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[…]The post New Year Questions & Dilemmas appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19: The Epidemic & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Prospects For Global Capitalism: 2023 & After appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Idiot’s Guide To Global & Domestic Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Idiot’s Guide To Global & Domestic Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Idiot’s Guide To Global & Domestic Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Idiot’s Guide To Global & Domestic Debt (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Amnesty, Purpose, Effect & Fairness appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Just Rewards For Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- On Overlooking The Obvious (Category: Breaking News)
- Polipto (Category: Breaking News)
- Polipto (Category: Breaking News)
China has opened the backdoor channel for assessing ties with US as Washington is “proactively making preparations for a conflict in the Taiwan Strait when it happens”, reported The HK Post. Information trickled in about the visit to New York of a group of former Chinese officials in early November as part of the largest […]
- China says it will respond to US admiral visit to Taiwan (Category: USA, New York)
- China says it will respond to US admiral visit to Taiwan (Category: USA, New York)
- China says it will respond to US admiral visit to Taiwan (Category: USA, New York)
- China says it will respond to US admiral visit to Taiwan (Category: USA, New York)
The United Nations (UN) has secured USD 101.5 million for Sri Lanka through a humanitarian appeal. The UN said the funds will be provided to 3.4 million of the most vulnerable people in Sri Lanka. “Delighted to announce that today, a milestone has been achieved. UN HNP appeal reached $101.5 m thanks to the generous […]
- UN ramps up its urgent humanitarian appeal for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN appeals for expertise and resources to help Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN hopes for peaceful recovery from current crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN assures assistance to Sri Lanka to address economic challenges (Category: Breaking News)
The Foreign Employment Bureau has warned the public of an organized racket in sending unsuspecting job seekers to Jordan, on visit visas. A senior spokesperson told The Island yesterday (30) that the Sri Lankan diplomatic mission, in Jordan, has reported that Sri Lankans were among people, from about 10 countries, abandoned, in Jordan,by those who […]
- FEB to send two reps to calm protest in Jordan (Category: Breaking News)
- SLBFE suspends housemaids to Jordan (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka gets tough (Category: Breaking News)
- Steps to settle Sri Lankan strike in Jordan (Category: Breaking News)
Acting on a spate of complaints, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) earlier this week arrested a married couple for swindling scores of people, seeking employment abroad. A senior SLBFE official said that the couple had collected Rs 550,000 from several persons, promising them employment in Poland and Turkey. The SLBFE recovered 11 […]
- More employment opportunities for Sri Lankans in Seychelles (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 20,000 Sri Lankans have left for employment in Korea since 2004 (Category: Breaking News)
- SLBFE raises concerns on increasing foreign employment scams (Category: Breaking News)
- SLBFE suspends housemaids to Jordan (Category: Breaking News)
Four in every 10 households in Sri Lanka experienced a reduction in their incomes from June to December 2022, and one in every two households are currently relying on negative coping mechanisms to cope with the lack of food or money to buy it, a Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA) report said. In its response […]
- Food insecurity improves in Sri Lanka but prevails within specific regions- report (Category: Breaking News)
- Food Oppression (Category: Business)
- Food Taxes (Category: Business)
- Food insecurity improved in Sri Lanka but prevails within specific regions  FAO and WFP (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has recently received information about yet another human trafficking ring involving a foreign employment scam to Jordan.
Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry said that the consular fees for attestation services have been revised with effect from the 1st of January 2023.The post Consular fees for attestation services revised appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Revised consular fees attestation services effective from Jan. 01 (Category: Breaking News)
- Computer system breakdown at Foreign Ministry’s Consular Affairs Division (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Ministry to resume attestation verification process (Category: Breaking News)
- National Identity Card fees revised in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The revised consular fees for attestation of certificates and documents will be effective from January 01, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.
Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took note of the importance of the long standing bilateral relations with Sri Lanka. He noted that first formal relations began with the Ottoman Empire appointing an Honorary Consul to Sri Lanka in 1864 with residence in Galle. President Erdoğan also recalled his visit to Sri Lanka in 2005 as […]
- Türkiye says tensions between great power rivalries affected Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka thanks Korean President Yoon for employment opportunities (Category: Breaking News)
- Cuban leader seeks healthy economic cooperation with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka donates 4.6 tons of apparel to earthquake victims in Türkiye (Category: Breaking News)
By M.B. Pahalawatta Sri Lanka could be transformed into a developed nation within 10 years, and it would not have had to sell it national assets if its leaders had been blessed with vision, South Korea Disaster Relief Foundation (SKDRF) President Cho Sung Lea said at an event in Kegalle on Wednesday. “SKDRF is one of […]
- More South Korean job opportunities (Category: Breaking News)
- S. Korea to establish factories of world s leading brands in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Korea pledges assistance to set up firefighting university here (Category: Breaking News)
- Dharmasena clinch singles title (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ragging, Lack Of Discipline & Political Protests In Universities: Who Is To Blame? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Teaching Literal Arts: In The Time Of Corona & The “Job Market” (Category: Breaking News)
- Teaching Literal Arts: In The Time Of Corona & The “Job Market” (Category: Breaking News)
- Teaching Literal Arts: In The Time Of Corona & The “Job Market” (Category: Breaking News)
- Teaching Literal Arts: In The Time Of Corona & The “Job Market” (Category: Breaking News)
The arrival and departure cards for passengers arriving and leaving Sri Lanka can now be filled online. The Department of Immigration and Emigration said that both local and foreign travellers can now fill their details online has facilitated the arrival and departure cards, required to be filled by inbound foreigners and outbound Sri Lankans, to […]
- Australia deports Sri Lankan asylum seekers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka facilitates the submission of arrival and departure cards online (Category: Breaking News)
- Passengers arriving from Sri Lanka tested for Covid in Chennai (Category: Breaking News)
- Submitting arrival and departure cards made available online (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Can Sri Lanka Drive Itself From Bankruptcy To Prosperity In 2023? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Budget 2023 Will Be The Acid Test Of RW’s Magic Wand (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s New Government: Be Warned Of The Empty Treasury & Negative Foreign Reserves (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Kayleigh Fraser Versus Justice Priyantha Jayawardena, Controller Of Immigration & Attorney General appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Losing Faith In Sri Lanka: Is Wickremesinghe Corrupt? Are Our Judges Fair? (Category: Breaking News)
- Court rejects case filed by foreigner over passport (Category: Breaking News)
- Court rejects British woman’s attempt to halt being deported (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka immigration on the hunt for Scotswoman who documented protests (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Why Sri Lanka Needs A Presidential Secretariat On Blue Economy Or National Center For Ocean Resources Analysis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted an orientation programme from 16 - 23 December, for fourteen (14) newly designated Heads of Sri Lanka Missions abroad and two (02) Heads of Post who were recently appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Those appointed are due to assume duties shortly.
