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[…]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 Dr Upul Wijayawardhana “I write my songs not for critical acclaim but for the sole purpose of the enjoyment of listeners, without them having to turn the pages of a dictionary!” Thus retorted Karunaratne Abeysekera, during an interview, when reference was made to the disapproval of some critics of his lyrical style. Paradoxically now, […]
- Ran Muthu Duwa (Category: Breaking News)
- Popular Sinhala Cinema – III – Rukmani Devi; Mohideen Baig ; Gamini Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- B.H. Abdul Hameed’s Book: A Wayfarer On The Airwaves – An Anthropological Journey (Category: Breaking News)
- Sugumaran Thambyayah (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is targeting Korean high-end travellers and those interested in visiting Buddhist attractions. The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, in collaboration with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Republic of Korea and SriLankan Airlines, hosted a Media familiarisation (FAM) tour for 7 journalists belonging to 6 Media houses, namely BTN TV (Buddhist Television […]
- Colombo street vendor arrested for harassing tourist (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo street vendor who threatened tourist granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Go Gota Gama at Galle Face marks 50 days (Category: Breaking News)
- Pulse Magazine and Galle Fort Hotel unveil Ropewalk, Sri Lanka’s first arrack-speciality bar (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)
A former lawmaker in India s parliament, convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead along with his brother while police were escorting them for a medical check-up in a slaying caught on live television on Saturday.
BBC reported that a former Indian politician convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother. Atiq Ahmed, who was under police escort facing murder and assault charges, was talking to journalists when a gun was pulled close to his head. After the shots were fired, three man who had […]
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Cocaine haul sparks hunt for Australian trio rescued at sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
Aljazeera reported that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown at him while he was on the campaign trail in Wakayama prefecture in western Japan. Footage on Japanese television showed a disturbance in a crowd gathered at the Saikazaki fishing harbour where Kishida was […]
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)
A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said. Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the shooter in an exchange of gunfire, Louisville […]
- Finland Prime Minister ousted, conservatives win tight vote (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand beats Sri Lanka in 2nd T20, levels series (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia lifts minimum wage for skilled migrant workers (Category: Breaking News)
- Four killed, several injured in mass shooting in Alabama (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)
Israel’s military has said it is “striking in Lebanon”, hours after it launched air raids on Gaza, following a spate of rocket launches as tensions soar after Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem this week. Israel’s army announced in a short statement at 4:07am (01:07 GMT) on Friday that it “is […]
Police inaction to prevent arson attacks against SLPP politicians in the Western province on May 9 may have been due to orders not to carry weapons to deal with protesters, a new investigation has revealed.A review of the role of the police at the time showed Senior Deputy Inspector General Deshabandu Tennakoon had ordered all […]
- Thirty five arrested in joint operation in Borella (Category: Breaking News)
- Getaway van and motorcycle taken into custody over Beliatta killings (Category: Breaking News)
- Two cops arrested for robbing passenger at BIA (Category: Breaking News)
- Man stabbed to death at soup dansala (Category: Breaking News)
Veteran Sri Lankan actor Amarasiri Kalansuriya has passed away at the age of 82.The post Amarasiri Kalansuriya passes away appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Veteran actor Amarasiri Kalansuriya passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran actor Amarasiri Kalansuriya passed away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran actor Amarasiri Kalansooriya passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- National People’s Power candidate injured during protest dies (Category: Breaking News)
Veteran actor Amarasiri Kalansuriya passed away at the age of 82. Popularly known as Kalan, Amarasiri Kalansuriya appeared on Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. He made his first film appearance alongside Vijaya Kumaratunga in Hanthana Kathawa. His next film Ahas Gauwa won him a best actor award in 1974. In 2019 he received the […]
- Amarasiri Kalansuriya passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Batman Christian Bale captured on SriLankan Airlines flight (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran actor Jackson Anthony passed away (Category: Breaking News)
- Actor G.R. Perera passes away (Category: Breaking News)
Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend a few days in hospital in Rome, the Vatican says. The 86-year-old had breathing difficulties in recent days but does not have Covid, a statement said. It said he would need “a few days of appropriate hospital medical therapy”. “Pope Francis is touched by […]
- ‘I’m still alive’ jokes Pope as he leaves hospital (Category: Breaking News)
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Even nuns watch porn, Pope says, warning of risks (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope Francis undergoes abdominal surgery (Category: Breaking News)
Aljazeera reported that Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission has announced that the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be dissolved for failing to re-register under a new electoral law, according to state television. The National League for Democracy (NLD) party was among 40 political parties that failed to meet the ruling military’s registration […]
Sri Lanka s premium entertainment channel ÂTV Derana won the People s Television Channel of the Year Award for the 6th consecutive year at the SLIM-KANTAR People s Awards 2023.
