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[…] The post The Choice Of Consensus Or Confrontation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Dimming Prospects Of International Assistance As Confidence In Erodes (Category: Breaking News)
- Accountability Issues & Human Rights Cannot Be Glossed Over (Category: Breaking News)
- Criminalising Public Protest Will Only Delay The Inevitable (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
Doug Ford wants people to hold on just a little longer. Ontario's populist premier speaks softly into the camera at a recent news conference, his tone subdued, almost pleading. He says he knows people have "COVID fatigue," but there is a vaccine. The economy will recover. The province will bounce back.
- Scarborough shootings: Rob Ford’s response to gang crime gets cool reception from premi... (Category: Canada, Ontario)
Australia has provided the Sri Lanka Police with urgently required medical supplies to assist in combating the COVID-19 spread within Police personnel. The equipment was provided by Australian Federal Police Senior Officer Colombo, Detective Superintendent Rob Wilson to the Senior Deputy Inspector General of Sri Lanka Police Lalith Pathinayake at the Sri Lanka Police Hospital […] The post Au...
- Risky Returns (Category: Business)
- 15 police officers injured in Sri Lanka opposition protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Aussie Status (Category: Business)
- Fake Wear (Category: Business)
[…] The post Reading Economics Through Ethnic Lens appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reading Economics Through Ethnic Lens (Category: Breaking News)
- Reading Economics Through Ethnic Lens (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Buddhism & Corruption: The Unholy Twins (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya’s Experts, Gauthama’s Villains & Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Proposed Constitution Will Enhance Existing Lawlessness appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Two Big Lies Told About The 1978 Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- An Emergency Means Nothing Less Than ‘Legalizing Lawlessness’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Lord Of The Flies Sri Lankan version: Strange experiment: Making A Good Society Through Bad Laws (Category: Breaking News)
- Schizophrenia In The Political Mind Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday's Ontario budget will pose a test for Premier Doug Ford: how willing is he to spend the kind of money needed to help spur economic recovery from COVID-19 and protect people from the ongoing pandemic?
ICC World T20 – Super Eights – England vs NZ Luke Wright and Steven Finn starred in a much-improved England performance as they beat New Zealand by six wickets to put the defence of their Twenty20 crown back on track in their ICC World T20 Super Eight clash at Pallekele on Saturday. The win however ...
- Centurion Chamara leaves England toiling (Category: Business)
- Livingstone 95*, bowlers help England level series in rain-shortened contest (Category: Breaking News)
- Charles and Gayle see off England despite Morgan heroics (Category: Business)
- Seifert, Phillips and Chapman counter Bairstow’s fireworks to seal New Zealand win (Category: Breaking News)
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat New Zealand via Super Over in the first Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Opting to bat first, New Zealand posted 174 for seven wickets after Rob Nicol (58) and Martin Guptil (38) had provided them a strong start. Sri Lanka's reply was even better as Tillakaratne Dilshan ...
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat New Zealand via Super Over in the first Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Opting to bat first, New Zealand posted 174 for seven wickets after Rob Nicol (58) and Martin Guptil (38) had provided them a strong start. Sri Lanka's reply was even better as Tillakaratne...
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
Opening batsman Rob Nicol hit a career-best 58 as New Zealand reached 174-7 against Sri Lanka in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20.
The ICC piloted a partnership with the educational non-profit Room to Read during the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 and the success of this initiative convinced both parties to extend the relationship through to 2015. Room to Read works to One of the early fruits of this partnership, has been the development of local language cricket books to promote literacy, the first of which features local sta...
- Sangakkara banks on home advantage at ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 2012 trophies arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
A historic battle took place in the Kande Uda Rata Rajadhaniya, in the course of one of the many invasions by the Western colonial powers who once occupied what was known as the Maritime Provinces of Lanka, at the site of the ford at Wagolla village, a crossing point of the Mahaweli river on one ...
- The Kandy vs. Navy rivalry to reach tipping point today (Category: Business)
- Vintage cars beauties to behold (Category: Business)
- Clifford cup stays in Kandy (Category: Business)
By Gamini Weerakoon Towards a sustainable corrupt government’ was the title of the skit we wrote on July 5, in this column stressing the importance of ‘sustainability’, the buzz word in politics and economics. In almost every sphere of human activity environment, trade, commerce, education or ADT (Any Damn Thing), ‘sustainability’ is a vital factor. ...
- Gandhi clan blamed for keeping India in poverty (Category: Business)
- Lessons from Telangana - The genie of separation (Category: Business)
- Ailing matriarch Sonia puts Gandhi dynasty at crossroads (Category: Business)
Graham Ford, the Sri Lanka coach from South Africa, has said that Thisara Perera reminded him of former South Africa allrounder Lance Klusener
By Gayan Kumara WeerasinghaThe police believe that the suspect involved in the theft of foreign currency and a valuable watch from the residence of Sri Lankan Chairman Nishantha Wickremasingha (also the brother of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa), is said to be a drug addict.
Coach Graham Ford yesterday said that all rounder Thisara Perera would be the biggest factor in Sri Lanka cricket in the future, just hours after the former St. Josephandrsquo;s College cricketer put up a magnificent all-round performance to set up a comfortable 76 runs win for Sri Lanka.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s National Cricket Coach Graham Ford has said, all-rounder Thisara Perera has the potential to be a test regular, if he can continue to bowl the way he bowled during the second ODI played against Pakistan on Saturday, a media report said. Ford has said, “With the talent he has got and the way he ...
