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[…]The post From Absurdities To Atrocities, Again? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Still On The Rotten Bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- Taxing Times (Category: Breaking News)
- Still, The Mirage (Category: Breaking News)
- The Smell Of Terror (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debate Between Presidential Candidates First: A Point Of View appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reform Prospects: Missing Middle, Last Chance, Aragalaya-2? (Category: Breaking News)
- Restoring Parliamentary Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Election Year Road Map For Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? – Part II appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – V: A “Carnival” Of Quads (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin’s Last Stand (Category: Breaking News)
by Sanath Nanayakkare Five million undecided voters are waiting to hear the economic policies of the presidential candidates who will be running for President in October 2024, Member of Parliament Dr. Charitha Herath of Nidahas Janatha Sabawa (Freedom People’s Congress) told the media yesterday. Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka sometime […]
- 2024: An election year and global trends (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. to unveil National Reorganisation Plan – President (Category: Breaking News)
- NSB annual report handed over to President (Category: Breaking News)
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya Since their visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government in February, leaders of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-led National People’s Power coalition have become the poster-boys and girls of a complicated Sri Lankan political landscape, in a pre-election period. The once-marginal parliamentary group’s leader is now viewed as a potential […]
- Govt. accused of giving Indian companies access to Lankans’ biometrics (Category: Breaking News)
- India further expands her role (Category: Breaking News)
- Adani investment has come in, we are not panicking about projects- Ali Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
- Indo-Lanka FTA to be revived and upgraded – Prez (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy It is inevitable that in the heat of an electoral battle, neighbours get mentioned, if not hurt. It is election time in India, to be followed by one or two in Sri Lanka – for the presidency and Parliament, though which would come first is known only to Mr God and President […]
- Jaya won’t give up Katchchatheevu (Category: Breaking News)
- Will not stop till Katchchatheevu is retrieved', Jayalalithaa (Category: Breaking News)
- Will a fishers’ defence force create more problems than solving any? (Category: Breaking News)
- Will not ‘stop’ till Katchchatheevu is retrieved: Jayalalithaa (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Nanayakkare Minister of State for Finance Shehan Semasinghe said on Monday that the government is aware of the low deposit interest rate senior citizens are earning on their savings as the policy rates are taking a downward trajectory amid declining inflation and expanded economic activity. He, however, said that interest rate relief cannot […]
- Sagala calls for swift policy decisions on transferring of state land to citizens (Category: Breaking News)
- CSCD attacks proposed anti-terrorism law (Category: Breaking News)
- Sectoral Oversight Committee exposes CEB costing trick to make huge profits (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024: An election year and global trends (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil & Sajith Running Out Af Alternatives appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil’s Choices (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s political ‘Trickonometry’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Black & White; No Shades? (Category: Breaking News)
- Intervention Or Flirtation: America’s Interest: Good Governance Or Economic Stability? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Black & White; No Shades? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Are We Going To The Fringes Or Coming To The Middle? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Vs. AKD: Who Will Blink First? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s political ‘Trickonometry’ (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD’s Challenge: ‘Can He Outdo Ranil & Sajith?’ (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy If anything, the recent initiative of fisheries minister Douglas Devananda to create a fishermen’s volunteer force to tackle the fishers’ issue with the Indian neighbour can make it more complicated than already. If taken forward, it can lead to situations that could cause diplomatic heart-burning between the two South Asian neighbours […]
- There is much more to Katchchatheevu now (Category: Breaking News)
- How Sri Lankan hurdles can hamper connectivity projects to India (Category: Breaking News)
- Stalin writes to Centre seeking release of Indian fishermen from Sri Lankan custody (Category: Breaking News)
- Six Sri Lankan fishermen arrested for poaching in Indian waters (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Tamil Nadu Factor appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Who Were The Early Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
- DMK Blown Away By Multiple Tsunamis In Tamil Nadu, Is Drowning In The Deluge (Category: Breaking News)
- Prelude To The ‘Long March’ In Tamil Nadu (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi’s Strategies & Engagements In Tamil Nadu In Recent Times (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy The figure is still low yet for ten per cent of Sri Lankans to indicate a preference for authoritarian rule does not augur well for the nation’s democracy, which is already under multiple pressures. The continuing economic crisis, which some experts say could push the nation back to a 2002-like situation is […]
