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One of the most revered figures in the world of cricket, Sir Vivian Richards has joined the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 as a brand ambassador. It provides a huge boost to the third edition of the tournament which will be played from Tuesday, 6th December to Friday, 23rd December. Vivian Richards played like a […]
- Sir Vivian Richards Joins Lanka Premier League as Brand Ambassador (Category: Sports)
- LPL signs Sanath Jayasuriya and Wasim Akram as brand ambassadors (Category: Breaking News)
- Wasim Akram to grace Lanka Premier League final (Category: Breaking News)
- Ravin Wickramaratne steps down as LPL Tournament Director (Category: Breaking News)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt.The post Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shot and wounded in ‘clear assassination’ attempt appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka -...
- Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan wounded in shooting at convoy - report (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan s Imran Khan to resume protest after recovering from shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan bans airing of Imran Khan speeches, suspends TV channel (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested, aides call for nationwide protest (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Harin Fernando revealed plans to resign and join the social movement led by former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. Fernando said that if things settle by August, he will resign from his ministerial post and join Jayasuriya’s National Movement for Social Justice. “I believe there is a very good concept which has […]
- LCY unveils debut ‘LCY for Her’ collection, redefining women’s polo wear with strength, and soph... (Category: Breaking News)
- Divya Bharathi ditches studio lights for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Passport of foreigner who promoted Galle Face protest seized (Category: Breaking News)
- NYPD says no complaints over brawl after Miss Sri Lanka pageant (Category: Breaking News)
BASL says ‘it is a matter entirely for the House’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. Prathiba Mahanamahewa of the Colombo University Law Faculty, yesterday, lambasted the double standards in dealing with lawmakers over contempt of court, which, too, tended to erode public confidence in the parliamentary system. The Attorney-at-Law said so referring to the sentencing of Gampaha District […]
- Opposition: Parliament prorogued to derail finance committee probes (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament has failed the public – Prathibha (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament rejected two anti-corruption propoals (Category: Breaking News)
- Opp. seeks IMF intervention to rein in corruption (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction that had prevailed until then between an artistic and a commercial cinema. Both directors focused […]
- ‘Midunu Vishwaya’—‘Frozen Cosmos’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Pathi (Category: Breaking News)
- Beginnings and evolution of cinema in colonial and post-independent Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Gazette issued amending license fees for public performance (Category: Breaking News)
Moratuwa comes alive to the sound of Papare Bands this October as Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC, continuing its promise to support Sri Lanka sports has come forth once again to power the 72nd edition of the Battle of the Golds encounter between home town archrivals, St. Sebastian’s College and Prince of […]
- SL's Dialog at 'AAA(lka)'/Stable (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog Axiata to buy Bharti Airtel s telecom operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog, Axiata Group and Bharti Airtel sign Definitive Agreement to merge operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog enables 5G for Apple iPhone users for the first time in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
"We saw the entire country collapsing because of one person. So the people feel this needs to be corrected."
