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Week of October 28, 2018

Art: Shared love for art
The second annual exhibition of the Piyawara...
Art: Shankar’s International Children’s Competition
As a part of ongoing “150 years of celebrating...
Art: Wild Sri Lanka organizes the first ever “WILD SRI LANKA Photographer of the year 2018” : Wildlife photography with a mission
Wildlife photography is a significant part of...
Arts: ‘Sri Rama Kavya’- A dance drama on the epic Ramayana
The 4th International Ramayana festival which is...
Arts: Musical show to mark Mohideen Baig’s 100th Birth Anniversary
A musical show has been organized at the St....
Arts: The real Freddie Mercury
Bohemian Rhapsody is a film that suffered from a...
Arts: Amarasara Vinisa
The Amaradeva Foundation will hold a special...
Arts: Entertainment Diary
Arts: Tribute to global legends
If phrases of John Denver’s songs keep flashing...
Arts: Maathra 11 : A cultural night with exceptional performances
Lyceum International Schools held the 11th...
Arts: St Peter’s night ‘Beyond Imagination’
A gala event showcasing the musical and thespian...
A still from the movie
Arts: ‘The Summoning’ : An independent horror film
October 16, 2018, Colombo: The independent horror...
Community: Community
Fashion/People: Fashion for the season
   There are ideas and many ideas as to...
Fashion/People: Taj - awaiting yuletide
The GM of Taj Samudra and the staff pulled out...
Danushki and Keith Ranasignhe, Isura Gunarathna and Dilusha Weerasinghe
Fashion/People: Peduru party
Tiara 2018 an exciting peduru party was held at...
Prized red prawns from Jaffna
Focus: Salted delights at Keyzer Street
The bazaar in Colombo 11 extends to cover many...
Focus: Emerging artists on show
Whether you are an artist, critic, or a person...
Focus: Artist Ranaweera sensitive to his surroundings
Many art critics have given positive comments on...
Happenings: Gamata Tech
‘Gamata Technology’ an accelerator program aimed...
Happenings: Joint Hospitality
The Australasian Academy of Hospitality (AAH) was...
Happenings: High net worth individuals
The luxury residences in Talpe-Galle, Serenia...
Health: Medi-snippets : SPMC to double annual medicinal drug production
The newly re-furbished State Pharmaceuticals...
Health: Early treatment brings fewer complications : Brain attack? Prevent Stroke with healthy lifestyles
Tomorrow, Stroke experts will come together to...
Leisure: Sri Lanka a paradise
Lonely Planet, one of the world’s prominent...
Leisure: Cater for backpackers as well as high spending tourists - PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed...
Leisure: The ‘Original’ Oktoberfest at Hilton Colombo
Traditional highlights and favourites are coming...
Leisure: A Golden Ridge in Nuwara Eliya
On a five acre ridge high above the Nuwara Eliya...
Leisure: Seven flavours of Asia
The Robata Grill and Lounge at Mövenpick Hotel...
STILL IMPOSING: A century old magnificent clock tower stands in the heart of the town
Places: Ratnapura’s historic colonial gems
Ratnapura, known as Minipura or City of Gems is...
Thoughts: Moving beyond traditional policing
While high profile criminal acts and gang...
Thoughts: A season to build
As we continue to celebrate our seventy years’ of...
Thoughts: Talking of parrots
Why talk of parrots when there are so many other...
Business: Land price index – First half of 2018
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) compiles and...
Macksons Chief Operating Officer, Ismail Hussain receives the award
Business: Macksons Paints wins export award for third consecutive year
Macksons Paints Industries (Pvt) Ltd,...
Business: Tea market report
Business: LOLC Finance’s iPay teams up with PickMe
Payment platform, iPay has taken another...
Business: International speakers at SLASSCOM Summit 2018
The SLASSCOM AI Asia Summit hosted by the Sri...
Business: Janashakthi-Allianz amalgamation completed
Allianz Insurance Lanka Limited (Allianz Lanka)...
Business: AirAsia to launch Colombo-Bangkok direct flights
AirAsia marks another foray into South Asia by...