- Anura regrets 1987–1989 JVP insurrection (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP-led alliance invited for talks in Delhi for the first time (Category: Breaking News)
- A clichéd phrase that still makes sense and nonsense, too (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP to push for early Parliament elections (Category: Breaking News)
The founder of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Basil Rajapaksa, hinted at the possibility of the SLPP forming an alliance with President Ranil Wickremesinghe ahead of the upcoming elections. In an interview on Sirasa TV, Rajapaksa said that in his opinion Wickremesinghe has what it takes to lead the country. He also said that […]
- Basil says he is not part of the Government (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP not ruling out Basil as presidential candidate (Category: Breaking News)
- Basil accorded grand welcome on return to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Government wants to see Basil in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
Six people, including a mother, her four young children, and a family acquaintance, were killed inside a townhouse in the south Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven, late Wednesday night. During a media briefing Thursday afternoon, Ottawa police Chief Eric Stubbs said there were initially two calls to 911 around 10:52 p.m. Wednesday. He said first responders […]
- Sri Lankan family dead in Canada ‘mass killing’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan family murdered: 6 dead including 4 children in Ottawa mass killing (Category: Breaking News)
- Father of Sri Lankan family killed in Canada in shock (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect charged in mass killing of Sri Lankan family in Ottawa not seeking bail (Category: Breaking News)
Six people including a mother, her four young children and a family acquaintance were killed inside a townhouse in the south Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven late Wednesday night.The post Sri Lankan family murdered: 6 dead including 4 children in Ottawa mass killing appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Grief, pleas for compassion at funeral for Sri Lankan family slain in Ottawa (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect charged in mass killing of Sri Lankan family in protective custody (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan family dead in Canada ‘mass killing’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect in killing of Ottawa Sri Lankan family held in protective custody (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Gaza: Creating Hell On Earth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Putting Palestine In Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is Necessary In Gaza? Ceasefire Or Peace Keeping, Or Both? (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli Right To Defend & Palestinian Right To Be Free (Category: Breaking News)
- From ‘Never Again’ To ‘Here Again’ – World’s Shameful Indifference To Israeli Impunity! (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando With the presidential election scheduled for later this year, political parties represented in Parliament have stepped up efforts to forge alliances. In terms of the Constitution, presidential elections will have to be conducted between Sept 18 and Oct 18, 2024. The last presidential election was held in Nov 2019. Even though the […]
- AKD vows to stop allocating funds for ex-presidents, questions Sagala’s role (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-SLAF officer sheds light on developments leading to Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez, SLPP urged not to use ex-CJ’s committee to put off next presidential election (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-COPE Chairman alleges executive intervention in House committees (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita A National People’s Power (NPP) administration will not do anything that will undermine Indian security, but it will maintain economic and political relations with China, the NPP delegation to India told Indian officials, JVP/NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in an interview with Sirasa TV, on Thursday (15). In his first interview […]
- NPP administration will not undermine India’s security interests: AKD (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP has told India it won’t do anything to upset regional security and peace (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP fears conspiracy to cause chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD urges northerners to help relegate political dregs into dustbin of history (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy For the uninitiated in Sri Lanka, AKD in politico-strategic circles in the neighbouring India’s capital, New Delhi, refers to Ajit Kumar Doval, the nation’s all-important National Security Advisor (NSA). For counterparts in India, who are even less initiated, the initials stand for Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the centre-left Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna […]
- Ungoverned, ungovernable? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura insists visit to India will not change party policy (Category: Breaking News)
- Can this ‘centrist path’ take JVP up there? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is there a ‘next time’ violence? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Ups & Downs Of Jaffna appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lying About Age Of Protestant Mission Schools: Is Age Quality? (Category: Breaking News)
- Entertainment & Intellectual Activity In Jaffna – The Ramanathan Lectures (Category: Breaking News)
- In Tamil Nadu Even As BJP Moves In Spurts, I.N.D.I.A. Wilts Away (Category: Breaking News)
