News
Two months after a cargo ship sank off the coast of Kochi, Kerala (see inset), its impact is being felt along Sri Lanka’s western coastline.…
No more loans from state banks; China’s MCC returns to complete Central Expressway Kadawatha-Mirigama stretch By Damith Wickremasekara President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has informed his Cabinet…
By Ranjith Padmasiri Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has appointed a committee comprising two senior officers to study the Supreme Court’s X-Press Pearl disaster judgment that…
Sports
In a pulsating game of school rugby played with fierce intensity and high stakes, Wesley College held their nerve to clinch a thrilling 24-17 victory…
Colombo District Court Judge Sandun Vithana, who had earlier issued…
Business Times
The Sunday Times Business Club (STBC) organised an interesting discussion on “Artificial Intelligence AI: Friend or Foe?” held on Tuesday at the Shangri-La hotel with…
In a move that has sparked renewed scrutiny, the Government has granted sweeping tax exemptions to four companies operating under the Colombo Port City project,…
The Government is exploring the possibility of converting the Victoria reservoir into a hydropower storage facility, designing two new hydro pump facilities in the Central…
Sunday Times E-Paper
Editorial
Last week’s issue of this newspaper ran a front-page lead story where probably the information concealed was of greater significance than what was revealed of government thinking. Our reporter was unable to ferret out more from the highly placed source in the ruling party, who didn’t even want to be…
Columns
Finds him guilty of majority of charges in the charge-sheet; exposes his unlawful role in orchestrating the Weligama shooting incident Resolution to remove him before Parliament on August 5;…
My dear Satellite, I am writing to you after some time. That is because we haven’t seen much of you or heard you lately. A few days ago,…
The government, satisfied that the country has obtained a reduction in US tariffs on our exports, is expecting a further tariff reduction before August 1. Although US tariff…
An Indian website reported this week that on August 2, former Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan Tamils living in western capitals will gather in Switzerland to publicly acknowledge…
Did (then) Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe abuse his powers in issuing a Proclamation declaring an island-wide State of Emergency on 17th July 2022, thereafter promulgating Emergency Regulations under…
Let Bhatiya’s death spurs the nation to act promptly to save elephants There were no tears shed nor any wept by wailing women over the death of an…
Sri Lanka today stands at a critical juncture. After decades of political instability, economic crises, and institutional decay, the nation finally has an opportunity to break from a…
By Sandun Jayawardana The National People’s Power (NPP) government’s ambitious plans to reform the country’s education system has run into a storm of controversy in recent weeks, particularly…
Plus
It was an “impossibly steep” piece of land. The client, an expatriate Sri Lankan couple in Los Angeles, Bryce and Rochelle Jamie, wanting to build…
Magazine
By Joanne Srikanth By every measure, Sanjeev Jeyaratnam’s career breaks conventional boundaries. A musician who treats leadership as carefully as he does music, and trainer…
Sunday Times 2
The Sri Lanka Federation of University Women (SLFUW) held an event on July 19 at their…
Education
At the 86th convocation of the University of Peradeniya, Viduni Keerthisinghe of the Faculty of Veterinary…
Magazine
By Joanne Srikanth By every measure, Sanjeev Jeyaratnam’s career breaks conventional boundaries. A musician who treats…