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Annually Jaffna district receives around 1.36 billion cubic meters of water through rainfall (Land area 1,025 square km and average annual rainfall of 1326 mm (average 2006-2020)). If at least 30% of this rainfall is collected, retained and recharged the amount of water would be 407 million cubic meters per year. This amount will provide […]
- When solutions go abegging (Category: Breaking News)
- How rainwater harvesting is helping Nicaraguan farmers (Category: Technology)
- SLT-MOBITEL debuts its technologically advanced Operational Headquarters in Welikada (Category: Breaking News)
- Drought and lessons learned (Category: Business)
By Hiran H.Senewiratne A top local hotel chain owner who faced an enormous financial crisis during the Covid 19 lock down period and left Sri Lanka to find funds to maintain his local hotels, has ended up in Australia where he has acquired a restaurant next to the Brisbane Cricket Grounds (Gabba Stadium). This is […]
- Sri Lankan openers flying early (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka 9/302 after 48 overs (Category: Breaking News)
- Warner ton pushes Australia to 321 (Category: Breaking News)
- Warner notches 50 from 61 balls (Category: Breaking News)
Former Army Commander Geneal (Retd.) Daya Ratnayake joined the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) led by Sajith Premadasa. Ratnayake has been appointed as a Senior Advisor for Public Policy of the SJB. Ratnayake served as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 2013 to 2015. Following his retirment from the army, he served as […]
- Gen. Ratnayake pledges support for SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake joins SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake joins Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Navy Commander Daya Sandagiri joins SJB (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Seychelles Coast Guard, yesterday, rescued a Sri Lankan fishing trawler with six crew members, seized by a group of pirates in the Arabian Sea on Saturday, Captain Gayan Wickramasuriya, Media Director of the Navy, told journalists. The Navy Spokesperson said three pirates, too, have been arrested, and the rescued Sri Lankan […]
- Rupee weakens against USD (Category: Breaking News)
- More Lankans headed to Cyber Criminal Area (CCA) in Myanmar irrespective of warnings (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy takes 15 Indian fishers into custody (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan rupee further appreciates against US dollar (Category: Breaking News)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Partnership for Accelerating Results in Trade, National Expenditure, and Revenue (PARTNER) activity, with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), have completed an on-the-job coaching programme for 50 Development Officers (DOs) attached to the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (SLEDB), said a release from the CCC. At an […]
- SLEDB joins Pakistan High Commission (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID to establish battery-operated swapping stations for E-bikes (Category: Breaking News)
- Promising ‘Sri Lanka Peace Collection’ gets US backing (Category: Business)
- AmChamHosts luncheon on private sector partnerships with USAID (Category: Business)
In yet another significant medical initiative, Rotary has handed over critical care equipment to the value of Rs.35 million for the expanded Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka. This project was undertaken by the Rotary Club of Colombo West in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Hamamatsu South, Japan together […]
- Migrant kids set sail (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Hearing helicopters over Fargo? COVID-19 transfers are keeping flight crews busy (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Hearing helicopters over Fargo? COVID-19 transfers are keeping flight crews busy (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Hearing helicopters over Fargo? COVID-19 transfers are keeping flight crews busy (Category: USA, North Dakota)
by Rex Clementine This is a busy year for the national cricket team and having already played Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka are preparing to host Afghanistan in an all-format series that will get underway later this week. The Afghans will arrive in the island shortly and will feature in a Test match in our soil for […]
- Blow for Sri Lanka as Hasaranga is suspended for Bangladesh Tests (Category: Breaking News)
- 17-member squad named for upcoming New Zealand Tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka show guts and guile but it's too late to save series (Category: Breaking News)
- Samaraweera dropped for Pakistan Tests (Category: Sports)
By Lynn Ockersz Immense learning loss among the young, the likelihood of increasing school dropouts, the interruption of the school feeding programme and rising mental stress and confusion among children are just a few among the multiple ills that result from prolonged school closures in Sri Lanka, the Gamani Corea Foundation’s (GCF) 13th discussion session […]
- MoE and UNICEF spearhead national initiative to recover lost learning for 1.6 million primary sc... (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-pandemic schoolchildren: Does anybody care? (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating challenges of dental education in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Third phase of first school term for 2023 begins next week (Category: Breaking News)
by Jehan Perera The election of Sivagnanam Shritharan as President of the ITAK has the potential to bring Tamil nationalism to the fore again. The ITAK is the largest Tamil political party and the mainstay of the now fragmented TNA which was an alliance of political parties that came into existence during the latter phase […]
- Rise & Fall Of Nationalism In North & South (Category: Breaking News)
- Bipartisan consensus for national reconciliation is urgent, necessary and possible (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian model as wayforward (Category: Breaking News)
