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The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), which commands a majority in Parliament, has opposed a proposal to postpone the Presidential and Parliament elections. SLPP National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa said that postponing elections is not healthy for any democracy. “Postponing elections is not healthy for any democracy. Extending the terms of the President and […]
- Rajapaksas out in force for Sri Lanka election (Category: Breaking News)
- Immediate solutions from Namal Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
- MP NAMAL RAJAPAKSA TAKES OATHS AS LAWYER (Category: Breaking News)
- “Satakaya” for Namal Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
The United National Party (UNP) has proposed postponing the Presidential and Parliament elections to keep President Ranil Wickremesinghe in power. UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said that the economy needs to be rebuilt and the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must be fulfilled. He said that in order to do that Wickremesinghe […]
- EC to consider request to allow Sri Lankans overseas to vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil proposed winding up UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP suspends 1,137 local council members (Category: Breaking News)
- LG polls postponed again (Category: Breaking News)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at their current levels of 8.50 per cent and 9.50 per cent, respectively. The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka arrived at this decision after carefully assessing the […]
- Demand for imports in Sri Lanka continues to remain subdued (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka decides to maintain policy rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka further reduces policy interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank decides to continue with tight monetary policy (Category: Breaking News)
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the joint resolution furnished by the President and the Minister of Health to enter into a memorandum of understanding between Sontell group Hong Kong International Limited and the Government of Sri Lanka to obtain the funds required for the construction of a general hospital and a children’s hospital […]
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries to hold the 60th Session and Ministerial Meeting of the International Coconut Community in Colombo in November this year using the income earned by the Coconut Development Authority and the contribution of several private institutions in the coconut sector. The […]
- Felling of Coconut Trees Banned (Category: Breaking News)
- Black Market (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka bans felling of coconut trees as country faces shortages (Category: Breaking News)
- Substandard coconut oil being sold around the island (Category: Breaking News)
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- Don’t Disregard The Less Privileged (Category: Breaking News)
- Valuing Japan’s Moral Ethos & Economic Assistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Justice Does Not Require A Mandate But A New Government (Category: Breaking News)
The United National Party (UNP), led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has proposed a referendum to extend the terms of both the Sri Lankan President and Parliament by two years.The post UNP proposes referendum to Extend Presidential and Parliamentary terms by two years appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- SLPP shoots down proposal to postpone elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential polls cannot be delayed by advancing general election – EC (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP proposes postponing polls to keep Ranil in power (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP member, 4 others remanded (Category: Breaking News)
Amnesty International along with other organizations have urgently called on the Sri Lankan Government to halt the current proposals for a new Labour Law and to ensure that reforms to the labour laws are only taken after due consultation with workers and their representatives.
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) at 8.50 percent and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at 9.50 percent.The post Central Bank of Sri Lanka maintains Policy Rates to support Economic Recovery appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
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The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at their current levels of 8.50 per cent and 9.50 per cent, respectively.
by Daya Gamage Foreign Service National Political Specialist (ret) US Department of State (Continued from yesterday) Williamson cable on ICRC statement Williamson cable further noted what Jacques de Maio said about the LTTE and its strategies: “On the LTTE, de Maio said that it had tried to keep civilians in the middle of a permanent […]
- Civilian deaths and injuries in the Govt-LTTE conflict in the Wanni (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka defends war conduct, slams rebel 'human shields' (Category: Breaking News)
- Credible allegations against Sri Lankan Armed Forces in conducting war against LTTE in Wanni (Category: Breaking News)
- Reflections on the endgame of the Govt-LTTE conflict: Jan-May 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2024'2025 scholarship program, jointly offered by the Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRCSL) and the President s Fund for students studying Information and Communication Technology at the G.C.E Advanced Level has been extended until June 07, 2024.
