Health Ministry to ‘name and shame’ schools with dengue mosquito breeding sites
By Kasun Warakapitiya A list of schools which were identified as having the worst dengue mosquito…
Navy seizure of 2,123kg Kendu leaves brings total this year to 19K
The Sri Lanka Navy seized about 2,123kg of smuggled Kendu leaves during a search operation carried…
Second phase of Disi Rela to safeguard our seas begins with Aussie aid
By Dilushi Wijesinghe The Australian government on Monday handed over a Stabicraft vessel to the Sri…
24 illegal constructions removed from Hiriketiya Beach
By Rahul Samantha Hettiaarachchi The Coast Conservation and Costal Resources Management Department this week removed some…
Women remain constrained by persistent pay gulf
By Minaza Hassan Despite decades of progress in women’s education and in the workforce, gender disparities…
Double Blues thump Science in grand fashion
Wesley College delivered commanding performance in their Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 season opener, crushing Science…
Expert lays down clear strategy to pull Lanka back from viral illness chaos
By Kumudini Hettiarachchi Tell the people the unvarnished truth so that they can safeguard themselves—this is…
On World Environment Day, President warns nature’s enemies, including corrupt politicos
By Ishu Bandara Despite Sri Lanka having strong environmental laws, enforcement has often been undermined by…
Clam collectors, deep in mud and poverty, struggle for survival
Pix and text by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe ICHCHANKADUWA, Kalpitiya: Villagers spend hours in the muddy waters…
‘Sabanda Api’
A tribute in Melody to Gunadasa Kapuge ‘Sabanda Api’ – ‘We Are United’, a heartfelt musical…
Growing elephant in the room
Vehicles approaching from the opposite direction keep flashing their headlights—a widely understood alert among Sri Lankan…
News
Muslims celebrate Hajj festival with Eid prayers
A Moulavi delivers a sermon after Eid prayers at Puttalam Zahira College grounds soon after sunrise yesterday, as Sri Lanka’s Muslims celebrated the Hajj festival,…
Path cleared for Starlink’s entry into Sri Lanka, but prohibitive cost remains a major concern
By Tharushi Weerasinghe Starlink, a satellite internet service provider developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, will become available in Sri Lanka following confirmation of further legal…
Trump fully commutes the sentence of Zuberi, man who defrauded Sri Lanka
By Namini Wijedasa US President Donald Trump has fully commuted the 12-year prison term of venture capitalist and political fundraiser Imaad Zuberi, who was sentenced…
No more secret beneficial owners of companies
CID to investigate ‘presidential pardon’ for convicted fraudster
Samadhi Buddha statue built in honour of veteran lifesaver
Matara prison to be relocated to Kotawila
Health Ministry to ‘name and shame’ schools with dengue mosquito breeding sites
Prospective local medical students and parents file human rights petition against KDU
Immunoglobulin case: Trial-at-Bar indicts Keheliya and 11 others
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Thora feel the grit in one-point thriller
RUGBY
Amidst high drama and a nerve-racking finish, S. Thomas’ College pulled off a heart-stopping one-point victory over Kingswood College in their Dialog Schools League Rugby…
Malays stun Ragama to enter final
In a thrilling finish at the SSC ground, Malay CC…
Shocked by Ananda, St. Peter’s overhaul themselves to record clinical win
Chamindu sets up SSC’s comfortable win
Tigers crawl back to hold Joes and earn draw
Double Blues thump Science in grand fashion
Infamous ‘Mankader’ Sachithra first cricketer indicted under sports corruption law; ‘Shahidi’ identified
Supreme Court grants interim relief to cricketers in IRD case
Four uncapped come in; Akila Dananjaya returns
Team owners identified, players drafted for inaugural SLPL
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Connaissance De Ceylan champions spiritual tourism
Connaissance De Ceylan, a leading destination management company in Sri Lanka, recently hosted an extraordinary gathering of spiritual devotees bringing together 80 participants from Taiwan,…
Auditor General faults NSB over $9 m loan to private firm in Maldives
The Auditor General has found fault with the National Savings Bank (NSB) for extending a US$ 9 million loan to a private tourism company in…
NCGI guarantees Rs. 525 m-worth loans
The National Credit Guarantee Institution (NCGI), a stake agency designed to expand lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by providing credit guarantees to…
