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Chief of Staff to the President and National Security Advisor (NSA) Mr Sagala Ratnayaka led the Sri Lanka delegation to the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier Security Summit held in Singapore from 2 – 4 June 2023.
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- The best home security cameras to buy in 2020: Wyze, Arlo and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
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- The best home security cameras of 2020: Wyze, Arlo and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Janaka Bandara met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister of Myanmar, Lieutenant General Soe Htut recently at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Nay Pyi Taw.
Sri Lanka-born Ayesha Smart living in the United Kingdom has become the youngest ever non-white and minority ethnic judge in the Crown Court  which predominantly deals with serious cases of criminal offences in England and Wales.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa appealed to a US delegation to help rebuild Sri Lanka’s economy. He also requested the delegation to assist the various sectors that had collapsed following the economic crisis. Premadasa had talks with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Asia, Robert Kaproth and his delegation. Members of the Freedom People’s Congress […]
- Chinese Foreign Minister assures Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and China’s EXIM Bank discuss debt restructuring exercise (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB MPs in Ranil’s COP28 delegation in Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand and Sri Lanka hold 5th Round of FTA talks (Category: Breaking News)
A Parliament committee has been appointed to investigate the MT New Diamond and X-press Pearl incidents. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that the Select Committee of Parliament to investigate into and to make suitable recommendations relating to the disasters caused by New Diamond and X-press Pearl Vessels in the Maritime Zone of Sri Lanka will […]
- India denies claims it demanded compensation from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Case filed in Singapore over X-Press Pearl incident (Category: Breaking News)
- Court wants report on compensation related to X-Press Pearl disaster (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka appointed Special parliamentary committee to probe New Diamond, X-Press Pearl disasters (Category: Breaking News)
A minor tremor measuring 2.0 on the Richter scale was reported in Gampola. The Geological Survey & Mines Bureau (GSMB) said that the tremor was reported last night (Monday) at approximately 10.49 p.m. There were no reports of any damage caused by the tremor. Several minor tremors had been felt in various parts of Sri […]
- Minor tremor reported in Monaragala (Category: Breaking News)
- Minor tremor felt off the coast of Beruwala (Category: Breaking News)
- Tremors felt in parts of Sri Lanka following 5.8 quake (Category: Breaking News)
- More earth tremors reported near Buttala (Category: Breaking News)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the European Union (EU)-funded BESPA-FOOD (Best Standardized Practices for the Agri-Food Sector) project will support the government to establish a well-coordinated food safety system in the country.
- Lawmakers take up issue of genetically-altered foods (Category: USA, Washington)
- Tucson Originals holding food drive at its restaurants (Category: USA, Arizona)
- Lithonia Food Thief Strikes Same Homeowner 4 Times (Category: USA, Georgia)
- How long can someone survive in the cold without food? (Category: Technology)
Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has made contact with a young boy, seen on a video bowling just like him. Malinga had earlier posted a video on his Facebook of the young boy and asked his followers to help him find the boy. In a new post, Malinga said that he had made contact […]
- Malinga hunts for kid who bowls like him (Category: Breaking News)
- Former State Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran sustains serious injuries (Category: Breaking News)
- President Wickremesinghe expresses deep sorrow over train collision in Odisha (Category: Breaking News)
- Canada slammed by Sri Lanka for allowing Indira’s murder to be glorified (Category: Breaking News)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says it is committed to working closely with its partners to achieve a food-secure and safe Sri Lanka. The FAO, through the European Union (EU)-funded BESPA-FOOD (Best Standardized Practices for the Agri-Food Sector) project, will support the Government to establish a well-coordinated food safety system […]
- UN FAO help tackle environmental challenges in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Prime Minister warns of threat of food shortage (Category: Breaking News)
- EU and FAO launch initiative to improve paddy farming in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand to support efforts to combat child malnutrition in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Sathiya Moorthy In a tweet in mid-May, the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, tweeted on ‘strategic ties’ India and Sri Lanka as if one existed already. The tweet followed a meeting between Amb Garcetti and Milinda Moragoda, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India. “As strategic partners, the US, India, and Sri Lanka […]
- India seeks strategic partnership with Sri Lanka in maritime surveillance system expansion (Category: Breaking News)
- Is UNHRC provoking an Aragalaya against war-crimes probe? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bad news for Beijing: Colombo will not allow China to use Sri Lanka as base to threaten India (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s delays in restructuring the debt have put Sri Lanka in an awkward position. (Category: Breaking News)
Indian police on Monday seized 240kg of cannabis and arrested eight people at Sullurupeta in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh that was planned to be dispatched to Sri Lanka.
