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Russia accused a “powerful country” of double standards on the issue of Sri Lankans fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war. The Russian Ambassador in Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan said that a “powerful western country” was only raising concerns about Sri Lankans in Russia. However, he said the powerful country, which he did not name, was silent […]
- Jimmy Anderson confirms England farewell (Category: Breaking News)
- Refugee from Sri Lanka becomes Mayor in UK town (Category: Breaking News)
- Organiser of “whites only” party in Sri Lanka apologizes (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC bans Devon Thomas for five years under Anti-Corruption Code (Category: Breaking News)
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- Thailand approves visa-free entry for visitors from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand introduces Visa-Free entry for Sri Lankan Tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Free visas for nationals of China, India, Indonesia, Russsia, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan from ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa fee waived for visitors from seven nations as pilot project to boost tourism (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Promises: The Parrot That Waited In Vain For The Fruit To Ripen appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Losing Faith In Sri Lanka: Is Wickremesinghe Corrupt? Are Our Judges Fair? (Category: Breaking News)
- Suppressing Free Speech & Religious Freedom By Labelling Them Hate Speech (Category: Breaking News)
- Disagreeing With One’s Community That Is Wrong Is A Duty (Category: Breaking News)
- Four New Universities: A Premature Budget Proposal For Cheats (Category: Breaking News)
Russia will now require clearance from Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry for visit visas of ex-servicemen, says Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry.The post Russia now requires Sri Lanka Defence Ministry clearance for ex-servicemen visit visas appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking
- Defence Ministry clearance now required for Sri Lankan ex-servicemen to visit Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Plans afoot to set up permanent office for ex-servicemen- Defence Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Indians recruiting Lanka’s ex-servicemen for Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-Maldives President says “will be in jail tomorrow” (Category: Business)
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- Social security benefits to be introduced for all workers over 55 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Social Security Benefit Introduced for All Workers Over 55 (Category: Breaking News)
- Social Security benefit for all workers over 55 – Manusha Nanayakkara (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s foreign remittances up by 98.8% in February – Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Stop Using Schools As Political Platforms! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
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- French Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Jean-François Pactet passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Ministry expresses condolences on passing of French Ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
- France saddened by the demise of its diplomat in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- France ready to support Sri Lanka in its efforts to restructure its debt (Category: Breaking News)
A fake report about a new cyber heist in Bangladesh Bank (BB) has hit news headlines in some media outlets in Bangladesh and some foreign countries. News coverage about the latest false rumour on cyber heist blames officials of the central bank of Bangladesh and aims to malign the Bangladesh
- Colombo hosts inaugural SAARC ‘Public Debt Managers’ Forum 2012’ (Category: Business)
- CBSL to maintain ‘dovish monetary policy in view of economic stabilization’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Financial Intelligence Unit signs MOU with four other counterparts (Category: Breaking News)
- DEFAMATION BILL: Pakistani Government’s New Weapon To Silence Critics (Category: Breaking News)
The foreign owner of the Dambulla Thunders Lanka Premier League (LPL) team has been arrested over alleged match fixing. The AFP news agency reported that Tamim Rahman, owner of Dambulla Thunders and a British national of Bangladesh origin, was stopped at the country’s main airport
- LPL terminates Dambulla franchise following max fixing claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Mujibur Rahman resigns from Parliament to contest LG polls (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh include Mosaddek Hossain in their squad for first Test against Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil says he advised Mujibur not to resign (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation rose to 2.7% in April from 2.5% in March, according to official data released on Tuesday, as reported by Reuters.The post Sri Lanka’s April inflation climbs to 2.7%, up from March’s 2.5% appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top
- Sri Lanka’s consumer inflation dips to 33.6% in April (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s consumer inflation eases in May 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka consumer inflation dips to 49.2% year-on-year in March (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka unexpectedly cuts rates by 250 bps as inflation eases (Category: Breaking News)
first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister summons Canadian High Commissioner to express objections (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rejects Canadian PM s reference to Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Ali Sabry summons Canadian envoy over PM Trudeau s genocide claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry to summon Canadian envoy over sanctions (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has now joined the list of around 30 countries who wish to join the BRICS bloc this year. Taking over the chairmanship for BRICS 2024, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced in his inaugural address stated that with the expansion of the global bloc from five countries to 10, more are looking forward to […]
- What is SB trying to say? (Category: Breaking News)
- SB Dissanayake undecided on contesting polls (Category: Breaking News)
- FUTA Takes On SB (Category: Breaking News)
- Docs on war path with SB (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry reiterated his country's dedication to safeguarding India's national security interests on Monday. Speaking to ANI, Sabry emphasized that Sri Lanka, as a responsible neighbour, would not permit any actions that could jeopardize India's security.The post Sri Lanka promises to protect India’s security amid Chinese ship visits appeared first on Sri Lanka Ne...
- Permission not given to Chinese ship to dock, India’s concerns important: Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
- Adani investment has come in, we are not panicking about projects: Ali Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will consider India’s legitimate security concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese research vessel ‘Shi Yan 6’ to dock in Colombo today (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday expressed condolences following the demise of Iranian President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. He said that Sri Lanka is deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and other senior Iranian officials. “I express my deepest sympathies and sincere ...
- President Wickremesinghe writes to Iran’s Supreme Leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka saddened over the death or Iran’s President, FM (Category: Breaking News)
- Global leaders mourn Iranian President Raisi’s death (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka deeply shocked by tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (Category: Breaking News)
Ebrahim Raisi appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLA...
- Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iranian President invited for official visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran offers knowledge, expertise for Sri Lanka s development and progress (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka saddened over the death or Iran’s President, FM (Category: Breaking News)
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- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says (Category: Breaking News)
- Rescue teams find helicopter crash site in search for Iran’s president (Category: Breaking News)
- Iranian President and FM s lives at risk following helicopter crash - official (Category: Breaking News)
- Search teams locate crash site of helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi (Category: Breaking News)
News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found (Category: Breaking News)
- Search teams locate crash site of helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi (Category: Breaking News)
- Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rescue teams find helicopter crash site in search for Iran’s president (Category: Breaking News)
by Rajan Philips The attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has sent shivers down western spines. In a rare moment of unity, both Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin condemned the shooting. The identity of the arrested shooter has not been made public, but he is believed to be a 71 year old poet […]
- Is Trump Likely To Be The Next American President? (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump again? God forbid (Category: Breaking News)
- Spotlight on SCOTUS: Trump and the Political System on Trial in the US (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Western Discontents, Modi’s New India, And Sri Lankan Anniversaries appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Trump Likely To Be The Next American President? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week praised Sri Lanka for the progress it has made in implementing economic reforms, despite the difficulties faced by the public.The post IMF praises Sri Lanka’s economic progress amid challenges appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News
- Monetary Reserves (Category: Business)
- Top Marks (Category: Business)
- IMF says Sri Lanka is doing well (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF mission concludes visit to Sri Lanka, expresses satisfaction on economic progress (Category: Breaking News)
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- Defence Ministry clearance now required for Sri Lankan ex-servicemen to visit Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia says no evidence to back claims Sri Lankans involved in Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 16 Sri Lankans killed fighting in Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Dayasiri urges Parliament to appoint committee to probe Lankans fighting in Ukraine-Russia war (Category: Breaking News)
The Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka has confirmed the deaths of 16 retired Sri Lankan military personnel in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.The post 16 Sri Lankan retired military personnel killed in Russia-Ukraine conflict appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri
- Special unit formed to track Sri Lankan citizens deployed in Russia-Ukraine conflict (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to repatriate nationals trafficked into Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Operation launched to stop illegal recruitment of Sri Lankan Army veterans for Russian-Ukrainian... (Category: Breaking News)
- Several Sri Lankans killed while fighting in Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
Singapore's long-serving Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is stepping down, marking the end of a political era for the island nation.The post End of Lee era for Singapore as Prime Minister steps down appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Lawrence Wong sworn in as Singapore’s first new prime minister in 20 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Lawrence Wong takes oaths as Singapore’s new Prime Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- End of Lee era for Singapore as PM steps down (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong says he will step down as early as next year (Category: Breaking News)
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- Growth rate of Sri Lanka’s economy will be increased up to 3% by 2025 – President (Category: Breaking News)
- President proposes establishing Int l University on Climate Change in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Government focuses on promoting ‘Health Tourism’ (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks ADB support to set up International University on Climate Change in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Modi’s Wolf Worrier Diplomacy Opens A Window For China In South Asia appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Rise Of Ultranationalism & Elections, Tamil Nationalism & Resurrection Of LTTE Ideology In Sri L... (Category: Breaking News)
- Undemocratic Rule Of Modi’s India Is A Security Threat To South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- Postponing Elections & Inviting The Dragon: Sri Lankan President’s China Tilt (Category: Breaking News)
- Destination Delhi: Roving President’s Next Port Of Call (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Teflon Tiran & Visa Outsourcing appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT Mobitel offered same service at USD 1 per person but VFS charges USD 25 plus – SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- On-arrival visa controversy: Patali draws IMF’s attention, warns police over playing politics wi... (Category: Breaking News)
Debt owed by various countries, especially in South Asia and Africa, to China has multiplied in recent years.The post Debt owed by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to China rise to record levels: Data appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s debt to China close to 20% of public external debt - study (Category: Breaking News)
- Some creditors want to restructure Sri Lanka’s debt without China (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan, India and France launch creditors meeting on Sri Lanka debt (Category: Breaking News)
Addressing the Parliament of Sri Lanka today (May 09), President Ranil Wickremesinghe provided a comprehensive overview of the country's economic journey over the past two years.The post Sri Lanka President highlights economic progress and future challenges appeared first on Sri Lanka News
- Sri Lanka and India reach agreements on Renewable Energy, Animal Husbandry, and more (Category: Breaking News)
- President delivers special statement in parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President invited all to join hands to build a prosperous Sri Lanka by 2048 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe meets Singapore President Halimah Yacob (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post From Israel To Sri Lanka: The Political Power Of The Defense agenda appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Black & White; No Shades? (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Missive To AKD & NPP (Category: Breaking News)
The Colombo Magistrate's Court issued a restraining order today (May 09) against former Minister of State Diana Gamage, preventing her from traveling abroad.The post Court imposes foreign travel ban on Diana Gamage appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka
- Court imposes travel ban on Diana Gamage (Category: Breaking News)
- Former State Minister Diana Gamage granted bail in passport fraud case (Category: Breaking News)
- Court calls for investigation report of complaint filed over Diana Gamage’s Passport (Category: Breaking News)
- Diana Gamage loses Parliamentary seat (Category: Breaking News)
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