Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - 2022-04-17

• President convenes emergency meetings to discuss ongoing crisis
• SriLankan says Entebbe-bound cargo contained currency notes for Uganda
• High-priced diesel puchase from IOC : CEB suffers Rs. 2.1 billion loss
• Govt. seeks US$ 700mn from World Bank to buy chemical fertiliser, revive agricultur­e
• CSE’s week-long closure draws criticism; ‘bad signal’ to outside world
• Court of Appeal dismisses Ruhuna Uni student activist's writ petition
• From Beruwala to Colombo: JVP starts protest march today
• Litro Gas takes a holiday while gas shortage continues
• Labour Tribunal presidents given more judicial powers
• Protests gather momentum across the country
• BASL drafting proposals to find solutions to prevailing crisis
• Shortage of rice imminent, warn small scale rice millers
• Aluth Avurudu with the Rajapaksas: No show by TV channels this time
• Singing a different song now; More waiting in the wings to see which way the wind blows
• Tooting to the tune of “Kaputu Kaak Kaak Kaak, Basil Basil Basil Basil”
• Parliament staff also taking precuation­s
• Who would be Sri Lanka’s Manmohan Singh to get us out of this mess
• Cabraal goes silent on Twitter
• The one who flew from Ratmalana: It’s not Basil but 2 British citizens
• To be or not to be: Book launch with President as chief guest
• Beefed-up maritime patrols to stop Lankan economic refugees fleeing to TN
• Safari drivers’ suffering worsens as economic crisis sees drop in tourist arrivals
• Tourism sector warns of collapse
• The sinking ship of state and its hapless captain
• It will take six to nine months for first IMF tranche to come
• Do you hear the people sing?
• Calls ring out for justice for Easter Sunday terror and trauma
• Next week’s Parliament­ary deliberati­ons critical to resolve political crisis
• Debate and key questions over killers
• Fuel rationing leads to longer queues
• Why no protests in the north? War time survival techniques back in use
• Deprivatio­n fuels widespread rage on the streets
• New ways to greet the New Year
• Safety device for motorbike riders
• Traders lament people in no mood for traditiona­l celebratio­n
• Rains stir hope, then betray power-cut-hit Lanka
• Before setting O/L question papers, verify schools have covered syllabuses: Teachers tell Ministry
• Political stability crucial for economic recovery
• Sri Lanka’s constituti­on ‘occupies’ the street, as people cheer
• The incredible bouncing Ruble
• World ranking trends Elites & vanishing shakers
• Sri Lanka Esports prepares for National team selections
• FULL RESULTS:
• Should the ‘Aragalaya’ rethink our sports mindset?
• Joes and Visaka continue their colours in the waters
• SLC confident of hosting Asia Cup despite the current crisis
• Stokes should be England Test captain say former skippers
• Give ‘A’ team more matches - Gunawarden­e
• Palestinia­ns clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site, 152 injured
• Russia hits Kyiv missile factory after flagship sunk
• Pakistan military dismisses Khan's theory US conspired to oust him
• Pope visits prison for foot washing, adds Russians and Ukrainians at Good Friday ritual
• US supplies a staggering array of arms to Ukraine battling a major nuclear power
• The training that helps your dog lead a better life
• Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor wed
• FDA authorises first Covid-19 breath test
• Need of the hour: Fearless civil service in Lanka
• The hurry to award the Central Expressway Project hara-kiri for Lanka’s economy
• Bells toll for the Rajapaksas
• Arrogance and ignorance that crippled a nation
• Vigil rhapsody on the Green to herald new era for Lanka
• Easter: Hope in troubled times
• ‘Proud beyond words’
• Taking handloom to luxury markets overseas
• National List MPs: Why these manoeuvres?
• A brilliant, industriou­s and hardworkin­g officer throughout his career
• A crisis for a new dawn!
• Memories of university days and more
• She will always be in our loving memories
• Constituti­onal avenues to remove the President
• The seen and unseen deals that could spell ruination for generation­s to come
• Govt turns blind eye to deaths occurring in queues
• A kind-hearted sister
• Comprehens­ive study through combinatio­n of genres
• Recalling a period of great dynamism and pivotal change
• The story of 31 mosques
• A “techy guy” unravellin­g the Ramayana
• CLUES No. 1144 7
• Stay connected: Workspace options during power cuts
• Orion City IT Park – Colombo 9
• The Coffee Manor – Colombo 7 Technical availabili­ty:
• Harry Styles takes the No: 1 spot on the UK charts
• WORX - Nawala, Havelock Road, and Jawatte Road
• HUB9 – Colombo 5, Colombo 8 Technical availabili­ty:
• Sir Paul McCartney’s chil dhood home to be opened to aspiring musicians
• Tea Avenue - Kotte, Pepiliyana, Wattala, Jawatte
• ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ becomes UK’s biggest selling song
• Performs ‘Imagine’
• Completes work on new album
• Dmitri returns to the stage with songs of hope
• Magellan Champlain (MC) launches ‘Little Free Library’
• Goethe Institute airs the movie ‘The Guardian’
• Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams take 2022 CMT Awards to ‘Heaven’
• Hiran’s journey from Playhouse Kotte to coveted Olivier award
• Even the World Bank cannot predict Sri Lanka’s future
• No butter to serve hotel guests
• Apparel industry to buy direct from fuel agents
• SL to raise $ 8 bln by selling valuable assets
• PM’s subsidy offer makes no sense, experts say
• No dollars to visit travel fairs
• Running out of options
• Squeezing breath and default
• Tough times ahead for Sri Lanka's economy
• IMF sits down with Sri Lanka to discuss a bailout package
• HNB’s environmen­tal efforts get ISO 14064 endorsemen­t
• SLID: Corruption has ruined nations, businesses
• Hemas Hospitals responds to national medical emergency
• Sri Lanka’s farmers and farming stakeholde­rs seek urgent support
• SMEs near bankruptcy after interest rate hike
• Good time for expats to invest in SL properties: LankaPrope­rtyWeb
• CCC discusses investment promotion meeting with Bangladesh business
• HIP partners INSEE
• CA Sri Lanka launches online directory of board-ready female members
• Samsung partners with SLT-MOBITEL for an exclusive Data Bundle Offer this Avurudu Season
• Activation in a flash: ComBank innovates with Digital KYC procedure for ‘Flash’ accounts
• Daraz certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ in Sri Lanka for second year running
• Raja Jewellers launches the ‘Sooryabhar­ana’ avurudu collection
• Galewela Town to get truly Sri Lankan Banking experience with Pan Asia Bank
• Sri Lanka Insurance holds MDRT Day 2022 to felicitate top performers
• Seylan Bank conducts knowledge sharing event for women employees
• Notable incidents on Easter Sunday Easter Sunday Raid 1942 Easter Sunday Attacks 2019
• What is Passover and how is it related to Easter?
• Interestin­g Facts
• Dusky pademelon: ‘Mini kangaroo’ born at Chester Zoo, UK
• Astronomer­s spot oldest and most distant galaxy

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