Chief of Staff to the President and National Security Advisor (NSA) Sagala Ratnayaka led the Sri Lanka delegation to the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier Security Summit held in Singapore from 2 – 4 June 2023. The highly anticipated summit commenced on 2 June with a powerful Keynote address delivered by Australian Prime Minister […]
- The best home security cameras to buy in 2020: Wyze, Arlo and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- The best home security cameras to buy in 2020: Wyze, Arlo and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- The best home security cameras of 2020: Wyze, Arlo and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- The best home security cameras of 2020: Wyze, Arlo and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
Sri Lanka Customs has intercepted a container with illegally-imported goods from Dubai to the tune of Rs. 300 million.
The Cabinet of Ministers, on Monday (June 05), gave its approval for a resolution pertaining to the Value-Added Tax (VAT) and the Simplified Value-Added Tax (SVAT).
The Cabinet approval has been granted to publish the revised national policy and strategic framework for the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka in the Government Gazette and to implement it.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to reduce the maximum retail prices of 60 types of medicine by 16 percent.The post Cabinet approves proposal to reduce Maximum Retail Prices of 60 types of medicine appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live Updates - Sri Lanka News.
- Prices of sixty essential drugs to be reduced from 15th June (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet nod to reduce prices of medicines (Category: Breaking News)
- Maximum retail prices of 43 medical devices revised (Category: Breaking News)
- Maximum retail price for eggs (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has appointed a special parliamentary committee to look into the damages caused by MV X-Press Pearl and MT New Diamond maritime disasters and to make necessary recommendations.The post Sri Lanka appointed Special parliamentary committee to probe New Diamond, X-Press Pearl disasters appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live Updates - Sri Lanka News.
- Special parliamentary committee appointed on New Diamond, X-Press Pearl disasters (Category: Breaking News)
- Dates fixed for parliamentary debates on X-Press Pearl disaster, CBSL Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- SL divided in fighting X-Press Pearl disaster case (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka receives USD 890,000 interim compensation for damages by X-Press Pearl (Category: Breaking News)
The cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal made by the Minister of Health to publish the revised National Policy and Strategic Framework for the Prevention and Control of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Sri Lanka in the Government Gazette and to implement it. Diseases like heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes are the […]
- In pictures: Fighting forgotten tropical diseases (Category: Technology)
- 'We want to prevent people getting dementia' (Category: Technology)
- Killing Kong (Category: Technology)
- 5 foods high in antioxidants (and why you should eat them) - CNET (Category: Technology)
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Sri Lanka to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and to take the necessary steps for legislation to enforce the provisions of the said agreement. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on […]
- Sri Lanka ratifies Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Ratifies Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and Expresses Commitment to Nucl... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ratifies Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and expresses commitment to Nucl... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka reaffirms commitment to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation (Category: Breaking News)
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- Lasantha Wickrematunge’s Assassination: Empty Promises Of Accountability (Category: Breaking News)
- Judiciary Must Be Respected By Both Citizens & Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Judiciary Must Be Respected By Both Citizens & Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Judiciary Must Be Respected By Both Citizens & Government (Category: Breaking News)
Two officers of Alawathugoda Agrarian Service Center have been arrested by the Bribery Commission for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000.The post Two officers of Agrarian Service Centre arrested for soliciting a bribe appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live Updates - Sri Lanka News.
