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Rex Clementine at Pallekele Sri Lanka completed the highest successful run chase ever at home to square the three match ODI series against Afghanistan on Wednesday at the Pallekele International Stadium. Set a target of 314 to win, Sri Lanka got home with two balls and four wickets in hand as Charith Asalanka starred […]
- Ibrahim Zadran’s record 162 powers Afghanistan to 313 (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan cruise to comfortable win after Zadran 98 (Category: Breaking News)
- Ibrahim 98 trumps Asalanka 91 as Afghanistan go 1-0 up (Category: Breaking News)
The tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka aboard the luxury passenger cruise ship ÂMein Schiff 5Â yesterday (Nov.29), have visited the Yala National Park today (Nov. 30).
A Sri Lankan man accused of stealing almost $250,000 meant for 10 high-profile international cricketers to take part in local competitions in Melbourne s south-east allegedly siphoned the money from his employer s bank account over more than a year, Australian media reported.
The stabilisation and recovery of the country s economy is currently the Central Bank of Sri Lanka s (CBSL) key objective, CBSL Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said.
- Poor Target (Category: Business)
- CBSL issues special notice to public on get rich quick schemes (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka`s Central Bank unaware of millions of Swiss francs deposited in Swiss accounts (Category: Breaking News)
- Water Losses (Category: Business)
Ibrahim Zadran scored 162 runs off 138 balls to power Afghanistan to 313/8 in the third ODI against Sri Lanka Brief Scores; (Afghanistan 313/8 in 50 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 162, Najibullah Zadran 77; Kasun Rajitha 3-60).
- Asalanka wins last over thriller at Pallekele (Category: Breaking News)
- Zadran ton, Rashid cameo fires Afghanistan to 291 (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan cruise to comfortable win after Zadran 98 (Category: Breaking News)
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has been granted approval for power cuts until November 30th only.
Lanka Sathosa says it has decided to reduce the prices of four essential food items with effect from tomorrow (Dec.01) with the aim of providing relief to the consumers.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted the approval for an electricity tariff hike as the increase made in the recent past is insufficient to cover the loss of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
- Nasty Weather To Blame For Downed Power Lines (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Pole goal (Category: Technology)
- SMART metering to help manage low electricity consumption (Category: Breaking News)
- Satellites have an electric future (Category: Technology)
Air quality in several parts of the island have diminished, as per statistics released by the National Building Research Organization (NBRO).
The Stax Academy, an initiative by Stax LLC, a global strategy consulting firm that specializes in delivering actionable, data-driven insights, recently conducted its graduation ceremony for the students of its first course in Colombo. The Academy was established as a platform to upskill future business leaders to take on the challenges of the global economy. […]
- Stax Academy celebrates second class of graduands (Category: Breaking News)
- Stax Invests in the Next Generation of Business Leaders with Launch of ‘Stax Academy’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Stax acquires boutique consulting firm in London to expand its global footprint (Category: Breaking News)
- Sir Vivian Richards joins Lanka Premier League as brand ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry has expressed his regret over Sri Lanka s decision to refuse the burial of COVID-19-infected bodies.
Sri Lanka’s worries are increasing as China has not agreed to debt restructuring modalities as per the International Monetary Fund’s requirements, which is essential for the multilateral funding organisation before it green signals a $2.9 billion bailout package to the crisis-hit island country in mid-December. In October, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe told his country’s […]
- China cautions Sri Lanka on IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Bad news for Beijing: Colombo will not allow China to use Sri Lanka as base to threaten India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must avoid China’s debt restructuring as Beijing is to seek preferential treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan economy v/s humungous Chinese loans (Category: Breaking News)
He explained that it would be detrimental for students if teachers were to be transferred similar to the ways in which other public servants are often transferred, as this creates an issue with covering syllabuses.
Sri Lanka s headline inflation based on the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) has decreased to 61.0% in November 2022 from 66.0% in October 2022, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.
Sri Lanka owed Chinese lenders USD 7.4 billion - nearly a fifth of its public external debt - by the end of last year, calculations by the China Africa Research Initiative (CARI) published on Wednesday showed, an estimate higher than many others.
- Exploding Deficit (Category: Business)
- Economic Imbalances (Category: Business)
- Baited Breath (Category: Business)
- Deficit Woes (Category: Business)
A man died and his wife was injured after being brutally stabbed with a sharp weapon at the Wewala Junction in Hikkaduwa this morning (November 30).The post One person killed in Brutal stabbing in Hikkaduwa appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Over 10.6 million rupees stolen from ATMs in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Two persons killed in a shooting incident in Hikkaduwa (Category: Breaking News)
- Man stabbed to death inside Police Station (Category: Breaking News)
- Pre-school teacher hacked to death in Peradeniya (Category: Breaking News)
Two circulars that were issued on the official attire of staff grade officers in the state sector of Sri Lanka have been revoked.The post Sri Lanka revokes circulars issued on the official attire of state sector workers appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Circulars on formal attire of staff grade officers in public services revoked (Category: Breaking News)
- Circular on Dress Code for Sri Lankan Government workers from next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Ministry says circular issued on public employees attire not applicable to teachers (Category: Breaking News)
- Special announcement on public sector salary payments for January (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka owed Chinese lenders $7.4 billion - nearly a fifth of its public external debt - by the end of last year, calculations by the China Africa Research Initiative (CARI) published on Wednesday showed, an estimate higher than many others.The post Sri Lanka’s debt to China close to 20% of public external debt – study appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri La...
