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[…]The post Economy, Easter Phoenix & Politics appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Politics Of Easter Investigation In A Wriggling Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Regime Failure, Grassroot Anger & Ineffective Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Regime Failure, Grassroot Anger & Ineffective Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Regime Failure, Grassroot Anger & Ineffective Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
The ending of the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh Asia Cup thriller threw up a Laws of Cricket puzzler, with six awarded despite the fielder in question never being contact with the ball and the ground at the same time.The post Why the umpires were right to give ‘six’ despite fielder never touching ball and ground simultaneously appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top S...
- Mathews left out of World Cup qualifiers (Category: Breaking News)
- Ibrahim 98 trumps Asalanka 91 as Afghanistan go 1-0 up (Category: Breaking News)
A retired Supreme Court judge is to chair a committee to be appointed to investigate the allegations raised in the Channel 4 video on the Easter Sunday attacks, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. The President’s Media Division said that the President has decided to appoint the committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge. A Parliamentary […]
- Probe sought on Sirisena’s explosive claims on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Mini war erupts between Maithripala and Fonseka over Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Special security for Easter Sunday mass in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President appoints committee to probe Channel 4 allegations (Category: Breaking News)
Moroccan state media have reported that at least 632 people have been killed and 329 injured due to powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco.
A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 632 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes, state television reported.The post Powerful earthquake in Morocco kills 632 people appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- At least 296 killed in Morocco 6.8-magnitude earthquake (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 632 killed in the Morocco earthquake: State TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Morocco earthquake death toll rises above 2,000 (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 1000 dead and hundreds injured in Morocco Earthquake (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence has strongly condemned allegations made by British television network Channel 4 in its new documentary which proclaims the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack was deliberately planned by senior government officials.The post Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry denies Channel 4’s claims on Easter Sunday attacks appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking N...
- Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry rejects allegations on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will investigate allegations of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings (Category: Breaking News)
- President appoints committee to probe Channel 4 s allegations on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa responds to allegations made by Channel 4 on Easter Sunday attacks (Category: Breaking News)
The incidence of crime was higher the Western and Southern provinces and over 100 had been reported from those areas by the end of last year, the Commandant of the Police Special Task Force (STF), DIG Waruna Jayasundara said in a television discusson on Wednesday. Jayasundara said that most of the STF personnel were stationed […]
- Cops combating organised crime under threat from Lankan criminals in Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
- Opportunity for deployment under UN command as STF celebrates 40th anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- CID records statements from IGP and STF Commandant (Category: Breaking News)
- Army captain, two others arrested with T-56, two pistols over killing of whistleblower (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s Ministry of Defense has vehemently denounced the accusations leveled by the British television network Channel 4 that the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks were deliberately orchestrated by senior governmental officials.
