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COLOMBO (News 1st); The former SSP of Kegalle Police, K.B. Keerthirathne, and three Police officers who were involved in the Rambukkana shooting were further remanded until 10th August. The case was taken up before the Kegalle Magistrate Wasana Navaratne today (28). Keerthiratne and the other three police officers who are remanded were not presented to […]Rambukkana shooting: Four suspects f...
- Rambukkana shooting- IGP yet to receive court order for arrest of cops involved (Category: Breaking News)
- Special police team probing Rambukkana incident makes new revelation (Category: Breaking News)
- Rambukkana police shooting- Four cops including former Kegalle SSP remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Rambukkana shooting- Writ filed against arrest of ex-Kegalle SSP other cops (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post An Emergency Means Nothing Less Than ‘Legalizing Lawlessness’ appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lord Of The Flies Sri Lankan version: Strange experiment: Making A Good Society Through Bad Laws (Category: Breaking News)
- Schizophrenia In The Political Mind Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed Constitution Will Enhance Existing Lawlessness (Category: Breaking News)
- The Republic That Fears The Independence Of The Judiciary Even More Than Terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Sin appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From Frying Pan To The Fire: Ranil Will Make Gota Look Like A Boy Scout! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil, Don’t Flatter Yourself; You’re No W G Grace (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Gota Come Home’ – The New Paradigm: I Repeat; RW Will Make GR Look Like A Boy Scout! (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Did Ruwan Exonerate NTJ Leader Zahran? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka hopes to conclude discussions with China Âsoon on a $4 billion aid package, the country s ambassador to Beijing told Nikkei Asia.
Earlier, only one vehicle was allowed to be registered under one business registration number.
- Non-vehicle fuel requirement registration and Tourist Fuel Pass to be introduced (Category: Breaking News)
- National fuel pass to be upgraded for businesses to register multiple vehicles (Category: Breaking News)
- New fuel stocks only ready if fuel pass is complete (Category: Breaking News)
- Registration to fuel pass with revenue license available now - minister (Category: Breaking News)
In response to the ongoing economic crisis in the country, the Government of Japan today handed over the first consignment of a total donation of USD 1.5 million value of medicines being procured through UNICEF to address the severe shortage of medicines in hospitals and clinics in the country.
Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (July 28) issued arrest warrants on activists Lahiru Weerasekara and Venerable Tampitiye Sugathananda Thero over failure to attend a court proceeding.The post Arrest warrants issued on Lahiru Weerasekara and Sugathananda Thero appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- Arrest warrants issued on Lahiru Weerasekara and Sugathananda Thero (Category: Breaking News)
- Activist Lahiru Weerasekara granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Arrest warrants issued of accused in Lankan team attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Activist Lahiru Weerasekera arrested (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to prorogue Parliament with effect from midnight today (July 28).The post Sri Lanka President prorogues Parliament appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka Parliament approves emergency regulations (Category: Breaking News)
- 22nd Amendment to the Constitution passed in Sri Lanka Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Nominations for office of President accepted today (July 19) (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President declares open Third session of Ninth Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
The successful formation of a government under the new President Ranil Wickremesinghe is an important precondition for resolving Sri Lanka’s debt defaultThe post Fitch Ratings calls for political stability in Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- Fitch Ratings warns of risks from political instability in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka faces uphill battle in meeting 2024 budget targets: Fitch (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s local currency debt rating to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘C’ (Category: Breaking News)
Main share index rises 1st time in 4 sessions
- Toll Rate (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka spends Rs. 425 billion for North East development (Category: Breaking News)
- Hotel Buy (Category: Business)
- Debenture Rating (Category: Business)
Action allows new committees to be appointed
Govt has borrowed Rs.135 bln via T-bills and T-bonds this week
By Easwaran Rutnam China has defended the loans it has offered to Sri Lanka following concerns raised by the United States. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the cooperation between Sri Lanka and China has always followed the principle of being Sri Lanka-led. “All cooperation projects have gone through scientific planning and thorough […]
- China hails Sri Lanka’s strong rebuttal to “Chinese debt trap” (Category: Breaking News)
- China ready to work with other countries to support Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China willing to help Sri Lanka deal with debt burden (Category: Breaking News)
- China lauds India’s ‘great efforts’ to help Lanka, says S Asia its priority (Category: Breaking News)
Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed’s brother Ahmed Nazim Abdul Sattar, has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in homosexual acts. Nasheed tweeted saying Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s administration has arrested his brother selectively accusing him of homosexuality. “Arrest was made against criminal procedures & is politically motivated to appease Hardline Extre...
- Opposition questions Nasheed representing Sri Lanka at COP27 (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha claims MBS rejected Nasheed’s request to help Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives President assures Sri Lanka every possible support (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka repatriates 19 Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has prorogued parliament with effect from midnight today (28 July), via an extraordinary gazette.
