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A call for sustainable solutions By R. Sharvanandha, B. Sc, M. Sc. Lanka is currently grappling with a significant challenge – the escalating prices of vegetables. This surge in food prices has a direct impact on households, affecting their ability to afford essential and nutritious foods. In this article, we will explore the reasons behind […]
- Navigating The Challenges Of Escalating Vegetable Prices In Sri Lanka: A Call For Sustainable So... (Category: Breaking News)
- Transformation of agro-food system: (Category: Breaking News)
- Growing challenge of food insecurity and malnutrition in Sri Lanka amidst macroeconomic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Deteriorating rural economy, and food security (Category: Breaking News)
by Lasanda Kurukulasuriya Sri Lanka’s remarks at the meetings of the 19th Summit of the Non Aligned Movement in Uganda, must surely have had observers of international relations, especially relating to West Asia, scratching their heads. President Ranil Wickemesinghe in Kampala on Friday (19 Jan.) said he welcomed the fact that the 19th Summit gave […]
- Sri Lanka Hones Its Balancing Act (Category: Breaking News)
- We don’t have the capacity for a Red Sea deployment on our own (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Ministry urged to advise govt. against Red Sea deployment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sails into murky waters in the Red Sea (Category: Breaking News)
In a move towards advancing sustainable development, the United Nations Development Programme in Sri Lanka (UNDP) and the UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka (Network Sri Lanka) recently renewed their commitment through the signing of the third Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement aims to join efforts in facilitating private-sector participation and promoting sustainable development [&...
- UNDP signs MoU to promote Sri Lanka s innovation and responsible business practices (Category: Breaking News)
- Road development expenditure increase five fold (Category: Breaking News)
- Matara blooms under President’s Direction (Category: Breaking News)
- Six Senses Resorts and Spas Chief to present ‘Sustainable Tourism’ at GCNC forum (Category: Business)
ESG-KOICA Youth midterm Volunteer Programme commenced in Sri Lanka on Nov 20, 2023 and twenty-five (25) volunteers have been dispatched as the first batch to carry out activities in the social sector which is expected to provide high-quality education and activities aiming at Sri Lankan students, during their three months long assignment. The ESG-KOICA youth […]
- KOICA resumed its WFK volunteer programme in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- KOICA strengthens its presence here (Category: Breaking News)
- KOICA ICT Laboratory for students from vulnerable community in Matara Technical College area (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan govt. seen as mulling Singapore’s Temasek Holdings’ model on SOE listing (Category: Breaking News)
Nawaloka Laboratory has announced its achievement as the first laboratory in the country to successfully elevated to the latest version of ISO 15189 accreditation, namely ISO 15189:2022. The surveillance was conducted by the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board who serves as the national authority responsible for upholding and maintaining the standards for clinical and testing laboratories […]
- Fonterra enhances product testing capabilities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Hemas Hospital laboratory accredited with ISO15189:2007 (Category: Business)
- Asiri, first hospital in Sri Lanka to receive ISO 14001-2004 (Category: Business)
- Ceymed unveils newly refurbished centre in Nugegoda (Category: Breaking News)
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) last week petitioned the Supreme Court, challenging the ‘Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill’. It has artgued that the Bill fails to address or introduce a fit scheme sufficiently to enable the regulation of the extortive and predatory practices that microfinance lenders engage in at the grassroots levels. The Bill […]
- Protest against Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Bill to tighten money-lending laws including microfinance (Category: Breaking News)
- Another petition filed challenging Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. to establish authority to regulate microfinance outifts (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva, issued directives yesterday to officials of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, emphasising the need for additional measures to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of ship operations as the number of cargo vessels arriving at the port of Colombo has increased, leading to a rise in […]
- Box Trends (Category: Business)
- Ferry service to Colombo from Indian port resumes after 20 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo Port to attract Rs 3 billion (Category: Breaking News)
- 3 Japanese warships arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
High Commission of India, Colombo, is inviting applications for around 200 fully-funded scholarships for Sri Lankan nationals, across various levels. These scholarships are being offered for studies in prestigious Indian Institutes and Universities across subject domains but not including Medical/Paramedical, Fashion Design and Law courses. The scholarships offered exclusively for Sri Lankan natio...
- Pakistan announces scholarship programme for Sri Lankan students (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Support (Category: Business)
- 40 Sri Lankan students awarded full scholarships from China (Category: Breaking News)
- INDIAN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SRI LANKAN STUDENTS (Category: Breaking News)
An American was arrested in Beliatta, in southern Sri Lanka, with cannabis plants. The Police said the American was in a house which he had taken on rent. Investigators found the cannabis plants planted in pots and covered with polythene sheets on the top floor of the building. The Police said the American did not […]
- Health Ministry Additional Secretary arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- All nine inmates who escaped from Thaldena prison arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Tuition class teacher arrested over fire in Ranil’s house (Category: Breaking News)
- Angoda Lokka’s buddy Athurugiriye Jeram arrested (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Chips Are Everywhere: But Can Sri Lanka Ride The Wave? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Biden’s order to restrict US investments in China’s tech sector opens new opportunities for India (Category: Breaking News)
- US Chips Act restricts companies from expanding production in China (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka Adrift In Tempestuous Seas (Category: Breaking News)
- Threats To The Hegemony Of The US Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
Video: India to assist in rescue of Sri Lanka fishermen captured by Somali pirates (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has lifted its suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with immediate effect. SLC was suspended in November because of government interference – as the country’s ministry of sport sacked the national cricket board after poor results at the men’s World Cup. That decision was reversed by a court but the […]
- Australia T20 captain retires from international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- New York, Dallas and Florida confirmed as host venues for T20 World Cup 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
ICC Media Release The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board has today lifted the suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with immediate effect. SLC was suspended in November for being in serious breach of its obligations as an ICC Member, in particular, the requirement to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that there is no government […]The post Sri Lanka Cricket suspension lifted...
