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A volcano has erupted in Iceland, sending molten lava flows to the outskirts of a small fishing town and engulfing homes. At least three houses were set alight on Sunday as lava reached the edge of the port of Grindavik, according to live images broadcast on public television. There were no reports of deaths or […]
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… USD 5 mn paid to Iran a month By Shamindra Ferdinando Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has confirmed that consumers of petrol and diesel have been made to pay Rs. 50 to Rs. 55 per litre since the middle of last year to settle what the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) owed its creditors. […]
- SJB unionist: IOC and Sinopec benefit from special levy on fuel to recover CPC losses (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. flayed for jacking up fuel prices despite Rs 120 bn profit since last Sept. (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC reduces price of petrol and diesel (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB questions Kanchana over suspension of fuel pricing formula, USD 3 bn debt to suppliers (Category: Breaking News)
Former Minister Mervyn Silva claims he knows who killed journalist Lasantha Wickremetunge, and rugger player Wasim Thajudeen. Silva, who was in the Government of then President Mahinda Rajapaksa when the crimes were committed, said that he will go public with the revelations at the right time. The former Minister also said that he knows who […]
- Mervyn Silva arrested for storming SLRC in 2007 (Category: Breaking News)
- Man murdered inside Nawagamuwa Police Station (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Face protesters to withdraw today (Category: Breaking News)
- Ape Janabala Pakshaya Chairman arrested (Category: Breaking News)
Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen, lauded online for his good looks and military service, has married his commoner fiancée in a 10-day royal wedding. The internet-famous prince revealed his relationship and engagement to Yang Mulia Anisha Rosnah in December. The announcement surprised many fans of the man once dubbed one of Asia’s most eligible bachelors. The […]
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai MP jailed for posts insulting the monarchy (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s recent disclosure that Sri Lanka intended joining the United States-led Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) in the Red Sea has triggered the inevitable response: Why are we fighting other people’s wars? Wickremesinghe, more than most, is acutely aware of the permutations and combinations of this equation both in the context of domestic politics […]
- SLN’s Red Sea deployment unlikely (Category: Breaking News)
- Operation ‘Prosperity Guardian’: No SLN Red Sea deployment (Category: Breaking News)
- Red Sea deployment: SLN still studying US proposal (Category: Breaking News)
- Don’t make SL Navy fight others’ wars (Category: Breaking News)
Former Sri Lankan cricketer and current Rajasthan Royals (RR) coach and Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara on Friday expressed happiness at Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel earning a maiden national side call-up for the Test series against England at home, saying that the player understands pressure well and has a fine work ethic. Dhruv was a […]
- Kumar Sangakkara turns into a Taylor Swift fan (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket legends slam Rajapaksas over violence (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya gets cricket consultant role at SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya warns of threat of anarchy taking over (Category: Breaking News)
… admits CEB-owned hydropower plant benefited from Samanalawewa leak By Shamindra Ferdinando Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has disclosed that cash-strapped Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) arranged for bank loans to its employees at government’s expense. The SLPPer said that of the 15%-16% interest, the CEB paid 2/3 whereas the workers paid the balance. Minister […]
- Kanchana suspends CEB salary increase, stops bonuses (Category: Breaking News)
- Two units of Uma Oya Hydro Power Plant to be added to national grid (Category: Breaking News)
- CEBEU knives out for Power Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Breakdown in one power plant at Norochcholai (Category: Breaking News)
At least eight people have died after major rioting and unrest hit Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby. Shops and cars were set on fire and supermarkets looted after police went on strike over a pay dispute. Hundreds had taken to the streets on Wednesday. In the aftermath, Prime Minister James Marape addressed the nation […]
- Africa’s ‘flying presidents’ under fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516 (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Israel Versus Palestinians: Thank God For South Africa’s Boldness appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- ICJ Ruling On Israeli Genocide In Gaza; Stopped Short Of Ordering A Ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Disturbing Echoes Of The Last Phase Of The Civil War In Sri Lanka & The Treatment Of Palestinian... (Category: Breaking News)
- Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? (Category: Breaking News)
Ecuador’s president has ordered that criminal gangs be “neutralised” after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio. Masked gunmen broke into public television channel TC’s live studio during a broadcast, forcing staff to the floor. Police made 13 arrests following the attack, which injured two employees. At least 10 people have […]
- Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election (Category: Breaking News)
- Kate in hospital after surgery as King to get prostate treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- Flights cancelled as regulator grounds Boeing 737 Max 9s over blowout (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