Sri Lanka has raised 135 billion rupees via T-bills & T-bonds this week
Parliament has been prorogued with effect from midnight tonight, a gazette notice issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. The gazette states that Wickremesinghe has prorogued Parliament with effect midnight tonight. Parliament has been summoned to meet at 10.30 a.m. on 3rd August. The new President will make his Throne Speech will Parliament meets on 3rd […]
- Parliament to convene on 17th May as decided earlier (Category: Breaking News)
- President reiterates invite to help form all-party Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Second Reading of the 2024 budget passed in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage has ordered the OIC of the Fort Police today (July 28), that the money found by the activists in the President’s House and handed over to the police be presented to the court immediately.The post Court orders Fort Police OIC to hand over Rs. 17.8 million found inside President’s House appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - L...
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa claims cash found at President’s House was to be distributed among people (Category: Breaking News)
- Fort Police ordered to hand over Rs. 17.8 Mn found at President s House (Category: Breaking News)
- Cash found at President’s House: Appeal Court quashes summons on Deshabandu Thennakoon (Category: Breaking News)
- Court orders police to record statement from Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Power Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says a total of 801 filling stations across the country have tested and used the National Fuel Pass QR facility since the 21st of July.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court has imposed travel bans on 21 Aragalaya activists including Dhaniz Ali who was recently arrested for forcibly entering the Rupavahini Corporation and disrupting the broadcast.
Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court today issued arrest warrants on activists Lahiru Weerasekara and Venerable Tampitiye Sugathananda Thero over failure to attend a court proceeding.
Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage has ordered the OIC of the Fort Police today (28), that the money found by the activists in the President s House and handed over to the police be presented to the court immediately.
- Court orders police to show cause (Category: Breaking News)
- Platform for Freedom asked to limit protest to Fort Railway Station compound (Category: Breaking News)
- Fort Dodge police do not believe Sunday shooting was a random act (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Fort Dodge police do not believe Sunday shooting was a random act (Category: USA, Iowa)
British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Sarah Hulton says she held a wide-ranging discussion today with President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
COLOMBO (News 1st); Hundreds of protesters breached a high-security zone in Baghdad and broke into Iraq’s Parliament building, foreign media reported. According to reports, supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who oppose the nomination of a rival candidate for prime minister broke into the Parliament. Police reportedly fired tear gas and water cannon at the protesters. […]Iraq’s...
- Conflict of interest bill to tighten MPs standards (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Parliament sessions end early (Category: Breaking News)
- Tassie sees the greener light (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Sri Lanka goes to the polls (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News 1st); Two senior advisors to the President has been appointed, the President’s Media Division says. Accordingly, Prof. Sunanda Maddumabandara has been appointed as Senior advisor to President (Media) while Prof. Shenuka Senevirathne has been appointed as the Senior advisor to President (International media). Prof. Maddumabandara has functioned as a former Vice Chancellor of [...
- New chancellor appointed to Eastern University (Category: Breaking News)
- President appoints Amunugama as Senior Presidential Adviser (Category: Breaking News)
- Moragoda appointed as Senior Advisor to the President (Category: Breaking News)
- Prof. Monte Cassim appointed Chancellor of Moratuwa University (Category: Breaking News)
In addition, the debt moratorium overhang affecting external debt of the government and that of public sector borrowers
- Sri Lanka to pay interest on state-owned airline’s loan after sovereign debt default (Category: Breaking News)
- Appropriate actions prompt Fitch to affirm Sri Lanka at ‘BB-’; Outlook Stable (Category: Business)
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- S&P downgrades two Sri Lanka sovereign bonds to ‘D’ (Category: Breaking News)
On the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President s Secretary Saman Ekanayake has appointed two new Senior Advisers to the President.
- Kamala Harris' VP win is huge for HBCUs, Tougaloo president says (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-central, North-western, Uva, Eastern and Southern provinces.
A meeting between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and President Ranil Wickramasinghe is being held today (July 28) to discuss the formation of an all-party government.The post Meeting between SLFP and President Ranil Wickremesinghe on forming all-party Government appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- SLFP to meet President Ranil for talks on forming all-party govt (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala Sirisena to form another political alliance (Category: Breaking News)
- SLFP decides to support RW’s Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala Sirisena says he will contest next Presidential Election (Category: Breaking News)
Social media activist Pathum Kerner has been arrested over the violence which took place at the Polduwa Junction on 13th July. Kerner was taken into custody by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) after being questioned today. The military and Police had clashed with a group of protesters near a barricade placed to prevent mobs from […]
- Social media activist Pathum Kerner granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Face protesters decide to return properties (Category: Breaking News)
- Army deployed to Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (Category: Breaking News)
- Emergency ambulance service suspended in several areas (Category: Breaking News)
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