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The body of the 32-year-old Danish woman who had reportedly gone missing since July 10 while hiking on the Alagalla mountain range in Kadugannawa, Sri Lanka has been found today (July 14).The post Missing Danish woman’s body found at the Alagalla mountain in Kadugannawa appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Body of missing Danish tourist found from Alagalla mountain range (Category: Breaking News)
- Danish woman hiker’s body found on Alagalla mountain during search (Category: Breaking News)
- Police: Body Of Missing 20-Year-Old Woman Found (Category: USA, Georgia)
- The body of another Indian fishermen found (Category: Breaking News)
by Y P Prakash India’s Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia, has announced that the frequency of flights connecting Chennai and Sri Lanka’s Jaffna will be increased to daily services starting from July 16. This move is expected to significantly enhance trade and commerce between the two countries, according to Scindia. Scindia delivered this […]
- Travel Agents Association of India delegation leaves for Volimbi to forge closer ties with Sri L... (Category: Breaking News)
- Top Indian tourism organization to convene in Colombo this month (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Speaker thanks India, Indian Prime Minister Modi for help during financial crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Indigo commences direct flights between Mumbai-Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
By Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta The IMF in 2020 told nations around the world that they should maintain a budget deficit to tackle the effects of COVID-19, however, two years later, the IMF insists that this would lead to chaos, Dr. Howard Nicholas, senior lecturer at Erasmus University – Rotterdam, and International Institute of Social Studies […]
- CBSL chief expresses optimism (Category: Breaking News)
- We are almost there with IMF bailout – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Talks between IMF and Sri Lanka kick off (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF team to visit Sri Lanka by month-end for staff-level agreement (Category: Breaking News)
Expressing his gratitude to “trustworthy friend” India for saving Sri Lanka and preventing a “bloodbath” during its unprecedented economic crisis last year, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has said that not a single nation has extended that kind of assistance to Colombo as done by New Delhi.The post Sri Lanka’s Speaker thanks India, Indian Prime Minister Modi for help during fina...
- India will continue developmental assistance to Sri Lanka in every possible area: Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns as President of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s Speaker thanks India, PM Modi for help during financial crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Out, then not out; Sri Lanka Speaker retracts his own statement on president’s whereabouts (Category: Breaking News)
Udeni Kaluthantri, a 54-year-old port worker, became an overnight sensation last year for reasons that had nothing to do with his job. Days after protesters stormed the presidential palace in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, a video surfaced of Mr Kaluthantri lounging on a bed draped with the presidential flag. Pictures of young men jumping […]
- Brazil’s President vows to punish rioters who stormed Congress (Category: Breaking News)
- Mass arrests in Brazil as President condemns ‘terrorist’ riots (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules Imran Khan arrest was illegal (Category: Breaking News)
- A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM (Category: Breaking News)
Thilo W. Hoffmann biography S. A. I. Elapatha Forty years ago, a young man with a Master’s Degree in Agriculture in his pocket, set out for Sri Lanka to be employed in a well established and reputable foreign Company of the same nationality as his. Born in 1922, the son of a well known paediatrician […]
- Rs. 200,000 from US Ambassador’s Ball to Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society (Category: Business)
- Urgent call for action to save Sri Lanka’s floral diversity from extinction (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP politicians’ son, nephew led-group wreaked havoc in Yala (Category: Breaking News)
- Outdoor Environmental Education Program open for sign-up (Category: Breaking News)
The man charged with clawing Sri Lanka out of bankruptcy says he had warned about economic calamity years before it hit and was pressed into retirement for his troubles.The post ‘No second chance’ to save Sri Lanka, central banker warns appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- CBSL Governor refuses to resign over pay hike issue (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL chief s special statement on domestic debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor asks critics to provide alternatives (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka faces shutdown without stable govt- CBSL governor warns (Category: Breaking News)
India plans to allow Sri Lanka up to 12 years to repay its debt to help ease the financial burden on the island nation, India’s Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) Ltd’s chairman-cum-managing director M. Senthilnathan said.The post India to allow Sri Lanka to repay debt over 12 years appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka given more time to repay Bangladesh’s $200 Million loan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka trying to reduce overall debt by $17 Billion, president says (Category: Breaking News)
- India to allow Sri Lanka to repay debt over 12 years (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s EXIM bank offers Sri Lanka debt extension – report (Category: Breaking News)
Ella Odyssey is part of Sri Lanka’s commemoration of 75 years of independence and 75 years of diplomacy testament to the country’s enduring engagement with the international community.The post The Ella Odyssey: 75 Years of Diplomacy appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Foreign Heads of Mission on familiarization tour of Sri Lanka’s hill country (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says everyone must work together to build a country free from bankruptcy (Category: Breaking News)
- Ella Tourism Zone will be developed under a grand plan – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Bus overturns injuring 15 passengers in Demodara (Category: Breaking News)
A year after angry Sri Lankans stormed the president's residence and forced his ouster during a meltdown of the economy, the island's streets are calm, there are no serpentine queues at fuel stations and hours-long power cuts have ended.The post Analysis: A year later, Sri Lanka’s tentative economic recovery eludes the poor appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top S...
