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[…]The post ‘Due Impartiality’ Should Be Our Top Most Objective In Regulating The Broadcasting Sector appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Proposed Broadcasting Regulations: Striking A Balance Between Control & Freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Weaponising Of The Law (Category: Breaking News)
- Dullas feels Ranil bringing new Bill to control Sirasa TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Lord Of The Flies Sri Lankan version: Strange experiment: Making A Good Society Through Bad Laws (Category: Breaking News)
This last week has seen two very white, very important politicians having to slide down the pallang, certainly not to obscurity but to real shame and huge setbacks. Yes, they are the yellow haired charlatan reprobates who think they know it all from the US of America and the UK. Ex-President Donald Trump has been […]
- Lanka in shock treatment to reduce elephant deaths (Category: Breaking News)
- Six jumbos killed by trains (Category: Breaking News)
- Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700 (Category: Breaking News)
- So-called experts blind to what is exacerbating human-elephant conflict (Category: Breaking News)
Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian PM who bounced back from sex scandals and corruption allegations, has died aged 86. He died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, according to Italian media. Berlusconi was born in Milan in 1936 and rose to prominence as a media tycoon, building a vast business empire that included TV […]
- Mother and daughter US hostages released by Hamas (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘No sign of life’ at Raisi helicopter wreck site – state TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Egypt and US agree to allow aid into Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
A highly appreciative skill of the Pakistani administration is their extensive theatricals which can deceive the most intelligent of men. Lengthy speeches in the parliament are converted into minutes packed with wise counsel. After collecting enough praises and spewing venom on the opposition, they end up ultimately doing what they would do anyway — putting […]
- Pakistan’s election chaos casts shadow on next IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF promises Pakistan ‘immediate’ release of $1.1bn loan after key meet (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level deal to release $1.1bn from bailout package (Category: Breaking News)
- Target Tool (Category: Business)
[…]The post A Typology Of Sri Lanka’s Presidential Candidates appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Election ’24: Rajapaksa Implosion & Ranil’s Red Sea Meddling (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- Challenges In The Forthcoming Presidential Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil & His Options: Keep Running Or End The Executive Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
Two years into the military recapturing power, there does not seem to be a let-up to the torment of the people of Myanmar. The latter are putting up sustained and spirited armed opposition to the military but the ruling junta is yet to contemplate backing down from its harshly repressive treatment of the resisting public. […]
- The issue of rising state brutality in the Asian theatre (Category: Breaking News)
- Myanmar: South Asia’s other ‘Small Miracle’? (Category: Business)
- New Myanmar Democracy: Generals In Plain Clothes (Category: Breaking News)
- China, Russia, India enabling Myanmar’s military rule: Report (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 7th June, 2023 The easiest task in Sri Lanka is perhaps to distract the public. In ancient Rome, the patricians used bread and circuses to take the plebeians for a ride, but there is no need for bread to hoodwink the masses in this country, where a mere political circus can make them forget […]
- Ranil: SJB has abandoned UNP vision (Category: Breaking News)
- People don’t vote rationally at general election held after presidential polls (Category: Breaking News)
- Basil asks President to hold general election first (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota as scapegoat (Category: Breaking News)
New laws contemplated by the government appears to have caused much concern among Opposition political parties for obvious reasons. The constitutionality of the proposed Broadcasting Authority Bill is expected to be challenged in the Supreme Court. The whole process of law making raised quite a stir in the wake of the recent shocking Supreme Court […]
- Opp. alleges Prez intends to bring media under his thumb, roll back election map (Category: Breaking News)
- GL urges AG to ensure compliance with SC recommendations before Speaker certifies Online Safety ... (Category: Breaking News)
- GL frowns on Prez downplaying importance of elections before judges (Category: Breaking News)
- Herath accuses President of using SLPP as rubber stamp in Parliament to pass draconian laws (Category: Breaking News)
‘Broadcasting Authority a political mechanism led by Media Secretary’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Top Opposition spokesman Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (05) alleged that President Ranil Wickremesinghe intended to silence television and radio stations through the proposed Broadcasting Authority Bill (BAB). The former External Affairs Minister asserted that the BAB was part of a destructive political [&...
