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[…]The post A Contrarian Review: The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Seven Moons Floating In Limbo (Category: Breaking News)
- Booker Prize 2022- Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins with supernatural satire (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize (Category: Breaking News)
- Shehan Karunatilaka slams “insulting” claims by Rajpal over book (Category: Breaking News)
About 50% of factories had been closed and the others were operating at sub optimal levels, Dhammika Samarawickrama, head of the Micro Electric International (Pvt) Ltd said during a TV interview on Wednesday night. “This is a big problem. A lot of factories have been closed, and the others are working only for about two […]
- Closed factories in North to be reopened (Category: Breaking News)
- Closed factories in North to be reopened (Category: Breaking News)
- Closed factories in North to be reopened (Category: Breaking News)
- Closed factories in North to be reopened (Category: Breaking News)
Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart, brought back the enigmatic character; Uncle Albert from its memorable television commercial featuring Western Union’s money transfer service, to encourage increased foreign remittances through official channels. First aired over two decades ago, the iconic advertisement features Uncle Albert saving the day by sending Suresh Rs. 50,000 via Western […]
- Seylan Bank secures Silver Award at Dragons of Asia 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances dip to 5-month low (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Innovative and nation minded’ digital marketing wins Seylan Bank three awards at SLIM DIGIS 2.2 (Category: Breaking News)
- Alerics Ice Cream scoops two GOLDS at SLIM Brand Excellence awards (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Pohottuwa’s Suicidal Plunge appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- How President Gotabaya Got To Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating The GR Regime Requires ‘Peopleizing’ The Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating The GR Regime Requires ‘Peopleizing’ The Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating The GR Regime Requires ‘Peopleizing’ The Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy SJB Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, his colleagues and erstwhile partners like Patali Champika Ranawaka have to be thanked – and congratulated – for bolding walking out of the anti-government protests in capital Colombo the other way when they saw early signs of it turning violent. They were booed when […]
- SJB accuses Hirunika of going against party decision (Category: Breaking News)
- Ungoverned, ungovernable? (Category: Breaking News)
- Police obstruct joint protest staged in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith removes Harin and Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
BY S VENKAT NARAYAN Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, November 5:Sri Lankan singer-songwriter-rapper Yohani has shifted her base to Mumbai. She is focussing on Bollywood, and is learning to speak Hindi, the language in which films are made in Mumbai. Hindi is spoken by half a billion Indians but understood by 1.4 billion Indians who […]
- Yohani bags top award at TV Derana Music Video Awards (Category: Breaking News)
- Creative Economy: Winning formula for Sri Lanka for New year (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Pakistan foreign ministers trade heated barbs on ‘terror’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Yohani attends F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi as TAG Heuer Brand Ambassador in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
One of the most revered figures in the world of cricket, Sir Vivian Richards has joined the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 as a brand ambassador. It provides a huge boost to the third edition of the tournament which will be played from Tuesday, 6th December to Friday, 23rd December. Vivian Richards played like a […]
- Sir Vivian Richards Joins Lanka Premier League as Brand Ambassador (Category: Sports)
- LPL signs Sanath Jayasuriya and Wasim Akram as brand ambassadors (Category: Breaking News)
- Wasim Akram to grace Lanka Premier League final (Category: Breaking News)
- Ravin Wickramaratne steps down as LPL Tournament Director (Category: Breaking News)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt.The post Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shot and wounded in ‘clear assassination’ attempt appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka -...
- Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan wounded in shooting at convoy - report (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan s Imran Khan to resume protest after recovering from shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan bans airing of Imran Khan speeches, suspends TV channel (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested, aides call for nationwide protest (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Harin Fernando revealed plans to resign and join the social movement led by former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. Fernando said that if things settle by August, he will resign from his ministerial post and join Jayasuriya’s National Movement for Social Justice. “I believe there is a very good concept which has […]
- LCY unveils debut ‘LCY for Her’ collection, redefining women’s polo wear with strength, and soph... (Category: Breaking News)
- Passport of foreigner who promoted Galle Face protest seized (Category: Breaking News)
- NYPD says no complaints over brawl after Miss Sri Lanka pageant (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy detains 38 people attempting to migrate to Australia by boat (Category: Breaking News)
Snake greeting the eagle from Lord Shiva’s neck By: B Nimal Veerasingham During my middle school days once a month on the last period of the last Friday we had a session called ‘Students club’. I was not sure whether it was part of the general curriculum or simply school specific, but it was a […]
- Rise against state repression: A call to the people (Category: Breaking News)
- CBK: Proposed anti-corruption bill inadequate to end widespread problem (Category: Breaking News)
- President’s two main challenges: Accountability and reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop intimidating judiciary,end undermining democracy,hold elections (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction that had prevailed until then between an artistic and a commercial cinema. Both directors focused […]
- ‘Midunu Vishwaya’—‘Frozen Cosmos’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Pathi (Category: Breaking News)
- Beginnings and evolution of cinema in colonial and post-independent Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Gazette issued amending license fees for public performance (Category: Breaking News)
Moratuwa comes alive to the sound of Papare Bands this October as Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC, continuing its promise to support Sri Lanka sports has come forth once again to power the 72nd edition of the Battle of the Golds encounter between home town archrivals, St. Sebastian’s College and Prince of […]
- SL's Dialog at 'AAA(lka)'/Stable (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog Axiata to buy Bharti Airtel s telecom operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog, Axiata Group and Bharti Airtel sign Definitive Agreement to merge operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog enables 5G for Apple iPhone users for the first time in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
"We saw the entire country collapsing because of one person. So the people feel this needs to be corrected."
- Members of Parliament with Dual citizenship should resign – Dhammananda Thera (Category: Breaking News)
- Device to influence policies of other nations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to establish new scheme to grant dual citizenship (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka opposition MP says dual citizens in parliament should resign with dignity intact (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Economic Reforms Unproductive Unless Extractive Institutions Are Halted appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Don’t Ignore The Message Delivered By IPS SOE22 (Category: Breaking News)
- Review Of Dr W.A Wijewardena’s Book ‘A Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics, Cryptos & Currency Boards’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Strategic Strides From A Strategy Guru: Prof Ajantha Dharmasiri (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Auditors Could Have Prevented Alleged ‘Thico’/Thilini Scandal appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Litro Gas & Sri Lanka Ports Authority File Challenges To RTI Commission Orders In CA (Category: Breaking News)
- CA Sri Lanka helps fight cyber crime (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka goes to Kalmunai (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka Members’ Night (Category: Business)
Union Assurance, Sri Lanka’s trailblazing Life Insurer, has incentivised customers with lifestyle rewards for the third consecutive year with ‘Lifestyle Bonus 2022.’ Fifty winners were selected from eligible customers who purchased a Life Insurance policy between 1st January and 31st March, 2022, in a raffle draw held in June 2022. The first-place winner, W. I. […]
- Union Assurance is a Most Loved Life Insurance Brand in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Pioneering Breakthroughs Win Global Acclaim for Union Assurance (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Assurance launches ‘Lifestyle Bonus 2021’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Assurance launches ‘Lifestyle Bonus 2021’ (Category: Breaking News)
Ninety seven per cent of the respondents in a survey of Sri Lanka’s PR industry carried out in October by the Asia-Pacific chapter of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), the world’s largest and influential PR body, state that the local PR industry has got competitive over the recent years, with pricing, industry connections […]
- Print media the most preferred channel among Lankan PR professionals: survey (Category: Breaking News)
- Survey reveals Lankan PR agencies see AI as a game-changer, emphasizes need for technical know-h... (Category: Breaking News)
- PRCA APAC findings reveals the state of the PR industry in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ISOBAR Sri Lanka sweeps the boards at SLIM Digis 2.2 as the Most Awarded Agency (Category: Breaking News)
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Uurumaya, MP Udaya Gammanpila, yesterday said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given a post of Presidential Adviser on Climate Change to Eric Solheim who had been sacked by the UN for wasting funds. Addressing the media in Colombo, Gammanpila said that so-called peace envoy Solheim has re-emerged as the Presidential […]
