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[…]The post Critical Steps Every Business Should Take to Protect Their Data appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- With the wave of a hand, Intel wants to do away with passwords (Category: Business)
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Australia cruised to their sixth Women’s T20 World Cup title with a 19-run win over South Africa in Cape Town. In front of a full house at Newlands, Australia reached 156-6 with Beth Mooney striking a sublime unbeaten 74. In reply, South Africa put up a spirited fight but after a slow start, struggled to […]
- South Africa beat Bangladesh to set up England semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Election Or No Election, Ranil Is done; He’s Not Fit For Office appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Anura & Sajith: Sri Lanka’s Tweedledum And Tweedledee Or Hero And Jester (Category: Breaking News)
- Abolishing The Presidency – Two Cunning Foxes Plan The Unexpected! (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s political ‘Trickonometry’ (Category: Breaking News)
Hopeless title since it connotes no hope. Thus Cassandra joins her front house neighbour’s refrain of a couple of months ago, when things were not so hopeless as now. He said, passing judgment on the government: “Why won’t they let me die in peace? I have worked all my life earning income for the government […]
- ‘Ethir: Legendary high jumper’ – a response (Category: Breaking News)
- Will President stop playing balls with crooks? (Category: Breaking News)
- Are we so bad? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sirisena says he won’t leave country for good (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpowers appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (Category: Breaking News)
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
ECONOMYNEXT –A collective of trade unions and professional associations representing high-income earning public servants has threatened to launch a nationwide general strike on March 01 if the government doesn’t address their concerns about a personal income tax hike. Media spokesman of the Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) Charudaththa Illangasinghe told reporters on Friday Jan...
- Budget 2021- Several income tax exemptions proposed (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2021- Several income tax exemptions proposed (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2021- Several income tax exemptions proposed (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2021- Several income tax exemptions proposed (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Warning Signal To RW’s Transformation Agenda appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
- A führer In The Making (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Rocky Road To Export Driven Valhalla (Category: Breaking News)
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshi de Silva s ice-cool hundred partnership steered Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh as they continued their winning start to the ICC Women s T20 World Cup 2023.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh to clinch its second win in a row in the T-20 Women’s World Cup in South Africa. Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshi Silva stitched together a century stand to help Sri Lanka chase down the target of 127 in Cape Town against Bangladesh. Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshi Silva revived the Sri Lankan […]
- Bowlers fire Sri Lanka to gold-medal contest against India (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand hammer Sri Lanka to keep semi-final hopes alive (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announce 15-member squad for white-ball tour of Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka among top 5 nationalities granted dependant visas to UK (Category: Breaking News)
Heart to Heart International, a renowned global humanitarian organisation, based in the United States, has donated another consignment of lifesaving medicines, worth over US$ 6.9 million, to Sri Lanka, says a joint press release by the Embassy of Sri Lanka, in Washington DC, and the Heart to Heart International, US.It said: Under the guidance of […]
- USD 7.2 Million worth medicines from Heart to Heart International to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Heart to Heart Int’l provides medicines worth Rs 15 bn (Category: Breaking News)
- Relics of St Anthony will be in Sri Lanka (Daily News) (Category: Breaking News)
- Foul-smelling Beira Lake in Sri Lanka capital converted to a tourist zone (Category: Breaking News)
Live tortoises, stuffed inside cloth sacks and packed in six boxes labelled as “dried seafood”, were being smuggled out to Kuala Lumpur Customs officers have seized 206 live star tortoises listed as an endangered species while they were being smuggled to Malaysia in boxes labelled as ‘dried seafood’. The Biodiversity, Cultural and National Heritage Protection […]
- Over 200 endangered tortoises labelled Âdried seafood seized at BIA (Category: Breaking News)
- Tortoises seized at Dhaka airport (Category: Technology)
- Rare tortoises seized in Malaysia (Category: Technology)
- Defacing Madagascar's tortoises (Category: Technology)
Sri Lankan customs have seized 206 live star tortoises, which are listed as an endangered species, that were being smuggled to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia yesterday (Feb. 11) at the Air Cargo Exports Terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.
Chef Mangal Singh presents a vibrant array of North indian Cuisine to colombo Delve into the authentic flavours of India at ‘ Adityaa’ Movenpick’s new addition to the chain of restaurants offering a uniquely captivating culinary experience to the diners,The dishes are filled with rich and authentic flavours from India The ambience is inviting you […]
- Indian foreign secretary Nirupama to visit Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Lebanese religious scholar here today (Category: Breaking News)
- Motorcycle set on fire in Eravur (Category: Breaking News)
- Peradeniya town shifts to new location in Iriyagama (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka threw up a big surprise in the opening game of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup holding its nerve in the field in a frantic finish to beat host South Africa by three runs. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu hit 68 from 50 balls to set up a total of 129-4 after her team […]
- Chamari Athapaththu to make statement on retirement claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka captain quashes retirement speculation (Category: Breaking News)
- Athapaththu guides Sri Lanka to victory in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Qualifier Final (Category: Breaking News)
- Chameera and Mathews to join Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad as reserves (Category: Breaking News)
The 2023 Sumathi Awards ceremony, the 27th edition of one of the most popular television awards shows in Sri Lanka, was held at the Water s Edge Hotel in Colombo today (Feb. 09).
