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[…]The post A King’s Coronation & The Old Colonies appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Death Of Queen Elizabeth & Conservatives Of Colour In Britain (Category: Breaking News)
- Britain’s New Prime Minister & Postcolonial Parliamentary Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- From Caretaker President To King Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Election Timetable & Sri Lanka’s Deadlock Elections (Category: Breaking News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a "global health emergency".The post COVID global health emergency is over: WHO appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- WHO Chief hopeful COVID will no longer be emergency (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Covid global health emergency is over (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka imports test kits to detect Nipah virus (Category: Breaking News)
- Infodemic risks jeopardising virus vaccines WHO (Category: Breaking News)
Tim David smashed three straight sixes in the final over as Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals in a dramatic 1,000th Indian Premier League match. The Australian hit 45 off 14 balls as Mumbai achieved a highest IPL run chase at their Wankhede Stadium with a total of 214-4. Rajasthan opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 124 off […]
- Majestic Gill ton takes Gujarat Titans past Mumba Indians and into final (Category: Breaking News)
- Madhwal takes 5-5 as Mumbai Indians demolish Lucknow Super Giants (Category: Breaking News)
- Mumbai Indians into play-offs as Royal Challengers Bangalore beaten (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
Ireland collapsed to another innings defeat in the second Test against Sri Lanka, as the hosts completed a 2-0 series win in Galle. The tourists were out for 202 in their second innings, leaving them 10 shy of Sri Lanka’s tally of 704-3 declared. Spinner Ramesh Mendis ripped through Ireland’s batting as he took 5-64 […]
- Sri Lanka beat Ireland by an innings and 280 runs (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Stuart Broad in England team for first Test against Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Klaasen helps South Africa beat West Indies inside 30 overs (Category: Breaking News)
Ajinkya Rahane has been included in India’s squad for the World Test Championship final against Australia. Rahane, 34, made his debut in 2013 but has not played a Test match since January 2022. He has not played white-ball cricket for India since 2018, but has been in good form for his franchise Chennai Super Kings […]
- England’s Moeen Ali takes 4-26 as Chennai Super Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants (Category: Breaking News)
- Roy’s heroics not enough for Kolkata as they lose to Super Kings (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Majestic Gill ton takes Gujarat Titans past Mumba Indians and into final (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that an Indian court has rejected opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case. The decision extends the uncertainty over whether he can contest in national elections due next year. Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced
- Gandhi says disqualification ‘politically motivated’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Rahul Gandhi sentenced to jail for Modi ‘thieves’ remark (Category: Breaking News)
- Rahul Gandhi returns to India’s parliament as MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules Imran Khan arrest was illegal (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka claimed a commanding victory on day three of their first Test against Ireland by an innings and 280 runs in Galle. Ten wickets from Prabath Jayasuriya helped Sri Lanka claim their biggest ever win, and condemn Ireland to their heaviest Test defeat. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne produced another excellent performance and was the top […]
- Ireland collapse to innings defeat against Sri Lanka in second Test (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- India beat West Indies by innings and 141 runs in first Test (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
Harry Brook hit his maiden Indian Premier League century with 100 not out off 55 balls in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 23-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders. The England batter, 24, smacked 12 fours and three sixes in a sublime knock to help Sunrisers post 228-4. Kolkata could only reach 205-7 in reply despite Nitish Rana’s 75 […]
- Mumbai Indians into play-offs as Royal Challengers Bangalore beaten (Category: Breaking News)
- England’s Moeen Ali takes 4-26 as Chennai Super Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants (Category: Breaking News)
- Roy’s heroics not enough for Kolkata as they lose to Super Kings (Category: Breaking News)
- England pull off their third-highest T20 international chase (Category: Breaking News)
A man suspected of having murdered Sri Lankan journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan in Jaffna over 22 years ago, is under investigation, the Northamptonshire Telegraph has reported A Metropolitan Police spokesman reportedly confirmed that a man who was arrested on February 22, 2022 remains under investigation and that police enquiries are ongoing. The man was arrested on suspicion of offences under Se...
