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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that the measures to strengthen the economy under a five-year plan are envisaged in the budget proposal for 2023 which has the potential to bring about a transformative economic change within the period between 2023 and 2027.The post Initial steps taken through budget to strengthen economy under five-year plan – President appeared first on Sri...
Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka today. Rajapaksa left for the US in September after an overseas travel ban imposed on him had been temporarily lifted. Basil Rajapaksa was prevented from leaving Sri Lanka in July following protests by passengers and officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport. Rajapaksa attempted to leave via […]
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad lost his seat in Parliament for the first time since 1969. Mahathir Mohamad lost his seat in Parliament after residents of Langkawi on Saturday voted to put Perikatan Nasional (PN) in control of the island constituency. It is the 97-year-old’s first defeat in Malaysia’s parliamentary elections since he lost […]
A suspect linked to the trafficking of Sri Lankan women to the Middle East (ME) has been arrested. The suspect was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on his return to Sri Lanka today. The 44-year-old was linked to the trafficking of Sri Lankan women to Oman and Dubai. A suspected human trafficking racket […]
The main suspect involved in trafficking of Sri Lankan women to Dubai and Oman has been arrested by the Police.The post Main suspect in trafficking of Sri Lankan women in Oman arrested appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The main suspect involved in trafficking of Sri Lankan women to Dubai and Oman has been detained by the Airport Police at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while returning to Sri Lanka this morning.
Master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya and the sultan of swing Wasim Akram have joined the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 as brand ambassadors. It provides a huge boost to the third edition of the tournament which will be played from December 6 to December 23. One of the most destructive batsmen of all-time Sanath Jayasuriya scored […]
Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has been ordered to pay $70,000 in a defamation case arising from a long-running feud over control of the island nation's cash-rich cricket board.The post Arjuna Ranatunga ordered to pay over cricket feud appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
An increasing number of complaints are received daily from Sri Lankan female domestic workers who arrived in Oman under visit or tourist visas intending to convert them to work visas, The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat, Oman said.The post Nearly 90 Sri Lankan female domestic workers stranded in Oman appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka could file cases in Singapore over the X-Press Pearl disaster, as the owners of the shipping company were based there, or in the United Kingdom as the relevant insurance company was in London, Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) Chairman/Senior Attorney at Law Ravindranath Dabare told The Island.President Ranil Wickremesinghe has […]
At least 90 female domestic workers from Sri Lanka are stranded in Oman, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat said today. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Muscat, Oman receives an increasing number of complaints daily from Sri Lankan female domestic workers who arrived in Oman. Most of them have arrived using visit or tourist visas […]
Wasantha Mudalige and Venerable Galwewa Siridhamma Thero who were detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) were remanded this evening (November 17) just hours away from when the 90-day detention order on them was to come to an end.The post Wasantha Mudalige and Ven. Galwewa Siridhamma Thero remanded appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka has postponed a round of debt restructuring talks initially expected to be held on Thursday to allow central bank and treasury officials to provide clarifications sought by the country's creditors, its state minister of finance said.The post Sri Lanka postpones debt restructuring talks, hopes for IMF deal in December appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ...
Amnesty International has urged the Sri Lankan government to drop the terror charges against student activists Wasantha Mudalige and Ven. Galewewa Siridhamma Thero, who are detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
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India and Indonesia think tanks – The Centre for Global Affairs and Public Policy (CGAPP) and Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) respectively, held a discussion on “G20 and Global Dynamics” and recognized the impact of close bilateral cooperation. Indonesia is all set to host the G20 summit at Bali from November 15-17. What is equally significant is that I...
The meet between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the run-up to the recent Bali summit of the G20 countries has almost overwhelmingly attracted world attention and this is only to be expected, considering the importance to the world of the principal issues in US-China relations. However, of equal importance ought […]
Bank of Ceylon has reported a Rs. 27.5 billion Profit before Tax (PBT) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 as per its unaudited quarterly financials. This performance was achieved despite many headwinds caused by unforeseen challenges which erupted in the economic and social landscape during the period. Despite never before experienced economic and […]
By Saman Indrajith Budget 2023 has sought to deprive the farming community of their land rights by placing the Mahaweli lands under the purview of Divisional and District Secretaries, SLPP dissident MP Prof. Channa Jayasumana says. “This proposal will take away the farmers’ rights to land. Farmers of Mahaweli lands in 15 districts and their […]
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Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, a remote island in the British Indian Ocean Territory, or BIOT, are expected to be transported to Rwanda for medical treatment, the British foreign office told The New Humanitarian. More than 200 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, mostly ethnic Tamils claiming to have faced persecution by the […]
Sri Lanka, India and several other countries abstained from voting on a draft resolution approved by the UN General Assembly that recognised that Russia must be responsible for making reparations to Ukraine.The post Sri Lanka, India abstain on UN resolution calling on Russia to make reparations to Ukraine appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, a remote island in the British Indian Ocean Territory, or BIOT, are expected to be transported to Rwanda for medical treatment, the British foreign office told The New Humanitarian.The post Britain to send Sri Lankan asylum seekers to Rwanda for medical treatment appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) yesterday (15) handed over 780.1 MT of Urea procured through the UN Central Emergency Relief Fund (UN-CERF) to the Ministry of Agriculture FAO issued the following statement: “15,619 farmers cultivating paddy on landholdings of half an acre or less will receive 50 kgs of urea […]
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has returned to court a day before he asks it to review his bail conditions. The 31-year-old is behind bars on remand after being charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent. He was excused from appearing in Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday when the court was […]