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Certified copies of birth, marriage and death certificates issued by the Registrar General’s Department of Sri Lanka will not further be invalidated following 06 months of issuance, the Registrar General’s Department announced.The post Sri Lanka’s Registrar General’s Department issues special notice to public appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka to Issue digital birth certificates (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka issues its first digitized national birth certificate (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s population dynamics at risk, Registrar General s Department warns (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka launched program to issue National Identity Cards for those without Birth Certificates (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr. Prasanna Cooray First, we should question whether the age-old notion of “Free Healthcare in Sri Lanka” is valid anymore. Going by the Total Health Expenditure statistics of the country, one would realise it is a misnomer.According to healthcare spending in Sri Lanka, from 1990 to 2019, published by the Institute for Health Policy, […]
- Budget, Taxation Turmoil and Policy Blunders – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- FSP frowns on increases in defence expenditure (Category: Breaking News)
- Tax payers look to tighten belts further or migrate as progressive taxes bite (Category: Breaking News)
- High out-of-pocket expenditure seen as affecting healthcare access of local households (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 21st August, 2023 Much is being talked about ‘pyramids’ and ‘islands’, of all things, these days. Another pyramid scheme has reportedly collapsed, and those who have lost their money are letting out howls of protests via social media. The Central Bank, from time to time, issues severe warnings to the public about such frauds, […]
- Blight of black money (Category: Breaking News)
- Choosing poison (Category: Breaking News)
- Aiyo, Aragalaya! (Category: Breaking News)
- Guns in closets (Category: Breaking News)
Milinda Moragoda, who is scheduled to relinquish duties as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in New Delhi, has stressed the pivotal importance of the two countries developing the current relationship to a strategic level, on the basis of recently inked agreements. Moragoda said so addressing the students of the 63rd National Defence Course at the National Defence College (NDC) […]
- Sri Lanka and India discuss way forward in bilateral economic cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka-India cooperation will heavily focus on connectivity, investment - Envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Future India-Sri Lanka cooperation to mainly focus on connectivity, investment- Envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan envoy discusses collaboration in transport sector with Indian Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighted that the tourism industry stands as the paramount sector capable of swiftly advancing the country’s economic objectives.The post Sri Lanka President emphasizes progress in tourism sector, ready to provide required facilities appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- India continues to top number of visitors to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President moots ‘Greater Yala’ concept to boost tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Two million tourists and a revenue of US $ 06 billion expected in 2024 – Minister of State for T... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to target 5 million tourist arrivals a year (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has mooted the ‘Greater Yala’ concept which will promote Yala and areas around it. Speaking after inaugurating the Hilton Yala Resort, the President said that Yala must be promoted as a unified tourist destination by incorporating nearby areas. “Why are you going to call these places Udawalawe, Kumana and all? These are […]
- India continues to top number of visitors to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to target 5 million tourist arrivals a year (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore’s Prime Minister keen to deepen ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF MD and Ranil review progress on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt (Category: Breaking News)
Registered tax files 500,000, only 31,000 pay personal tax Proposed amendments to Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Act will serve to address purported under performance of Inland Revenue Department (IRD) officials in a bid to enhance income tax collection, Government MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage said, noting that there is only one person in the country who pays […]
- 105,000 registered limited liability companies but 82 percent of revenue comes from just 382 (Category: Breaking News)
- 93 percent jump in tax collection in first half of this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Revenue collection exceeds target for first quarter by more than Rs. 45 billion (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka only has 137 persons who paid income taxes of Rs5mn or more: legislator (Category: Breaking News)
Government authorities must consult vehicle importers when making decisions on relaxing an ongoing import ban, President of the Vehicle Importers’ Association Indika Sampath Merinchige said. Welcoming a recent announcement by the government that it will scrap an import ban on several types of commercial vehicles, Merinchige told reporters on Monday August 14 that the authorities […]
- Restrictions on vehicle imports to be relaxed by next year  Semasinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt still lukewarm in allowing vehicle imports wary of balance of trade (Category: Breaking News)
- Vehicle import restrictions to be lifted only after thorough analysis - state minister (Category: Breaking News)
- More vehicles for MPs (Category: Breaking News)
Business tycoon Harry Jayawardena celebrated his 80th birthday on Thursday. Jayawardena, a former employee of Consolexpo, the State Trading Corporation handling exports, together with some colleagues, including former Civil Servant, the late VP Vittachi who was chairman of Consolexpo, set up Stassen Exports (Stassen is his second name) after the change of government in 1977. […]