- Sri Lanka cabinet approves new electricity tariff without saying what it is (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring negotiations (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF team in Colombo this week for first review of Extended Fund Facility (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sees forex reserves exceeding $4 billion after fresh funding (Category: Breaking News)
Attempts made by SriLankan Airlines to recruit foreigners had failed due to low pay and high taxes here, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera told Parliament on Friday (07).He said that the management of SriLankan and the line Minister were encouraging pilots to leave the airline. “The dispute between pilots and the management […]
- Getting Wings (Category: Business)
- SriLankan obtains govt s approval to recruit foreign pilots (Category: Breaking News)
- Pilots of SriLankan Airlines slam shortsighted decisions of the management (Category: Breaking News)
- 70 pilots leave SriLankan during last six months – Sajith (Category: Breaking News)
India plans to allow Sri Lanka up to 12 years to repay its debt to help ease the financial burden on the country, India’s Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) Ltd’s Chairman-cum-Managing Director M. Senthilnathan said. Sri Lanka, facing its worst economic and political crisis in over seven decades, owes $7.1 billion to bilateral creditors— $3 […]
- India starts debt-restructuring talks with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India provided nearly $4 billion in food, financial assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India to invest more in Sri Lanka after crisis support of $3.8 Bn (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka thanks India for giving assurances to IMF for USD 2.9B bailout package (Category: Breaking News)
During the “Transcending Borders – Transforming Lives” program organized by the Indian Tourism Federation at the Bandaranaike International Memorial Conference Hall in Colombo on Thursday (06), President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his belief that the tourism industry would significantly contribute to the country’s foreign exchange earnings in the coming decade. The President highlighted that c...
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- Even in tough economy, Seattle tourism continues to thrive (Category: USA, Washington)
Develop the BIMSTEC Region as a Thriving Tourism Destination - Says President, addressing the Indian Tourism Federation Daily Chennai - Jaffna flights to commence from July 16 - Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
- Indigenous medical sector to be developed as a foreign exchange generating industry (Category: Breaking News)
- Engaging the tourism sector in achieving development goals (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to launch the Climate Justice Forum (CJF) at COP 28 (Category: Breaking News)
- The President underscores the criticality of financial discipline in nation-building (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed his belief that Sri Lanka tourism industry would significantly contribute to the country s foreign exchange earnings in the coming decade.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Presidential Secretariat and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organised the Ella Odyssey, a familiarisation tour of Nuwara Eliya and Ella for foreign heads of missions in Colombo, and nine heads of missions based in New Delhi who presented credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The foreign […]
- Rudd concedes CHOGM will cause disruption (Category: Western Australia)
- G-15 Foreign Ministers meet today (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ella Odyssey: 75 Years of Diplomacy - Foreign Heads of Mission on Familiarization Tour of S... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka is an example to the world to learn and follow (Category: Breaking News)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Presidential Secretariat and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized the Ella Odyssey, a familiarization tour of Nuwara Eliya and Ella for foreign heads of mission in Colombo, and nine heads of mission based in New Delhi who presented credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Ella Odyssey […]
- 3 killed in boiler explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Constable 'Ella' collars two suspects (Category: South Australia)
- Ella's backyard dream now a reality (Category: South Australia)
- Sudden gush of water in a waterfall maroons eight youth in a cave in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Presidential Secretariat and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organized the Ella Odyssey, a familiarization tour of Nuwara Eliya and Ella for foreign heads of mission in Colombo, and nine heads of mission based in New Delhi who presented credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
- Foreign Heads of Mission on familiarization tour of Sri Lanka’s hill country (Category: Breaking News)
- Viceroy Special ride for top diplomats (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ella Odyssey: 75 Years of Diplomacy (Category: Breaking News)
- Orientation programme for newly appointed Sri Lanka Heads of Mission (Category: Breaking News)
A delegation of 21 members from the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), led by Irshad Hazari has embarked on a journey to Volimbi to forge closer ties with Sri Lanka. The delegation plans to engage in one-to-one interactions with members of the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATO) during the TAAI Convention […]
- Sanath Jaysuriya wants positive picture of Sri Lanka to be given (Category: Breaking News)
- Three Lankans held for sapphire smuggling in India (Category: Breaking News)
- DDC Polls: Gupkar Alliance wins big in Kashmir, BJP inroads in Jammu (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian security agencies concern on increasing footprints of Turkish NGOs in Jammu and Kashmir (Category: Breaking News)
There will be a Panel discussion on “The Role of Domestic Aviation in Sri Lankan Tourism” at the OPA on 27th June (Tuesday). A panel of eminent experts will discuss, among other things, how to attract foreign exchange amidst the country’s worst-ever economic crisis.
