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Sri Lanka Vanithabhimana, an awards programme aimed at empowering the remarkable women of Sri Lanka, proudly returns for its fourth consecutive instance this year, jointly organised by NDB Bank and Sirasa News 1st. The awards programme has gained a reputation as a prestigious platform that spotlights the incredible contributions of women from diverse fields, including […]
- Rehabilitated terrorist suspects unemployed (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Women's scheme for widows (Category: Breaking News)
- Every four days one Sri Lankan woman dies of breast or cervical cancer - Ministry of Health (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka women rights group asks government to formulate a programme to help war widows (Category: Breaking News)
Easter Sunday controversy: By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Ambassador to Germany, Switzerland and ex-High Commissioner in South Africa, Sarath Kongahage, yesterday (12) alleged that British television Channel 4 had tricked him into discussing political developments with the focus on the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Claiming that the Channel 4 programme didn’t reflect what he had said […]
- Channel 4 completely distorted my comments in Easter attacks documentary - Kongahage (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘We don’t have anything to add to programme’ (Category: Breaking News)
- C4 whistle-blower’s father among those killed with EPRLF’s Padmanabha in Chennai (Category: Breaking News)
- C4 film: MS asks for UN intervention (Category: Breaking News)
Yahapalana Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s plea for Indian funding to develop Elapathagama in the memory of the late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera remains a mystery. In terms of an agreement signed on 14 July, 2017, India provided Sri Lankan Rs 300 mn to develop Elapathagama in the Anuradhapura district. The late Sobitha Thera, a controversial character, spearheaded […]
- Where have millions of USD invested in good governance and accountability projects et al gone? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s foreign policy dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption saga continues (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC, cryptocurrency and repealing of time-tested law (Category: Breaking News)
JAT Holdings PLC, the market leader for wood coatings in Sri Lanka, is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with MTV Channel Private Limited, a leading broadcaster and media organization. This strategic collaboration, which is the first of its kind, will see JAT Holdings join forces with MTV Channel Private Limited as the media partner […]
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
- MTV To Live And Let Live At Olympics (Category: Sports)
- MTV/MBC Does It Again (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: MTV (Category: Video)
Through the eyes of Sena Thoradeniya: Sena Thoradeniya discussed successful US operations here taking into similar interventions in the past and present. The examination of the Egyptian and Iranian scenarios is surely useful. Those genuinely concerned about what went wrong for Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who didn’t really receive the backing of any section of the international […]
- US hand in GR’s ouster: Speaker finally confirms allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya: Only Ranil could have restored law and order (Category: Breaking News)
- CP Chief calls for re-alignment of political forces to thwart Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil reveals bid to get rid of him while GR was fleeing to Trinco on board SLNS Gajabahu (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC) recently launched an inquiry into what it called a state of anarchy prevailing in the country. An Independent Commission set up by ACBC has initiated a comprehensive probe in a bid to establish the circumstances leading to the eruption of public protests against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and […]
- The Order of the Rising Sun conferred on former Governor of Central Bank, Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Inaugural NDC symposium: Focus on contemporary security issues (Category: Breaking News)
- National elections: Ex-military factor (Category: Breaking News)
- CP Chief calls for re-alignment of political forces to thwart Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Dog’s Case of Professor Ashu & Hirunika’s Indiscretion appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Hirunika Trapped In A Wider Political Game (Category: Breaking News)
- In Memory Of Mr Shyamon Jayasinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Love Him Or Hate Him: Only Ranil Wickremesinghe Has The Depth Of Mind To Focus On Future Directi... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Those Who Cause Violence In The Name Of Human Rights Cannot Be Protected – Ranil appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Legitimacy Of Law – Questioning The PSO & PTA (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Lack Of Common-Sense; Presidential Brutalities (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post BASL; Altruistic Union That Does Not Stand For Its Members’ Sake But For The People appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- Is The IMF Mad To Give Loans To A Murderous Government? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka strongly condemns attack on Galle Face protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- President Wickremesinghe, The Current Pohottuwa Government & The Way Forward – A Call From Citiz... (Category: Breaking News)
warns electorate not to expect early general election By Shamindra Ferdinando Veteran politician DEW Gunasekera (22) said that there must have been a tacit understanding between the new Sri Lankan administration and the Western camp, regarding the deployment of the military and the police to remove Galle Face protesters in the early hours of yesterday. […]
- CP Chief calls for re-alignment of political forces to thwart Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Devananda throws his weight behind RW’s candidature (Category: Breaking News)
- DEW disappointed over disruption of COPE; AG acting in terms of Standing Orders (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
By Austin Fernando I am proud that I have served all Executive Presidents of Sri Lanka from Presidents JR Jayewardene to Gotabaya Rajapaksa at some stage or another. I may be the only public ‘officer’ to have done so. With Mahinda Rajapaksa, it was secondary, but I was his ‘lifesaver’ along with Ranil Wickremesinghe. (See […]
- President at beck and call of Rajapaksas – Sajith (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith slams critical social media at Matale (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil reveals bid to get rid of him while GR was fleeing to Trinco on board SLNS Gajabahu (Category: Breaking News)
- Cometh GR (Category: Breaking News)
An eye witness piece by Economy Next reporters who share what they saw in July 9 Sri Lankan revolution.