- Members of Parliament with Dual citizenship should resign – Dhammananda Thera (Category: Breaking News)
- Device to influence policies of other nations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to establish new scheme to grant dual citizenship (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka opposition MP says dual citizens in parliament should resign with dignity intact (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Economic Reforms Unproductive Unless Extractive Institutions Are Halted appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Don’t Ignore The Message Delivered By IPS SOE22 (Category: Breaking News)
- Review Of Dr W.A Wijewardena’s Book ‘A Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics, Cryptos & Currency Boards’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Strategic Strides From A Strategy Guru: Prof Ajantha Dharmasiri (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Auditors Could Have Prevented Alleged ‘Thico’/Thilini Scandal appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Litro Gas & Sri Lanka Ports Authority File Challenges To RTI Commission Orders In CA (Category: Breaking News)
- CA Sri Lanka helps fight cyber crime (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka goes to Kalmunai (Category: Business)
- CA Sri Lanka Members’ Night (Category: Business)
Union Assurance, Sri Lanka’s trailblazing Life Insurer, has incentivised customers with lifestyle rewards for the third consecutive year with ‘Lifestyle Bonus 2022.’ Fifty winners were selected from eligible customers who purchased a Life Insurance policy between 1st January and 31st March, 2022, in a raffle draw held in June 2022. The first-place winner, W. I. […]
- Union Assurance is a Most Loved Life Insurance Brand in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Pioneering Breakthroughs Win Global Acclaim for Union Assurance (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Assurance launches ‘Lifestyle Bonus 2021’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Union Assurance launches ‘Lifestyle Bonus 2021’ (Category: Breaking News)
Ninety seven per cent of the respondents in a survey of Sri Lanka’s PR industry carried out in October by the Asia-Pacific chapter of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), the world’s largest and influential PR body, state that the local PR industry has got competitive over the recent years, with pricing, industry connections […]
- Print media the most preferred channel among Lankan PR professionals: survey (Category: Breaking News)
- Survey reveals Lankan PR agencies see AI as a game-changer, emphasizes need for technical know-h... (Category: Breaking News)
- PRCA APAC findings reveals the state of the PR industry in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ISOBAR Sri Lanka sweeps the boards at SLIM Digis 2.2 as the Most Awarded Agency (Category: Breaking News)
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Uurumaya, MP Udaya Gammanpila, yesterday said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given a post of Presidential Adviser on Climate Change to Eric Solheim who had been sacked by the UN for wasting funds. Addressing the media in Colombo, Gammanpila said that so-called peace envoy Solheim has re-emerged as the Presidential […]
- Invite global renewable energy organizations to Sri Lanka  Solheim (Category: Breaking News)
- NP Governor receives assurance from Erik Solheim (Category: Breaking News)
- Norway’s Sri Lanka peace process evaluation presented (Category: Breaking News)
- EC: Prez poll can’t be put off (Category: Breaking News)
The APAC chapter of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), the world’s largest and influential PR body, carried out a survey during October with the view of understanding and informing on the state of the PR industry in Sri Lanka. The survey was carried out among 33 leaders and senior executives from over local […]
- PRCA APAC appoints Country Representative for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Thanzyl Thajudeen joins PRCA Asia Pacific Regional Board (Category: Breaking News)
- MullenLowe Group Sri Lanka Contributes to Soaring Global Network Ranking of Effie Effectiveness (Category: Breaking News)
- PRovoke Media recognizes PR Wire as Asia-Pacific’s “Best Agency to Work For” for second consecut... (Category: Breaking News)
Mintpay, Sri Lanka’s first Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service provider has been consistently breaking new ground in order to bring absolute convenience and payment flexibility to its members. As a BNPL service, Mintpay allows consumers to enjoy interest-free payment plans that will enable them to pay for any purchase in 3 installments, even with […]
- Retail Equity (Category: Business)
- Kelvinator partners with Softlogic (Category: Business)
- Consumer Plan (Category: Business)
- Softlogic brings artificial intelligence device, TeDi Alexa, to Sri Lankan consumers (Category: Breaking News)
Print media has retained its supremacy as the most preferred channel among public relations (PR) professionals in Sri Lanka over other channels online, social media, TV/radio, and others, reveals a survey by the Asia Pacific branch of the world’s largest professional PR body- the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA).The survey carried out with the […]
- Survey reveals Lankan PR agencies see AI as a game-changer, emphasizes need for technical know-h... (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Pricing, industry connections and influence playing key roles in SL’s PR industry’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Squire (Category: Business)
- PRCA APAC findings reveals the state of the PR industry in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The Feed a Child child nutrition program was jointly launched by Manusath Derana, Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians and the Family Health Bureau today (Oct. 15), concurrent to the 17th anniversary of TV Derana.
Sri Lanka s premium television channel TV Derana, bringing about a remarkable change to the history of television in the country while staying true to its brand credo of ÂProtecting indigenous values while protecting our futureÂ, marks its 17th anniversary today (15).
