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BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Centre, at Kirulapone. […]
- Shelton Wirasinha, the Bard of the Wesley Manor (Category: Breaking News)
- A fish that sparked a national obsession (Category: Breaking News)
- Leading cosmetic doctor says under-30s are overdoing Botox and fillers (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranasinghe says his life in danger (Category: Breaking News)
CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum chandij@sympatico.ca More Music Shows … Having produced, annually, The Island Music Awards shows on three occasions, I did my largest show in Sri Lanka in 1992. It was The Island […]
- French Style, Sri Lankan Smile! (Category: Breaking News)
- CONCLUSION: MISSIONS OF A GLOBAL PROFESSOR : CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka trade exhibition in Oman in Feb. (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The TGTE; Past, Present & Future appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sinhala Colonisation Of Ancient Tamil Hindu Sites & The Importance Of Muslim, Christian, Hindu U... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan wrestler Nethmi Ahinsa Poruthotage, who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham was presented with a house in Wepalla, Kurunegala, by ÂManusath Derana, the CSR initiative of TV Derana.
CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum chandij@sympatico.ca Five-Star Hotels in Colombo In 1986, there were only five five-star internationally branded hotels in Sri Lanka (InterContinental, Oberoi, Taj, Ramada Renaissance and Le Meridien). A Hilton Interna...
- Mastering Showbiz… Music, Food & Fashion In Oman (Category: Breaking News)
- Kumara helps Sri Lanka wrap up second Test before lunch (Category: Breaking News)
- CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- Business lunch amidst a stunning panorama (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka s foremost and only 24-hour news television channel, Ada Derana 24, has acquired the official television broadcasting rights and digital broadcasting rights of this year s hotly anticipated Lanka Premier League (LPL) T20 cricket tournament in order to add a new experience to its viewers.
- Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Bloomington is identified (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Then 'N Now (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Fritz Wetherbee: Franklin Pierce Becomes a Candidate (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Bloomington is identified (Category: USA, Minnesota)
Master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya and the sultan of swing Wasim Akram have joined the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 as brand ambassadors. It provides a huge boost to the third edition of the tournament which will be played from December 6 to December 23. One of the most destructive batsmen of all-time Sanath Jayasuriya scored […]
- Wasim Akram to grace Lanka Premier League final (Category: Breaking News)
- Sir Vivian Richards joins Lanka Premier League as brand ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath slams poor wickets at Premadasa stadium for LPL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jaysuriya wants positive picture of Sri Lanka to be given (Category: Breaking News)
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Donald Trump, the only president impeached twice, launched a campaign to reclaim the Oval Office on Tuesday, two years after voters ousted him and a week after they rejected his hand-picked candidates in several pivotal Senate races.The post Former President Donald Trump launches 2024 presidential campaign appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ON...
- Poli (Sigh): Trump Hurting GOP And His Own Legacy (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Poli (Sigh): Trump Hurting GOP And His Own Legacy (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Donald Trump to contest 2024 presidential polls (Category: Breaking News)
- Banks Works To Refine GOP Agenda After Trump (Category: USA, Indiana)
A court in India has granted bail to Sri Lankan born Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez in a case of money laundering. The 37-year-old actress is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Indian government agency that investigates financial crimes. It has accused her of financial misdemeanour and wants her in custody. Fernandez’ lawyer Prashant […]
- Nearly 40 pupils killed by militants in Uganda school attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing crosses 87 (Category: Breaking News)
- US actor Danny Masterson found guilty on two rape counts (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)
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)
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).