- PRESIDENT’S NEED TO BUILD TRUST AT ALL LEVELS TO GET REFORMS THROUGH (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 30th January, 2024 The government has reportedly decided to enhance the fine for the offence of bribing voters. Candidates contesting elections bribe electors in various ways. The election laws governing the local government, Provincial Council, parliamentary and presidential elections are very explicit on what election bribes are. Bribing voters is the name of the […]
- Time frame for presidential poll set by law: elections chief (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential election will be held between 18 Sept. and 18 Oct. 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- No regulation of campaign finance at LG poll if Speaker is unable to endorse Bill in time – EC C... (Category: Breaking News)
- Bill to limit candidates election campaign spending to be gazetted (Category: Breaking News)
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- Is Post-Crisis Essential Reforms Being Effectively Progressed? If Not What Is The Way Forward? (Category: Breaking News)
- Draft Anti-Corruption Law; Urgently Required Additional Law Reforms: An Open Letter To Minister ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Are Providers Of Information Under RTI Cognizant Of Their Obligations? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Postscript To Political Crisis: A Way Out (Category: Breaking News)
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- Independent Of What & Whom? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura’s Visit To India, Its Signs & Importance (Category: Breaking News)
- Lessons From America (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP’s Economic Diplomacy; Non-Aligned In The Best Interests Of The Nation (Category: Breaking News)
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- Indian HC explains how Covid-19, Russia-Ukraine conflict expanded India’s role in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Day’ controversy : SL registers protest with Canadian HC (Category: Breaking News)
- SL economy, IMF claims, and reality (Category: Breaking News)
- New Australian HC launches landmark educational programme (Category: Breaking News)
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- President Leads Largest Delegation For Climate Change Summit In Dubai: Probably A Guinness World... (Category: Breaking News)
- Soma Munasinghe – Versatilist-Journalist, Passionate Writer & Prolific Translator (Category: Breaking News)
- A Four Day Working Week For Public Servants – A Comment (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Ocean Security Conference & Ranil’s Statement – A Point Of View (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan government s proposed law to create another body to investigate wartime abuses replicates previous failed efforts, ignores the needs of victims, and falls far short of meeting Sri Lanka s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday (29 Jan.).
In a significant milestone for Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector, Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries Mahinda Amaraweera has announced that the country is now self-sufficient in rice production. This means that Sri Lanka is not expected to import any rice in 2024, a remarkable achievement that promises greater food security and economic independence.
- Best rice cookers for 2021: From Oster to Zojirushi - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best rice cookers for 2021: From Oster to Zojirushi - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best rice cookers for 2021: From Oster to Zojirushi - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best rice cookers for 2021: From Oster to Zojirushi - CNET (Category: Technology)
In a significant milestone for Sri Lanka s agricultural sector, Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries Mahinda Amaraweera has announced that the country is now self-sufficient in rice production.
The Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) with the Seychelles Coast Guard led an operation to regain control of a Sri Lankan fishing vessel abducted by armed Somali pirates, State House said on Monday. According to the SDF, they were alerted by Sri Lanka of the hijacking and deployed a rescue mission by patrol ship Topaz. The mission is still ongoing. The vessel, […]
- India says it helped rescue Sri Lankan fishermen from Somali pirates (Category: Breaking News)
- Cooling plants to be introduced to all multi-day trawlers – State Minister of Fisheries (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles President makes special visit to Colombo Dockyard (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan fishermen abducted by suspected Somali pirates rescued (Category: Breaking News)
The group stage of the 2024 Under-19 World Cup concluded with Australia’s win over Sri Lanka and India’s rout of USA, which means we now move on to the Super Six stage of the competition. India, Bangladesh and Ireland qualified from Group A, while Group B saw South Africa, England and West Indies progress to […]
- CLT20 from Oct 9-28, fourth IPL team gets direct entry (Category: Business)
- Pakistan vs India set for September 2 in Kandy in Asia Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- 2023 ODI World Cup schedule finally out (Category: Breaking News)
- Titans to play Perth Scorchers in Champions League Twenty20 Opener (Category: Business)
Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries Mahinda Amaraweera joining a press briefing held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) on the theme ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country’ today (29) announced that the country is now self-sufficient in rice production but in reply to a query by The Island admitted that the government does not […]
- Best rice cookers for 2021: From Oster to Zojirushi - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best rice cookers for 2021: From Oster to Zojirushi - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best rice cookers for 2021: From Oster to Zojirushi - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best rice cookers for 2021: From Oster to Zojirushi - CNET (Category: Technology)
Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan s office has confirmed that ÂSeychelles forces have freed a Sri Lankan vessel hijacked by armed Somali piratesÂ.