Tea industry’s top global producer calls for caution on over-production
Coconut-based imports need to continue
Access Agro to expand business
Pelwatte at the forefront as Sri Lanka plans dairy self-sufficiency
Breathing space for SMEs
Growing elephant in the room
Clean Air at Risk? Treasury reclaims emission test fund assets
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Editorial
The climate
Just days after strong winds uprooted trees across the country, some blaming it on climate change, Sri Lanka joined the rest of the world in marking the 53rd World Environment Day last Thursday (June 5) with a national event in Kegalle under the theme ‘Let it Sprout’. The fresh initiatives…
Columns
- Political Commentary
Govt.’s anti-corruption drive on top gear
President issues tough warning to state officials: Stay corruption-free or step aside But the controversy over the release of 323 containers without inspection haunts NPP Administration formed in…
- 5th Column
In good company
My dear Mahindananda, I thought of writing to you because you hit the headlines last week, being sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, no less. Although there…
- The Economic Analysis
Political distractions could undermine economic reforms, recovery and growth
The government’s preoccupation with politics could distract it from the adoption and implementation of economic policies needed to cope with serious economic challenges facing the country and focus…
- Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Ethanol debate: Minister gets unexpected support from Chamara Sampath
Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunnetti found an unexpected ally in Badulla District New Democratic Front (NDF) Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake during an exchange in Parliament on…
- Focus on Rights
The Dissanayake pardon; sins of the past and blunders of the present
Are pardons issued to prisoners convicted of grave monetary crimes or corrupt acts by the President of Sri Lanka acceptable simply because they are issued as part of…
- Sunday Punch
UNP, SJB stand united in battle to triumph Colombo’s mayoralty
The news, of course, should have come earlier when it really may have mattered. But destiny unfolds, the tryst is kept, and the rendezvous made, not at…
- In the National Interest
From war to humanity: What Israel can learn from Sri Lanka’s wartime conduct
As the world watches in horror and helplessness the destruction of Gaza, with thousands of civilians—predominantly women and children—killed in relentless bombardments and siege, Israel’s war conduct has…
- Thoughts from London
Then I saw stars and did so for many a time
It was May First, 1962. To many who were employed in the mercantile sector and those who led the trade unions at the time, it was a crucial…
- Lobby
What ails our passenger transport system? Resurrecting the ‘murdered’
By Sandun Jayawardana The importance of improving the country’s passenger transport system for the public’s benefit was the focus when Parliament debated the National Transport Commission (Amendment) Bill…
Plus
Ties across the seas that changed the history of a country
India’s Emperor Asoka and King Devanampiyatissa of Lanka never met in person, but their long-distance friendship paved the way for the introduction of the teachings…
Ruk Raks 50: With love to Iranganie
‘You just have to tell your story’
‘Languages may be different but literature is literature’
Letters to the Editor
Appreciation
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Conversations on Sri Lankan English
Await Reid Lit Chats 2025 – a dynamic student-centred platform for conversation, creativity and reflection ‘Reid Lit Chats 2025’, a two-day literary festival organised by…
A Chokolaate platform for young designers
‘Ballerina’ in a different dance
‘Shakthi Crown’ Season 2
Journalist Samantha Yahampath Honoured
‘Sabanda Api’
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Mount Loveena Story
Nilan Maligaspe’s latest ballet, Mount Loveena Story, based on the tragic romance between Lovina Aponsuwa and…
Law College batch of 1975 marks jubilee
Bodu Sadaha Gee Wandana marks 25 years
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Vocational picketers: Never-ending demands
Students of the University of Vocational Technology (UoVT) staged a protest this week over a series…
Govt. to review foreign-funded higher-education projects
NERD, Kelaniya Uni partner in technology collaboration
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Conversations on Sri Lankan English
Await Reid Lit Chats 2025 – a dynamic student-centred platform for conversation, creativity and reflection ‘Reid…
