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The economic and political landscape of Nepal is currently facing a dual assault from its neighbor, China. As the country grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, the once-thriving Tatopani market stands as a somber reminder of the destructive power of nature. However, the decline of this border town is not solely due to […]
- Lanka to join India –Bangladesh-Nepal tripartite energy grid to avoid energy problems and develo... (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s new Nepal game: Trap Kathmandu with oil and gas exploration bid (Category: Breaking News)
- DESTABILIZING DYNAMICS: Unraveling Chinese Interference in South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape (Category: Breaking News)
- Undermining Stability: Chinese Interference in South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
SriLankan Airlines insists it has sufficient amount of pilots to meet its operational requirements of a reduced fleet. Issuing a statement, SriLankan Airlines said that it has been managing with a reduced fleet of 15 as opposed to the intended 18 aircraft over the last two months, which has impacted the airline’s flight schedule and […]
- SriLankan Airlines denies claims flight made emergency landing in Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines avoids possible mid-air collision (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan denies claims flights grounded over financial issues (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines denies claims it lost essential workers (Category: Breaking News)
The Sooriyawewa Pradeshiya Sabha secretary has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) while soliciting a bribe of Rs.50,000 at the Pradeshiya Sabha.The post Sooriyawewa Pradeshiya Sabha secretary arrested for soliciting Rs.50,000 bribe appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live Updates - Sri Lanka News.
- Sooriyawewa PS Secretary remanded for accepting bribe (Category: Breaking News)
- PS Secretary arrested for soliciting Rs. 50,000 bribe (Category: Breaking News)
- Kalutara PS chairman remanded till Sep 04 (Category: Breaking News)
- Mawanella PS chairman arrested for soliciting a bribe (Category: Breaking News)
By Hema Senanayake hemasenanayake@yahoo.com IMF has an ideology, a system of ideas and ideals which forms the basis of its decisions and policy prescriptions for which the recipient country of the loan claims as of its own. The most important idea does not originate from economic theory but international trade theories instead. The Great Recession […]
- Flexible Rate (Category: Business)
- RW says great power rivalries and geopolitics emerging threat to Third World (Category: Breaking News)
- Steve Hanke on currency boards and flawed pegs amid Sri Lanka meltdown (Category: Breaking News)
- Reactions (Category: Business)
The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 16 years as it battles to stabilise prices. The Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points – its 10th hike in 14 months. The Fed signalled that Wednesday’s rise may be its last one for now. The moves […]
- UK to be one of worst performing economies this year (Category: Breaking News)
- US interest rates hit 14-year high in inflation battle (Category: Breaking News)
- Moldovan government resigns in wake of multiple crises (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
The Daraz Group recently convened its strategic management meetings in Colombo Sri Lanka. The leadership teams and senior management from the Daraz’s offices in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Singapore and Dubai met in Colombo for this forum where the Group strategy and direction for the new financial year was discussed and finalised. Commenting on the opportunity, […]
- Daraz Mid-Year Sale offers greater choice and savings across all categories (Category: Breaking News)
- Daraz Buy1Give1 reaches out to more than 1000 families in vulnerable communities (Category: Breaking News)
- Daraz further aids the Sri Lanka Police Forces (Category: Breaking News)
- Daraz further aids the Sri Lanka Police Forces (Category: Breaking News)
US-based international travel influencer Juliana Broste, a 12x Heartland Emmy Award-winning travel filmmaker and host, showcasing adventures and fun things to do around the world, recommended Sri Lanka to be listed as one of the best places to visit in 2023 and as a result of her continuous effort, Sri Lanka has been listed on the Forbes list as one of the 23 best places to visit in 2023.The post ...
