Sri Lanka News Explorer
Last 7 Days
Older News
- Older than 2023-Oct (81)
Narrow by Category
- Breaking News (81)
The Hack:AI 2021 Hackathon, powered by SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, successfully concluded recently with the winners showcasing ground-breaking innovative solutions for sustainable living. In the Schools category, Team ‘Calori’ from Gateway College, Colombo emerged the winner, while Team ‘Prostasia’ representing the University of Colombo was adjudged the winner in the Universi...
- Brandix excels at export awards (Category: Breaking News)
- UN chief calls for dialogue to ensure smooth govt transition in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Pune Gas expands into Sri Lanka, forms joint venture with 3DH Group (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP supports ‘HackaDev Green Innovation Challenge’ (Category: Breaking News)
The Commercial Bank Group has reported a six-month financial performance that mirrors the impacts of the country’s macro-economic variables, with solid operational gains negated by extraordinary provisioning in the second quarter for impairment charges and other losses. Comprising of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, its subsidiaries and an associate, the Group posted a gross […]
- ComBank stays on growth trajectory in 2023 with notable Q4 performance (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Sampath Bank maintains a strong value proposition to all its stakeholders amidst ongoing econom... (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Bank of Ceylon reiterates its leadership position with industry leading performance’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Pan Asia Bank ready to leverage on economic revival amidst external challenges; posts steady 1H ... (Category: Breaking News)
Rex Clementine in Seenigama You’ll be amazed at the number of international sportsmen and women the Foundation of Goodness has produced. Test cricketer Ramesh Mendis is the most high profile product to come through the institute while there are others like Kavisha Dilhari, a rising star in the Sri Lankan women’s cricket team and Amasha […]
- Former PS member critically injured in gunfire near Seenigama Devalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian veterans promise to return to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Kataragama Kapuwa’s arrest sparks debate of divine offerings (Category: Breaking News)
- Man loses life in sea (Category: Breaking News)
By AJA Abeynayake The Supreme Court, on Friday, granted leave to proceed with an FR application filed by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director, Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, challenging the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations No.1 of 2022 gazetted by Extraordinary Gazette No 2289/07 dated 18 July. He says Articles 12 […]
- Opposition MPs summoned to vote against Emergency regulations (Category: Breaking News)
- If we keep arguing, then we all are going to suffer  President (Category: Breaking News)
- Detained Persons Won’t Be Released Soon (Category: Breaking News)
- Houses checked without an emergency (Category: Breaking News)
By Norman Palihawadane Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith on Sunday said that Sri Lanka would not achieve its true freedom until the supremacy of the law was established. Addressing a ceremony at the St. Anthony’s Church, Kotahena, to distribute financial aid sent from the Vatican among the families of Easter Sunday carnage victims, the Cardinal […]
- Pope advises Cardinal not to let up on Easter issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal welcomes Supreme court verdict (Category: Breaking News)
- Bishop of Kurunegala accuses “powerful hands” of attempts to slander Cardinal (Category: Breaking News)
- Those who failed to prevent carnage going places -Cardinal (Category: Breaking News)
UNDP Sri Lanka launches two programmes calling young innovators to act on climate change International Youth Day (IYD) advocates for the participation of young people in actioning chang around the world. To commemorate the significance this year and to provide a platform to young leaders in Sri Lanka, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka launched two new calls for young ...
