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[…]The post Army Bigwigs Have Made Shameful Attempts To Bury The Truth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Jobs for another 400 rehabilitated LTE cadres (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. To Reintegrate Over 400 LTTE Members To Society (Category: Breaking News)
- 400 rehabilitated LTTE cadres to be released (Category: Breaking News)
- The Innocent Need Not Fear The Law – Impartial Law, That Is: Australia’s Example (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Why Should We Beg IMF? – When More Than $36 Billion To Be Recovered appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Government Is A ‘Blackhole’: IMF Should Be Worried About The (225+1) (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis Deepens Without Rescue Plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank Independence: Issue To The Fore Again, But Will The Government Have Foresight To Do... (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
Amnesty International says it is worrying that even after months of widespread protests in the country, Sri Lanka Police need to be constantly reminded of their duty to facilitate the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and exercise restraint in the use of force while policing assemblies.
[…]The post Navigating Online Casino Security Issues: What to Do When Your Account is Compromised appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Don’t Get Duped: Strategies for Avoiding Unsafe Online Casino Sites (Category: Breaking News)
- The History Behind the Most Popular Casino Table Games (Category: Breaking News)
- The Advantages of Picking a Reliable Online Sportsbook (Category: Breaking News)
- What To Know Before Playing Casino Games Online (Category: Breaking News)
At least 650 girls have been poisoned by toxic gas in Iran since November, in what many believe is a deliberate attempt to force their schools to shut. No girls have died, but dozens have suffered respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue. “It became evident that some people wanted all schools, especially girls’ schools, to […]
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 40 pupils killed by militants in Uganda school attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran investigating poisoning of 650 schoolgirls (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
The World Bank today assured continued support to help the country navigate economic challenges, implement critical reforms, and chart a path towards a resilient and inclusive recovery. World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Martin Raiser, today concluded a four-day visit to Sri Lanka during which he met with Sri Lanka’s President and Minister of […]
- IMF Executive Board to decide on Sri Lanka’s EFF on March 20 (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank to push for critical reforms in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank suspends financing to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank calls for increased transparency in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
US Republican Party, Grand Old Party (GOP) Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has said that if voted to power, she will cut every cent in foreign aid for countries that hate the US. This includes China, Pakistan and other adversaries as “a strong America doesn’t pay off the bad guys”. “I will cut every cent in foreign aid for countries […]
- Beijing to increase unification pressure on Taiwan, says US spy agencies (Category: Breaking News)
- China may not pay for climate change despite being ‘biggest annual emitter’ (Category: Breaking News)
- HAL hands over advanced light helicopter to Mauritius ahead of schedule (Category: Breaking News)
- HC Baglay reiterates India’s continued commitment to support Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan has unilaterally decided to restrict the movement of Afghans coming to Peshawar through the Torkham border, Ilhamuddin Afghan wrote in the Afghan Diaspora Network report, adding that Pakistan’s decision comes as the first two months of 2023 has proved to be deadly for the country with two major terror attacks claiming more than 100 […]
- Scores of Afghan Refugees Get Detained in Rawalpindi (Category: Breaking News)
- Pak tribal leader wants the Taliban crushed the way the Tigers were (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka medical team treats flood victims of Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan wants “Tiger” operation (Category: Breaking News)
Human Rights activist and chairman of United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP), Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, has said Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to his Twitter handle, he said Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is not authorised to allot PoK’s land to non-state subjects. Shaukat Ali […]
- Conference in Brussels slams Pakistan for ‘extrajudicial killings of minorities’ (Category: Breaking News)
- United Kashmir People’s National Party concerned over land grabbing by Pakistan in PoK, Gilgit B... (Category: Breaking News)
- Banned terror outfit JeM seen openly collecting funds in Pakistan’s Peshawar (Category: Breaking News)