The Executive Director of FINAP, Kutila Pinto and the Director/CEO of Bartleet Electronics, Omar Lebbé
Business: FINAP teams up with Bartleet Electronics
Fintechnology Asia Pacific Lanka (FINAP) recently...
Ambassador of Thailand, Chulamanee Chartsuwan
Business: Thai Envoy calls upon biz community to support FTA
Ambassador of Thailand, Chulamanee Chartsuwan...
The facilitation team
Business: SriLankan to empower youth
SriLankan Airlines became a part of the ‘SPRINT’...
Business: BOC A team emerge champions at inter bank trade quiz
Bank of Ceylon’s A team for the Inter Bank Trade...
Business: ‘Trinco will be a future tourist hub’
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) has...
Kapila Santhapriya
Business: Emirates SkyCargo transports 23% of Sri Lanka’s airfreight cargo
Sri Lanka’s exports range from fresh fish to...
Business: Wurth Lanka and KFW Germany to uplift local craftsmen
Wurth Lanka, subsidiary of Wurth Group, join...
Business: Abans and Mistral conduct CSR initiative at Sri Lankadhara Balika Home
In celebration of World Children’s Day, Abans and...
Business: Mobitel demonstrates 5G at Techno 2018
Mobitel showcased technological and digital...
Business: EDB to promote Wellness Tourism
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), as...
Business: Rocell Installer’s Club launches revamped loyalty program
The Rocell Installer’s Club launched a revamped...
Business: Mobitel ‘Green Tech’ for Thuru Mithuru
Mobitel is poised to partner with ‘Thuru Mithuru...
Business: SL renews pledge to support growth of responsible businesses
The United Nations Global Compact Network Sri...
One of the winners receives her prize.
Business: BOC’s Little Picasso art exhibition rewards 780 artists
The Bank of Ceylon’s ‘Little Picasso’ art...
Business: Enterprise Sri Lanka program: Loans worth Rs 58.8b granted
The ‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ (E-SL) program is...
Group General Manager of Browns Hotels and Resorts, Eksath Wijeratne, Group Training Manager of Browns Hotels and Resorts Deepal Gamage, and Hemantha Harischandra, General Manager of Berendina Employment Centre (Guarantee) Ltd. with the first batch of students.
Business: Browns Hotels and Resorts implements Hospitality Training Program for students in local communities
Browns Hotels and Resorts is the leisure...
Business: BRJW Enterprises partners LB Finance
LB Finance PLC signed a Memorandum of...
Mario Bojilov
Business: Australian expert to speak on business intelligence and blockchain
Mario Bojilov has been invited by Strides (Pvt)...
Business: Lankan entrepreneurs with Aussie exposure share entrepreneurial savvy: SL should raise innovation and competitiveness rankings - Australian HC
Recognising Sri Lanka as a country richly endowed...
Business: Sriyani Dress Point opens in Negombo
Sriyani Dress Point, one of the largest chains of...
Anjalika Perera
Business: Anjalika Perera of GAC Sri Lanka tops global rankings
Anjalika Perera of GAC Group Sri Lanka topped the...
Business: Vagabrothers to take Sri Lanka to the world
Sri Lanka Tourism’s global promotion reached...
Business: SDB Bank teams up with Lotus Sancharakayo
SDB Bank signed an agreement with the leading...
Business: Architecture Xtudio to revitalise architecture and construction industry
Architecture Xtudio, a conference for the...
At the launch of the Per Day Motor Insurance. From left: Deepthi Lokuarachchi, Managing Director and CEO, HNB General Insurance, Vipula Dharmapala, CEO, Insureme.lk, Dr. Rainer Deutschmann, Group Chief Operating Officer, Dialog Axiata PLC, Dr. Sanjeev Jha, Managing Director and CEO, Fairfirst Insurance and Deepal Abeysekera, CEO, People’s Insurance.
Business: Sri Lanka’s first Per Day Motor Insurance launched
Insureme.lk, Sri Lanka’s first online platform...
Business: Insee Cement signs MoU with Sabaragamuwa PC
INSEE Cement Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of...