- Why dump Geoff Marsh? (Category: Breaking News)
- Another Senior Minister and three Deputy Ministers take oaths (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Deputies appointed Acting Ministers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka recalls four players for the Pakistan series (Category: Breaking News)
We will not allow any force to snatch away the hard won peace and freedom said President Mahinda Rajapaksa when he met a large gathering of Sri Lankans who staged a peaceful demonstration in support of the President in front of Hotel Hilton in Park Lane, London.
Bartleet Finance Plc has announced the appointment of veteran financier S. Sirikannathan to its board as a Non Executive Director. ‘Sri’ as he is affectionately known, counts over 40 years of audit experience and was the engagement partner in audits of star-class hotels, conglomerates, development organisations, multinational banks, finance companies and several listed companies....
- Red Ink (Category: Business)
- Finance Losses (Category: Business)
- Finance Recovery (Category: Business)
- Finance Listing (Category: Business)
The performance credentials of CEAT radial tyres are to be tested in the most gruelling conditions — the race track — by four of the country’s leading competition drivers. The tyre maker has announced that Nishan Wasalathanthri, W. A. G. Rangana, Kamil Hussein and Lt. Colonel Duminda Jayasinghe have been selected as the founder members ...
- CEAT racing team to storm the track on CEAT radials (Category: Business)
- Seven podium finishes for CEAT racers at Cavalry Supercross (Category: Business)
- CEAT Racing Team to storm the track on CEAT radials (Category: Breaking News)
- CEAT racers in strong debut at Fox Hill (Category: Business)
REUTERS: Global growth is slowly improving as the US recovery gains traction and dangers from Europe recede, but risks remain high and the situation is very fragile, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. Another flare-up of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis or sharp escalation in oil prices on geopolitical uncertainty could disrupt a world ...
- IMF sees risks to global growth, calls for collective action (Category: Business)
- Global economic outlook slowly improving but remains fragile (Category: Business)
- IMF marks down global growth forecast, sees risk on rise (Category: Business)
- IMF MD calls for anchoring stability to sustain higher and better growth (Category: Business)
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Half a dozen memorable moments from this fixture, including Murali, Hurricane Jayasuriya, a forgotten feelgood England win – and an episode of Neighbours 1. Sanath Jayasuriya goes ballistic, World Cup quarter-final, Peshawar, 9 March 1996 Unusual thrashings come no more predictable than Sri Lanka's demolition of England in the quarter-final of the 1996 World Cup. It was unusual because Sri Lan...
Most think nation's economy is improving, but many have a gloomier view about the situation closer to homeGloria Lamar sees signs that the nation's economy has taken a turn for the better. Her 401(k) retirement fund is recovering. Her job is stable. Last June she even felt confident enough to buy a new car — a 2012 Ford Fusion. Nothing fancy, just reliable and good on gas.
- RNC chief on Obama: 'A fish rots at the head' (Category: USA, Illinois)
- Northbrook filling coffers with sales tax (Category: USA, Illinois)
- You can't give happiness; you shouldn't even try (Category: USA, Illinois)
- Taxpayers come out ahead on public works projects (Category: USA, Illinois)
Sri Lanka will begin life under new coach Graham Ford when they meet India in their opening Commonwealth Bank Series match in Perth on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka will begin life under new coach Graham Ford when they meet India in their opening Commonwealth Bank Series match in Perth on Wednesday. Ford will become the third coach to lead the island nation following in a tumultuous period since they reached last year's World Cup final.
"They tell us, these tyrants, that they adore a God of peace and equality, and yet they usurp our land and make us their slaves. They speak to us of an immortal soul and of their eternal rewards and punishments, and yet they rob our belongings, seduce our women, violate our daughters.
Sony Music International has signed up Sri Lankan born singer Alston Koch to distribute his latest album “Don’t Funk With Me” set to be released next week. While so many Asians have been signed up with regional Sony Music distributers Alston becomes the first Asian to be signed up directly under Sony Music International. Alston ...
- Sony to set plans for Whitney Houston catalogue (Category: Business)
- Sony sees $ 2.9 b loss, reveals daunting task for new CEO (Category: Business)
- Sony launches sensational showroom (Category: Business)
(Srilankamirror) - Sri Lanka Cricket has incurred a loss of more than Rs. five million due to the sudden replacement of national coach Geoff Marsh with Graham Ford, SLC sources said. Marsh had entered into a two year agreement with SLC. According to the service contract, SLC had to pay him Rs. 1.5 million plus several allowances every month. Marsh was removed following the tour of South...
- SLC owes money to school cricket association (Category: Breaking News)
- Rs. 1 billion loan to Sri Lanka Cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Treasury gives Rs. 50mn to SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- Import levy on several food commodities upped (Category: Breaking News)
SO the winds of change swept through Sri Lanka cricket last week, and coming as it did amidst the national team’s dreadful free fall, few could’ve been surprised by the shake up. After four straight series losses in Test and ODIs and resultant demotions in the ICC rankings, you’d naturally expect administrators to react. And ...
- Sri Lanka aim to rise above money worries (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Cricket chief defends Marsh sacking (Category: Business)
- GRAHAM FORD IS SRI LANKA’S NEW COACH (Category: Breaking News)
- Graham Ford as new cricket coach (Category: Business)
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