Sri Lanka News Explorer
Last 7 Days
Older News
- Older than 2023-Dec (0)
- 2024-Feb (35)
Narrow by Category
- Breaking News (35)
Under the leadership of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, bilateral summits and discussions at political and official levels have increased, further strengthening the bond between the two nations. On Sept 6 in 2022, Indian PM Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina signed several significant agreements further strengthening the bilateral relationship between […]
- India, Bangladesh inaugurate cross-border energy pipeline (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal inks long-term power deal with India, to sell 10,000 MW electricity over 10 years (Category: Breaking News)
- India -Sri Lanka Joint Declaration on President Rajapaksa Visit to New Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Lanka sign deals worth $ 700 m (Category: Business)
[…]The post Gaza: Creating Hell On Earth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Putting Palestine In Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is Necessary In Gaza? Ceasefire Or Peace Keeping, Or Both? (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli Right To Defend & Palestinian Right To Be Free (Category: Breaking News)
- From ‘Never Again’ To ‘Here Again’ – World’s Shameful Indifference To Israeli Impunity! (Category: Breaking News)
Mr. K.C. Saranga, a seasoned journalist of TV Derana, has emerged triumphant at an international media festival in Bangladesh.
Monday 26th February, 2024 Sri Lanka is a nation in the hara-kiri mode. It needs no enemies; it has become its worst enemy. It continues to maintain a bunch of failed, corrupt politicians and their bureaucratic lackeys responsible for ruining the economy and hell-bent on degrading vital national assets which they are planning to dispose […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- EC: Prez poll can’t be put off (Category: Breaking News)
‘Umpire hora’ is a famous cry in this country whether be it at backyard cricket after school, soft ball games played on the Parliament grounds during the weekend, inter-school fixtures or even during international games. Some 25,000 ardent cricket fans were yelling the same on Wednesday night as Sri Lanka lost a tense game against […]
- Hannibal was brought in for Palliyaguruge due to fatigue (Category: Breaking News)
- Hannibal unfit for international games – Hasaranga (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga conundrum (Category: Breaking News)
- Hasaranga suggests ‘another job’ for umpire following no ball controversy (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is probably the only democratic country where people wonder if elections would be held in an election year, Nidahasa Janatha Sabawa (NJS), leader MP Dullas Alahapperuma said. Sri Lanka is also the only country that postponed an election under the pretext of bankruptcy, he added. “From my experience, an election boosts an economy.” […]
- NGO Head: Delays in holding polls lead to political violence (Category: Breaking News)
- Time frame for presidential poll set by law: elections chief (Category: Breaking News)
- People don’t vote rationally at general election held after presidential polls (Category: Breaking News)
- EC seeks Rs 30 bn for polls next year (Category: Breaking News)
Rex Clementine at Dambulla Moments after his altercation with match officials following Sri Lanka’s loss in the third T-20 International at Dambulla, Wanindu Hasaranga was charged by Match Referee Chris Broad for bringing the game into disrepute. Hasaranga was disputing with the umpires for not calling a no ball after Kamindu Mendis faced a high […]
- Wanindu Hasaranga announces retirement from international Test cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga suspended for two matches, fined (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga conundrum (Category: Breaking News)
- T20 World Cup- Wanindu Hasaranga shortlisted for Player of Tournament award (Category: Breaking News)
A high-rise residential building in the Spanish city of Valencia has been engulfed by a major fire. The blaze – which is ongoing – occurred at a 14-storey block in the Campanar neighbourhood and spread to an adjoining building. Firefighters have been seen rescuing people from balconies, and local media reports others may be trapped […]
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope Francis to evict Cardinal Raymond Burke from Vatican (Category: Breaking News)
- German cabinet tries to solve ‘no-debt’ crisis after court outlaws budget (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
Spokesperson of the Ceylon Electricity Board, Eng. Noel Priyantha resigned from the post after several statements he made during a TV talk show drew the ire of many parties. Priyantha, during Derana Big Focus programme on Tuesday said schoolchildren did not need electricity to study and a kerosene lamp was adequate for studying at night. […]
A team of medical experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), specializing in leprosy, will arrive in Sri Lanka in March, said Director of the Anti-Leprosy Campaign (ALC) Prasad Ranaweera appearing in local TV on Wednesday. He said that the number of leprosy patients found in Sri Lanka has significantly increased in 2023 following a […]
- Sasakawa to assist the Health Ministry to curb leprosy (Category: Breaking News)
- 10% of Leprosy patients in Sri Lanka are children - health officials (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO team to travel to Sri Lanka to help eliminate leprosy (Category: Breaking News)
- WP accounts for 40% of leprosy cases in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita Over 50 percent of Sri Lankan exports to Thailand are gems, and Sri Lanka doesn’t face any trade barriers when exporting precious stones, Subhashini Abeysinghe, says Research Director at Verité Research. Commenting on the recent free trade agreement between the two nations, she said in a recent television interview that Thailand imported […]
