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The government has decided to prohibit corporal punishment. Taking to ‘X’, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the Cabinet had approved amendments to the Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to prohibit corporal punishment. Pointing out that UNCRC Article 19 urges protection against all forms of violence towards children, the President has said the Committee on […]
- Govt. plans to decriminalize LBGTQ (Category: Breaking News)
- Smacking causes aggression, study shows (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Advocates urge lawmakers to ban corporal punishment (Category: USA, North Carolina)
- UNICEF welcomes commencement of amendments to Children and Young Persons Ordinance (Category: Breaking News)
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Prime Minister to implement the recommendations made by the ministerial sub-committee which was appointed to further study the proposal of declaring Mirissa Marine Zone as a wildlife sanctuary. The sub-committee has made recommendations aimed at increasing the tourism economy of the southern province by five […]
- A Vesak Zone comes to life in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Italy leads euro off cliff (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Lake Central’s length wreaks havoc in win against LaPorte (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Lake Central’s length wreaks havoc in win against LaPorte (Category: USA, Indiana)
Cash-strapped Pakistan is poised to receive a $1.1bn loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after a key meeting of the international lender’s executive board on Monday, even as economists have warned that the country needs deep reforms to reduce its dependence on overseas financial assistance. Late on Monday night, Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance […]
- Total foreign loans rise to $2.8bn in July (Category: Breaking News)
- China furious with Pakistan over delayed implementation of CPEC projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Pak Finance Minister Miftah Ismail says things to ‘remain tight for a while’ on economic ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is Pakistan a misfit for BRICS? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Second Bid To Extricate From UNHRC Resolution Likely To Fail appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Dimming Prospects Of International Assistance As Confidence In Erodes (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
Janashakthi Group (JXG), the title sponsor of the “Battle of the Golden Blues,” proudly announces the conclusion of the first-ever big match between St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa and St. Anthony’s College, Wattala. Held on April 26th and 27th 2024 at the P. Saravanamuttu International Cricket Stadium, the match concluded with a gripping draw, showcasing […]
- Church puts faith in God to ensure justice over Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- The Gratiaen Trust announces the Longlist for the 31st Gratiaen Prize (Category: Breaking News)
- Kapp reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo welcomes Nazoomi Azhar as its new General Manager (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan boat apprehended along with 14 persons The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Sunday (28) recovered 86 kgs of suspected heroin worth INR 6.02 billion from a Pakistani boat, which was on its way to Sri Lanka via Tamil Nadu seas, off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat and arrested 14 crew members, Indian media reported. […]
- Indian Coast Guard seize 86kg drugs from Pakistan boat heading to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Coast Guard seizes narcotics en-route to Sri Lanka from Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Coast Guard seize 86kg drugs from Pakistani boat on way to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese fishing vessel capsizes in Indian Ocean; 39 people missing (Category: Breaking News)
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly criticized a statement made by the Minister of Public Security of Sri Lanka, Tiran Alles.The post Bar Association of Sri Lanka urges President to remove Minister Tiran Alles appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- BASL calls for removal of Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka demands withdrawal of Anti-Terrorism and Online Safety Bills (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Sri Lankan President Sirisena declines Court Appearance, cites prior statement to CID (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Internet Coalition refutes Public Security Minister’s statement on Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
The Immigration and Emigration Department officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have apprehended two women over their alleged involvement in an attempt to send a Sri Lankan teenage boy to London using forged documents.
A leading Sri Lankan businessman, through his company Supreme Global Holdings, has entered the race to acquire the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines. The Expression of Interest (EOI) process, which concluded today, saw the surprising participation of Supreme Global, signaling a potentially transformative shift in the airline’s ownership and management. Supreme Global has formed a robust […...
- Leading Sri Lankan businessman joins race to acquire SriLankan Airlines (Category: Breaking News)
- AirAsia and FitsAir among bidders for Sri Lanka’s national carrier (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines denies claims over meals on flight (Category: Breaking News)
- Batman Christian Bale captured on SriLankan Airlines flight (Category: Breaking News)
A leading Sri Lankan businessman, through his company Supreme Global Holdings, has entered the race to acquire the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines. The Expression of Interest (EOI) process, which concluded today, saw the surprising participation of Supreme Global, signaling a potentially transformative shift in the airline’s ownership and management. Supreme Global has formed a robust […...