[…]The post Bold Buddhists & Progressive Tamils Must Interface: A Second Trump Term Poses Intrinsic Dangers Everywhere appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Ranil Wickremesinghe Unelectable? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil Vs. AKD: Who Will Blink First? (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Devoid Of Doctrine Is Empty & Harmful In The Long-Run; Premadasa, RW & MR Are Examples (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Relief Is Momentary, Blackhole Of A Gulf Between ‘Haves’ & ‘Have-Nots’ Is Widening! (Category: Breaking News)
- Cockiness; What Price? (Category: Breaking News)
Around 5,000 doctors in Sri Lanka with qualifications to work in foreign countries are likely to leave Sri Lanka.The post Over 5,000 Sri Lankan doctors to leave the country? appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Committee to probe migration of medical specialists, doctors (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s healthcare system faces a major crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- DAT allowance for doctors and study allowance for university teachers increased (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Court orders to extend government specialist doctors’ retirement age to 63 (Category: Breaking News)
Indonesia will move forward to strengthen relations with Sri Lanka as a genuine partner, Indonesia’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Dewi Gustina Tobing said. The Indonesian Embassy in Colombo quoted the Ambassador as saying that the spirit of unity of the Indonesian people was the key to gaining independence on 17 August 1945. Sri Lankan students […]
- Indonesia notes the good relationship it maintains with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia to continue assisting Sri Lankans affected by economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia committed to elevate partnerships with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia hands over package worth LKR 2.5 million to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Top Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) spokesperson Mujibur Rahman yesterday (18) alleged that the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government was continuing with controversial projects launched by the previous Gatabaya Rajapaksa administration. The former SJB lawmaker said so, referring to the high profile ‘investment of South Asia Logistic Centres in the port of Colombo’, a project ini...
- Colombo MC disregards EC’s directive (Category: Breaking News)
- Mujibur Rahman decides to step down as MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Former MP Mujibur Rahman hospitalised during SJB protest (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB alleges section of govt. raising funds for next presidential election (Category: Breaking News)
Any solution to the existential ethnic problems of the peoples of the Northern and Eastern Provinces, through the implementation of the 13th Amendment or otherwise, can never be a lasting sustainable solution without the equal and equitable process and participation of the Muslims and Sinhala communities of Sri Lanka, MP Naseer Ahmed, Deputy Leader, Sri […]
- Polls for Northern Provincial Council in 2013 September (Category: Business)
- The fundamental problem is not secessionism or devolution but justice for all communities in the... (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is there no elected council for the Northern Province? (Category: Breaking News)
- NJC reminds President of the separatist tactic: ‘little now more later’ (Category: Breaking News)
Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry has briefed the Colombo-based diplomatic corps on the current developments in Sri Lanka.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has received an invitation to participate in the Summit of the Group of 77 (G77) plus China, which will take place in Cuba in September, foreign media reported.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry held a briefing on current developments in Sri Lanka for the Colombo-based diplomatic corps on Wednesday, 16 August 2023. Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane was also associated with the briefing.
- Outpost Colleges (Category: Business)
- Deadlocked Paradise (Category: Business)
- Brazil and Sri Lanka aim to expand ties - Patriota (Category: Breaking News)
- New British High Commissioner for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, (and Foreign Minister) said, on Wednesday, that China would help Sri Lanka effectively address the challenges of financial debt. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said so during […]
- China says ready to play positive role in easing Sri Lanka s debt burden (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka confirms request for China to defer arrival of ship (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. strongly pressured Colombo over Chinese vessel s planned visit- reports (Category: Breaking News)
- China reiterates calls on commercial, multilateral creditors to participate in SL debt restructu... (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 18th August, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe is going full tilt to grant more powers to the Provincial Councils (PCs) though the SLPP, which is propping him up, having elevated him to the presidency, has resisted his efforts to implement the 13th Amendment (13A) fully. Amidst the ongoing argy-bargy over 13A, the Finance Commission of […]
- Campaign launched to push for abolition of PCs (Category: Breaking News)
- CP sees danger in giving full powers of 13A to PCs controlled by henchmen appointed as Governors... (Category: Breaking News)
- PHU, too, opposes land, police powers to PCs (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections for three PCs on September 8th (Category: Breaking News)
State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe has emphasised that receiving the second tranche of the IMF s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) will portray a positive image of Sri Lanka s economy in the future to both foreign and local investors.