The Seychelles coast guard rescued six Sri Lankan fishermen whose vessel was hijacked by Somali pirates two days earlier, an official in Colombo said. The three armed hijackers have been arrested. The fishermen and their boat are now safe and are being taken to the Seychelles, according to Susantha Kahawatta, a top official in the […]
- India says it helped rescue Sri Lankan fishermen from Somali pirates (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan fishing trawler seized by Somali pirates (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy detains 12 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy detains 15 Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
The Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin will visit Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit from February 03 to 04, 2024, as per the invitation of Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.The post Thailand Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka to sign Free Trade Agreement appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai PM to visit SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Thailand sign historic Free Trade Agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai PM to travel to Sri Lanka to sign FTA in February (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan fishing trawler ‘Lorenzo Putha 04’ and its 6 crew members who were reportedly captured and detained by sea pirates in the Arabian Sea have been rescued by the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG).The post Sri Lankan fishing trawler with 06 crew hijacked by sea pirates rescued appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lankan fishing trawler and crew abducted by Somali Pirates (Category: Breaking News)
- Somali pirates abduct Sri Lankan fishing trawler with 6 crew members (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles Coast Guard rescues Lankan vessel from pirates (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Navy in joint operation thwarts hijacking of Sri Lankan fishing vessel (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan Government’s proposed law to create another body to investigate wartime abuses replicates previous failed efforts, ignores the needs of victims, and falls far short of meeting Sri Lanka’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today. HRW said Sri Lankan authorities continue to silence and repress families of victims and their […]
- Ongoing abuses undermining proposed TRC goals in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW accuses Sri Lanka of regressive policies (Category: Breaking News)
- Abuses Undercut Proposed ‘Truth Commission’ – Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka accused of misusing Official Secrets Act (Category: Breaking News)
The Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin will undertake a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka from 03 – 04 February 2024 at the invitation of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The Prime Minister will participate at the ceremony to mark the 76th Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka as Guest of Honour. During the visit, the Thai Prime […]
- Thailand Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka to sign Free Trade Agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand explores opportunities at Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand’s Prime Minister to travel to Sri Lanka to sign FTA (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand says ties with Sri Lanka elevated to new heights (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka updated the UK on the debt restructuring process and thanked UK for its support and cooperation extended towards Sri Lanka as a member of the Paris Club in accelerating the process. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry concluded his official visit to the United Kingdom on the invitation of the prestigious Cambridge Union […]
- Sri Lanka condoles with Iran over Kerman terror attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Rescued Sri Lankans from Myanmar to be repatriated to Sri Lanka via Bangkok (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP and Sri Lanka discuss impact of regressive tax policies (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran’s Foreign Minister to undertake official visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
UPDATE- Three sea pirates have been taken into custody by the Seychelles Navy, according to the spokesman of the Sri Lanka Navy.
Sri Lanka s total exports for the year 2023 reached USD 14.49 billion, the Export Development Bank (ED) reported, adding that it is only a minor decline of 0.39% compared to 2022.
Sri Lankan singer Chamara Weerasinghe, who was undergoing treatment at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila, has recovered and been discharged from the hospital.The post Chamara Weerasinghe discharged from hospital appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Popular singer Chamara Weerasinghe admitted to ICU (Category: Breaking News)
- Rescued fishermen leave hospital (Category: Western Australia)
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- Michigan City man faces domestic battery charge in shooting that wounded woman, police say (Category: USA, Indiana)
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