- Leading Sri Lankan businessman joins race to acquire SriLankan Airlines (Category: Breaking News)
- AirAsia and FitsAir among bidders for Sri Lanka’s national carrier (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines denies claims over meals on flight (Category: Breaking News)
- Batman Christian Bale captured on SriLankan Airlines flight (Category: Breaking News)
An associate of the organized criminal Maddumage Lasantha Chandana Perera, also known as ‘Angoda Lokka,’ was apprehended at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.The post Key associate of ‘Angoda Lokka’ apprehended at BIA with forged passport appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Close associate of Angoda Lokka arrested in Angoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Close associate of Angoda Lokka arrested in Angoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Close associate of Angoda Lokka arrested in Angoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Angoda Lokka’s close associate “Athurugiriye Jerome” arrested (Category: Breaking News)
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) confiscated 86 kg of suspected heroin valued at INR 6.02 billion from a Pakistani boat, which was heading to Sri Lanka.The post Indian Coast Guard seize 86kg drugs from Pakistan boat heading to Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Indian Coast Guard rescues Sri Lankan fishing boat crew (Category: Breaking News)
- 100kg heroin seized from Sri Lankan boat by Indian Coast Guard (Category: Breaking News)
- 100kg heroin seized from Sri Lankan boat by Indian Coast Guard (Category: Breaking News)
- 100kg heroin seized from Sri Lankan boat by Indian Coast Guard (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan government plans to increase the interest rate of the Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) from the existing 9 percent to 13 percent, effective from 2013.The post Sri Lanka set to increase EPF interest rates to 13% appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Employee's Provident Fund (EPF) of Sri Lanka hand in hand with Commercial Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- EPF to participate in Treasury Bond exchange under DDO (Category: Breaking News)
- Trade unions in Sri Lanka to meet tomorrow to decide on action against misuse of EPF monies (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's Labor Minister says no problem in retirement monies being invested in CSE (Category: Breaking News)
Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of digital engineering and IT services, proudly hosted the first-ever LinkedIn (LI) community event in Sri Lanka, dubbed “Connect Colombo.” The landmark event took place at the Courtyard by Marriott, marking a significant milestone in the country’s professional networking landscape. Bringing together over 200 industry leaders and mid to seni...
- Virtusa Sri Lanka Recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in IT & ITES Industry (Category: Breaking News)
- Virtusa Wraps-up ‘Code to Cloud’ Training Program with University of Peradeniya (Category: Breaking News)
- Virtusa Certified a Great Place to Work across the Globe (Category: Breaking News)
- India 2023 World Cup brand launched (Category: Breaking News)
SIPRI Report Reveals India’s Surge in Military Spending, Self-Reliance Drive Amidst Escalating Geopolitical Tensions The latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) paints a picture of India’s burgeoning military prowess, showcasing a significant climb in global rankings. With a military expenditure totaling $83.6 billion in 2023, India secured the fou...
- India’s Acquisition of Hambantota Port: A Strategic move to strengthen its maritime capabilities (Category: Breaking News)
- Strengthening Bilateral Ties and Ensuring Maritime Security: India’s Strategic Response (Category: Breaking News)
- INDIA’S GLOBAL ROLE: Insights from Munich Security Meet 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating India’s Future: A Deep Dive into Modi’s Governance (Category: Breaking News)
The Urban Development and Housing Ministry is planning to open a wax museum at the Ehelepola Walawwa, Kandy, depicting life in the Kandyan era. The Walawwa, believed to have been built between 1800-1810, sits on a 141-perch land. It had been under the Prisons Department until 2013, when it was taken over by the Urban […]
- Ehelepola Walawwa to be handed over to Dalada Maligawa (Category: Breaking News)
- Gen. Kobbekaduwa remembered on his 83rd birth anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- The Grand Walawwa: A luxurious and historic retreat in Kegalle (Category: Breaking News)
- Exciting scene for Mirage …Down Under (Category: Breaking News)
By Khalid Hamoud Alkahtani The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is hosting the first-ever special meeting of the World Economic Forum in the capital, Riyadh, which will discuss many important issues such as international cooperation, growth, and energy during the period 28th -29th April 2024. This event is one of the outcomes of the cooperation agreement […]
- Foreign Minister to attend special meeting of World Economic Forum in Riyadh (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister to attend Riyadh meeting (Category: Breaking News)
- India-Saudi ties promise shared growth, security, stability, says Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
- As US watches on, China-Saudi relations grow in importance (Category: Breaking News)
The Indian Coast Guard seized a boat en-route to Sri Lanka from Pakistan with narcotics and arrested its 14 crew members. According to the ANI news service, in a well-coordinated sea operation, the Indian Coast Guard carried out an intelligence-based anti-narcotics operation and seized narcotics worth Rs 600 crore from the Pakistani boat named ‘Al-Raza’ […]
- India says it helped rescue Sri Lankan fishermen from Somali pirates (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistani who moved to Australia from Sri Lanka among stab victims (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal batsman Airee smashes six sixes in an over (Category: Breaking News)
- Scotland thrashed by Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup qualifier (Category: Breaking News)
The Colombo International Tea Convention will be held from the 24th to the 26th July 2024, bringing together the biggest leaders and disruptors of the tea industry to inspire insightful conversation, hard hitting dialogue and fresh perspectives that will shape the future of Tea. The convention, freshly rebranded under the timely theme Tea: A Lifestyle […]
- Sri Lanka participates at the 3rd Pakistan Tea Convention in Karachi (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo International Tea Convention promotes ExclusiviTea of Ceylon Tea (Category: Business)
- International tea market to be expanded (Category: Breaking News)
- President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday hosted……. (Category: Business)
govi.ai, a leading innovator in agricultural IoT solutions, presented a successful program at the recent Future Harvest Exhibition held at the Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) from March 29 to 31. The govi.ai team showcased their innovative agri tech solutions in a live demo station, catered to empowering farmers (from smallholder to commercial) to […]
