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[…]The post An Efficient Train System Should Be The Number One Public Transport Priority appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Derailment disrupts train services on coastal line (Category: Breaking News)
- Derailment disrupts railway operations on Up-country Line (Category: Breaking News)
- Train derailment causes coastal line delays (Category: Breaking News)
- Derailment disrupts Indian Pacific services (Category: Western Australia)
Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lanka said Friday they have complained to the International Cricket Council over their T20 World Cup team’s treatment and conditions in co-host the United States.The sports minister Harin Fernando alleged other teams had it better and said Sri Lanka had lodged a formal protest after the squad was held up by a […]
- IT professionals leaving country (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan ready to support debt restructuring – Japanese Ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
- President tells Arab envoys Lanka wants immediate ceasefire in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- AAC issues clarification (Category: Breaking News)
Bangladeshi cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan won a seat in the country's parliament on Sunday after a landslide victory in a general election boycotted by the opposition, an official said.The post Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan wins parliament seat appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- ශකීබ් අල් හසන් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට (Category: Sinhala)
- Knee injury keeps Shakib out of SLPL (Category: Sports)
- Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan joins politics (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lankan Dream For 2024 & Beyond: Changing The System appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Adopting A Humanist Approach To Empower Youths For National Development (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Is True “System Change” In Sri Lanka Only A Fantasy? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lankan Media Miserably Failed To Cover Israeli Genocide In Gaza appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka Supports US War-Mongers Against Houthis (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Of Palestinian Began Since 1948 (Category: Breaking News)
- ICJ Ruling On Israeli Genocide In Gaza; Stopped Short Of Ordering A Ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
- Isn’t It Time For Sri Lanka To Expel Israelis? (Category: Breaking News)
South Asian pop music sensation – Yohani, bagged top honors in the categories of “Most Popular Music Video” and “Most Viewed Music Video of 2021” at the TV Derana Music Video Awards held recently. The win comes on the back of the launch of Yohani’s debut album – “Kella,” which was released on all […]
- Yohani’s debut album “Kella” to be launched in October (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan star Yohani featured at Times Square in New York (Category: Breaking News)
- Yohani attends F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi as TAG Heuer Brand Ambassador in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Waves Challenge Yohani and 50 Influencers to Celebrate “Show Your Two Colours” Trend (Category: Breaking News)
Newly appointed Sports Minister Harin Fernando exploded during a live TV interview, and threatened to walk out after objecting to the manner in which the presenter posed his questions. Fernando, who is also the Minister of Tourism, accused the presenter of posing some of the questions like a thug. The Minister told the host he […]
- Harin refuses to comment on “princess” Diana’s proposal (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin Fernando calls for a second “Aragalaya” (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara step down (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet approves visa-free entry for visitors from 7 countries (Category: Breaking News)
[…]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)
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)
ICC and UNICEF to bring together cricket’s 1 billion fans to #BeAChampion for children Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium to turn blue for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 fixture between India and Sri Lanka on November 2 ODI cricket’s all-time leading run scorer Sachin Tendulkar and leading wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan to support One Day 4 […]The post ICC and UNICEF to ...
- Sri Lanka hoping to consolidate position (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to play New Zealand in Mumbai (Category: Breaking News)
- Live - India v Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka plan fond farewell for Murali (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is desperate to reach a consensus with political parties in the Opposition. But the Opposition is very much reluctant to do so due to the SLFP leader Maithripala Sirisena’s fickle past and now again under intense fire over the 2019 Easter Sunday attack. Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, no stranger […]
- Maithripala returns to PCoI on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala returns to PCoI on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala arrives at PCoI on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala returns to PCoI on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Don’t Shoot The Messenger: Commissions, An “Open Sesame” appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Accuser & The Accused; Is Suresh Sallay In The Cross Hairs Of A Witch Hunt? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Should We Beg IMF? – When More Than $36 Billion To Be Recovered (Category: Breaking News)
- Collusive Behavior Undermines Citizen Rights: Emerging Pseudo-Goebbels (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Unthinking Nation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Smell Of Terror (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Of Addiction (Category: Breaking News)
- Still, The Mirage (Category: Breaking News)
- Kurundi: A Runway To ’56? (Category: Breaking News)
England slumped to their first defeat by Sri Lanka in T20 internationals as the visitors levelled the series with an eight-wicket win at Chelmsford. England collapsed to 104 all out off 18 overs with Sri Lanka’s superb spinners taking eight of the 10 wickets. Charlie Dean’s 34 was the only score of more than 20 […]
- Sri Lanka beat England by seven wickets to win women’s T20 series (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- Nottinghamshire sign Sri Lanka seamer Asitha Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, declared in Parliament that the winners of LPL (Lanka Premier League) 2023 B-Love Kandy had been sponsored by an enterprise that was banned in the country. The statement was made in Parliament on 24th August. The one-time President of the Bar Association found fault with SLC […]