- Debt owed by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to China rise to record levels: Data (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s EXIM bank offers Sri Lanka debt extension – report (Category: Breaking News)
- India ‘strongly supports’ Sri Lanka debt restructuring plan, it tells IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Club proposing a 10-year moratorium on Sri Lanka’s debt – Report (Category: Breaking News)
MP Namal Rajapaksa says the proposals of the National Council sub-committee on national policies pertaining to the report compiled by the cabinet-appointed committee on power sector reforms in Sri Lanka will be presented to the National Council on December 08.
- Scoreboard (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Scoreboard (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Scoreboard (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Scoreboard (Category: USA, North Dakota)
The new Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka H.E Jean-François paid a courtesy call on Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana in Parliament (nov-28).
Sri Lanka’s merchandise export performance for the month of October contracted by 8.18 percent Year-on-Year (YoY), however, cumulative exports for the first 10 months of the year surpassed the earnings fetched in the corresponding period of 2021.The post October exports down 8%, January-October exports up 9% to US$ 11 Billion appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - O...
- October sees 20% decline in apparel exports from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s export performance surges in March 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Tea export earnings down 5% in dollar terms, but hit record-high in rupee terms amid sharp depre... (Category: Breaking News)
- Merchandise export earnings decline, trade deficit contracts in October 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 30th November, 2022 The Nazis of Sri Lanka (read the members of the current SLPP-UNP government, whose leader, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has called himself Hitler recently in Parliament) have gone into overdrive to suppress democratic dissent. They invaded an auditorium at Hanguranketha, on Sunday, in a bid to sabotage a conference held by a […]
- HSZs no defence for failed regimes (Category: Breaking News)
- Soldiers from hell (Category: Breaking News)
- Weerakkody reminds parliament of Ranil’s murky past (Category: Breaking News)
- When will they ever learn? (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Having comfortably won the vote on the Second Reading of 2023 Budget, two days earlier, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, on November 24, dealt with a spate of issues, including the responsibilities of the armed forces and the police, obviously indicating how a second Aragalaya, aimed at ousting his government from power, by way of violent protests, as was […]
- Jayasumana pushing for Opp. campaign against govt.’s economic strategy (Category: Breaking News)
- Talks underway with dissident SLPPers: Chief Opp. Whip (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP rebel MPs urge GR to break his silence on 13 A (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed all-party govt: Prez wins support from unexpected quarters (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Foreign Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris has questioned the rationale behind President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s warning that the military will be deployed to curb protest vis-a-vis a Foreign Ministry undertaking to boost foreign trade and investment. Addressing the Parliament, during the Budget committee stage debate, on 28 Nov., Prof. Peiris said the […]
- Minister GL to represent President at CHOGM in Rwanda (Category: Breaking News)
- GL: Cost of living intolerable, street protests inevitable (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka remains open to engaging with diaspora community - Foreign Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition: Parliament prorogued to derail finance committee probes (Category: Breaking News)
By MAHINDA PANAPITIYA Irrigation Engineer who has worked for Mahaweli Project since 80s As originally planned, the present phase of the Mahaweli Project should be focused on social and economic development of the families settled in Mahaweli areas. It could be done by promoting food production in a sustainable way, to gain the return on […]
- Strategy to mobilise farming communities to overcome future dependency on foreign loans (Category: Breaking News)
- High grade milch cows to be imported (Category: Breaking News)
- Irrigation Dept. asks for more water from Mahaweli reservoirs to save paddy cultivation (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahaweli Project – North Central Province canal: A tunnel in the wilderness? (Category: Breaking News)
A top Qatari official involved in the country’s World Cup organization has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament “between 400 and 500” for the first time, a drastically higher number than any other previously offered by Doha. The comment by Hassan al-Thawadi, the secretary-general of Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, […]
- Sri Lanka crash out of T20 World Cup 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Morgan Freeman and Jung Kook star in glitzy World Cup 2022 opening ceremony (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka Gunathilaka arrested in Sydney over alleged sexual assault (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar Fund sends 4.7 tons of urgent medical aid to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa busted more than Rs. 40 million in 2021 on official overseas visits, Daily Mirror reported based on details provided by the Presidential Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office. Details furnished by the Presidential Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office under the RTI revealed that the […]
- SC allows proceedings against GR, MR to proceed (Category: Breaking News)
- Leadership of Gota and Ranil rejected (Category: Breaking News)
- Supreme Court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty over economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- MR sees foreign hand in economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Navy intercepted five Indian trawlers carrying 24 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters last evening (Nov 28).
- Indian Interest (Category: Business)
- Licensed (Category: Business)
- Island Bite (Category: Business)
- Influence Tussle (Category: Business)
High spending tourists arrived in Sri Lanka today on the luxury passenger cruise ship Mein Schiff 5. Over 2,000 tourists arrived on the ship and were welcomed at the Colombo Port. Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said that the ship brought high spending tourists. He said the tourists had made bookings for several events while in […]
- Sri Lanka to be promoted as a market for Chinese cruise ships (Category: Breaking News)
- Offshore patrol vessel gifted by US arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet discusses India’s concerns on Chinese “spy ship” (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to promote white water rafting (Category: Breaking News)
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved power interruptions of two hours and 20 minutes for tomorrow (November 30).
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