- Two Agrarian Service Centre officers arrested on bribery charges (Category: Breaking News)
- Sooriyawewa Pradeshiya Sabha secretary arrested for soliciting Rs.50,000 bribe (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lanka Police officers arrested for soliciting Rs. 10,000 bribe (Category: Breaking News)
- School Principal arrested for soliciting Rs. 30,000 bribe for canteen tender (Category: Breaking News)
India and Sri Lanka have decided to fast-track the grant project for the construction of sanitation units in Batticaloa district.
Power Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera on Monday (June 05) held a discussion with the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Kaproth on Sri Lanka s ongoing energy sector reforms and commitments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
A minor tremor with a magnitude of 2.0 on the Richter scale is reported in Gampola, the Geological Survey Mines Bureau (GSMB) says.
The maiden international cruise vessel between Chennai and Sri Lanka “MV Empress” was formally flagged off by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in Chennai yesterday (Monday). The occasion also marked the inauguration of an international cruise tourism terminal, set up at a cost of ₹ 17.21 crore at the Chennai Port. The […]
- Indian cruise ship to launch operations to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Hambantota’s once ‘white elephant’ to have 13 cruise ships (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s first international cruise from Chennai to Sri Lanka to be flagged off today (Category: Breaking News)
- Two cruise ships to arrive at Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
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- Politics Behind A Politician’s Gold (Category: Breaking News)
- NM’s Heritage: Upsurge Of Religious Despotism In Sri Lanka: Can The JVP Withstand Sinhala-Buddhi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Money In Weakening Our Rights: Government Competing With Evangelicals (Category: Breaking News)
- Civil Society Condemns Abuse Of ICCPR (Category: Breaking News)
TOKYO —The bereaved kin of a Sri Lankan woman who died while detained in a Nagoya immigration facility in 2021 despite her pleas for medical treatment have expressed their dismay over recent news that a female doctor at the Osaka Regional Immigration Services Bureau is suspected of having worked under the influence of alcohol. Speaking […]
- Protesting asylum seekers refuse medical treatment (Category: Western Australia)
- Leprosy confirmed at detention centre (Category: South Australia)
- Australian asylum children self-harming: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Asylum-seeker children 'self-harming' (Category: Breaking News)
‘Broadcasting Authority a political mechanism led by Media Secretary’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Top Opposition spokesman Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (05) alleged that President Ranil Wickremesinghe intended to silence television and radio stations through the proposed Broadcasting Authority Bill (BAB). The former External Affairs Minister asserted that the BAB was part of a destructive political [&...
- GL urges AG to ensure compliance with SC recommendations before Speaker certifies Online Safety ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Broadcasting Regulatory Commission Act jolts Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- GL frowns on Prez downplaying importance of elections before judges (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC concerned about constitutional jugglery to suppress Opposition: GL (Category: Breaking News)
By Jehan Perera The re-emergence of Donald Trump in the United States is a reminder that change is not permanent. Former President Trump is currently utilising the grievances of the white population in the United States with regard to the economic difficulties that many of them face to make the case that they need to […]
- Weaponising Of The Law (Category: Breaking News)
- Achieving national unity and reconciliation requires multi-partisan consultations and acceptance... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to be reviewed in upcoming Human Rights Committee session (Category: Breaking News)
- CSCD takes up battle cry for elections (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Sri Lankan government was not allocating funds to ensure the availability of essential public goods despite the gradual stabilisation of the economy, Prof. Priyanga Dunusinghe, of Department of Economics at the Colombo University said addressing the media. “The government has to maintain roads, provide healthcare and education, security, etc. I don’t […]
- Sajith says govt lying about there being no money to hold polls after having printed Rs 278 bn i... (Category: Breaking News)
- All 225 sitting MPs must share the blame for the present crisis: Ranatunga (Category: Breaking News)
- The government printed Rs 278 billion between October and December 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt plans accreditation for every profession (Category: Breaking News)
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