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Wartime Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa is one of those who strongly believed that the LTTE could be defeated. The Gajaba Regiment veteran didn’t mince his words when he met Norwegian officials on April 06, 2006 in the run-up to the closure of the Mavil-aru sluice gates in the third week of July 2006. According to […]
- Norway departs as Indo-Lanka relations enter a new phase (Category: Breaking News)
- Vanni war and Israel-Gaza conflict: Funding catastrophes (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP wanted to give radio equipment to LTTE – WikiLeaks (Category: Breaking News)
- Solheim Looks Back On The Peace Process (Category: Breaking News)
Iran’s supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the protests sweeping the country following the death of a woman whilst in police custody. In his first public comments on the unrest, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “riots” had been “engineered” by Iran’s arch-enemies and their allies. The protests are the biggest challenge to his […]
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire on protesters in Iran (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran investigating poisoning of 650 schoolgirls with toxic gas (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran to disband morality police amid ongoing protests (Category: Breaking News)
Let no man posture as an advocate of peace if he proposes or supports any social system that initiates the use of force against individual men in any form. Ayn Rand. Does that apply to our President minus the common man’s vote? When he accepted the invitation to be President by poised-to-flee Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa, […]
- Thus spake Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Thus spake Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition unions accuse Prez of being two-faced (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez asks Opp. to cooperate (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post How We Came To This Pass – The Aragalaya Challenge appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- How We Came To This Pass – On The “Non-Rule Of Law System” (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass: A Quest For Scapegoats (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass – Waiting On IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Anniversary Angst (Category: Breaking News)
Hotels charge in US dollars, I do not see why we cannot
- Peg Defence (Category: Business)
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- Billion Target (Category: Business)
- Forex Trend (Category: Business)
Four rescue workers in the Philippines have been killed and one left missing in a typhoon that has left homes flooded and millions without electricity. The rescuers were washed away in flash floods while carrying out operations in the district of San Miguel, north of the capital Manila. The district was among those hit hard […]
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll rises as Hurricane Ian strengthens (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese hackers hit key US bases on Guam (Category: Breaking News)
Hundreds of people have been arrested by authorities as protests against Russia’s new “partial mobilisation” continue across the country, an independent rights group has said. OVD-Info said 724 people were detained across 32 different cities on Saturday. Widespread demonstrations have broken out since President Vladimir Putin announced plans to draft 300,000 men to fight in [R...
- Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope tells Zelensky he is ‘praying for peace’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka central government debt falls to US$32.4bn from US$50.5 billion rupees
- Sri Lanka net government debt soars in 2021 despite zero foreign deficit finance (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s EPF hit by US$6.5bn hair cut after soft-peg collapse (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank US$4.0bn in debt by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
Japan will open its doors back up to vaccinated foreign tourists, after more than two years of closed borders due to the Covid pandemic. Tourists will be able to visit the country without a visa, and will no longer need to go through a travel agency, from 11 October. A cap on daily arrivals will […]
- A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Man charged with attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades (Category: Breaking News)
A Japanese man has set himself alight reportedly to protest a state funeral for ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July. Hundreds of foreign dignitaries are expected to attend the funeral on 27 September. On Wednesday, witnesses called police after spotting a man on fire near the prime minister’s office in Tokyo. Officers […]
- Charles praises Queen’s reign as he is formally confirmed as king (Category: Breaking News)
- One third of Pakistan under water (Category: Breaking News)
- Artemis Moon rocket second launch attempt called off (Category: Breaking News)
- A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM (Category: Breaking News)
Liz Truss has promised to deal with surging energy costs and to cut taxes, after she won the Tory leadership contest to become the next PM. Her plan, set to be announced on Thursday, is likely to include a freeze on energy bills – though precisely how it would work is still unclear. Ms Truss […]
- Liz Truss resigns as British Prime Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Charles praises Queen’s reign as he is formally confirmed as king (Category: Breaking News)
- Artemis Moon rocket second launch attempt called off (Category: Breaking News)
- Queen under medical supervision as doctors concerned for health (Category: Breaking News)
One-third of Pakistan has been completely submerged by historic flooding, its climate minister says. Devastating flash floods have washed away roads, homes and crops – leaving a trail of deadly havoc across Pakistan. “It’s all one big ocean, there’s no dry land to pump the water out,” Sherry Rehman told AFP, adding it had created […]
- Powerful storms wreak havoc in Europe (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan appeals to world for flood help amid devastation (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenyans to choose a new President (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia blocks nuclear treaty agreement over Ukraine reference (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has blocked the adoption of a joint declaration by a United Nations conference on nuclear disarmament. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which is reviewed by its 191 signatories every five years, aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Russia objected to a draft text citing “grave concern” over military activities around Ukraine’s nuclear plants, in particular [...
