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Air Vice Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa will take over as the 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force and be promoted to the three-star rank of Air Marshal with effect from June 30, 2023.The post Udeni Rajapaksa appointed as the 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa takes office as new SLAF commander (Category: Breaking News)
- New Air Force Commander to assume duties tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Outgoing Air chief promoted to the rank of Air Chief Marshal (Category: Breaking News)
- Air Vice Marshal R.A.U.P. RAJAPAKSA appointed as the 19th AF Commander (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremasinghe, in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, has promoted outgoing Air Force Commander, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana, to the four-star rank of Air Chief Marshal with effect from today (29 June 2023). Air Chief Marshal Pathirana took over as the 18th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force on […]
- Troops promoted to mark 13 years since defeat of LTTE (Category: Breaking News)
- Blessing for the new Air Force Commander (Category: Breaking News)
- Blessing for the new Air Force Commander (Category: Breaking News)
- Blessing for the new Air Force Commander (Category: Breaking News)
Union Assurance, the #1 Bancassurance provider in Sri Lanka, recently hosted the annual awards night 2022 for the Seylan Bank Bancassurance Channel under the exalted theme of ‘Galactic Excellence’. The event which was held on May 12th, 2023, at the Courtyard by Marriott Colombo celebrated and rewarded the top-performing regions, branches, and staff members. The […]
- Union Assurance Champions Employee Engagement at the Bancassurance Super League 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Assurance Celebrates Spectacular Year with Commercial Bank Partnership (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Assurance Enters into Strategic Bancassurance Partnership with Standard Chartered (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Assurance Rewards ‘First Class Excellence’ at Bancassurance Awards (Category: Breaking News)
Debt-laden Sri Lanka will unveil its domestic debt restructuring strategy this week, central bank chief P Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Sunday (Jun 25), as the island navigates its worst financial crisis in decades. Sri Lanka will also likely obtain Cabinet and parliamentary approval for the debt restructuring strategy this week, Weerasinghe told local TV channels […]
- CB warns of catastrophic consequences if banking sector collapses (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s sovereign lenders yet to outline debt talks plans (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL Governor refuses to resign over pay hike issue (Category: Breaking News)
The Department of Wildlife has given an undertaking to the Court of Appeal that steps will not be taken to export Toque Macaque monkeys from Sri Lanka to China, Ada Derana reporter said.
Ireland won the toss, made a double-strike in the ninth over of Sri Lanka’s innings, and took 6 for 44 in their last six overs. But so comprehensively did Sri Lanka win the other portions of this match, that they trounced Ireland by 133 runs, bowling them out for 192 after they had made 325. […]
- Resolute Ireland brace for trial by spin in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Steps will be taken to win women's rights on par with developed countries of the world (Category: Breaking News)
- Indigenous medical sector to be developed as a foreign exchange generating industry (Category: Breaking News)
- Transformation of the Tourism Industry into a Foreign Exchange Powerhouse (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post RW’s Plea In Paris & Predicament At Home appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Separation Of Powers, Rule Of Law, Corruption & SL Bankruptcy (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Stands For Sheep Loom: Obedience Above Intelligence (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Stands For Sheep Loom: Obedience Above Intelligence (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Debt Justice Collective Writes Open Letter To IMF On DDO (Category: Breaking News)
13 flights cancelled in five days – Dayasiri By Saman Indrajith About 70 pilots attached to SriLankan Airlines had resigned during the past six months, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday in Parliament. “There are fewer than 260 pilots at SriLankan now. Another 18 are to join Emirates soon,” he said.SriLankan needs 330 pilots to […]
- SriLankan and Fits Air ask permission to recruit foreign pilots to overcome severe shortage (Category: Breaking News)
- UL attempt to recruit foreign pilots flops due to low pay, high taxes – Dayasiri (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan obtains govt s approval to recruit foreign pilots (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines explains recent grounding of several aircraft (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Wickremesinghe Safeguards The Rajapaksas; Mega Business Safeguards Wickremesinghe? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Calm Before The Storm! Aragalaya -’22 Has Rested Enough!!! (Category: Breaking News)
