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Minister of Tourism, Lands, Sports and Youth Affairs Harin Fernando, participating at a press briefing held at the President’s Media Centre today (31) under the theme ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country’ said that he expected 2.2 million tourists to visit Sri Lanka in 2024 and bring in a revenue of US$ 4billion. He revealed […]
Lawyer Chamari Priyanka Perera, wife of late former State Minister Sanath Nishantha, said she is ready to consider her husband's vacant seat only if the people of Puttalam district and the party make a request to do so.The post Sanath Nishantha’s wife Chamari Priyanka Perera ready to enter politics appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Complaint to CID from Sanath Nishantha’s wife Chamari Priyanka Perera (Category: Breaking News)
- Late State Minister Sanath Nishantha s wife to enter politics? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Nishantha’s widow contemplates political career (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Nishantha’s wife ready to enter politics (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Trump’s Vanishing Odyssey appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
In further vindication of England’s alternative (and aggressive) approach to Test cricket, Ben Stokes’s side secured a famous victory over India in Hyderabad on Sunday. England did so by overturning a first-innings deficit of 190 runs – second on the list of biggest deficits overturned to win a Test in India, behind India’s famous win […]
- Jaiswal sparkles as India nose ahead (Category: Breaking News)
- England fight back after Gill ton to leave Vizag Test tantalizingly poised (Category: Breaking News)
- Bumrah’s best establishes India’s dominance on Day 2 (Category: Breaking News)
- Gill, Rohit headline dominant second day for India in Dharamsala (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka star Chamari Athapaththu has won the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2023 after a stellar 12 months.The post Chamari Athapaththu won ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2023 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Chamari Athapaththu back atop ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka captain quashes retirement speculation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka register highest successful run chase in women’s ODI history (Category: Breaking News)
- Chamari Athapaththu is ICC Women’s Player of the Month for September 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s star cricketer Chamari Atapattu has been named as the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year after an exceptional 2023. She is the first Sri Lankan woman to win the award. She made significant contributions with the bat and as captain, notably leading the side to a first bilateral series win over New Zealand. […]
- Sri Lanka thrash Scotland to win Women s T20 World Cup qualifiers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka captain Chamari quashes retirement speculation; sets sight on T20 WC Qualifiers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka register highest successful run chase in women s ODI history (Category: Breaking News)
- Chamari Athapaththu named ICC Women s Player of Month for Sept. 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 26th January, 2024 The recent burglary of the residence of former President Maithripala Sirisena’s daughter has triggered a social media feeding frenzy. Sirisena has come under a cyber piranha attack, as it were. He took great pains in Parliament on Wednesday to have the public believe that there was no truth in the media […]
- Sirisena says he won’t leave country for good (Category: Breaking News)
- President agrees to form interim all-party govt with new PM and Cabinet (Category: Breaking News)
- Two ex-Presidents say people will find it impossible to live under new VAT regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sirisena denies any profligacy as President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Meet The Brothers Size In A Local Backyard appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Tamil Nadu’s Day Of Destiny Is Very Close (Category: Breaking News)
- In Tamil Nadu BJP Has Crossed The Rubicon (Category: Breaking News)
- Annamalai & His ‘Year-Long March’ – What For? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
by Rex Clementine On occasions, Zimbabwe (or Rhodesia as earlier known) have turned the cricketing world upside down. In the 1983 World Cup, they beat a star-studded Australian side. Yes, an Australian side that had Lillee, Thomson, Yallop, Hookes, Wessels, Border and Marsh ! Zimbabwe themselves had some quality players on that occasion. They were […]
- Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe to qualify for 2023 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - World Cup scoreboard (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sure of quarter-finals at Cricket World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- STATBOX-Cricket-Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Renascence appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The National People’s Power (NPP) (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP Beware! (Category: Breaking News)
- Waging Peace! (Category: Breaking News)
- Jesus, Freedom, Democracy & Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
Under 19 Cricket by Reemus Fernando Trinity cruised to an innings and 25 runs victory over St. Thomas’ College, Matara as Malith Rathnayaka ripped through the visitors’ batting line up with a seven wicket haul in the Under 19 Division I Tier ‘A’ tournament match which ended with more than a session remaining on the final […]
- Inuka bags ten wickets as Mahanama beat Bens (Category: Breaking News)
- Nethsara scores second century (Category: Breaking News)
- Thamindu century powers Richmond (Category: Breaking News)
- Mihiranga, Charuka shine as Richmond secure quarter-final place (Category: Breaking News)
By a Special Sports Correspondent The much looked forward to clash between table leaders Kandy SC and Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club (CR&FC) will decide the top team in the inter-club 15-a-side league rugby first round when they clash at Nittawela grounds on Saturday (January 20). The match, according to a SLR communiqué shared in […]
- Army, Kandy SC and Upcountry Lions register wins (Category: Breaking News)
- Jerome goes before SC (Category: Breaking News)
- SC asks Sirisena, three others to declare assets (Category: Breaking News)
- Lions-Kandy SC Transfer Deal: A Reference For The Future (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 19th January, 2024 Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed this country in such a mess, on his watch as the President, that it has apparently been left doing only two things at present—undoing what he did and doing what he undid. His much-advertised Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour was like the Dhammika Peniya or the herbal syrup […]
- Presidential pardon granted for Uwatenne Sumana Thero serving life sentence (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential pardon granted for Uwatenne Sumana Thero serving life sentence (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential pardon for over 600 prisoners to mark Independence Day (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Lucky criminals’ (Category: Breaking News)
Police have fired tear gas to disperse a protest march organized by the university non-academic staff near the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Ada Derana reporter said.