- Sri Lanka police defend attack on peaceful protestors as Ranil under global fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka protestors ready to hand over seized govt buildings except president’s office (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka police arrest key protest leader amid fears of August 9 agitation (Category: Breaking News)
- Need for haste in rebuilding trust after storming of President’s House (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today revealed some of the incidents that took place before his private residence was set on fire on Saturday. He also said that the fire destroyed several valuable books and paintings. Wickremesinghe said that the books were to be donated to Royal College and the Peradeniya University. The Prime Minister said […]
- PM holds talks with India, US and other countries (Category: Breaking News)
- No Deal Gama established near Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
- PM accuses Opposition of choosing wrong strategy (Category: Breaking News)
- Demonstration opposite Ranil’s private residence (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Torching Ranil’s Residence: Questions Surface About Another ‘Arabi Wasantha’ Incident appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Nandasena Issues Chilling Warning To Opposition: “I Killed Prabhakaran Like A dog – I Can Become... (Category: Breaking News)
- Nandasena Issues Chilling Warning To Opposition: “I Killed Prabhakaran Like A dog – I Can Become... (Category: Breaking News)
- Nandasena Issues Chilling Warning To Opposition: “I Killed Prabhakaran Like A dog – I Can Become... (Category: Breaking News)
- Nandasena Issues Chilling Warning To Opposition: “I Killed Prabhakaran Like A dog – I Can Become... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Mythical Access To Global Finance & Political Longevity Is Media Creation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why Did Ruwan Exonerate NTJ Leader Zahran? (Category: Breaking News)
- Should Aragalaya Consider A Political Movement Led By Nagananda, Fonseka & Hirunika? (Category: Breaking News)
- Any Dealing With President Who Lacks Legitimacy Is Political Suicide (Category: Breaking News)
- Are BASL & Media Acting In Cahoots To Promote Ranil? (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo (News 1st); 17-year-old Shukra Munawwar from a little village in Katugoda, Galle in the South of Sri Lanka made history when she won the Rs. 02 Million prize on Sirasa TV’s Lakshapathi program, the Sri Lankam version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’, on Saturday (23). When Shukra Munawwar made it in the […] WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa La...
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- Winner of Sirasa Lakshapathi Shukra Munawwar felicitated (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo (News 1st); 17-year-old Shukra Munawwar from a little village in Katugoda, Galle in the South of Sri Lanka made history when she won the Rs. 02 Million prize on Sirasa TV’s Lakshapathi program, the Sri Lankam version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’, on Saturday (23). When Shukra Munawwar made it in the […] WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa La...
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- Winner of Sirasa Lakshapathi Shukra Munawwar felicitated (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo (News 1st); 17-year-old Shukra Munawwar from a little village in Katugoda, Galle in the South of Sri Lanka made history when she won the Rs. 02 Million prize on Sirasa TV’s Lakshapathi program, the Sri Lankam version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’, on Saturday (23). When Shukra Munawwar made it in the […] WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa La...
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- Winner of Sirasa Lakshapathi Shukra Munawwar felicitated (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo (News 1st); 17-year-old Shukra Munawwar from a little village in Katugoda, Galle in the South of Sri Lanka made history when she won the Rs. 02 Million prize on Sirasa TV’s Lakshapathi program, the Sri Lankam version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’, on Saturday (23). When Shukra Munawwar made it in the […] WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa La...
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- WINNER! – Shukra bags Rs. 02 Mn Prize in Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- Winner of Sirasa Lakshapathi Shukra Munawwar felicitated (Category: Breaking News)
COLOMBO (News1st): Parliamentarians and ministers must abide by quarantine laws since a parliament reporter tested positive for the virus, a government lawmaker said. “Closing down the institution is not the answer,” Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna parliamentarian Madura Vithanage said during the Satana programme on Sirasa TV. However, he conceded that parliamentarians and ministers must ...
- Canadian parliamentarians arrives Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- MPPs return to legislature early to debate teacher wage legislation (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Two UNP MP's to work independently (Category: Breaking News)
- Sitting as Independents in the House: UNP dissidents give party leadership two more weeks max to... (Category: Breaking News)
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has put pressure on several state institutions against sponsoring the Sirasa Superstars programme. Therefore, co-sponsors of the programme, Sri Lanka Telecom and Sri Lanka Insurance have said they cannot sponsor the event.
