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Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and […]
- At least 16 feared dead in mass shootings in US city of Lewiston, Maine (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Restoring The Dignity Of Sri Lankan Cricketers appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Cricketing Woes: A Needed Return To Glory From Doldrums (Category: Breaking News)
- Glory Days Predicted For SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- Arjuna calls for selectors to be sacked (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Cricket – An Observer Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post If It Is Not ‘Genocide’ In Gaza, Then What Should We Call It? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From ‘Never Again’ To ‘Here Again’ – World’s Shameful Indifference To Israeli Impunity! (Category: Breaking News)
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- ICJ Ruling On Israeli Genocide In Gaza; Stopped Short Of Ordering A Ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
- Isn’t It Time For Sri Lanka To Expel Israelis? (Category: Breaking News)
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have concluded more than four hours of talks with a commitment to stabilise strained bilateral ties and restore some military-to-military communications. The two leaders met on Wednesday for the first time in a year at Fioli Estate, a country retreat about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south […]
- US and China agree to resume military communications after summit (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Xi Jinping arrives in US ahead of summit with Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- China lashes back as Biden labels Xi a dictator (Category: Breaking News)
- China leader-in-waiting Xi to visit White House next month (Category: Business)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe who was the chief guest at the Presidential Film Awards 2023, held at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo on Tuesday (14), said the government is proactively engaged in the comprehensive restructuring of the National Film Corporation and all its affiliated institutions to seamlessly integrate with cutting-edge technologies. This year’s Presidential Film Awards [̷...
- Award winning Sri Lankan film makers show their awards to President (Category: Breaking News)
- The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday (Category: Breaking News)
- It's no dream Weaver, you really reign this kingdom (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Oppenheimer sweeps awards with best picture and actor wins at Oscars 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post On “Reaching For The Stars” & Some Troubling Issues appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Plans, Teams & Mis-Steps (Category: Breaking News)
- Responsible Investment Of Borrowed Money; Could This Be A Way Forward? (Category: Breaking News)
- Release Of Port City Tripartite Agreement Will Disclose What Sri Lankan Citizens Have Lost (Category: Breaking News)
- Financial Crisis As Seen By A Non-Economist (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Suppressing Free Speech & Religious Freedom By Labelling Them Hate Speech appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- My Jaffna Is No Longer My Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Minorities Within Minorities Bullied Into Giving-Up Their Right To Convert & Be Converted Religion (Category: Breaking News)
- Lying About Age Of Protestant Mission Schools: Is Age Quality? (Category: Breaking News)
- Scamming The Gestapo Church, Or Being Sound Christian Witness (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post AKD’s Recent Climb Is Meteoric, Yet A Long Way To Go appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Anatomy Of A Change; From Wijeweera’s JVP To AKD’s NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD’s International Crusade – Will It Come To Naught? (Category: Breaking News)
- Election Or No Election, Ranil Is done; He’s Not Fit For Office (Category: Breaking News)
- Black & White; No Shades? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Rise of Online Slot Gaming in Canada appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- InnovateChange Online Casino Real Money: Best NZD Casinos in New Zealand 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Legislative Regulation of Online Casinos in Canada (Category: Breaking News)
- Legislative Regulation of Online Casinos in Canada (Category: Breaking News)
- Legislative Regulation of Online Casinos in Canada (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 13rd November, 2023 Anyone’s death diminishes us. However, with apologies to Donne, we are diminished beyond measure when the veterans of the fourth estate depart. On Saturday (11), former editor of The Island Gamini Weerakoon crossed the Great Divide. His funeral took place yesterday. Our readers may recall the pivotal role he played in […]
- Liberty Publishers win big at Journalism Awards for Excellence 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Media must operate within respective country s legal framework  President (Category: Breaking News)
- Dispute over Kuliyapitiya property: CA moved against Chamuditha, others – Justice Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Need for positive news (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Democracy A Global Sine-Qua-Non: Social-Liberal-Electoral Or Whatever appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lula’s Slender Congressional Majority; Time To Mobilise! (Category: Breaking News)
