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Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has conceded defeat in a presidential run-off vote after an official count showed his rival Mohamed Muizzu in an impenetrable lead. “Congratulations to president-elect Muizzu,” Solih wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the Elections Commission of the Maldives showed his opponent winning 54 percent of ballots on Saturday. […]
- President Ranil congratulates new Maldivian counterpart on inauguration (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil meets new Maldivian counterpart, discusses ways to boost bilateral ties (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives appoints new Ambassador to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka and Maldives to bolster bilateral relations (Category: Breaking News)
The Parliament is scheduled to meet from 3rd to 6th October. The parliamentary business related to this week has been decided at the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on 22nd of September. Accordingly, time from 09.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. on each day has been allotted for Questions for Oral […]
- Parliament to debate National Unity and Reconciliation Bill next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament to convene from July 18th to 21st (Category: Breaking News)
- Controversial bills to be presented to Parliament on Tuesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Motion to remove the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission passed by majority vote (Category: Breaking News)
Politicians and sportsman in Sri Lanka congratulated Maldives President elect Dr. Mohamed Muizzu and Vice President elect Hussain Mohamed Latheef. Legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya was among those who congartulated Dr. Mohamed Muizzu and Hussain Mohamed Latheef. “Wishing you both success and prosperity as you lead the nation into the future,” Sanath Jayasuriya tweeted. [...
- Dr. Muizzu wins the Maldives’ presidential election (Category: Breaking News)
- New Maldives President Dr Muizzu and Ranil hold extensive talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Maldives FM joins Dr Muizzu (Category: Breaking News)
- Samantha shares a Power-ful message to Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
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- Indian Politics: Modi Set For Hat Trick At Home; Caught In Dirty Tricks Abroad (Category: Breaking News)
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- 1983: It Haunts Us Still! (Category: Breaking News)
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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has raised concerns about Sri Lanka s new Online Safety Bill, which was published in the government gazette on Sept. 18, emphasizing that if adopted in its present form, the legislation would serve Âto crush free expression and further contract an already shrinking civic space in the country.
The Civil Defence Department officer who was arrested in relation to the shooting of a female elephant named “Sita” that had participated in the annual Randoli Perahera of Mahiyangana Rajamaha Viharaya has been granted bail this evening (September 30).The post Person arrested over shooting of elephant “Sita” granted bail appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and To...
- Civil Defence Dept. officer arrested over shooting of Perahera elephant (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister calls for internal investigation into shooting at Perahera elephant (Category: Breaking News)
- Metal detector shows elephant Sita was shot with live bullets (Category: Breaking News)
- Civil Defence Dept. officer arrested over shooting of Perahera elephant granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Navy on 29th September 2023 ensured the free flow of water in the Gin River by clearing the blockage under the Wakwella Bridge in Galle. Following heavy rains, tree trunks, branches and other debris carried by raging waters of the Gin River had collected under the Wakwella Bridge, hampering the smooth flow […]
- Development boost for Batti (Category: Breaking News)
- Bridge's hydraulics failed (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Car and truck in fatal accident (Category: South Australia)
- Body pulled from Hamilton Harbour (Category: Canada, Ontario)
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called on the government to investigate the sudden resignation of Mullaitivu District Judge and Magistrate T. Saravanarajah.
The married couple, who had been arrested to assist a probe into the discovery of the bodies of three Sri Lankans in a house in Jalan Perhentian Kampung Kovil Hilir, Sentul in Malaysia recently, had their remand extended on Friday.
The Sri Lankan government is set to unveil a new standard operating procedure (SOP) for visits by foreign ships or aircraft, including military assets, as part of efforts to address India s concerns over port calls by Chinese vessels, people familiar with the matter said.
A panel constituted by the Tamil Nadu government to find durable solutions to short- and long-term issues of the Sri Lankan Tamils living in and out of camps across the State submitted its interim report to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the Secretariat on Friday.