At a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin is making it all too obvious that he will be depending on Hard Power or armed might to forge ahead with his plans in Ukraine, the conferring of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on a human rights campaigner of Belarus and on two organizations engaged in kindred […]
- Belarus, Russia, Ukraine rights activists win Nobel Peace Prize (Category: Breaking News)
- Challenge of ushering international peace (Category: Breaking News)
- East-West rift deepens amidst increasing multipolarity (Category: Breaking News)
- UN endures, but in the shadow of big powers (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s premium entertainment channel TV Derana has anchored its position as the most trusted and entertainment portal of choice in the country once again, surpassing 4 million subscribers.
[…]The post Launch Of The E-Book Version Of The Mystique Of Kelani River appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Book Launch: The Mystique Of Kelani River (Category: Breaking News)
- RIP: Comrade R Singamapanar: The First Tamil Political Activist From Chunnakam (Category: Breaking News)
- In Memory Of Comrade Osman De Silva (Category: Breaking News)
- Writing The American Ceylon Mission: A Review Of The American River Of Love That Flowed Into Jaf... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Profound & The Profane appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Books Release – International Day Of Universal Access To Information, September 28th, 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Hilton Colombo celebrates the 28th Year of the original Oktoberfest (Category: Breaking News)
- Teens arrested for highway crime (Category: Breaking News)
- Seven bodies found in US search for missing teens (Category: Breaking News)
"Yesterday we returned to the old logo because there were requests from internal and external stakeholders.”
- Court orders probe on State TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Donors 'ignoring' resettled IDPs (Category: Breaking News)
- Kongahage remunerated – appointed Chairman SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympic broadcast rights 'will not be transferred' (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Call For A May 9 Commission: Bring Gota, Mahinda & Basil Before A Parliamentary Commission appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Pohottuwa’s Suicidal Plunge (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Gota Mess Around With 13A? (Category: Breaking News)
The charges applicable on Telecommunication and Pay TV services in Sri Lanka have been revised again effective from today (October 05) with the introduction of the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL).The post Pay TV & Telecommunication service charges to be revised tonight (October 05) appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Charges for telecom and Pay TV services revised from today (Category: Breaking News)
- Driving licence fees revised in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Litro Gas to reduce prices tomorrow (January 05) (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka increases Mobile, Broadband, & Pay Television charges (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Will Subramanian Swami‘s Visit Revive Racist Politics? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Indian-Israeli Involvement In Sri Lanka Is A Disaster (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
Popular Sri Lankan actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away today at the age of 41. Dharmaraj was best known for his role as LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran in the movie titled Prabhakaran. He has also appeared in several television dramas and also won several local awards. The last rites of Darshan Dharmaraj are scheduled to be […]
- Actor Darshan Dharmaraj passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Actor Darshan Dharmaraj passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Levy charged for driving licence revised (Category: Breaking News)
- Two people killed in fuel queues (Category: Breaking News)
by Goolbai Gunasekara The political scene changes from day to day….indeed from hour to hour it seems. Here are some thoughts on subjects being discussed among people like me who have no influence in politics but have plenty to say on the bizarre events that have shown a rich vein of eccentricity running through the […]
- Everyone should unite to make food security program a success - President (Category: Breaking News)
- Devolution might make police more politicised (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP: Ranil threatening stability of country by trying to put off polls (Category: Breaking News)
- People don’t vote rationally at general election held after presidential polls (Category: Breaking News)
A recent news report that a student had brought “coconut kernel” to school for lunch some days ago acquired so much currency in both mainstream and social media that no less than the President’s Media Division (PMD) was constrained to deny it as false news and issue a press release to that effect. This followed […]
- Reports on student eating coconut kernel for lunch due to poverty unfounded- PMD (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 400 fall sick following NGO lunch (Category: Breaking News)
- Claims a student consumed coconut kernel for lunch false (Category: Breaking News)
- Report on student consuming coconut kernel for lunch unfounded – President’s Media Division (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Queen, Two Countries, Two Peoples appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Of Palestinian Began Since 1948 (Category: Breaking News)
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- No weekend power cuts for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka MP comes with saline to cast a presidential vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka imposes curfew in Colombo district from July 14-15 (Category: Breaking News)
- Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s endless queues spur desperate but creative entrepreneurship (Category: Breaking News)
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