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[…]The post Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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 […]
Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang has died at 68, state media has reported. He was the second most powerful man in the ruling Chinese Communist Party until he retired last year. State media said had been “resting” in Shanghai when he suffered a sudden heart attack on Thursday.He passed away ten minutes past midnight on […]
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, will refuse to work on Tuesday. The “kvennafri”, or women’s day off, has been called in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence. Fields in which women form the majority of workers, such as healthcare and education, will be especially affected. […]
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. […]
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, will refuse to work on Tuesday. The “kvennafri”, or women’s day off, has been called in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence. Fields in which women form the majority of workers, such as healthcare and education, will be especially affected. […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The first section of Kenya’s Chinese-built railway was opened with much fanfare in 2017 – but two years later work on the tracks stopped in the middle of the country and the master plan of linking it to other landlocked countries in East Africa seems to have derailed. This means the project is not bringing […]
[…]The post Palestinians, The Terrorists & Israelis, The Victims appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
A blackmail scam is using instant loan apps to entrap and humiliate people across India and other countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. At least 60 Indians have killed themselves after being abused and threatened. A BBC undercover investigation has exposed those profiting from this deadly
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. […]
This year’s Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin, an American economic historian, for her work on women’s employment and pay. Prof Goldin’s research uncovered key drivers behind the gender pay gap, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. She is only the third woman to receive the prize, and the first to […]
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 […]
[…]The post Was There A Conspiracy Behind The Easter Sunday Bomb Attacks? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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 […]
‘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) [...
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 […]
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 […]
[…]The post Singapore Elected A ‘Tharman’; For Sri Lanka, A ‘Kadirgamar’ Still A Wish! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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 […]
[…]The post Changing Dimensions In ‘Power’; The Role Of India & China & Sri Lanka’s Predicament appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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.
[…]The post Naked King & The Crumbling State: Seven Decades Of Fake Saviours appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Property giant Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US as the real estate crisis in China deepens. It will allow the heavily-indebted company to protect its assets in the US as it works on a multi-billion dollar deal with creditors. Evergrande defaulted on its huge debts in 2021, which sent shock-waves through global […]
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 […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was making every effort to restore peace in the state of Manipur as he addressed the country on its 77th independence day. “I want to tell the people of Manipur that the country is with you,” Modi said. On Tuesday, he unfurled the national flag at the historic […]