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- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- Empire’s Enchantment (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is set to start bartering tea to Iran next month in lieu of $250 million owed for oil, a Sri Lankan official told Reuters on Friday, as the crisis-hit country tries to lift sales to a key market and protect its forex reserves.The post Sri Lanka set to start tea-for-oil barter with Iran next month appeared first on ONLANKA - Latest Breaking News updates on Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka settles US$ 20 million Iranian oil debt with tea (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka set to start tea-for-oil barter with Iran next month (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan, Iranian officials discuss how to boost SL tea exports (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran to double tea imports from SL (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, on Monday (19) expressed his gratitude to the outgoing High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Sarah Hulton, for her unwavering dedication in strengthening the friendly relations between Sri Lanka and the UK. The Prime Minister conveyed his appreciation during a farewell meeting held at Temple Trees, when the High Commissioner paid […]
- PM commends outgoing British envoy s efforts to promote UK-Sri Lanka ties (Category: Breaking News)
- New UK envoy assures commitment to further enhance UK-Sri Lanka ties (Category: Breaking News)
- UK to provide grants for health support and fellowships to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cyprus HC taken up by development in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
by Kalyananda Tiranagama Executive Director Lawyers for Human Rights and Development (Part VII of this article appeared in The Island of 20 June 2023) Although there is no public annoyance, under S. 63 (j) of the Police Ordinance any Police officer has the power to arrest without a warrant ‘any person who wilfully and indecently […]
- Proposed Penal Code amendmentand threat of promotion of sexual abuse of children – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith demands immediate withdrawal of Age of Consent Penal Code amendment (Category: Breaking News)
- Governor confronted by conundrum over March Central Bank salaries (Category: Breaking News)
- A departure from the 1995 Age of Consent Legislation (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The appreciation of Sri Lankan rupee against major foreign currencies alone was not an indication of economic stabilisation, H M C G Bandara, Senior Lecturer at the Sabaragamuwa University says.Bandara said that exchange rates, interest rate and inflation had become hot topics and the public used that to gauge the health of […]
- Currency Policy (Category: Business)
- CB Governor stresses on need to stay the course (Category: Breaking News)
- Inflation – Public Enemy Number One (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Former govt.’s currency printing spree, chief among reasons for economic debacle’ (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Addressing a teacher-centric event at ‘Temple Trees’ the other day, President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the importance of English education and promised to ensure that teachers and necessary resources are provided for the purpose. In the same vein, he also highlighted that the opportunity should also be given to learn languages such as […]
- The New Dawn That Is Not (Category: Breaking News)
- Pulling out the woollens when it is winter elsewhere, still (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Affirmative action’ of another kind ? (Category: Breaking News)
- President presents budget with no “fairy tales” (Category: Breaking News)
by Kalyananda Tiranagama Executive Director Lawyers for Human Rights and Development (The third part of this article appeared in The Island of 13 June 2023) Joining the discussion, Freedom People’s Congress MP Prof. Charitha Herath has said that they would support decriminalization of same-sex relations, if and when the Bill is presented to Parliament. ‘‘We […]
- Proposed Penal Code amendment and threat of promotion of sexual abuse of children – VIII (Category: Breaking News)
- ICJ Welcomes The Supreme Court’s Determination That The Proposed Amendment Decriminalizing Conse... (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed Penal Code amendment and threat of promotion of sexual abuse of children – V (Category: Breaking News)
- Multiple petitions before SC challenging submissions against Bill on LGBT rights (Category: Breaking News)
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- Shocking & Damaging Performance Of BOI In Front Of COPF: Sack All The BOI Senior Staff To Save T... (Category: Breaking News)
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget Woes; How Soon Will Titanic Touch The Bottom? (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
By Y P Prakash The current state of Sri Lanka evokes memories of India’s experience in the 1990s, although India was able to rectify the situation before it escalated to a critical level akin to a Bastille-like crisis. By 1991, India found itself on the brink of sovereign default. The Gulf War exacerbated the situation […]
- India – Sri Lanka Strengthen Trade and Connectivity with Daily Chennai-Jaffna Flights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s energy sector at risk: Calls for diversification amidst Chinese investments (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s aerial capabilities undergoing substantial expansion and advancement (Category: Breaking News)
- Breaking Barriers: Sri Lanka’s Ambitious Vision for Regional Energy Integration and Grid Connect... (Category: Breaking News)
Representing Sri Lanka at the 14th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (14th IIICF) Friday (02), Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation – Nimal Siripala de Silva said that under the leadership of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the government was dedicated to driving the digitalization initiative forward under name ‘DIGIECON 2030’, signifying a pivotal step towards [...
- Sri Lanka to spend USD132M on port development projects (Category: Breaking News)
- India, SL to start ferry service between KKS and Puducherry (Category: Breaking News)
- Nimal Siripala pushes for more seagoing jobs (Category: Breaking News)
- Part of port land up for sale (Category: Breaking News)
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is to visit Sri Lanka this week to participate in the Fourth Session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The Fourth Session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the Maldives will be held from 06 to 07 June 2023 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
- Sri Lanka decides to continue to actively participate in China’s BRI (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamils in Canada urged to engage in Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process (Category: Breaking News)
- Ali Sabry to attend Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meeting (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia and Sri Lanka to boost efforts to thwart people smugglers (Category: Breaking News)
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