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By Rathindra Kuruwita There is a trend among some Sri Lankan parents not to have their infants vaccinated and this could lead to disastrous consequences, officials from National Programme for Tuberculosis Control and Chest Diseases (NPTCCD) says. In certain developed nations, some parents start vaccinating their children only after a year or so after they […]
- ‘Vaccines Do Not Save Lives: Vaccinations Save Lives’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Dr. Ginige: Unproven claims could discourage vaccination of children (Category: Breaking News)
- Six new cases of oral cancer reported daily in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Heart attacks number one cause of death in govt. hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
The Sangha for Better Sri Lanka (SBSL) and the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) are saddened by the untoward incidents that took place during the Maha Shivaratri Event (March 8, 2024) at Vedukkunari Aathi Sivan Temple in the North of Sri Lanka. On the Maha Shiva Rathri night (the most auspicious night in the Hindu calendar), […]
- Groundwork for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation Commission underway (Category: Breaking News)
- Group representing N&E condemns GTF-led initiative, draws govt. attention to five issues (Category: Breaking News)
- A Maha Sanga-led reconciliation initiative in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ven Diviyagaha Yasassi Nayaka thero honoured with Upadhyaya title (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s Tamil political parties plan to field a candidate from the minority community for the presidential election who would present a credible and acceptable political solution for them, a senior community leader has said.
By N Sathiya Moorthy Reports that some ex-Servicemen from Sri Lanka had died fighting on either side of the unending Ukraine war should shock the nation’s consciousness. The question is not about the how of it but the why of it all – greed or economic condition that has forced them and others still out there […]
- Can ‘National Security’ priorities wait for economic recovery? (Category: Breaking News)
- Amnesty offered for soldiers absent without leave (Category: Breaking News)
- US report says LTTE’s international network still active (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundred days on, where from here after ‘Aragalaya’ victory? (Category: Breaking News)
Somalia is keen to explore opportunities for partnerships with Sri Lanka, the President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said. Sri Lanka has identified potential areas of cooperation with Somalia as it lies on the crossroads of international maritime and global sea trade, providing easy access to markets in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. This […]
- Ethiopia wants to strengthen bilateral relations with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Kazakhstan invites Sri Lankan President to undertake an official visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and Estonia successfully conclude inaugural bilateral political consultations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks to enhance ties with Russia (Category: Breaking News)
MP Namal Rajapaksa, the newly appointed National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament for the Hambantota District, stated that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa refrained from using guns to suppress the struggle, despite having a mandate of 6.9 million voters.The post Gotabaya did not suppress Aragalaya as he did not want the State to fall – Namal ap...
- Young MPs visit Vanni to expedite development (Category: Breaking News)
- Group which is a strength to President must be elected to parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Belonging to political family not enough to ensure success - Namal (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Rajapaksa to form new alliance (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Kavinda Jayawardena yesterday (31) said that the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) should accept the responsibility for creating conditions for public protests that led to the overthrowing of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The Gampaha District MP was responding to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena’s declaration that powerfu...
