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Actress Divya Bharathi is serving some serious travel envy with her latest Instagram posts! Ditching the studio lights for the sunny shores of Sri Lanka, Divya is giving us all the beach vacation goals. Clad in a chic white bralette and matching palazzo pants, Divya stuns in the tropical paradise. The breezy outfit perfectly showcases […]
- LCY unveils debut ‘LCY for Her’ collection, redefining women’s polo wear with strength, and soph... (Category: Breaking News)
- Passport of foreigner who promoted Galle Face protest seized (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin Fernando likely to resign next year (Category: Breaking News)
- NYPD says no complaints over brawl after Miss Sri Lanka pageant (Category: Breaking News)
Five Sri Lankans have been detained in Latvia for human smuggling, the State Border Guard of Latvia said. Border guards at the Augšdaugava Municipality had stopped a Peugeot 307 on Wednesday driven by a Sri Lankan with another Sri Lankan seated next to the driver, both with valid residence permits. While checking documents, six persons of […]
- ADB pledges further support for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Kazakhstan invites Sri Lankan President to undertake an official visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka raises deep concerns with Canada over statements on genocide (Category: Breaking News)
- President invites King Charles III to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
England cricket great James Anderson’s record-breaking Test career is set to come to an end later this year following talks with head coach Brendon McCullum, the Guardian reported Friday. According to the newspaper, McCullum recently made a five-day visit to the UK, travelling 11,000 miles from his home in New Zealand to tell Anderson, over […]
- More than 100 people believed killed in Papua New Guinea landslide (Category: Breaking News)
- Refugee from Sri Lanka becomes Mayor in UK town (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankans in Japan accused of illegal abortion (Category: Breaking News)
- Matheesha Pathirana calls MS Dhoni his ‘father figure’ for constant support (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Teflon Tiran & Visa Outsourcing appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT Mobitel offered same service at USD 1 per person but VFS charges USD 25 plus – SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- On-arrival visa controversy: Patali draws IMF’s attention, warns police over playing politics wi... (Category: Breaking News)
As the Olympic flame touched down in France from Greece, excitement brewed for the relay involving 10,000 torchbearers, representing diverse stories of achievement. Among them shines a Paris-based, Sri Lankan-born baker Tharshan Selvarajah who only arrived in France for the first time in 2006.
Search operations conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Coast Guard in Pesalai and Vankalapadu sea area of Mannar on Thursday (09) led to the apprehension of 13 persons for illegal harvesting and transporting of sea cucumbers. The operations also resulted in the seizure of about 627 sea cucumbers, 07 trawlers and […]
- Banned sea cucumber harvest channelled through Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy apprehends 16 persons for illegal transportation of sea cucumber (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy apprehends 16 persons for transporting sea cucumbers sans a valid license (Category: Breaking News)
- 20kg sea cucumbers meant for Sri Lanka seized (Category: Breaking News)
Five Sri Lankans have been detained by the State Border Guards of the Republic of Latvia for allegedly transporting persons who illegally crossed the state border on Wednesday (08).
Fifteen Sri Lankan fishermen, who were detained in Myanmar prisons, have been released and repatriated to Sri Lanka. They arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake this morning (11), Ada Derana reporter said.
The U.S. President Joe Biden s nominee for Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Elizabeth K. Horst, says that if confirmed she will support members of marginalized populations, accountability, truth and reconciliation, and transparency and justice in Sri Lanka.
Debt owed by various countries, especially in South Asia and Africa, to China has multiplied in recent years.The post Debt owed by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to China rise to record levels: Data appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s debt to China close to 20% of public external debt - study (Category: Breaking News)
- Some creditors want to restructure Sri Lanka’s debt without China (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan, India and France launch creditors meeting on Sri Lanka debt (Category: Breaking News)
The Supreme Court has ordered that the petition filed by former State Minister Diana Gamage challenging a decision taken by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to expel her from party membership be heard on May 28, 2024.The post Supreme Court postpones Diana Gamage’s party expulsion case appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Diana Gamage loses Parliamentary seat (Category: Breaking News)
- Diana considers seeking justice from international court (Category: Breaking News)
- Diana Gamage s petition challenging expulsion from SJB reheard (Category: Breaking News)
- Diana Gamage s petition challenging expulsion from SJB moved to February (Category: Breaking News)
The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka crossed the 800,000 mark in May, which is two months earlier than in 2023 when achieving the milestone.The post Sri Lanka welcomes over 800,000 tourists in May appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- A significant upsurge in British tourists visiting Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka records over 630,000 tourist arrivals in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects US$850mn from tourism in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Increase in tourist arrivals (Category: Breaking News)
The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa had talks on a wide range of matters including on issues affecting youth. Chung posted on X saying the meeting was part of US outreach across the range of Sri Lankan parties. “..met with @RajapaksaNamal in his […]
- Samitha Dulan breaks world record in Men’s F-44 javelin throw (Category: Breaking News)
- China to help conclude debt restructuring process in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US and Sri Lanka’s Election Commission discuss importance of free and fair polls (Category: Breaking News)