India’s Tamil-language film industry is in mourning for popular actor and director G Marimuthu, who died of a heart attack on Friday. Marimuthu, who was in his late 50s, collapsed at a TV studio in Chennai and was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. He was one of the main actors in the […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Police seize 72 guns from French film star’s home (Category: Breaking News)
A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, fled to Albania in 2021 with investor assets after his Thodex exchange suddenly collapsed. He was extradited back to Turkey in June and found guilty of money-laundering, fraud and […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Unthinkable, Unspeakable Can Happen appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Story Of Shadows (Category: Breaking News)
- “Really Real Manner Of Managing Sri Lanka” – ‘To Paris and Back’ 1977-1990 (JRJ Years) (Category: Breaking News)
- A Churlish Churchill, A Godawful Grusha (Category: Breaking News)
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At least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed when Islamist militants attacked a military camp and a vessel in northeastern Mali on Thursday, the interim government said.The post At least 49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in northeast Mali attacks – interim government appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- At least 49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in twin attacks in Mali (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 49 civilians reported dead in attack on river boat in Mali (Category: Breaking News)
- Two French soldiers killed during mission in Mali (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Two French soldiers killed during mission in Mali (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Islamist militants have attacked a river boat in north-eastern Mali, killing at least 49 civilians, the interim government says. They also reportedly attacked an army camp, killing 15 soldiers, while around 50 militants are said to have died. The government has declared three days of national mourning. The Islamist threat has been growing despite claims […]
- Two officers injured in blast outside interior ministry in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Man dies in Australia after whale strikes boat (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 10 killed in attack on police station in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Antony Blinken holds talks with Prime Minster Netanyahu in Israel (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay, in his present capacity as Director, State Intelligence has told Channel 4 Television that he was not in Sri Lanka for the whole of 2018 as he was in Malaysia as Minister Counsellor of the government of Sri Lanka. Therefore, the accusation that he met several members of […]
- Gota denies Channel 4 allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Only conditional support from Udaya for an international inquiry (Category: Breaking News)
- CSD will be utilised for country s development - new Director General (Category: Breaking News)
- CSD will be utilised for country s development - new Director General (Category: Breaking News)
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, in an interview with Sirasa TV on Wednesday night, said that she would have gone for a general election if she had been in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s shoes. She said that Wickremesinghe did not go for an election because he feared defeat.Wickremesinghe had been able to halt the rapid decline […]
- Speaker asks MPs not to make derogatory statements about parliamentary staff (Category: Breaking News)
- Kachchativu feast restricted to 8,000 devotees this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Speaker says he didn’t allege foreign hand in Aragalaya uprising (Category: Breaking News)
- At least four months needed to hold polls amidst so many hurdles (Category: Breaking News)
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has dismissed what he termed as “absurd” allegations raised by Channel 4 in its latest video on the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa said that the latest Channel 4 video is simply being used to attack the Rajapaksas. Gotabaya Rajapaksa dismissed the claim that the Easter Sunday attack was […]
- Military remains on standby to maintain law and order (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4 video on Sri Lanka not removed as claimed by Namal (Category: Breaking News)
- Pillayan slams former spokesman over claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Speaker confirms Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned (Category: Breaking News)
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (Sept. 07) vehemently denied the allegations made against him in British television network Channel 4 s new Dispatches documentary on the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka.
In the era where technology shapes our future, APIIT stands at the forefront of reimagining education for the leaders of tomorrow. With the recent launch of the Inspiring Future Leaders AI Campaign, the institution has affirmed its commitment to not just preparing students for the world of work, but to mold them into leaders who […]
- Former top Google executive to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- AI must be discussed at the top level : Mo Gawdat (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Modi government rushes to regulate AI ahead of national elections (Category: Breaking News)
- AI slams international community (Category: Breaking News)
The Channel 4 video on the Easter Attacks in Sri Lanka has not been removed as claimed by MP Namal Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa told Parliament today that the video has been deleted from the Channel 4 website. However, Ben de Pear, the Founder of Basement Films, which proceded the documentary on the Easter Sunday attacks, said […]
- Namal notes strong bond between TMVP and MR (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal says Aragalaya used for political gain (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya dismisses “absurd” Channel 4 allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal denies links to Cryptocurrency company (Category: Breaking News)
His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the government to launch a free, impartial, just, transparent and broad investigation into the alleged plot behind the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, unveiled in British television network Channel 4 s controversial documentary.
Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people.The post Sri Lanka will investigate allegations of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories...
