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The 28 individuals including Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) members who were arrested during the protest march in Maradana yesterday (Aug 30), have been granted bail after being produced before the Maligakanda Magistrate s Court, says Ada Derana reporter.
Two people have been injured in a shooting that took place near the Negambo Court, says Ada Derana reporter.
Vehicular movement has been disrupted at the Technical College Junction in Maradana has completely been blocked due to a protest march, Ada Derana reporter says.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that India had made a strong recovery after the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic and was on course to become one of the three top global economies of the world by 2047. “India is the fastest growing economy…A reshaped economic recovery is happening after the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
- Indian Defence Minister postpones Sri Lanka visit at 11th hour (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine war highlights need for a self-reliant military: Rajnath Singh (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajnath Singh to embark on 2-day Egypt tour to boost defence cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- India makes it happen, enters the multi-billion dollar defence market (Category: Breaking News)
By Quamrul Haider Modern astronomy is a trip of the human intellect through two inseparable abstract entities: space and time. It is also a “history of receding horizons,” as noted by famous American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Indeed, the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has expanded the horizon by piercing through the hitherto “dark […]
- Kepler spies Saturn-sized worlds (Category: Technology)
- NASA finds smallest planet outside solar system (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- Planet in sweet spot of Goldilocks zone for life (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- Hubble spots a planet-eating star (Category: Technology)
By Hal Brands The greatest geopolitical catastrophes occur at the intersection of ambition and desperation. Xi Jinping’s China will soon be driven by plenty of both. In our new book, Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China, which this article is adapted from, we explain the cause of that desperation: a slowing economy and a […]
- How China Wants to Replace the U.S. Order (Category: Breaking News)
- Six things to know as Xi Jinping moves to be China’s dictator for life (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Past Is Prologue For China (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Buddhist diplomacy and Sri Lanka’s predicament (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post “Really Real Manner Of Managing Sri Lanka” – ‘To Paris and Back’ 1977-1990 (JRJ Years) appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ballad Of A Sad Trumpet (Category: Breaking News)
- A Story Of Shadows (Category: Breaking News)
- Cockiness; What Price? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
A lawyer has filed a petition before the Court of Appeal requesting to punish MP Sanath Nishantha for the charges of contempt of court, said Ada Derana court reporter.
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- A spike against COVID-19 (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
Pakistan is appealing for further international assistance after floods wreaked havoc across the country. The US, UK, United Arab Emirates and others have contributed to a monsoon disaster appeal but much more funds are needed, an interior ministry official told the BBC. More than 1,000 people have died and millions have been displaced since June, […]
- One third of Pakistan under water (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenyans to choose a new President (Category: Breaking News)
- Powerful storms wreak havoc in Europe (Category: Breaking News)
- Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91 (Category: Breaking News)
By A Special Sports Correspondent Former Royal College sportsman and Sri Lanka rugby star Summa Navaratnam is going strong at the age of 97 and is still involved in the Rugby Academy he formed in 2009.He makes it a point to visit the academy and goes there on most days, after lunch, around 2.30 pm. […]
- The return of the educated rugby player (Category: Breaking News)
- A passion for Rugby in an unexpected place (Category: Business)
- Rugby’s obsessions and the big men who want their ‘cake’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Etisalat Supports the Carlton Super 7’s kick off (Category: Business)
Industry experts say 70% of government construction projects are on hold now.
- New Zealand PM to step down next month (Category: Breaking News)
- BCFD releases new mental health docu-series amid rising calls for mental health assistance (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- BCFD releases new mental health docu-series amid rising calls for mental health assistance (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- BCFD releases new mental health docu-series amid rising calls for mental health assistance (Category: USA, New Mexico)
By Easwaran Rutnam A court has cleared 5 Indonesian women after the Sri Lanka Police attempted to prosecute them for prostitution under the Brothel’s Ordinance. Lawyers said that after months of litigation, the court dismissed police attempts to incriminate the Indonesian victims of sex trafficking. Daily Mirror last November how the Indonesian women were rescued […]
- Court dismisses petition challenging changes to SLFP constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan prosecuted in Vietnam over property theft (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan prosecuted in Vietnam over property theft (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Nishantha and Milan Jayathilake further remanded (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The government needs to pay 150 billion rupees to the construction industry for various projects, M. D. Paul, former Chairman at National Construction Association of Sri Lanka (NCASL), told the media yesterday. The Gotabaya Rajapaksa administration had commenced a number of large scale projects, but payments had not been made for contractors., […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- Empire’s Enchantment (Category: Breaking News)
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 10 (ANI): Despite being part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and enjoying growth in trade and investments, Bangladesh refuses to be China’s lackey. Recently, when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed his desire to visit Dhaka in the first week of August, his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen categorically asked him […]
- Wage Rage (Category: Business)
- Bangladesh hopeful Sri Lanka will repay $ 200 million debt within timeframe (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in trade discussions after 19 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese companies involved in tax evasion, fraud in Bangladesh (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Aragalaya’s Unfinished Business (Category: Breaking News)
