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More than 300 Sri Lankans were rescued at sea off the Spratly Islands after their fishing vessel was damaged and found adrift, foreign media reported today.
Rex Clementine in Sydney Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was denied bail yesterday in Sydney after being charged with four counts of sexual assault. The alleged incident took place in Sydney a day after Sri Lanka’s penultimate Super 12 game against Afghanistan in Brisbane. The arrest was made a couple of hours after Sri Lanka’s […]
Sri Lanka Cricket said yesterday it had suspended national player Danushka Gunathilaka after he was charged with four counts of sexual assault in Australia. It said the 31-year-old batsman, who was in Australia for the T20 World Cup, had been suspended “from all forms of the game with immediate effect”. Gunathilaka was denied bail by […]
‘Vestosis’ is a dreadful illness with a dismal prognosis for the sufferers and even a worse one for their service recipients. Existence of this malady amongst state sector officials was well known for decades but the inclusion of its diagnosis in the satirical medical nomenclature awaited the advent of my erudite friend and Consultant Psychiatrist, […]
GL asks govt. to secure int’l assistance to recover stolen money By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday (07) suggested that the government seriously consider securing UN support for the recovery of stolen public assets. Addressing the media at the Nawala Office of ‘Nidahasa Jathika Sabhawa’ consisting of 13 rebel SLPP MPs, Prof. Peiris said […]
The diversified blue-chip Aitken Spence PLC reported a profit before tax of Rs. 8.5 Bn for the six months ended 30th September 2022. This is an exponential quadruple-digit growth compared to Rs. 266.7 Mn recorded for the same period during the previous year. Aitken Spence PLC reached an EBITDA (Earnings inclusive of equity accounted investees […]
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka is being moved to Sydney’s Silverwater Prison, after being refused bail on rape charges, foreign media reported on Monday.The post Danushka Gunathilaka being moved to Sydney’s Silverwater Prison – report appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka is being moved to Sydney s Silverwater Prison, after being refused bail on rape charges, foreign media reported on Monday.
A Sydney court has refused bail to Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka and he will remain in custody further, foreign media reported on Monday.
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‘We are surprised by BASL’s decision on FR petitions’ By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) alleged that the cash-strapped Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) had declined to answer questions it posed in keeping with the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Colombo District SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman said that the CPC move was meant to suppress continuing […]
Earlier this month, Flipkart-backed Indian payments service company PhonePe announced that it had completed the move of its headquarters from Singapore to India. Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart is a subsidiary of American supermarket behemoth Walmart which bought a 77 per cent stake in the company in 2018. This is a rather unusual move as many Indian startups are doing the reverse […]
India is closely watching the stand Sri Lanka will take on a Chinese ship, Yuan Wang-6, which India says will not be given permission to enter the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). According to IANS, the Indian Navy will not allow the Yuan Wang-6 to enter the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone that extends up to […]
Sri Lanka is to revive talks on Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with India, China and Thailand, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said today. The PMD said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had emphasized on the need to gradually liberalize the service sector to attract Foreign Direct Investment into the country and to take steps to gain […]
• A trade adjustment program for domestic industries to match the competitiveness of international trade• Government's focus on improving export-oriented foreign direct investment
By Amal Jayasinghe Inflation in crisis-hit Sri Lanka dipped marginally for the first time in 12 months but prices were still an eye-watering 66 percent higher than a year ago, official data showed Monday. The island nation of 22 million people has suffered months of extreme economic hardship with severe shortages of essentials including food, fuel and medicines.The […]
John Keells Holding, among the top listed conglomerates in the country, Friday released its second quarter results for the current financial year saying that the regulations under the casino law now in place has enabled it to proceed with finalizing arrangements with prospective gaming operators to operate their landmark Cinnamon Life project now approaching completion. […]
The Sri Lanka Navy today detained two Indian trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters and arrested 15 Indian fishermen. The Navy said that a special operation was conducted this evening in the seas north of Talaimannar to chase away Indian trawlers poaching in Sri Lankam waters. According to the Navy, two Indian trawlers which remained in […]
The 24th Convocation of the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) was held on October 28 at the BMICH. The ceremony was held under the patronage of Chief Guest Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. The PM was accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs M. U. M. Ali Sabry, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya […]
by Iran due here soon The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, together with the Iranian Red Crescent, donated an urgently required consignment of essential medicines and other medical supplies to Sri Lanka at a ceremony held at the Red Crescent Office, in Tehran, recently. The total value of the medicine consignment is over […]
Sri Lanka’s liquid reserves continued to remain significantly low by the end of September 2022, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said today. Total foreign assets, which consist of gross official reserves and gross foreign assets of the banking sector, amounted to US dollars 6.0 billion at end September 2022. The Central Bank said that Sri […]
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Sri Lanka said it held a productive meeting with its bilateral creditors, which include India and China, on Thursday as the country looks to restructure its debt and carve a path out of its worst financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka holds debt restructuring talks with bilateral creditors appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan is stable after receiving bullet injuries in the leg following a bid on his life on Thursday while leading a protest march to Islamabad. “His condition is stable. His blood pressure, vital signs are all right. He is able to talk,“ said Dr Faisal Sultan of the Shaukat Khanum […]
Things had finally been looking up for 26-year-old Jinath. He had married his wife, Fatima, in July. It was a love match, and they had struggled for eight years to win the approval of their parents. Finally, after Jinath came to Korea, both families accepted the marriage, and they were expecting a child. Jinath died in […]
question delay in seeking required funding By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. G.L.Peiris yesterday (03) said that if Local Government polls were to be held by March 20, 2023 as scheduled, the Election Commission (EC) should take tangible measures to set the process in motion.The former Foreign Minister Prof. Peiris said that […]
Measures have been taken to suspend travelling abroad for foreign employment with tourist visas, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) says.
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