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By appointing a committee to review the compliance of the MoUs signed with other countries has demonstrated that it has no experience in international relations, says SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne. President Wickremesinghe has visited 14 countries since 2022 and signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) purportedly to boost trade and investment. Addressing the media at […]
- Sri Lanka, Maldives ink key agreements on health and cultural cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Iran ink five agreements to strengthen bilateral ties (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka-Vietnam sign eight MoUs (Category: Breaking News)
- FM introduces digital platform to follow up treaties and MoUs (Category: Breaking News)
Video: ව්යාපාර 263,000ක් වැසීගිහින් #srilankanews #economy #srilankaeconomy #srilanka
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
USAID Administrator Samantha Power has urged Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to address concerns about the potential impact of the Online Safety Act on freedom of expression.The post USAID chief urges Sri Lankan President to address concerns about Online Safety Act appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- USAID chief urges President Ranil to address concerns about Online Safety Act (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID Chief expresses concerns about Online Safety Act to Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID Administrator Samantha Power meets Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- President and USAID Administrator Samantha Power forge strong alliance at UNGA (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Restrictions Of Civic Space Is Unacceptable appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Truth & Reconciliation Need To Be Manifested In Deeds On The Ground (Category: Breaking News)
- Second Aragalaya In The Making (Category: Breaking News)
- System Change Plus Politician Change Through Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- From Confrontation To Consensus (Category: Breaking News)
“The struggle for freedom for the people of Sri Lanka was not over with the country gaining independence in 1948. The freedom struggle must continue until every Sri Lankan believes and feels that he is an equal citizen of the country of his birth. This was stated by Director of the Walpola Rahula Institute of […]
- Easter Sunday carnage: Cardinal urges President to act on PSC findings (Category: Breaking News)
- Karu condemns Damitha’s arrest (Category: Breaking News)
- Will support correct decision by govt to resolve economic crisis - SLFP (Category: Breaking News)
- IUSF convener writing from prison calls on people to continue struggle (Category: Breaking News)
In 2007, my late friend, Jackson Anthony, and his younger son visited us in Auckland during their trip to New Zealand, I recall that he talked about the Aba script during that period. We organised a small gathering for our friends who admire his talents. Amidst casual conversations, Jackson, well-versed in both Catholicism and Sinhala […]
- It Is The Society, More Than Polity That Is Responsible For Sri Lanka’s Predicaments (Category: Breaking News)
- World Science Day: Building Trust in Science (Category: Breaking News)
- Materialism vs Buddhism (Category: Breaking News)
- Submissions of His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith Before Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation C... (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund is now Âvery confident the global economy will see a soft landing, its managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday, adding that interest rates would start coming down around mid year.
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery, Fourth Industrial Revolution & Professor Siegfried Zuern appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Presentation At Webinar Hosted By NSF: Technology & Sri Lanka’s Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Presentation At Webinar Hosted By NSF: Technology & Sri Lanka’s Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Presentation At Webinar Hosted By NSF: Technology & Sri Lanka’s Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Global Technological Developments & How Sri Lanka Should Reframe Its Growth Strategies (Category: Breaking News)
Video: ඉන්දියාවේ UPI ගනුදෙනු අද සිට ලංකාවේ #upipayments #economy #debitcard #creditcard #moneytr...
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
by Eng. L.V. Talagala C Eng., B Sc. Eng (Cey), M Sc (Southampton), MIE. MASCE former Director (System B&C), Mahaweli Engineering and Construction Agency of Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka. The Mahaweli Multi-Purpose Development Project is based on the Master Plan for maximum utilisation of water resources of the Mahaweli Ganga, prepared in 1965/68. The […]
- Maha Kudugala Apple Farm Land Issue: A classic example of environmental misgovernance and misman... (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB informed of harm caused by Moragahakanda and Upper Elahara Canal project funded by it (Category: Breaking News)
- Remedy worse than disease: Nilwala Ganga floods (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran and Sri Lanka to sign 5 MoUs during Ebrahim Raisi’s visit (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Without A Code Of Ethics & Principles Of morality, No Meaning In Social Market Economy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Target 2048 – Social Market Economy Ideology Need Be Clarified & Signed Off (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Economic Democracy Principles Should Be Followed To The Letter (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Tax Hike Welcome But Much More To Be Done To Come Out Of The Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Opinion Vs Truth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Who Or What Made Us Insolvent (Category: Breaking News)
- Cockiness; What Price? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bleeding Hearts & Brave Hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- A Story Of Shadows (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Vote To Establish Democracy Instead Of The Same Political Cults At The Next Election appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 75 Years Of Non-Democracy In Our Democratic Nation (Category: Breaking News)
- Springboarding From The Aragalaya To A New Nation We All Deserve (Category: Breaking News)
- Online Safety Bill & Anti-Terror Bill – Law Making To End Democracy & Fundamental Rights Of Sri... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president, PM, opposition leader support proposed UN-monitored reforms: Victor Ivan (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, addressing concerns about China’s increased presence in the Indian Ocean region, said the island nation would not allow anything that would jeopardize India’s security.The post Sri Lanka will not allow anything harmful to India’s security – President Ranil appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Fearing political pressure, Sri Lanka president wants to avoid trade integrations with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan president calls Aukus a ‘mistake’, rejects fears over China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s access to growing Indian & African markets cannot be disrupted – President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- RW: Final settlement with Tamils in a few months (Category: Breaking News)
“We all know when the president signals right, he often turns left” The president waxes eloquent about how he has turned the economy around, but all those are hollow words despite the semblance of normality achieved thanks to the moratorium on debt repayment, TNA MP MA Sumanthiran told