- Invite global renewable energy organizations to Sri Lanka  Solheim (Category: Breaking News)
- NP Governor receives assurance from Erik Solheim (Category: Breaking News)
- Norway’s Sri Lanka peace process evaluation presented (Category: Breaking News)
- Global Tamil Forum met with Norwegian politicians in Oslo, Norway on 16 March 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
The APAC chapter of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), the world’s largest and influential PR body, carried out a survey during October with the view of understanding and informing on the state of the PR industry in Sri Lanka. The survey was carried out among 33 leaders and senior executives from over local […]
- PRCA APAC appoints Country Representative for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Thanzyl Thajudeen joins PRCA Asia Pacific Regional Board (Category: Breaking News)
- MullenLowe Group Sri Lanka Contributes to Soaring Global Network Ranking of Effie Effectiveness (Category: Breaking News)
- PRovoke Media recognizes PR Wire as Asia-Pacific’s “Best Agency to Work For” for second consecut... (Category: Breaking News)
Mintpay, Sri Lanka’s first Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service provider has been consistently breaking new ground in order to bring absolute convenience and payment flexibility to its members. As a BNPL service, Mintpay allows consumers to enjoy interest-free payment plans that will enable them to pay for any purchase in 3 installments, even with […]
- Retail Equity (Category: Business)
- Kelvinator partners with Softlogic (Category: Business)
- Consumer Plan (Category: Business)
- Softlogic brings artificial intelligence device, TeDi Alexa, to Sri Lankan consumers (Category: Breaking News)
Print media has retained its supremacy as the most preferred channel among public relations (PR) professionals in Sri Lanka over other channels online, social media, TV/radio, and others, reveals a survey by the Asia Pacific branch of the world’s largest professional PR body- the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA).The survey carried out with the […]
- Survey reveals Lankan PR agencies see AI as a game-changer, emphasizes need for technical know-h... (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Pricing, industry connections and influence playing key roles in SL’s PR industry’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Squire (Category: Business)
- PRCA APAC findings reveals the state of the PR industry in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The Feed a Child child nutrition program was jointly launched by Manusath Derana, Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians and the Family Health Bureau today (Oct. 15), concurrent to the 17th anniversary of TV Derana.
Sri Lanka s premium television channel TV Derana, bringing about a remarkable change to the history of television in the country while staying true to its brand credo of ÂProtecting indigenous values while protecting our futureÂ, marks its 17th anniversary today (15).
At a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin is making it all too obvious that he will be depending on Hard Power or armed might to forge ahead with his plans in Ukraine, the conferring of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on a human rights campaigner of Belarus and on two organizations engaged in kindred […]
- Belarus, Russia, Ukraine rights activists win Nobel Peace Prize (Category: Breaking News)
- Challenge of ushering international peace (Category: Breaking News)
- UN endures, but in the shadow of big powers (Category: Breaking News)
- Proxy wars make unsettling comeback (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s premium entertainment channel TV Derana has anchored its position as the most trusted and entertainment portal of choice in the country once again, surpassing 4 million subscribers.
[…]The post Launch Of The E-Book Version Of The Mystique Of Kelani River appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Book Launch: The Mystique Of Kelani River (Category: Breaking News)
- RIP: Comrade R Singamapanar: The First Tamil Political Activist From Chunnakam (Category: Breaking News)
- In Memory Of Comrade Osman De Silva (Category: Breaking News)
- Writing The American Ceylon Mission: A Review Of The American River Of Love That Flowed Into Jaf... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Profound & The Profane appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Books Release – International Day Of Universal Access To Information, September 28th, 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Hilton Colombo celebrates the 28th Year of the original Oktoberfest (Category: Breaking News)
- Teens arrested for highway crime (Category: Breaking News)
- Seven bodies found in US search for missing teens (Category: Breaking News)
"Yesterday we returned to the old logo because there were requests from internal and external stakeholders.”
- Court orders probe on State TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Donors 'ignoring' resettled IDPs (Category: Breaking News)
- Kongahage remunerated – appointed Chairman SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympic broadcast rights 'will not be transferred' (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Call For A May 9 Commission: Bring Gota, Mahinda & Basil Before A Parliamentary Commission appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Pohottuwa’s Suicidal Plunge (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Gota Mess Around With 13A? (Category: Breaking News)
The charges applicable on Telecommunication and Pay TV services in Sri Lanka have been revised again effective from today (October 05) with the introduction of the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL).The post Pay TV & Telecommunication service charges to be revised tonight (October 05) appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Charges for telecom and Pay TV services revised from today (Category: Breaking News)
- Driving licence fees revised in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Litro Gas to reduce prices tomorrow (January 05) (Category: Breaking News)
- LITRO Gas to reduce prices of gas after October 05 (Category: Breaking News)
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