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Week of March 19, 2023

News

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has...
Tiktok CEO ShouZi Chew was called to give...
Importers of milk powder has stated that price of...
Medavachchiya police said that a woman who was...
Workers of the National Water Supply and Drainage...
The first batch of women de-miners of the Army...
The International Monetary Fund has finally...
Kalutara District MP Kumara Welgama told...
Economic analyst Dr. Chaminda Malalasekera said...
Sri Lankan rupee has continued to appreciate...
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (22 March)...
In an interview with Bloomberg, Central bank...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (22 March)...
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that...
American Ambassador for Sri Lanka Julie Chung has...
The proposal to conduct Sri Lanka Law college...
Sri Lankan rupee has appreciated against the USD...
Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe in a...
According to the Horana Police a private bus has...
Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr....
Kandy District Disaster Management Director...
Picture shows houses of plantation workers damaged by the earth slip at Kabaragala Estate, Poonagala in Koslanda. Picture by Hali Ela Special Corr.
Seven Hundred Ninety persons belonging to 222...
The Court of Appeal issued an order today (20...
The National Building Research Organization has...
It is reported that the official statement...
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has decided...
Education Ministry Additional Secretary Lalitha...
The 18 hairpin road was closed temporarily as the...
Examinations Commissioner General Amith...
University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered the...
Senior Adviser to the President on National...
Sri Lanka is on the verge of getting the first...
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena inspected the...
Sufficient food and water is vital along elephant...
The 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri...
Government organisations have been authorised for...
Chairman of the National Child Protection...

Feature

Nadija Weeraratne
Soul of a City, a photography exhibition and sale...
A team from the Museum of Modern and Contemporary...
The Embassy of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and the...
Nihal P. Jayatunga
SUBAWO: Author Nihal P. Jayatunga Minsara...
Publication - Pursing a vision of Justice, ...

Features

The Nissarana Vanaya Monastery
The Greek bhikkhu Nyanadassana has been a senior...
Part 3MISCONCEPTION 6Meditation is for saints and...
Sana Commerce Sri Lanka came forward in...
Vidya Jeyarajan with her guru Himalayan Siddha Aksha
Vidya Jeyarajan, a certified yoga instructor from...
Hilton Sri Lanka has announced a Seasonal Produce...
Aproject to tackle plastic pollution in...
Sherlock Holmes and Watson
The world is full of strange events. The literary...
People can view rare ornaments of historical...

News Features

The O/L high fliers
Taxila Central College in Horana, now in its 76th...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe presenting the award  to veteran actor Cyril Wickramage
The Satharawa Deepani felicitation ceremony was...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe  at the presentation of several motorcycles assembled in Sri Lanka with the support of the Bank of Ceylon,  to the Presidential Secretariat
The US$ 2.9 billion credit facility requested...
President J.R. Jayewardene-President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka experienced the worst-ever debacle...
Harak Kata-Kudu Salindu
The repatriation of alleged drug kingpins Nadun...
A few days from now, and Muslims all over the...

Business

16th March 2023, Colombo: Vision Care, Sri Lanka’...
Ms.Lilanthi Delgoda (Vice President, Human resources) handing over a token of appreciation to Ms. Nayana Karunaratne (Managing Director, Image Consultants) during the event.
In celebration of the International Women’s Day...
Julie Chung, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka met the...
LB Finance PLC secured two awards at the Digital...
Abans Group, one of the largest conglomerates in...
Ladies of the BMICH/BCIS and outsourced staff with chief guest Ms. Shiromal Cooray, guest of honor Dr. Lanka Jayasuriya Dissanayake and the Leadership teams of BMICH/BCIS.
BMICH – Sri Lanka’s iconic landmark organized a...
At present, Meta’s largest platforms Facebook and...
State Minister Dilum Amunugama, BOI officials and investors at the meeting
The second round of the Investor Facilitation...
Importers and exporters are perturbed by the...
A training presentation provides information and...
The IT undergraduates who followed the program
The EDB (Export Development Board) as the apex...
Three years have passed since the passing away of...
SLIM launched the 2023 edition of SLIM-Kantar...
Hayleys Group Chairman and Chief Executive Mohan Pandithage (right) presents a token of appreciation to an aluminium fabricator. Alumex Managing Director Pramuk Dediwela looks on.
Alumex PLC has launched its flagship loyalty...
Though you see some positive developments, with...
From left: CSE Legal Officer Ms Uthpala Dissanayake, CEO Rajeeva Bandaranaike, Chairman Dilshan Wirasekara, President of CFA Society Aruna Perera, Vice President of CFA Society Ms. Rashmi Paranavitane, Director, CFA Society  Travis Gomes, CEO, CFA Aruna Alwis at the presentation of the sponsorship package.
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) again extended...
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB)...
Merchantrade Asia, a remittance hub, popular...
The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (...
Panellists at the event
Not having adequate knowledge of ICT at the Board...
State Tourism Minister, Diana Gamage has been...
Creating maritime history in Sri Lanka, a totally...
Minister of Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, US ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Cheng along with Senior Director, Public Policy and Government Relations, Asia Pacific Region at Uber Mike Orgill and Interim General Manager, Uber Eats Sri Lanka, Pivithuru Kodikara at the launch of e-cycles event in Colombo
Uber Eats, a food and grocery delivery platform,...
 Chairman Lankaila Dhakshitha Bogollagama exchanges the agreement with members of the Balaji Ocean Hotel, Arugam Bay in a commercial bank in Colombo.  Pic: Sulochana Gamage
Lankaila comprising a consortium of investors...
Sri Lanka has emerged as a popular destination for MICE tourism, offering the perfect blend of natural beauty, cultural diversity, and modern infrastructure. MICE Expo 2023 concluded last week with 22 exhibitors and 75 vendors from Sri Lanka attending it. Here Country Manager Srilankan Airlines, Dimutu Tennakoon with Founder and Managing Director, BML International, UK, Dimitri Laspas at the event.  Pic: Sulochna Gamage
Sri Lanka plans to attract over USD 3 billion by...
Sri Lanka’s low female labour force participation...
The revival of the IMF loan program for Pakistan...
The People’s Bank has issued a statement...
The Rubber Improvement of Value Chain and...
A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., also known as...