- November 29 – UN Created Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Of Palestinian Began Since 1948 (Category: Breaking News)
- Social Democracy, The NPP’s Tasks & Global Extremism (Category: Breaking News)
In the past men dominated most sectors in the world, including in Sri Lanka. However, today it’s no more a male-dominated world. Award winning journalist Ashanthi Warunasuriya is one of those people who takes pride in spotlighting women for the work they do. She has worked her way up from being an employee in the […]
- Khayal launched in Kandy (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas on protesters in Fort (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo’s ColomBar moves to newly refurbished location (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy detains 91 people attempting to migrate by boat (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post AKD’s International Crusade – Will It Come To Naught? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Anatomy Of A Change; From Wijeweera’s JVP To AKD’s NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD’s Recent Climb Is Meteoric, Yet A Long Way To Go (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura & Sajith: Sri Lanka’s Tweedledum And Tweedledee Or Hero And Jester (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Has Sampanthan Become A Liability For Tamils In Sri Lanka? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil’s Presidency & The TNA’s Dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
- V. Anandasangaree: The LTTE Vilified Him, But History Has Vindicated Him (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- The Exit Of The Old Guard & The Arrival Of The New (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews demanded "justice" from the ICC and branded Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan "a cheat" on social media after becoming the first player to be 'timed out' in international cricket at the World Cup on Monday.The post Mathews demands ‘justice’ after controversial time out dismissal appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories...
- MCC backs umpires in Mathews ‘time-out’ furore (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Mathews earns bizarre ‘timed out’ distinction (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's lead 157 after Mathews crawls to ton (Category: Sports)
- Mathews notches ton as Sri Lanka start strong in Chattogram (Category: Breaking News)
by Shamindra Ferdinando Jaffna District Illankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) MP M. A. Sumanthiran has said that Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader Rajavarothiam Sampanthan should retire from Parliament without further delay as the 90-year-old politician finds it extremely difficult to function as a lawmaker. Sumanthiran, PC, said the Trincomalee District MP had not been able to attend Parliament ...
- Sritharan elected ITAK leader (Category: Breaking News)
- TNA CRACKING FROM WITHIN (Category: Breaking News)
- Has Sampanthan Become A Liability For Tamils In Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sumanthiran favourite at today’s TNA leadership race (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy In a television interview last month, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry reportedly said that the Government of President Ranil Wicrkemesinghe has taken ‘substantial steps to move away from a Welfare State’ in the last 18 months. And he said it not as if it was inevitable under the nation’s economic circumstances and […]
- After privatisation, who is going to feed the ‘gutter people’? (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF does not support providing subsidies to everyone in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says economic recovery in Sri Lanka remains challenging (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says full economic recovery in Sri Lanka is not yet assured (Category: Breaking News)
by Sanjeewa Jayaweera I decided to patronize a cinema after several years to watch a movie. I am glad I did so because the film brought back happy memories of Muttiah Muralitharan, the spinning wizard and, in my opinion, the greatest cricketer Sri Lanka has produced. The movie 800 is about the life and cricketing […]
- Murali back in Gloucestershire (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali the Enigma (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali: A Legend of Cricket Retire (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali – Symbol Of A Resurgent Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lankan Cricket – An Observer Perspective appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Tharanga looking for elusive ton in WC (Category: Sports)
- Come home decision taken before WC: Mendis (Category: Breaking News)
- MR to visit Mumbai for WC finals (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's WC accounts stolen! (Category: Breaking News)
A foundation has been set up in the name of late actor Matthew Perry to help those struggling with addiction. Perry, who was best known for playing Chandler in TV sitcom Friends, died on Saturday at the age of 54. The star battled addictions to alcohol and drugs for much of his life. A statement […]