- Multiple Choice Or A Binary Option? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Vs. AKD: Who Will Blink First? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Government Without The Wickremesinghes & Rajapaksas (Category: Breaking News)
by Rex Clementine When Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage unceremoniously sacked Duleep Mendis as Chairman of Selectors in 2012, the former Test captain took the blow on the chin. Rather than grumble about his misfortune – which had come less than a month after Sri Lanka had won a Test match in South Africa – he […]
- Former Sri Lanka cricket captain to coach Oman national team (Category: Breaking News)
- Duleep Mendis to coach Oman cricket team (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket’s day of reckoning (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 90 Sri Lankan female domestic workers stranded in Oman (Category: Breaking News)
By Prof. Kirthi Tennakone We imagine, dream and think all the time. Mentally pose questions and ponder doubtfully. Thinking is a fundamental human right, not stoppable by force, rules and regulations or law, but influenced by experience and education. We also divulge our thoughts as opinions or remarks. This is freedom of expression, a cherished […]
- ICCPR being used against Freedom of Expression–Amnesty International (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s proposed Internet Law threatens upcoming elections: HRW (Category: Breaking News)
- UN concerned over Anti-Terrorism Bill and Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID Chief expresses concerns about Online Safety Act to Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
In collaboration with Skyline Entertainment, Scope Cinemas hosted the highly anticipated Red Carpet premiere and screening of “The Flash” at CCC on June 15th. The event was an unforgettable experience for fans and marked the first-ever standalone feature film for the beloved DC Superhero, Barry Allen. Directed by Andy Muschietti, known for the “IT” films […]
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts premiers in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Scope Cinemas and Liberty Cinemas ignite screens with premiere of Mission: Impossible – Dead Rec... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka among first globally to experience Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Category: Breaking News)
- Scope Cinemas hosts John Wick: Chapter 4 premier (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Kurundi: A Runway To ’56? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Pyromaniacs On The March (Category: Breaking News)
- National Reconciliation & Archaeological Mischiefs (Category: Breaking News)
- Incubating, Again (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Of Addiction (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post NM’s Heritage: Upsurge Of Religious Despotism In Sri Lanka: Can The JVP Withstand Sinhala-Buddhist Racism? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- On The Current Debate Among Left Intellectuals (Category: Breaking News)
- Law & Justice Are At Stake At Mylathmadu & Mathavanai In East (Category: Breaking News)
- Seize The Election To Secure It: ‘A Democratic Revolution By Force’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Follow-Up On The Buddhist-Tamil Dialogue In Europe & USA (Category: Breaking News)
Ahead of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) auction, Pakistan's captain and star batter Babar Azam, who was a pre-auction direct signing by the Colombo Strikers franchise, said that he and his team are looking forward to developing the strongest side in the tournament.The post Colombo Strikers will look to form strongest side at LPL auction, Pakistan captain Babar Azam says appeared first on ONLANKA N...
- Colombo Strikers to construct a formidable squad for LPL auction (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo strikers announce Simon Helmot as head coach for LPL 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Star Sports To Telecast LPL 2023 in India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo Strikers announce four Icon players for LPL (Category: Breaking News)
Nicky Bin Sadoon is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur operating an award winning bed and breakfast property overlooking the picturesque Niagara Falls in Canada. She has won many Trip Advisor’s awards for best B&B. Nicky shared her thoughts on how she rose to the top and how she is above others in running this competitive business. […]
- Brainstorming before Budget over Breakfast (Category: Business)
- HSBC Power Breakfast (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside-McQuire breakfast meeting a success (Category: Business)
- Re/Max Holding Free Breakfast For Veterans (Category: USA, Indiana)
Police fires tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesting university students near the Sri Jayawardenapura University at Wijerama Junction in Nugegoda, a short while ago, Ada Derana reporter said.
