President Ranil Wickremesinghe last week faced a googly from Indian Firstpost presenter Palki Sharma in a widely telecast interview recorded in Colombo when she blandly asked him: “Is Jay Shah running Sri Lanka Cricket?” RW: No, Jay Shah does not run Sri Lanka Cricket. Sharma: So why is he being dragged into this? RW: They […]

(Excerpted from the memoirs of Lalith de Mel) He returned to a Sri Lanka going through a difficult phase due to the JVP uprising. There were curfews and a sense of fear in the air. His predecessor in Sri Lanka had a young family and was glad to get away from the chaos that prevailed […]

By Capt. A.G.A. Barrie P.Eng., B.Sc (Hons)(Eng) A.M.A. Azeez’s 50th death anniversary fell on November 24, 2023. Aboobucker Mohamed Abdul Azeez, an eminent educationist, erudite learned scholar in English and Tamil, brilliant orator, efficient administrator, writer, visionary and dedicated community worker, was born on October 4, 1911 to a traditional elite family of Vannarpannai in […]

This is an exchange between two Australians of Sri Lankan descent prior to the World Cup final between India and Australia at Ahmedebad last week reproduced in Michael Roberts’ Thuppahai blog. The protagonists are Errol Fernando, a skilled piano player from Trinity College, who predicted the Aussie victory against all odds and the firmer Royal […]

Second death anniversary by Tisaranee Gunasekara “Who has known the ocean.” Rachel Carson (Undersea) Weddings require invitations. Funerals are open spaces. None are barred; anyone can turn up, even sworn enemies. Lankan politicians make use of this openness as a political tool, thus only so far as they remain in active politics. Sirisena Cooray never […]

Last week, Colombo witnessed the grand launch of the internationally acclaimed Rage Coffee brand, heralding a new era in the realm of artisanal coffee. Originating in 2018 from the visionary mind of Bharat Sethi, Rage Coffee emerged to address the dearth of high-quality artisanal coffee in the Indian market. It fills the void with a […]

In this day and age, when mankind is losing faith in religious virtues, is Sri Lanka, which is regarded as a Buddhist country losing its way? It seems to have joined the world in its mad adherence to consumerism and the vulgar display of wealth. This is a country that was declared bankrupt only very […]

“WHEN SOMEONE YOU CHERISH BECOMES A MEMORY, THAT MEMORY BECOMES A TREASURE”   –ANON The email from Cyril was short and simple. But the effect was seismic . It hit Kanthi ( my wife) and me with the might of a sledgehammer blow. Indranie, his lifelong partner, had passed away after a brief illness. Cyril was […]

The Ajahn Brahm Society of Sri Lanka is pleased to announce the visit of Ajahn Brahmali to this country in March 2024. He will be here from March 14 to 24 and will be fully engaged conducting meditation retreats, giving Dhamma talks and meeting and conversing with relevant groups. Just as it was with Ajahn […]

It has been decided to carry out the inquiries of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) without Prof. Ranjith Bandara.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera at a press conference held at the Presidential Media Center today (25),  said that the present Three thousand rupee re-connection fee levied by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) would be revised next month and the new fee would be less than Rs 2000.. The Minister explained that there were […]

Two youths, aged 25 and 27, were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake on Saturday (25 Nov.), after illegally attempting to leave the country.

Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, the South Asian island nation s energy minister said on Saturday.

Plans are afoot to amend the National Hydrology Act, paving the way for the creation of Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs) that could generate an estimated $200 million annually from ships traversing near Sri Lankan waters, Defence State Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon says.

Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe told journalists on Friday (24) that he was confident that the IMF would approve the second tranche of its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) in December 2023. Dr. Weerasinghe said Sri Lanka was making good progress and he was confident that the official bilateral creditors, the Official Creditor Committee (OCC) […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Over 5,000 people have been affected by floods by 08 am on Friday, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).It said that a motorcyclist had been swept away by flood waters at Aluthwela, Walaharuwa, and search operations are underway to find him, the DMC said. The Meteorological Department said that they expect […]

Conference on Sri Lankan Cinema and society The cultural programme of the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between France and Sri Lanka continues with a sequence dedicated to Sri Lankan Cinema. The French Embassy to Sri Lanka and the Maldives have organized a conference about Sri Lankan Cinema by Vilasnee Tampoe-Hautin […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Despite the easy availability of the 1990 ambulance service, most people who have met with an accident are brought to the hospital by personal vehicles, Dr. Sajith Ranathunga General Surgeon at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, said. “Out of those vehicles, most are three-wheelers. When an accident happens, most people don’t […]

Saturday 25th November, 2023 The exploitation of Sri Lankans continues unabated. The private sector stands accused of maniacally pursuing profit maximisation at the expense of the public, but sadly the public enterprises are no better, the worst culprits being the lending outfits and the state monopolies, especially in the power and energy sectors. Debt, or […]

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has issued a clarification about composition of the composition of the national squad that took part in the 2023 ICC Men s Cricket World Cup held in India.

State Minister for Defence, Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon, addressing a Press Briefing held under the theme ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country,’ at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) today (24) said that Sri Lanka was losing around US$200 million annually as only 116 of the 122 Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC) which  map out Sri Lanka waters […]

The Sri Lankan government and the European Union (EU) have signed a financing agreement to promote a circular economy and sustainable consumption and production in the food sector.