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[…]The post 75 Years Of Corruption, 75 Years Of Tears: Pearl Of The Indian Ocean Has Become The Teardrop Of Asia appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
- Chasing The Mirage Of National Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
The upcoming women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa will have an all-woman line-up of match officials, in what will be a landmark first in the game.On Friday, the ICC announced the panel of three match referees and ten umpires, featuring officials from seven countries. The match referees are GS Lakshmi (India), Shandre Fritz (South […]
- Atapattu special powers Sri Lanka to record run-chase (Category: Breaking News)
- Sana Mir backs Sri Lanka and Scotland to surprise at Women’s T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Pressure of expectations bogs South Africa down; freedom gives Sri Lanka wings to fly (Category: Breaking News)
- Shashikala half century helps Sri Lanka make 220 for 6 in 50 overs (Category: Breaking News)
Cassandra has stopped watching news at night for the sake of her wellbeing and peace of mind. Watching English news at 9.00 p m on a local channel caused her to toss and turn or wake up at the ungodly hour of 2.00 am to again toss and turn, but this time mentally with suppressed […]
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Catherine W. ‘Cass’ Amiss (Category: USA, Indiana)
by Rohana R. Wasala First of all, let me express my sincere respects to Mr. D. L. Sirimanne, the writer of the interesting article entitled ‘Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Independence’ (The Island/Opinion/January 18, 2023). He struck me as a venerable old man, who, at 103 years of age, still thinks about the welfare of his fellow Sri […]
- Celebrating 75th Anniversary of Independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Is There A Basis For The Sinhalese To Insist On A Unitary Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka seeks Indian tips on language gap: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- When I Come Out With The Truth, You Say I Am Hurting The Sinhala-Buddhists (Category: Breaking News)
Dr. Jaishankar is in Sri Lanka to help under the “neighborhood first” strategy of India By R. R. M Lilani Dr. Jaishankar, India’s Foreign Minister, who is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on January 19, 2023, has made another ‘neighbourhood first’ agreement with Sri Lanka by backing the country’s delayed debt restructuring programme with […]
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s delays in restructuring the debt have put Sri Lanka in an awkward position. (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s prudence towards Sri Lanka further consolidates the “neighbourhood first” policy of Prim... (Category: Breaking News)
The Chinese Embassy in Colombo has slammed US Ambassador here Julie Chung over her comments in an interview with the BBC. The Chinese Embassy has questioned the US policy vis-a-vis Sri Lanka struggling to overcome an unprecedented economic crisis. The following is the text of the Chinese Embassy statement: “‘China, China, China!’, our US colleague […]
- Letter on China s refusal to help Sri Lanka s debt crisis completely forged - Embassy (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Sri Lankan students awarded full scholarships from China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to receive essential medicines worth Rs. 1.8 Bn from China today (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese nationals urged to strictly abide by Sri Lankan laws and regulations (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Nanayakkare The Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Tuesday that Sri Lanka had been hiding its bankruptcy which had actually occurred months before it was officially announced. He said so during a multi-TV channel programme where several key political and public officials responsible for the country’s economy were quizzed […]
- IT professionals leaving country (Category: Breaking News)
- Country attracts more than 800,000 tourists by 8 August (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF final review discussion with President today (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka reports 383 new COVID-19 cases (Category: Breaking News)
The Embassy of China in Colombo has slammed the Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung over her remarks during a recent interview with a UK television program on Sri Lanka s debt issue.
