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Sri Lankan YouTuber and political vlogger Dharshana Handungoda has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
New Zealand insisted today that Kiwis have not been advised against travelling to Sri Lanka. The New Zealand High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Michael Appleton, tweeted saying New Zealand recognises how important international tourism is to Sri Lanka’s economic recovery. “We have two types of travel advisory that advise New Zealanders against going to a […]
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"I know that Sri Lanka continues to feel the weight of political and economic pressure. The pressure can be hard to bear. It can be destabilizing, isolating, and frightening, and I am here because I want every Sri Lankan to know that you are not alone. You are part of this special precious Commonwealth family, said the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland addressing the Inaugural Lectu...
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s bondholders have written to the International Monetary Fund expressing their willingness to engage in debt re-structuring talks but also raising matters related to the domestic debt re-structuring and economic assumptions and forecasts. The group, styling itself as the “Ad Hoc Group of Sri Lanka Bondholders (the Bondholder Group) has written last week […]
Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya Friday became the ninth recipient of Sri Lanka’s highest National Award of Sri Lankaabhimana, first received by the late President R. Premadasa when the title was created by the J.R. Jayewardene government in 1986. Humbly accepting the honour, Jayasuriya said in a statement that the rule of the law is the only […]
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe today defended his “unpopular” decisions saying it has helped resolve some of the critical issues in the country. Addressing the nation this evening, the President said that regardless of the obstacles the “anarchist political forces seek to create”, he will continue the new reform program with the majority of people who love […]
Chairman of the Lanka Coal Company, Shehan Sumanasekera, has raised concerns about the continuation of operations at the Norochcholai power plant if the required funds for coal purchase are not obtained.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the nation this evening (February 04), in view of Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Anniversary.The post Sri Lanka President’s Special Address to the Nation on 75th Anniversary of Independence appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has reinstated the fact that Sri Lanka is not alone in the crisis it is currently facing.
Protests were staged in Batticaloa and Jaffna today against the Independence Day celebrations held in Colombo. A ‘Black Independence Day’ event organised by the Ilanakai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) was held in Batticaloa today. ITAK MPs M.A Sumanthiran and Shanakiyan Rasamanickam led the protest march in Batticaloa. A large number of people attended the ‘Black […]
The ‘Sri Lankabhimanya’ Award, the highest national award given by the Government of Sri Lanka to a Sri Lankan citizen or non-Sri Lankan individual was conferred on Parliamentarian Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday (February 03).The post Karu Jayasuriya bestowed with the country’s highest civil honour – ‘Sri Lankabhimanya’ Award appeared...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen engaged in cordial bilateral discussions at the Presidential Secretariat this evening (Feb. 04).
Commonwealth-Secretary General, Patricia Scotland KC, has pledged the Commonwealth Secretariat’s full support to Sri Lanka as the country navigates difficult challenges. Speaking during a lecture in Colombo, the Secretary-General said Sri Lanka was not alone in facing the fallout from a host of interconnected global pressures like spiralling costs, energy shortages and the effects of […]
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Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day was celebrated at Galle Face under tight security today. A heavy military presence was seen on the streets in some parts of Colombo during the celebrations. President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena attended the celebrations together with members of Parliament, mostly from the Government. The main opposition Samagi […]
Sri Lanka’s 75th Independence Day celebration began at the Galle Face Green this morning (February 04).The post Sri Lanka celebrates 75th Independence Day today appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Rather than jabbing fingers at China’s close cooperation with Sri Lanka, the US might as well show some sincerity and actually do something to help Sri Lanka weather through the current difficulties, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said in her Regular Press Conference on Thursday (02). She said this in response to a question […]
UNICEF has said seven million people in Sri Lanka are in need of humanitarian assistance due to the economic crisis.In its Sri Lanka Humanitarian Situation Report, issued on 02 February, the UN agency said essential services for children such as health, nutrition, and education have been severely impacted by shortages of medicine, food insecurity, lack […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando Deputy Director of the National Hospital, Dr. Rukshan Bellana, who had to be rescued by the police recently as an unruly minor staff laid siege to his office and threatened to cause him bodily harm, yesterday (03) alleged that he was under threat subsequent to the exposure of what he called a […]
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China’s government on Friday confirmed it is offering Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on loan repayments as the Indian Ocean island nation struggles to restructure $51 billion in foreign debt that pushed it into a financial crisis.The post China confirms two-year debt moratorium offer for Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka Police have fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse protestors near the Elphinstone Theatre in Maradana, a short while ago.The post Police fire tear gas at protestors in Maradana appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
US President Joseph R. Biden says he looks forward to strengthening and deepening the bilateral friendship with Sri Lanka even further. Biden conveyed his best wishes to President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the people of Sri Lanka on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of Sri Lankan Independence. The US President stated that he looks forward […]