- ‘SL should expedite signing FTA with China and expand scope of same instrument with India’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka eyes FTA with Thailand by March as growth in focus (Category: Breaking News)
- President wants Lanka to be first in South Asia to join RCEP, largest trade bloc in history (Category: Breaking News)
- Five Years on with garbage, myths and lies (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s newly appointed T20I captain Wanindu Hasaranga was left fuming after a non-no-ball call by Lyndon Hannibal cost his side the opportunity to register a clean sweep in the three-match T20I series on Wednesday at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. With 19 needed to win off the last over, the hosts looked firmly placed […]
- Mathews leads Sri Lanka to T20 win over Afghanistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Debutant Shivam Mavi joins exclusive club as India register thrilling win (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga becomes no.1 T20I all-rounder (Category: Breaking News)
- Poor umpiring gives Afghanistan three-run win over Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
by Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) yesterday expressed displeasure at some comments made by CEB Media Spokesman during a live telecast called ‘Big Focus’ on the Derana Television Channel on Tuesday (February 20, 2024). CEBEU Joint Secretary Buddika Wijeyawardhna said: “We urged the General Manager of the CEB to clarify the […]
- CEB charges Rs 10,000 more than LECO for new connection (Category: Breaking News)
- CEB charges Rs 10,000 more than LECO for new connection (Category: Breaking News)
- CEB spokesperson resigns (Category: Breaking News)
- CEB hands over proposal to reduce power tariffs (Category: Breaking News)
Ayubowan Wanakkam Good morning! International Mother Language Day is celebrated on 21 February every year by UNESCO and the UN to highlight the significance of languages in advancing human and social development. The theme for 2024 is “Multilingual education – a pillar of learning and intergenerational learning” which is crucial for inclusive education and to […]
- Justice Minister says English remains medium of instruction at Law College (Category: Breaking News)
- The promise of ‘English for all’: Gloomy contextual notes and unsolicited advice (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka seeks Indian strategy on language gap (Category: Breaking News)
- Bridging the language divide in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
By A Special Sports Correspondent Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club (CR&FC) produced rib bruising rugby last Sunday (February 18) to end Kandy’s winning streak and be crowned as the new men’s champions in domestic rugby. The women’s tournament was won by Sri Lanka Navy. Turn the pages of time to the launch of this tournament […]
- Lions-Kandy SC Transfer Deal: A Reference For The Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic way forward; corruption; stunning SC ruling (Category: Breaking News)
- Army, Kandy SC and Upcountry Lions register wins (Category: Breaking News)
The 2024 Sumathi Awards ceremony, the 29th edition of one of the most popular television awards shows in Sri Lanka, is taking place in Colombo on Tuesday (Feb.20).
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second T-20 International against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on Monday. Sri Lanka opted to play the same side that won the first T-20 International by four runs. All-rounder Angelo Mathews underwent a fitness test prior to the game and was declared fit to play […]
- Stop intimidating judiciary,end undermining democracy,hold elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and Ireland make promising starts (Category: Breaking News)
- Seven killed, dozens injured in Fox Hill Supercross mishap (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka set to play ten Tests next year (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita A National People’s Power (NPP) administration will not do anything that will undermine Indian security, but it will maintain economic and political relations with China, the NPP delegation to India told Indian officials, JVP/NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said in an interview with Sirasa TV, on Thursday (15). In his first interview […]
- NPP administration will not undermine India’s security interests: AKD (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP has told India it won’t do anything to upset regional security and peace (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP fears conspiracy to cause chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD urges northerners to help relegate political dregs into dustbin of history (Category: Breaking News)
One person has died and 21 people were wounded in a shooting in Missouri at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Officials said they treated eight victims who were in immediately life-threatening condition and seven others who had suffered injuries that could prove life-threatening. Nine children were among the wounded […]
- Kenyan marathon world record holder dies in road accident (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
A name that will never ever be forgotten, especially in the local Western music scene, is Noeline Honter. This multi-faceted Sri Lankan celebrity, who is now based in Australia, is still very much in the spotlight…as a singer, TV presenter and English training. At present, she lives partly in Melbourne and Adelaide and says she […]
- Exciting scene for Mirage …Down Under (Category: Breaking News)
- Bidding adieu with music (Category: Breaking News)
- DERRICK J… helping you discover the true power of your voice (Category: Breaking News)
- Khemadasa’s daughter arranges choral musical in British church (Category: Breaking News)
Protesting farmers who were attempting to reach the capital New Delhi clashed with security forces for a second day on Wednesday, with drones being used to drop tear gas shells, television visuals showed.
