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Canada’s women’s side say they will boycott a team camp in April if their demands over funding cuts and pay inequality are not met. The players say they are taking part at this month’s four-nation SheBelieves Cup “under protest”. They called off a planned strike this week because of threats of legal action by the Canada Soccer […]
- Rebecca Welch becomes Premier League’s first woman referee (Category: Breaking News)
- Ronaldo urges more big names to make Saudi move (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia T20 captain Aaron Finch retires (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Mayor wants Russia banned from 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- BBC India offices searched by income tax officials (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 60 killed after suspension bridge in Gujarat collapsed (Category: Breaking News)
- Search of BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai ends after three days (Category: Breaking News)
- A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM (Category: Breaking News)
The Independent Television Network (ITN) has begun telecasting Sinhala-dubbed version of the Japanese television series ‘Mineko Bloom’. Follow the journey of Mineko, a 17-year-old girl from a rural village in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, as she travels to Tokyo in 1964, the year of the first Tokyo Olympics, to find her missing father. Along with two […]
- Let's do our Block (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- $869,000 splurge on education ads (Category: South Australia)
- Print queen turns to TV (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Channel 4 does it again! (Category: Breaking News)
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 documentary focused on the prime minister’s role in anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat in […]
- US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China -BBC (Category: Breaking News)
- UN condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine ahead of anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Crazy Things you can do at Home with Your Spouse appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- How To Experience The Thrills Of The Casino At Home (Category: Breaking News)
- Things to Consider When Choosing an Online Casino Bonus (Category: Breaking News)
- Casino Strategies to Improve Your Chances (Category: Breaking News)
- Live Casino Games That Will Make You Forget to Go to Work (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Should A Country Be Governed By As Sangha Says? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Kurundi: A Runway To ’56? (Category: Breaking News)
- Exploring Interfaith Dialogue & Cooperation: Sri Lanka’s Religious Landscape (Category: Breaking News)
- Should The Country Be Governed By As Sangha Says?: A Rejoinder (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Indian Expansionism’, JVP & AKD’s Indian Tour (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post I Was Nowhere Near Isaipriya: Major General Harrendra P Ranasinghe appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ballad Of A Sad Trumpet (Category: Breaking News)
- GR Regime’s New Year Gift To Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- GR Regime’s New Year Gift To Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- GR Regime’s New Year Gift To Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka threw up a big surprise in the opening game of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup holding its nerve in the field in a frantic finish to beat host South Africa by three runs. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu hit 68 from 50 balls to set up a total of 129-4 after her team […]
- Chamari Athapaththu to make statement on retirement claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka captain quashes retirement speculation (Category: Breaking News)
- Athapaththu guides Sri Lanka to victory in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Qualifier Final (Category: Breaking News)
- Chameera and Mathews to join Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad as reserves (Category: Breaking News)
Thousands of people have offered to adopt the baby girl who was born under the rubble of a collapsed building in north-west Syria, following Monday’s earthquake. When she was rescued, baby Aya – meaning miracle in Arabic – was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord. Her mother, father and all four of […]
- Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from the rubble (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing crosses 87 (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 28 killed after explosion in Pakistan mosque (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
The 2023 Sumathi Awards ceremony, the 27th edition of one of the most popular television awards shows in Sri Lanka, was held at the Water s Edge Hotel in Colombo today (Feb. 09).
- Business briefcase: New jobs, promotions, awards and news (Category: USA, Montana)
- Golden Globes 2021 livestream: Start time, nominations, how to watch - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Business briefcase: New jobs, promotions, awards and news (Category: USA, Montana)
- Business briefcase: New jobs, promotions, awards and news (Category: USA, Montana)
Reforms to be introduced to end ‘media abuses’ President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that the government was not in a position to lower the taxes. Delivering his second government policy statement to inaugurate the Fourth session of the Ninth Parliament, the President said: “Some people say that the primary taxable income should be raised from […]
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez insists on IMF approved new tax regime, warns of dire consequences unless fully implemented (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 9th February, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who presented his government’s policy statement in Parliament, yesterday, sounded like a seasoned insurance sales agent with glib phrases rolling off his experienced tongue; he sought to scare the public and infuse them with hope, at the same time, to sell his policies. The knee-jerk reaction of the […]
- Rs. 100 bn cannot be raised with PAYE hike – Harsha (Category: Breaking News)
- Wajira says new tax formula meant to consolidate economy (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil delivers govt s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President reveals plans to exempt school essentials, medicines medical equipment from VAT (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe ceremonially declared open the fourth session of the ninth Parliament and delivered the Government Policy Statement today (February 08).The post Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
In an unprecedented turn of events, Pakistan’s close allies Saudi Arabia and the UAE have asked Islamabad to forget the Kashmir issue as the country is embroiled in other complex issues that need to be resolved. “Don’t cry for Kashmir” were the innuendos used by the Middle Eastern leaders when Pakistan Prime Minister Shabazz Sharif […]
- Pakistan’s false, misleading narrative on Kashmir dispute exacerbates tensions with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Political party conspiring against IMF deal: Pakistan PM Sharif (Category: Breaking News)
- India says it has done more for Sri Lanka than IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Modi’s soft power diplomacy be an antidote to Russia–Ukraine War? (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that he will continue with his unpopular decisions. Making his throne speech, Wickremesinghe said that he is not here to be popular. He said that the unpopular decisions he takes will have positive results in the years to come. The President said that Sri Lanka expects to recover from […]