- GL urges AG to ensure compliance with SC recommendations before Speaker certifies Online Safety ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Broadcasting Regulatory Commission Act jolts Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- GL frowns on Prez downplaying importance of elections before judges (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC concerned about constitutional jugglery to suppress Opposition: GL (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Political Robber Barons Fear The Rejuvenated ‘Aragala’ Spirit! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Politics & Death Of Sanath Nishantha: Some Sombre Lessons & Reflections (Category: Breaking News)
- Calm Before The Storm! Aragalaya -’22 Has Rested Enough!!! (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- With Impunity Remaining Normalised, What Hope For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will deliver a special statement on the government’s efforts taken over the past nine months to revive Sri Lanka’s economy, as well as outlining the forthcoming stages of the country’s social, economic, and political reform agenda. This special statement is scheduled to be broadcasted today (01) at 8:00 PM across all television, […]
[…]The post Fix Fox & Fake News To Preserve The Future Of Democracy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debterioration Of Nations Social Security & Protection (Category: Breaking News)
- Need To Restrain The Power Of Shadow Finance (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Political Landscape: Navigating A Tripartite Contest (Category: Breaking News)
- The Profound & The Profane (Category: Breaking News)
by Laleen Jayamanne ( Continued From Wednesday) The Multi-Ethnic fan base Gamini Fonseka, who introduced action (fights) with a new image of proletarian muscular masculinity into Sinhala cinema, was loved by both the Sinhala and Tamil male films fans for those reasons. His film Sarungale, where he played a rather sedentary Tamil Clerk (he spoke […]
- The Copper Tumbler and Donkeys in Mannar: A Work of Mourning – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Gamini Abeysinghe and Kamalangani Perusinghe’s legacy shines on (Category: Breaking News)
- Ran Muthu Duwa (Category: Breaking News)
- The Inspiring Influence of India on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Greatly saddened and given to discussion were Cass and her batch of friends on reading about the death of a 42-year-old Tamil domestic servant come to slave in a rich home in Colombo to support her very poor family in far-away Badulla. She worked at the home of teledrama producer cum businesswoman Sudharma Nethicumara. We […]
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
[…]The post Mother’s Day & Rights Of Women appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- President Should Be Responsible! (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is Wrong With The President’s Vision & Mission? (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian Referendum & Human Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Define Your Terms, Please (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Liberal Or Edible Economics: Global Disorder Worst In A Century appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Liberalism, capitalism & The Hungry Masses: “Edible Economics” Will Need To Restrain Choices (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump-Ramasamy Ticket GOP’s Best Bet In 2024; US Events Will Affect The Whole World (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Yuan Can’t Replace Dollar As The Global Currency (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Yuan Can’t Replace Dollar As The Global Currency (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Nanayakkare State Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs Geetha Kumarasinghe says she is waiting to see how President Ranil Wickremesinghe will act when the presidential election 2024 is officially announced before declaring her political allegiance to anyone. “I think it’s too early to say whose candidacy I would support. There are two reasons […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- Empire’s Enchantment (Category: Breaking News)
Eid was celebrated with enthusiasm in Srinagar while on the other hand in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, people are not able to enjoy and celebrate the festival due to the crisis in Pakistani economy, the News Intervention reported. The Pakistani establishment has created a puppet government in Muzaffarabad that dance to its tunes, […]
- Pakistan rules Gilgit-Baltistan with iron grip, treats citizens as second-rate: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- United Kashmir People’s National Party concerned over land grabbing by Pakistan in PoK, Gilgit B... (Category: Breaking News)
- What is China doing in Gilgit-Baltistan? (Category: Breaking News)
- UKPNP Chief Says Pakistan PM Not Authorised to Allot PoK Land to Non-state Subject (Category: Breaking News)
by Sushant Sareen The good news is that there is some new evidence that despite all the adventurism and brinkmanship, the top echelons of the Pakistan Army have, by and large, remained rational and not radicalised players. The bad news is that the Pakistan Army’s bluster and grandstanding have injected exaggerated notions of its military […]
- Bleak Eid in PoK and Pompous Celebrations in J-K (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Military, Pakistan’s Nukes Biggest Threat To India; New Delhi’s Nuclear Doctrine Must Be... (Category: Breaking News)
- PoK Burning – Decoding The Protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi celebrates Diwali with Indian forces boosting their morale (Category: Breaking News)
From the end of the 1980s towards the beginning of 1990s, in our region (Azad Kashmir), a storm erupted in newspapers, TV, mosques, schools, colleges, cities, markets, and villages. There were chants, songs, processions, Mujahideens, prisoners, killers, dacoits, Kalashnikovs, camps, training, Vigo cars, double-door vehicles, agencies etc. etc., it appeared as if Kashmir’s independence is […]
- J-K on progressive path as ground situation changed after abrogation of Article 370 (Category: Breaking News)
- They can file a charge posthumously against Jawaharlal Nehru too (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar attracts record visitors; expected to beat earlier records (Category: Breaking News)
