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Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, star of films including The Hunger Games and Don’t Look Now, has died at 88 after a long illness. His son, the actor Kiefer Sutherland, said: “With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of the most important actors in […]
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- FR petition filed in SC challenging Expropriation Bill (Category: Business)
- Fonseka’s white flag case appeal before SC to be supported on 2 and 3 May (Category: Business)
[…]The post NPP – A Reformed & Mature Political Movement appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- A Journey Down The Memory Lane, Flouters Of Democracy Have Got It In The Neck (Category: Breaking News)
- The Aragalaya & The Wijeweera Legacy: How The Lankan Left Could Win (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Repression Will Hit The JVP-NPP While It Indulges In Political Narcissism (Category: Breaking News)
By Vishvanath It is now clear that the proposed debate between SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa and his JVP/NPP counterpart, Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), is a nonstarter in spite of streams of rhetoric let out by both sides frequently. On Thursday (June 06), the state-owned ITN hosted what it had advertised as a debate between Premadasa and AKD. […]The post Of that ‘one-man debate’ a...
- ITN directed to live telecast Sajith – AKD debate (Category: Breaking News)
- May Day Politics: A Pregame to Presidential Election (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD & The JVP-NPP Should Tick All The Boxes To Win, Not Risk A Third Defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith-Anura debate next month (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post An Election Like No Other appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Waging Peace! (Category: Breaking News)
- The National People’s Power (NPP) (Category: Breaking News)
- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- When I Become The President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sajith Premadasa, Sinhala Jokers, Kallathonis & The 13th Amendment appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Would Voting For A Tamil Presidential Candidate Polarize The Tamils? (Category: Breaking News)
- Abolition Of The Provincial Councils System: Reply To Milinda Moragoda’s Utterance (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Saraths & The Issue Of Power Sharing (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Are The Tamils Of The North & East Wanting To Live Separately From The Sinhalese? (Category: Breaking News)
World leaders are gathering in Switzerland for a summit aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine, but the absence of powerful allies of Moscow such as China is expected to blunt its potential impact. United States Vice President Kamala Harris and the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan are […]
- Putin peace terms slammed as Ukraine summit begins (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine aiming for peace summit in February, says foreign minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden urges G7 to stay together as leaders target Russian gold (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin peace terms slammed at Ukraine summit (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 10th June, 2024 Presidential candidates of the SJB and the JVP-led NPP, Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake, respectively, have chosen to sprint even before the commencement of the next presidential race, which is a marathon, wherein one has to pace oneself skilfully to prevent fatigue and maintain momentum. The two sides have been […]
- SJB: JVP’s call for RW’s participation in proposed debate diversionary tactic (Category: Breaking News)
- Reveal plans, uphold transparency (Category: Breaking News)
- Of that ‘one-man debate’ (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP renews its challenge for debate (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post “More Digital-Readers” Is A Consequence Of “Less Thinkers” appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Does Reading Make A Perfect Person? Clearing A Cloud Of Confusion (Category: Breaking News)
- Voracious Readers Who Killed The Public & Its Wealth (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Is AKD Of JVP Free Without Imprisonment? [This Is To Clear So Many Clouds Of Confusion] (Category: Breaking News)
- A Father For The Homeless & A Priest Of The Helpless (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Plan For Transforming The Economy: Lacking Democratic Policy Governance, Will It Be Another Failure? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Colombo University Business Economic Summit 2024: Keynote Address (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi 3.0 In India: What Next For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy 2024: More Challenging Than The Two Previous Years (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
By Ifham Nizam Serendib Flour Mills (SFML), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai-headquartered Al Ghurair, one of the leading diversified family businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently conducted a media tour of its state-of-the-art facility situated at the Colombo Port. This visit underscored SFML’s ongoing commitment to enhancing Sri Lanka’s food security, fostering innov...
- Serendib Flour Mills enters retail market (Category: Business)
- Serendib Flour Mills launches fortified ‘Adi Shakthi’ flour in Kandy (Category: Breaking News)
- Wheat flour prices increased (Category: Breaking News)
- Serendib Flour Mills awarded ISO 22000:2005 (Category: Business)
Former United States President Donald Trump has been found guilty in a historic criminal hush-money trial, in a decision that could shake up the 2024 election campaign. He has become the first US president, past or present, to be charged and convicted of a crime. A New York City jury delivered the verdict on Thursday […]
- Trump hush money trial: Michael Cohen admits to stealing (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump guilty in hush money trial (Category: Breaking News)
- Have Trump prosecutors made their case at hush-money trial? (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Guilty! And Anniversary Blues (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Promises: The Parrot That Waited In Vain For The Fruit To Ripen appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Losing Faith In Sri Lanka: Is Wickremesinghe Corrupt? Are Our Judges Fair? (Category: Breaking News)
- Suppressing Free Speech & Religious Freedom By Labelling Them Hate Speech (Category: Breaking News)
- Disagreeing With One’s Community That Is Wrong Is A Duty (Category: Breaking News)
- Four New Universities: A Premature Budget Proposal For Cheats (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Stop Using Schools As Political Platforms! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
At first blush, it could be said that the outpouring of grief in Iran and other parts of the Islamic world over the passing away of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi recently, under tragic circumstances, is of phenomenal proportions. Very understandably, a considerable number of Iranians and other sections that are supportive of the Iranian theocratic […]
- Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi involved in incident, local media reports (Category: Breaking News)
- Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran offers knowledge, expertise for Sri Lanka s development and progress (Category: Breaking News)
The President of Iran was on Sunday night feared dead after the helicopter he was travelling in crashed in a mountainous region. The lives of Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Amirabdollahian, his foreign minister, were “at risk”, an Iranian official said during a large search and rescue mission. Ahmad Vahidi, the Iranian interior minister, blamed the crash, […]
