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[…]The post Suppressing Free Speech & Religious Freedom By Labelling Them Hate Speech appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lying About Age Of Protestant Mission Schools: Is Age Quality? (Category: Breaking News)
- My Jaffna Is No Longer My Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Minorities Within Minorities Bullied Into Giving-Up Their Right To Convert & Be Converted Religion (Category: Breaking News)
- Scamming The Gestapo Church, Or Being Sound Christian Witness (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post AKD’s Recent Climb Is Meteoric, Yet A Long Way To Go appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Anatomy Of A Change; From Wijeweera’s JVP To AKD’s NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD’s International Crusade – Will It Come To Naught? (Category: Breaking News)
- Election Or No Election, Ranil Is done; He’s Not Fit For Office (Category: Breaking News)
- Black & White; No Shades? (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 13rd November, 2023 Anyone’s death diminishes us. However, with apologies to Donne, we are diminished beyond measure when the veterans of the fourth estate depart. On Saturday (11), former editor of The Island Gamini Weerakoon crossed the Great Divide. His funeral took place yesterday. Our readers may recall the pivotal role he played in […]
- Liberty Publishers win big at Journalism Awards for Excellence 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy Next’s Bellwether piece among SOPA award finalists (Category: Breaking News)
- Media must operate within respective country s legal framework  President (Category: Breaking News)
- Dispute over Kuliyapitiya property: CA moved against Chamuditha, others – Justice Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Democracy A Global Sine-Qua-Non: Social-Liberal-Electoral Or Whatever appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lula’s Slender Congressional Majority; Time To Mobilise! (Category: Breaking News)
- November 29 – UN Created Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Of Palestinian Began Since 1948 (Category: Breaking News)
- Social Democracy, The NPP’s Tasks & Global Extremism (Category: Breaking News)
In the past men dominated most sectors in the world, including in Sri Lanka. However, today it’s no more a male-dominated world. Award winning journalist Ashanthi Warunasuriya is one of those people who takes pride in spotlighting women for the work they do. She has worked her way up from being an employee in the […]
- Khayal launched in Kandy (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas on protesters in Fort (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo’s ColomBar moves to newly refurbished location (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy detains 91 people attempting to migrate by boat (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post AKD’s International Crusade – Will It Come To Naught? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Anatomy Of A Change; From Wijeweera’s JVP To AKD’s NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD’s Recent Climb Is Meteoric, Yet A Long Way To Go (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura & Sajith: Sri Lanka’s Tweedledum And Tweedledee Or Hero And Jester (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Has Sampanthan Become A Liability For Tamils In Sri Lanka? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil’s Presidency & The TNA’s Dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
- V. Anandasangaree: The LTTE Vilified Him, But History Has Vindicated Him (Category: Breaking News)
- Rise Of Ultranationalism & Elections, Tamil Nationalism & Resurrection Of LTTE Ideology In Sri L... (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews demanded "justice" from the ICC and branded Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan "a cheat" on social media after becoming the first player to be 'timed out' in international cricket at the World Cup on Monday.The post Mathews demands ‘justice’ after controversial time out dismissal appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories...
- MCC backs umpires in Mathews ‘time-out’ furore (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Mathews earns bizarre ‘timed out’ distinction (Category: Breaking News)
- Shakib boost for Bangladesh in spin-friendly Chattogram against buoyant Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's lead 157 after Mathews crawls to ton (Category: Sports)
By N Sathiya Moorthy In a television interview last month, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry reportedly said that the Government of President Ranil Wicrkemesinghe has taken ‘substantial steps to move away from a Welfare State’ in the last 18 months. And he said it not as if it was inevitable under the nation’s economic circumstances and […]
- After privatisation, who is going to feed the ‘gutter people’? (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF does not support providing subsidies to everyone in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says economic recovery in Sri Lanka remains challenging (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says full economic recovery in Sri Lanka is not yet assured (Category: Breaking News)
by Sanjeewa Jayaweera I decided to patronize a cinema after several years to watch a movie. I am glad I did so because the film brought back happy memories of Muttiah Muralitharan, the spinning wizard and, in my opinion, the greatest cricketer Sri Lanka has produced. The movie 800 is about the life and cricketing […]
- Murali back in Gloucestershire (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali the Enigma (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali: A Legend of Cricket Retire (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali – Symbol Of A Resurgent Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lankan Cricket – An Observer Perspective appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Tharanga looking for elusive ton in WC (Category: Sports)