- Speaker says he didn’t allege foreign hand in Aragalaya uprising (Category: Breaking News)
- MP Ajith Rajapakse elected new Deputy Speaker of Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP MP Herath quits PSC appointed to probe causes of bankruptcy (Category: Breaking News)
- No confidence against Keheliya defeated 113 – 73 with 38 MPs absent (Category: Breaking News)
Examining Sri Lanka’s New ‘Romeo and Juliet Law’: By Prof. M.W. Amarasiri de Silva According to an article published in The Island newspaper on March 25, 2024, Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle, MP, has raised concerns about the lack of consultation with the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus before the Justice Ministry gazetted a bill on February 9, 2024. […]
- Examining Sri Lanka’s New ‘Romeo & Juliet Law’: A Departure From The 1995 Age Of Consent Legisla... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith demands immediate withdrawal of Age of Consent Penal Code amendment (Category: Breaking News)
- Marital Blitz & On The Subject Of Marriage As A License To Rape (Category: Breaking News)
- Governor confronted by conundrum over March Central Bank salaries (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that despite the adverse impact of world wars and internal conflicts, Sri Lanka has steadfastly upheld its democratic value of ensuring the functioning of both the government and the Opposition without interruption. “Only two countries in the entirety of Asia and Africa have achieved this feat: Sri Lanka and Mauritius. […]
- New committee system to strengthen Parliament s financial powers  PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial that solutions to Sri Lanka s present crisis are supported through a democratic framewor... (Category: Breaking News)
- Seetha Arambepola willing to give up MP seat for former President (Category: Breaking News)
- Shenali Wijesinghe wins top award at Global Undergraduate Summit in Dublin (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Rise Of Ultranationalism & Elections, Tamil Nationalism & Resurrection Of LTTE Ideology In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Tamil Nadu Factor (Category: Breaking News)
- Books & Elections: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Claim Of Foreign Conspiracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism & Women In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala-Buddhism & The Nation State Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Colombo University Business Economic Summit 2024: Keynote Address appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Target 2048 Requires Sri Lanka To Develop A Viable Creative Capital Base (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Growth Lab Experiment Should Be Converted From A Mere Wish To Ground Level Reality (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy 2024: More Challenging Than The Two Previous Years (Category: Breaking News)
Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised with effect from April 1, 2024.The post Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from April 1, 2024 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from May 1, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from March 05, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec Lanka announces retail fuel prices for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from February 01, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Politics Behind Economic Recovery appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
- Homework For NPP (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Exploring Interfaith Dialogue & Cooperation: Sri Lanka’s Religious Landscape appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Buddha: The Scientist Of Suffering & Existence (Category: Breaking News)
- Is It Religious Extremism & Propagated For What? (Category: Breaking News)
- Exploring The Silent Wilderness Of Self-Discovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre; The Distortions In The Invitation Card (Category: Breaking News)
Four people from Sri Lanka arrived near Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district on Friday night, owing to the economic crisis in the island nation, Indian media reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress party on Sunday over the Katchatheevu island controversy, following a Right To Information (RTI) report revealing the decision of the then-Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi s government, to hand over the strategic island of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in 1974.
[…]The post Electing A President: Three Against One In The US & Three Against Three In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
China has said it would continue to support Sri Lanka, as the crisis-hit island nation’s prime minister on Saturday wrapped up a visit to Beijing to try to finalise a debt restructuring deal.The post China reaffirms financial support for Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- China says ready to support Sri Lanka to overcome Economic Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- China calls for joint efforts to ease Sri Lanka’s debt burden (Category: Breaking News)
- China continuously encouraged IMF to support Sri Lanka – Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China welcomes Sri Lankan foreign minister’s remarks on ‘Chinese debt trap’ (Category: Breaking News)
China has said it would continue to support Sri Lanka, as the crisis-hit island nation s prime minister on Saturday wrapped up a visit to Beijing to try to finalise a debt restructuring deal.
30th April 2024 is the International Day to End Corporal Punishment; physical abuse is the most common form of abuse affecting 1.3+ billion children annually around the world. However, neither the Government of Sri Lanka nor the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) seem to recognise the significance of this day despite the fact that Sri […]
- Sri Lanka to establish Children’s Council to protect children (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop Child Cruelty Trust stands up for Sri Lankan children at UNHRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Children Unite Across the Nation to Appeal to Parliament on Children’s Day (Category: Breaking News)
- UNICEF welcomes long-awaited amendment to CYPO in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The Sangha for Better Sri Lanka (SBSL) and the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) are saddened by the untoward incidents that took place during the Maha Shiva Rathri Event at the Vedukkunari Aathi Sivan Temple in the North of Sri Lanka. On the Maha Shiva Rathri night (March 8, 2024), in an alarming escalation of force, […]
- Accomplished equestrian Mathilda Karlsson (Category: Breaking News)
- New envoys for Pakistan and Thailand in Sri Lanka present their credentials (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia and Sri Lanka discuss military training (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan to continue to stand with people of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
In the wake of vessel re-routings, aimed at avoiding the Red Sea, bunker demand across ports in both India and Sri Lanka has witnessed a significant surge, highlighting a growing challenge for the maritime industry. While India contends with supply shortages, Sri Lankan ports are experiencing a notable increase in activity. According to S&P Global […]
- Implications of India – Sri Lanka connectivity (Category: Breaking News)
- Bunker demand surges in Sri Lankan ports as India grapples with supply shortages (Category: Breaking News)
- Norochcholai running out of coal: 14-hour power cuts feared (Category: Breaking News)
- SC judgment on MR, GR, BR, PB and Cabraal (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Indrajith Registered political parties that are not represented in Parliament recently appeared before the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Alleviating the impact of the Economic Crisis to brief the committee on their solutions to the various challenges confronting sectors affected by the prevailing economic crisis. They made these representations when the Sectoral Oversight Committee [...
