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An associate of the organized criminal Maddumage Lasantha Chandana Perera, also known as ‘Angoda Lokka,’ was apprehended at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.The post Key associate of ‘Angoda Lokka’ apprehended at BIA with forged passport appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Close associate of Angoda Lokka arrested in Angoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Close associate of Angoda Lokka arrested in Angoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Close associate of Angoda Lokka arrested in Angoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Angoda Lokka’s close associate “Athurugiriye Jerome” arrested (Category: Breaking News)
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) confiscated 86 kg of suspected heroin valued at INR 6.02 billion from a Pakistani boat, which was heading to Sri Lanka.The post Indian Coast Guard seize 86kg drugs from Pakistan boat heading to Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Indian Coast Guard rescues Sri Lankan fishing boat crew (Category: Breaking News)
- 100kg heroin seized from Sri Lankan boat by Indian Coast Guard (Category: Breaking News)
- 100kg heroin seized from Sri Lankan boat by Indian Coast Guard (Category: Breaking News)
- 100kg heroin seized from Sri Lankan boat by Indian Coast Guard (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan government plans to increase the interest rate of the Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) from the existing 9 percent to 13 percent, effective from 2013.The post Sri Lanka set to increase EPF interest rates to 13% appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Employee's Provident Fund (EPF) of Sri Lanka hand in hand with Commercial Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF to participate in Treasury Bond exchange under DDO (Category: Breaking News)
- Trade unions in Sri Lanka to meet tomorrow to decide on action against misuse of EPF monies (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's Labor Minister says no problem in retirement monies being invested in CSE (Category: Breaking News)
Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital engineering and IT services, proudly hosted the first-ever LinkedIn (LI) community event in Sri Lanka, dubbed “Connect Colombo.” The landmark event took place at the Courtyard by Marriott, marking a significant milestone in the country’s professional networking landscape. Bringing together over 200 industry leaders and mid to seni...
- Virtusa Sri Lanka Recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in IT & ITES Industry (Category: Breaking News)
- Virtusa Wraps-up ‘Code to Cloud’ Training Program with University of Peradeniya (Category: Breaking News)
- Virtusa Certified a Great Place to Work across the Globe (Category: Breaking News)
- India 2023 World Cup brand launched (Category: Breaking News)
By Khalid Hamoud Alkahtani The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is hosting the first-ever special meeting of the World Economic Forum in the capital, Riyadh, which will discuss many important issues such as international cooperation, growth, and energy during the period 28th -29th April 2024. This event is one of the outcomes of the cooperation agreement […]
- Foreign Minister to attend special meeting of World Economic Forum in Riyadh (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister to attend Riyadh meeting (Category: Breaking News)
- India-Saudi ties promise shared growth, security, stability, says Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
- As US watches on, China-Saudi relations grow in importance (Category: Breaking News)
The Indian Coast Guard seized a boat en-route to Sri Lanka from Pakistan with narcotics and arrested its 14 crew members. According to the ANI news service, in a well-coordinated sea operation, the Indian Coast Guard carried out an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation and seized narcotics worth Rs 600 crore from the Pakistani boat named ‘Al-Raza’ […]
- India says it helped rescue Sri Lankan fishermen from Somali pirates (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistani who moved to Australia from Sri Lanka among stab victims (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal batsman Airee smashes six sixes in an over (Category: Breaking News)
- Scotland thrashed by Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup qualifier (Category: Breaking News)
The Colombo International Tea Convention will be held from the 24th to the 26th July 2024, bringing together the biggest leaders and disruptors of the tea industry to inspire insightful conversation, hard hitting dialogue and fresh perspectives that will shape the future of Tea. The convention, freshly rebranded under the timely theme Tea: A Lifestyle […]
- Sri Lanka participates at the 3rd Pakistan Tea Convention in Karachi (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo International Tea Convention promotes ExclusiviTea of Ceylon Tea (Category: Business)
- International tea market to be expanded (Category: Breaking News)
- President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday hosted……. (Category: Business)
govi.ai, a leading innovator in agricultural IoT solutions, presented a successful program at the recent Future Harvest Exhibition held at the Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) from March 29 to 31. The govi.ai team showcased their innovative agri tech solutions in a live demo station, catered to empowering farmers (from smallholder to commercial) to […]
- Eight radical solutions for the water shortage (Category: Technology)
- Best men's skincare products for 2020: The Art of Shaving, Jack Black, Lumin and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best men's skincare products for 2020: The Art of Shaving, Jack Black, Lumin and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Wednesday, January 20th: Bright Ideas: Mompreneurs (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
The Annual Economic Review and Financial Statements and Operations of the Central Bank for the Year 2023 points out that backtracking from the implemented and planned critical reforms will tip the economy to a state of instability. Thus, continuing with the broader political and social consensus on economic reforms will be critical to avoid recurring […]