- Come home decision taken before WC: Mendis (Category: Breaking News)
- MR to visit Mumbai for WC finals (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's WC accounts stolen! (Category: Breaking News)
Saturday 4th November, 2023 Cricket is said to be a game of glorious uncertainties, but the present-day Sri Lankan cricketers seem determined to disprove this aphorism; they have made their humiliating defeats almost certain and predictable, if their pathetic performance in the past several international tournaments is any indication. It looks as if they specialised […]
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Rotary has just announced that the Season 3 Championship deadline has been extended to 31st of December giving 2 more months for pre-school, primary school and secondary school children to upload their performance videos and join the Championship to win Rs, 1 million worth of awards and certificates. Little Minds Strong Values (LMSV) is a […]
- Over 50 students of Panadura school admitted to hospital (Category: Breaking News)
- LMSV, “Rotary Honda Purudu Championship” celebrates unity and good ethics and values in children (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan girl wins Indian Tamil reality show (Category: Breaking News)
- Match officials for World Test Championship Final revealed (Category: Breaking News)
Cassandra is sick to her innermost core seeing on TV daily, multiple protests of motley crowds toting banners and marching all across roads and in many instances being tear gassed and water cannoned. She is sure that like her, five sixths of adult citizens in this doomed and gloomed land are sick of these protests. […]
- 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)
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer AKEBONO (DD 108) which arrived in Trincomalee on 28th October 2023 on a formal visit, departed the island today (31st October). The Sri Lanka Navy bade a customary farewell to the departing ship in accordance with naval traditions at the Trincomalee harbour. On her departure, JMSDF AKEBONO (DD 108) […]
Indian cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi has died aged 77 after a prolonged illness. He was battling age-related illnesses and had undergone a few surgeries in recent years. Bedi, regarded as one of the world’s finest ever spin bowlers, captained India in 22 of his 67 Tests and took 266 wickets. He made his debut […]
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanjeewa Jayaweera The English cricketer Moeen Ali, who incidentally is also the vice-captain of the team, posted on his Instagram page a thought-provoking quote: “If you are not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing”. The quote is attributed […]
- Rafael Nadal does not know when he will return from injury (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Cross border co-operation, key to stopping illegal migration’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil MPs question alleged inaction on monk’s racist outburst (Category: Breaking News)
- JULY 1983: TAMILS DO NOT BLAME SINHALESE PEOPLE (Category: Breaking News)
Fresh probe on 2019 Easter Sunday carnage: C4 won’t appear before committee By Shamindra Ferdinando The UK’s Channel 4 has declined to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Sunday carnage. The television station has said that it couldn’t reveal confidential sources or what it called confidential journalistic material. Referring to the […]
- C4, Grease Yaka and Trojan horse (Category: Breaking News)
- Only conditional support from Udaya for an international inquiry (Category: Breaking News)
- Church rejects Spl. PSC, reiterates five-point plan to address its concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- President appoints committee to probe Channel 4 s allegations on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
It’s so hurtful to watch TV news on the Gaza strip and all-out war in the region. Netanyahu seems determined to obliterate this little land of two million people and wipe its Palestinians off the face of the earth. The UN has declared it impossible for the Gazans to heed the Israeli command to quit […]
- Thousands of Palestinians flee northern Gaza as Israel prepares ground offensive (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas s Gaza ceasefire proposal (Category: Breaking News)
- 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)
A Gaza health ministry spokesman said hundreds were killed in a blast at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other and that ignited protests in the West Bank and around the Middle East.The post Hundreds said killed in Gaza hospital blast, protests erupt appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Panic and confusion at scene of Gaza hospital blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamas and Israel trade blame after Gaza hospital blast kills hundreds (Category: Breaking News)
- Jordan cancels Biden summit after hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden, in Israel, says hospital blast caused by militants (Category: Breaking News)
Let us set the record straight, officially Retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera recently declared that in his capacity as Chairman of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security he would present to President Ranil Wickremesinghe a comprehensive report on how the war was conducted. The recent US denial of a visa to Adm. Weerasekera underlines […]
- Prez recalls debilitating Elephant Pass setback at Reid Avenue talk (Category: Breaking News)
- A message from Keith Noyahr at the launch of ‘Notes from the battlefield’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Blind security sector reforms: (Category: Breaking News)
