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Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe ceremonially declared open the fourth session of the ninth Parliament and delivered the Government Policy Statement today (February 08).The post Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that he will continue with his unpopular decisions. Making his throne speech, Wickremesinghe said that he is not here to be popular. He said that the unpopular decisions he takes will have positive results in the years to come. The President said that Sri Lanka expects to recover from […]
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Review Of Dr W.A Wijewardena’s Book ‘A Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics, Cryptos & Currency Boards’ appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- National Council’s Economic Stabilisation Report Is A Welcome Sign (Category: Breaking News)
- Strategic Strides From A Strategy Guru: Prof Ajantha Dharmasiri (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of “Ranilnomics” Without Systemic Change (Category: Breaking News)
by Rohana R. Wasala First of all, let me express my sincere respects to Mr. D. L. Sirimanne, the writer of the interesting article entitled ‘Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Independence’ (The Island/Opinion/January 18, 2023). He struck me as a venerable old man, who, at 103 years of age, still thinks about the welfare of his fellow Sri […]
- Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Is There A Basis For The Sinhalese To Insist On A Unitary Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka seeks Indian tips on language gap: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- When I Come Out With The Truth, You Say I Am Hurting The Sinhala-Buddhists (Category: Breaking News)
Dr. Jaishankar is in Sri Lanka to help under the “neighborhood first” strategy of India By R. R. M Lilani Dr. Jaishankar, India’s Foreign Minister, who is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on January 19, 2023, has made another ‘neighbourhood first’ agreement with Sri Lanka by backing the country’s delayed debt restructuring programme with […]
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s delays in restructuring the debt have put Sri Lanka in an awkward position. (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s prudence towards Sri Lanka further consolidates the “neighbourhood first” policy of Prim... (Category: Breaking News)
The Chinese Embassy in Colombo has slammed US Ambassador here Julie Chung over her comments in an interview with the BBC. The Chinese Embassy has questioned the US policy vis-a-vis Sri Lanka struggling to overcome an unprecedented economic crisis. The following is the text of the Chinese Embassy statement: “‘China, China, China!’, our US colleague […]
- Letter on China s refusal to help Sri Lanka s debt crisis completely forged - Embassy (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Sri Lankan students awarded full scholarships from China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to receive essential medicines worth Rs. 1.8 Bn from China today (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese nationals urged to strictly abide by Sri Lankan laws and regulations (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Nanayakkare The Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Tuesday that Sri Lanka had been hiding its bankruptcy which had actually occurred months before it was officially announced. He said so during a multi-TV channel programme where several key political and public officials responsible for the country’s economy were quizzed […]
- IT professionals leaving country (Category: Breaking News)
- Country attracts more than 800,000 tourists by 8 August (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF final review discussion with President today (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka reports 383 new COVID-19 cases (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Taxing Without A Mandate appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lack of Common Sense Of A Time-Expired President (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Semiotic Aspects Of The Discourse On Ethnic Conflict In Sri Lanka; A Re-Reading Of Modern Mega-T... (Category: Breaking News)
By Eng Parakrama Jayasinghe parajayasinghe@gmail.com Sri Lankans have not forgotten the advice given by one of our former Presidents: “Citizens should look after their own security.” It appears that the Electricity Consumers are now faced with this choice given the upheavals and shocks received in recent times, with the sword of Damocles of a further […]
- Another electricity tariff hike: Is there no option for Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Correct method of pricing electricity and need to reduce costs (Category: Breaking News)
- What PUCSL and CEB did not disclose (Category: Breaking News)
- How long will power cuts be? (Category: Breaking News)
“A time to say goodbye and a time to say hello. A time to bid farewell and a time to look forward. A time to let go and a time to learn new things, that’s what happens when the New Year rings in.” Catherine Pulsifer We have said goodbye to a crime filled year of great […]
- Malwatte prelate welcomes Online Bill to check abuses by social media (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop intimidating judiciary,end undermining democracy,hold elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Urgent Lessons for Sri Lanka – 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- GL accuses govt. of encouraging chaos to prevent peaceful Presidential election next year (Category: Breaking News)
BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Centre, at Kirulapone. […]
- Shelton Wirasinha, the Bard of the Wesley Manor (Category: Breaking News)
- A fish that sparked a national obsession (Category: Breaking News)
- Leading cosmetic doctor says under-30s are overdoing Botox and fillers (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranasinghe says his life in danger (Category: Breaking News)
Burkina Faso’s Government has expelled the top UN diplomat in the country who was a former UN official in Sri Lanka. Barbara Manzi, the United Nations’ resident and humanitarian coordinator in the West African nation, was declared persona non grata, the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement. Burkina Faso has been wracked by violence […]