- ICC confirms lifting of Sri Lanka s suspension (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin hopeful ICC s suspension on Sri Lanka will be lifted soon (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC confirms terms of SLC suspension; shifting of U19 World Cup 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- First priority is to get the ICC suspension on SLC lifted – Kanchana (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan film director Jagath Manuwarna has won the prestigious award of Best Director in the Asian Competition Section of the 22nd Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF).
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the suspension imposed against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been lifted, with immediate effect.
ජාතික ජන බලවේගයේ “ගැහැනු අපි එක මිටට මාලිමාවට” යන තේමාවෙන් රටේ සියලුම දිස්ත්රික්ක ආවරණය කරමින් පවත්වන සමුළු මාලාවේ කළුතර දිස්ත්රික් […]The post මාලිමාවේ කළුතර කාන්තා සමුළුවත් ගැහැණුන්ගෙන් පිරී ඉතිරී යයි… appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has lifted the ban imposed on Sri Lanka Cricket with immediate effect, Sports Minister Harin Fernando said.The post ICC lifts ban on Sri Lanka Cricket with immediate effect appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- ICC suspends Sri Lanka Cricket’s membership (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC lifts suspension on Sri Lanka Cricket - Sports Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC suspends Sri Lanka Cricket s membership (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC confirms lifting of Sri Lanka s suspension (Category: Breaking News)
In further vindication of England’s alternative (and aggressive) approach to Test cricket, Ben Stokes’s side secured a famous victory over India in Hyderabad on Sunday. England did so by overturning a first-innings deficit of 190 runs – second on the list of biggest deficits overturned to win a Test in India, behind India’s famous win […]
- Jaiswal sparkles as India nose ahead (Category: Breaking News)
- England fight back after Gill ton to leave Vizag Test tantalizingly poised (Category: Breaking News)
- Bumrah’s best establishes India’s dominance on Day 2 (Category: Breaking News)
- Gill, Rohit headline dominant second day for India in Dharamsala (Category: Breaking News)
The International Cricket Council (ICC( has lifted the ban imposed on Sri Lanka with immediate effect, Sports Minister Harin Fernando said. The ICC suspended Sri Lanka last November because of Government interference. The ban was imposed of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of sport had sacked the national board (SLC) amid the team’s poor World Cup, although […]
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia players criticise rights record of World Cup hosts Qatar (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan beat the Netherlands to boost World Cup semi-final hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- Pandya leads India to dramatic Asia Cup win against Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has lifted the ban imposed on Sri Lanka Cricket with immediate effect, Sports Minister Harin Fernando revealed.
[…]The post RW, IMF & The Economy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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The charges for railway freight services are slated to be revised with effect from 01 February, the Sri Lanka Railways Department announced.
Sri Lanka s Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles has revealed that a special programme will operate, in conjunction with the ongoing anti-drug operation Yukthiya , to eliminate sexual harassment and violence against women.
HMS Spey, considered the greenest ship in the Royal Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit. The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions. HMS Spey is a 90.5m long Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) which is manned by a crew of 56. The ship is […]
- Navy detains 12 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters (Category: Breaking News)
- INS ‘Delhi’ arrives at the Trincomalee port (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas on massive SJB protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Hambantota’s “white elephant” records 10th cruise ship visit (Category: Breaking News)
සෘජු විදේශ ආයෝජන (Foreign Direct Investment) සරලව නිර්වචනය කරන්නේ නම් කිසියම් සමාගමක්, රජයක්, හෝ පුද්ගලයකු විසින් වෙනත් රටක (උදා: ලංකාවේ […]The post GDP එකෙන් 6% ක සෘජු විදේශ ආයෝජන කැඳවන්න මාලිමා රජයකට පුළුවන් ද? appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
මේ වනවිට පාර්ලිමේන්තු වාර අවසන් කිරීමෙන් පුරප්පාඩු වී තිබෙන කාරක සභා මුල් පුටුවලට ආණ්ඩුවේ එකිනෙකා අතර උග්ර පොරයක් නිර්මාණය වී […]The post පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ තනතුරුවලට බල පොරයක් appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව මෑතක් වනතුරු ම කඩිනමින් ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථානුකූලව භාෂා තුනෙන් ම ප්රසිද්ධ කළ නිවේදන බරපතළ ලෙස ප්රමාද කරමින් […]The post මහ බැංකුව කොටු පැනිල්ලකට මාට්ටු වෙලාද? appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
India has pledged to assist in the rescue of six Sri Lankan fishermen captured by the Somali pirates, Sri Lanka Navy spokesman Gayan Wickremasuriya said on Sunday (28 Jan.).
රජයට අයත් ලිට්රෝ ගෑස් සමාගම සහ එම සමාගමට අයත් ශ්රී ලංකා රක්ෂණ සංස්ථාව විකුණා දැමීමට ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ සහ පොහොට්ටු […]The post ලිට්රෝ ගෑස් විකුණා දමන්න ප්රබල හේතුවක් මෙන්න appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
The President’s Fund, under the auspices of the President and the guidance of the Secretary to the President, announced the extension and enhancement of the scholarship program for the year 2021/2022. This initiative aims to identify and support financially challenged students across all provinces of Sri Lanka, ensuring they have the means to pursue their […]
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