- SJB asks President to hold early general election (Category: Breaking News)
- IT professionals leaving country (Category: Breaking News)
- President mocks Opposition’s cry for election, saying it can’t even muster support for no-confid... (Category: Breaking News)
- New Prez invites Sajith, et al to work together to overcome challenges (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka says the ill-advised judgment of the US in supporting the Gaza war will diminish its influence in the region. President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the hostility of the countries forming the Islamic Arch in the Indian Ocean will prevent any close rapprochement with the US for some time. He said the Russian, Chinese […]
- Ranil says challenge facing Sri Lanka is not about Executive Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- Iranian President invited for state visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President appeals to public not to back another ‘Aragalaya’ (Category: Breaking News)
- West Australia PM invited to look at investment opportunities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy For the uninitiated in Sri Lanka, AKD in politico-strategic circles in the neighbouring India’s capital, New Delhi, refers to Ajit Kumar Doval, the nation’s all-important National Security Advisor (NSA). For counterparts in India, who are even less initiated, the initials stand for Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the centre-left Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna […]
- Ungoverned, ungovernable? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura insists visit to India will not change party policy (Category: Breaking News)
- Can this ‘centrist path’ take JVP up there? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is there a ‘next time’ violence? (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his address at the 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth, focusing on the theme “Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean, ” emphasized the urgency of addressing the climate crisis, noting the Indian Ocean’s vulnerability to warming and rising sea levels. He proposed initiatives such as the Tropical Belt Initiative and […]
- Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe advocates bold climate action at COP28 (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Sri Lanka Needs A Fusion Center For Information Sharing (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will not allow anything harmful to India’s security – President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Let Dudley Speak! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- With A View To A Kill (Master Spy-James Bond)! (Category: Breaking News)
- “Weli Park”, An Old Message Revisited (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Devoid Of Doctrine Is Empty & Harmful In The Long-Run; Premadasa, RW & MR Are Examples (Category: Breaking News)
- Dream Team For National Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe delivered a speech at the 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth, focusing on the theme “Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean.”The post Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka President leaves for Australia to attend 7th Indian Ocean Conference (Category: Breaking News)
- President to attend 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth, Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe calls for unified action to safeguard the Indian Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
- President to Australia to participate in the 7th Indian Ocean Summit (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post We Are A Republic, We Are Not A Monarchy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Tamil National Question, 13 A, Long Delayed PC Elections And Ranil’s APC (Category: Breaking News)
- The President Has Done A Somersault (Category: Breaking News)
- Online Safety Bill Debate Is Illegal: Literacy Level Of The Government MPs In Parliament Is Zero! (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 24: Economy Collapsed Because Public Money Has Been Stolen By MR & His Brothers (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post NPP Deserves Fairness From Critics appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- NPP & Its Critics (Category: Breaking News)
- Homework For NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP & Bird Cage Economy (Category: Breaking News)
Video: බැංකු පොලී අනුපාතවලට වෙන්න යනදේ. #economy #srilanka #bankloan
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Video: "ආයෝජකයෝ එයිද මේ රටට ?" #economy #srilanka
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
[…]The post NPP’s Visit To India & Learning From India’s Success appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Tale Of Shifting Sentiments & Political Chess (Category: Breaking News)
- The Driving Forces Behind NPP’s Popularity (Category: Breaking News)
- Elitism – A Hidden Downfall Factor (Category: Breaking News)
- RIP: Comrade R Singamapanar: The First Tamil Political Activist From Chunnakam (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Prospect Of Trump Return Has Unnerved The Washington Swamp & Colluding Media appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Trump Likely To Be The Next American President? (Category: Breaking News)
- Has Trump Really Lost The Presidential Election? (Category: Breaking News)
- Has Trump Really Lost The Presidential Election? (Category: Breaking News)
- Has Trump Really Lost The Presidential Election? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Be The Change You Want appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Renascence (Category: Breaking News)
- A Father For The Homeless & A Priest Of The Helpless (Category: Breaking News)
- What I Wish To See In The NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Is Winning The Narrative (Category: Breaking News)
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- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
A Security Salon on “Changing Regional Dynamics in the Middle East: Implications from Israel-Hamas Conflict at the Red Sea for Sri Lanka” was held on Wednesday (February 07) from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Public Security.The post Implications from Israel-Hamas Conflict at the Red Sea for Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top St...
- United States and Britain launch airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthis (Category: Breaking News)
- Houthi missile hits U.S. cargo ship in Gulf of Aden (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State commends Sri Lanka’s economic efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to deploy Navy Ship to Red Sea, Joining Coalition Against Houthis (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliamenty yesterday he was aware that Value Added Tax (VAT) was a burden on the public. He said it would be possible to reduce VAT with the passage of time. Delivering the government policy statement at the commencement of the new session of Parliament, the President said: “The prior scarcity […]
- “We may contest elections separately but let us collaborate in nation-building endeavors” – Pres... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Ranil delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President ready to exempt school supplies, health equipment, medicine, etc., from VAT (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt will increase benefits for people as revenue buffers strengthen, says President (Category: Breaking News)
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