- World Bank commends Sri Lanka s progress on fiscal, financial and economic governance reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- President reveals govt s action plan for socio-economic reforms and accelerated development (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt ready to make ongoing economic reforms a law  State Minister tells IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka needs strong new economic system, not reforms - President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Foreign Debt Restructuring: Too Late & Too Short To Get Out Of The Debt Trap appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Proposed Debt Restructuring Will Pose More Issues Than Answers (Category: Breaking News)
- Has The Economy Been Assassinated & If So, Who Were The Assassins? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
Efforts to attract international players to invest in Sri Lanka’s Oil and Gas exploration in the Mannar Basin have once again been gridlocked by legal challenges in the Court of Appeal. A statement noted that Sri Lanka’s efforts to attract and leverage international investment into exploration and commercialisation two blocks adding to over 5,000 square […]
- Sri Lankan Oil and Gas exploration grinds to a standstill amid protracted legal battle (Category: Breaking News)
- SL to offer tenders for oil exploration in 5 blocks: Premajayantha (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to auction more oil blocks in Mannar Basin (Category: Breaking News)
- All eyes on Cairn's next gas well, Sri Lanka says (Category: Breaking News)
[…]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 Indian Government announced on Saturday that it has granted permission for the export of 99,500 tonnes of onions to six neighboring countries, despite the existing ban on shipments.The post Indian government permits onion exports to six nations, including Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- India lifts ban on onion exports to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India gives go ahead to export onions to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India lifts ban on onion exports to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian govt allows 99.5k MT of onion exports to 6 countries including Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s efforts to attract and leverage international investment into exploration and commercialisation of two blocks adding to over 5,000 square kilometers with potential oil and gas resources in the Mannar Basin have once again been gridlocked by legal challenges in the Court of Appeal. According to the latest developments in the CA (Writ) Application […]
- Tenders for Oil Exploration (Category: Breaking News)
- SL to offer tenders for oil exploration in 5 blocks: Premajayantha (Category: Breaking News)
- Mannar basin now on major oil radar (Category: Breaking News)
- Legal battle brings Sri Lankan oil and gas exploration to standstill (Category: Breaking News)
The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Justice and Police Directors has decided to fund the Back to the Roots care and support programme for adopted people from Sri Lanka for another year. The Back to the Roots association said on Friday that so far, around 70 adopted people from Sri Lanka have been able to benefit […]
- Canada co-sponsored UN resolution on war crimes against Sri Lanka adopted (Category: Breaking News)
- UN adopts resolution on Sri Lanka war crimes probe (Category: Breaking News)
- The International Commission of Jurists - welcomes key Human Rights Council resolution on Sri La... (Category: Breaking News)
- New resolution on Sri Lanka adopted at UNHRC with majority votes (Category: Breaking News)
A man was arrested after attempting to enter the cargo hold of a Sri Lanka bound flight at the Sydney Airport, the Australian media reported. The 30-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly breached security at the Sydney Airport, running onto the tarmac, Nine News reported. According to Nine News, the Police responded to a […]
- Sydney bishop among multiple people stabbed at church in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistani who moved to Australia from Sri Lanka among stab victims (Category: Breaking News)
- US citizens in Australia warned to be ‘vigilant’ and ‘exercise caution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Scotland thrashed by Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup qualifier (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the challenge Sri Lanka is facing today is not about the Executive Presidency. He says the biggest challenge facing the country today is building a robust economic framework The President said the Government’s aim is to create a highly competitive, export-oriented economy based on market economy. The President underscored the importance […]
- Sri Lanka to hold Foreign Office Consultations with Kazakhstan (Category: Breaking News)
- President appeals to public not to back another ‘Aragalaya’ (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP Anuradhapura District MP Nandasena passed away (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank calls for increased transparency in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
India’s Central Government has given the go ahead to export over 99,000 Metric tonnes of onions to six countries including Sri Lanka. The Government has also allowed export of two thousand metric tonnes of white onion cultivated specially for export markets in West Asia and some European countries. In December last year, the export of […]
- India lifts export ban on onions for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India supplies onions to neighbour Sri Lanka and ally UAE (Category: Breaking News)
- Plantation workers stage protest demanding Rs. 1700 wage (Category: Breaking News)
- Taj Samudra celebrates 40 years (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post American Chaos, Modi’s Heatwave & Ranil As Common Government Candidate appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Destination Delhi: Roving President’s Next Port Of Call (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Election Timetable & Sri Lanka’s Deadlock Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran-Israeli Tit For Tat, India’s Vote Marathon & Lanka’s Long Election Eve (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Alexis Taylor, paid a courtesy visit to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday (April 26).The post USDA official collaborates with Sri Lankan President to advance dairy modernization appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- US and Sri Lanka discuss agriculture modernization efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- Top U.S. State Dept. official visits Sri Lanka to strengthen agricultural ties, food security (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. Under Secretary pledges support for Sri Lanka s dairy modernization efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- President offers land to Ambewela Farm to feed dairy cows (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The problems facing 17,000 families, affected by the negative environmental impacts of the Uma Oya project, have not yet been solved, Sajeewa Chamikara of the Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) told The Island. In December 2014, a leak sprang up in its 15.2 km tunnel and due to that thousands of houses […]