Business: Seylan Bank offers bonus interest
Seylan Bank has launched a novel proposition – a...
Business: Economic analysts stress on policy reforms
With little over a week to go for the...
Business: Pelwatte Dairy commissions new milk powder plant
Sri Lanka’s 100% local dairy manufacturer,...
Business: Mastery makes hard work easy
There is a commonly-held belief that practice...
Commercial Bank Managing Director S. Renganathan and RippleNet Senior Vice President – Global Sales, John Mitchell (third and second from left respectively) exchange the agreement. The Bank’s Chief Operating Officer Sanath Manatunge (third from right) and representatives of the management of the two institutions look on.
Business: ComBank joins RippleNet for blockchain-powered remittances
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently joined...
EU Ambassador, Tung-Lai Margue
Business: Investors’ issues to be taken up at EU dialogue
The latest edition of the EU Dialogue was held...
Army Personnel undergo residential training at the A.Y.S. Gnanam Construction Training Academy, Dambulla.
Business: Army personnel complete masons’ training program
The Sri Lanka Army is a regular user of the...
Business: Aitken Spence Hotels win big at South Asia Travel Awards 2018
Aitken Spence Hotels secured several awards at...
Business: NDB reintroduces Ithuru Karana Maga
NDB recently re-introduced ‘’Ithuru Karana Maga...
Business: Parliament approves resolution to raise Rs. 310 b
Parliament has given approval to raise Rs.310...
Business: No place for ‘dirty energy’ in ADB’s climate vision
Only weeks ago, the world’s leading climate...
Business: Venora Lanka wins a Silver at NCE Awards
Venora Lanka Power Panels won the Silver Award in...
Business: Moody’s identifies Rupee vulnerability
Despite the many improvements on the...
Business: ADB provides $50 m to enhance health system
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Board of Directors of...
Business: Development Strategies and International Trade Ministry says :BOI recorded three years of persistent performance
Various media reports have made unsubstantiated...
CEO/MD Piramal Glass, Sanjay Tiwari receiving the award from an official of the National Chamber of Exporters.
Business: Double win in exports for Piramal Glass
Piramal Glass Ceylon PLC was presented with a ‘...
Business: ‘CA Sri Lanka public sector wing takes the lead’: Public sector financial management to be strengthened
The Association of Public Finance Accountants of...
Business: Inventors’ Day celebrated at the BMICH
Business: Union Bank Group posts Rs 390m PAT
Union Bank posted consistent and strong growth in...
AIA’s certified trainers with AIA Deputy CEO and Chief Agency Officer Upul Wijesinghe, members of AIA’s Executive Committee, HR team, Training team and City & Guilds Quality assurance officer Anton Thevathasan and Managing Director, DAASH Global, Harshana Dassanayake.
Business: City and Guild certifications for AIA’s trainers
AIA Insurance awarded certificates to its...
Business: The Bourse Weekly Performance
Savanth Sebastian
Business: Nations Trust Bank welcomes new Board Member
Nations Trust Bank PLC has announced the...
Classifieds: HOUSE & PROPERTY
Board & Lodging - AvailableBiyagama adjoining...
Classifieds: GENERAL
Children’s Requisities for SaleMother Care baby...
Classifieds: VEHICLES
Finance & Leasing Services - VehiclesLowest...
Classifieds: EMPLOYMENT & SERVICES
Business OpportunitesBusiness partner wanted to...
Editorial: Man of the Hour
The swearing-in of former President Mahinda...
Jamal Khashoggi
News Features: Sri Lanka condemns Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder
The brutal killing of Saudi Arabian journalist...
News Features: President condemns killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khasshoggi
President Maithripala Sirisena on behalf of the...
Protest on Galle Face Green by estate workers’ children Pic: by Rukmal Gamage
News Features: Salary dispute of estate workers
After nearly 200 years after the arrival in Sri...
News Features: Top experts share insights with visiting diplomats on Sri Lanka economy
Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Indrajit...
News Features: Book Review A wide coverage of legal literature
A General Guide To Sri Lanka’s  Labour...
News Features: Smallholders bemoan non return of their lands
A boy, 10, plays with his two elder sisters and...