Sri Lanka's proposed Online Safety Bill would be an assault on freedom of expression, opinion, and information, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said.The post International Commission of Jurists says Online Safety Bill is an assault on freedoms appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Proposed Online Safety Bill in Sri Lanka seen as assault on freedom of expression (Category: Breaking News)
- CPJ calls on Lanka to reconsider bills likely to undermine press freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- Online Safety Act Major Blow To Freedom Of Expression: Amnesty International (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed “Anti-Terror” Bill Set To Introduce The Death Penalty & Break Existing Human Rights Vio... (Category: Breaking News)
As the inclement weather is looming, the Sri Lanka Navy (28th September 2023) deployed relief teams in certain areas in the Southern Province, to provide assistance and support to those who may be affected by flood.
Concerns have been raised after a Tamil judge resigned and fled Sri Lanka fearing for his life. Mullaitivu District Judge T. Saravanarajah, who ruled on the controversial Kurunthurmalai (Kurundi Viharaya) case, resigned and fled Sri Lanka due to alleged threats and pressure. In a letter shared on social media, the judge has told the Judicial […]
- Australian Police pushing for court order on Danushka Gunathilaka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan born UK-based barrister becomes youngest minority ethnic Crown Court judge (Category: Breaking News)
- Judgment Reserved (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajiv murder convict appeals to Ranil to bring him home (Category: Breaking News)
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya There has been a rapid increase in the number of videos featuring Sri Lankans on porn websites. Leading porn websites, including paid subscription-based websites, have seen a rise in the number of videos featuring Sri Lankan couples over the past couple of years. While some videos feature Sri Lankan porn stars or […]
- PROPOSAL AT SAARC TO BAN ANTI GOVERNMENT AND PORN WEBSITES (Category: Breaking News)
- Even nuns watch porn, Pope says, warning of risks (Category: Breaking News)
- Mobile porn ban agreed (Category: Breaking News)
- Marshall County Man Faces Child Porn Charges (Category: USA, Indiana)
The prevailing showery condition in the southwestern part of the Island is expected to continue further, the Meteorology Department said in its weather forecast today (Sept. 30).
About 60,000 Sri Lankans are likely to die in road accidents in the next 20 years, Prof. Samath Dharmaratne, Head of the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, at the Peradeniya University, has warned. Prof. Dharmaratne said so, at a recent seminar on road safety in Colombo. Another 400,000 people might suffer injuries in […]
- Two fatal accidents in the Great Southern (Category: Western Australia)
- Number of road accidents increased in the island : Minister of Transportation (Category: Breaking News)
- Holiday road toll stands at 11 (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Holiday road toll stands at 11 (Category: Western Australia)
by Reemus Fernando All three Sri Lankan sprinters qualified for the finals of their respective disciplines to give country’s track and field campaign a positive start at the Asian Games on Friday.While Kalinga Kumarage and Aruna Dharshana qualified for the men’s 400 metres final, Asian Championship gold medallist Nadeesha Ramanayake reached the finals of the […]
- Kalinga, Dilhani, Randi, Puvitharan excel at Athletics Trials (Category: Breaking News)
- Tharushi, Gayanthika, Nadeesha, Yupun eye Olympic qualifying standards in Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
- Blow to SL medal hopes as Yupun withdraws from Asian Games (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka teams eye Asian Relay Championships after visa issues derail Olympic plans (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Indrajith Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe will present the Anti-Terrorism Bill, while Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, will present the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 03 October. Below are the bills to be debated during the Parliament week. On Tuesday, 03 October 2023, from 10.30 am […]
- Vote on second reading of Budget 2021 today (Category: Breaking News)
- Vote on second reading of Budget 2021 today (Category: Breaking News)
- Vote on second reading of Budget 2021 today (Category: Breaking News)
- Vote on second reading of Budget 2021 today (Category: Breaking News)
Fitch Ratings upgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC-‘ from ‘RD’ (Restricted Default), in its latest report.Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to sovereigns with a rating of ‘CCC+’ or below. The Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR has been affirmed at ‘RD’ and the Country Ceiling at ‘B-‘. ...
