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The 17th ‘Battle of the Golds – Uva’, the annual cricket encounter between St Joseph’s College, Bandarawela and Central College, Bandarawela will be played on August 18 and 19 at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Sooriyawewa. St Joseph’s will be led by Uthpala Lankathillake, while Sadith Prabhath Rathnayaka will skipper Bandarawela Central. This year’s […]
- 17th’ Battle of the Golds-Uva ends in a draw (Category: Breaking News)
- Students held for school break in (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC Provides Cricket Balls to 186 Schools (Category: Sports)
- Student drowns in swimming pool (Category: Breaking News)
Mel Jones, who joined Cricket Australia as a director in December 2019, has decided to step down from her position at the next Annual General Meeting of the board in October because of her media and other work commitments in Australia and abroad. “It has been an honour to serve for three years on the […]
- Cricket Australia could sack itself (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka pick rookie spinner for Aussie ODIs (Category: Breaking News)
- Scramble: Sri Lanka change team (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka could face action over 'poor pitch' (Category: Breaking News)
The 25th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was held on 27th July, 2022 via Zoom. The SLSBC was inaugurated in 1997 under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce with the objective of promoting trade, investments, tourism and services between Sri […]
- “Sri Lanka has enormous growth potential”: Robyn Mudie (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka-Vietnam Business Council holds first AGM (Category: Business)
- Cabinet nod for selecting consultants to sell Insurance Corporation, Litro, etc. (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Australia – New Zealand Business Council holds 16th AGM (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Navy assisted the conduct of traditional water-cutting ceremony of Sri Dalada Perahara at Gatambe on the morning of 12th August 2022.
Media ReleaseChinese vessel Yuan Wang 5The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to refer to the Chinese vessel YUAN WANG 5.
- Chinese research ship to leave Sri Lanka today (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese research vessel arrives at Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Survey Vessel Yuan Wang 5 reaches Port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. strongly pressured Colombo over Chinese vessel s planned visit- reports (Category: Breaking News)
Bringing relief to a woman who was born to Sri Lankan Tamil parents in Mandapam refugee camp in Ramanathapuram district in 1986, the Madurai Bench of India s Madras High Court held that as per the Citizenship Act, 1955, she was an Indian citizen, and directed the authorities to issue passport to her.
Bringing relief to a woman who was born to Sri Lankan Tamil parents at the Mandapam refugee camp in the Ramanathapuram District in 1986, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has held that as per the Citizenship Act, 1955, she was an Indian citizen, and directed the authorities to issue a passport to […]
- Indian court directs to issue passport to woman born to SL parents in TN (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian court directs to issue passport to woman born to SL parents in Tamil Nadu (Category: Breaking News)
- Madras court reduces sentence on 2 Sri Lankans linked to LTTE (Category: Breaking News)
- Madras court rejects default bail to Sri Lankans linked to LTTE (Category: Breaking News)
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- Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Presidential Election Results (Category: Breaking News)
- Next Round: Ranil Versus The JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- National Council’s Economic Stabilisation Report Is A Welcome Sign (Category: Breaking News)
The Police at the Chennai airport have arrested two Sri Lankan nationals who allegedly robbed gold jewellery from a Sri Lankan passenger after posing as Customs officers. The Police said Nadhisha Roshini, 47, flew in from Sri Lanka on Monday. The two accused, who were identified as Mohammed Najmin, 31, and Chelliah Aravindhan, 40, both […]
- Another nine Covid related deaths reported (Category: Breaking News)
- US Embassy in Colombo cancels services as a precaution (Category: Breaking News)
- Case filed in Singapore over X-Press Pearl incident (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka bans sale of liquor during Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Category: Breaking News)
The Chinese “spy ship” YUAN WANG 5 has been cleared to enter the Hambantota Port. India had earlier raised concerns with Sri Lanka on moves to allow what it called a Chinese “spy ship” to enter Sri Lankan waters. Issuing a statement today, the Foreign Ministry said that on 28 June, 2022, the Embassy of […]
- Chinese “spy ship” leaves Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese “spy ship” enters Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka confirms it asked China to defer visit by ship (Category: Breaking News)
- Yuan Wang 5 triggers a moot point of contentious politics between India and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The request for the Chinese ship Yuan Wang 5 to call at Hambantota port for replenishments from August 11-17 which was deferred earlier, has now been granted from August 16-22, following consultations with all parties concerned ensuring security cooperation in the region -Foreign Ministry.
Sri Lanka s death toll from Covid-19 climbed to 16,619 today after the Director General of Health Services confirmed 09 more Covid-19 related deaths in the country for yesterday (Aug 12).
Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry had earlier requested China to defer the port call until “further consultations”.