Sports

Dinesh Chandimal (right) and Dhananjaya de Silva put up a 126-run stand
Dhananjaya de Silva made a fighting knock of 98...
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has stated...
Having moved into the most important Test series...
Flashback: The US women’s team celebrate on the podium after winning the 2019 World Cup
The prize money for this summer’s Women’s World...
Hisham Abdeen presenting the award to Manindu Pinsara the captain of the under-18 Harfa Rugby Academy
The eleventh Harfa Rugby Extravaganza organized...
12 schools, eight men’s clubs and six women’s...
The Royal College side comprising skipper Dasis Manchanayake, Rehan Peiris, Sineth Jayawardena, Ovina Abanpola, Uvindu Weerasekera, Ramiru Perera, Sandesh Ramanayake, Sanvidu Senaratharachchi, Ranuka Malaviarachchi, Bulan Weeratunga, Dan Poddiwela and Nethwin Dharamratne celebrate winning the DS Senanayake Challenge Shield by beating S. Thomas’ College in their 144th Battle of the Blues cricket encounter at the SSC ground in Colombo yesterday. (Pix by Chinthaka Kumarasinghe and Sudath Nishantha)
The 144th Battle of the Blues cricket encounter...
Novak Djokovic
World number one Novak Djokovic has failed in his...
The legendary Hisham Abdeen (left) and Nazeem Ghaffoor with their mementos
Zahira College celebrated their Road to Glory...
Afghanistan women cheer their team in this file photo
Cricket chiefs will discuss Afghanistan’s...
Lasith Croospulle
Former Maris Stella College cricketer and...
The three Sri Lankan golfers Reshan Algama, Chalitha Pushpika and Chanaka Perera who played in Bangladesh
Chalitha Pushpika of the Sri Lanka Navy played...
Ginuki Tharulya (left) and Piyumi Maleesha pose with their trophies
Ginuki Tharulya of Leeds International School...
Ochini Tehana Dissanayake
She was an outstanding table tennis player from...
Wasantha Kumara with Olympian Anuruddha Ratnayake (left) and BASL president Dian Gomes (centre)
Ratnapura is traditionally renowned for gem...
Disgraced football in Sri Lanka, or what was left...
Dick Fosbury - the man who revolutionised the...
Kandy Sports Club which won the inter club league...
Southern Motor Sports Club which was formed in...
All rounder Malsha Tharupathi hit a superb knock...
The Chance Sports Silk awards ceremony organised...
A determined partnership of 99 runs for the sixth...
Three from Kandy in U-19 teamThree schoolboys...
Cristiano Ronaldo has been picked in Portugal’s...
Ananda College in Colombo and Hindu College in...
British high jump coach Fayaaz ‘Fuzz’ Caan has...
Lahiru Lakshitha from Expolanka, Geeth Sankalpa...
Ireland’s tour of Sri Lanka in April will see the...
Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) has once again hired an...
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina defeated world...
Sri Lanka Cricket’s head of Marketing Upul...

Editorial

There is a raging debate in society as well as in...

Opinion

The Sri Lankan rupee has appreciated against the...
Sri Lanka is now among the lowest in the global...
Clear indication that we can move forward:Pay cut...

Youth Observer

The movie “Everything Everywhere All At Once” has...
In the good old days, featuring autonomous weapon...
In a new children’s book, hot off the press,...
Certain opportunities are rare. This is why we do...
Every artiste, be it singer, painter or ballerina...
This week, the Youth observer reached out to a...
 This week the Youth Observer reached out to...
Michelle Yeoh, the award-winning Malaysian-born...
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” is a science...

Health

More men with prostate cancer can afford to delay...

Junior

Moshika Ballet Institute celebrated its 13th...
Harold House marked its victory at the Sports Day...
Music is something that we all enjoy in our lives...
My class teacher is Rinas. She is the Vice...
I am a beautiful insect. I have yellow wings with...
 “Hmmm…” the taste, the smoothness and the...
The place I like the most is Sigiriya. It is a...
The Bangladesh High Commission in Colombo...
This is a guide to help learners to communicate...
Circle A, B, C or D that most accurately fits the...

Marriage Proposals

AAA. Roman Catholic Australian citizen Sinhalese...
AAA B/​G parents seek an academically and...

Obituaries

LIYANAGE - ATHULA INDRALAL PITIGALA - Managing...

World

According to Reuters, - Chinese President Xi...

Montage

M.M. Keeravani (R) and Chandrabose (L) win the Oscar for Best Original Song for “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR” during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood
India has made movie history by scooping its...
T he 95th Academy Awards will go down as one of...

Spectrum

In the age of advanced communication technology,...

Impact

That fateful day (19.3.2022) she bade goodbye to...
For the first time 350 skilled professional Sri...
The recent incident where a couple had left their...

Classifieds

Books & MagazinesWanted Sri Lanka Maps,​...
Business Premises to Let or LeaseDehiwala Impala...
Positions Vacant - MarketingInvitation to become...

Week of March 19, 2023