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Colombo is to be transformed into an entertainment hub, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told hoteliers at an event held in Colombo. The President emphasized the need for diverse activities in Colombo to keep visitors engaged. “What do we do there? Very little. You go to a museum, it’s a short run. You go to Gangaramaya Temple. […]
- Sri Lanka to target 5 million tourist arrivals a year (Category: Breaking News)
- President moots ‘Greater Yala’ concept to boost tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF MD and Ranil review progress on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan looks at investment opportunities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 27th November, 2023 The SJB has commenced collecting signatures for a public petition as part of a campaign to have those who are responsible for the current economic crisis stripped of their civic rights. Given public resentment, which is palpable, the SJB may be able to obtain hundreds of thousands of signatures for its […]
- SJB blames Rajapaksas for impending financial burden on public, calls for Government change (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy, debates and hard facts (Category: Breaking News)
- Reveal plans, uphold transparency (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB asks President to hold early general election (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says that the country has lost an opportunity to support rebuilding the tourism industry and the economy as a result of the decision taken by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to move the Under 19 World Cup to South Africa from Sri Lanka.
The Special envoy of the Chinese President, state councilor Mrs. Shen Yiqin, and the delegation paid a courtesy call on Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe this morning (November 20) at the Presidential Secretariat.The post Chinese Envoy Shen Yiqin meets Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- China, Sri Lanka to further strengthen economic, trade, investment and cultural ties (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese President’s special envoy calls on President Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- A courtesy call between Chinese President’s Special Envoy & State Councillor Shen Yiqin and P... (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka reiterates adherence to one-China policy (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced in his budget speech that he has allocated Rs 2 billion to construct another international airport at Hingurakgoda (Minneriya). Really? We already have ‘International Airports’ at Ratmalana, Jaffna/Palaly (KKS), Mattala, Batticaloa and Katunayake. In fact, in the North, South, East and West of the island. BIA-Katunayake is the only International […...
- Strength of airport and aviation security to be increased (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin batting for India (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka jet fuel prices highest among major Asian airports: IATA (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian firm to manage three key airports here asks Minister Harin (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Budget 24: Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Abolition Of The Provincial Councils System: Reply To Milinda Moragoda’s Utterance (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka An Ethnocracy? (Category: Breaking News)
- Donor & IMF Assistance Should Not Be Used To Suppress The Rights Of The Tamil People (Category: Breaking News)
- Note On Devolution (Category: Breaking News)
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce an exciting collaboration with the National Carrier, SriLankan Airlines, as the powered by partner for an upcoming series of exclusive events featuring the renowned British-Australian Michelin Star celebrity chef and former original judge of MasterChef Australia, Gary Mehigan. The culinary extravaganza is scheduled to take place from […]
- Former MasterChef Australia Judge talks about the Culinary Extravaganza awaiting in Sri Lanka! (Category: Breaking News)
- Gary wows Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Celebrity Chef Gary Mehigan explores Sri Lanka’s cuisine, culture and scenery through Cinnamon H... (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts and Mintpay Join Forces to Transform Travel Payment Solutions (Category: Breaking News)
Budget highlights Following are the highlights of Budget proposals made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament yesterday: New economic and political system The President said in order not to fall back into a crisis, the economic and political system of Sri Lanka must be created anew. He said that a new social consensus should be […]
- Prez presents Budget to ‘build foundation of Sri Lanka’s recovery’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Budget Speech 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- President presents budget replete with reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Eran proposes raising PAYE threshold to Rs 200,000 a month (Category: Breaking News)
* Tax revenue to be raised by 47.1% in 2024 * Rs 10,000 increase for public sector workers * Pensioners to get Rs 2,500 allowance * Rs. 450 bn reserved for bank recapitalization * Four new universities to be established * 20% of state banks to be given off by Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe, […]
- Budget 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Budget Speech 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- A high-wire act (Category: Breaking News)
- President presents budget replete with reforms (Category: Breaking News)
State Minister of Social Empowerment Anupa Pasqual attending a press conference held at the Presidential Media Center today (08), said that promoting accessible travel and creating an inclusive environment will be the theme for this year’s International Day of Persons with disabilities. The United Nations has declared December 3 as the International Day of Persons […]
- Floods claim 32 lives, 49 injured (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead and four injured in accidents around the island (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead and four injured in accidents around the island (Category: Breaking News)
- Two persons have died due to Diarrhoea in the Lindula (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka bagged the prestigious British Guild of Travel Writers Tourism Award for the Best International Tourism project in the Wider World for The Pekoe Trail, at the Annual Gala Awards held in London on Sunday (05).
MMBL- Pathfinder Joint Venture Intertek Lanka, the MMBL-Pathfinder joint venture with Intertek Caleb Brett (UK) is known for its expertise in qualitative and quantitative analytical assessment services to the oil and gas, chemical, and other commodities markets. In early 2021 Intertek Lanka invested in the Hambantota International Port, establishing an on-site state-of-the-art petroleum testing la...
- Nawaloka Laboratory sets new healthcare standards with ISO 15189:2022 accreditation (Category: Breaking News)
- RIOCOCO donates Rs. 20 million-worth high tech computer lab to Nalanda College, Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Ceymed unveils newly refurbished centre in Nugegoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Deaths in Gambia, Indonesia due to low quality medicines: SL could be next victim – CMLS (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy In a television interview last month, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry reportedly said that the Government of President Ranil Wicrkemesinghe has taken ‘substantial steps to move away from a Welfare State’ in the last 18 months. And he said it not as if it was inevitable under the nation’s economic circumstances and […]
- After privatisation, who is going to feed the ‘gutter people’? (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF does not support providing subsidies to everyone in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says economic recovery in Sri Lanka remains challenging (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says full economic recovery in Sri Lanka is not yet assured (Category: Breaking News)
Cassandra is sick to her innermost core seeing on TV daily, multiple protests of motley crowds toting banners and marching all across roads and in many instances being tear gassed and water cannoned. She is sure that like her, five sixths of adult citizens in this doomed and gloomed land are sick of these protests. […]
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