- Opposition to appoint alternative committee (Category: Breaking News)
- Committee on Public Finance to summon CB governor, Finance Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
- Action Committee appointed to re-employ those affected by economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- SC ruling: SLPP always respects judiciary – NR (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Gender Equality & Empowerment Of Women & The JVP; Lessons From The JVP’s Evolution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Gender Equality, Empowerment Of Women & The JVP: Capitalism & Empowerment Of Women (Category: Breaking News)
- The Fight For Women’s Empowerment In An Era Of Conflict & Multifaceted Crises (Category: Breaking News)
- Gender Equality, Empowerment Of Women & The JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- The 56% (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka was optimistic about resolving its debt restructuring issues in the second quarter to secure financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as external creditors are reportedly engaging positively, Bloomberg said quoting the country’s state finance minister. “We anticipate a favourable outcome,” stated state minister Shehan Semasinghe during discussions held in L...
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka is hopeful it can resolve debt restructuring issues in the second quarter so it can get financing from the International Monetary Fund because external creditors are all engaging “positively,” according to the South Asian nation’s junior finance minister.The post Sri Lanka confident of meeting conditions for IMF funding soon – report appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Bre...
- Sri Lanka continued strong economic recovery says IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says Sri Lanka is doing well (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF sees Lanka as role model - Dr Amunugama (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF refutes reports on its advice to digital service tax in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has called for proposals from dealer managers to support its restructuring of some $12 billion of international bonds, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday, in a fresh sign that the island nation is closing in on finalizing its debt rework.The post Sri Lanka calls for debt-restructuring proposals from dealer managers appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Sto...
- Sri Lanka calls for debt-restructuring proposals from dealer managers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Government hoping to restructure $17 billion foreign debts along with local debts (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka calls for debt-restructuring proposals from dealer managers (Category: Breaking News)
- Global investors and Sri Lanka officials set for second round of Bond Restructuring talks (Category: Breaking News)
The world s largest refiner, China s Sinopec plans to start work on a refinery in Sri Lanka by June, the power minister said on Thursday, advancing a project earmarked as the biggest investment in the crisis-hit island nation.
Sri Lanka has called for proposals from dealer managers to support its restructuring of some $12 billion of international bonds, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday, in a fresh sign that the island nation is closing in on finalizing its debt rework. Sri Lanka defaulted on its foreign debt in May 2022 as the economy […]
- Sri Lanka bondholders’ proposal met with Government pushback (Category: Breaking News)
- Bondholders and Sri Lanka fail to agree on restructuring terms (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka could benefit from debt-for-nature swap (Category: Breaking News)
- JICA will not fund projects in Sri Lanka until debt restructured (Category: Breaking News)
The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was under water where the Baltimore bridge collapsed. Eight construction workers were on the bridge when a ship struck it, plunging them into the waters below. Two of the workers were rescued on the day, but the search continues for the […]
- Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Lost power, a mayday call and the crash that brought down a Baltimore bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- Sydney church stabbing declared a ‘terrorist’ attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Four officers shot dead, four wounded, in North Carolina home siege (Category: Breaking News)
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