News Features: Mahinda Rajapaksa returns as Prime Minister : A historical triumph
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa observes...
Demining staff learn the fundamentals of clearing minefields
News Features: US State Department provides 600 M rupees for mine clearance
A delegation from the U.S. Department of State’s...
News Features: PC Elections imbroglio continues
In September 2017, over a year ago the terms of...
News Features: Defining challenges for the proposed East Container Terminal
The Port of Colombo has been ranked as the world’...
News Features: A male, orthodox monastic as the chief guest at the Anglican Church - a plea for a male monastic order
The Colombo Diocese of the Anglican Church of...
News Features: Mannar’s Women of the Sea
Widowed or badly affected during the decades of...
Issues: Unframed: Censored at Peradeniya University
Where universities were once sacrosanct places...
Issues: Reparations: Getting it Right
The Office for Reparations Bill was passed with a...
Junior: I have a little frog
I have a little frog, His name is Tiny Tim I put...
Junior: The road
The road I walk In my village Away from the busy...
Junior: The value of reading
“Reading maketh a full man” is an old statement...
Junior: A day I will always remember
 That’s the day we went on a trip. Last...
Junior: My ambition
 Most people have ambitions for their future...
Junior: Save trees
Earth has given us many gifts. One of them is...
Junior: A puppy speaks
 I live in a home in Galle. There is a...
Junior: Butterfly
The butterfly is an insect. It sucks nectar. It...
Junior: A trip to Nuwara Eliya
Everyone was excited and happy. Our bus arrived...
Junior: Plans to go to the top !
Junior: Myself
My name is Rahul Kanchadeva. I am seven-years-old...
Junior: Moths drink tears from the eyes of sleeping birds
In an oddly poetic act, moths will on occasion...
Junior: Universal Children's Day
Universal Children's Day was declared in 1954 by...
Minister of Education, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam and Principal, Royal College, B.A. Abeyratne view ehibits at Spark '18.
Junior: Spark ’18 – A resounding success
Changing the innovation landscape for the...
Junior: My little brother
My little brother's name is Dhaham Sethmitha. He...
Junior: Surgeon goes viral sewing up 8-year-old boy’s teddy bear
A Canadian neurosurgeon performed a 'career first...
Junior: Achievements & Events
Junior: Elizabeth Moir School to present Alice @ Wonderland
Elizabeth Moir School has earned a reputation for...
Junior: Kids Activity Day
Indumina Montessori Preschool, Malabe held its...
Anish explaining his project to Royal College Principal B.A. Abeyrathna at the Spark '18 exhibition
Junior: Meet Anish Prasath - our 'Little Wolf'
 Wolf voice: “Little pig, little pig, let me...
Junior: The fly
How large into the tiny fly Must little things...
Junior: My favourite teacher
My favourite teacher is Teacher Amila; He teaches...
Marriage Proposals: BRIDES
About our daughter. A caring son willing to...
Marriage Proposals: BRIDEGROOMS
Able professional of banking & finance field...
News: Editors’ Guild new office bearers
Editorial Director, Wijeya Newspapers Ltd and...
News: Ambassador Gunasekera pays farewell calls on Korean Government dignitaries
On completion of her tenure as Ambassador of Sri...
News: Florida man charged with sending 13 pipe bombs
An avowed Donald Trump supporter in southern...
News: Thousands rally in Sydney and Melbourne against offshore detention
Oct 27: A refugee calling from Manus Island has...
News: MAHINDA SWORN IN AS PM
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa receives the...
Air pollution in China is three times above World Health Organisation limits. Pic: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
News: Air pollution is the ‘new tobacco’, warns WHO head
Oct 27: Air pollution is the “new tobacco”, the...
News: POETRY CORNER
 Post your poetry toYoung Voice,Sunday...
Sabarimala authorities say they don’t want women to “distract” the temple deity
News: India’s Sabarimala: Over 2,000 arrested for blocking women from temple
Police in India have arrested 2,200 people for...
News: EPDP will work harder than before to solve Tamils’ issues -Devananda
Conveying his felicitations to Prime Minister...
