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Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes Matheesha Pathirana could become a limited-overs asset for Sri Lanka with a light workload that does not include any test cricket.The post Slingy Pathirana can be Sri Lanka’s asset with reduced workload – Dhoni appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
[…]The post Snivelling Won’t Combat Corruption; Are We Waiting For Sri Lanka’s Nelson Mandela? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Two highly acclaimed Lankans have been honoured with “The Order of the Rising Sun” were announced by the Government of Japan for their distinguished contributions to enhancing the Japan-Sri Lanka relationship, Japanese Embassy said. It said: On 29th April 2023, the recipients of “The Order of the Rising Sun” were announced by the Government of […]
The International Monetary Fund Director Asia and Pacific Department Krishna Srinivasan on Thursday said if Sri Lanka comes through with all the reforms, fast-track the proper implementation and warp-up the debt restructuring by September, the economy will be on a path to recovery from 2024. “The program itself is a very ambitious one, in terms […]
SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa Wednesday told a Colombo meeting attended by several opposition parties and groups sharing common ground on forthcoming legislation that the proposed Anti-Terrorist law now moved to the back burner by the government endangered Sri Lanka’s entire 22 million population of being labeled terrorists. The meeting at the Mandarin Hotel […]
Sri Lanka can be put on the path to prosperity if the debt can be made sustainable by implementing the IMF-supported program properly, the Director of Asia & Pacific Department of the IMF Krishna Srinivasan says.The post Sri Lanka can be on path to prosperity if debt sustainability achieved – IMF appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a "global health emergency".The post COVID global health emergency is over: WHO appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka expects to host 1.55 million visitors and earn 2.7 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($8.4 million) in much-needed tourism revenue this year, as it maps a road to the recovery of its tourism sector amid its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka expects cash infusion from 1.5 million tourists in 2023 for crisis-hit economy appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines ...
Australia’s Defence Force is set to forge closer military ties with Sri Lanka and other countries in the north-east Indian Ocean, as the federal government weighs human rights concerns against urgent regional security fears. Following the new Defence Strategic Review, published in abridged declassified form last week, the government is preparing to expand the longstanding […]
Saturday 6th May, 2023 One of the main reasons for Sri Lanka’s current economic crisis is that successive governments have invested borrowed money in white elephant projects and enabled their leaders to pocket kickbacks at the expense of the state coffers. The situation took a turn for the worse, on President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s watch, with […]
by Reemus Fernando Maj. Gen. (rtd.) Palitha Fernando, the President of Sri Lanka Athletics refuted media reports that criticized the track and field governing body’s failure to air freight the poles for Maris Stella College pole vaulter Thushen Silva to compete at the just concluded Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Uzbekistan. Thushen Silva competing with […]
Terrorist Iqbal alias Bali Khayara, who was a member of Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Khayara group, was killed in a police encounter near Fateh Moor, in Dera Ismail Khan, police officials confirmed. Iqbal was one of the most wanted terrorists, and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab police had announced a reward of Rs. 10.5 million […]
SriLankan Airlines has defended the decision to divert UL 605 operating from Melbourne to Colombo to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport yesterday (4 May 2023). The airline said that UL 605 was diverted to Mattala due to inclement weather at Bandaranaike International Airport. The aircraft had to further remain on ground at Mattala as the […]
Terrorist Iqbal alias Bali Khayara, who was involved in the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, has been killed in a Police encounter in Pakistan. Iqbal was a member of Al-Qaeda and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Khayara group. He was killed in a Police encounter near Fateh Moor in Dera Ismail […]
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe and eight others left the Katunayake International Airport this morning (May 04) for the United Kingdom to attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III.The post Sri Lanka President flies to United Kingdom to attend Prince Charles coronation ceremony appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
Adventure tourism is playing a key role in helping Sri Lanka rebuild its economy after a turbulent few years for the South Asian nation.The post Sri Lanka looks to adventure travel to attract ‘quality’ tourists and help rebuild economy appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
By Easwaran Rutnam The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is confident Sri Lanka can be put on the path to prosperity. Speaking at a media briefing on the regional economic outlook on Asia and the Pacific, IMF Director at the Asia and Pacific Department, Krishna Srinivasan said that Sri Lanka is a country with a quintessential problem. He […]
Approximately one out of every six (16 percent) persons in the country is multi-dimensionally poor, says the Sri Lanka’s first official national Multidimensional Poverty Index (national MPI). The National MPI, using data from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2019, launched last week, shows that more than eight out of every 10 (80.9 percent) persons […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando Jathika Nidahas Sabhawa Spokesperson Prof. G. L. Peiris, MP, Tuesday (02) questioned the conduct of the Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC, pertaining to obtaining compensation for the worst ever marine disaster, caused in Sri Lankan waters, following the sinking of container carrier X-Press Pearl, in the first week of June 2021. Rajaratnam […]
Thursday 4th May, 2023 Government politicians, save perhaps a few, and their backers are still cock-a-hoop over the IMF bailout which they naively think is a kind of economic panacea. They went so far as to paint the town red when the IMF approved the much-awaited extended fund facility, in March, lighting as they did […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka had not taken a final decision on domestic debt restructuring, Cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena said on Wednesday. Addressing the media in Colombo, he said that the government was discussing with economists and other stakeholders ways and means of restructuring the domestic debt. Gunawardena said Sri Lanka had not even finalised […]
Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for April. New Zealand batter Mark Chapman and Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman have also been nominated for the award, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said. Jayasuriya completed 50 wickets in seven Tests to claim the record for reaching the […]
[…]The post Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Factum Sri Lanka, an Asia-Pacific focused think-tank on foreign policy, in partnership with The Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) and The Baani Centre for International Policy, Maldives, held a Trilateral Dialogue on Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean in Colombo on April 30, 2023. The Dialogue was held in the backdrop of […]
Retired Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda has, in a letter to US Ambassador Julie Chung, challenged the legality of the US decision to blacklist him in violation of the principle of natural justice. Referring to media disclosure that Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry, PC, had been informed of the blacklisting ahead of the US […]
Inspector Nishantha Silva, who investigated disappearances blamed on the Navy, fled the country in late Nov. 2019. The CID officer secured political asylum in Switzerland with the blessings of the Switzerland embassy in Colombo. The failed bid by Swiss embassy employee, Garnier Francis (ex- Siriyalatha Perera) to leave for Switzerland after implicating security authorities with […]
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Dilemma: Individual Liberties Or Economic Development – A Response appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Sri Lankan political party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has released an official message for International Workers' Day 2023.The post JVP’s message for International Workers’ Day 2023 appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the United National Party (UNP) May Day celebrations held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo yesterday (May 01) through video technology.The post Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
[…]The post Preparing The Ground For Early Elections appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.