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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Vadivel Suresh has decided to resign from all the posts he holds in the party. The MP said that he had decided to step down after party leader Sajith Premadasa failed to attend an election related meeting today. Premadasa was scheduled to attend an election related public meeting in Passara […]
A progress review discussion on the data census work of the Welfare Benefits Board was held at the President’s Office under the patronage of the Senior Advisor to the President on National Security, Sagala Ratnayake this morning (09). The aim of the meeting was to identify those affected by the current economic crisis and those […]
BBC reported that one of pop music’s greatest composers, Burt Bacharach, has died aged 94. He wrote enduring hits like I Say A Little Prayer, Walk On By and What The World Needs Now Is Love. Along with lyricist Hal David, he also wrote numerous movie themes including What’s New, Pussycat, Alfie, and The Look […]
A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that the US shot down this week was able to collect communications signals, a US official has said. It was equipped with multiple antennas capable of “intelligence collection operations”, a senior State Department official said in a background briefing. On Thursday, US lawmakers passed a non-binding resolution condemning China for […]
Jamie Smith struck a 71-ball century, the fastest in England Lions history, to give his side an outside chance of a victory push in the second unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A in Galle. Smith’s effort surpassed Luke Wright’s 91-ball hundred against New Zealand A in 2008-09, and featured 13 fours and eight sixes all […]
Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Country Representative for Sri Lanka, Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque says that the Sri Lankan government needs to take steps to ensure efficiency when it plots the way forward for the country and cut down on the number of subsidies given to the public as well.
The 2023 Sumathi Awards ceremony, the 27th edition of one of the most popular television awards shows in Sri Lanka, was held at the Water s Edge Hotel in Colombo today (Feb. 09).
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has urged all persons to be vigilant of the security of the details of their bank cards, owing to the recent rise in financial scams.
The World Bank has approved a $120 million loan for Tunisia to support access to finance for Tunisian small and medium enterprises, the bank said in statement.
A progress review discussion on the data census work of the Welfare Benefits Board was held at the President's Office under the patronage of the Senior Advisor to the President on National Security, Mr. Sagala Ratnayake this morning (09).
The government has decided to submit the draft bill of the proposed new National Security Act , which is expected to replace the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval expeditiously.
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka today (09 Feb) released the lists of names of the candidates from each political party and independent group contesting the upcoming 2023 Local Government (LG) election.
In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard along with India s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Chennai, seized a gold consignment of 17.74 Kg worth approximately INR 105 million from Mandapam seashore in Tamil Nadu while the consignment was being smuggled from Sri Lanka by sea route.
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera today questioned the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) on the special electricity rates given to apartment complexes. He said that while the general public have to pay high rates, residents of apartment complexes have to pay a much reduced rate. The Minister told Parliament that residents of […]
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Vadivel Suresh has decided to resign from all posts held by him within the political party.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) was informed by the Colombo Chief Magistrate that it can arrest State Minister Diana Gamage if there is evidence that she had violated the Immigration and Emigration Act. The CID was told that a warrant will not be required to arrest the State Minister. The Colombo Chief Magistrate made the […]
SriLankan Airlines is set to renew its commercial operations to China in the first week of April 2023, with a thrice weekly service each to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou as China reopens its borders. China was a leading source market for inbound tourism to Sri Lanka and one of SriLankan’s premier leisure traveller segments before […]
Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were starting to fade of finding many more people alive more than three days after a catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 16,000.
SriLankan Airlines is to renew its commercial operations to China in the first week of April 2023, with a thrice weekly service each to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou as China reopens its borders.The post SriLankan Airlines to enter China’s sky again appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
An app-based taxi hailing service said the recent verbal attack on a PickMe driver, by tuk drivers in Galle and the Police investigation that followed, is encouraging and a step in the right direction. The three wheeler service is, in fact, a public transport system that acts as a last mile transport solution for passengers, […]
The Court of Appeal has extended the interim order preventing the imposing of the PAYE tax on the salaries of judges till the relevant petition is supported.
Lanka Sathosa has slashed the prices of four essential food items with effect from today (09 Feb.).
The bodies of two females were found today (09 Feb.) in a house in the Peragahamula area in Ginigathena.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka is being seen as a harbinger of positive developments and an improved economic and financial situation for the island nation. Jaishankar during his visit to Sri Lanka reasserted India’s pursuit of the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and the belief in not […]
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): US-India Business Council has held a round table discussion with Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister, Satheesh Reddy and Director-General (Naval Systems and Materials) MZ Siddique on steps to strengthen the US-India defence partnership. During the Wednesday meeting, the dignitaries including USIBC President Atul Keshap and President of the […]
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): Several Republican lawmakers on Wednesday urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold China accountable for its human rights abuses and to tell Beijing that their provocative aggression against Taiwan and India is ‘unacceptable’. Calling the Chinese Communist Party the “worst offender of human rights”, Senator Marco Rubio with […]
Amid talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) to complete the pending ninth review under the USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF), Pakistani Rupee lost its ground against the dollar in the interbank market on Thursday, reported Geo News. During intraday trade, the rupee depreciated by Rs 1.17 and was trading at Rs 270. The […]
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne has stated that Sri Lanka s financial crisis cannot be addressed merely by revenue raising measures, without the implementation of cost cutting and efficiency increasing measures.
The Colombo Chief Magistrate has informed the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) that there is no need for a warrant to arrest State Minister Diana Gamage if she has violated the Immigration and Emigration Act.The post CID can arrest Diana Gamage without warrant – Court tells CID appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revealed that the money found by the protesters in the President’s House in Colombo on July 09, 2022 was his personal money and that it was due to be distributed among the people.The post Gotabaya Rajapaksa claims cash found at President’s House was to be distributed among people appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lan...