- Russian rocket strike on Ukrainian train station kill 22 (Category: Breaking News)
- One third of Pakistan under water (Category: Breaking News)
- Powerful storms wreak havoc in Europe (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine retakes 6,000 sq km from Russia (Category: Breaking News)
A former security chief for Twitter has turned whistleblower and testified that the company misled users and US regulators about gaps in its security. Peiter Zatko also claimed that Twitter underestimated how many fake and spam accounts are on its platform. The accusations could affect a legal battle between Twitter and billionaire Elon Musk, who […]
- Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss (Category: Breaking News)
- Musk defends deep cuts to Twitter’s workforce (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter sues Elon Musk over $44bn takeover deal (Category: Breaking News)
Good allowed for re-export
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
UK intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities about a British national before his abduction and alleged torture by Punjab police. Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was in India in 2017 when his family say he was forced into an unmarked car. He says he was then tortured over days, including with electrocution. […]
- Charles praises Queen’s reign as he is formally confirmed as king (Category: Breaking News)
- One third of Pakistan under water (Category: Breaking News)
- Grease star Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73 (Category: Breaking News)
- Artemis Moon rocket second launch attempt called off (Category: Breaking News)
By Anushka Kahandagamage Protesters defeated the dictatorial Rajapaksa regime, making the Rajapaksas resign from their positions, premiership and presidency, of the government. After the collapse of the dynasty, Ranil Wickremesinghe, a Rajapaksa puppet, came to power with the support of a distorted majority in Parliament. Having got himself appointed as President, without a people’s mandate, [R...
- President insists GotaGoGama protest site not removed (Category: Breaking News)
- Recent Political Violence And Its Consequences (Category: Breaking News)
- From Opposition to alternative? – Some thoughts on the potential and the trajectory of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- President has to work overtime to restore confidence and credibility (Category: Breaking News)
Rushdie, 75, shot to fame with his book “Midnight’s Children,” the film version of which was shot in Sri Lanka.
- MP wants Cat Stevens banned (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Rushdies Midnights Children secretly filmed in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rushdie discusses fatwa, Cat Stevens in Toronto (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Salman Rushdie collects royal honour at Windsor Castle in UK (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The ACF Commission: To Exorcise Ghosts Of Truth That Continued To Haunt Regardless appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Commission Of Inquiry: Testify At Your Own Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- Kapila Jayasekera: Killer-In-Chief In Both ACF & Five Students Cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Looking To The Past: The Political Cultivation Of An Obliging Judiciary To Violate Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Antics Of Rajapaksa’s Viceroy In The Volatile North (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Aragalaya & Morality appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why I Don’t Support The Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
Twelve people have been killed after a bus carrying Polish pilgrims veered off a road in Croatia on Saturday and ended up in a ditch. All 32 surviving passengers are said to be injured, 19 of them seriously. The trip, organised by the Brotherhood of St Joseph Catholic group, included three priests and six nuns. […]
- Dozens dead in Egypt church fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenyans to choose a new President (Category: Breaking News)
- Powerful storms wreak havoc in Europe (Category: Breaking News)
- One third of Pakistan under water (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Kapila Jayasekera: Killer-In-Chief In Both ACF & Five Students Cases appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Commission Of Inquiry: Testify At Your Own Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- The ACF Commission: To Exorcise Ghosts Of Truth That Continued To Haunt Regardless (Category: Breaking News)
- Looking To The Past: The Political Cultivation Of An Obliging Judiciary To Violate Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Impunity In Times Of Uncertainty (Category: Breaking News)
Pure floating exchange rates and a fixed exchange rate with a currency boards are free-market mechanisms