- Public servants should be impartial: Karu (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka appoints Heads of Missions (Category: Breaking News)
- New heads appointed to DMT and Railway Dept (Category: Breaking News)
- Several news heads of institutions assume office (Category: Breaking News)
The new Canadian envoy to Sri Lanka, Eric Walsh, presented his Letters of Credence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka. Walsh said that he met Senarath Dissanayake, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka and presented certified true copies of the Letters of Credence. Walsh will formally […]
- Solheim holds talks with Sajith and TNA (Category: Breaking News)
- UK working with India to address issues in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Flights between Jaffna and Chennai resume (Category: Breaking News)
- Air quality unhealthy in parts of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Norman Palihawadane A team of CID investigators will fly to India to question nine Sri Lankan criminals arrested at refugee camp, in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The CID said that following the investigation, a decision would be taken to have them repatriated to Sri Lanka to stand trial for various crimes. The CID sources said […]
- Four suspected ISIS terrorists from Lanka arrested at Ahmedabad airport (Category: Breaking News)
- 9 Sri Lankans arrested from TN camp in arms, drug supply case (Category: Breaking News)
- Espionage case involving Lankan and Pakistani: An Indian arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s NIA files supplementary chargesheet against four in Sri Lanka human trafficking case (Category: Breaking News)
Nishantha Priyadarshana alias ‘Dubai Suddha’ was arrested while protesting outside the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). Priyadarshana was arrested over allegations that he had sent people overseas for employment, illegally. Dubai Suddha staged a protest outside the SLBFE with several others who had travelled overseas for employment and returned to Sri Lanka. The […]
- UNHCR commends Sri Lanka for rescuing 105 Rohingya refugees (Category: Breaking News)
- Man walking from Thalawakele to Colombo to support protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire water on protest led by MP Harini Amarasuriya (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith donates a school bus to Kotagala school (Category: Breaking News)
By Samira Hussain Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, is threatening to dissolve two provincial assemblies in a high-stakes attempt to force the federal government to hold early elections. The dissolution of legislatures controlled by his party in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is set for 23 December, about a year before elections are due. “For […]
- Does The Proposed Contempt Of Court Bill Amount To 23rd Amendment To The Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s space success linked with its larger political, diplomatic goals: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Saudi energy minister visits India, discusses cooperation with officials (Category: Breaking News)
- What’s at Stake in Pakistan’s Power Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
Nissanka Priyadarshana, alias 'Dubai Sudda' taken into the custody by officials of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE).The post ‘Dubai Suddha’ arrested over sending job seekers overseas without valid licence appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa concludes holiday in Dubai and returns to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Harak Kata’ arrested in Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Manna Ramesh’ repatriated to Sri Lanka from Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka detects its first monkeypox case (Category: Breaking News)
Nishantha Priyadarshana alias Dubai Suddha , who was taken into custody by officials of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) earlier today (28 Dec.) has been granted bail.
Nishantha Priyadarshana alias Dubai Suddha has been taken into custody by officials of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).
Permission has been granted for the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE) to refer the computer system of the Department for Registration of Persons.
A six-year-old girl and her mother who arrived in Madurai from China via Sri Lanka have tested positive for COVID-19. The Mother and daughter have been isolated by the authorities. According to the Madurai District Collector, their COVID-19 samples have been sent to the lab for further testing. Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in […]
- Passenger from Sri Lanka infected with Covid in Tamil Nadu (Category: Breaking News)
- Another 5 Covid related deaths reported (Category: Breaking News)
- Seven more Covid related deaths reported (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid booster administered at CMC centers today (Category: Breaking News)
Only those who could survive this crisis are the ones who could make earnings in foreign currency, Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe recently said.The post Businesses with dollar income sources will only survive this crisis – Central Bank Governor appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- USD 500 million entered the market in seven days – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka faces shutdown without stable Government – Central Bank Governor warns (Category: Breaking News)
- Curtailing inflation critical to avert Zimbabwe-like scenario – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank to consider a single policy rate mechanism (Category: Breaking News)
About 27 migrants from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Eritrea and Pakistan were caught by Romanian’s Arad police after they tried to cross the border illegally into Hungary, hiding inside two trucks loaded with textile fabrics and metal rods.The post Romanian border police stop 2 trucks with illegal migrants including Sri Lankans appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLAN...
- Arab border police seize trucks with 27 hidden migrants including Sri Lankans (Category: Breaking News)
- Romanian border police stop 2 trucks with illegal migrants including Sri Lankans (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan IT skilled youths will have opportunity to join Romanian companies – Romanian Ambassa... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka police arrests another batch of illegal migrants planning to go to Australia (Category: Breaking News)
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