“These people don’t see that if you encourage totalitarian methods, the time may come when they will be used against you instead of for you”. Orwell (Proposed Preface to ‘Animal Farm’) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Long before the election is held, the first result is out. Two anti-government websites were raided and their staffers arrested (including ...
- Pro-Tiger elements in the Tamil diaspora are helping Rajapaksas stay in power (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition must counter patriotic narrative of Rajapaksas with socio-economic and political narr... (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricketer Murali Is On A Sticky Wicket – On Tamil Nadu Turf (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year in Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
A Governance Analysis of Frequency Allocation & TV Rights in Present Sri Lanka Frequency Allocation- A Grand Corruption? Understanding the state capture by Kleptocrats does not require a dedicated study; it is easily recognizable. For the benefit of keen students of governance, let me begin this article with the definition of Kleptocracy: “A form of political and government ...
- Video: 221214 MTV NFL HAKEEM EVENT (Category: Video)
- Watch “20-20” On CSN (Category: Breaking News)
- “Maximizing NFL Betting Success: Your Strategic Game Plan for Crushing the Vegas NFL Odds” (Category: Breaking News)
- With die-hard Dodgers fans like this, who needs the NFL? (Category: USA, California)
“Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanised humanity…” Brecht (The Exception and the Rule) By Tisaranee Gunasekara That the ancient-city of Dambulla is not sundered by religious violence is thanks to the sense and sensibility of its ordinary inhabitants (of all faiths) and the security personnel on duty. Had the people of Dambulla been as virulent ...
- Dambulla Mosque Cannot Be Relocated – SLMC (Category: Breaking News)
- Religious Extremism: The Post- War Reality in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Talks Tomorrow Over Dambulla Issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Muslims denounce attack on mosque in Dambulla (Category: Breaking News)
By Dinouk Colombage Following the United Nations Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva, Sri Lankan state media and members of the government have been on the offensive against human rights activists and independent media groups calling them ‘traitors’. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, acting Minister of Mass Media, in an interview with The Sunday Leader says he ...
- Mervyns’ statement should be condemned: GL (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Mervyn Silva threatens journalists (Category: Breaking News)
- Lukewarm response to ITN (Category: Breaking News)
- Mervyns’ statement should be condemned : Minister G.L .Peries (Category: Breaking News)
A dramatic global theatre jam By Nirasha Piyawadani Pinnawala Adramatist who has rendered yeoman service to the promotion of local stage drama, M. Shafeer, has a cherished wish and that is to be able to hold an international drama festival in Sri Lanka. Our protagonist M. Safeer, strove to make this dream a reality and thanks to his untiring efforts the first ever international drama festival in...
- Japanese Kyogen dramas at Kelaniya University (Category: Breaking News)
- National drama festival opens today (Category: Breaking News)
- Eugenio Barba’s Living Archive & Floating Islands – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Day 2: Folklore extravaganza in the North (Category: Breaking News)
(Srilankamirror) - Former chief justice Sarath N. Silva says any suspected war criminal could be taken before The Hague despite not being a signatory to the Rome convention. He has refuted opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s claim that no Sri Lankan could be hauled before the International Criminal Court as he had not signed the convention as the then prime minister. Speaking to...
- Khuram Shaikh murder suspects remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodhi Pooja to invoke blessings on Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP leadership raises Sajith group’s absence at protest (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kusa Paba’ screening from Jan. 21 (Category: Breaking News)
(Srilankamirror) - The Black January protest is to be held at the Lipton Circus at 3.00 pm today (Jan. 25), reports say. The demonstration was earlier scheduled to be held at 2.00 pm at the Fort Railway Station compound. Speaking to 'Srilankamirror' on behalf of the Sri Lanka's Alliance of Media Organizations, convener of the FMM, Sunil Jayasekara confirmed the report. He...
- Court ruling on Black January protest tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- FMM shoulders ‘Black January’ organizing responsibility (Category: Breaking News)
- Black January protest next week (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Black January’ poster campaign launched (Category: Breaking News)
Srilankamirror - Fort Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne today decided that the ruling of the petition against the Black January protest will be handed tomorrow (Jan. 25). The Black January protest is scheduled to be held in front of Colombo Fort Railway Station tomorrow. Organised by Sri Lanka's Alliance of Media Organizations, the Black January demonstration is a mark of protest against t...
- 'Black January' shifted to Lipton Circus (Category: Breaking News)
- FMM shoulders ‘Black January’ organizing responsibility (Category: Breaking News)
- Black January protest next week (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Black January’ poster campaign launched (Category: Breaking News)
Methods to kill a Lion Newton Method: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Let, the lion catch you. This implies that you caught the lion. Einstein Method: Run in the direction opposite to that of the lion. Due to higher relative velocity, the lion will also run faster and will get tired soon. Now you can trap ...
- Jaffna DIG orders immediate arrest of killer (Category: Breaking News)
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- JKH hoping to see recovery across all segments aided by pickup in economy (Category: Breaking News)
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