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Foreign Office Consultations between Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan are scheduled to be held on 11 April 2024 in Astana, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Foreign Office Consultations between Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan are scheduled to be held on 11 April 2024 in Astana. The Sri Lanka Delegation will be led by Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane. Following the meeting between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart K. Tokayev last year a decision was taken to open a resident Sri […]
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Defense to admit undergraduate students to the Faculty of Medicine of General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University to study medicine and surgery on a fee levying basis. The General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University was made a […]
The UK government has tweaked its travel advice for Sri Lanka, but campaigners believe further changes are still required.The post UK travel advice tweaks for Sri Lanka ‘still unfair’ appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya Since their visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government in February, leaders of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-led National People’s Power coalition have become the poster-boys and girls of a complicated Sri Lankan political landscape, in a pre-election period. The once-marginal parliamentary group’s leader is now viewed as a potential […]
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has launched an investigation into the shooting by the Police in which a SLAF Volunteer Corporal of the Rugby pool was killed in Padukka. The Police had said that the corporal was shot during an exchange of fire between the Police and the Air Force member. According to the […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe participating at the “Let’s Start with Me” Kandy District Youth Conference held at the President’s House, Kandy on Sunday (07) stated that the legislation pertaining to the establishment of the new economy will be presented to Parliament in May and approved by June. Elaborating further, the President said: “If we fail to […]
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will close at 12.00 noon on Wednesday (April 10), in view of the additional half-holiday on account of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year falling on Saturday (April 13), the CSE announced.
A Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Corporal, who was attached to the Sri Lanka Air Force Rugby pool, was killed in a shooting by the police and Special Task Force (STF) at Angamuwa in Padukka this morning (April 08).The post Sri Lanka Air Force Corporal killed in Police shootout appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the formation of a committee tasked with preserving and maintaining the rich cultural heritage of Kandyan dancing art. This decision was made during a meeting with Kandy traditional dancers at the President’s House in Kandy on Sunday (07) morning. The committee will comprise representatives from relevant institutions such as the Ministry […]
The Sri Lanka Air Force confirmed that an SLAF Volunteer Corporal of the Rugby pool died in an exchange of fire with police officers in Padukka.
An individual has been killed in an exchange of fire with police and Special Task Force (STF) personnel at Angamuwa in Padukka, police said.
by Shamindra Ferdinando President’s Counsel Manohara De Silva says the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has to inquire into alleged foreign interventions in Sri Lanka, as they amount to failure on the part of the government in power to safeguard the country’s national security. Pointing out that the Speaker had disclosed not only foreign interventions but […]
A report on studies conducted on the proposed construction of a land bridge linking India and Sri Lanka would be presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe this week, the President’s Office said. The report has been prepared following discussions with Indian representatives by a Sri Lankan delegation led by Senior Advisor to the President and Chief […]
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Sri Lanka and Estonia convened the inaugural bilateral political consultations at senior official level in Colombo. The consultations focused on consolidating bilateral relations and identifying new areas for cooperation between the two countries. Potential for both public and private sector collaborations in ICT and e-governance was the high point of the discussion as Estonia is […]
The credibility of the Narendra Modi government’s neighbourhood first policy is evident as India is now planning to supply thousands of metric tons of onion to Sri Lanka after supplying vast quantities of essential commodities to Maldives under the pro-China Mohammed Muizzu regime. It is understood that besides this, India on April 3 allowed a […]
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the government’s commitment to leading Sri Lanka towards prosperity by 2048 through transformative changes in modern agriculture, tourism, and the energy sector.The post Sri Lanka President calls on youth to lead nation forward through Government initiatives appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
LOLC Finance PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI), has once again set a remarkable milestone in the digital finance landscape by clinching an outstanding five gold awards at the prestigious Lankapay Technnovation Awards 2024. This exceptional achievement fortifies LOLC Finance’s utmost expertise and innovation in the realm of digital financing, further emphasizing its ...
Colombo has demonstrated its own brand of strategic autonomy on issues from Russia’s war in Ukraine to China’s global footprint By Michael Kugelman Most South Asian governments tend to have nonaligned foreign policies, balancing their relations with major powers. This maximizes their diplomatic flexibility and ability to operate independently on the world stage, also known as […]
Officials of India s Directorate Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have seized 4.9 kilograms of foreign-origin gold, mid sea near the Vedhalai coast, Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district.
Mr. Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon, President Director General of Community Affairs, stated that between President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s assumption of office and February 2024, the Government of Sri Lanka has settled a total of US$ 1909.7 million in foreign debt and interest payments.The post Sri Lanka settles $1.9 Billion in Foreign Debt and Interest Payments: Official Statement appeared first on ONLA...
The 4th round of bilateral consultations between Sri Lanka and Switzerland took place on 05 April 2024 in Colombo, co-chaired by Ambassador Head of Asia Pacific at Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Heinrich Schellenberg and Additional Secretary'Bilateral (West) of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Sri Lanka Yasoja Gunasekera.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports that global investors and officials from Sri Lanka are expected to convene for a second round of discussions with the aim of restructuring $12 billion in defaulted global bonds later this month.The post Global investors and Sri Lanka officials set for second round of Bond Restructuring talks appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Late...
By N Sathiya Moorthy It is inevitable that in the heat of an electoral battle, neighbours get mentioned, if not hurt. It is election time in India, to be followed by one or two in Sri Lanka – for the presidency and Parliament, though which would come first is known only to Mr God and President […]
Actress Damitha Abeyratne and her husband were ordered to be remanded by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Friday, until 17th April. Abeyratne and her husband were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) while leaving court, Thursday. The couple had appeared before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Thursday over an alleged foreign employment […]
Mr. Rajith Keerthy Tennakoon, President Director General of Community Affairs says that after between President Ranil Wickremesinghe s assumption of office and February 2024, the Sri Lankan government has settled a total of USD 1909.7 million in foreign debt and interest payments.
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Rajith Keerthy Tennakoon Director General of Community Affairs at the President’s Office delivering a special media statement today (05) stated that between the assumption of office by President Ranil Wickremesinghe and February 2024, the Government of Sri Lanka has settled a total of US$ 1909.7 million in foreign debt and interest payments. He also highlighted […]