- Putin congratulates Sri Lanka president; looks to foster bilateral cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- Political stability will help Sri Lanka turn a corner, president tells WSJ (Category: Breaking News)
- Ensure integrity of nominations to Constitutional Council: Sri Lanka Bar Association (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 docks at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
Buyers offered 1,019,395 nuts at the auction and sold 576,906 nuts.
A crude oil cargo of 100,000 metric tons is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka later tonight (Aug 13) and will undergo quality sampling tomorrow, Minister of Power Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says.
Sri Lanka s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allowed the Harbour Master to grant permission to the Chinese ballistic missile- and satellite-tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 16 - 12.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has been given directives to take appropriate management decisions and distribution decisions on the filling stations that fail to adhere to the guidelines, Minister of Power Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says.
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- Commission Of Inquiry: Testify At Your Own Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- Kapila Jayasekera: Killer-In-Chief In Both ACF & Five Students Cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Looking To The Past: The Political Cultivation Of An Obliging Judiciary To Violate Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Impunity In Times Of Uncertainty (Category: Breaking News)
Government and government approved private schools in Sri Lanka will function as per normal schedule from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM on all five days a week from next Monday (August 15), the Education Ministry said.The post Schools to operate as per normal schedule on all five days from Monday appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- Education Ministry’s update on school activities for next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka declares Special Holiday for all Government, Government-funded schools on Friday (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Education Ministry to provide Fiber Optic Internet to 1,000 schools (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s education ministry halts outdoor school activities due to heat (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan government on Friday (Aug 12) has gazetted the Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill.
The Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided to commence the parliamentary sittings at 9.30 a.m. on August 29 and limit the lunch break to half an hour from 12.30 p.m. to 1.00 p.m.
"We want to give them relief; ... take any legal action against them,” he said.
- Protestors say no to oil development (Category: Western Australia)
- Protests at BHP's annual general meeting (Category: Western Australia)
- Student Protest (Category: Business)
- Katunayaka protestors released (Category: Breaking News)
"Around 40 percent of the supply comes from the SME sector while around 60 percent comes from large scale suppliers."
- Sri Lanka should focus on locally sourcing animal products: poultry association (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s new price controls on eggs could lead to shortages: poultry association (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s bakers, candy makers urge govt. to impose price controls; allow imports (Category: Breaking News)
- Egg prices expected to drop, imports unnecessary from next year – Minister (Category: Breaking News)
All government and government-approved schools will deliver in-person lessons all five days of the week starting from August 15 (Monday), the Ministry of Education says.
The affidavit was drafted by a team comprising Vidanapathirana, and Presidents Counsel Faizer Mustapha and Ronald Perera
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
Salman Rushdie’s agent has said “the news is not good” after the author was stabbed at an event in New York state. He was attacked on stage, and is now on a ventilator and unable to speak, Andrew Wylie said in a statement, adding that the author, 75, may lose one eye. Mr Rushdie has […]
- R. Kelly found guilty of child abuse (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia blocks nuclear treaty agreement over Ukraine reference (Category: Breaking News)
- Somali forces claim end to deadly 30-hour hotel siege (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenyans to choose a new President (Category: Breaking News)
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- Clifford ‘Cliff’ Lee Gagnon (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Clifford ‘Cliff’ Lee Gagnon (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Lasantha Wickrematunge’s Assassination: Empty Promises Of Accountability (Category: Breaking News)
- Manslaughter By Proxy (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has lifted the ban on importing the widely-used herbicide Glyphosate with effect from August 05, 2022.
In recognition of his expert knowledge and significant contribution to the field of interior designing more specifically on pioneering modular kitchens and home interiors, Kitchen & Bedroom’s Dr. Mohammed Rushmi Sacquaff was conferred with the title of Doctorate in Interior Designing by the American National Business University, Delaware, USA. The University awarded Dr. Sacquaff a […]
- Kitchen & Bedroom commended for interior excellence at Laya Leisure (Category: Breaking News)
- LMD Listing Positions Prime Group Among Country’s Top 100 Corporates (Category: Breaking News)
- Kitchen & Bedroom reaffirms its partnership with Häfele Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan origin Canadians among Top 25 Canadian immigrants of 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
The Government has de-listed some Tamil diaspora groups and individuals. Among those de-listed are the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), an influential diaspora group based in the UK. GTF Spokesman Suren Surendiranan has also been de-listed. The British Tamil Forum and the Canadian Tamil Congress are also among those de-listed. The de-listing was carried out through […]
- Former LTTE negotiator shoots down ‘Himalayan Declaration’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. delists some Tamil groups (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala and Dayasiri ordered to appear in court (Category: Breaking News)
- GTF welcomes delisting of diaspora entities (Category: Breaking News)
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