- London-based activist lambasts Imran Khan over new anti-Pakistani army stand, terms him “joker p... (Category: Breaking News)
Vietnamese airlines have to temporarily postpone the resumption of air routes to China until late April or May to wait for China’s next decisions about the allowance of its tourists to Việt Nam, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV). In mid-February, China announced the reopening of tours to 20 countries, excluding […]
- Alaska Airlines signs flying deal with SkyWest (Category: USA, Washington)
- Frequent Flights (Category: Business)
- Alaska Air reports big earnings, will retire Horizon name (Category: USA, Washington)
- VN, Sri Lanka businesses look to promote trade (Category: Breaking News)
The winter morning was cloaked in thick fog. Our car swerved past horse-drawn carriages, a mode of transport still popular in the rural reaches of the eastern Indian state of Bihar, the trotting horses and turbaned coachmen looking like shadowy apparitions in the pearly-white mist. After spending a night in the town of Bodhgaya, the […]
- Buddhism: A True Gift from India to the World (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s historical connection to Buddhism (Category: Breaking News)
- Projection Of Buddhism As Sri Lanka’s Greatest Soft Power (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Buddhist art comes to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Nestled in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir, the Jhelum River is a breathtaking natural wonder that holds a special place in the hearts of the people who call this region home. This magnificent river stretches for approximately 725 kilometers, winding its way through the rugged terrain of the Kashmir Valley and providing sustenance and […]
- Arab influencer Amjad Taha’s tweet on “hope” in Kashmir goes viral (Category: Breaking News)
- J-K: Kashmir set to host historic G20 Summit, boosting tourism, trade (Category: Breaking News)
- China harbours a dream of becoming a great “maritime power”: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Group gets native title over River Murray (Category: South Australia)
A Uyghur refugee from China’s Xinjiang region died of alleged police neglect this month at the Bangkok Immigration Detention Center, raising concerns about the treatment of the more than 50 Uyghur refugees who have been held at the center since 2014. The victim was Abdulaziz Abdullah, 49. His son, Muhammad Abdullah, who lives in […]
- Thailand arrests Tamils waiting to hear status of UNHCR for refugee (asylum) status - Sydney Mor... (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankans stranded in Togo (Category: Breaking News)
- On the smugglers’ trail: ‘So many refugees are here’ (Category: Breaking News)
- On the smugglers’ trail: Sun Sea’s Canadian link and the unlucky ones (Category: Breaking News)
The chairman of a new United States House of Representatives select committee focused on China, sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Christopher Wray on Friday seeking answers about alleged Chinese-government run police outposts on US soil. Mr Wray told Congress in November he was deeply concerned about Beijing setting up unauthorised “police […]
- Feds: Man stole rims off luxury vehicles at CT dealerships (Category: USA, Connecticut)
- Feds: Man stole rims off luxury vehicles at CT dealerships (Category: USA, Connecticut)
- Feds: Man stole rims off luxury vehicles at CT dealerships (Category: USA, Connecticut)
- Feds: Man stole rims off luxury vehicles at CT dealerships (Category: USA, Connecticut)
The Court of Appeal today (February 28) issued a writ order quashing the charges against former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake in connection with two cases filed in Colombo High Court over Central Bank bond issuance.The post Court of Appeal quashes charges against Ravi Karunanayake in two Central Bank bond cases appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA New...
- Ex-Finance Minister released from two more charges in 2016 bond scam case (Category: Breaking News)
- Ravi Karunanayake points finger at Central Bank for country’s woes (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Scam: Court released Arjuna Mahendran and 9 others from Public Property charges (Category: Breaking News)
- Ravi K case dismissed (Category: Breaking News)
The World Bank will continue to support Sri Lanka’s development reforms program, the representatives of the global financial institutions assured today (February 28).The post World Bank pledges continued support for Sri Lanka’s development reform programme appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- ADB Pledges Continued Assistance (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank pledges continued support for Sri Lanka s development reform programme (Category: Breaking News)
- President Needs To Implement Pledges Before Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- China pledges continued development assistance (Category: Breaking News)
The chairpersons of the People s Bank and the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) both emphasized that their respective banks are ready to serve their customers tomorrow (March 01), the President s Media Division (PMD) says.