- Met police say Sri Lankan suspect ‘released’ but still under investigation (Category: Breaking News)
- Ten years of impunity for Jaffna-based journalists murderers -RSF (Category: Breaking News)
- Nimalarajans' family denied justice (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Press Freedom Day in Jaffna remembers journalists (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's national carrier has been struggling against even more headwinds than many of its rivals.The post Sri Lanka airline boss says ‘don’t be a CEO during Covid’ appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- SriLankan Airlines obtains Government’s approval to recruit foreign pilots (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines participates at the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines, Korean Air activate codeshare partnership (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog, SriLankan offer star points, FlySmiLes conversion (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Janatha Aragalaya: The People’s Struggle In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Exit Of The Old Guard & The Arrival Of The New (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi-Wickremesinghe Tamil Drama (Category: Breaking News)
- Saboteurs & Charlatans Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
England all-rounder Moeen Ali took 4-26 as Chennai Super Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs in the Indian Premier League. Chasing 218, Lucknow raced to 79 in just 5.3 overs with Kyle Mayers hitting a 22-ball 53, before Moeen removed him and fellow opener KL Rahul for 20. Moeen then got Krunal Pandya […]
- Roy’s heroics not enough for Kolkata as they lose to Super Kings (Category: Breaking News)
- Nicholas Pooran hits the fastest 50 of the 2023 Indian Premier League (Category: Breaking News)
- Madhwal takes 5-5 as Mumbai Indians demolish Lucknow Super Giants (Category: Breaking News)
- Ajinkya Rahane returns to India squad for final against Australia (Category: Breaking News)
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case. Mr Gandhi was convicted by the court in Gujarat state for 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname during an election rally. He will not go to jail immediately – he was granted bail for 30 […]
- Gandhi says disqualification ‘politically motivated’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Rahul Gandhi returns to India’s parliament as MP (Category: Breaking News)
- India court dismisses Rahul Gandhi’s appeal against conviction (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi US visit: Why Washington is rolling out the red carpet for Indian PM (Category: Breaking News)
Heinrich Klaasen hit a 54-ball century as South Africa raced to a four-wicket win over West Indies in the third one-day international in Potchefstroom. Chasing 261 to win, Klaasen came to the crease at 80-4 but smacked an unbeaten 119 as South Africa won in 29.3 overs. It is the fastest any side has chased […]
- South Africa beat West Indies after record T20 chase (Category: Breaking News)
- India beat West Indies by innings and 141 runs in first Test (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa beat Bangladesh to set up England semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Pakistan’s main opposition leader Imran Khan has greeted supporters outside his home, hours after there were violent clashes as police tried to arrest him. He addressed the crowd and took pictures with those gathered near his compound in the city of Lahore. In one video
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand braces for storm after record floods (Category: Breaking News)
By Zinara Rathnayake I was woken by the long, forlorn sound of the siren. The brakes hissed and screeched as our train chugged up the hill and pulled into Radella, a station along one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world: the Colombo to Badulla railway. “The journey is so enthralling that you don’t […]
- Reminiscence of Peradeniya Campus in the Sixties (Category: Breaking News)
- The winter adventure In 16 countries – Part A (Category: Breaking News)
- CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- Isso Vade : The spicy snack that unities Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Dystopian Account Civilisation: Humanity Rubs Out Its Wisest & Brightest appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Priceless Stolen Property (Category: Breaking News)
- Is State Owned Temasek A Useful Concept For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Yoruba People & Culture (Category: Breaking News)
- Capitalism On Life Support: Planetary Bounds To Market-Lead Growth (Category: Breaking News)
The winter morning was cloaked in thick fog. Our car swerved past horse-drawn carriages, a mode of transport still popular in the rural reaches of the eastern Indian state of Bihar, the trotting horses and turbaned coachmen looking like shadowy apparitions in the pearly-white mist. After spending a night in the town of Bodhgaya, the […]
- Buddhism: A True Gift from India to the World (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s historical connection to Buddhism (Category: Breaking News)
- Projection Of Buddhism As Sri Lanka’s Greatest Soft Power (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Buddhist art comes to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Australia cruised to their sixth Women’s T20 World Cup title with a 19-run win over South Africa in Cape Town. In front of a full house at Newlands, Australia reached 156-6 with Beth Mooney striking a sublime unbeaten 74. In reply, South Africa put up a spirited fight but after a slow start, struggled to […]
- South Africa beat Bangladesh to set up England semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
Hosts South Africa revived their T20 World Cup hopes with a thumping 65-run victory over New Zealand in Paarl. Both sides were beaten in their opening match and knew a second successive defeat would realistically end their chances of reaching the semi-finals. South Africa reached 132-6 from their 20 overs, helped by a gutsy 40 […]
