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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 Politics Of Easter Investigation In A Wriggling Economy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Economy, Easter Phoenix & Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
- Economics Of Recovery & Politics Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Political Dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
Attempting to boost tourist arrivals without enhancing domestic production will only create further problems in the country, Dr. Rohantha Athukorala, the former Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism and Sri Lanka Export Development Board, has said. Taking part in a television interview, Athukorale said that Sri Lanka hoped to attract five million tourists by 2030 and […]
- Increase in earnings from tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Country attracts more than 800,000 tourists by 8 August (Category: Breaking News)
- SLTDA makes grand predictions (Category: Breaking News)
- July records highest monthly tourist arrivals in 2023 (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 Embassy of Sri Lanka in Brussels hosted a workshop titled "Welcome Back to Sri Lanka" for tourism promotion in the Belgian travel market at the Press Club in Brussels on April 20, 2023, with the participation of over 80 guests comprising tour operators, travel agents, travel bloggers, social media influencers, travel journalists, media professionals, and TV professionals.
- Probe sought into war crimes by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Probe sought into war crimes by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Probe sought into war crimes by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Probe sought into war crimes by Sri Lanka (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)
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)
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)
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)
I am pleasantly surprised and marvel too most times I read the editorial in The Island. Why? Because they are so very apt on the most current issue in the land. The editor has the clever knack of hitting the nail right on the head and is fearless even when the nail represents a VVIP. […]
- 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)
Australian Government-funded Skills for Inclusive Growth Program (S4IG), managed by Palladium International Group entered into an MoU with Cinnamon Hotel Management Ltd (CHML) to achieve several strategic results in Colombo recently. S4IG is a programme by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in accordance with the terms of a subsidiary agreement signed on […]
- I took an online ninja class and now I'm ready for the apocalypse - CNET (Category: Technology)
- I took an online ninja class and now I'm ready for the apocalypse - CNET (Category: Technology)
- I took an online ninja class and now I'm ready for the apocalypse - CNET (Category: Technology)
- I took an online ninja class and now I'm ready for the apocalypse - CNET (Category: Technology)
[…]The post What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- AKD’s Speech On Police & Rule Of Law: Merits & Demerits? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anatomy Of A Change; From Wijeweera’s JVP To AKD’s NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Attempt To Redefine The Political Discourse & Direction Through Suppression (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Harin Fernando revealed plans to resign and join the social movement led by former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. Fernando said that if things settle by August, he will resign from his ministerial post and join Jayasuriya’s National Movement for Social Justice. “I believe there is a very good concept which has […]
- LCY unveils debut ‘LCY for Her’ collection, redefining women’s polo wear with strength, and soph... (Category: Breaking News)
- Divya Bharathi ditches studio lights for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Passport of foreigner who promoted Galle Face protest seized (Category: Breaking News)
- NYPD says no complaints over brawl after Miss Sri Lanka pageant (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post “Really Real Manner Of Managing Sri Lanka” – ‘To Paris and Back’ 1977-1990 (JRJ Years) appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ballad Of A Sad Trumpet (Category: Breaking News)
- A Story Of Shadows (Category: Breaking News)
- Cockiness; What Price? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Aragalaya & Morality appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why I Don’t Support The Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
Passenger transport, goods transport hit
- Sri Lanka bunker firms cleared to import industrial fuel: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to operate one-third of private buses from June 06 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka bus operators want tariff hike to account for central bank actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sees backlash against market pricing of expensive, polluting diesel (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post A Staged Default & Sovereign Bond Debt Trap? IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (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)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post 2020 Was The Year Of Doctors. Which Profession Would It Be In 2021? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
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- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post 2020 Was The Year Of Doctors. Which Profession Would It Be In 2021? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post 2020 Was The Year Of Doctors. Which Profession Would It Be In 2021? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
- The Budget & The Virus (Category: Breaking News)
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