News: President to address the nation
President Maithripala Sirisena will address the...
News: Count begins to elect Irish president
An exit poll has suggested the Republic of...
News: US, EU urge Lankan parties to stick to constitution
The United States and the European Union on...
News: Wimal tells Ranil leave Temple Trees by 8 am today
National Freedom Front Leader Parliamentarian...
News: Chinese Ambassdor calls on new PM
The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan...
News: Parliament suspended for three weeks
President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday...
News: Import tax irks tile importers
The Tile and Sanitaryware Importers Association (...
News: Mother of two appeals for help
Fifty-eight-year-old Chandra Jayaweera of...
Secretary to the Prime Minister Sirisena Amarasekara assumes duties
News: ‘Safe environment for public servants is my first duty’
Creating a safe working environment for the...
News: Present Cabinet stands dissolved
The Information Department in a release issued by...
News: Kiriella confident of UNP majority
United National Party Parliamentarian Lakshman...
News: JVP to remain neutral in Parliament
Under the prevailing political atmosphere in the...
News: ‘Over 20 UNPers to cross over’
United National Party MP Ananda Aluthgamage, who...
News: Dr. Subramanian Swamy welcomes change in Lanka
Rajya Sabha Member Subramanian Swamy...
News: Letters to the Editor
Secret behind the series of deaths of...
News: ‘Release prisoners held under PTA’- Jaffna District MP
TNA Jaffna District MP M.A.Sumanthiran on...
News: Int’l community invited to support new PM
Former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa...
News: TRIBUTEs
Felix Dias Bandaranaike: The family man!June...
News: Petroleum Ministry grants new homes
The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal taking...
News: The United Nations celebrates 73rd anniversary
The United Nations Organisation celebrates its...
Party stalwarts Prof. G.L. Peiris, Dinesh Gunawardena, Wimal Weerawansa and other senior members at the media conference held at the Sri Lanka Foundation. (Pic: Sudath Nishantha)
News: New PM’s appointment constitutional, says Dinesh Gunawardena
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s appointment is...
Obituaries: Obituaries
DE ALWIS /​ GRERO - MONICA GERTRUDE (Ex-Lecturer...
President Maithripala Sirisena meets with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
Opinion: UN Peace Keeping and UNHRC Resolution 30/1
The United Nations last week requested the Sri...
Opinion: Parcel bombs herald a new US ‘civil war’?
As the United States of America reels from a...
Spectrum: The vanishing baker’s bicycle: bringing baked bliss
To those of us who can trace our childhood to the...
Sports: All Thomians hockey on November 3
The forth ‘Battle Of the Thomians’ big match...
The Mahinda College team comprising Adheesh Karunaratne (Captain), HTC Jayaruwan (Vice Captain), Thevindu Amarasiri, AMDC Adikari, LD Weerakoon, PNL Kumaranatunge, MK Dinuka Ushan, L. Uthira Geesilu, AG Shanuka Tharindu, Epa Thisanda Sankalpa, DG Savindu Yasara, KI Jayalath along with Chamil Chulanga (Master-in-charge) and EAD Dhananjaya (coach)pose for a ceremonial picture
Sports: Mahinda wins maiden basketball encounter
Mahinda College Galle routed St. Aloysius College...
Sports: Four schools benefit from Royal-Thomian encounter
The 139th Battle of the Blues cricket encounter...
Sports: Hats off to Sri Lanka Rugby
Please permit me a few lines in your valuable...
Sports: Junior athletes show their colours
Village athletes set more records than their...
Hasini shows her gold medal
Sports: A gold medal so precious for Hasini
The gold medal won by Hasini Ambalangodage of Sri...
File photo: Thilaka Jinadasa with the Asia Cup
Sports: Sri Lanka targets top 10 world rankings
Sri Lanka netball coach Thilaka Jinadasa contends...
Sports: Is Sri Lanaka doing it the right way?
With just over 200 days left for the 2019 World...
Sports: Sri Lanka Cricket election faces first ball
A special general meeting has been convened on...