- Klaasen helps South Africa beat West Indies inside 30 overs (Category: Breaking News)
- Pumas create history with victory in Christchurch (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
As the train pulled into Peradeniya Junction station in central Sri Lanka, the man sitting opposite me leapt out of his seat and leaned out of the window, placing his thumb and forefinger in his mouth and whistling loudly. A vade seller soon appeared outside, removed a basket from the top of his head and handed it […]
- Pop crackle, gulp and gasp (Category: Breaking News)
- The ” Indian burger ” McDonalds can’t master (Category: Breaking News)
- In Sri Lanka . Lamprais keeps the Dutch Burgher legacy alive (Category: Breaking News)
- Miss World Tourism 2023 – in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from international cricket. Opening batter Finch, 36, was Australia’s T20 captain, having retired from one-day internationals in September.. He represented Australia in five Tests, 146 one-day
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Bairstow’s 90 helps England beat SA in riotous T20 (Category: Breaking News)
Former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from international cricket. Opening batter Finch, 36, was Australia’s T20 captain, having retired from one-day internationals in September. He represented Australia in five Tests, 146 one-day internationals and 103 T20s, leading them to their first T20 World Cup title in 2021. Finch said it had been […]
- Canada women in equality fight ‘for the long haul’ (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia T20 captain retires from international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa beat Bangladesh to set up England semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
Pani Puri: India’s favourite street food now available in Sri Lanka Pani puri occupies a special place in Indian hearts and stomachs, so it’s no wonder that the treat has been one of the country’s most poplar street snacks On any normal evening in India, in the bustling markets and noisy main streets of big […]
- Isso Vade : The spicy snack that unities Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Khao Galli – An Indian street food festival at Taj (Category: Business)
- The ” Indian burger ” McDonalds can’t master (Category: Breaking News)
- Dosa : wholesome fast food obsession (Category: Breaking News)
Surrey have re-signed West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine for the 2023 T20 Blast campaign. The 34-year-old will be available for all games that do not clash with his commitments with the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in International League T20. The white-ball specialist took 14 wickets in 14 games for Surrey last season and hit 199 […]
- Paris Mayor wants Russia banned from 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa beat Bangladesh to set up England semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
- Max Verstappen fastest on first day of testing (Category: Breaking News)
- Nordic nations join calls for ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be upheld (Category: Breaking News)
Cassandra has stopped watching news at night for the sake of her wellbeing and peace of mind. Watching English news at 9.00 p m on a local channel caused her to toss and turn or wake up at the ungodly hour of 2.00 am to again toss and turn, but this time mentally with suppressed […]
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The Chinese Embassy in Colombo has slammed US Ambassador here Julie Chung over her comments in an interview with the BBC. The Chinese Embassy has questioned the US policy vis-a-vis Sri Lanka struggling to overcome an unprecedented economic crisis. The following is the text of the Chinese Embassy
- Letter on China s refusal to help Sri Lanka s debt crisis completely forged - Embassy (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Sri Lankan students awarded full scholarships from China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to receive essential medicines worth Rs. 1.8 Bn from China today (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese nationals urged to strictly abide by Sri Lankan laws and regulations (Category: Breaking News)
The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka today slammed the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, calling her a hypocrite for the comments she had made in a recent interview. The embassy was angered over her view that China was the “spoiler” in Sri Lanka’s efforts to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund […]
- US tells Sri Lanka to protect freedom of expression (Category: Breaking News)
- US calls on Sri Lanka to conclude debt restructuring agreements (Category: Breaking News)
- US envoy in Sri Lanka says young people are the future (Category: Breaking News)
- US envoy meets Washington based Sri Lankan diaspora (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Supreme Court Judgement On Easter Bombing: Some Preliminary Observations appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- SC On 22A – Part II: Enhancing The Constitution’s Rigidity (Category: Breaking News)
- SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Blocking of websites: Leave to proceed turned down by SC (Category: Breaking News)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) bank has urged China and India to agree a write-down of their loans as soon as possible.The post Central Bank Governor urges China and India to reduce Sri Lanka’s debts soon appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor explains debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gives China deal details, keeping IMF aid on track (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor asks critics to provide alternatives (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF to visit Sri Lanka in late August for staff-level agreement – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
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