Its MD says. ‘go abroad only if you can work hard’ Siraj Manpower Services, one of Sri Lanka’s leading foreign employment agencies, was honoured with the Three-Star Award at the ‘Golden Awards’ 2023, organised by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). This award ceremony was organised to honour foreign employment agencies that have […]
- Expatriation for employment to UAE with tourist visas suspended (Category: Breaking News)
- Couple arrested on charges of swindling foreign job seekers (Category: Breaking News)
- Beware of scammers who send people abroad to work in Malaysia on tourist visas - SLBFE (Category: Breaking News)
- NHDA and SLBFE to launch housing project for migrant workers (Category: Breaking News)
by Dr. Ranil Senanayake With the Sri Lanka country statement to COP21 held in 2015, Paris being ignored by the ‘Climate Change’ bureaucrats for eight years, there is concern that the agricultural community is running out of time. The recent change in management seemed to show some promise by appointing Eric Solheim as the Advisor […]
- President proposes establishing Int l University on Climate Change in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka will face serious drinking water problem due to climate change, warns expert (Category: Breaking News)
- Climate change to be SL s most serious issue in the future (Category: Breaking News)
- World s first int l environmental university to be established in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Rex Clementine at Suriyawewa Sri Lanka bounced back to beat Afghanistan by 132 runs on Sunday to square the three-match one-day series in Suriyawewa yesterday. It was Sri Lanka’s biggest win over Afghanistan in ODIs and makes amends for its disappointing performance in the first ODI on Friday, which they lost by six wickets, Having set […]
- Afghanistan cruise to comfortable win after Zadran 98 (Category: Breaking News)
- Middle order woes continue to trouble Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Cup team of the tournament – Power up top, many all-round options, and fire with the ball (Category: Breaking News)
- Second Sri Lanka – Afghanistan ODI called off (Category: Breaking News)
Ada Derana s Ukussa today (04 June) helped uncover another skin-whitening racket in Rajagiriya involving the administration of Glutathione , a drug banned in Sri Lanka.
Top social media video creator/comedian Khalid Al Ameri is currently in Sri Lanka promoting the country. He has already produced and published a number a videos in Colombo and Kandy. Khalid Al Ameri has also arranged a meet and greet event for his fans in Sri Lanka. Khalid Al Ameri is an Emirati video creator […]
- UAE’s International League T20 locked-in for January-February 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka distribute chicks among poultry farmers (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh’s ruling party angered over claims country like Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil questions English spoken by Tamil activist (Category: Breaking News)
Rex Clementine at Suriyawewa There’s not much time left before the Sri Lankan team takes flight to Harare for the World Cup qualifiers, but they are confronted with quite a few problems. The three match ODI series against Afghanistan, arranged by SLC to help players prepare for the qualifiers, didn’t start off well as […]
- Sri Lanka not eligible to participate in Olympic U23 Asian Cup qualifiers - FIFA (Category: Breaking News)
- FFSL elections to be held in September (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka leave for World Cup Qualifiers (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC World Cup Qualifier- Sri Lanka beats Netherlands in final (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post On The Climate Change University appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Climate Change: A Red Flag For Environmental Security In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
- Missing The Missing For 33 Years Pro-Missing With Many Missings (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has several headaches ahead of its World Cup qualifiers in two weeks’ time after suffering a heavy six-wickets defeat against Afghanistan. Set a target of 269, Afghanistan got there with 19 deliveries to spare on Friday to take the opener of the three-match one-day international series. Ibrahim Zadran was the hero for the […]
- Danushka Gunathilaka to stand trial for sexual assault (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘No’ campaigners confident Australian referendum will not pass (Category: Breaking News)
- Health authorities across Australia call for return of masks amid eighth COVID wave (Category: Breaking News)
- Public warned against flying kites near airports in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Rex Clementine at Suriyawewa Sri Lanka white ball captain Dasun Shanaka has welcomed the return of seniors Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne to the ODI team after they were sidelined with the selectors launching their youth policy two years ago. While Mathews returned to the fea in New Zealand, Karunaratne will feature in the […]
- Mathews left out of World Cup qualifiers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s injury woes continue in World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Champions Trophy qualification at stake for Sri Lanka ahead of Bangladesh clash (Category: Breaking News)
- IPL stars expected to join teams in Hambantota (Category: Breaking News)
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