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by Zinara Ratnayake It’s Lansi food,” Stephanie Herft begins to describe lamprais. Herft is the founder of Lansi’s, a home-based food delivery business that began in May 2019, in Colombo. I’m talking to Herft over the phone on a Sunday evening. She had just delivered a carton of lamprais, a Sunday afternoon staple at Lansi […]
- Rice morning , noon ,and night in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- A Sticky Sri Lankan Dessert Steeped in History (Category: Breaking News)
- Blowing-up Air Lanka’s Tristar-36 on May 3, 1986 (Category: Breaking News)
- Vietnam Truc Lam Monastery near Kandy takes meditation to all communities (Category: Breaking News)
Afghanistan beat Pakistan for the first time in one-day cricket by pulling off their highest successful chase in the format in a World Cup thriller. Ibrahim Zadran made 87, Rahmanullah Gurbaz smacked 65 and Rahmat Shah struck an unbeaten 77 as Afghanistan reached their target of 283 with eight wickets and six balls to spare. […]
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa beat Bangladesh to set up England semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma takes India to easy win over Afghanistan (Category: Breaking News)
Indian cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi has died aged 77 after a prolonged illness. He was battling age-related illnesses and had undergone a few surgeries in recent years. Bedi, regarded as one of the world’s finest ever spin bowlers, captained India in 22 of his 67 Tests and took 266 wickets. He made his debut […]
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Cauldrons We Make appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Great American Dilemma: Israel-Hamas War – Is It Reverse Holocaust? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Holocaust, history and today’s politics (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- The Holocaust, history and today’s politics (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- The Holocaust, history and today’s politics (Category: USA, Arkansas)
By Sanjeewa Jayaweera The English cricketer Moeen Ali, who incidentally is also the vice-captain of the team, posted on his Instagram page a thought-provoking quote: “If you are not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing”. The quote is attributed […]
- Rafael Nadal does not know when he will return from injury (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Cross border co-operation, key to stopping illegal migration’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil MPs question alleged inaction on monk’s racist outburst (Category: Breaking News)
- JULY 1983: TAMILS DO NOT BLAME SINHALESE PEOPLE (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s Parliament today raised concerns over the crisis in Gaza and called for a special debate on the issue. Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa proposed that Parliament debate the crisis that has led to hundreds of deaths in Gaza. He also called for peace talks between Israel and Palestine adding that apart from terrorism, State […]
- Egypt and US agree to allow aid into Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘No sign of life’ at Raisi helicopter wreck site – state TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Mother and daughter US hostages released by Hamas (Category: Breaking News)
This week, China is throwing a huge party to celebrate one of its biggest experiments in engaging with the world: its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Officials and leaders from all over the globe are in Beijing to attend a high-level summit marking the BRI’s 10th anniversary. Participants expected to show up range from Vladimir […]
- Beijing subway crash leaves 102 with broken bones (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden and Xi Jinping to meet in California (Category: Breaking News)
- Inside the deadly instant loan app scam that blackmails with nudes (Category: Breaking News)
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Palestinians, The Terrorists & Israelis, The Victims appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Merely Focussing On Hamas Attacks – Missing The Wood For The Trees! (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamas Onslaught, Israeli Revenge & The Return Of Diplomacy (Category: Breaking News)
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- The Cauldrons We Make (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Though responding to those who criticise cloaked in anonymity may be considered an act of futility, after much thought I decided to respond to Interested Woman’s opinion piece “Ranil’s undiplomatic DW interview” (The Island, 9 October) as there are many inaccuracies and, more importantly, her concluding remarks raise a vital issue. […]
- President at beck and call of Rajapaksas – Sajith (Category: Breaking News)
- CR declares creation of his new party (Category: Breaking News)
- CBK: Ranil fears electoral defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez asks Opp. to cooperate (Category: Breaking News)
By Zinara Rathnayake When I was five years old, I would love to sit beside my loku amma, solving riddles while she worked in the kitchen making kalu dodol. Loku amma was married to my paternal uncle, my father’s older brother. As a young girl, I loved my chatty, always laughing, childlike loku amma for […]
- STOLEN: He kept looking behind and cried “amma, amma” (Category: Breaking News)
- Duminda writes ‘Amma’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Aussie experience is priceless- Kalu (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka: Jaffna mourns Parvathi Amma amid SLA harassment (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Was There A Conspiracy Behind The Easter Sunday Bomb Attacks? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Was There A Conspiracy Behind The Easter Sunday Attacks?: A Follow-Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Retired Justice Imam to head Channel 4 probe, ex-SLAF chief member of committee (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota denies Channel 4 allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- C4 documentary makers admit absence of evidence to support Maulana’s claims (Category: Breaking News)
Charith Asalanka held his nerve as Sri Lanka edged a last-ball thriller against Pakistan to set up a meeting with India in the Asia Cup final. Chasing a revised Duckworth-Lewis-Stern target of 252 in their final Super Four match, Kusal Mendis made a crucial 91. With six needed off the final two balls Asalanka edged […]
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- Nottinghamshire sign Sri Lanka seamer Asitha Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan seal historic win over Pakistan in World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
‘Ram and Nagulan responsible for over 600 killings roaming free’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka Republican Front leader Patali Champika Ranawaka, MP, has questioned the circumstances under which the Rajapaksas granted amnesty to 12,600 LTTE cadres following the successful conclusion of the war in May 2009. However, some of them were released during the Yahapalana administration (2015-2019) [...
