Oct 1 (TM) On 18 Sept, Ministry of Agriculture, farmers, representatives of the Mahaweli Authority including its Water Management Secretariat, and other officials met for the pre-seasonal meeting for the 2026/27 Maha season. The meeting, known as kanna resweema, is an official and traditional planning session held before each cultivation season. It brings together farming communities, agrarian service officials, irrigation engineers more..

Oct 1 (ST) Pray, who has made a mess of this world? Cast your eyes at a globe and into history right up to the modern times and you can pick gunny bags full of the guilty, some of our own grand masters not excluded. There I was seated in a comfortable chair presented by British National Health Service, contemplating the navel and wondering when El Nino will strike its devastating blows as scientist have predicted, before Trump does, now that he is busy paying pooja to more..

Oct 1 (SO) Case of Sivarasa Anojan has drawn considerable political attention, with the Govt stepping up diplomatic efforts to secure a pardon, deportation to SL or a reduction of the death sentence imposed on the young Sri Lankan in Saudi. Prez has instructed Foreign Ministry officials and security authorities to pursue every possible avenue, including a formal diplomatic appeal to Saudi King. He has also reportedly stressed the difficult circumstances faced by Anojan’s parents. more..

Oct 1 (SO) Cinema has always been fascinated by legends. Sometimes it is the legend of a king, sometimes a political leader, sometimes a sports hero, and sometimes, as in the case of Eda Rae, a vocalist whose voice has lived on long after his death. Directed by Aruna Jayawardena, Eda Rae takes on the life and musical journey of Milton Mallawarachchi. He was one of the most recognisable voices in SL popular music. more..

Oct 1 (TM) Walk into the BMICH this week and you will hear something no algorithm has managed to reproduce: the sound of a crowd turning pages. Schoolchildren clutch bags heavy with purchases, parents follow closely behind them, and elderly readers stand in the aisles, lost in a paragraph. 27th Colombo Int'l Book Fair, which runs until 4 Oct, opened to large crowds, including students, both young and old among them. In an age when a machine can summarise a novel in seconds, more..

Oct 1 (CT) Despite all criticisms levelled chiefly against the inexperience and dearth of talent within the AKD led NPP govt, which was swept to power with an overwhelming mandate and without any bloodshed, that govt with its unflinching commitment to pragmatic policies and clean governance has performed remarkably well not simply to arrest the economy’s descent towards stagnation and financial bankruptcy but by putting it on a stronger footing towards achieving higher growth in the future. more..