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President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his New Year Message to the nation says that it is the responsibility of every Sri Lankan to contribute towards the resurgence of the nation from its current state of crisis President Wickremesinghe’s New Year Message: As we step into the year 2024, we find ourselves facing both challenges and the […]
- The President underscores the criticality of financial discipline in nation-building (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament to convene from 20th to 23rd (Category: Breaking News)
- Let's collectively advance the 13th Amendment to the Constitution for the future betterment of t... (Category: Breaking News)
- Government's Priority is setting the Nation Right, Not Playing Politics -Senior Presidential Ad... (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has informed India that it will not allow any Chinese research vessel to dock at its ports or operate within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for one year, the Hindustan Times reported on Sunday.
[…]The post “People’s Power” A Myth: Is Deliberative Democracy The Way Forward? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- UK’s Bumpy Fall, Change Of Guard & Lessons Beyond! (Category: Breaking News)
- From Biden To Trump, Mahinda To Ranil! Have We Run Out Of Choices? (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics & Death Of Sanath Nishantha: Some Sombre Lessons & Reflections (Category: Breaking News)
- The Politics Of Fear In Sri Lanka: Allowing Demagogues To Manipulate The Electorate! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 2024: A Year Of Historic Choice appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Celebrating Independence Or Inaugurating Dependence? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Road Ahead For RW & Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Homework For NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Economics Of Recovery & Politics Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
The registration process of Sri Lanka s 2024 voter list is to start on Monday, Chairman of the Election Commission R.M.A.L. Rathnayake said on Sunday.
Forty-four Sri Lankans who were in various prisons in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been pardoned by a royal decree.The post 44 Sri Lankans in prisons in UAE pardoned on National Day appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Royal pardon for 44 Sri Lankan prisoners in UAE (Category: Breaking News)
- UAE grants royal pardon to 44 Sri Lankan prisoners (Category: Breaking News)
- Forty-four Sri Lankans in different jails across UAE pardoned by Royal order (Category: Breaking News)
- Royal Pardon for Forty-Four Sri Lankans in UAE (Category: Breaking News)
The prices of all types of mobile phones in Sri Lanka will have to be increased by around 35% from tomorrow (January 01), says the Mobile Phone Sales and Dealers’ Association.The post Mobile phone prices in Sri Lanka up by 35% from January 01? appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- AUDIO: Minimum prices for mobile phone calls set from today (Category: Breaking News)
- Mobile Awareness (Category: Business)
- Heavenly Directions (Category: Business)
- Mobile Money (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reportedly decided to make a few changes in the coaching positions of the national men s squad named for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Police together with the Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested over 20,000 suspects over drugs-related crimes during the past 14 days of the Yukthiya operation, says the Public Security Ministry.
Colombo Archbishop, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says Sri Lanka might have the opportunity to make a change in 2024. In his New Year message, the Cardinal said that Sri Lanka is like a ship drifting from side to side with no proper leadership. The head of the Catholic Church in Colombo also noted that over the […]
- Claims of threat to Cardinal to be looked into (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal fears attempt at dictatorial rule (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal says Ranil does not have his vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Catholic Church says Pope requested Malcolm Ranjith to continue (Category: Breaking News)
Award winning artist from Sri Lanka, Mueen Saheed, presented his two masterpieces of art one to Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, Director-General COP28, on ”Net Zero Carbon“ and other on Global Warming to Mr Alexander Saier, Chief Communications and Outreach at United Nations Climate Change, UNFCCC. The Net Zero Carbon 2050 painting illustrates the unfortunate global […]
- Gear change on road to Rio? (Category: Technology)
- Foals’ keyboardist Edwin says 'tour differently' to help climate (Category: Technology)
- Foals’ keyboardist Edwin says 'tour differently' to help climate (Category: Technology)
- Foals’ keyboardist Edwin says 'tour differently' to help climate (Category: Technology)
Dead bodies of three children and their mother who are suspected to have committed suicide were found in a house at Kahanthota Road in Malabe this morning (December 31), Police said.The post Mother commits suicide after feeding poison to her three children in Malabe appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Mother commits suicide after feeding poison to her three children (Category: Breaking News)
- Woman and three children found dead in Malabe (Category: Breaking News)
- Man commits suicide after killing his two children in Aranayaka (Category: Breaking News)
- Four dead bodies of father, mother and two daughters found inside a house (Category: Breaking News)
A Police sergeant from the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) was killed while a sub-inspector was injured during a shooting incident near a hotel in Weligama while police were conducting a raid this morning (December 31).The post Policeman killed, Sub-Inspector injured in shooting incident in Weligama appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Policeman killed, another injured in shooting incident at Weligama (Category: Breaking News)
- Two persons injured in shooting incident near fish stall in Weligama (Category: Breaking News)
- One person killed and another injured in a shooting in Weligama (Category: Breaking News)
- Drug raid goes awry in South; Sergeant killed, SI injured (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Housing and Urban Development Prasanna Ranatunga says that 10,000 houses are expected to be built around Colombo in the year 2024 for people, including low-income families.
In what could be seen as a bid to woo Tamil voters ahead of the 2024 LS elections, BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday released a stamp commemorating 200 years of Indian-origin Tamils living in Sri Lanka now.
As part of the sequence of religious programmes held in view of the 73rd Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, a spiritual event was conducted at the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya on 29th December 2023, with the attendance of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera and the President of Navy Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Mala Lamahewa.