- Ranawaka asks MR to retire (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024 Prez poll: Champika denies alliance with MR-Ranil grouping, won’t contest (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranawaka asks why no action taken against Sirisena, Wickremesinghe and others (Category: Breaking News)
- CR declares creation of his new party (Category: Breaking News)
Nottinghamshire have signed Sri Lanka seamer Asitha Fernando for their final three County Championship games. Fernando has taken 35 wickets in 12 Tests, as well as representing his country in a handful of ODI and T20Is. The 26-year-old paceman could make his county debut when Notts face Kent at Canterbury, starting on Sunday. “We’ve had […]
- Lewis Hamilton expects Red Bull to bounce back (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket Australia makes neck protectors on helmets compulsory for batters (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka beat England by seven wickets to win women’s T20 series (Category: Breaking News)
- Verstappen wins as Red Bull take constructors’ title (Category: Breaking News)
England suffered a shock first-ever series defeat by Sri Lanka as the tourists won the third T20 by seven wickets at Derby. England were bowled out for 116 in 19 overs after another impressive Sri Lankan performance in the field. Chamari Athapaththu top-scored with 44 from 28 balls as Sri Lanka reached their target with […]
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- England slump to their first defeat by Sri Lanka in T20 internationals (Category: Breaking News)
- Bairstow’s 90 helps England beat SA in riotous T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- England win third T20 against India despite Yadav’s hundred (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Singapore Elected A ‘Tharman’; For Sri Lanka, A ‘Kadirgamar’ Still A Wish! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sinhala-Buddhism & The Nation State Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Would Voting For A Tamil Presidential Candidate Polarize The Tamils? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka An Ethnocracy? (Category: Breaking News)
- Janatha Aragalaya: The People’s Struggle In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
England slumped to their first defeat by Sri Lanka in T20 internationals as the visitors levelled the series with an eight-wicket win at Chelmsford. England collapsed to 104 all out off 18 overs with Sri Lanka’s superb spinners taking eight of the 10 wickets. Charlie Dean’s 34 was the only score of more than 20 […]
- Sri Lanka beat England by seven wickets to win women’s T20 series (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- Nottinghamshire sign Sri Lanka seamer Asitha Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Changing Dimensions In ‘Power’; The Role Of India & China & Sri Lanka’s Predicament appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Janatha Aragalaya: The People’s Struggle In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi’s Wolf Worrier Diplomacy Opens A Window For China In South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- Modern Ramsethu: An Unlikely Bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- Postponing Elections & Inviting The Dragon: Sri Lankan President’s China Tilt (Category: Breaking News)
දිළිඳුකම පිටුදැකීම අදත් අප මුහුණ දෙන බරපතළ අභියෝගයක් බව අග්රාමාත්ය දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන මහතා පවසනවා. දිළිඳුකම තුරන් කිරීම වෙනුවෙන් සිරිසේන කුරේ මහතා මහත් සේ කැප වූ බවද ඔහු කියා සිටියේය. ඔහුThe post දිළිඳුකම පිටුදැකීම අදත් අප මුහුණ දෙන බරපතළ අභියෝගයක් – අගමැති appeared first on ITN News.
