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The Colombo Magistrate s Court today (Nov. 11) imposed a temporary ban on the foreign travels of State Minister Diana Gamage. The ban is effective until November 17.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Parliament on Thursday (November 10) Sri Lanka won’t have a major issue with food security during next year, hopefully.The post Sri Lanka won’t have a major issue with food security during next year – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The United Kingdom (UK) wants Sri Lanka to reduce market access barriers and improve ease of doing business which will further boost the UK–Sri Lanka trade and investment relationship, the UK High Commission in Sri Lanka said today. The UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka Lord Davies of Abersoch visited Colombo from 9th to 11th November 2022. […]
Taiwan is expected to top the agenda when US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet next week – their first in-person encounter since Mr Biden took office in 2020. The much-awaited meeting comes at a time when relations between the two superpowers have particularly soured. This has been fuelled by Beijing’s claims […]
Sea cucumbers are marine animals with leathery skin and elongated bodies containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. Crabs, fish, turtles, and even some species of shark are natural predators of sea cucumbers. Sea cucumbers are also known as marine invertebrates related to sea urchins and starfish. It […]
Senior lawyer S. A. Cader sayas that it was the responsibility of Parliament to enact legislation to enable the country to seek UN support for the recovery of stolen public assets.Cader, senior partner at Julius & Creasy emphasised the urgent need to address the issue at hand as part of the overall efforts meant to […]
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) had prevented 586 persons from leaving the country this year for employment overseas, a spokesman for the Bureau said.The official said that the SLBFE unit based at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) had declined to process their applications as they were leaving the country on visit visas. The […]
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 […]
Investigations have revealed that the 303 Sri Lankans rescued and taken to Vietnam, were heading to Canada. State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya said that the Sri Lankans were heading to Canada from Myanmar. He said that among the 303 Sri Lankans are women and children. Sri Lanka has already sought the repatriation of […]
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry says that there are no reports of any Sri Lankan victims from the fire at the living quarters of expatriate workers in Male, the capital city of Maldives.
Ten people have died in a fire at a building where Sri Lankan, Indian and Bangladeshi migrant workers live in the Maldives capital of Male, early on Thursday, November 10.The post Fire erupts at building in Maldives where Sri Lankan labourers also reside: 10 killed appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka's new government will release the 2023 budget on Monday focused on boosting revenue, implementing tax reforms and fiscal consolidation to secure an IMF bailout package to help the country recover from its worst financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka’s 2023 budget aims to put crisis-hit economy back on track appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lank...
US President Joe Biden says Elon Musk’s relationships with foreign countries are “worthy of being looked at”. Mr Biden was asked whether Mr Musk posed a national security threat and if Saudi Arabia helping him to buy Twitter should be investigated. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal rolled over a $1.89bn (£1.7bn) Twitter stake into […]
Mister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Ali Sabry, PC to engage with the public live on Twitter…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz could very well have broken rank with some of his fellow member states in the European Union by choosing to visit China with the aim of mending economic fences with the latter. Scholz sought to reassure the political leadership of the Union and their publics that he meant well by his […]
by Sanath Nanayakkare CFA Society Sri Lanka launched a financial literacy publication authored by Ravi Abeysuriya, CFA, Advocacy Chair of CFA Society Sri Lanka, at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday. The chief guest Ms. K M A N Daulagala, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), rang the market opening bell […]
The United States has imposed sanctions on a Sri Lanka-based businessman identified as Mohamad Irshad Mohamad Haris Nizar, over his alleged links to a financial facilitator and external operations plotter of al-Qa’ida. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said that Nizar has been the business partner of Ahmed Luqman […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that it continues to monitor the progress of the passengers of Sri Lankan origin who were rescued and bought to the Port of Vung Tau in Vietnam on November 08.
Sri Lanka has sought the repatriation of 303 people who were rescued from a distressed vessel and taken to Viet Nam. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka said that it continues to monitor the progress of the passengers of Sri Lankan origin who were rescued and bought to the Port of Vung Tau […]
Dozens of state-owned Sri Lankan companies employing tens of thousands of people could be restructured or closed as part of an IMF bailout of the bankrupt country, with the country's airline top of the list for reform.The post Turbulence ahead: Airline on the block in Sri Lanka reforms appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Tourism Minister Harin Fernando appealed to international travellers to add Sri Lanka to their travel wish list, assuring tourists are cushioned from the economic shocks the country is undergoing, and that they will be well looked after.The post Hospitality doesn’t die just because inflation is high – Harin appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA ...
Bankrupt Sri Lanka is caught up in a China-US battle. The situation has been further complicated by India, Japan and Australia becoming part of the US-led military alliance meant to counter China. The US-led grouping is hell-bent on enhancing its influence in Colombo as both parties woo lawmakers. Recent declaration by the ruling party that […]
The 2022 Capital Market Donation Drive organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) together with partnering stockbroker firms recently donated essential food items to over 900 families around the country. Acuity Stockbrokers, Asha Securities, Asia Securities, Bartleet Religare Securities, First Capital Equities, First Guardian Equities, J B Securities, Lanka Securities and Softlogic Stockbrokers...
[…]The post What Sri Lanka Can Learn From China’s Bitter Experience appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
The United Nations Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said the number of people needing urgent humanitarian help had doubled to 3.4 million.The post UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
More than 300 Sri Lankans were rescued at sea off the Spratly Islands after their fishing vessel was damaged and found adrift, foreign media reported today (November 08).The post Foreign Ministry in talks with Vietnam to repatriate 303 Sri Lankans rescued at sea appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The Ministry of Health states that there is a risk of monkeypox-infected individuals arriving in Sri Lanka from foreign countries since it is a disease that continues to spread in other countries of the world.
The United Nations (UN) team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organisations have today revised and extended their joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, which aims to provide life-saving assistance to 3.4 million people amid Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence. Since June, the HNP has been responding to the Government’s request for UN-backed […]
The Sri Lanka Cricket board has appointed a 3-member panel to investigate allegations on the cricket team, including Danushka Gunathilaka, during their stay in Australia. Sri Lanka Cricket said that a 3-member investigation panel consisting of Justice Sisira Ratnayake (Retired High Court Judge), Niroshana Perera, Attorney-at-Law, and Asela Rekawa, Attorney-at-Law, have been appointed to initiate [...
As many as 303 Sri Lankans on board Myanmar-flagged fishing vessel LADY R3 have been rescued by the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC Vietnam) and other foreign forces. MRCC Vietnam on November 7 received a mayday signal from MRCC Sri Lanka that LADY R3 fishing vessel got into trouble at sea and […]