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 Will Subramanian Swami‘s Visit Revive Racist Politics? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Indian-Israeli Involvement In Sri Lanka Is A Disaster (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya This is the third and final in a series of candid vignettes about Tony Ranasinghe. Pauline Kael once observed of Marlon Brando that his characters suggested tragic force. Comparable as he would have been to Brando, Gamini Fonseka never epitomised this kind of force: the closest he ever came to embodying it […]
- Douglas Ranasinghe: Second to none (Category: Breaking News)
- Ran Muthu Duwa (Category: Breaking News)
- Gamini Abeysinghe and Kamalangani Perusinghe’s legacy shines on (Category: Breaking News)
- “The film kills Neruda” (Category: Breaking News)
(First Colour Feature Film in Sinhala) By Rohan Abeygunawardena (abeyrohan@gmail.com) and Ananda Wickramarachchi This article is dedicated to all the crew members of the first Sinhala colour film Ran Muthu Duwa that was screened 60 years ago on 10 August 1962.) Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was very well known world over as a […]
- Muthu Raja airlifted back to Thailand for treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Minister Muthu Sivalingam passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka born Canadian Muthu wins world-record for longest Male dreadlocks (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai royal family honours Sri Lankan caretaker of tusker Muthu Raja (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan born Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has been served notice by the Delhi Police for questioning on September 12 in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. She has also been summoned by a Delhi court on September 26 in connection with the same case. Earlier this month, the Enforcement Directorate, […]
- Sri Lankan born star Jacqueline Fernandez granted interim bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan born star Jacqueline Fernandez appears before investigators (Category: Breaking News)
- Jacqueline Fernandez named an accused in money laundering case (Category: Breaking News)
- Jacqueline accused of going back on statement at Miss Sri Lanka pageant (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post “Really Real Manner Of Managing Sri Lanka” – ‘To Paris and Back’ 1977-1990 (JRJ Years) appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ballad Of A Sad Trumpet (Category: Breaking News)
- A Story Of Shadows (Category: Breaking News)
- Cockiness; What Price? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
Miranda said long distance buses will be given around 125-150 litres of diesel at a time.
- A diesel concession for private buses (Category: Breaking News)
- NTC Director General offers protection and fuel for buses operating from Bastian Mawatha, Pettah (Category: Breaking News)
- Talks between private bus operators and govt. positive (Category: Breaking News)
- Bus strike in Negombo- Colombo route (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka Becoming A Police State? Government Efforts To Delegitimise Aragalaya appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Sri Lanka Heading Towards The Myanmar Model Of Governance? (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Attempt To Redefine The Political Discourse & Direction Through Suppression (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Political engagement with Aragayala necessary (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post BASL; Altruistic Union That Does Not Stand For Its Members’ Sake But For The People appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- Is The IMF Mad To Give Loans To A Murderous Government? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka strongly condemns attack on Galle Face protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- President Wickremesinghe, The Current Pohottuwa Government & The Way Forward – A Call From Citiz... (Category: Breaking News)
President goes to Maldives
- Kamala Harris' VP win is huge for HBCUs, Tougaloo president says (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
Basil prevented from leaving in the early hours: report
[…]The post Former President Sirisena Insinuates Athuraliye Rathana Took Money From Royal Park Murderer’s Parents appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- CID records statement from Maithripala Sirisena (Category: Breaking News)
- FR challenging pardoning of murder convict gets go ahead (Category: Breaking News)
- Bribe offered to free Royal Park murder convict (Category: Breaking News)
- Granting presidential pardon to Royal Park murder convict constitutional- Maithripala tells SC (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Gamini Wickramasinghe: The Maverick Is Not Quiet At All As The Title Proclaims appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Target 2048 – Complex Economy System (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Failed Trump Coup: Strong Institutional Setup Saved USA (And Democracy Too) (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Failed Trump Coup: Strong Institutional Setup Saved USA (And Democracy Too) (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Failed Trump Coup: Strong Institutional Setup Saved USA (And Democracy Too) (Category: Breaking News)
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- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
Crop shortfalls due to fertilizer and fuel shortages
- Sri Lanka state firms to buy 230,000MT fertilizer for next season: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Food Barrier (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka farmers showing stronger than expected interest to grow maize: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sees unexpectedly higher Yala rice cultivation: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Wijesekara made this announcement at the weekly cabinet media briefing Tuesday morning.
- Cairn India to start drilling for oil in Sri Lanka in August (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery’ to become a separate state enterprise (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery’ to become a separate state enterprise (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka oil exploration continues (Category: Breaking News)
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