- තැපැල් වර්ජනය අදත් (Category: Sinhala)
- රේගු නිලධාරීන්ගේ වෘත්තීය ක්රියාමාර්ගය අදත් (Category: Sinhala)
- සෞඛ්ය වර්ජනය අදත් (Category: Sinhala)
- බුත්තල නගරය අදත් සෙලවෙයි (Category: Sinhala)
[…]The post Naked King & The Crumbling State: Seven Decades Of Fake Saviours appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Machiavellians Tend To Be Demonic: Stuck Between A Rock & A Hard Place (Category: Breaking News)
- True Meritocracy Not The Sham Of All Party Mediocracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Psychopathic Tendencies: Pet Dogs, Incompetency & Beds To The Foray (Category: Breaking News)
Thousands of Muslims in a city in Pakistan have set fire to at least four churches and vandalised the homes of Christians over claims that two men desecrated the Quran, police say. Residents said up to a dozen buildings connected to churches in Jaranwala, in eastern Punjab, were also damaged. Police have detained more than […]
- At least 50 killed, dozens injured in blast in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 50 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Relief as all passengers from Pakistan cable car brought to safety (Category: Breaking News)
Top British football club Torquay United have signed Sri Lankan winger Dillon De Silva on a permanent deal. The 21-year-old Sri Lanka international scored four goals in 26 games for the Gulls while on loan from Queens Park Rangers last season. De Silva did not make a senior appearance for QPR. “He’s someone we’ve been keeping […]
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia beat France on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup semi-finals (Category: Breaking News)
- Fernando Alonso to join Aston Martin in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
At least 44 people have been killed and nearly 200 injured after a suicide bomb blast at a political rally in Pakistan.The post At least 44 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing during political rally appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Suicide attacks rock Pakistan, Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- IS claims responsibility for bombing at pro-Taliban election rally in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Anthony Quinn Warner confirmed by DNA test as Nashville Christmas bomber (Category: USA, New York)
- Anthony Quinn Warner confirmed by DNA test as Nashville Christmas bomber (Category: USA, New York)
නීතිවිරෝධී ස්වයංක්රීය ගිණිඅවි පවා යොදාගනිමින් ගෝටාබය රාජපක්ෂ ඇතුළු පිරිසගේ දේශපාලන අනුග්රහයෙන් පවත්වාගෙන ගිය “ඇවන්ගාඩ්” ජාවාරම් පන්නයේම තවත් ජාවාරම් කරගෙන යන […]The post ඇවන්ගාඩ් පන්නයේ අවුරා ලංකා – සැඟවුණ තොරතුරු රැසක් BBC හෙළිකරයි appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල
By Jayantha Somasundaram (This articlecontinued from yesterday (25) is based on reporting by the international media on the events in Sri Lanka forty years ago.) “For day after day Tamils were beaten, hacked or burned to death in the streets, on buses, on trains – sometimes in the sight of horrified foreign tourists. Their homes […]
- JULY 1983: AS THE WORLD SAW SRI LANKA (Category: Breaking News)
- Horror Of A Pogrom: Remembering “Black July” 1983 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sarath Weerasekera Thinks The Tamils In Sri Lanka Are Born Slaves (Category: Breaking News)
- Niemöller’s Quote Resonating With Aragalaya’s Aim For Racial Unity! (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka born popular BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer nine years ago, his agent has said. One of the BBC’s best-known journalists, he presented the BBC News at Six for two decades, having previously had a lengthy career as a foreign
- New Zealand PM to step down next month (Category: Breaking News)
- Scotland win T20 series with 32-run victory over United Arab Emir (Category: Breaking News)
- Ireland lose last warm-up game against Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Queen’s funeral to take place on 19 September (Category: Breaking News)
BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, British media reported on Monday.
(Excerpted from volume ii of the Sarath Amunugama autobiography) During one of my visits to Colombo I got a call to see the President at ‘Breamar’. Gamini Dissanayake had told him of my friendship with Parathasarathy and he wanted me to help him repair the damage done to their friendship due to the abuse heaped […]
- No deal yet on Singapore GP renewal (Category: Business)
- Organisers predict Indian GP sellout (Category: Business)
- Perez shines in unpredictable Malaysian GP (Category: Business)
- Australian GP hails more competitive season (Category: Business)
The schedule for the 2023 Asia Cup has been announced with the group stage match between Pakistan and India to be played in Kandy. The two sides have only played in World Cups and neutral venues since 2013 because of political tensions. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will co-host the tournament, that runs from 30 August […]
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- England win third T20 against India despite Yadav’s hundred (Category: Breaking News)
- Jemimah Rodrigues leads India to seven-wicket win over Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Pandya leads India to dramatic Asia Cup win against Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
At first glance, life in Sri Lanka's financial capital Colombo looks deceptively normal.The post Is the worst over for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis? appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka’s revenue shortfall concerns IMF team – sources (Category: Breaking News)
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