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Tuesday 2nd May, 2023 Another May Day has come and gone. The organisers of the International Workers’ Day celebrations, in this country, rarely mention the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886), and benefits that accrued therefrom to workers the world over, much less commemorate the brave workers who have laid down their lives in the US […]
- Where are workers? (Category: Breaking News)
- Unions in govt.’s crosshairs (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister emphasises importance of occupational safety (Category: Breaking News)
- Rs. 1,700 minimum wage for estate workers: Govt. claims win in first round (Category: Breaking News)
Chairman of the China Merchants Group (CMG), Miao Jianmin, has declared that their investments here would reach nearly USD 2 bn. CMG is China’s largest diversified conglomerate, according to a statement issued by the Hambantota International Port Group that dealt with Miao Jianmin’s recent visit. The statement quoted Jianmin’s as having said that the Group’s […]
- HIPG celebrates 150th Anniversary of CMG (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Human Rights debate by CMG (Category: Video)
- Video: "Mediocre is no longer an option" - Chairman of CMG (Category: Video)
- Video: "Mediocre is no longer an option" - Chairman of CMG (Category: Video)
By Sanath Nanayakkare Sri Lanka, while pursuing the macro-fiscal adjustment programme, under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility arrangement, should focus on two key national issues concurrently, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday. “If the country is to achieve economic growth and share the dividends of prosperity among all its people, we need to focus on two […]
- UNP urges agreement on policies to remain in place for 25 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil: SJB has abandoned UNP vision (Category: Breaking News)
- Culprits as investigators (Category: Breaking News)
- Hope springs eternal … (Category: Breaking News)
By Jehan Perera The second round of reducing the prices of a variety of fuels (2 percent for ordinary petrol to 29 percent for super diesel used by luxury vehicles) is an indication that the government is seeking to improve its support base amongst the better off sections of the population. This could be to […]
- Democracy requires elections in good times and bad (Category: Breaking News)
- Rebuild trust with people to revive economy (Category: Breaking News)
- PAFFREL: Ranil offers to strengthen PCs, having postponed elections to them (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing The Ground For Early Elections (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is The Central Bank On Its Way To Technical Insolvency? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Has Printed The Biggest Quantity Of Money? Lakshman, Cabraal Or Nandalal? (Category: Breaking News)
- Has The Economy Been Assassinated & If So, Who Were The Assassins? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: The Performance Of Ceylon’s Currency Board (Category: Breaking News)
The May Day rally of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), commemorating International Workers Day, commenced in Kandy this afternoon (May 01).
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited all the working people of Sri Lanka to join hands as we undertake a new reformist path of building a prosperous Sri Lanka by 2048.The post Sri Lanka President invited all to join hands to build a prosperous Sri Lanka by 2048 appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- Workers played crucial role in supporting country during severe economic collapse - President (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President declares open Third session of Ninth Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
Millions of less affluent Sri Lankans working in the Middle East are sending money home to keep the economy afloat while the more educated who hold higher posts in developed countries keep money stashed elsewhere, Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said in Parliament on Tuesday (April 25).The post Sri Lanka workers in Middle East sending money, while more educated do not – Minister appeared...
- Lankan workers in Middle East sending money, while more educated do not: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Remittance through Banks: First electric vehicle import permit handed over (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s foreign remittances up by 98.8% in February – Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Employment Minister says his staff didn’t ask for money promising foreign employment (Category: Breaking News)
Today is International Workers Day, also known as Labour Day, which is observed annually on May 1 in Sri Lanka and the world at large.
- MLB proposes delayed 154-game season and expanded playoffs to players (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Dear Friend: When you see that life is a gift, you treasure the days (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Dear Friend: When you see that life is a gift, you treasure the days (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Dear Friend: When you see that life is a gift, you treasure the days (Category: USA, North Dakota)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his International Workers’ Day message said that it was crucial that we put the country first and not fall prey to narrow political interests at this critical juncture. The full text of the President’s Laour Day Message: On International Workers’ Day, it is important to recognize the significant role that the […]
- Extend compassion to one another and assist each other -President (Category: Breaking News)
- It is the responsibility of every Sri Lankan to contribute towards the resurgence of the nation ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Human resource is the primary catalyst for propelling the country towards progress (Category: Breaking News)
- I have fulfilled my obligation- Anticipate the IMF to fulfil its responsibility by the end of ... (Category: Breaking News)
‘Such sensitive action cannot be based on NGO findings’ Chairman of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on National Security, Rear Admiral (retd) Sarath Weerasekara, has condemned the blacklisting by the US of Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda over the latter’s alleged involvement in ‘a gross violation of human rights during his tenure as a Naval […]
- US blacklists Wasantha Karannagoda for human rights violations (Category: Breaking News)
- US blacklists Karannagoda on the basis of findings of NGOs, ‘independent investigations’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Kurunegala Mayor facing corruption charges removed (Category: Breaking News)
- US delaying visa for Security Oversight Committee head (Category: Breaking News)
by Norman Palihawadane Notorious underworld gang leader and drug dealer, Sinhara Amal Saminda Silva alias Rathmalane Kudu Anju, who is accused of killing Sri Lankan cricketer Dhananjaya de Silva’s father, has been arrested by the French police. He is to be extradited here. Police spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that Kudu Anju had been arrested […]
- Police seek AG s advice to bring ÂKudu Anju from France to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Notorious criminal ‘Kudu Anju’ arrested in France – Interpol confirms (Category: Breaking News)
- French court orders release of ÂKudu Anju (Category: Breaking News)
- Interpol says Kudu Anju arrested in France (Category: Breaking News)
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