
Sri Lanka’s 5G Auction raises concerns over regulatory oversight
The government is expediting the much-delayed implementation of commercial 5G, the next-generation mobile technology in Sri Lanka after holding the spectrum auction by mid-December 2025.…
Sri Lanka to boost travel with promo this week
Virtual economic zone to be activated by mid next year
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SAARC at 40
Sri Lanka races against time as IMF considers emergency aid
New mojito beverage in Sri Lankan market
Shangri-La returns as official Host Hotel for IRONMAN 70.3
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Rebuild Sri Lanka needs a holistic effort
In what seems a quirk of fate, the Government’s ‘Sri Lanka Day’ planned for this weekend and intended to celebrate ‘national reconciliation’ did indeed turn out to be a time when the nation stood together—but for a different reason; the entire country is still counting the dead, searching for the…
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- Political Commentary
President leads global aid drive for Ditwah disaster recovery
Requests UN chief for relief assistance, meets top US official and says “with the help of friends like the US, we will rebuild our infrastructure and livelihoods” In a…
- 5th Column
Helter skelter
My dear Anura sahodaraya, I am writing to you as you criss-cross the country, visiting landslide affected areas, meeting with officials, asking them questions, and urging them to…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Legal challenge to Govt’s stadium project at little-known Jaffna heritage site
Not many in Jaffna are aware that there used to be a bird sanctuary along with a park in the heart of the city until someone went to…
- Focus on Rights
The ‘Greek bond’ case; a cyclonic storm of legal proportions
A grief stricken Sri Lankan citizenry caught up in the immediate aftermath of a deadly cyclone that cracked the country’s green and verdant hills with potentially irreversible impact,…
- Sunday Punch
The task before Lanka after Govt. fiddled while the country flooded
As receding storm waters reveal the frightening magnitude of devastation Cyclone Ditwah left behind, with her footprint stamped on the very heart of the island’s terrain, the people…
- In the National Interest
The limits of executive presidency in managing national tragedies: A case for collective governance
Since 2019, Sri Lanka has confronted three major national crises of unprecedented scale: the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, the Covid-19 pandemic, and now Cyclone Ditwah. Each of these…
- Thoughts from London
For forms of govt. let fools contest
If the satirical writing of the British poet who penned the words above is not appreciated by those in this country, at least his thoughts have proved to…
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Colomboscope 2026: Await varied explorations of rhythm
When Colomboscope 2026, takes place from January 21 to 31, 2026, the annual arts festival will bring together a diverse constellation of more than 50…
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Home for Christmas at the Hilton
The Christmas lights are on at the Colombo Hilton and stepping into the hotel,one is greeted by the warm glow of welcome that spreads across…
Heralding the season with their Nine Lessons & Carols
Choccan brings authentic South Indian flavours to Wolfendhal Street
‘Riverstone’ roars at Singapore Film Fest
Agenda 14 unveils cinema of tomorrow
Adios amigo Malo
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Navigating the crucible: The search for visionary leadership in Sri Lanka’s crucial moments
By Major General (Retd) Dr Boniface Perera Sri Lanka, once envisioned as a potential economic powerhouse…
Sri Lanka’s green-digital generation: How young entrepreneurs can shape a sustainable future
A new UN chief must either be subservient to US —or get vetoed
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Going beyond recovery to support mental health
A programme to support mental health and wellbeing of children in relief centres following Cyclone Ditwah…
School dropouts rising, parents don’t trust school system; Education Ministry report shows
Prathishta programme to restore cyclone-hit schools
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Sri Lanka’s best exporter
Omega Line Ltd won the Best Exporter of the Year award at the Presidential Export Awards…