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
Saturday 4th November, 2023 Cricket is said to be a game of glorious uncertainties, but the present-day Sri Lankan cricketers seem determined to disprove this aphorism; they have made their humiliating defeats almost certain and predictable, if their pathetic performance in the past several international tournaments is any indication. It looks as if they specialised […]
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Rotary has just announced that the Season 3 Championship deadline has been extended to 31st of December giving 2 more months for pre-school, primary school and secondary school children to upload their performance videos and join the Championship to win Rs, 1 million worth of awards and certificates. Little Minds Strong Values (LMSV) is a […]
- Over 50 students of Panadura school admitted to hospital (Category: Breaking News)
- LMSV, “Rotary Honda Purudu Championship” celebrates unity and good ethics and values in children (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan girl wins Indian Tamil reality show (Category: Breaking News)
- Match officials for World Test Championship Final revealed (Category: Breaking News)
Cassandra is sick to her innermost core seeing on TV daily, multiple protests of motley crowds toting banners and marching all across roads and in many instances being tear gassed and water cannoned. She is sure that like her, five sixths of adult citizens in this doomed and gloomed land are sick of these protests. […]
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
[…]The post Netanyahu’s Divine License For Gaza Genocide appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Netanyahu’s Madness (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli Right To Defend & Palestinian Right To Be Free (Category: Breaking News)
- Condoning Israeli Aggression & Condemning Palestinian Resistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel – Most Condemned UN Member (Category: Breaking News)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer AKEBONO (DD 108) which arrived in Trincomalee on 28th October 2023 on a formal visit, departed the island today (31st October). The Sri Lanka Navy bade a customary farewell to the departing ship in accordance with naval traditions at the Trincomalee harbour. On her departure, JMSDF AKEBONO (DD 108) […]
Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire in the Holy Land. Addressing the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus, the Holy Father invited everyone to “continue to pray for the serious situation in Palestine and Israel”. In particular, he asked that humanitarian aid be allowed to enter Gaza and that all […]
- “Unite to secure a developed Sri Lanka by 2048” – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Ramakrishna Mission, Batticaloa appeals for flood relief helping hands (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajan P. Parrikar: Varanasi: India's Holy City (PHOTOS) (Category: Features)
- Varanasi - India's Holy City (PHOTOS) (Category: Features)
Glenn Maxwell hit the fastest World Cup hundred off 40 balls and propelled Australia to 399/8 against Netherlands in Delhi. The base was set up earlier by a hundred from David Warner and half-centuries from Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. Maxwell, whose hundred was also the fourth fastest in ODIs, surpassed Aiden Markram’s feat by […]
- Warner’s 26th Test ton sets up dominant opening day for Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia prevail in low-scoring game to reach eighth World Cup final (Category: Breaking News)
- Head hurricane leaves New Zealand a mountain to climb in Dharamsala (Category: Breaking News)
- World Cup head to head: India vs Australia (Category: Breaking News)
At least 17 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded after two trains collided in northeastern Bangladesh, police and officials said. The crash in the city of Bhairab saw a cargo train smash into a passenger train from the rear, derailing two passenger carriages, officials said on Monday. “We have recovered 17 […]
- Three-wheeler collides with train (Category: Breaking News)
- Two People Hit By Train In Kennesaw (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Over 60 killed in India (Category: Breaking News)
- Railway unions on train accidents (Category: Breaking News)
Indian cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi has died aged 77 after a prolonged illness. He was battling age-related illnesses and had undergone a few surgeries in recent years. Bedi, regarded as one of the world’s finest ever spin bowlers, captained India in 22 of his 67 Tests and took 266 wickets. He made his debut […]
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanjeewa Jayaweera The English cricketer Moeen Ali, who incidentally is also the vice-captain of the team, posted on his Instagram page a thought-provoking quote: “If you are not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing”. The quote is attributed […]
- Rafael Nadal does not know when he will return from injury (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Cross border co-operation, key to stopping illegal migration’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil MPs question alleged inaction on monk’s racist outburst (Category: Breaking News)
- JULY 1983: TAMILS DO NOT BLAME SINHALESE PEOPLE (Category: Breaking News)
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