- Fourteen Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by Indian Navy (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka voted in support of a crucial UN resolution which upgrades Palestine’s rights at the world body as an Observer State. The UN General Assembly convened in New York on Friday for an emergency special session on the Gaza crisis. The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed the resolution which upgrades Palestine’s rights at the […]
- UN hopes for peaceful recovery from current crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka again abstains from voting on resolution against Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Int’l Day of UN Peacekeepers: Jaishankar remembers those who made supreme sacrifice in cause of ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil meets Wigneswaran for talks in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is to visit Sri Lanka from 18-20 May and travel to Nuwara Eliya. Minister Jeevan Thondaman met Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in preparation for his visit to Sri Lanka where he will be visiting the Seetha Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya. “During our discussions, I was proud to […]
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ravi Shankar discusses adding happiness into Sri Lanka’s formula of living (Category: Breaking News)
- China to help conclude debt restructuring process in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US and Sri Lanka’s Election Commission discuss importance of free and fair polls (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of State for Technology, Kanaka Herath at an event held at the Presidential Media Centre on Friday (10) said that arrangements have been finalized for the DIGIECON Global Investment Summit 2024, slated to take place in conjunction with the “DIGIECON-2023” project, on June 25th, under the auspices of President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo. He […]
- DIGIECON Global Investment Conference: A One-of-a-Kind Chance for Tech Enthusiasts – State Minis... (Category: Breaking News)
- Government is committed to building a digitized modern Sri Lanka-President (Category: Breaking News)
- State Minister of Technology, officially inaugurating the Global Entrepreneurship Week, requests... (Category: Breaking News)
- President to introduce budget proposals for implementing DIGIECON economic concept (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Elections Commission (EC) was in no position to determine whether a candidate is a citizen of another country, Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake said yesterday. He said so when he was asked why the EC had not been able to find out that Diana Gamage was a British citizen […]
- EC ready to squeeze in two national polls this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo MC disregards EC’s directive (Category: Breaking News)
- EC asked if President’s CoS can function as national organiser of a political party ? (Category: Breaking News)
- US envoy’s visit: No cause for worry – EC (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post An Open Missive To AKD & NPP appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- System Change & Its Replacement!!! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil & Sajith Running Out Af Alternatives (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Vs. AKD: Who Will Blink First? (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Risk’ And ‘Fear’ (Category: Breaking News)
The United States has reiterated its assistance to Sri Lanka for the development of a strong and dynamic economy.
Debt owed by various countries, especially in South Asia and Africa, to China has multiplied in recent years. China is either the sole or the major lender for the majority of these countries. In other words, these nations owe a large share of their external debt only to China.
- Resource Conflict (Category: Business)
- China's female astronaut quandary (Category: Technology)
- Full Ahead (Category: Business)
- Brief analysis of Corrupt Public Expenditure in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam The US nominee to Sri Lanka Elizabeth K. Horst says she is committed to do more to counter Chinese investments in the country. Responding to a question posed to her by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Horst said that the US has an alternative and better model to offer Sri Lanka. […]
- Iraq wants to enhance bilateral, political relations with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka look at cooperation in oil and gas (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia to strengthen ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India briefs NPP on various bilateral initiatives (Category: Breaking News)
Former State Minister Diana Gamage is considering going before an international court to seek justice after a Sri Lankan court found she was not qualified to be a member of Parliament. Her husband, Senaka De Silva, told reporters she is looking at all options following the court ruling. He said that if she cannot obtain […]
- Diana stripped of Parliament seat in landmark judgement (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to crackdown on harassment of tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to crackdown on harassment of tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to crackdown on harassment of tourists (Category: Breaking News)
Ruling party Parliamentarians accused the Sri Lanka Police of abusing their powers. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Samanpriya Herath said that the ‘Yukthiya’ program is also being abused by some Police officers. He said that the acting Police officer in charge of the Naramala Police in Kurunegala had detained a number of people on […]
- Probe sought on leaking of confession by accused (Category: Breaking News)
- Monaragala SSP Sisira Kumara interdicted (Category: Breaking News)
- Riot Police deployed as staff take hospital official hostage (Category: Breaking News)
- Overseas travel ban imposed on MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka cricketers in all categories have been given a pay hike with immediate effect, the Sri Lanka Cricket board said. The cricket board said that 41 players will be offered new contracts under six categories, including the Sri Lanka ’A’ Team. The match fees for the Test format have been increased by 100 percent, […]
- Royal College & Bishop’s College shine at RCUAC Challenge Shield 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- RCUAC Challenge Shield – “For the Love of the Game” (Category: Breaking News)
- European Union promotes ‘Art for Peace’ among children in Sri Lanka and the Maldives (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Hotels And Resorts Holds Winning Streak At SATA 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
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