- Mahinda’s son allegedly owned luxury resort (Category: Breaking News)
- Jagath Samarawickrama takes oaths as new MP (Category: Breaking News)
- India sends 2,000 MT wheat to Afghanistan via Attari-Wagah border (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia deports Sri Lankan asylum seekers (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The TGTE; Past, Present & Future appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sinhala Colonisation Of Ancient Tamil Hindu Sites & The Importance Of Muslim, Christian, Hindu U... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President’s Peace Overture Ignores Muslims appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Will Subramanian Swami‘s Visit Revive Racist Politics? (Category: Breaking News)
- Remembrance Week Marking Persecution Of Sri Lankan Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- No one to listen to the plight of Lankan Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohan Gunaratna Hostility Towards Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Cricket, Politics & Other Games appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Cricketing Models In Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Danushka’s Sex Scandal: Time For “Me Too Aragalaya” In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Marital Blitz & On The Subject Of Marriage As A License To Rape (Category: Breaking News)
- Examining Sri Lanka’s New ‘Romeo & Juliet Law’: A Departure From The 1995 Age Of Consent Legisla... (Category: Breaking News)
- A departure from the 1995 Age of Consent Legislation (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka Still The “Pedophile’s Pleasure Center?” (Category: Breaking News)
Australian Government-funded Skills for Inclusive Growth Program (S4IG), managed by Palladium International Group entered into an MoU with Cinnamon Hotel Management Ltd (CHML) to achieve several strategic results in Colombo recently. S4IG is a programme by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in accordance with the terms of a subsidiary agreement signed on […]
- I took an online ninja class and now I'm ready for the apocalypse - CNET (Category: Technology)
- I took an online ninja class and now I'm ready for the apocalypse - CNET (Category: Technology)
- I took an online ninja class and now I'm ready for the apocalypse - CNET (Category: Technology)
- I took an online ninja class and now I'm ready for the apocalypse - CNET (Category: Technology)
By N Sathiya Moorthy At a time when India, Sri Lanka and Maldives are fighting international drug menace jointly and severally, comes President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s budget that has proposed legalising cannabis cultivation. The idea is to help boost farm-produce (?) exports and forex reserves, which are at the lowest level since the economic crisis hit […]
- Minister insists no move to legalise cannabis (Category: Breaking News)
- American arrested in Beliatta with cannabis plants (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says no approval to cultivate cannabis (Category: Breaking News)
- Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill inconsistent with Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post National Council’s Economic Stabilisation Report Is A Welcome Sign appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Domestic Debt Restructuring: Another Time Bomb Clicking Down? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Apologetic Custodian Of The EPF Is Also A Victim (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Biggest Woe: What To Do When Fiscal & Monetary Policies Have Failed & Are Still Falling? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Economic Bankruptcy & Political Instability appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Remembrance Week Marking Persecution Of Sri Lankan Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi’s Wolf Worrier Diplomacy Opens A Window For China In South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- New Delhi, Colombo & Tamils: The Adani Factor (Category: Breaking News)
- New Delhi, Colombo & Tamils: The Adani Factor (Category: Breaking News)
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Donald Trump, the only president impeached twice, launched a campaign to reclaim the Oval Office on Tuesday, two years after voters ousted him and a week after they rejected his hand-picked candidates in several pivotal Senate races.The post Former President Donald Trump launches 2024 presidential campaign appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ON...
- Poli (Sigh): Trump Hurting GOP And His Own Legacy (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Poli (Sigh): Trump Hurting GOP And His Own Legacy (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Donald Trump to contest 2024 presidential polls (Category: Breaking News)
- Banks Works To Refine GOP Agenda After Trump (Category: USA, Indiana)
[…]The post A Contrarian Review: The Seven Moons Of Maali Almeida appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Seven Moons Floating In Limbo (Category: Breaking News)
- Booker Prize 2022- Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins with supernatural satire (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize (Category: Breaking News)
- Shehan Karunatilaka slams “insulting” claims by Rajpal over book (Category: Breaking News)
Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart, brought back the enigmatic character; Uncle Albert from its memorable television commercial featuring Western Union’s money transfer service, to encourage increased foreign remittances through official channels. First aired over two decades ago, the iconic advertisement features Uncle Albert saving the day by sending Suresh Rs. 50,000 via Western […]
- Seylan Bank secures Silver Award at Dragons of Asia 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances dip to 5-month low (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Innovative and nation minded’ digital marketing wins Seylan Bank three awards at SLIM DIGIS 2.2 (Category: Breaking News)
- Alerics Ice Cream scoops two GOLDS at SLIM Brand Excellence awards (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)
[…]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)
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)
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