When the Russian naval frigate the Admiral Gorshkov arrived in the port of Richards Bay in South Africa early this week for joint military drills with China and South Africa, it was sporting the letters Z and V on its sides. Those are the same letters seen on Russian weapons on the front lines in […]
- China and India to send troops to Russia for joint military exercises (Category: Breaking News)
- Is The World, Hopelessly Divided Over Ukraine, Coming Together For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- East-West tensions heighten and take on new dimensions (Category: Breaking News)
- Lingering world disorder and the UN’s role (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan’s government has agreed to increase the policy interest rate which stands at 17 per cent by two per cent or 200 basis points to meet another condition set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), The Express Tribune reported. With the new decision, Pakistan has accepted another pre-condition of the IMF for the release of […]
- China furious with Pakistan over delayed implementation of CPEC projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan facing “exceptionally high” economic risks, says IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- 2012 budget deficit goal challenging says CB Chief (Category: Business)
- As economic situation looks gloomy in Pakistan, IMF advises strict measures (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan’s federal budget deficit projection has been revised to history’s highest at Rs6.22 trillion, highlighting the unending fiscal woes that have pushed the country into a debt trap despite putting an additional burden of Rs735 billion on people in the current fiscal year. The revision has been made in light of recent talks with the […]
- Pakistan’s debt and liabilities soar to Rs77.1 trillion in FY23 (Category: Breaking News)
- As economic situation looks gloomy in Pakistan, IMF advises strict measures (Category: Breaking News)
- Federal budget for FY 2023-24 a huge downer for housewives in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s debt, liabilities soar to Rs 56.21 trillion in FY23 (Category: Breaking News)
The Chairmen of the People’s Bank and the Bank of Ceylon both emphasized that their respective banks are ready to serve their customers tomorrow (01). They expressed their confidence that it is the responsibility of all public servants to support the government’s program to build the country’s economy, and that bank employees will do the […]
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BBC reported that at least 650 girls have been poisoned by toxic gas in Iran since November, in what many believe is a deliberate attempt to force their schools to shut. No girls have died, but dozens have suffered respiratory problems, nausea, dizziness and fatigue. “It became evident that some people wanted all schools, especially […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Tense wait as ex-cyclone moves over New Zealand’s most northern region (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Election Committee received nominations today (Feb 28) for the upcoming SLC polls to elect office bearers for the national cricket board for the period 2023-2025.
Trade unions of several sectors are scheduled to launch a joint strike action across the island tomorrow (01 March), against the recently introduced tax policy.
Vice President for the South Asian region of the World Bank, Martin Raiser, has assured the World Bank s continued support towards Sri Lanka s development reform programme.This was confirmed by the President s Media Division (PMD) a short while ago (28 Feb.).
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Nominations were handed over today by candidates contesting the elections of the Sri Lanka Cricket board. The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Election Committee received nominations today for the upcoming SLC elections, which will be held to elect Sri Lanka Cricket office bearers for the period 2023-2025, the Sri Lanka Cricket board said. The Election Committee […]
- Sri Lanka Cricket seeks report on humiliating loss to India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket board denies claims officials to go on joy ride (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket demands Rs. 2 billion from Arjuna (Category: Breaking News)
- Tom Moody and Sri Lanka Cricket agree to part ways (Category: Breaking News)
The Government says there is no barrier to peaceful protests but the protest on Sunday was illegal. Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said that since an election has been declared a protest march, similar to that organised by the National People’s Power (NPP) on Sunday, cannot take place. He said that the Police had informed him […]
- Police fire tear gas to disperse protest (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB releases political plan for economic development (Category: Breaking News)
- Infant among 2 killed in Valaichchenai accident (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day celebrated under tight security (Category: Breaking News)
India wants Sri Lanka to investigate reports of attacks on Indian fishermen. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said that it has strongly taken up the recent attacks on Indian fishermen with the Sri Lankan authorities. The High Commission said that it has also asked the Goverment of Sri Lanka to investigate the matter and […]
- Second ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka abandoned (Category: Breaking News)
- India holds talks with SLPP dissident MPs (Category: Breaking News)
- India raises fishermen issue with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Public urged not to queue up for fuel over next 3 days (Category: Breaking News)
The Court of Appeal today (28 Feb.) issued a writ order stating that the charges filed by the Attorney General against former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake under the Public Property Act cannot be sustained.
The French Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Jean-Francois Pactet visited the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) today (28 Feb.).
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