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Celebration Of Independence Day Could Have Been Done Differently appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Government Celebrates Independent Of The People (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. actions must be for people’s benefit (Category: Breaking News)
- Black July Fiasco Highlights No Trust In Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Dream Team For National Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
By Jehan Perera The government celebrated the 75th Anniversary of its independence from colonial rule under tight security. President Ranil Wickremesinghe did not even deliver a speech on the occasion. He had an excellent written speech, but chose not to deliver it for reasons not known. The speech was circulated later. The exclusion of the […]
- Celebration Of Independence Day Could Have Been Done Differently (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. insulates itself from the people (Category: Breaking News)
- The Absurdity Of ‘Independence’ & The Myth Of ‘Public Mandate’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Bipartisan consensus for national reconciliation is urgent, necessary and possible (Category: Breaking News)
Award-winning startup ecosystem builder Hatch entered a strategic partnership with Draper Startup House, a global network of spaces connected to resources for entrepreneurs. Hatch shares a vision with Draper Startup House for Sri Lanka and has come onboard to support Hatch’s “Sri Lanka: From Troubled Nation to Startup Nation” initiative which seeks to change the […]
- Hatch in partnership with Draper Startup House open Colombo’s first Co-Living Space to drive col... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch fund secures investment from Mountain Lion Ventures (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch Opens Applications for AccelerateHer 2.0: An Accelerator Program for Budding Female Entrep... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch and Sarvodaya launch “GoviLab” AgriTech Accelerator as part of National Agriculture Transf... (Category: Breaking News)
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing more than 500 people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble.The post Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria – hundreds dead, many trapped appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes Philippines (Category: Breaking News)
- A quake strikes New Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
- 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes in Atlantic Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
- US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ballad Of A Sad Trumpet appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Brahmins Demand A Debate On Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Or What Made Us Insolvent (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Fragile State Policy & The Rise Of Muslim Extremism In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Deadly Symbols, Vibrant Electoral Politics and War Crimes in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Janatha Aragalaya: The People’s Struggle In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Muttonhead Zahran & The Theatrical Professor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala-Buddhism & The Nation State Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a coup in 1999, has died aged 79. The former leader – who was president between 2001 and 2008 – died in Dubai after a long illness, a statement from the country’s army said. He had survived numerous assassination attempts, and found himself on the […]
- Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
- Top US diplomat says China balloon over US is ‘unacceptable’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules Imran Khan arrest was illegal (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defense confirmed its fighter jets brought down the balloon over US territorial waters. China’s foreign ministry later expressed “strong dissatisfaction and protest against the US’s use of force to attack civilian […]
- Top US diplomat says China balloon over US is ‘unacceptable’ (Category: Breaking News)
- US and China pledge to stabilise tense relationship after talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Blinken begins talks in Beijing during high-stakes visit to China (Category: Breaking News)
- US military shoots down another flying object over Lake Huron (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that the United States has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across America. The Department of Defense confirmed its fighter jets brought down the balloon over US territorial waters. Three airports were shut and airspace was closed off the coast of North and […]
- US tracking suspected Chinese surveillance balloon (Category: Breaking News)
- US and Canada military shoot down new unidentified object (Category: Breaking News)
- High-altitude object shot down off Alaska, US says (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden urges Congress to finish economic fight-back (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post colombotelegraph.com – Sri Lanka And Its Passion For Gambling appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lankan cricket avoids possible ban (Category: Breaking News)
- Restoring The Dignity Of Sri Lankan Cricketers (Category: Breaking News)
- Learning from Gambling Laws Worldwide to Regulate Our Market (Category: Breaking News)
- Boost of Gambling Legalisation in Asia: Thailand Leads the Way (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Review Of Dr W.A Wijewardena’s Book ‘A Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics, Cryptos & Currency Boards’ appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- National Council’s Economic Stabilisation Report Is A Welcome Sign (Category: Breaking News)
- Strategic Strides From A Strategy Guru: Prof Ajantha Dharmasiri (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of “Ranilnomics” Without Systemic Change (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 75 Years Of Corruption, 75 Years Of Tears: Pearl Of The Indian Ocean Has Become The Teardrop Of Asia appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
- Chasing The Mirage Of National Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
Former President Maithripala Sirisena today announced his decision to contest the next Presidential election. He said that he will contest with the support of his party and win. Sirisena also extended an apology to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks. He expressed regret that the attacks took place when he was President. Sirisena was […]
- Maithripala’s appeal against Easter Sunday case rejected (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala faction appoints Wijeyadasa as SLFP Acting Chairman (Category: Breaking News)
- CID summons Maithripala to record statement over revelations (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala, Dullas, Wimal form Freedom People’s Alliance (Category: Breaking News)
United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the next Presidential election, the UNP said today. UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said that Wickremesinghe will contest the polls scheduled for 2024. Palitha Range Bandara said that he was confident that Wickremesinghe will win the 2024 elections and continue as President till 2030. The […]
- Ranil tipped to be PM in caretaker Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil takes oaths as Finance Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil raises concerns over attempts to surround his house (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP to form grand alliance to contest 2024 polls (Category: Breaking News)
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