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Lihini Seafoods, Sri Lanka’s award-winning seafood exporter with over two decades of experience, has officially launched its Lihini Frozen Range of products at selected LAUGFS supermarkets giving local customers the chance to enjoy the freshest seafood made to international standards. Lihini Frozen Range includes an exciting range of high-quality frozen sea food such as fish, […]
A special delegation from Israel visiting Sri Lanka has assured the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara, that their country will offer 2000 job opportunities for femalecaregivers from Sri Lanka, this year.
Israel has agreed to recruit 2000 female caregivers from Sri Lanka this year, the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment said. A special delegation from Israel visiting Sri Lanka had assured the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara, that their country will offer 2000 job opportunities for female caregivers from Sri Lanka, this […]
The beautiful island nation Sri Lanka, also known as ‘the pearl of the Indian ocean’, has been going through its toughest economic crisis since its independence in 1948. Another victim of the vicious ‘debt-trap diplomacy’, Sri Lanka has seen significant growth in Chinese influence in the recent past. While the entire world witnessed the tragedies […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando Rebel SLPP MP Prof. G.L. Peiris says that the recent resignation of Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa, PC, and Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, from a ministerial subcommittee inquiring into procurement of coal for Lakvijaya coal-fired power plant complex at Norochcholai revealed the failure on their part to take tangible action against corruption. […]
The electricity tariff hike will have a devastating impact on exporters and others who are involved in the real economy, Chairperson of Sri Lanka United National Businesses Alliance (SLUNBA), Tania Abeysundara says. She said yesterday that Sri Lankan manufacturers were already at a disadvantage in competing with their fellow South Asian counterparts. With the latest […]
Kashmir Day, also known as “Solidarity Day,” is observed on February 5th each year in Pakistan to show support for the people of Indian-administered Kashmir. While it is true that the Kashmir dispute is a longstanding issue that has caused suffering and instability in the region, Pakistan’s narrative on the issue has often been misleading […]
The Colombo High Court has further extended the overseas travel ban imposed on former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal until April 06.
Sri Lanka and India will sign a pact to link their power grids and start negotiations on an upgraded trade agreement within two months, a Sri Lankan diplomat said on Wednesday, as the island nation seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months – envoy appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News ...
A stock of ecstasy pills and Kush cannabis sent from Germany, England and Canada has been intercepted at the Central Mail Exchange.
The US Embassy yesterday (15) declined to comment on an unannounced visit made by a high level US delegation. When The Island asked the US Embassy whether it would issue a statement regarding the visit, the Embassy Spokesperson said that they didn’t have any comment on the topic. The delegation is believed to have been […]
Bishop of Kandy, His Lordship Bishop Valance Mendis, recently stressed the pivotal importance of providing quality education to children of those long suffering people of Kalpitiya peninsula, including those who live on the islands, if they are to protect their rights. Bishop Mendis, who is also Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Chilaw, said that […]
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Nine days after Turkey’s earthquake disaster, two women have been pulled from the rubble – alive. Forty-two year old Melike Imamoglu and 74-year-old Cemile Kekec were saved by rescuers in the Turkish town of Kahramanmaras.Their rescue came as workers turned their attention to cleaning up cities devastated by the disaster.Millions of people across Syria and […]
Three teens have been arrested for beating a man to death in the Welipenna area. The Police said that the three 16-year-old boys had assaulted the man with helmets following a heated argument last night. According to initial investigations, the man had advised the boys against travelling without helmets. This had resulted in a heated […]
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BBC offices in India have been searched as part of an investigation by income tax authorities. The searches in New Delhi and Mumbai come weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary in the UK critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BBC said that it was “fully co-operating” with authorities. “We hope to have […]
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India is drafting a proposal for G20 countries to help debtor nations badly hit by the economic fallout from the pandemic and Ukraine war, by asking lenders including China, the world's largest sovereign creditor, to take a large haircut on loans.The post Exclusive: G20 host India to propose China, other creditors take haircuts on loans – sources appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Bre...
A leading transport service in Lithuania plans to recruit 600 truck drivers for its trans-Europe services and sought Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s intervention for a speedy training process for selected drivers. This request was made by Dana Janerikaite, Senior Director of Manvesta in Lithuania, who called on Prime Minister Gunawardena at Temple Trees on February […]
Civil society grouping Direction Sri Lanka has said that the country required an Independent National Planning Commission. The following is the text of a statement issued by Direction Sri Lanka: “It is the considered position of Direction Sri Lanka that the neglect of evidence-based national planning in the Country now for over four decades has […]
Debt-stricken Sri Lanka is fast-tracking efforts to seal a stalled trade pact with Thailand in order to boost trade and tourism, and improve the foreign currency shortage that has led to its worst economic crisis, a government minister said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka to fast-track trade pact with Thailand amid crisis appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA...
While I was reading Dr B. J. C. Perera’s article, Railway Observation Saloons then and now, about the deterioration of railway service, my thoughts went back to the late 1950s, when I served the then known Ceylon Government Railways (CGR) for a few wonderful years. There were no Observation Saloons, but Restaurant Cars, run by […]
By Hiran H. Senewiratne Sri Lanka does not have a proper port management system and this drawback causes tremendous delays when dealing with documentation. It will not serve the purpose even if the government expands port operations, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva said. “The government should not regulate the shipping […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, who engineered a high profile project that culminated with Sri Lanka betraying her armed forces, at the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in early Oct, 2015, received a warm welcome here, recently. The one-time South Korean Foreign Minister, served as the […]
In a report released last week, India emerged as the top nation in a fintech study of nine South Asian and Southeast Asian countries published by the Robocash Group . Robocash is a fintech company with offices in Asia and Europe that specialise in providing technological finance solutions for the underserved by the traditional banking […]
The event will showcase multiple variants of the indigenous air platforms like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Tejas, HTT-40, Dornier Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH),” the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. Earlier, on Friday, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over the advanced light helicopter mark-...
The sixth “Operation Dost” flight has landed in Turkey, carrying emergency supplies, rescue personnel, sniffer dog squads, medicine and medical equipment, and other relief material. The devastating earthquake that inflicted huge loss of life and property has thrown normal life out of gear in both Turkey and Syria. Within hours, India responded with disaster relief […]
The Sri Lankan woman who died in the earthquake in Turkey has been buried in Antakya, the Foreign Ministry said. The identity of the deceased Sri Lankan has been withheld at the request of the family. The Foreign Ministry said the burial of the human remains of the deceased took place in Hatay/Antakya, in line […]
Burial of the Sri Lankan woman who died in the massive earthquake that rocked Turkey has been held in line with regulations imposed by the health authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today in a press release.