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Rs. 10 billion allocated for potential future elections in Sri Lanka, State Minister for Plantations, Enterprise Reforms and Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya announced.The post Sri Lanka allocated Rs. 10 billion for potential future elections appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
By Shamindra Ferdinando Top SJB spokesman Dr. Harsha de Silva on Monday (20) dismissed Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s claim that well over USD 56.5 bn had been parked overseas by some exporters. Dr. de Silva also contradicted claims made by rebel SLPP MPs Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Wimal Weerawansa and Gevindu Cumaratunga on the matter. The […]
By Saman Indrajith Yesterday’s parliamentary session was marred by aggressive protests by government MPs against Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa, who demanded that those whom the Supreme Court had held responsible for the collapse of the national economy be stripped of their privileges. Protests erupted as Opposition leader Premadasa commenced his special statement on […]
The Second Reading of the 2024 budget was passed in Parliament today with 122 MPs voting for and 77 against it. Speaker Mahida Yapa Abeywardena said. The Speaker announced the results of the vote on the Second Reading of the 2024 budget held today. The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) voted in support of the […]
Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation rose to 1% in October year-on-year from 0.8% in September, the statistics department said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lankan inflation rises to 1% in October appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka plans to conclude free trade agreement (FTA) talks with Thailand in December and sign a deal on Feb. 3, Sri Lanka’s cabinet spokesperson said on Tuesday. The island nation has been renewing a focus on trade deals to foster growth and help its battered economy recover from the worst financial crisis in decades. “The agreement on the […]
RM Parks Inc, a leading petroleum products distributor in the United States signed an agreement with the Board of Investment (BOI) for U$ 110 million to bring Shell products to Sri Lanka.The post RM Parks signs $110 million petroleum agreement with Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Permuna (SLPP) has decided to vote in support of the 2024 budget, SLPP leader Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament today. He said that the budget has several positive proposals and so the SLPP will vote in support of the proposals. Rajapaksa said that the SLPP will however raise concerns over proposals in […]
A group of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs behaved like thugs in Parliament today by crossing the floor and verbally abusing Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa while he was speaking on the court ruling finding the Rajapaksa brothers guilty of causing the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. Premadasa raised a question under Standing Orders 27 […]
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More than 200 defendants in one of Italy’s biggest mafia trials for generations have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years in jail. The three-year trial saw individuals allegedly linked to the ‘Ndrangheta sentenced for crimes ranging from extortion to drug trafficking. Those sentenced included a former Italian senator, though the verdicts […]
By C. A. Chandraprema The judgement delivered by a divided five-member bench of the Supreme Court with regard to two fundamental rights cases numbered 195/2022 and 212/2022 filed by several individuals including Mahim Mendis, Chandra Jayaratne, Julian Bolling and the NGO Transparency International has stirred up a political storm. The majority judgment was delivered by […]
… Govt. confident of mustering majority by Shamindra Ferdinando Dissident SLPP MPs yesterday (20) asked the ruling party whether it would back what it called President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s deplorable revenue proposals when Parliament vote on the Second Reading of the Budget is held today (21). The rebel group said that the move to privatise even […]
by Ahilan Kadirgamar Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since the 1930s, and the stabilisation policies of the Government could drastically change the political economic landscape of the country. Amidst these changes underway, education more broadly and the university system in particular, have come under considerable strain. In this column, I analyse […]
Tuesday 21st November, 2023 Has the government begun to realise the futility of defending the indefensible? It has chosen to heed strident calls being made for action against the corrupt who are enriching themselves by endangering the lives of patients and causing enormous losses to the state coffers. After weeks of dilly-dallying, the CID has […]
Budget 2024 is like a fairy tale rather than a pragmatic solution to pressing economic issues, SLPP MP Dr. Nalaka Godahewa has said. Taking part in the current budget debate, former State Minister said: “Two paramount challenges loom large—the persistent economic contraction and the escalating national debt. A practical budget should provide answers to these […]
Leading corporate and marketing communications professionals came together to formally launch the Public Relations Association of Sri Lanka (PRASL), beginning a new chapter in the progression of the practice of Public Relations as an industry in Sri Lanka. The landmark event at Cinnamon Grand, the Hospitality Partner, was graced by the distinguished presence of Atul […]
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power told Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe that Joe Biden's administration greatly values its partnership with Sri Lanka.The post Joe Biden administration values partnership with Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential run-off poll, according to provisional results. Milei’s rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede. Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Milei on his victory, saying he would “Make Argentina Great Again!”. The election comes at a difficult time for Argentina with rising ...
Monday 20th November, 2023 The so-called cricket crisis has led to the postponement of the COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) meetings, with some members of the parliamentary watchdog committee accusing their chairman of partiality to the SLC officials. The executive presidency is generally thought to be the most powerful institution in Sri Lanka. But the […]
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By N Sathiya Moorthy Anti-JVP social media has not stopped haranguing party boss and presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, AKD for short, over his recent tour of the US. His visit was aimed at addressing Diaspora JVP supporters and sympathisers in that country, and was preceded by meetings with the US ambassador Julie Chung. It was […]
By Easwaran Rutnam Several Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Members of Parliament are considering voting against the 2024 budget, despite being a part of the Government. A number of SLPP members are said to unhappy with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who they voted into office last year. Senior and popular members of the SLPP who have […]
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The Biden administration greatly values its partnership with Sri Lanka, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power told President Ranil Wickremesinghe. She expressed these views at a meeting with the Sri Lankan President in the Maldives, Power said in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter). Power said she […]
Bangladeshi cricket icon Shakib Al Hasan has made a formal foray into politics, expressing his intent to participate in the upcoming general election on January 7. Seeking a nomination from the ruling Bangladesh Awami League, Shakib obtained nomination forms on Saturday to vie for positions in three constituencies, according to Bahauddin Nasim, the Awami League […]
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) states that it strongly refutes the recent allegations made by the leadership of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in parliament regarding the communication between the SLC and the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The Sri Lanka Catholic Church Spokesman, Rev Fr Cyril Gamini, Friday said that the revelations in an investigative report by the Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on the Easter bombing aired last week “further corroborated the position that had been taken by the Church that there had been many discrepancies and manipulations pertaining to the investigations. […]
By Uditha Devapriya Conversations lay down the foundation for consensus, they provoke discussion and enable debate. One Text Initiative’s (OTI) session on strengthening parliamentary fiscal sovereignty through the Committee System, held last Thursday, October 16, at Water’s Edge, opened such a debate and discussion. While it’s still hard to think of consensus over matters like […]
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