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- Lack of Common Sense Of A Time-Expired President (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Semiotic Aspects Of The Discourse On Ethnic Conflict In Sri Lanka; A Re-Reading Of Modern Mega-T... (Category: Breaking News)
By Eng Parakrama Jayasinghe parajayasinghe@gmail.com Sri Lankans have not forgotten the advice given by one of our former Presidents: “Citizens should look after their own security.” It appears that the Electricity Consumers are now faced with this choice given the upheavals and shocks received in recent times, with the sword of Damocles of a further […]
- Another electricity tariff hike: Is there no option for Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Correct method of pricing electricity and need to reduce costs (Category: Breaking News)
- What PUCSL and CEB did not disclose (Category: Breaking News)
- How long will power cuts be? (Category: Breaking News)
The ‘First Capital SSC Open Ranking Tennis Championship 2023’ conducted by the Singhalese Sports Club commenced at the SSC Tennis complex on Friday. The championship which will run till January 21 is conducted annually under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association and is organized by the SSC Tennis House Committee. The SSC Open, […]
- New champions add spice to tennis singles events (Category: Breaking News)
- SSC open badminton championship (Category: Business)
- Dharmasena clinch singles title (Category: Breaking News)
- Airtel Lanka dials support for 97th Colombo Championships 2012 (Category: Business)
Rex Clementine in Rajkot Often Virat Kohli’s on field antics doesn’t win him many friends outside India. As a result, Indian cricket is frowned upon by all and sundry. As a norm, most Sri Lankan fans, especially the young ones want India to lose wherever they play. There was this fan who came to RPS […]
- India not to send its players (Category: Breaking News)
- Why cricket needs more men like Bedi (Category: Breaking News)
- When a cricket writer met the don of Bombay (Category: Breaking News)
- The legend of Man Singh (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya Somewhere in early 2015, I took the bus from Maradana to Nugegoda, the 176. It was, by all accounts, an ordinary weekday morning, and people were going about and shuttling from one workplace to another. Normally, the 176 bus can be a long ride, but on this occasion, it wasn’t. Having left […]
- The Musical phenomenon called Victor Ratnayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Bus strike called off (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-SLAF officer sheds light on developments leading to Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Wasps endanger bus stand (Category: Breaking News)
“A time to say goodbye and a time to say hello. A time to bid farewell and a time to look forward. A time to let go and a time to learn new things, that’s what happens when the New Year rings in.” Catherine Pulsifer We have said goodbye to a crime filled year of great […]
- Malwatte prelate welcomes Online Bill to check abuses by social media (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop intimidating judiciary,end undermining democracy,hold elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Urgent Lessons for Sri Lanka – 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- GL accuses govt. of encouraging chaos to prevent peaceful Presidential election next year (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)
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sensational reports by some sectors about the spread of drugs among schoolchildren is likely to be politically motivated, Chairman of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Dr. Samadhi Rajapaksa, told journalists in Colombo on Monday. Rajapaksa said that only 9.1 percent of Sri Lankans now smoked. The number consuming betel had […]
- NDDCB sees increase in use of ganja (Category: Breaking News)
- NATA Chairman warns the danger of legalising growing of ganja (Category: Breaking News)
- Alcohol consumption drops by 20-30% (Category: Breaking News)
- Smokers, drinkers hit by index linked taxes (Category: Breaking News)
Burkina Faso’s Government has expelled the top UN diplomat in the country who was a former UN official in Sri Lanka. Barbara Manzi, the United Nations’ resident and humanitarian coordinator in the West African nation, was declared persona non grata, the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement. Burkina Faso has been wracked by violence […]
- Mahinda’s son allegedly owned luxury resort (Category: Breaking News)
- Jagath Samarawickrama takes oaths as new MP (Category: Breaking News)
- India sends 2,000 MT wheat to Afghanistan via Attari-Wagah border (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia deports Sri Lankan asylum seekers (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)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Remembrance Week Marking Persecution Of Sri Lankan Muslims appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
- President’s Peace Overture Ignores Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan wrestler Nethmi Ahinsa Poruthotage, who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham was presented with a house in Wepalla, Kurunegala, by ÂManusath Derana, the CSR initiative of TV Derana.