- US and EU consider new sanctions against Iran (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran confirms death of President and Foreign Minister in helicopter crash (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka saddened over the death or Iran’s President, FM (Category: Breaking News)
- Argentina seeks Sri Lanka’s help to arrest Iran’s Interior Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters reports that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian crashed on Sunday while navigating mountainous terrain in dense fog.The post Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter crashes in heavy fog appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found (Category: Breaking News)
- Search teams locate crash site of helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi (Category: Breaking News)
- Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rescue teams find helicopter crash site in search for Iran’s president (Category: Breaking News)
With the Elections Commission now on formal record that the forthcoming presidential election must be held on a date between Sept. 17 and Oct. 16, 2024, the attention of both the media and the electorate will inevitably become more focused on the upcoming contest. While incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is serving former President Gotabaya […]
- Presidential race and horse-trading (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez poll: SLPP to announce candidate in mid-July (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal replaces Basil as SLPP National Organiser (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil puts his foot down (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Insights Of A Tumultuous TV Debate & Airport Assault appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Choice On The Way To the Polling Booth: Sajith Vs. Anura (Category: Breaking News)
- The ‘Flower Seller’ Video & Sri Lanka’s Youth: Unveiling The Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Sithijaya - Vipula, Rasil (Category: Video)
- Video: D (Category: Video)
Kuwait’s emir has dissolved the parliament and taken over some of its duties, state media reported, weeks after the Gulf country held elections. Emir Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah and the royal-appointed cabinet will assume some powers of the 50-member National Assembly, he said on Friday, in an address broadcast on state television. He also suspended […]
- Emir's Sri Lanka visit from today (Category: Breaking News)
- Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed dies aged 86 (Category: Breaking News)
- Emir of Qatar here on State visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar Emir to visit SL (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The 2024 Presidential Election appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Restoring Parliamentary Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Abolishing The Executive Presidency – Is Time Running Out? (Category: Breaking News)
- System Changes Are Critical For Our General Election Process To Produce A Genuinely Democratic, ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Election Year Road Map For Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
Swiss performer Nemo has won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, pipping Croatian artist Baby Lasagna to the post in what was perhaps the most divisive competition in its history. The nonbinary singer, representing Switzerland, won with their track “The Code,” collecting 591 points from a combination of music industry juries in each participating country and the global […]
- Football player and actor O.J. Simpson has died (Category: Breaking News)
- Former junior Wimbledon champion Laura Robson retires (Category: Breaking News)
- Rema’s Calm Down falls off Billboard Hot 100 after setting new record (Category: Breaking News)
- End of Lee era for Singapore as PM steps down (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 6th May, 2024 Fear is being expressed in some quarters that the upcoming elections may bring the country under a pall of political uncertainty again, adversely impacting the ongoing economic recovery efforts in the event of a regime change and/or an unstable government. The SJB and the NPP have declared their intention to renegotiate […]
- Eran proposes raising PAYE threshold to Rs 200,000 a month (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB demands transparency in debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024: An election year and global trends (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
TV news, much of newspapers, conversations at gatherings; even at invited dinner or lunch tables, very soon lead and land in the quagmire of Sri Lankan politics. This in spite of a likely change in the bigger picture being so many months hence – October 2024 the earliest -when an election will be held, most […]
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
[…]The post From Absurdities To Atrocities, Again? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Still On The Rotten Bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- Taxing Times (Category: Breaking News)
- Shades Of An Undead Past (Category: Breaking News)
- Still, The Mirage (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debate Between Presidential Candidates First: A Point Of View appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reform Prospects: Missing Middle, Last Chance, Aragalaya-2? (Category: Breaking News)
- Restoring Parliamentary Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Election Year Road Map For Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Are We Going To The Fringes Or Coming To The Middle? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Black & White; No Shades? (Category: Breaking News)
- Multiple Choice Or A Binary Option? (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Missive To AKD & NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Change! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? – Part II appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – V: A “Carnival” Of Quads (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post When The West’s Mask Slipped – Exposing Its Hypocrisy Beyond Gaza! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From ‘Never Again’ To ‘Here Again’ – World’s Shameful Indifference To Israeli Impunity! (Category: Breaking News)
- If It Is Not ‘Genocide’ In Gaza, Then What Should We Call It? (Category: Breaking News)
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- The World Thankfully Rising To End US-Israeli Political Exceptionalism (Category: Breaking News)
As Beijing increases its repression of ethnic minorities in China to establish Han domination, the Chinese Communist Party is also devising numerous ways to ensure that the overseas media cannot expose this ongoing violation of human rights behind the bamboo curtain. The Chinese media is highly censored. To project the false image of China as […]
- Tibet’s resistance to decades of colonial suppression of China (Category: Breaking News)
- UN rights chief’s first visit to China seems to be ‘wasted historic opportunity’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Xi builds campaign to change West-led world order (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘One China’ principle and ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy are ironical (Category: Breaking News)
On 19 April, Indians will begin choosing a new parliament for the next five years, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third consecutive term. Opinion polls put his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies ahead. They are up against the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (India), which groups more than two dozen opposition […]
- India’s Modi claims victory as he heads for reduced majority (Category: Breaking News)
- Rahul Gandhi returns to India’s parliament as MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Key wins boost Indian PM Modi’s re-election bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Delhi’s chief minister arrested over corruption claims (Category: Breaking News)
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