The men’s marathon world record holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country. He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda’s Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya on Sunday. Kiptum made a breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to compatriot Eliud Kipchoge – one […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan holds election tainted by rigging claims (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
- Africa’s ‘flying presidents’ under fire (Category: Breaking News)
The Kansas City Chiefs fought back to beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime and win their third Super Bowl in five years. The 49ers came into the first Super Bowl held in Las Vegas as the slight favourites and were twice on the brink of victory at Allegiant Stadium. A last-gasp field goal […]
- Old (Brady), young (Mahomes), different Super Bowl 55 awaits (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Old (Brady), young (Mahomes), different Super Bowl 55 awaits (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Old (Brady), young (Mahomes), different Super Bowl 55 awaits (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Old (Brady), young (Mahomes), different Super Bowl 55 awaits (Category: USA, South Dakota)
The president of Hungary has resigned live on television over a decision to pardon a man convicted of covering up a child sexual abuse case. It was revealed last week Katalin Novak had given clemency to a man jailed for forcing children to retract sexual abuse claims against a director of a state-run children’s home. […]
- Sixty Jamaican children hospitalized after eating cannabis sweets (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- French parliament passes controversial immigration law (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)
Votes are being counted in Pakistan after Thursday’s general election which was marred by the suspension of mobile phone services and violent unrest. Results have been slow to come out, prompting election officials to warn local officials to speed up the process. The party of disqualified and jailed ex-PM Imran Khan says the delay is […]
- Pakistan holds election tainted by rigging claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
We have watched on TV the parade of security vehicles with flashing lights; docilely trotting horses; luxury vehicles depositing VVIPs and spouses; march past of armed forces and police; crawling of outdated military vehicles and the kaleidoscopic splash of a well-choreographed cultural display of local styles of dancing. As usual, the students who sang the […]
- Urgent Lessons for Sri Lanka – 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Energy, EVs, environment and economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Health experts call for enhanced trauma network and data-driven solutions to tackle high acciden... (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-finance secretary on what led to Sri Lanka s economic collapse (Category: Breaking News)
Chilean ex-President Sebastián Piñera, who served two terms and was also a billionaire businessman, has died in a helicopter crash at the age of 74. Three other people aboard the aircraft survived when it came down in a lake near the southern town of Lago Ranco. Piñera had flown his own helicopter but there was […]
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Nikki Haley exits race but stops short of endorsing Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- French parliament passes controversial immigration law (Category: Breaking News)
Top Indian actress Ramba arrived in Jaffna to take part in a show to be held on 9th February. The popular actress arrived with her family and was welcomed by organisers of the show. Ramba told reporters she was happy to be in Jaffna to attend the show which was originally scheduled for last December. […]
- Cuban leader seeks healthy economic cooperation with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Hollywood star congratulates Sri Lanka for working together to make positive change (Category: Breaking News)
- BASL concerned over Ranil’s attack on Saliya Pieris (Category: Breaking News)
- Plantation workers stage protest demanding Rs. 1700 wage (Category: Breaking News)
The Lawyers’ Collective in a letter addressed to Public Security Minister Tiran Alles on Friday said that the latter’s personal endorsement of Deshabandu Tennekoon continuing in his post as IGP, and expression of confidence in him, amounts to a total violation of the rule of law as explained by the Supreme Court of our country. […]
- Letter To Tiran (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To Me And To My Fellow Citizens (Category: Breaking News)
- Chandima raises privilege issue over Weerasekera’s letter to State Defence Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Honouring Rajapaksa: An Open Letter To The UN Resident Coordinator (Category: Breaking News)
Popular Topics
- International Monetary Fund (14)
- Political crisis (8)
- Foreign exchange reserves (8)
- Shortage (1)
- Bank reserves (2)
- Fuel (1)
- Economy of Sri Lanka (22)
- Russia (1)
- Sri Lanka Tea (22)
- Tourism (2)
- Sri Lanka Quality Tea (23)
- Sri Lanka Tourism (22)
- Sri Lanka Cricket (23)
- Sri Lanka Hotels (23)
- Sri Lanka Elections (24)
- Sirasa (1)
- Hiru Tv (35)
- ITN News (35)
- Shakthi Tv (35)
- Rupavahini (1)
- Derana Dream Star (6)
- BBC (7)