[…]The post 2023: Saffron, Kurahan, Red Or Green? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The World After Mikhail Gorbachev & Sri Lanka After JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Pohottuwa’s Suicidal Plunge (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
Ringing in the festive cheer with a Christmas special campaign, Pepsi® today unveiled its new TVC. The cheery film perfectly captures how Pepsi® is a drink for all seasons, especially the celebrations, and perfectly captures the joyous time of Christmas. Pepsi® has also introduced limited-edition festive-inspired PET bottles featuring the ultimate symbol of the Christmas, […]
- Coca-Cola’s Christmas Spirit – Your Festive Sip Comes with Gifts! (Category: Breaking News)
- Tiesh puts the sparkle in Christmas (Category: Breaking News)
- Kingsbury Colombo launches a “Christmas Carriage of Hope” (Category: Breaking News)
- Movenpick Hotel Colombo shines bright with Christmas tree lighting ceremony (Category: Breaking News)
England pulled off another sensational victory in Pakistan, winning the second Test by 26 runs to seal a historic series triumph. Mark Wood took three crucial wickets on the fourth day in Multan just as Pakistan were closing in on what would have been a superb chase of 355. His efforts secured victory for England […]
- England beat Pakistan to win T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Babar Azam breaks 16-year Pakistan record (Category: Breaking News)
- Azam and Rizwan steer Pakistan to incredible 10-wicket win (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
The IMF could finalise Sri Lanka’s financing package within three weeks of the country’s main bilateral creditors formally informing the IMF that they would help Sri Lanka restructure its debt, Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, said on Thursday appearing on a TV programme. Dr. Weerasinghe said that Sri Lanka had already provided […]
- Debt restructuring strategy out in April (Category: Breaking News)
- Info about USD 4.2 bn debt deal with China shared with other creditors – CBSL Chief (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to officially present IMF deal, debt restructuring plans to creditors tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- CB Governor upbeat about taking country’s loan request to IMF Board in Jan ’23 if it misses Dece... (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Narendra Fernando, Sergeant-at-Arms of the crisis-ridden Parliament, has declared that the largest number of students, in the post-independence era, visited the House on Thursday (Dec. 01). Director, Legislative Services, Janakantha Silva, who is also the Acting Director of Communication, quoted Fernando as having said that approximately 5,000 students, from 32 schools, rec...
- MPs demand stern legal action against ex-Chairman, DG on compulsory leave (Category: Breaking News)
- DG Archaeology resigns over discord with govt. (Category: Breaking News)
- Wildlife DG Advocates Bio-Piracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka appoints new DG to head the country’s Petroleum Exploration Secretariat (Category: Breaking News)
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- Will Subramanian Swami‘s Visit Revive Racist Politics? (Category: Breaking News)
- Remembrance Week Marking Persecution Of Sri Lankan Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- No one to listen to the plight of Lankan Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohan Gunaratna Hostility Towards Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 06th December 2022 The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket denies the baseless, malicious and damaging allegations leveled against its President, by an article appearing in a tabloid/gossip website Lanka Enews dated 25.11.2022 and a news item published on Hiru News, titled “විදෙස් සංචාරවලට කාන්තාවන් අරන් ගිහින් ෂම්මි...The post SLC denies the baseless, malicious and damaging all...
- Pillayan denies allegations by informant (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC denies claims of promoting “born again” religious groups (Category: Breaking News)
- Defence Ministry denies claims calls, WhatsApp monitored (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post No Constitution Without Separation Of Power Will Fix Corruption appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- AG says COVID showed Connecticut that it needs a tougher price-gouging law (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- Protect Shani Abeysekara’s Life: Victims Appeal To AG (Category: Breaking News)
- Protect Shani Abeysekara’s Life: Victims Appeal To AG (Category: Breaking News)
- Protect Shani Abeysekara’s Life: Victims Appeal To AG (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 Five-Star Hotels in Colombo In 1986, there were only five five-star internationally branded hotels in Sri Lanka (InterContinental, Oberoi, Taj, Ramada Renaissance and Le Meridien). A Hilton Interna...
- Mastering Showbiz… Music, Food & Fashion In Oman (Category: Breaking News)
- Kumara helps Sri Lanka wrap up second Test before lunch (Category: Breaking News)
- CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- Business lunch amidst a stunning panorama (Category: Business)
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