ÂTV Derana won the award for Youth Choice TV Channel of the Year at the SLIM-KANTAR People s Awards 2023 being held at the Monarch Imperial, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized during an interview organized by Harvard University on the 24th, through Zoom technology, that Sri Lanka’s access to the growing Indian and African markets should not be disrupted by any big power rivalry or conflictThe post Sri Lanka’s access to growing Indian & African markets cannot be disrupted – President Ranil appeared fir...
- Sri Lanka will not allow anything harmful to India’s security – President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Fearing political pressure, Sri Lanka president wants to avoid trade integrations with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to establish International Trade Office to deal with International Trade Negotiations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says ‘this is our last chance to forge ahead’ (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Like it or not, in the next big election in the country, or more of them, the IMF would be the key issue. The way the government has been dragging its feet on the relatively less important local government elections (LGE), and not all its arguments are wrong, the presidential elections […]
- India continues to support debt-ridden Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Worse than Shylock, did you say? (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Executive Board approves bailout package for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US Treasury Secretary speaks to Ranil on IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
Search and rescue efforts are continuing in Mississippi after a deadly tornado hit the US state. At least 25 people have died in the state, and one in Alabama, with dozens more left injured by Friday’s tornado. The storms devastated several rural towns, with Rolling Fork in western Sharkey County almost completely wiped out. Mississippi […]
- Six killed by 28-year-old shooter in Tennessee (Category: Breaking News)
- Lula sworn in as Brazil President (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades (Category: Breaking News)
A popular Zimbabwe preacher who has links with a pastor in Sri Lanka, has denied allegations of corruption after he was accused of gold-smuggling. Issuing a lengthy statement, Presidential Envoy and preacher Uebert Angel, said that the allegations in an Al Jazeera documentary was part of a well-crafted ploy to trap the Ambassador and tarnish […]
- Zimbabwe preacher linked to Sri Lankan pastor stripped of title (Category: Breaking News)
- Zimbabwe preacher with links to Sri Lankan “prophet” accused of gold-smuggling (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda’s links with Ubert and Jerome likely to be probed (Category: Breaking News)
- New conditions for long term residence visa for foreign investors (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, President Vladimir Putin says. Putin made the announcement on Saturday as tensions grow with the West over the Ukraine war and as some Russian commentators speculate about possible nuclear strikes. The deal with Belarus would not violate nuclear nonproliferation […]
- N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostility (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostility (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostility (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostility (Category: USA, New Mexico)
ÂThe Other Side Documentary Programme on TV Derana produced by K. C. Saranga wins Special Jury Award at 2022 Raigam Tele es.
The Human Rights Committee said yesterday that it has concluded its one hundred and thirty-seventh session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Egypt, Panama, Peru, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Zambia.The post UNHRC concludes observations on reports on six countries including Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Review all security related legislation and detention Pillay tells Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Core Group on Sri Lanka to present draft resolution at UNHRC session (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, India abstain on UN resolution calling on Russia to make reparations to Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- New resolution on Sri Lanka adopted at UNHRC with majority votes (Category: Breaking News)
Beijing [China], March 20 (ANI): China and Cambodia have begun their first ever naval drills in Cambodian waters. Dubbed China-Cambodia Golden Dragon 2023, the maritime drills involve personnel from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Command bagan on Sunday according to the Chinese Ministry of National Defence. The Type 071 comprehensive landing ship of the […]
- China’s military stages large-scale military drills aimed at Taiwan (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese naval base in Cambodia raises security concerns, debt trap threat (Category: Breaking News)
- India-Sri Lanka joint military exercise Mitra Shakti 2023 culminates in Pune (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese military raises tensions everywhere it goes (Category: Breaking News)
Treasury Chief given seven-day ultimatum By Shamindra Ferdinando The Freedom People’s Alliance (FPA) yesterday (20) said that the contentious move to summon judges of the Supreme Court before the House Ethics and Privileges Committee, this week, over an interim order could have disastrous consequences. Former Speaker Chamal Rajapaka heads the Ethics and Privileges Committee. Addressing the media, ...
- GL frowns on Prez downplaying importance of elections before judges (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition asks EC to comply with SC directive (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP MPs urged not to protect Health Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP rebels: President’s strategy may jeopardise appointment of CJ, SC Judges, others (Category: Breaking News)
The 95th awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 2022 films were on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The event was produced by Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss. Nominations were announced on January 24. BBC had much on the awards ceremony and awards. The American film Everything, […]
- The King’s Speech Gets 12 Oscar Nominations (Category: Breaking News)
- Flashdance singer and actress Irene Cara dies aged 63 (Category: Breaking News)
- John Cena stuns Oscars viewers as he presents Best Costume Design Award while completely naked (Category: Breaking News)
- The 95th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday (Category: Breaking News)
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