As war rages intensified in Sudan, France on Monday evacuated 388 people from 28 countries, including Indian nationals. Evacuation from the capital, Khartoum, has proved intensely dangerous since conflict erupted over the weekend between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, New York Times reported. But after days hunkered inside their […]
- Evacuation of foreigners begins in Sudan (Category: Breaking News)
- Recent developments in Sudan closely monitored by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Embassy in Sudan issues precautionary advisory for Indian nationals against venturing out... (Category: Breaking News)
- Saudi Arabia facilitates evacuation of Lankans from Sudan (Category: Breaking News)
The Independent Television Network (ITN) has launched an investigation into alleged sexual harassment allegations. ITN Chairman Sudarshana Gunawardana said that he has instructed the General Manager of ITN to launch an immediate inquiry according to the accepted practices of ITN. “The ITN Management is in the process of selecting an external inquiring officer. I am […]
- Probe sought on sexual harassment claims by State TV journalist (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to crackdown on harassment of tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to crackdown on harassment of tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to crackdown on harassment of tourists (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post That Damned Elusive Mastermind appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Accuser & The Accused; Is Suresh Sallay In The Cross Hairs Of A Witch Hunt? (Category: Breaking News)
- Nothing ‘Holistic’ About The Romesh De Silva Constitutional Draft Or The Millions Spent By ‘Expe... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Women At Gates Of The Mahara Prison (Category: Breaking News)
- The Women At Gates Of The Mahara Prison (Category: Breaking News)
An investigation has been sought on sexual harassment claims made by a State TV journalist, who went public with her claims on Facebook. Ishara Devendra, a former journalist attached to the Independent Television Network (ITN), alleged that she faced sexual harassment from an institution head on a regular basis. Issuing a statement, the Federation of […]
- ITN to probe sexual harassment allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka Gunathilaka granted bail but banned from Tinder (Category: Breaking News)
- During times of crisis, Chinese loans to Africa tend to decrease (Category: Breaking News)
- Top Indian wrestlers detained in protest demanding arrest of federation chief accused of sexual ... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Easter Attacks & A Game Of Thrones: The Master Mind, A Cover Up Investigation & AI appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Back In The USA & A Chilling Killing: Welcome To 2023 A (Virtual) Realty In A Post-Truth Wo... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- A French Spring Amid IMF Mission Creep: Ranil Tangoes In Paris As Macron Pivots To BRICS (Category: Breaking News)
There is a pithy Sinhala saying that I surmise derived from the sinking of the Titanic where while the unsinkable ship was submerging in the Atlantic in the cold night of April 14, 1912, the band was ordered to play on. It starts with Neva gilunath … but I shirk completing it because its commonness […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- Empire’s Enchantment (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Political commentator Chaapa Bandara recently alleged that having facilitated IMF’s latest intervention here, the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) was protesting against the new tax formula introduced at the behest of the Washington headquartered lending agency. Bandara pointed out that the GMOA couldn’t absolve itself of the responsibility for creating an en...
- GMOA angered by SLC tax excemptions (Category: Breaking News)
- GMOA temporarily calls off provincial token strikes (Category: Breaking News)
- GMOA to protest against arbitrary tax revisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Docs to boycott VIP ambulances and clinics organised by politicians (Category: Breaking News)
By Prof. Nalin Abeysekera Sri Lankans are celebrating the traditional New Year, and we can see that despite many obstacles people wanted to move back to their normal lives. The country has suffered three different blows––the Easter Sunday attack, Covid-19, and the economic crisis. They have caused many hardships for the general public. There has […]
- No second chance for Sri Lanka, says CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- US Embassy video chronicles 75 years of people, partnership and progress through USAID (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil can steer country out of crisis – EPDP (Category: Breaking News)
- Milinda blames halfhearted economic reforms over the years for current crisis (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka expects China to support its effort to restructure debts and help it begin repaying its obligations, according to the nation’s central bank governor.The post China will support Sri Lanka’s debt rework, says CBSL governor appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring: China expected to inform its support to IMF today (Category: Breaking News)
- China tells IMF willing to take constructive part in debt talks (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s EXIM bank offers Sri Lanka debt extension – report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy If there is one aspect of the Sri Lankan system that needs to be applauded but is not acknowledged by critics, whether nearer home or overseas, it is this. It may also be the reason why no government in the country has known enough to alter the status quo, and make […]
- Spotlight sought on urgent human rights challenges in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- AI calls for transparency on IMF deal with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN concerned over arrest of Muslim women in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- EU tells Sri Lanka to suspend the PTA (Category: Breaking News)
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