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Indonesia donated grocery packages to needy families in Hambantota, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Colombo said today. The Embassy together with the Sri Lanka Indonesian Friendship Association (SLIFA) have organized a joint charity programme for distribution of dry rations to deserving Sri Lankans who are affected by the present economic crisis as […]
Malaysia on Monday (Oct 31) contributed medicine valued at RM 288,610 (LKR 22,350,000) to Sri Lanka, according to a statement issued by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra).
Instagram users worldwide including in Sri Lanka, reported issues with their accounts, with some saying their accounts have been suspended or that the app crashed while loading posts. According to a tweet by outage tracking website Downdetector.com, users indicated that they were having problems with Instagram since about 9pm Singapore time. The hashtag #instagramdown was […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he took over the Titanic after it hit the iceberg and now he is trying to move the ship off the iceberg. He says once the Titanic is moved off the iceberg the country can move forward. The President said that Sri Lanka has declared itself bankrupt and the Government is […]
Sri Lanka’s inflation decreased from 69.8 per cent in September to 66 per cent in October, the Government said, the first such decline in a year after shortages of food and fuel eased in the crisis-hit island nation. Sri Lanka has been struggling with inflation for nearly a year, mainly triggered by its worst economic […]
The Sri Lanka Air Force airlifted a brain-dead patient from Badulla to Colombo today. According to the Air Force, the patient was transported to Colombo in keeping with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reached between the Sri Lanka Air Force and the Ministry of Health. The victim, who met with an accident, was airlifted using […]
The 21st amendment to the constitution will take effect from today (October 31) as Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena endorsed the certificate on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill passed by a special majority in Parliament of Sri Lanka.The post Speaker signs 21st Amendment to the Constitution appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis has decreased to 66% in October 2022 from 69.8% in September 2022, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.The post CCPI based inflation drops to 66% in October appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Addressing the 32nd annual general meeting of the Sri Lanka Tea Factory Owners Association, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the country has a very competitive tea industry that needs to be modernized. MORE.
[…]The post Indian-Israeli Involvement In Sri Lanka Is A Disaster appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved power cuts of two hours from November 01st to November 04th.
The price of a 450-gram loaf of bread will be reduced by Rs. 10 with effect from midnight today (October 31), according to the All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association.The post Price of bread and other bakery products reduced appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Minister of Education Susil Premajayanth says that the plans required to carry out an educational transformation within the country have already been made since it is needed to move for a transformation of education rather than reforms.
General Secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), MP Dayasiri Jayasekara says that the party s restructuring activities are expected to be completed within the next month.
Two persons who were on the way to a court case on a motorcycle have been shot at and killed in the Thiranagama area of Hikkaduwa today (October 31), Police said.The post Two persons killed in a shooting incident in Hikkaduwa appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration says that the investigations carried out regarding dual citizenship will be completed and the final decision of the probes would be given within today (October 31).The post Investigations to find MPs with dual citizenships to end today appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he was shocked and saddened by the Gujarat incident. The President extended his deepest condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Sri Lanka. “Shocked and saddened by the tragic accident in Morbi, Gujarat, with the collapse of the bridge. The Government and people of Sri Lanka join me […]
A Sri Lankan, Nishi Ranathunga, has been crowned Mrs Woman of the Universe New Zealand 2022. Ranathunga, who is also the Mrs Universe New Zealand 2022 Second Runner-up, has been picked to represent New Zealand in the “Mrs Woman of the Universe”. The Woman of the Universe beauty pageant is under the umbrella of Mrs […]
In a message of condolence to the Government of India, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he is saddened by the collapse of the bridge in Morbi, Gujarat and that the people of Sri Lanka join him in extending their condolences to the government, people of India and the families of those who lost their lives.The post Sri Lanka President condoles loss of lives in Gujarat bridge collapse a...
The Sri Lanka Army's Special Forces Regiment (SF), one of the Sri Lanka's top special operations forces and a best-trained unit the country can boast, being well-geared to perform any unconventional or unorthodox covert missions, inducted one more elite batch of 19 highly-trained Officers and 595 Other Ranks upon completion of their intensive nine-month long Training Courses No - 52 and 53 on Satu...
At least 60 people died and many are feared injured after a century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday evening in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging in the water, officials said.The post At least 60 dead, many injured after India bridge collapse appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Unauthorised spirit production up by 300% ‘Local brew producers cheated even the British’ A century-old practice of tax evasion by liquor producers had reached a new level in recent months, State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Friday.Addressing the Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Excise Officers’ Association, in Colombo, the Minister said the […]
Rex Clementine in Brisbane Sri Lanka had everything going for them on their march towards the semi-finals of the ICC T-20 World Cup in Australia. With their games against New Zealand and England slotted at Sydney Cricket Ground, a venue they had done exceptionally well over the years, many fans hoped that the team will reach […]
By Norman Palihawadane Police have arrested three more locals allegedly involved in the cryptocurrency scam run by a Chinese couple.Police Media Spokesman Nihal Thalduwa, on Saturday, said the CID had arrested the Chinese couple and a local early this month for committing an estimated 14-billion-rupee cryptocurrency fraud. The Sri Lankan arrested early this month has […]
By Norman Palihawadane Thihagoda Police Sub-Inspector, arrested in connection with an accidental discharge of a police firearm, and causing injury to a 15-year-old boy, in Thihagoda, Matara, has been remanded until 02 Nov. Matara Chief Magistrate, Isuru Nethikumara, ordered the suspected sub-inspector to be remanded when the latter was produced before him on Saturday afternoon. […]
COPF (Committee on Public Finance) Chairman and SJB MP, Dr Harsha de Silva, has demanded to know why the government allegedly shared the Staff-Level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with other official committees, before submitting it to the COPF.Dr de Silva has, in a tweet, questioned why the IMF Staff-Level Agreement had been […]
In a message of condolence to the Government of India, President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he is saddened by collapse of the bridge in Morbi, Gujarat and that the people of Sri Lanka join him in extending their condolences to the government, people of India and the families of those who lost their lives.
Monday 31st October, 2022 Some dissident SLPP MPs have warned that the government will fail to secure the passage of the upcoming budget and collapse as a result if the latter seeks to bulldoze its way through without heeding the views of the Opposition and the interests of the public. The SLPP-UNP administration has only […]
By Tom Sato and Saliya Weerakoon Walking into a creditor meeting without an actionable growth plan is like diving into a quagmire. Sri Lanka needs a plan and a drastic one that can jump-start the economy. If you go to Israel, now the leading innovation hub, everybody has a deck. Just to explain, a “deck” […]
The Island editorial on 26 Oct.2022 titled “Lucky criminals” was eye catching, as the Constitution of Sri Lanka itself permits the Executive to free criminals as he so wishes. The Executive will decide whom to be freed out the large number of convicts in prison. The exact legitimate purpose of this facility made available to […]