- Rise Of Ultranationalism & Elections, Tamil Nationalism & Resurrection Of LTTE Ideology In Sri L... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Let Us Know Who Are Contesting? What Are Their Policies? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Challenges In The Forthcoming Presidential Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- President Should Be Responsible! (Category: Breaking News)
- Labor Wins In Australia! (Category: Breaking News)
- A Bankrupt Country Craves For Urgent ‘System Changes’ (Category: Breaking News)
The death on Thursday of State Minister Sanath Nishantha on the Katunayake expressway when his luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed headlong into the back of a container carrier in the early hours of the morning generated the predictable publicity in the evening news bulletins of the various television stations and Friday’s newspapers. What caused […]
- Decisive actions needed against state officials who fail to back govt. s development initiatives... (Category: Breaking News)
- State Minister suggests decisive actions against state officials unsupportive of govt s developm... (Category: Breaking News)
- Remains of late State Minister Sanath Nishantha lie in state (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Nishantha dies in road accident (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ram Mandir At Babri Masjid Site: Death Of Secular Democracy & Rise Of Hindutva Fascism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Ups & Downs Of Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- In Tamil Nadu Even As BJP Moves In Spurts, I.N.D.I.A. Wilts Away (Category: Breaking News)
- American Chaos, Modi’s Heatwave & Ranil As Common Government Candidate (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Subramanian Swami‘s Visit Revive Racist Politics? (Category: Breaking News)
N Sathiya Moorthy It is interesting to note that many international NGOs, and also the UN, have come down heavily on the government’s ‘Yukthiya’ (Justice) operation aimed at cleaning the nation’s streets of drugs, citing rights violations. But they seem to have no problem with the government permitting casinos as a part of the IMF-designed […]
- Taking the nation to a new ‘high’ (Category: Breaking News)
- President issues tough warning against violent street protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to expand controversial mass drug crackdown (Category: Breaking News)
- UN concerned over torture during Sri Lanka’s crackdown on drugs (Category: Breaking News)
… USD 5 mn paid to Iran a month By Shamindra Ferdinando Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has confirmed that consumers of petrol and diesel have been made to pay Rs. 50 to Rs. 55 per litre since the middle of last year to settle what the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) owed its creditors. […]
- SJB unionist: IOC and Sinopec benefit from special levy on fuel to recover CPC losses (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. flayed for jacking up fuel prices despite Rs 120 bn profit since last Sept. (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC reduces price of petrol and diesel (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB questions Kanchana over suspension of fuel pricing formula, USD 3 bn debt to suppliers (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s recent disclosure that Sri Lanka intended joining the United States-led Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) in the Red Sea has triggered the inevitable response: Why are we fighting other people’s wars? Wickremesinghe, more than most, is acutely aware of the permutations and combinations of this equation both in the context of domestic politics […]
- SLN’s Red Sea deployment unlikely (Category: Breaking News)
- Operation ‘Prosperity Guardian’: No SLN Red Sea deployment (Category: Breaking News)
- Red Sea deployment: SLN still studying US proposal (Category: Breaking News)
- Don’t make SL Navy fight others’ wars (Category: Breaking News)
… admits CEB-owned hydropower plant benefited from Samanalawewa leak By Shamindra Ferdinando Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has disclosed that cash-strapped Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) arranged for bank loans to its employees at government’s expense. The SLPPer said that of the 15%-16% interest, the CEB paid 2/3 whereas the workers paid the balance. Minister […]
- Kanchana suspends CEB salary increase, stops bonuses (Category: Breaking News)
- Two units of Uma Oya Hydro Power Plant to be added to national grid (Category: Breaking News)
- CEBEU knives out for Power Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Breakdown in one power plant at Norochcholai (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Israel Versus Palestinians: Thank God For South Africa’s Boldness appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- ICJ Ruling On Israeli Genocide In Gaza; Stopped Short Of Ordering A Ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Disturbing Echoes Of The Last Phase Of The Civil War In Sri Lanka & The Treatment Of Palestinian... (Category: Breaking News)
- Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ways & Means: If There Is A Will, There Is A Way appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Elementary, My Dear Watson (Category: Breaking News)
- Financial Crisis As Seen By A Non-Economist (Category: Breaking News)
- Tailoring Our Needs To Match International Legal Requirements (Category: Breaking News)
- Improvising To Overcome Tragedy (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy In northern Jaffna ahead of the annual Tamil harvest festival of ‘Thai Pongal’, President Ranil Wickremesinghe promised the full implementation of the India-facilitated 13th Amendment as the way forward to restore ethnic peace in full. Coming as it did after his none-too-distant uttering that he was for ‘13-A minus police powers’, […]
- Wickremesinghe backs India-mooted 13A as solution to Tamil autonomy (Category: Breaking News)
- Making mischief over land-bridge to India (Category: Breaking News)
- What A Way To Keep 13-A ‘Relevant’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Damocles’ Sword of Defection (Category: Breaking News)
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