- Steve Hanke on currency boards and flawed pegs amid Sri Lanka meltdown (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka needs quick fiscal reforms, political stability: Central Bank union (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand currency crisis’ central bank policy error explained to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gets “good response” from envoys, may take 3 months to finalize: PM (Category: Breaking News)
Indian media had reported that India had raised the issue of the Chinese research vessel that is scheduled to arrive at the Hambantota Port, with President Ranil Wickremesinghe. India had raised concerns after the Ministry of Defence in Colombo confirmed the ship’s arrival, despite New Delhi clearly outlining its concerns regarding the arrival of this […]
- Prime Minister Modi has given us a breath of life: Ranil says addressing Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka allows foreign ships to restock at its ports after China protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka should prevent Chinese vessel from reaching Hambantota port (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet discusses India’s concerns on Chinese “spy ship” (Category: Breaking News)
assport of a British national, Kayleigh Fraser, who had posted about the protests on social media, seized
- Rights group accuses Sri Lanka of cracking down on dissent (Category: Breaking News)
- Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe needs to end crackdown – Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president rejects claims of protester crackdown amid continuous arrest (Category: Breaking News)
A leading human rights group has accused the new Sri Lanka Government of cracking down on dissent. The Sri Lankan Government is using emergency regulations to harass and arbitrarily detain activists seeking political reform and accountability for the country’s economic crisis, Human Rights Watch said today. Since Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as President on July […]
- Ranil urged to adopt measures to protect basic rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil urged to end use of counter terror laws on protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW accuses Sri Lanka of ignoring EU GSP+ requirements (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW says economic crisis puts rights in Sri Lanka in peril (Category: Breaking News)
Afghanistan’s Taliban forces have clashed with Iranian border guards on the frontier between the two countries. The Taliban say one of their soldiers was killed in Sunday’s fighting, which occurred in the border area between Afghanistan’s Nimroz province and Iran’s Hirmand region. Each country blamed the other for the incident. There have been several clashes […]
- Taliban appeals for help after earthquake kills over 1000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike (Category: Breaking News)
- Man charged with terrorism after deadly Oslo attack (Category: Breaking News)
- China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests (Category: Breaking News)
Taiwan’s Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-chang expressed concern that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would have the ‘complete capability’ to attack Taiwan by 2025. The Minister expressed concern while also highlighted sanctions as the means to deter aggression during a virtual seminar titled “Taiwan: is it key to the continuing world order?” organised by The Democracy […]
- Xi Jinping’s Suppression of Hong Kong Democracy Pushes Taiwan Further From China (Category: Breaking News)
- China avoids imposing harsh sanctions against Taiwan as both economies are interdependent (Category: Breaking News)
- Taiwan’s voice needs to be heard internationally: Canadian PM (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘One China’ principle and ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy are ironical (Category: Breaking News)
But it is a tool and a means only, not the ultimate goal. It is simply compulsion and coercion; it is the police power.
- Sri Lanka police on lookout for suspects who damaged president’s office (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President asked by protestors to seek reasons for agitation, not make arrests (Category: Breaking News)
- Protestors march to Sri Lanka prime minister’s office facing police tear gas (Category: Breaking News)
- Protestors storm Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s Office despite police resistance (Category: Breaking News)
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) boss Vince McMahon, who turned the firm from a regional player to global giant, says he will retire amid a flurry of misconduct claims. He stepped down from his roles in WWE last month following reports he paid millions to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity. Mr McMahon remains WWE’s […]
- CM Punk makes shock return to WWE (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunman targets homeless people in Canada shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread (Category: Breaking News)
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