- C4 documentary makers admit absence of evidence to support Maulana’s claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Retired Justice Imam to head Channel 4 probe, ex-SLAF chief member of committee (Category: Breaking News)
- President appoints committee to probe Channel 4 allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4 documentary makers admit absence of evidence to support Azad Maulana s claims (Category: Breaking News)
State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan has slammed his former spokesman Azad Maulana, accusing him of telling lies in order to strengthen his claim for asylum overseas. Pillayan denied any links to the Easter Sunday attacks or the bombers saying such allegations are baseless. Issuing a statement, Pillayan said that his party, the Tamil Makkal […]
- Fromer TMVP spokesman spills the beans to Channel 4 (Category: Breaking News)
- MS, GR continued to keep TMVP on payroll (Category: Breaking News)
- Retired SC judge to chair committee on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Pillayan ready to face international probe (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s Parliament and the Cabinet discussed the latest allegations over the Easter Sunday attacks. Minister Manusha Nanayakkara told Parliament today that the Cabinet which met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe discussed the allegations raised in the Channel 4 documentary. The Minister said that the Government will back an international investigation into the claims. The main […...
- Retired SC judge to chair committee on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Pillayan ready to face international probe (Category: Breaking News)
- UK television to reveal shocking details on Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Comprehensive international probe on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam Fromer spokesman of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal (TMVP), Azad Maulana, appeared before Channel 4 and alleged the Sri Lankan military intelligence met the Easter Sunday bobmers before the attacks in 2019. In a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary, aired today on the British television station, Maulana alleged that the meeting took place […]
- Pillayan slams former spokesman over claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Retired SC judge to chair committee on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- MS, GR continued to keep TMVP on payroll (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal notes strong bond between TMVP and MR (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s head of state intelligence service Suresh Sallay, who has been linked to the Easter Sunday attacks, has told a court that he and his family are under pressure. Sallay appeared before a district court on Monday in connection with a defamation suit filed by him against a Catholic priest over the 2019 Easter suicide […]
- Retired SC judge to chair committee on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- President appoints committee to probe Channel 4 allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Mini war erupts between Maithripala and Fonseka over Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry rejects allegations on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 4th September, 2023 Sri Lankans with a predilection for gratuitous violence or wanton brutality no longer have to spend money to watch western gangster movies. Local television news bulletins are full of actual scenes of violence; they are in fact scarier than taut Hollywood thrillers such as Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs. Sicarios of local gangsters […]
- Litro Gas turning a profit after years - Chairman (Category: Breaking News)
- No gas distribution tomorrow as well - Litro (Category: Breaking News)
- Domestic LP gas cylinders not distributed tomorrow as well (Category: Breaking News)
- No distribution of domestic LP gas tomorrow - Litro (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam A British television station is to reveal shocking details over the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, which it says alleges complicity by officials inside the Government. Channel 4 television announced it will broadcast the program, ‘Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings – Dispatches’ on Tuesday 5th September based on information from highly-placed whistleblowers. […]
- Comprehensive international probe on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to seek UK assistance to probe Easter Sunday attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Commission report on Easter attacks handed over to Catholic Church (Category: Breaking News)
- Catholic Church rejects Sirisena’s apology on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
England slumped to their first defeat by Sri Lanka in T20 internationals as the visitors levelled the series with an eight-wicket win at Chelmsford. England collapsed to 104 all out off 18 overs with Sri Lanka’s superb spinners taking eight of the 10 wickets. Charlie Dean’s 34 was the only score of more than 20 […]
- Sri Lanka beat England by seven wickets to win women’s T20 series (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- Nottinghamshire sign Sri Lanka seamer Asitha Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
India has launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon’s south pole. Aditya-L1 lifted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on Saturday at 11:50 India time (06:20 GMT). It will travel 1.5 million km (932,000 miles) from the […]
- India launches space mission to study black holes (Category: Breaking News)
- India names astronauts for maiden space flight (Category: Breaking News)
- India aims to send astronaut to the Moon by 2040 (Category: Breaking News)
- Hopes of ‘Chandrayaan-3’ Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal (Category: Breaking News)
Gabon’s deposed President Ali Bongo Ondimba has solicited help, hours after he was put under house arrest by members of his presidential guard in an ongoing coup attempt on Wednesday. Bongo, who confirmed his arrest in a video circulating on social media and verified by Al Jazeera, called on citizens to “make noise” after the […]
- Islamic extremists led Maldivian coup (Category: Breaking News)
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