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Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha has appointed a committee in order to formally examine the existing service problems and shortcomings in the Sri Lanka Principal Service and provide prompt solution reports.
The Sri Lankan government has denounced the United States move to blacklist the Governor of North Western Province in Sri Lanka, Wasantha Karannagoda.
Fees of all Expressways in Sri Lanka increased from Rs. 50 onwards.The post Gazette issued increasing tolls for Expressways in Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
How China caught up a strategic port, Hambantota is one of the most vivid examples of China’s ulterior use of loans and aid to gain influence around the world. After struggling to repay the loan, the Sirisena-Ranil government handed over the port to China on a 99-year lease in 2017. During the handing-over ceremony in […]
The State Trade Corporation (STC) says the imported eggs can be sold to the general public if the Department of Animal Production Health green-lights the move.
Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry has informed all Sri Lankan citizens living in the Republic of Sudan to approach the temporary diplomatic mission of Saudi Arabia in the city of Port Sudan.
The United States on Thursday banned the Governor of North Western Province in Sri Lanka, Wasantha Karannagoda and his family from entering the country over gross violation of Human Rights, the US State Department said in a release.The post United States blacklists Wasantha Karannagoda for human rights violations appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
The United States on Thursday banned the Governor of North Western Province in Sri Lanka, Wasantha Karannagoda and his family from entering the country over gross violation of Human Rights, the US State Department said in a release.
Sri Lanka has denied reports the island nation had offered to provide elephants to Pakistan, that just lost one of its African elephants in a zoo in the port city of Karachi. “The SL Gov or SL High Commission has never discussed or initiated any action to provide SL elephants to Pakistan,” the Sri Lankan […]
The United States has designated former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda, for his alleged involvement in a gross violations of human rights. The US State Department said that Karannagoda has been designated pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023, due to his involvement in a gross violation […]
Chairman of the Committee On Public Enterprise (COPE) Professor Ranjith Bandara expressed his displeasure at the fact that despite the repeated insistence of the committee to conduct an independent inquiry into the matters of Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) it was found that no progress had been made. The Corporation had not appointed […]
At a time when the issues of reconciliation among communities and racial justice seem to be assuming some importance in Sri Lankan ‘discourse’, it is heartening to note that a UN-sanctioned, three-member ‘International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement’ is currently visiting the US. The UN […]
Saudi Arabia has facilitated the evacuation of 13 Sri Lankans from Sudan in the wake of fierce fighting between the Sudanese Army and paramilitary group known as Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Fighting erupted several days ago for the control of capital Khartoum and other strategically important locations. News agencies reported that RSF forces commanded by […]
By Sanath Nanayakkare Leaving aside the battle for grabbing political power, a crucial time has come for Sri Lanka’s parliament to work together to arrive at a consensus on the IMF’s Extended Fund facility approved for Sri Lanka as well as collaborating on a common framework for restructuring the sovereign’s debt with bilateral creditors and […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa on Tuesday alleged that having failed to thwart Ranil Wickremesinghe’s ascent to presidency, the US was now working with the UNP leader to achieve its objectives. MP Weerawansa, the Chairman of the Uththara Lanka Sabhagaya said that President Wickremesinghe already consented to three of the […]
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) and the 1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation, was signed on 24th April 2023. This was a renewal of the existing MoU and would further strengthen the collaboration between SLMA and 1990 Suwa Seriya, a spokesperson for SLMA told The Island. Based on the MoU, […]
By Dr. Ranil Senanayake Sri Lanka’s position paper on Climate Change given at the Conference for Climate Change (COP21) in December 2015 at Paris stated: “We are aware that the optimum operating temperature of chlorophyll is at 37 deg C. In a warming world where temperatures will soar well above that, food production will be […]
Draconian Patriot Act exposed By Daya Gamage Foreign Service National Political Specialist (ret) U.S. Department of State Six weeks after the September 11 attacks on American soil, the U.S. Congress passed the “USA/Patriot Act,” nation’s hurried surveillance laws that expanded the government’s authority to check on its own citizens, while simultaneously reducing checks and ...
Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA Rev. Sister Sandamali Kurera, who served St Mary’s Convent Matara for over two decades as its Principal, has left the school to take up duties as Treasurer of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary. The young Sandamali who hails from Chilaw had her primary education at […]
The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has expressed disappointment with the book written by MP Wimal Weerawansa which she says should be labeled “fiction.” She said that the MP has made baseless allegations and spread outright lies in his book. “I am disappointed that an MP has made baseless allegations and spread outright […]
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, and Sri Lanka are to finalise the deal on retail fuel sales. Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that a team of Sinopec officials and technical experts visited Sri Lanka to finalize the agreements and commence operations for retail fuel sales. The Minister said that he met […]
The Government is to consider restructuring Sri Lanka’s domestic debt, but a final decision is yet to be taken, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today. He said that all aspects will be looked into when restructuring Sri Lanka’s domestic debt. “Some banks are saying they will not be able to face this. Then they must […]
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) says the special committee appointed to study the Anti-Terrorism Bill has observed that certain provisions in the document are in violation of fundamental rights.
Sri Lanka evacuated 13 Sri Lankans from Sudan with the assistance of the Saudi Government and they were received in Jeddah by Sri Lanka’s Acting Consul General. The Foreign Ministry said that another 12 Sri Lankans are in Port Sudan awaiting evacuation. Ensuring the safety and security of Sri Lankans stranded in the Republic of […]
Sri Lanka pushed back the release of its debt restructuring plan to investors to the middle of May from this month.
Ensuring the safety and security of Sri Lankans stranded in the Republic of the Sudan is the primary concern of the Government of Sri Lanka.
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung has expressed her disappointment at the recent allegations levelled against the United States by a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament in his latest publication.The post Julie Chung slams Wimal Weerawansa’s book saying ‘that should be labelled fiction’ appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
The signing of Exchange Notes pertaining to the provision of a project support of Japanese Yen five hundred and three million (Approximately LKR 1.3 bn) through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to strengthen infectious waste management in government hospitals in Sri Lanka has been carried out today (April 26).
U.S Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has expressed her disappointment over recent allegations levelled against the United States by a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament in his latest publication.
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) says that the Director of the South Korean Human Resources Department based in Sri Lanka, during a discussion with the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara this morning (26), agreed to provide 8,000 job opportunities for Sri Lankans in S. Korea this year