- Lanka hosts Global Climate Promise Exchange Workshop (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP supports ‘HackaDev Green Innovation Challenge’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to provide anti-corruption policy support for SL to promote economic governance (Category: Breaking News)
- American Centre in Colombo opens doors again (Category: Breaking News)
Ken Vijayakumar, a versatile business, and People’s professional, currently holding the position of Deputy General Manager – Human Resources, Administration, Purchasing and Sustainability at A. Baur & Company (Pvt.) Ltd was elected as President of CIPM Sri Lanka, the Nation’s leader in human resource management, at its Annual General Meeting held recently. Prior to his […]
- CIPM Sri Lanka and Wayamba Uni MoU to advance knowledge and practice in HR (Category: Breaking News)
- CIPM’s annual graduation ceremony at BMICH: ‘A Celebration of Excellence in HRM’ (Category: Breaking News)
- CIPM Sri Lanka and KDU to 0pen new vistas for students (Category: Breaking News)
- GLOBAL CEO FORUM SUMMARY (Category: Breaking News)
Yes, of course, the older folks would all remember Edward Joseph; the young ones may find the name unfamiliar as Edward now lives in Germany and does his thing in that part of the world. Better known as Eddy, he was with the leader of the group Steelers and they were big in the local […]
- How the celebrities reacted (Category: Breaking News)
- Earl’s Hotels & Resorts in Rs. 4 billion expansionary drive in SL and Japan (Category: Breaking News)
- MONLAR lashes out at Wildlife Dept. for failure to protect elephants (Category: Breaking News)
- Skinny jeans will never die (Category: Breaking News)
Cherrie Chamari, who enjoys the showbiz setup, in Melbourne, Australia, with her band Be Sharp, celebrated her birthday last Wednesday, August 10th. The celebrations took the form of an outing to Novotel where lots of surprises awaited the birthday girl, including a scrumptious dinner, and the cutting of the birthday cake. Cherrie, who started her […]
- UNP and opposition leader reaches a clean well compiled 61 not out - today is his 61st B' day (Category: Breaking News)
- Eight people killed in birthday party shooting in South Africa (Category: Breaking News)
- All Island pinkamas on Ranil’s Birthday on 24th March (Category: Breaking News)
- President s message on Milad-un-Nabi (Category: Breaking News)
SJB MP Dr. Harsha De Silva, on Sunday, said that the incumbent government was operating as per the wishes the Rajapaksa clan. Addressing the media at the Opposition Leader’s Office, in Colombo, the MP said that the prevailing situation was not the expectation of the people at the Aragalaya protests. “They demanded a system change. […]
- IT professionals leaving country (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt plans accreditation for every profession (Category: Breaking News)
- OPA panel discussion: The Role of Domestic Aviation in Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- BASL condemns govt. attempts to restrict freedom of expression (Category: Breaking News)
The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a Canadian non-profit organization that works to create opportunities for education, employment and empowerment for underprivileged youth and women worldwide.
[…]The post It’s Time To Untether The Kite! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil, Don’t Flatter Yourself; You’re No W G Grace (Category: Breaking News)
- From Frying Pan To The Fire: Ranil Will Make Gota Look Like A Boy Scout! (Category: Breaking News)
- Pastor Jerome Popped Up At The Wrong Time & May Not Have Jesus To Save Him (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-SWOT: A Reappraisal (Category: Breaking News)
The retiring Major General Deepal Hathurusinghe of the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) Regiment, incumbent Commander, Forward Maintenance Area-Central (FMA-Central) on invitation arrived at the office of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage on Monday (15), together with his family members.
[…]The post Jaffna Bishop Instructs Manipay Hospital Board To Sever Ties With UK Charity FOMH appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Jaffna Bishop Shattered As Cycle Charity Hoodwinks Donors And Pockets Manipay Hospital Funds (Category: Breaking News)
- Charity Pockets Easter Bomb Child Victim’s Funds (Category: Breaking News)
- Finally, JDCSI Has A New Bishop (Category: Breaking News)
- LYDIA THAMPOE (Category: Breaking News)
Interest on several International Sovereign Bonds have been missed.
- S&P downgrades two Sri Lanka sovereign bonds to ‘D’ (Category: Breaking News)
- S&P lowers Sri Lanka’s sovereign rating to Select Default grade (Category: Breaking News)
- S&P marks Sri Lankan bonds as ‘default’, deepening junk status (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘RD’ (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has ordered the public sector officials to strictly adhere to the circular issued by the Treasury earlier this year to limit government expenditures.
The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve an updated version of Moderna s Covid-19 vaccine booster that targets two coronavirus variants- the Omicron strain and the original virus from 2020.
The central bank monetary policy scheduled for August 18.