Sri Lanka expects the first review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in September to be successful. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said that the IMF will assess the programme’s performance until the end of June. “We welcome the IMF team in Sri Lanka for the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) […]
- Sri Lanka confident of reaching Staff Level deal with IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to continue talks with bondholders (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka yet to finalise restructuring domestic debt (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF wants Sri Lanka to provide more relief to the poor (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka Ready For The Climate Conference? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Forget The politicians & Their Bureaucrats, This Is Why We The Public, Need To Understand Climat... (Category: Breaking News)
- An Oxygen Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- The Urgent & Critical Issues Related To Climate Change (Category: Breaking News)
- Forget The politicians & Their Bureaucrats, This Is Why We The Public, Need To Understand Climat... (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral creditor, China, has assured the island nation its help in effectively addressing the debt challenges as it has to finalise the external and domestic debt restructuring of a whopping USD 41 billion by September before the IMF’s first review. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to conduct its first review […]
- Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring likely to be complete by September – IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects major debt restructuring deals as IMF to review bailout - report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must avoid China’s debt restructuring as Beijing is to seek preferential treatment (Category: Breaking News)
Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, vowed that China will help Sri Lanka effectively address the challenges of financial debt on Wednesday.The post China to help Sri Lanka address challenges of financial debt – Foreign Minister appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- China to help Sri Lanka address challenges of financial debt - Foreign Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- China says ready to support Sri Lanka to overcome Economic Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- China calls for joint efforts to ease Sri Lanka’s debt burden (Category: Breaking News)
- India commits to help Sri Lanka on debt in prospective IMF program (Category: Breaking News)
Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, vowed that China will help Sri Lanka effectively address the challenges of financial debt on Wednesday.
Thursday 17th August, 2023 There has been an unnervingly rapid deterioration of the public health sector during recent years. Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella is bellowing hollow rhetoric and stretching the truth, and the government is all at sea. As if the crushing shortages of medicines and equipment affecting the state medical institutions were not enough, […]
- GMOA: Even fresh medical graduates leaving country (Category: Breaking News)
- ACHTUF exposes govt. game plan to privatise health sector (Category: Breaking News)
- SLMA President decries failure of govt. to enforce agreements with doctors (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 1000 docs migrated in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
There is considerable haggling in some local quarters on whether the concept of Non-alignment is of any relevance to Sri Lanka in particular and to the developing world in general. Going by some pronouncements in these sections the ideology of Non-alignment has seemingly ceased to be of importance to Sri Lanka as a basis of […]
- Resounding endorsement of pluralism (Category: Breaking News)
- Taxing challenge of strengthening IOR security (Category: Breaking News)
- Advisability of SL addressing India’s security concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- NAM means you can make independent decisions: Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
– former Foreign Secy. Ambassador Palihakkara Former Foreign Secretary, Ambassador H. M. G. S. Palihakkara, has said the overarching challenge that is faced by Sri Lanka in its foreign relations, is demonstrating that it is after tangible economic benefits and not “geopolitical mischief” in the Indian Ocean. He emphasized the need to harmonise domestic and […]
- BCIS honours two Lankan stalwarts in International Relations field (Category: Breaking News)
- Relevance of Non-alignment or ‘dynamic neutrality’ to SL’s foreign policy (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka won’t adopt reforms without int’l pressure – Japanese envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Vacancies at LKI filled, expanded Board of Management meets (Category: Breaking News)
Life-saving medical equipment and commodities related to sexual and reproductive health, and maternal and child health services, were handed over to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) together with Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) delivered the equipment to the Secretary of Health S. Janaka Sri Chandraguptha. The […...
- More drugs expected to go out of stock in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNFPA notes importance of promoting accountability in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNFPA, China provide essential medical supplies to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Medicine, equipment worth over USD 2.1 million handed over to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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