Masked gunmen have broken into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened terrified staff. Employees were forced on to the floor during the broadcast by the public television channel TC in the city of Guayaquil before the live feed cut out. Police say they later freed all the staff and made 13 arrests, showing […]
- Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
- Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out mid-air (Category: Breaking News)
Alyssa Healey hammered a 38-ball 55 in her 150th T20I appearance to seal Australia’s come-from-behind 2-1 series win against India. Her initial assault put Australia well ahead at the ten-over mark, while fellow opener Beth Mooney hit her first fifty of the tour to finish the job. Australia chased 148 with seven wickets and eight […]
- Sadhu, Shafali and Mandhana dismantle Australia with ease (Category: Breaking News)
- Sutherland, Litchfield seal series for Australia in tight finish (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia have a Litchfield day to complete clean sweep (Category: Breaking News)
- Litchfield, Perry, McGrath fifties help clinical Australia go 1-0 up (Category: Breaking News)
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- Elementary, My Dear Watson (Category: Breaking News)
- Financial Crisis As Seen By A Non-Economist (Category: Breaking News)
- Tailoring Our Needs To Match International Legal Requirements (Category: Breaking News)
- Improvising To Overcome Tragedy (Category: Breaking News)
A group of civil society groups has asked the government to consult all stakeholders, both in and outside Parliament, before the enactment of the ONUR (Office for National Unity and Reconciliation) law. The following is the text of a statement issued by the grouping: “This week the government will be taking up the ONUR (Office for National Unity and […]
- Achieving national unity and reconciliation requires multi-partisan consultations and acceptance... (Category: Breaking News)
- 13 A: Prez accused of abusing GR’s mandate (Category: Breaking News)
- Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Bill to be taken up next Tuesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Formulating a National Action Plan for Reparations: An Interview with the Head and Director Gene... (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy In northern Jaffna ahead of the annual Tamil harvest festival of ‘Thai Pongal’, President Ranil Wickremesinghe promised the full implementation of the India-facilitated 13th Amendment as the way forward to restore ethnic peace in full. Coming as it did after his none-too-distant uttering that he was for ‘13-A minus police powers’, […]
- Wickremesinghe backs India-mooted 13A as solution to Tamil autonomy (Category: Breaking News)
- Making mischief over land-bridge to India (Category: Breaking News)
- What A Way To Keep 13-A ‘Relevant’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Damocles’ Sword of Defection (Category: Breaking News)
Oppenheimer, one of the biggest box office hits of 2023, has won multiple Golden Globes, as Hollywood kicked off its annual awards season. Irish actor Cillian Murphy took home best male actor for his portrayal of scientist J Robert Oppenheimer in the film about the development of the atomic bomb. The film was named best […]
- Iran beat Japan 2-1 for a place in AFC Asian Cup 2023 semifinal (Category: Breaking News)
- Hosts Qatar thrill fans with winning start at the AFC Asian Cup 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Oppenheimer sweeps awards with best picture and actor wins at Oscars 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- World welcomes the New Year with fireworks and prayers (Category: Breaking News)
Bangladeshi cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan won a seat in the country's parliament on Sunday after a landslide victory in a general election boycotted by the opposition, an official said.The post Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan wins parliament seat appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Knee injury keeps Shakib out of SLPL (Category: Sports)
- ශකීබ් අල් හසන් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට (Category: Sinhala)
- Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan joins politics (Category: Breaking News)
ECONOMYNEXT –Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe urged the public to become informants to broaden the tax net and thus reduce both overall direct and indirect taxes. The government has raised Value Added Tax (VAT), an indirect tax to 18 percent from 15 percent with effect from January 1. The move also will see some VAT […]
- SHOULD WE BE INFORMANTS TO BOOST TAX REVENUE? (Category: Breaking News)
- Tax payers look to tighten belts further or migrate as progressive taxes bite (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith defends progressive taxation, highlights inequality (Category: Breaking News)
- Death and taxes: inevitabilities of life (Category: Breaking News)
I write about the The Crown which depicted in six seasons and 60 episodes the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The historical television series was written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. Morgan developed the Crown series from his film The Queen (2006) and stage play […]
- Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral: Who is invited, who is not (Category: Breaking News)
- The Crown S4 (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Denmark s Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication on live TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Queen Elizabeth’s coffin begins slow journey to Edinburgh (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Election Hustling In The South & Boycott Talk In The North appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Boycott The Presidential Election Or Put Forward A Common Tamil Candidate? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Exit Of The Old Guard & The Arrival Of The New (Category: Breaking News)
- Would Voting For A Tamil Presidential Candidate Polarize The Tamils? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties plan to field presidential candidate from community (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, during a visit to Jaffna, met Kilmisha, the winner of a popular reality show on India’s Zee Tamil TV, and acknowledged her achievements.
