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The water supply for parts of Colombo will be suspended for 16 hours starting this evening (Nov.24), the National Water Supply Drainage Board (NWSDB) says.
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) has earned USD 1.8 billion in total investments as at 23 November, State Minister of Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama revealed.
Re-scrutinized results of the 2022 (2023) Advanced Level Examination were released today (Nov.24).
Police who prosecuted a Sri Lankan cricket star later cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at her Sydney home acted “unreasonably”, an Australian court has been told. Danushka Gunathilaka, 32, was finally allowed to leave Australia after about 10 months on bail after he was acquitted following a judge-alone trial in September. Police had alleged […]
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has revealed that the second tranche of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) offered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to be received in December.
Police who prosecuted a Sri Lankan cricket star later cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at her Sydney home acted “unreasonably”, an Australian court has been told.The post Police ‘unreasonable’ to charge Danushka Gunathilaka with stealthing: Australian court appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The Court of Appeal on Friday (Nov.24) yet again decided to postpone the further consideration of the case filed pertaining to the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee.
Underworld activities and drugs in Sri Lanka have increased due to the Aragalaya, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said on Thursday (November 23).The post Public Security Minister says ‘Aragalaya’ led to rise of underworld activities and drugs appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Police who prosecuted a Sri Lankan cricket star later cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at her Sydney home acted ÂunreasonablyÂ, an Australian court has been told.
Train journeys on the up-country line, which were cut short at Nanu Oya railway station, will now continue up to Badulla, Sri Lanka Railways says.
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank by 100 basis points (bps) to 9.00 per cent and 10.00 per cent, respectively. The Board arrived at this decision following a careful […]
Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank by 100 basis points (bps) to 9.00 per cent and 10.00 per cent, respectively.
Supermarket manager Laknath Dias says the economic crisis in his native Sri Lanka is too much for him to bear. He is getting ready to fly to Israel in December to work as a farmhand for nearly 10 times the pay, despite the war with Hamas.The post Thousands of Sri Lankan workers set to depart for Israel despite war appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Chef and restaurateur Dharshan Munidasa has been awarded “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays”, for the 2023 Autumn Conferment, according to a communique issued by the Government of Japan. The award was conferred upon Chef Munidasa in recognition of his distinguished contributions to promoting Japanese Food Culture in Sri Lanka […]
By Saman Indrajith The Mahavamsa’s sixth volume contained distorted facts about the Eelam war, Gampaha District SJB MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka told Parliament yesterday. Speaking during the third reading debate on Budget 2024 under the expenditure heads of the Defence Ministry, Fonseka said pages 339 to 411 about Eelam War IV contained factual errors. […]
Brandix was recognised for leading Sustainable Development in Exports from Sri Lanka, at the Presidential Export Awards 2023 held yesterday. The seven-time winner of the Exporter of the Year award organised by the Export Development Board, Brandix, received the accolade from President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighting the collective effort of 60,000 staff to drive quality manufacturing […]
demands that govt. adhere to Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act By Shamindra Ferdinando Rebel SLPP MP Gevindu Cumaratunga yesterday (23) said that Sri Lanka should be concerned about external interventions in the judiciary.MP Cumaratunga told The Island that without any malicious intent, on behalf of the Nidahasa Janatha Sabhawa he raised the issue at hand in […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Sri Lanka won’t do anything that is deterimental to India’s security.In an interview with Firstpost, Wickremesinghe said, “India is worried about its own security. Sri Lanka won’t do anything to hurt its security.” When asked about his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year, Wickremesinghe said, “I have […]
Friday 24th November, 2023 Sri Lanka’s cricket crisis has become internationalised. Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe and the Opposition insist that some Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials were behind the International Cricket Council’s decision to suspend SLC. They have produced documentary evidence to prove their claim and tabled in Parliament the copies of the letters that […]
By Uditha Devapriya There is a point in Killers of the Flower Moon where it stops becoming a film and transforms into an experience. I found myself moved to anger, sadness, and then provoked into self-reflection. This is a film that tells us everything, in one go, about the history of the West, the plight […]
New UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has been questioned by the Labour Party over his links to the Colombo Port City. Speaking at the House of Commons, Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh said that since the Foreign Secretary was last in office, he has been working for a Chinese state enterprise that was sanctioned by the US […]
[…]The post ධනවතුන්ට ප්රතිලාභ ලබාදීම සහ දුප්පතුන් ප්රතික්ෂේප කිරීම සඳහා කොටස් වශයෙන් සිදුකෙරෙන ප්රතිසංස්කරණ appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe of being childish after he continued to make humor at comments being made by Premadasa in Parliament. The President and Premadasa were engaged in an animated discussion in Parliament with regards to the front-row seats allocated to members of a group led by former Sri Lanka Podujana […]
[…]The post The Tamil National Question & The President’s Hypocrisy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Sri Lanka has refused to bow down to Indian pressure on China and will continue to allow Chinese military ships to dock in the country. In an interview with Firstpost’s Palki Sharma, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka will continue to allow Chinese military ships to dock in Sri Lankan ports. He said that […]
China has been requested to share copies of a letter issued to Sri Lanka on debt restructuring, with other creditors, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF). President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that China had given him a confidential letter on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt. In an interview with Firstpost’s Palki Sharma, the President said that he […]
Minister Nanayakkara emphasized that retaining land, a crucial factor of production, improperly under government control contradicts the constitution. He highlighted that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has rectified this issue through the 2024 budget proposals.
Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara at a press briefing convened today (17), at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC), under the theme ‘One Way to a Stable Country’ said that incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the next Presidential Election as a common candidate. He reiterated that President Wickremesinghe accepted the challenge to […]
Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, has revealed that the Ministry has received over 10,000 applications to work on Israeli farms.
In a significant and forward-looking speech at the 25th Presidential Awards of the Export Development Board (EDB), held today at the BMICH President Ranil Wickremesinghe outlined a comprehensive plan to revitalize Sri Lanka s agricultural sector for export, acknowledging past challenges and missed opportunities.