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Today, the collective misery we experience as a society has nothing positive to show for the promotion of the so-called ‘positive thinking’, which encourages us to rise individually, and not collectively as people. Positive thinkers, who are dime a dozen, flourish in market-oriented, consumerist societies where ill-mannered rulers and their business cronies feed on millions […]
by Rex Clementine The Boxing Day Test match has become an integral part of the game of cricket as during the festive season people are hooked onto their televisions from morning to evening watching the proceedings at MCG before switching their channel to find out what’s happening at Centurion. The Boxing Day Tests are […]
Saturday 30th December, 2023 Sri Lankans are gripped by an anticipatory dread of another surge in the cost of living owing to the crippling effect of enhanced VAT and the expansion of its application. Hardly a day passes without people being shown on television cursing the government for the untold suffering it has inflicted on […]
Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church has condemned a private TV station over a dress worn by a singer for a Christmas Day recording outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka church in Ragama. Issuing a statement, the Archdiocesan Social Communication and Cultural Centre said that it condemned the dress and the performance of singer Nathasha […]
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By Dinasena Ratugamage Kilmisha Yaazhisai, a young girl from Jaffna, who became the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs Season 3 winner on Indian TV channel Zee Tamil, returned to Sri Lanka on Thursday (28). A large number of people had gathered at the Jaffna International Airport to welcome her.She was taken to Jaffna […]
Renowned Australian chef Bill Granger – the “godfather” of avocado toast – has died. A self-taught cook from Melbourne, Granger became a celebrated global restaurateur and food writer. He passed away in a London hospital on Christmas Day, aged 54, his wife and three daughters by his side. “He will be remembered as the ‘King […]
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has been found dead, authorities have confirmed to the BBC. The actor, 48, was found unconscious in a car in one of Seoul’s main parks on Wednesday. It is unclear if Lee took his own life, but police said they […]
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Lotus Tower has attracted over 1.4 million local and foreign visitors since it was opened to the public in September 2022, the Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company said on Monday. On Sunday alone, 7,522 people, including 237 foreigners, visited the Lotus Tower, the company said. The company said 1,400,444 local visitors and […]
India spun their way to a historic first-ever Test win over Australia at the Wankhede on Day 4. Australia began on 233 for 5 but lost the second half of their side for the addition of just 28 more runs. Australia dismissed Shafali Verma in the opening over and then got Richa Ghosh in the […]
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Spectacle of the past week was the SLPP Convention held at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Of course, the crowds were present – transported from outstations since nobody thirsting for some free frolic will stay home when offered transport and food and probably more than a tot just to swell the audience. The usual paeons were sung […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe telephoned Kilmisha Uthayaseelan to congratulate her on her win at a popular Tamil reality show on an Indian TV channel. The President’s office said that Wickremesinghe personally reached out to Kilmeesha Uthayaseelan on the phone to commend her exceptional skills and acknowledge the honour she has brought to the nation. In addition […]
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The grand finale of Zee Tamil’s popular singing reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs Season 3’ on Sunday (17th December) concluded with Sri Lanka’s Kilmisha Yaazhisai lifting the winner’s trophy, said a report published yesterday by New Delhi based News9live.com. It said: Kilmisha Yaazhisai, who hails from Jaffna, Sri Lanka, emerged as […]
With Christmas less than a week away, we highlight what some of our popular figures have to say about Christmas 2023…yes, their Wishes for Christmas 2023. * Merlina Fernando (Singer): My Christmas wish this year is a little different to any other year as our people went through a lot throughout the past few years. […]
South Asian pop music sensation – Yohani, bagged top honors in the categories of “Most Popular Music Video” and “Most Viewed Music Video of 2021” at the TV Derana Music Video Awards held recently. The win comes on the back of the launch of Yohani’s debut album – “Kella,” which was released on all […]
A 14-year-old Sri Lankan girl, Kilmisha, won a popular Tamil reality show on an Indian TV channel. Kilmisha was adjusged the winner of the SRGMP Tamil Little Champs season three on Zee Tamil. The finale saw the top six finalists perform together, entertaining the audience at the Nehru Indoor Sports Stadium in Chennai. Srinivas, Abhirami, […]
By N Sathiya Moorthy Speaking as chief guest at the Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa, the other day, President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised the profound responsibility of the army in safeguarding the sovereignty of the country. He asserted that this duty should remain unquestionable and impervious to any attempts to restrict or compromise it. Simultaneously, the President […]
By NETHMI RAJAWASAM ECONOMYNEXT –The Civil Aviation Authority, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and SriLankan Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to promote aviation sector jobs among school children, through television programs and in-person orientations by SriLankan personnel. The ‘Guwan Sihina’ program focuses on schoolchildren from rural areas, Minister of Transport, High...
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died at 86. “With great sadness and sorrow, we – the Kuwaiti people, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the friendly peoples of the world – mourn the late His Highness the emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, who passed away to his Lord […]
Kuwait's leader Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died at the age of 86, Kuwaiti state TV announced.The post Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed dies aged 86 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Kuwait s leader Sheikh Emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died at the age of 86, Kuwaiti state TV announced.
Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and wounded eight others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday.
American actor Andre Braugher, who starred in television series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life on the Street, has died aged 61. His publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed he died after a short illness. Braugher is perhaps best known for his role as Captain Raymond Holt on the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which ended in 2021. His […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando One-time Foreign Secretary Kshenuka Senewiratne and Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne (Rtd.) on Dec 04, 2023 assumed duties at the Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi and Islamabad, respectively. It would be pertinent to mention that Wijegunaratne previously served as the First Secretary/Defence Advisor of Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi […]
Turkish football bosses suspended all leagues after a referee was punched to the ground by a club president following a top-flight game on Monday. Halil Umut Meler was struck by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca, who ran on to the pitch after his team conceded a 97th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 Super Lig draw with […]
The term ‘travesty’ is defined as a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something. In this case ‘the something’ is the Teaching of the Buddha and practices and customs done and followed at present times, arising thereof. Thus the propagation of false beliefs; the emphasis given to rites and rituals which the Buddha did not […]
Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has served legal notice to a private TV station, on Saturday for maligning his reputation by airing a spot-fixing report against him during the ongoing Bangladesh-New Zealand Test series. In the first innings of the Dhaka Test against New Zealand, Mushfiqur was dismissed for obstructing the field. Pushing the ball away after […]
American actor Ryan O’Neal, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in 1970 romance Love Story, has died at the age of 82, his son said. His family did not share a cause of death, but O’Neal was diagnosed with chronic leukaemia in 2001 and prostate cancer in 2012. He also starred in 1970s hits What’s […]