The index has risen 19.6% in the last 12 sessions
- Sri Lanka bourse slips ahead of policy rates, IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain for third straight session led by market heavyweights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs127bn in bonds, 2032 on tap at 30.09-pct (Category: Breaking News)
Global ratings agency S&P Global has slashed its rating on Sri Lankan bonds to ‘D’, representing default, following missed interest and principal payments. The South Asian nation, which had defaulted on a bond payment earlier this year and has $12 billion in overseas debt with private creditors, has been battling the worst financial crisis in […]
- National anthem to be sung in Tamil at 75th Independence anniversary celebrations (Category: Breaking News)
- Udayanga questioned on MiG deal (Category: Breaking News)
- PUCSL makes u-turn and approves further power cuts (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka appeals to UK to lift travel advisory (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Cricket board has demanded Rs. 2 billion from the newly appointed Chairman of the National Sports Council, Arjuna Ranatunga. The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), at an emergency meeting held today (15th August), extensively deliberated on what it termed as false, derogatory and distorted statements made by Arjuna Ranatunga during […]
- Arjuna Ranatunga keeps doors to politics open (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket team attended 16 functions in Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Arjuna calls for probe on claims pastor directing Sri Lanka cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket board denies claims officials to go on joy ride (Category: Breaking News)
Former Foreign Secretary Admiral (Prof) Jayanath Colombage has been picked as the new Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Indonesia. The Parliament Committee on High Posts approved the appointments of five Secretaries to Ministries and one Ambassador, Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said. Accordingly, the Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of Admiral (Prof) Jayanath [̷...
- The Committee on High Posts approves Four Secretaries to Ministries, a Chairman and an Ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
- Committee on High Posts approves the appointments of two new secretaries to the ministries and a... (Category: Breaking News)
- Committee on High Posts approves five top appointments (Category: Breaking News)
- Committee on High Posts approves several top appointments (Category: Breaking News)
Deputy President William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya s presidential election amid dramatic scenes.
Global ratings agency S&P Global on Monday slashed its rating on Sri Lankan bonds to 'D', representing default, following missed interest and principal payments.The post S&P pushes Sri Lankan bonds deeper into junk territory with ‘default’ rating appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka aims to have $2.9 billion IMF loan finalised in December (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Bondholder Lawsuit Should Be Put on Hold, U.S. Says (Category: Breaking News)
- S&P raises Sri Lanka local currency ratings to ‘CCC+/C’, says outlook stable (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘RD’ (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s death toll from Covid-19 climbed to 16,624 today after the Director General of Health Services confirmed 03 more Covid-19 related deaths in the country for yesterday (Aug 14).
- covid cases (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- COVID & What’s New In The US (Category: Breaking News)
- COVID Briefing (Category: USA, Maryland)
- COVID & What’s New In The US (Category: Breaking News)
The revised postal charges come into effect today (Aug 15). Accordingly, the Department of Posts stated that the postal rate for a normal letter which was at Rs. 15.00, is increased to Rs.50.00.
- Maine postal workers demand federal government defend Postal Service (Category: USA, Maine)
- Maine postal workers demand federal government defend Postal Service (Category: USA, Maine)
- Maine postal workers demand federal government defend Postal Service (Category: USA, Maine)
- Maine postal workers demand federal government defend Postal Service (Category: USA, Maine)
The loss per share for the quarter was 4.53 rupees.
- Sri Lanka’s Laugfs Gas reduces cooking gas prices (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s state-run Litro Gas to settle World Bank loan by December (Category: Breaking News)
- Gas prices reduced (Category: Breaking News)
- Domestic Gas prices to go up from midnight (Category: Breaking News)
Global ratings agency S P Global on Monday slashed its rating on Sri Lankan bonds to D , representing default, following missed interest and principal payments.
A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday, adding six years to her earlier 11-year prison sentence, a legal official said.
Ali was released on a cash bail of 25,000 rupees and two personal bails of 500,000 rupees each.
- Baby dolphin's first birthday milestone (Category: South Australia)
- SLMC candidates office and vehicle attacked in Akaraipatru (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Somali leader, Twin Cities professor is mourned (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Former Somali leader, Twin Cities professor is mourned (Category: USA, Minnesota)
Popular Topics
- International Monetary Fund (18)
- Political crisis (17)
- Foreign exchange reserves (12)
- Shortage (1)
- Bank reserves (6)
- Fuel (9)
- Economy of Sri Lanka (51)
- Russia (2)
- Ukraine (2)
- Sri Lanka Tea (51)
- Tourism (2)
- Sri Lanka Quality Tea (51)
- Sri Lanka Tourism (52)
- Sri Lanka Cricket (52)
- Sri Lanka Hotels (51)
- Sri Lanka Elections (51)
- Hiru Tv (2)
- ITN News (81)
- Shakthi Tv (2)
- Rupavahini (4)
- Derana Dream Star (3)
- BBC (2)