Thursday 18th January, 2024 Various remedies are being tried for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, prominent among them being exponential tax and tariff increases and the divestiture of state ventures. The SLPP-UNP government is making the public undergo untold suffering in the name of economic recovery, but nothing will help revive the ailing economy and prevent […]
- Laws made to be broken (Category: Breaking News)
- A cosmetic reshuffle (Category: Breaking News)
- If wishes were horses … (Category: Breaking News)
- Field Marshal warns of another major revolt on 09 August (Category: Breaking News)
The Princess Royal had concluded her visit to Sri Lanka describing herself as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the monarchy, the British media reported. Anne is known for her busy work schedule and she said there was a need to ‘get out and find out what’s going on’. Her comments came at the end of […]
- Transgender woman Rikkie Valerie Kolle crowned Miss Netherlands (Category: Breaking News)
- Girl, 10, ‘marries’ boyfriend days before losing leukemia battle (Category: Breaking News)
- Al Pacino, 83, expecting his fourth child with 29-year-old girlfriend (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian work-from-home employee sacked for ‘not typing enough’ (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Intervention Or Flirtation: America’s Interest: Good Governance Or Economic Stability? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil’s political ‘Trickonometry’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fleas Dream Of Buying A New Dog (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil & Sajith Running Out Af Alternatives (Category: Breaking News)
- Evolution Of A Movement: From JVP To NPP: From Violent Offensive Against Police Stations To Bein... (Category: Breaking News)
Gourmet Galle, the partner festival to the esteemed Galle Literary Festival, is set to launch an exceptional 12-week culinary celebration on the picturesque shores of the south of Sri Lanka. Conceived by Geoffrey Dobbs, the festival director, and founder, Gourmet Galle aims to bring people out of the wintry cold and dark countries, offering an […]
- Globetrotting chefs at Gourmet Galle (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Concerto to invigorate tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Gourmet Galle: A culinary extravaganza on the south coast of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Literary Festival to return in 2024 with star-studded line-up (Category: Breaking News)
Injury and surgery had sent leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga to the cold and after being unavailable for six months, he made his presence felt in the third ODI against Zimbabwe picking up three wickets in just two overs. The star bowler who has been named Sri Lanka’s T-20 captain was in the squad from the start […]
- T20 World Cup- Wanindu Hasaranga shortlisted for Player of Tournament award (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga announces retirement from international Test cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- IPL auction 2024- Wanindu Hasaranga sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 15mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews has not retired to be invited T20 squad - Wanindu (Category: Breaking News)
On his comeback to international cricket, leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga picked up career best figures of seven for 19 as Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets to secure the three match series 2-0 at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium on Thursday. In a game that was severely affected by rain and reduced to 27 overs, Zimbabwe […]
- Sri Lanka demolish Zimbabwe by 9-wkts. to take series 2-1 (Category: Sports)
- Memorable comeback for Hasaranga but rain spoils third ODI (Category: Breaking News)
Bangladeshi cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan won a seat in the country's parliament on Sunday after a landslide victory in a general election boycotted by the opposition, an official said.The post Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan wins parliament seat appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- ශකීබ් අල් හසන් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට (Category: Sinhala)
- Knee injury keeps Shakib out of SLPL (Category: Sports)
- Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan joins politics (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Nanayakkare When a country is in an economic crisis, it creates an environment conducive to implementing economic reforms which would be difficult to do in good times, however, it still depends on how far the reformist leaders can shape the opinion of the people and the people’s willingness to take those reforms on […]
- Sajith promises revolutionary economic reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- People must have confidence of ability to access Justice: Wijeyadasa (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB country chief hopes Lanka could sustain policy reforms despite elections (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Gathering Storms Cloud On The Horizon; Military, Political, Strategic & Economic Uncertainties Abound appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is It 1848 Again? Unrest This Time Is Global (Category: Breaking News)
- Threats To The Hegemony Of The US Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- A Bleak Forecast For 2024 & Beyond: Politics (Security), Economics & Military (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Common Presidential Candidate From A Fractured Tamil Identity? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Caste Is Alive & Well In Jaffna: Nayanmarkattu Hospital Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
- Minorities Within Minorities Bullied Into Giving-Up Their Right To Convert & Be Converted Religion (Category: Breaking News)
- Boycott The Presidential Election Or Put Forward A Common Tamil Candidate? (Category: Breaking News)
- Disagreeing With One’s Community That Is Wrong Is A Duty (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lankan Dream For 2024 & Beyond: Changing The System appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Adopting A Humanist Approach To Empower Youths For National Development (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Is True “System Change” In Sri Lanka Only A Fantasy? (Category: Breaking News)
A Sri Lankan-origin pioneer of location-tracking technology has been appointed OBE in the King's New Year Honours.The post New Year Honours 2024: Sri Lankan-origin Tracking tech pioneer is appointed OBE appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lankan-origin tracking tech pioneer recognized in King s Honour List (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan born pioneer of location-tracking technology in King’s honours list (Category: Breaking News)
- English teacher in Sri Lanka Meyler honoured by Queen (Category: Business)
- British national living in SL in Queen's Birthday Honours List (Category: Breaking News)
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