- The Road Ahead For RW & Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Economics Of Recovery & Politics Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s leading Cosmetic and Aesthetic Physician Dr. Sarah Fazy’s clinic 360 Wellness turned one. It is her belief that real beauty comes with balance and that is the epitome of what 360 Wellness is all about – the balance of beauty both within and visible on the outside. Dr. Cherry as she is fondly […]
- Ninewells Family Wellness opens in Flower Road (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia hands over package worth LKR 2.5 million to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India hands over Dornier 228 aircraft to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian Cricket Team enjoys signature hospitality at Cinnamon Grand Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
Exclusive athleisure clothing brand IZY by Sri Lankan cricketing star Isuru Udana officially partnered with Daraz Mall, launching a collection of casual, comfortable clothing for men and women on Sri Lanka’s leading e-commerce marketplace. The collection, comprising unique designs of men’s gym t-shirts and armcuts as well as ladies’ gym crop tops, was launched in […]
- ‘Daraz Golf Monthly Medal’ tees off this week (Category: Breaking News)
- Airtel Lanka official telecommunications partner for Daraz 11.11 (Category: Breaking News)
- Dilly & Carlo lights up the holidays with the festive collection (Category: Breaking News)
- Concerns raised over arrests by cops in civilian clothing (Category: Breaking News)
In India, religion and socialism collide and commingle
- Sri Aurobindo: Mystical Awareness Supplants Production (Category: Breaking News)
- Gandhian Ethics (Category: Breaking News)
- Of histories and identities -11th Neelan Tiruchelvam Memorial Lecture (Category: Breaking News)
- Buddhist Heritage And The Present (Category: Breaking News)
Huawei launched Asia Pacific Seeds for the Future 2022 in collaboration with ASEAN Foundation and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). From August 19 to 27, the program will bring together 120 outstanding students from 16 countries including Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Phillipines across the Asia Pacific […]
- President Wickremesinghe visits Huawei Company in China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President inked agreement with Huawei company for digitization of Sri Lanka’s schools (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks to work closer with ASEAN (Category: Breaking News)
The UN Development Coordination Office (UNDCO) delegation has engaged in a visit to the northern areas in the country on Saturday (Aug 20), according to Ada Derana correspondent.
Beijing [China], August 12 (ANI): Recent protests in China’s Henan province underline the risks being faced by banks as the real estate sector continues to struggle. The real estate sector in China accounts for around 24 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), almost a quarter of the nation’s GDP, according to authors Ahana Roy […]
- China vulnerable to asset bubbles, warns IMF (Category: Business)
- Ditched by Communist Party, Chinese billionaire loses 93 per cent of his fortune (Category: Breaking News)
- Will China’s sprawling debt problem worsen? (Category: Breaking News)
- What to Know About China’s Real Estate Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
A tractor transporting 21 people toppled today (Aug 20), killing three women, Ada Derana correspondent says.
[…]The post Country Has Fallen Due To The Socialist Thinking appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Impact Of The Next Election On The Economic Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections & Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Are The IMF & Ranil Wickremesinghe Neoliberal? (Category: Breaking News)
- Redefining Traitors & Patriots In Relation To Sri Lanka Losing The Shipping Hub Status (Category: Breaking News)
India tour of Zimbabwe, 2022 Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill struck unbeaten 80s after a clinical performance with the ball, helping India take a 1-0 lead with a 10-wicket victory against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday (August 18). Deepak Chahar, playing his first international game since February 2022, bagged a three-wicket haul […]
- Tewatia finishes another chase after Gill’s match-defining 67 (Category: Breaking News)
- India in driver’s seat after Ashwin, Umesh share eight wickets (Category: Breaking News)
- Shami spearheads massive win as India wrap up series (Category: Breaking News)
- India brush aside Bangladesh to stay unbeaten (Category: Breaking News)
The road between Union Place and Town Hall has been blocked by police due to a protest march by university students, Ada Derana reporter said.
Nine petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, Ada Derana reporter said.
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is driving millions of people into poverty, jeopardizing their rights to health, education, and an adequate standard of living, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch said the Sri Lankan Government should work with relevant financial institutions and partners to establish a new social protection system and obtain debt relief, […]
- Rights groups urge strong UN resolution on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil urged to end use of counter terror laws on protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Ongoing abuses undermining proposed TRC goals in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rights group accuses Sri Lanka of cracking down on dissent (Category: Breaking News)
Let me begin with two anecdotes. In the 1960s, my father would pull into the local Shell petrol shed and a smiling pump attendant, smartly attired in a uniform (khaki shirt and shorts) would come up to the driver’s side and inquire what was needed. While petrol was being pumped, the attendant would wipe the […]
- CPC reduces price of petrol and diesel (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC Compensates 50 More (Category: Breaking News)
- Surcharge tax on diesel, petrol and crude oil at point of importation (Category: Breaking News)
- LIOC suspends sale of petrol in cans, containers and bottles (Category: Breaking News)
“Fuel price revisions will take place again on September 01,” the ministry official said on Tuesday August 16.
- Sri Lanka increases fuel prices from August 31, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from March 05, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Flammable economy? (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from July 31, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
Rex Clementine in Seenigama You’ll be amazed at the number of international sportsmen and women the Foundation of Goodness has produced. Test cricketer Ramesh Mendis is the most high profile product to come through the institute while there are others like Kavisha Dilhari, a rising star in the Sri Lankan women’s cricket team and Amasha […]
- Former PS member critically injured in gunfire near Seenigama Devalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian veterans promise to return to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Kataragama Kapuwa’s arrest sparks debate of divine offerings (Category: Breaking News)
- Man loses life in sea (Category: Breaking News)
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