West Indies swept the three-T20I series against South Africa to conclude their T20 World Cup preparations in the most commanding way possible. South Africa, on the other hand, have won just two of their last 11 completed T20I matches since the last T20 World Cup, and have lost series to West Indies twice and Australia […]
- Salt 109 not out, Brook late cameo fire England to dramatic chase of 223 (Category: Breaking News)
- Warner stars in landmark outing, Zampa’s class seals victory (Category: Breaking News)
- Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan demolish South Africa (Category: Breaking News)
- Angelo Mathews back in T20I squad after three-year absence (Category: Breaking News)
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2024/2025 scholarship program, jointly offered by the Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission and the President’s fund for students studying Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at the G.C.E Advanced Level has been extended until June 07. As the awarding of these scholarships needs to be done promptly, students who […]
- Smartphone apps send users' sensitive data (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Minneapolis schools pushing for more parents to complete free and reduced-price lunch applications (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Mainers applying for round of paycheck protection loans (Category: USA, Maine)
- Minneapolis schools pushing for more parents to complete free and reduced-price lunch applications (Category: USA, Minnesota)
The plantation industry raised its strongest possible objections to the Government’s ”arbitrary, reckless, unilateral decision” to drastically hike minimum wages for tea and rubber sector workers by an unprecedented 70%. All producer stakeholders issued a unified warning against the devastating impact the latest increase will have on the plantation sector, leading crippling opera...
- No final decision on Rs. 1700 daily wage (Category: Breaking News)
- Government considers taking back loss making plantation companies (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Jeevan warns plantation companies (Category: Breaking News)
- Minimum daily wage for plantation workers increased to Rs. 1,700 (Category: Breaking News)
Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited says that necessary steps have been taken to streamline the parking of vehicles outside the arrival terminal at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.
Sri Lanka-based digital agency Antyra Solutions has achieved 2024 Premier Partner status in the Google Partners program. Antyra’s team of experts provides performance-based digital marketing solutions catering to a range of industries such as Hospitality, eCommerce, FMCG, and Finance, both locally and internationally. “As a data driven, performance marketing agency, Antyra has always focussed on [...
- Asian investment firm to acquire top Sri Lankan tech company (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s PhonePe UPI launched in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Virtusa Launches Helio to Help Enterprises Harness GenAI to Accelerate Outcomes (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Dialog Enterprise Partners with UTECH Technologies for Industry 4.0 Transformation’ (Category: Breaking News)
A book by a Sri Lankan has been included in the longlist of the World Illustration Awards, a global competition for illustrators. The cover of ‘Jungle of the Jungle’ by Sam Weerawardane was entered into the Book Covers category through a bursary scheme. The book is amongst 500 artists selected from over 5000 entries for […]
- Kathmandu: Kalinga Literary Festival to introduce Nepal Yashaswi Book Awards from 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Bank posts strong performance in 1H2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- How Nagaland is Becoming a Hub for Women Entrepreneurs (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Bank posts steadfast performance in FY2023 (Category: Breaking News)
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are expected to surpass 100,000 in May 2024, though they will fall short of the target range of 120,934 to 131,112.The post Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka set to exceed 100,000 mark in May 2024 appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- TOURIST ARRIVALS HAVE DOUBLED FROM JANUARY TO MAY. (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals have doubled from January to May (Category: Breaking News)
- Travel Trend (Category: Business)
- Arrival Update (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended its condolences on the passing of Ambassador Jean-François Pactet, who served as the Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.The post Sri Lanka extends condolences on the passing of French Ambassador Jean-François Pactet appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- French Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Jean-François Pactet passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Ministry expresses condolences on passing of French Ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
- France saddened by the demise of its diplomat in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- France ready to support Sri Lanka in its efforts to restructure its debt (Category: Breaking News)
The Lanka Premier League (LPL) announced the appointment of cricket legend Michael Clarke as its brand ambassador for the upcoming 2024 season. The tournament will be held from July 1st to 21st, showcasing exciting matches and featuring top-tier cricket talent from around the world. Clarke, a household name in cricket, brings a wealth of experience […]
- LPL to go ahead with new owners for Dambulla (Category: Breaking News)
- Aura Lanka Chairman arrested and remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- LPL terminates Dambulla franchise following max fixing claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Ravin Wickramaratne steps down as LPL Tournament Director (Category: Breaking News)
The Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Jean-François Pactet, has passed away this afternoon (26) Jean-François Pactet, born in 1970, served as the Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives since October 2022. A career diplomat, he was previously Deputy Director of Culture and Education in the French Ministry of Foreign […]
- France saddened by the demise of its diplomat in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- France ready to support Sri Lanka in its efforts to restructure its debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka extends condolences on the passing of French Ambassador Jean-François Pactet (Category: Breaking News)
- France looks to strengthen ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised the historical “Jaffna Teaching Tradition” during a speech at the Jaffna District Teacher Appointment Ceremony on Saturday (May 25).The post Sri Lanka President grants 375 teaching appointments in Jaffna appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Teaching appointments to 375 teachers in the Jaffna District (Category: Breaking News)
- Teaching appointments to 375 teachers in the Jaffna District (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaffna Teaching Hospital to be upgraded (Category: Breaking News)
- Coca-Cola sharpens the skill of teaching English in Jaffna (Category: Business)
By APSARA RODRIGO ECONOMYNEXT-Sri Lanka plans to bring down international artistes, and hold water festivals to boost tourists, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Chairman, Chalaka Gajabahu said. “We will be hosting a few international artists in September to December,” Gajabahu told EconomyNext. “We would also be having a fashion show in Sigiriya.” Sri Lanka is targeting [...
- Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Chairman elected as Vice Chair of UNWTO (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to carry out tourism promotion activities in nine markets (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to focus on nine key tourism markets (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy assigns its first group of female officers and sailors to sea duties (Category: Breaking News)
by Rex Clementine These days, anyone who could roll his arm over is called an all-rounder. But time was when one guy opened batting and shared the new ball for Sri Lanka in Test match cricket. Ravi Ratnayake is his name. Ravi at one point had the best bowling figures by a Sri Lankan in […]
- Horse had bolted by the time we figured Sri Lanka out in 1996 – Azhar (Category: Breaking News)
- After brilliant 45 years, Ian Chappell quits commentaries (Category: Breaking News)
- DDS promises more aggression in new era for Sri Lankan cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Silverwood wants first innings improvements (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the initiative to provide job opportunities for unemployed youth will commence once the country overcomes bankruptcy this year. The President also mentioned that next year will see the launch of a program aimed at introducing modern agriculture to villages in collaboration with private companies to revitalize the export economy. President Ranil Wickrem...
- Special Statement Delivered By President Ranil Wickremesinghe: Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Preliminary work to bring Starlink to Sri Lanka completed (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez asks Opp. to cooperate (Category: Breaking News)
Cricket Canada confirmed that head coach Pubudu Dassanayake will stay on as head coach for the duration of the T20 World Cup following a meeting of the Canadian board which declined to ratify the former Sri Lanka international’s informal dismissal. Dassayanake was told on Wednesday morning by assistant manager and Cricket Canada vice president Gurdeep […]
- Mathews becomes first batter to be timed out in international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket suspended by ICC: Causes and implications (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC announce Men’s 2024 future tours program (Category: Breaking News)
- Rahim sends legal notice to media channel for spot-fixing report (Category: Breaking News)
Issuing a media release on Friday (24) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) vehemently refutes the allegations made by Member of Parliament Hesha Withanage during a media briefing on Friday (24), which accused the SLC President, the Tournament Director of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), and other SLC officials of involvement in match- fixing and corrupt conduct […]
- Ranil for cricket select committee (Category: Breaking News)
- Dilshan resigns (Category: Breaking News)
- Fourth edition of LPL to kick off on July 31 (Category: Breaking News)
- Four players fined for breach of LPL code of conduct (Category: Breaking News)
In a widening investigation into an ISIS plot to use a group of Sri Lankans to carry out attacks in India, police have arrested a person who allegedly facilitated the four-member group, now held in Gujarat, on terrorism charges, to obtain air tickets. According to the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat, among their targets were […]
- Four ISIS terrorists from Sri Lanka arrested at Ahmedabad airport - report (Category: Breaking News)
- Four suspected ISIS terrorists from Lanka arrested at Ahmedabad airport (Category: Breaking News)
- 4 Sri Lankan ISIS terrorists arrested in India were planning major attack - report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan ISIS operatives were planning terror attacks in India – Gujarat police (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Leader of the United Republican Front (Eksath Janaraja Peramuna) Patali Champika Ranawaka has alleged that the controversial outsourcing of the on-arrival visa processing to a foreign company violated the government procurement process, as well as the understanding with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in respect of anti-corruption measures. The former Minister said [&...
- Visa muddle (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT Mobitel offered same service at USD 1 per person but VFS charges USD 25 plus – SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- Idiocy of new visa arrangements (Category: Breaking News)
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