- Eight radical solutions for the water shortage (Category: Technology)
- Best men's skincare products for 2020: The Art of Shaving, Jack Black, Lumin and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best men's skincare products for 2020: The Art of Shaving, Jack Black, Lumin and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Wednesday, January 20th: Bright Ideas: Mompreneurs (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
The Annual Economic Review and Financial Statements and Operations of the Central Bank for the Year 2023 points out that backtracking from the implemented and planned critical reforms will tip the economy to a state of instability. Thus, continuing with the broader political and social consensus on economic reforms will be critical to avoid recurring […]
- World Bank commends Sri Lanka s progress on fiscal, financial and economic governance reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- President reveals govt s action plan for socio-economic reforms and accelerated development (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt ready to make ongoing economic reforms a law  State Minister tells IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka needs strong new economic system, not reforms - President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Foreign Debt Restructuring: Too Late & Too Short To Get Out Of The Debt Trap appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Proposed Debt Restructuring Will Pose More Issues Than Answers (Category: Breaking News)
- Has The Economy Been Assassinated & If So, Who Were The Assassins? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
Efforts to attract international players to invest in Sri Lanka’s Oil and Gas exploration in the Mannar Basin have once again been gridlocked by legal challenges in the Court of Appeal. A statement noted that Sri Lanka’s efforts to attract and leverage international investment into exploration and commercialisation two blocks adding to over 5,000 square […]
- Sri Lankan Oil and Gas exploration grinds to a standstill amid protracted legal battle (Category: Breaking News)
- SL to offer tenders for oil exploration in 5 blocks: Premajayantha (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to auction more oil blocks in Mannar Basin (Category: Breaking News)
- All eyes on Cairn's next gas well, Sri Lanka says (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post From Absurdities To Atrocities, Again? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Still On The Rotten Bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- Taxing Times (Category: Breaking News)
- Still, The Mirage (Category: Breaking News)
- The Smell Of Terror (Category: Breaking News)
The Indian Government announced on Saturday that it has granted permission for the export of 99,500 tonnes of onions to six neighboring countries, despite the existing ban on shipments.The post Indian government permits onion exports to six nations, including Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- India lifts ban on onion exports to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India gives go ahead to export onions to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India lifts ban on onion exports to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian govt allows 99.5k MT of onion exports to 6 countries including Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s efforts to attract and leverage international investment into exploration and commercialisation of two blocks adding to over 5,000 square kilometers with potential oil and gas resources in the Mannar Basin have once again been gridlocked by legal challenges in the Court of Appeal. According to the latest developments in the CA (Writ) Application […]
- Tenders for Oil Exploration (Category: Breaking News)
- SL to offer tenders for oil exploration in 5 blocks: Premajayantha (Category: Breaking News)
- Mannar basin now on major oil radar (Category: Breaking News)
- Legal battle brings Sri Lankan oil and gas exploration to standstill (Category: Breaking News)
The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Justice and Police Directors has decided to fund the Back to the Roots care and support programme for adopted people from Sri Lanka for another year. The Back to the Roots association said on Friday that so far, around 70 adopted people from Sri Lanka have been able to benefit […]
- Canada co-sponsored UN resolution on war crimes against Sri Lanka adopted (Category: Breaking News)
- UN adopts resolution on Sri Lanka war crimes probe (Category: Breaking News)
- The International Commission of Jurists - welcomes key Human Rights Council resolution on Sri La... (Category: Breaking News)
- New resolution on Sri Lanka adopted at UNHRC with majority votes (Category: Breaking News)
A man was arrested after attempting to enter the cargo hold of a Sri Lanka bound flight at the Sydney Airport, the Australian media reported. The 30-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly breached security at the Sydney Airport, running onto the tarmac, Nine News reported. According to Nine News, the Police responded to a […]
- Sydney bishop among multiple people stabbed at church in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
- British cop who assaulted Sri Lankan man spared jail (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistani who moved to Australia from Sri Lanka among stab victims (Category: Breaking News)
- US citizens in Australia warned to be ‘vigilant’ and ‘exercise caution’ (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the challenge Sri Lanka is facing today is not about the Executive Presidency. He says the biggest challenge facing the country today is building a robust economic framework The President said the Government’s aim is to create a highly competitive, export-oriented economy based on market economy. The President underscored the importance […]
- Sri Lanka to hold Foreign Office Consultations with Kazakhstan (Category: Breaking News)
- President appeals to public not to back another ‘Aragalaya’ (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP Anuradhapura District MP Nandasena passed away (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank calls for increased transparency in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
India’s Central Government has given the go ahead to export over 99,000 Metric tonnes of onions to six countries including Sri Lanka. The Government has also allowed export of two thousand metric tonnes of white onion cultivated specially for export markets in West Asia and some European countries. In December last year, the export of […]
- India lifts export ban on onions for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India supplies onions to neighbour Sri Lanka and ally UAE (Category: Breaking News)
- Plantation workers stage protest demanding Rs. 1700 wage (Category: Breaking News)
- Taj Samudra celebrates 40 years (Category: Breaking News)
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