- Vanni war and Israel-Gaza conflict: Funding catastrophes (Category: Breaking News)
by Amal de Chickera At the very centre of the catastrophe, are the people of Gaza themselves, caged in, bombed out, starved, parched, killed. Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Palestinian diaspora, Israeli allies who are anti-occupation, anti-authoritarianism and pro-peace, citizens of the world with a conscience – all of us are […]
- The mathematics of Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Recognition of Palestine’s statehood : SL should follow Norway, etc., – former top Lankan diplomat (Category: Breaking News)
- Mid-East violence underscores need for Two-State solution (Category: Breaking News)
- The Cauldrons We Make (Category: Breaking News)
This week, China is throwing a huge party to celebrate one of its biggest experiments in engaging with the world: its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Officials and leaders from all over the globe are in Beijing to attend a high-level summit marking the BRI’s 10th anniversary. Participants expected to show up range from Vladimir […]
- Beijing subway crash leaves 102 with broken bones (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden and Xi Jinping to meet in California (Category: Breaking News)
- Inside the deadly instant loan app scam that blackmails with nudes (Category: Breaking News)
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
Poland elects a new parliament this weekend after a bitterly fought campaign that has seen each side paint the other аs a dire, national threat. The governing, right-wing Law and Justice party, or PiS, is battling to secure a record third term in office. It says the opposition would weaken Poland with mass migration and […]
- Poland: Government under pressure over escalating cash for visas scandal (Category: Breaking News)
- Two officers injured in blast outside interior ministry in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election (Category: Breaking News)
- Rishi Sunak faces crunch Rwanda vote as Tory MPs split (Category: Breaking News)
In late September, the Export-Import Bank of China had tentatively agreed with Sri Lanka on the debt treatment, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday (10) during his regular press conference. He said this answering a question posed by a journalist from China Central Television (CCTV). CCTV: “Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring is at […]
- Sri Lanka s debt repayments to be suspended until 2028 (Category: Breaking News)
- China already offers Sri Lanka debt extension- Foreign Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- China, US to participate in first meeting of new debt roundtable on Feb. 17 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka already started low level talks with India, China on debt restructuring  President (Category: Breaking News)
Singer Sri Lanka, the largest consumer durable retailer in Sri Lanka recently concluded its highly anticipated SINGER RED ‘Hadawathe Thagi’ Exclusive Loyalty Raffle Draw. The raffle draw presented an incredible opportunity for customers to win exciting prizes while enjoying the benefits of their loyalty tier. Running from July 21st to August 31st, 2023, the raffle […]
- Launch of SINGER RED ‘Hadawathe Thagi’ – Loyalty Raffle Draw (Category: Breaking News)
- A journey to remember – the Singer Kitchen Sawari (Category: Business)
- Gift bonanza for Seylan Tikiri Plus kids (Category: Business)
- Seylan Bank ‘Thagi Pita Thagi’ draws 5th millionaire winner from Nugegoda (Category: Business)
[…]The post IMF Shows It Cares More Than Government appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Parliamentary Support Required For Effective Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Regular Elections Are The Foundation Of Democratic Society (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing The Ground For Early Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Legitimacy Deficit Haunts Government (Category: Breaking News)
After years of anticipation Paranoid Earthling, the rebel rock band of 22 years releases their full-length album ‘Illusion Empire’ on all direct streaming platforms (DSPs) in November and will then commence their album tour from Colombo on Saturday 02 December at Floor by O in Colombo 07. The album includes seven original songs, which Paranoid […]
- Reign by Paranoid Earthling: First single from much-awaited Album now available on DSPs (Category: Breaking News)
- Legendary Skinsmen joins Sri Lanka’s premier heavy metal band Stigmata (Category: Breaking News)
- Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor dies aged 56 (Category: Breaking News)
- AkzoNobel brings joy and colour to SOS Children’s Village in Monaragala this Children’s Day (Category: Breaking News)
Jackson Anthony, one of Sri Lanka’s multi talented artiste who excelled as an actor, director, producer, singer, screenwriter, television host, novelist, columnist, lyricist, historian and traveler has passed away at the ICU of the Colombo National Hospital this morning (09). . Jackson Anthony was hospitalised on July 02, 2022 after being injured when the vehicle […]
Veteran actor Jackson Anthony passed away while continuing to receive treatment following an accident in July 2022. Anthony, who was 65-years-old passed away while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital today. The popular Sri Lankan actor sustained serious injuries after his vehicle crased into a wild elephant in Thalawa. Anthony is married to his […]
- Veteran actor Amarasiri Kalansuriya passed away (Category: Breaking News)
- Batman Christian Bale captured on SriLankan Airlines flight (Category: Breaking News)
- Jackson Anthony’s son hits out at critics during funeral (Category: Breaking News)
- Everything Everywhere All at Once wins 7 Oscars including Best Picture (Category: Breaking News)
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