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By Jehan Perera The night bus to Jaffna was also fully booked. Those who had returned on holiday from the diaspora were happy to be back and to share their views. One said he had spent two weeks in Colombo and was now on his way to spend two weeks in Jaffna. He spoke fondly of the […]
21-A prerequisite for IMF loan: By Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, owed an explanation as regards his claim that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had demanded the enactment of 21 Amendment to the Constitution as a prerequisite for the finalisation of USD 2.9 bn Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFFA) with Sri Lanka, retired […]
by Prasanna Cooray Speaking at a cremony to felicitate vetran filmmaker Dharmasiri Bandaranayake, at the Tharangani auditorium, National Film Corporation, Colombo 7, recently, Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda said Dharmasiri had changed the language of Sinhala cinema. At the event, titled “Rebel Creativity”, Bandaranayake received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ruhuna and the life...
Text and pictures by PRIYAN DE SILVA Vidyajothi Emeritus Prof. Sarath Kotagama, delivering the keynote address at the International Symposium on ‘Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism’, recently, said Sri Lanka’s unique biodiversity should be the basis of the country’s tourism industry. Prof. Kotagama regretted that it had not been recognized by the tourism industry yet. ...
By Rathindra Kuruwita About 497 Sri Lankans have been killed in violence during the first 11 months of 2022, according to crime statistics released by the police. Out of them, 223 deaths were caused by shooting and assault. About 3,596 instances of kidnappings with the intention of collecting ransoms have been recorded. This is a […]
Tuesday 27th December, 2022 The 18th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami was marked yesterday with a series of commemorative ceremonies. More than 35,000 lives were lost in this country because most Sri Lankans had not even heard the word, tsunami, despite being members of an island nation, and ignored the early warning signs of […]
By Dr Laksiri Fernando One mistake we normally make in analysing the situation or crisis in Sri Lanka is to do it in isolation. Sri Lanka is unfortunately only a part of a world system. Although this situation is valid to almost all other countries, smaller or weaker a country, larger are the effects of […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita The national fuel consumption had dropped by 50 percent towards the latter part of 2022, compared to the first few months of the year, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said. The CPC said that in the first few months of 2022, the daily petrol and diesel consumption had increased. The daily fuel […]
An independent judicial panel has ruled an earlier prosecutors decision not to indict officials at an immigration center in Nagoya, Japan over the 2021 death of a Sri Lankan detainee is unjust, paving the way for the case to be reconsidered, it said Monday.
The fuel consumption in Sri Lanka has plunged by 50 per cent in the last months of 2022, compared to the first few months of the year, the state-owned fuel distributor Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said on Monday.
Four people were arrested today (December 26) for allegedly stabbing social media activist Dilan Senanayake on the 14th of December 2022.The post Police arrest four men for allegedly stabbing Dilan Senanayake appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and four of his family members left for the United States this morning (December 26), airport sources said.The post Gotabaya Rajapaksa and wife leave for USA appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
An independent judicial panel in Japan has decided prosecutors’ earlier decision not to indict officials at an immigration center in Nagoya over the 2021 death of a Sri Lankan detainee is unjust, paving the way for reinvestigation of the case, it said Monday. In a decision dated Wednesday, the citizens who form the committee for […]
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved power cuts of two hours and 20 minutes from December 27 to December 30.
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left for the Unites States (US) today with his family. According to reports, the former President left with his wife, son, daughter-in-law and grandchild. Rajapaksa and his family left via the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). The former President returned to Sri Lanka in September after fleeing the country in July. Rajapaksa […]
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow today announced that announce that Red Wings Airlines, a Russian regional leisure airline based in Moscow, will start charter flight operations to Sri Lanka s Mattala Airport, twice per week with effect from the December 28, 2022.
The Maldives criminal court on Sunday sentenced former president Abdulla Yameen to 11 years in prison and fined him $5 million after finding him guilty of corruption and money laundering charges related to receiving kickbacks from a private company.The post Maldives former president Yameen gets 11-year jail term appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
By N Sathiya Moorthy Recently, Ven Kappitiyagoda Sirivimala Thera, Anunayake of the Rajopavanaramadhipati Ramanna Nikaya of Gatambe, reportedly asked politicians to take to voluntary retirement at 60 and make way for the younger generation. He cited a recent official circular on the matter, and President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s defence of the same and asked if doctors, […]
More than 1,500 individuals within three districts have been affected by the current inclement weather conditions around the island, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) reported.
Sri Lanka today commemorated the deadly Boxing Day tsunami in which some 30,000 people were killed. A two-minutes silence was observed across the country today to remember those killed in the tsunami on 26th December 2004. The two minutes silence was observed from 9.25 am to 9.27 am, the approximate time the tsunami hit Sri […]
A two minute silence will be observed from 9:25 AM to 9:27 AM today (December 26) islandwide, as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives in the tsunami disaster that hit the coastal belt of Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004.The post Today marks 18 years since 2004 Tsunami Disaster appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
A two minutes silence was observed islandwide today (Dec. 26), the National Safety Day from 9.25 a.m. to 9.27 a.m. commomerating all who lost their lives in the 2004 tsunami and other natural disasters in Sri Lanka.
The depression has weakened into a low-pressure area and likely to move to the western coast of Sri Lanka by today (26) morning, says the Department of Meteorology.
Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera paid homage to the Atamasthana (8 sacred locations) and several other places of worship in Anuradhapura on 24th December 2022. The visit turned out to be his maiden tour to Anuradhapura, after taking the office as 25th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. During the visit, Commander of the Navy was accompanied by Mrs Mala Lamahewa, the President of ...
Prabhath Withana The Customs Department’s Postal Valuation Division seized a stock of drugs with a street value of Rs. 165 million. The drugs had been sent by post from several countries. (See page 2) Customs Media Spokesman Deputy Director of Customs (Legal Affairs) Sudatta Silva said the drugs including Kush and Methamphetamine had been found […]
The SJB is planning to launch street protests in January against the government. Addressing the media at the Opposition Leader’s office, on Saturday, the party’s Deputy National Organiser MP S. M. Marikkar said the first month in 2023 would be crucial to the Sri Lankans. “The people’s earnings will dwindle due to Ranil Wickremesinghe’s blood-sucking tax […]
Next 24 hours critical By Rathindra Kuruwita and Ifham Nizam Current depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal, 160 km to the east-northeast of Trincomalee, was expected to reach the eastern coast of Sri Lanka and cross the country during the next 24 hours, the Met Department said yesterday issuing a severe weather warning. The alert […]
SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider and Google Cloud have announced a partnership focused on jointly boosting collaboration and to provide customers with digital tools serving the evolving needs of citizens in a rapidly digitizing economy. Partnering with Google Cloud will enable SLT-MOBITEL to expand its offerings beyond connectivity, creating greater value and driving digital [R...
By Ifham Nizam The Wildlife Conservation Department has initiated a programme to protect leopards in the mountains.A senior official of the Department yesterday said that they had tested a new protective net on Saturday (23) at the Nuwara Eliya Galway’s land National Park. The trial of this safety net took place with the participation of […]
A group of passengers, including some from Sri Lanka, were tested for Covid at the Chennai airport on Saturday.According a report by DT Chennai, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian inspected the testing procedures of international passengers at the Chennai International Airport. As per the directions of the Union Government, the random testing of two […]