- Phase one of Uma Oya project completed  Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project inaugurated (Category: Breaking News)
- Uma Oya project will be ready in four years (Category: Breaking News)
- Uma Oya and Diaraba Reservoir to benefit local communities - State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
By Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta One hundred and eight (108) shipwrecks and six airplane wrecks have been found in the seas off Sri Lanka, Rasika Muthucumarana, Senior Archaeology Officer working for the Maritime Archaeology Unit (MAU) of the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) said. He mentioned that these remains have now become important marine ecosystems and can […]
The United States and Sri Lanka discussed agriculture modernization efforts in Sri Lanka. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Alexis Taylor, paid a courtesy call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe. During the discussions, the President was briefed on the ongoing dairy modernization program supported by the US. […]
- USDA official collaborates with Sri Lankan President to advance dairy modernization (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia and Sri Lanka discuss ways to strengthen relationship (Category: Breaking News)
- US urges Sri Lanka to continue commendable reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese President wants to advance relationship with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Russian and Indian companies are to manage the Mattala international airport for a period of 30 years. The Sri Lankan Cabinet had granted approval at their meeting held on 09.01.2023 to call for aspirations from the parties interested in utilizing the facilities of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. Accordingly, aspirations have been called and 05 institutions […]
- Mattala airport resumes international flights after 2 years (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan defends decision to divert flight from Melbourne (Category: Breaking News)
- American arrested at BIA with live bullets (Category: Breaking News)
- Bolivian arrested at BIA with cocaine (Category: Breaking News)
Maldivian Airlines commenced direct flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka, from Male, Maldives. Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka (AASL) said that Maldivian, the renowned flag carrier of the Maldives, will operate two weekly flights departing every Thursday and Saturday, providing flexible options for both leisure and business travellers. Launching its operations, the first flight arrived […]
- India supplies onions to neighbour Sri Lanka and ally UAE (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives and Sri Lanka discuss impact of war on Indian Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
- India lifts export ban on onions for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP Anuradhapura District MP Nandasena passed away (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters says that Sri Lanka has decided to transfer management of its $209 million Chinese-funded airport to two companies from India and Russia, according to a statement from the cabinet on Friday.The post Sri Lanka turns to Indian and Russian companies to manage Chinese-funded Airport appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- 03/12/2010 14:45 INDIA – CHINA – SRI LANKA Chinese aid to Sri Lanka could lead to conflict (AsiaNe (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Chinese companies begin road extension work in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Rock slows Sri Lanka port project (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka pins hopes on China-funded port (Category: Breaking News)
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Urban Development and Housing to hold and host the inaugural ‘Wetland Link International Asia Oceania conference’ at Diyasaru Park, from 16 to 22 June 2024 as a MICE Tourism Promotion Program with Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions Wetland Link International (WLI) is an […]
- Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond' (Category: Technology)
- Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond' (Category: Technology)
- Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond' (Category: Technology)
- Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond' (Category: Technology)
Iran s President Ebrahim Raisi has called for expanding ties with Asian countries, particularly Pakistan and Sri Lanka, to strengthen bilateral, regional, and international cooperation.
The ICCPR Act was weaponized against freedom of expression in Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said in its Annual Report 2023/24. The report noted that in January last year, authorities arrested social media commentator Sepal Amarasinghe for comments made on YouTube deemed offensive to Buddhism. He was only released following an unconditional public apology in February. […]
- BASL raises concerns over barricading of roads leading to Galle Face (Category: Breaking News)
- Road leading to Parliament at Polduwa junction closed (Category: Breaking News)
- Australians warned of protests in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ban on NPP protest near President’s office and house (Category: Breaking News)
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to leave for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the World Economic Forum’s Special Meeting on Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy for Development which will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 28-29 April 2024. Convened by the World Economic Forum, the Special Meeting in Riyadh is expected to bring […]
- Sri Lanka eyes US$5 billion in foreign funds after debt restructure (Category: Breaking News)
- Ali Sabry to have talks in Doha (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister to have talks in Saudi Arabia (Category: Breaking News)
- Ali Sabry to visit India to attend Raisina Dialogue (Category: Breaking News)
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