ANCL shuttlers Asanka Peiris and Kathya de Silva-Senarath in the Mixed doubles event (Pic by Sudath Nishantha)
Sports: Peiris emerges Masters singles champion
Asanka Peiris emerged the winner of the Men’s...
Sports: Army women beat Police 3-0
The second leg of the women’s Division II...
Sports: Warner walks off and returns after sledging
SYDNEY AFP: Disgraced Australian opener David...
Hiranth Fernando (R) head of Sales and Marketing (Meadowlea) Pyramid Wilmar presents Sri Lanka Badminton president Nishantha Jayasinghe with a sponsorship payment in connection with the National Championships at a media briefing held at the SSC boardroom in Colombo
Sports: Badminton Nationals begin on October 29
The National badminton championships will be held...
Kavindu Rashmika in action
Sports: First from Lexicon to win at John Tarbat
Fourteen year old Kavindu Rashmika became the...
Sports: Sports news from Kandy
Kandy Sussex champsKandy’s Sussex College did...
Sports: Sri Jayawardenepura on first innings
A match between Sri Jayawardenepura Maha...
Sports: Free Riders SC introduces night cycle racing
Free Riders Cycling Club, Katana will conduct the...
Sports: David Pieris Group honours its sportsmen
Sportsmen and women of David Pieris Group who...
Sports: Great Stars win Division II football title
Great Stars SC of Beruwela clinched the Premier...
The Royal B Fours team, Chaniru Hewamanne, Jatu Rockwood, Maliq Hassen, Mayukha Gamage and Deelaka Mahale after the completion of the B Fours race Pic: Saman Mendis
Sports: Royal row over Thomians for comprehensive win
Royal College rowers emerged winners of the 49th...
Sports: AMCHAM Bowling Championship on November 3
Over 100 participants are expected to take part...
Super Sun’s Mohamed Fahim (right) and New Youngs player BS Nimo vie for the ball in their Dialog Champions League football match at the Durayappa Stadium in Jaffna
Sports: Jaffna hosts Champions League curtain raiser
Jaffna was all lit-up and sparkling as the Dialog...
Sri Lanka celebrate their victory over Bangladesh in the second 4-day under 19 cricket test at Katunayake on Friday
Sports: Ten-wicket Sanjaya bowls Sri Lanka to 74-run win
Sri Lanka bounced back to beat Bangladesh by 74...
Sports: Royal-Mahinda football rivalry back on track
The annual football encounter between Royal...
Sports: Malay CC’s Lantra re-elected Secretary
Malay Cricket Club’s Rilwan Lantra was re-elected...
Alex Lazarus
Sports: Lazarus goes forth
Kandy’s sporting fraternity is in mourning after...
Youth Observer: Tranquil TRINCOMALEE
One of the best travel destinations in the...
Youth Observer: Meet the Life-Size LEGO technic Bugatti Chiron
The awe-inspiring auto is the toy company’s first...
Shinara Sandali
Youth Observer: Shinara Sandali
Shan Rupassara
Youth Observer: Costume photo contest
Halloween–that time of year when everyone gets to...
Youth Observer: What an evening!
The British School in Colombo held its inaugural...
Youth Observer: Finding True Love
If your partner can’t say these 7 things, they...
Youth Observer: The National Youth Social Innovation Challenge 2018
HackaDev- Youth Social Innovation Challenge 2018...
Youth Observer: Been original with Mass Damnation
Everyone brings an idea, a riff or a complete...
Youth Observer: Adrift
The 2018 film Adrift is directed by and produced...
Youth Observer: Light up your life / Diwali reflections
For us living in a city with neon lights and...
Youth Observer: India Design Forum
India Design Forum (IDF) and IDF Singapore had...
Youth Observer: Letting your hair down
Let’s face it, once our final examination is over...
Justin and Hailey
Youth Observer: Selena hit hard
It’s being claimed that Selena, 26, took it hard...
Youth Observer: Ariana and Pete are no longer hitched
“It was w ay too much too soon”Ariana Grande and...
Youth Observer: The path to courage,discipline and bravery
The Sri Lankan National Cadet Corps (NCC), which...

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