- State Minister Sanath Nishantha killed (Category: Breaking News)
- World greets 2024 with major fireworks displays (Category: Breaking News)
- State Minister Sanath Nishantha laid to rest (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess Anne arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials confirmed Pistorius was “at home” on Friday morning, having served half of his more than 13-year sentence. Ms Steenkamp’s mother said she accepted the decision to release the former athlete – but […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Namibia’s president Hage Geingob dies aged 82 (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city, officials say (Category: Breaking News)
A student shot six people, one of them fatally, at a high school in the US state of Iowa before taking his own life on the first day back from holiday break, police said. A “pretty rudimentary” improvised explosive device was found by investigators at Perry High School, police said, and rendered safe. Five of […]
- Kenya mid-air collision kills student pilot and trainer (Category: Breaking News)
- Sixty Jamaican children hospitalized after eating cannabis sweets (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 50 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Bystanders prevent attempt to burn down Dr Martin Luther King’s birth home (Category: Breaking News)
At least 73 people have been killed by two bomb explosions near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination by the US, Iran’s state media report. State broadcaster Irib said another 171 people were wounded when the blasts hit a procession near the Saheb al-Zaman mosque in the […]
- 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)
- Organisers investigating controversial finish of Beijing half marathon (Category: Breaking News)
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- Should The Central Bank Act Be Amended By A Future Government? (Category: Breaking News)
- Continuing With Tight Monetary Policy: Is The Central Bank Making A Mistake? (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2023: A Depth Or Dearth (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
At least 30 people have been reported dead after a massive earthquake hit the coast of central Japan on New Year’s Day with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warning that damage was “widespread” and casualties were likely to rise. The magnitude 7.6 quake struck on Monday afternoon near the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture, triggering the […]
- Japan earthquake death toll crosses 100 (Category: Breaking News)
- Fake news about quake and tsunami posted on social media – NHK (Category: Breaking News)
- Many buildings collapsed from quake, Japan’s chief Cabinet secretary says (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan issues tsunami warnings after 7.6 quake hits western coastline (Category: Breaking News)
Japan has issued tsunami alerts, urging people to evacuate coastal areas after a series of strong quakes hit its western coastline. The Japan Meteorological Agency reports quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures, one with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 A major tsunami warning was issued for Ishikawa and lower-level tsunami warnings for […]
- Too Fat (Category: Business)
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[…]The post Sri Lankan Dream For 2024 & Beyond: Changing The System appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Adopting A Humanist Approach To Empower Youths For National Development (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Is True “System Change” In Sri Lanka Only A Fantasy? (Category: Breaking News)
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address. She will formally step down on 14 January, which will be 52 years to the day since she became queen. “I will leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik,” she announced. The 83-year-old is the world’s only reigning […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
Denmark s Queen Margrethe II, Europe s longest-serving monarch, will abdicate on Jan. 14 after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik, she announced on Sunday.
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