The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

4 days ago | sundaytimes.lk | Tharushi Weerasinghe

View(s): By Tharushi Weerasinghe The Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) has received reports of Pakistanis, largely transit passengers, being marooned in Colombo after all flights were cancelled owing to hostilities between Pakistan and India. While the numbers weren’t immediately available, Sri Lanka’s mission in Islamabad had flagged the presence of transit passengers whose visas are valid only for two days.

4 days ago | sundaytimes.lk | Tharushi Weerasinghe

View(s): By Tharushi Weerasinghe Parents and supporters rallied outside a Colombo school this week, demanding justice after a schoolgirl who accused her teacher of abuse died following months of official neglect and public shaming, including by a private tuition institute owner. The student of Ramanathan Hindu Ladies’ College in Bambalapitiya was preparing for her Ordinary Level examinations when she was allegedly abused by her mathematics teacher in October 2024.

4 days ago | sundaytimes.lk | Tharushi Weerasinghe

View(s): Long term residents decry traffic, garbage woes and corruption Business stakeholder calls for structured contribution facilitated by the authorities so that  hotel industry could give back to the Fort’s community By Tharushi Weerasinghe   Residents and business owners in Galle Fort say mounting traffic and inefficient garbage collection are eroding the quality of life and undermining the Fort’s status as a living heritage site.

4 days ago | sundaytimes.lk | Tharushi Weerasinghe

View(s): By Tharushi Weerasinghe The Supreme Court this week concluded a 15-year legal battle over the use of a road through Wilpattu National Park, following a government decision not to allow public transport through the protected area. The case was brought by Environmental Foundation (Guarantee) Limited (EFL), Wildlife and Nature Protection Society of Sri Lanka (WNPS), Wilderness and Protected Areas Foundation, and Thilak Kariyawasam.

1 week ago | sundaytimes.lk | Rahul Jacob

A fashion show all too often involves people wearing clothes too impractical to wear even to a party. Models tend to be of body types ranging from the skinny to skeletal or absurdly gym toned. Barefoot’s first fashion show in almost a decade was a role model of a different kind, however. Sixty years young, Barefoot continues to make its own rules.