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s long-term local-currency IDR to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘RD’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch downgrades SL’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘RD’ (Category: Breaking News)
China will continue to firmly support Sri Lanka in pursuing a development path that suits its own national conditions, getting rid of the “poverty trap” and the “trap of non-development”, and safeguarding its independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national dignity, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said at the 74th National Day Reception of the People’s Republic of [R...
- China pledges to help Sri Lanka overcome debt challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Ambassador outlines numerous benefits reaped by Sri Lanka from BRI (Category: Breaking News)
- TNA MP vows to send China packing (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese and Lankan FMs meet on sidelines of UNGA session (Category: Breaking News)
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned that the newly proposed Online Safety legislation, if adopted in its present form, would serve to crush free expression and further contract an already shrinking civic space in Sri Lanka. On 18 September 2023, the Ministry of Public Security gazetted a bill titled “Online Safety” intended to dramatically regulate […]
- International Commission of Jurists says Online Safety Bill is an assault on freedoms (Category: Breaking News)
- ICCPR being used to restrict freedom of expression in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Concerns raised over Sri Lanka’s “flawed plans” for a Truth Commission (Category: Breaking News)
- UN raises concerns over two Bills in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Twenty-two women, including some from Sri Lanka, are walking more than 600 kilometres from Canberra to Melbourne to push for permanent protection visas for all asylum seekers living in limbo in Australia. The women, who hail from Sri Lanka and Iran, arrived in Shepparton in Victoria’s north on Wednesday after setting off on their journey […]
- Australia grants permanent residency to Sri Lankan who walked 1,000km (Category: Breaking News)
- Security scare in India’s Parliament on attack anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Passenger ferry service between TN and Sri Lanka likely from October (Category: Breaking News)
- Arjuna slams ICC over unprofessional handling of Asia Cup (Category: Breaking News)
Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz struck half-centuries to guide Bangladesh to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their World Cup warmup match in Guwahati on Friday. Chasing Sri Lanka’s 263, Bangladesh knocked off the runs with eight overs to spare to give themselves a timely booster before the tournament which gets […]
- Mushfiqur Rahim mocks Angelo Mathews and other Sri Lankan players (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh include Mosaddek Hossain in their squad for first Test against Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka beat Tigers for 13th straight ODI win (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka pays off $200m loan from Bangladesh with $4.5m interest (Category: Breaking News)
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- People’s Preamble To IMF Technical Report (Category: Breaking News)
- If The Speaker Had Become The President, The Economic Crisis Might Have Been Eased By Now (Category: Breaking News)
- Entrepreneurs Argue Against Unpredictable Exchange Rate, Interest Rates & Tax Policy (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
Half-centuries from Bangladesh’s top three of Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took their side to a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in their first warm-up fixture ahead of the ODI World Cup, in Guwahati on Friday. Bangladesh bowled Sri Lanka out for 263 and chased it down with eight overs to spare; […]
- Sri Lanka wrap up 192-run win to complete series sweep (Category: Breaking News)
- Mehidy and Shanto slam tons to power Bangladesh to 334 (Category: Breaking News)
- Janith’s unbeaten 101 takes Sri Lanka to 235 (Category: Breaking News)
- Liton, Tanzid and Mehidy star as Bangladesh down Sri Lanka in warm-up (Category: Breaking News)
Negotiations to secure the second tranche of funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Sri Lanka are progressing positively, Acting Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe announced.The post Sri Lanka’s acting finance minister says positive progress in securing second IMF tranche appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Positive Progress in Securing Second IMF Tranche, Says Acting Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF team arrives in Sri Lanka to evaluate economic reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Representatives of the International Monetary Fund express satisfaction with the implemented eco... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka commences IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings with positive bilateral talks (Category: Breaking News)
Prosecutors in Nagoya, Japan said on Friday (29 Sep.) that they have decided not to charge officials at an immigration center in the city for the second time over the 2021 death of a Sri Lankan detainee, despite her family s repeated calls for them to be indicted.
Former President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) Jaswar Umar was re-elected to the post, at the election for office bearers held on Friday (29 Sep.).
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has made a request from the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to increase electricity tariffs once again, citing the need to cover the costs for thermal power generation during the months when arid weather conditions were prevalent across the country.
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