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India has offered defence hardware and software to Sri Lanka with India saying it looks forward to strengthening its defence cooperation with Sri Lanka. Speaking at the India – Sri Lanka Defence Seminar, the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha said that India looks forward to working with Sri Lanka to take […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has affirmed his commitment to empowering the people and fortifying the economy by ensuring access to education, land, housing, and business opportunities.
Following customs and traditions, the ‘Nekath Seettuwa’, the table of auspicious times for this year’s Sinhala and Tamil New Year, was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat today (April 10).The post ‘Nekath Seettuwa’, the auspicious times for the New Year presented to the President appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top ...
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The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) crossed the 12,000-point mark at the end of trading on Wednesday (10).
All postal workers have agreed to work on 12 April, despite it being a public holiday, to handle the significant volume of goods received by the Central Mail Exchange for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season, for the first time in its history.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed 22-year-old Sri Lanka legspinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga at his reserve price of INR 50 lakh. Hasaranga was officially ruled out of IPL 2024 on Saturday owing to chronic pain in his heel that initially delayed his arrival for the tournament. Viyaskanth first rose to […]
If the economy of Sri Lanka gets better next year, there will be a possibility of importing vehicles, said Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.The post Sri Lanka to import vehicles in 2025 if economy improves appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says Muslims are celebrating Ramadan at a time Sri Lanka is seeing progress. In his message to mark the Ramadan festival which is being celebrated in Sri Lanka, Wednesday, the President said that Islamic adherents worldwide engage in fasting for a month, guided by the noble intention of fostering personal growth and benefiting […]
Islamic adherents worldwide engage in fasting for a month, guided by the noble intention of fostering personal growth and benefiting others. The Holy Quran underscores the importance of adhering to such virtuous practices from antiquity, illuminating the path towards righteousness and spiritual fulfillment. As the Sri Lankan Islamic community observes Ramadan this year, it coincides […]
The Eid-Ul- Fithr Festival Prayers will be organized by the Memon Association of Sri Lanka on the Eid-Ul-Fithr Festival day on the 10th or 11th April 2024 at 8 a.m. at the Galle Face Green” In case of rain on the Festival day, the prayers will take place at the Memon Association Hall at No. […]
Five Japanese local government institutions recently donated 517 bicycles to be distributed among schoolchildren. Japanese Ambassador Misukoshi Hideaki participated in the handing over ceremony at Water’s Edge Hotel, Battaramulla where Education Minister Premjayantha was also present. The Japanese Embassy in Colombo said that these bicycles were donated through a project implemented by Child Fund ...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during 05th to 15th of April in this year. The nearest areas of Sri Lanka over which the sun is overhead tomorrow (10th) are Tambuttegama, Medirigiriya, Ihala Puliyankulama, Rajanganaya, Eppawala and Vakarai at about […]
by Rex Clementine In sports and life, it’s all about grabbing the opportunities from both hands. Often, we tend to cry over spilled milk and turn a blind eye when new opportunities or ventures open up. Kamindu Mendis is a great example of making most of his chances. The left-handed batter from Richmond College, Galle […]
Despite making Rs. 5 billion in profit yearly from expressways in Sri Lanka, Minister Bandula Gunawardana said it might take 160 years to pay off the Rs. 800 billion loan used to build them.The post Despite Rs. 5 Billion annual profit, Expressway Debt might last 160 Years – Bandula appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The Colombo Grand Mosque has announced that it will celebrate 'Eid-al-Fitr' (also known as Ramadan) today (April 10) due to the sighting of the new moon.The post Sri Lanka celebrates Ramadan today appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
In a landmark move, the Hambantota International Port (HIP) commenced its inaugural container transshipment service operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). MV ‘MSC Ingrid’ made her maiden call at HIP on 9th April, discharging a total of 500 plus TEUs of transshipment containers to be connected to a second carrier, ‘MSC Sky 11’ expected […]
Sri Lankan law enforcement officials engaged in the violent repression of protests must be held accountable for committing widespread human rights violations, said Amnesty International in a new investigative report. The report, ‘Ready to suppress any protest’ Sri Lanka: Unlawful use of weapons during protests’, analyses the use of force during policing of 30 protests that […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to grant a Presidential pardon to 779 prisoners to mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. This Presidential Pardon will be granted in accordance with the Article 34(1) of the Constitution, the President’s office said. Sri Lanka will celebrate the traditional Sinhala and Tamil New Year over the weekend. (Colombo […]
Sri Lanka is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Biotechnology and Monash University in Australia to establish cooperation for research and innovation related activities. The approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the clearance of the Department of Attorney General have been received for the proposed draft MoU. The draft […]
The ban on vehicle imports to Sri Lanka is likely to be lifted in 2025, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said. The ban was imposed during the economic crisis to prevent Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves from depleting. The ban was later relaxed for certain sectors, especially the tourism […]
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The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has assigned the responsibility of making a decision regarding the SLPP s candidate for the upcoming presidential election and communicating it to the general public, to party leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The Muslim community of Sri Lanka will celebrate Eid-al-Fitr tomorrow (10 April), as the new crescent moon was sighted today (09 April).
Foreign Office Consultations between Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan are scheduled to be held on 11 April 2024 in Astana, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for local students to enroll in the MBBS medical degree program on a payment basis at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), starting this year.The post Sri Lankan students can now enroll in MBBS program at KDU on payment basis appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Foreign Office Consultations between Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan are scheduled to be held on 11 April 2024 in Astana. The Sri Lanka Delegation will be led by Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane. Following the meeting between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart K. Tokayev last year a decision was taken to open a resident Sri […]
Former President Maithripala Sirisena left for Thailand today even as the crisis in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) continued. According to reports, Sirisena left for Thailand with a delegation but the motive for the visit was not known. Meanwhile, a tense situation arose outside the SLFP headquarters today when a group of SLFP members […]
Sri Lanka has decided to strengthen security at mosques around the country for Ramadan. The Ministry of Public Security said that special security arrangements will be put in place at Mosques during the Ramadan festival this week. Over 5500 Police and over 500 Police Special Task Force (STF) officers have been deployed to provide security […]