- Sri Lanka New Navy Commander (Category: Breaking News)
- India to train 100 Sri Lankan student Navy officers (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Moves (Category: Business)
- Another boat arrives off WA coast (Category: Western Australia)
An employee of SriLankan Catering has been arrested by the officers of Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Division, at the exit terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake along with smuggled gold biscuits worth over Rs. 170 million.
by Amal Jayasinghe The controversial arrest of Sri Lanka’s senior most Kapuwa, or the intermediary between devotee and deity, has renewed a debate over who should benefit from the valuable offerings to the gods. Somipala Ratnayake, the chief “Kapuwa” at the Kataragama Maha Devale was taken into custody on Wednesday over a missing gold tray […]
- Lay custodian arrested over missing gold tray from Kataragama Devale (Category: Breaking News)
- Police arrest Krrish CEO over financial fraud links (Category: Breaking News)
- The Randoli Perahera, the most grandiloquent of all (Category: Breaking News)
- Heard at the club: How Dr. Adikarampunished himself for being late (Category: Breaking News)
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka is expecting 1,400 billion rupees from Value Added Tax in 2024, after broadening the base and raising the rate, Director of the State Revenue Unit of the President’s Office K K I Eranda has said. Though 600 billion rupees was expected from VAT in 2023 only about 450 billion had been collected […]
- Harsha finds many drawbacks in VAT system, ‘including lot of confusion even at highest echelons’ (Category: Breaking News)
- VAT 18% from next year (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Government revenue surges by 43.5%, yet expanding budget deficit spurs VAT hike (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s state revenue increases by 25% in January following VAT increase (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Justice Neil Iddawala, retired Judge of the Appeal Court, as the Chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and two other members of the Commission, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. The other members are Chethiya Goonesekera PC, previously in the Attorney-General’s Department and K. Bernard […]
- 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)
Sri Lanka’s inflation rose to 4.0 percent in December, the third consecutive monthly rise as the cash-strapped nation was set to increase taxes from the New Year.The benchmark Colombo Consumer Price Index jumped by 1.7 points to reach 195.1, or a 4.0 percent increase compared to a year ago when inflation was 57.2 percent. The […]
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
by Rex Clementine The Boxing Day Test match has become an integral part of the game of cricket as during the festive season people are hooked onto their televisions from morning to evening watching the proceedings at MCG before switching their channel to find out what’s happening at Centurion. The Boxing Day Tests are […]
- Sri Lanka told to raise game (Category: Breaking News)
- S Africa confident on Philander (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia finalise summer schedule (Category: Sports)
- Australia finalise summer schedule (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s pay as you earn (PAYE) tax registrations have increased from 41,636 in 2022 to 242,679 in 2023, Commissioner of the Department of Inland Revenue, A. M. Nafeer, said during a press conference at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) on Thursday (28). He added that in 2022, a total of 73,444 companies were registered […]
- VAT 18% from next year (Category: Breaking News)
- 93 percent jump in tax collection in first half of this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Entertainment tax on local cinema waived off for 2 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Entertainment tax on local cinema waived off for 2 years (Category: Breaking News)
By Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London A momentous Christmas tradition took an extraordinary turn this year as King Charles III’s annual holiday message was followed by the enchanting voice of 15-year-old Binu Tennakoon, London-born of Sri Lankan descent, leading the carol choir in a heartwarming rendition of a beloved carol. In an exclusive interview with […]
- Khemadasa’s daughter arranges choral musical in British church (Category: Breaking News)
- Noeline…in the spotlight (Category: Breaking News)
- Bogollagama advocates SL’s economic potential at Commonwealth trade summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Malwatte chapter appoints Chief Sanghanayaka of England (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 2024: The Year Of South Asian Elections appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil’s Last Hurrah For A New Parliament In March (Category: Breaking News)
- Election Year Road Map For Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhaka Goes Metro, Colombo Stuck On Tuk-Tuk (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil As PM Till 2025, Opposition Disappears, No End In Sight For Queuing Trauma (Category: Breaking News)
India’s BJP chief JP Nadda released a postal stamp here on Saturday commemorating 200 years of Indian origin Tamils in Sri Lanka. The stamp was received by the Governor of Eastern Province Government of Sri Lanka Senthil Thodaman at an event organised for its release at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, the BJP’s Tamil […]
- Modi committed to support Indian origin Tamils in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Three diplomats visit Sri Lanka’s North to discuss reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka donates 4.6 tons of apparel to earthquake victims in Türkiye (Category: Breaking News)
- India and Sri Lanka discuss expediting proposed joint projects (Category: Breaking News)
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka crossed the 200,000 mark in December, the highest arrivals for the last four years in one month. Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said that total arrivals for 2023 will be almost close to 1.5 million which was the original target set in Jan 2023. Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has been on […]
- Sri Lanka records 624,874 tourist arrivals by end of June (Category: Breaking News)
- UK relaxes travel advise on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka records over 630,000 tourist arrivals in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Over USD 1 million earned from tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka this year (Category: Breaking News)
Forty four Sri Lankans who were in different prisons across the United Arab Emirates have been pardoned by a Royal order. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates has formally conveyed to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi that these Sri Lankan prisoners received pardon by the Royal order on […]
- Nearly 400 arrested over recent mob violence (Category: Breaking News)
- IFC to provide $400 million to banks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- එංගලන්ත පිතිකරුවෝ 400 කඩඉමට කිට්ටු කරති (Category: Sports)
A total of 44 Sri Lankans who were detained in different prisons across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been pardoned by a Royal order.
A pioneer of location-tracking technology has been appointed OBE in the King s New Year Honours in the United Kingdom.
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