- Business briefcase: New jobs, promotions, awards and news (Category: USA, Montana)
- Golden Globes 2021 livestream: Start time, nominations, how to watch - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Business briefcase: New jobs, promotions, awards and news (Category: USA, Montana)
- Business briefcase: New jobs, promotions, awards and news (Category: USA, Montana)
Reforms to be introduced to end ‘media abuses’ President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that the government was not in a position to lower the taxes. Delivering his second government policy statement to inaugurate the Fourth session of the Ninth Parliament, the President said: “Some people say that the primary taxable income should be raised from […]
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez insists on IMF approved new tax regime, warns of dire consequences unless fully implemented (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe ceremonially declared open the fourth session of the ninth Parliament and delivered the Government Policy Statement today (February 08).The post Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that he will continue with his unpopular decisions. Making his throne speech, Wickremesinghe said that he is not here to be popular. He said that the unpopular decisions he takes will have positive results in the years to come. The President said that Sri Lanka expects to recover from […]
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post LG Elections & Ranil’s Narrowing Options appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Economic Gloom, LG Polls & Coalitions Of Clowns (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF & LG Elections: Presidential Machinations & Opposition Myopia (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Uncle’s Formula Won’t Save Him; LG Elections, A Referendum On Ranil-Rajapaksa Govt. (Category: Breaking News)
- Court gives LG polls go ahead (Category: Breaking News)
By A Special Sports Correspondent Tennis star Sharmal Dissanayake (26) made a comeback to the racquet game in Sri Lanka when he won the Men’s Singles event at the First Capital SSC Open Championships worked off in Colombo recently. The annual SSC Open tournament gave a great start to the tennis scene in the island […]
- Dinara reaches quarter-finals (Category: Breaking News)
- First Capital SSC Open Ranking Tennis Championships 2023 begin (Category: Breaking News)
- Queen’s Club Tennis Championships 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Dharmasena reaches singles final (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy For incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe, taking the Independence Day as the nation’s President is known to be a dream come true. It should be so for most politicians in the country, especially when they are young, inexperienced and unexposed. It would have been more so for Ranil, as this is not only […]
- Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day celebrated under tight security (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Minister of State for External Affairs to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB protest forces President to walk out (Category: Breaking News)
- President Wickremesinghe expresses deep sorrow over train collision in Odisha (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 7th February, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s decision to implement the controversial 13th Amendment (13A) fully could not have come at a worse time for pseudo-patriots such as the SLPP leaders, who enabled him to realise his presidential dream, and are therefore responsible for his acts or omissions. They have refused to grant the Provincial […]
- Misplaced priorities (Category: Breaking News)
- Playing with fire (Category: Breaking News)
- President: Cabinet has agreed to implement 13A fully (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP calls for new Constitution: ‘13 no solution to any problem’ (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post K. Annamalai, A Star Eclipsing All In The Politics Of Tamil Nadu appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- BJP Embraces Tamil Diaspora (Category: Breaking News)
- Electoral Prospects In India & Tamil Nadu Have Better Predictability Now (Category: Breaking News)
- For The Redemption Of Tamil Nadu, Elimination Of Enemies – Firstly Corruption (Category: Breaking News)
- Annamalai’s Stand Alone Stance Is Singularly Commendable (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Police & Land Powers; Friends Of The Provincial Council Solution Falling Into The Lap Of Its Enemies appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution and the 13th Amendment – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Of The Sinhalese, By The Sinhalese & For The Sinhalese (Category: Breaking News)
A total of 208 Officers of the Sri Lanka Army (Regular and Volunteer Force) and a record 7,790 Other Ranks of the Army (Regular Force and Volunteer Force and Extra Regimental Employment Basis) have been promoted to their respective next rank in view of the 75th National Independence Day.The post Sri Lanka Army promoted 208 officers & 7,790 other ranks appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest...
- Sri Lanka Army Promoted over 1,800 army personnel to mark its 74th Anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Promotions for Army officers and other ranks to mark Independence Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Government promotes Army and Navy personnel to their next rank (Category: Breaking News)
- President promotes 7,499 Army personnel (Category: Breaking News)
Rubber production in Sri Lanka commenced in 1876, with the planting of nearly 2,000 rubber seedlings at the Henarathgoda Botanical Gardens in Gampaha. The total extent under rubber in 1890 was around 50 ha and in the early 1900s it increased to around 10,000 ha. By 1982 the total extent under rubber was around 180,000 […]
- Plantation sector and economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Pestalotiopsis leaf disease will accelerate declining rate of natural rubber production (Category: Breaking News)
- A fungal disease threatens rubber cultivations in high rainfall areas (Category: Breaking News)
- Reducing Trade Deficit (Category: Breaking News)
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