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Indonesia donated grocery packages to needy families in Hambantota, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Colombo said today. The Embassy together with the Sri Lanka Indonesian Friendship Association (SLIFA) have organized a joint charity programme for distribution of dry rations to deserving Sri Lankans who are affected by the present economic crisis as […]
Malaysia on Monday (Oct 31) contributed medicine valued at RM 288,610 (LKR 22,350,000) to Sri Lanka, according to a statement issued by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra).
Instagram users worldwide including in Sri Lanka, reported issues with their accounts, with some saying their accounts have been suspended or that the app crashed while loading posts. According to a tweet by outage tracking website Downdetector.com, users indicated that they were having problems with Instagram since about 9pm Singapore time. The hashtag #instagramdown was […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he took over the Titanic after it hit the iceberg and now he is trying to move the ship off the iceberg. He says once the Titanic is moved off the iceberg the country can move forward. The President said that Sri Lanka has declared itself bankrupt and the Government is […]
The government says that a newspaper report alleging that children of 8 villages in Dimbulagala have stopped schooling due to food shortage is false and inaccurate.
Sri Lanka’s inflation decreased from 69.8 per cent in September to 66 per cent in October, the Government said, the first such decline in a year after shortages of food and fuel eased in the crisis-hit island nation. Sri Lanka has been struggling with inflation for nearly a year, mainly triggered by its worst economic […]
The Sri Lanka Air Force airlifted a brain-dead patient from Badulla to Colombo today. According to the Air Force, the patient was transported to Colombo in keeping with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reached between the Sri Lanka Air Force and the Ministry of Health. The victim, who met with an accident, was airlifted using […]
A dedicated website was launched by the ministries of transport and energy to register passenger transport three-wheelers in the Western Province for the increased quota of fuel.
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe noted that the government is aiming at an agriculture modernization programme in which tea will have a prominent place. He said that the country has a very competitive tea industry that needs to be developed.
The 21st amendment to the constitution will take effect from today (October 31) as Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena endorsed the certificate on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill passed by a special majority in Parliament of Sri Lanka.The post Speaker signs 21st Amendment to the Constitution appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis has decreased to 66% in October 2022 from 69.8% in September 2022, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.The post CCPI based inflation drops to 66% in October appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The Department of Motor Traffic states that permanent driving licenses will be issued for the persons who have been issued with temporary driving licenses within the next two weeks.
Addressing the 32nd annual general meeting of the Sri Lanka Tea Factory Owners Association, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the country has a very competitive tea industry that needs to be modernized. MORE.
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With the downfall of British Prime Minister Liz Truss after less than six weeks in office, the ruling Conservative party quickly tipped Rishi Sunak, a former finance minister, to take her place. The 42-year-old Sunak is both the UK’s wealthiest prime minister and its youngest in over 200 years. He is also the UK’s first […]
A meeting of UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee will be held in Mumbai and Delhi on October 28 and 29 and the overarching theme is ‘Countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes’. Addressing a joint media briefing here, Ruchira Kamboj, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations who is also Chair […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s premier defence exposition, DefExpo 2022, in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. “This is the first defence expo where only Indian companies are participating and it features only Made-in-India equipment,” he declared. “From the land of Iron Man, Sardar Patel, we are setting an example of the capabilities of India before the world,” said the PM. […]
Former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail while speaking at Habib University stated that Pakistan’s economy suffers from three fundamental problems, i.e. living beyond its own means, focusing on import substitution instead of export growth and granting ‘elite bargain’, under which essentially 99% of the population continues to work for the privileged ones. He also lamented the […]
In Kashmir valley where apple cultivation is done on a large scale, farmers are also focusing on the cultivation of non-traditional fruits like Kiwi. Although till now kiwi was cultivated as a hobby in the valley, now it is possible to grow this fruit on a commercial level as well. Bashir Ahmed War, a farmer […]
Indian shoppers are back in force online and in stores, splurging this festive season after the coronavirus pandemic damped celebrations and consumption in previous years. Online marketplaces Amazon.com Inc., and Walmart Inc.-owned Flipkart saw sales jump 27% from a year ago to $5.7 billion during the festival season’s first sale between Sept. 22-30, consulting firm […]
By Ahmad Marzee The mountainous land in the heart of Asia known as Afghanistan has always remained a major geo-political dispute among the superpowers. The great game (Tsar Russia vs Britain), Cold-War (USSR/Russia vs America) and war on global terrorism gained attention of these giant-fish to fight for supremacy, domination and securing their strategic depth in […]
A resolution tabled in the House of Representatives on Friday said that the Pakistani armed forces committed genocide against ethnic Bengalis and Hindus in Bangladesh in 1971. Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Seve Chabot introduced a resolution urging US President Joe Biden to recognize the violence committed in Bangladesh by the Pakistani armed forces […]
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved power cuts of two hours from November 01st to November 04th.
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Chinese debt inducing infrastructural projects in the African continent are causing severe concerns in the region as a whole. Across the continent, China has planned out investments through different segments enabling it to wider its already hostile sphere of influence. Yet in all the worry that seems to be rising within economic circles of different […]
Omar Sultan Al Olama, the UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, on Wednesday lauded External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, saying he is impressed by how he positions India’s foreign policy at the world stage amid geopolitical tugs of war. Omar Sultan Al Olama, praised Jaishankar during a conference at a Delhi-based think tank. He […]
In an unprecedented public expose at the United Nations counter-terror meet in Mumbai, India on Friday revealed in detail Pakistan’s role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack by playing Pakistan-based terrorist Sajid Mir’s audiotape. In the audio clip, he is heard directing the attack on Chabad House during Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks. Playing the audio […]
Months after plans were announced to launch a unique initiative to boost astro tourism, Ladakh is ready to get the first Dark Sky Reserve of the country. Radha Krishna Mathur, the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, will virtually inaugurate the facility on October 31. The initiative by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), the Union […]
The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill will come into force as the 21st Amendment to the Constitution from today (31). Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today endorsed the certificate on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill which was passed by a special majority in Parliament recently. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was presented […]