- In terms of RTI Act House releases names of MPs who voted for new law (Category: Breaking News)
- All praise for Lanka’s saviours! (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez should explain why he scrapped time-tested exchange controls – NFF (Category: Breaking News)
- Impact of foreign-funded projects on Parliament’s standing as sole sovereign and supreme body (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Vain Attempts To Bowl Imran Khan Out! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Pakistan’s May 9 & Aragalaya Anniversary In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Imran Khan’s supporters hold anti-Pakistan protest outside UN in Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
- Imran Khan: The Rising Star Over Battered Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Imran Khan: Playboy cricketer to PM? (Category: Business)
[…]The post The Rooster Coop & Its Impact On Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Beneath The Skin Deep Liberalism Lies Cancerous Caste Prejudices (Category: Breaking News)
- The Tamil Nadu Factor (Category: Breaking News)
(Excerpted from volume ii of the Sarath Amunugama autobiography) During one of my visits to Colombo I got a call to see the President at ‘Breamar’. Gamini Dissanayake had told him of my friendship with Parathasarathy and he wanted me to help him repair the damage done to their friendship due to the abuse heaped […]
- No deal yet on Singapore GP renewal (Category: Business)
- Organisers predict Indian GP sellout (Category: Business)
- Perez shines in unpredictable Malaysian GP (Category: Business)
- Australian GP hails more competitive season (Category: Business)
A top Sri Lankan athlete who set national records in the pole vault has been working as a housemaid in Dubai to help support her family at home. For the last year Sachini Perera, 24, has put her athletics dreams on hold when Sri Lanka’s currency crisis and soaring medical bills made it difficult for […]
- Sri Lanka s Vaulting Queen works as Dubai housemaid to support family at home (Category: Breaking News)
- Daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants wins Australia’s biggest literary prize (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Resident Coordinator and Ranil discuss human rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai King makes donation to rehabilitate elephant mistreated in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The fourth season of the Lanka Premier League is all set to start from July 30 and continue till August 21 and Star Sports has secured the television media rights for the upcoming edition. Star Sports will be the tournament’s official broadcaster in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, and the MENA (Middle […]
- Sports Minister says LPL is illegal (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka Premier League to take place in July-August (Category: Breaking News)
- Situation in Sri Lanka forces postponement of LPL (Category: Breaking News)
- President snubs Sports Minister and attends LPL (Category: Breaking News)
July 4, 2023: Star Sports, the country’s leading sports network, will have the exclusive television media rights for the upcoming Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023, scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka from July 30 to August 21. Having bagged the television broadcast rights, Star Sports will telecast the league’s exciting action live, exclusively in […]The post Star Sports acquires television b...
- Expolanka acquires controlling stake in Akquasun Holidays for US$ 915,000 (Category: Business)
- Expolanka acquires controlling stake in Akquasun Holidays for US$ 915,000 (Category: Business)
- Carlyle Group acquires 9% stake in India Infoline (Category: Business)
- Access acquires control of Sathosa Motors (Category: Breaking News)
Debt-laden Sri Lanka will unveil its domestic debt restructuring strategy this week, central bank chief P Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Sunday (Jun 25), as the island navigates its worst financial crisis in decades. Sri Lanka will also likely obtain Cabinet and parliamentary approval for the debt restructuring strategy this week, Weerasinghe told local TV channels […]
- CB warns of catastrophic consequences if banking sector collapses (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s sovereign lenders yet to outline debt talks plans (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL Governor refuses to resign over pay hike issue (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)
Reforms to be introduced to end ‘media abuses’ President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that the government was not in a position to lower the taxes. Delivering his second government policy statement to inaugurate the Fourth session of the Ninth Parliament, the President said: “Some people say that the primary taxable income should be raised from […]
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez insists on IMF approved new tax regime, warns of dire consequences unless fully implemented (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe ceremonially declared open the fourth session of the ninth Parliament and delivered the Government Policy Statement today (February 08).The post Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that he will continue with his unpopular decisions. Making his throne speech, Wickremesinghe said that he is not here to be popular. He said that the unpopular decisions he takes will have positive results in the years to come. The President said that Sri Lanka expects to recover from […]
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Centre, at Kirulapone. […]
- Shelton Wirasinha, the Bard of the Wesley Manor (Category: Breaking News)
- A fish that sparked a national obsession (Category: Breaking News)
- Leading cosmetic doctor says under-30s are overdoing Botox and fillers (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranasinghe says his life in danger (Category: Breaking News)
CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum chandij@sympatico.ca More Music Shows … Having produced, annually, The Island Music Awards shows on three occasions, I did my largest show in Sri Lanka in 1992. It was The Island […]
- French Style, Sri Lankan Smile! (Category: Breaking News)
- CONCLUSION: MISSIONS OF A GLOBAL PROFESSOR : CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka trade exhibition in Oman in Feb. (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The TGTE; Past, Present & Future appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sinhala Colonisation Of Ancient Tamil Hindu Sites & The Importance Of Muslim, Christian, Hindu U... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
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