- Forbes lists Sri Lanka as one of the 23 best places to travel in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes lists Sri Lanka as one of the 23 best places to visit in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ranked as the fourth most popular solo travel destination (Category: Breaking News)
- French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Sri Lanka on July 28 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has been listed in the Forbes list as one of the 23 best places to visit in 2023, Sri Lanka Tourism said. US based international travel influencer Juliana Broste, a 12x Heartland Emmy Award-winning travel filmmaker and host, showcasing adventures and fun things to do around the world, recommended Sri Lanka to be […]
- IGP among cops and politicians who met MR (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesian Navy ship KRI Bima Suci arrives in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank and IMF discuss Sri Lanka’s reform agenda (Category: Breaking News)
- Scope Cinemas hosts John Wick: Chapter 4 premier (Category: Breaking News)
Hatch, Sri Lanka’s leading startup hub partnered with the US Department of State to implement AccelerateHer, a bespoke accelerator program for budding female entrepreneurs. Applications are now open for its second cycle. AccelerateHer is designed to help female founders grow their businesses, upskill, and gain access to funding and networks that will allow them to […]
- Hatch in partnership with Draper Startup House open Colombo’s first Co-Living Space to drive col... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch Enters Partnership with Draper Startup House to Strengthen Sri Lanka’s Position as a Start... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch fund secures investment from Mountain Lion Ventures (Category: Breaking News)
- Virtusa celebrates International Women’s Day with Engineering Equity Hackathon (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Religiosity In Society appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Mythological “Jeromism” & Misleading Religious Formula (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhalese Society Through The Prism Of Religion: An Appreciation Of Gananath Obeyesekere’s Work ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragala Bhumiya & Sri Lankan Mythological Consciousness (Category: Breaking News)
- Transfer Of Formal Power Vs People Power During Societal Transition (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 2022 – An Year We Must Never Forget: Lingering Memories Of Spirited Months appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass – The Aragalaya Challenge (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Lack Of Common-Sense; Presidential Brutalities (Category: Breaking News)
Established in 1971, Seven Seas Holding Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd pioneer in Ceylon agricultural produce, spices, tea and coffee exporters. They are a champion of the UN Global Compact & UN Women’s, ‘Women Empowerment Principles’ and stepped up to take action to eradicate Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), and mobilised the global campaign “UNITE! Activism […]
- Afghan women need global action to halt Taliban abuse (Category: Breaking News)
- UN secures $101.5 million for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNICEF raises concerns over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament turns orange against Gender-Based Violence (Category: Breaking News)
Enterprise Analytics and IFS successfully hosted their first customer summit, which brought together many business leaders from across various industries. The event, which was designed to highlight the business benefits of IFS Cloud, was held at the Hilton Colombo. Speakers from both organizations and current customers, the Silvermill Group, shared insights on the product roadmap, […]
- Enterprise Analytics highlights the transformative power of data at Evergreen 2.0 (Category: Breaking News)
- IFS Sri Lanka’s operations seen as ‘incredibly robust’; 75 % of R&D taking place in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Enterprise Analytics and IFS highlight the business value of IFS Cloud at customer event (Category: Breaking News)
- IFS Cloud October 2022 release to accelerate business automation and boost companies’ advanced a... (Category: Breaking News)
A testimony to its commitment to further increasing its digital payment footprint in Sri Lanka, Daraz, the leading online marketplace in Sri Lanka, recently became the country’s first e-Commerce platform to enable LANKAQR-based transactions in Sri Lanka. LANKAQR is an initiative by the Central Bank
- Sri Lanka, a regional hub for enhancing connectivity for the Daraz Group (Category: Breaking News)
- Only three transactions per LankaQR merchant code in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT-MOBITEL’s mCash empowers Sri Lanka fisheries CEYFISH outlets (Category: Breaking News)
- Daraz Buy1Give1 reaches out to more than 1000 families in vulnerable communities (Category: Breaking News)
Enterprise Analytics and IFS successfully hosted their first customer summit, which brought together many business leaders from across various industries. The event, which was designed to highlight the business benefits of IFS Cloud, was held at the Hilton Colombo. Speakers from both organizations and current customers, the Silvermill Group, shared insights on the product roadmap, […]
- IFS Cloud October 2022 release to accelerate business automation and boost companies’ advanced a... (Category: Breaking News)
- Enterprise Analytics and M Power Capital strike a partnership to equip Bangladesh, Maldives and ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Enterprise Analytics sponsors the Royal Colombo Golf Club’s Monthly Medal tournament (Category: Breaking News)
- Dilly & Carlo lights up the holidays with the festive collection (Category: Breaking News)
UMEED Market Place setup under AVSAR (Airport as Venue for Skilled Artisans Of The Region) Scheme of Airport Authority of India at Srinagar and Jammu airports is helping artisans to get exposed to the national market and strengthen the economic conditions of local artisan community. These outlets at airports exhibit products of all 20 districts […]
- PATA awards Malaysia Airports for ‘Exceptional Service’ (Category: Business)
- Indian High Commissioner visits Northern Province (Category: Business)
- Women in rural Manipur are weaving wonders from Kauna weed (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post System Change: Education Should Be Priority Number One appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ragging, Lack Of Discipline & Political Protests In Universities: Who Is To Blame? (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Teaching Literal Arts: In The Time Of Corona & The “Job Market” (Category: Breaking News)
- Teaching Literal Arts: In The Time Of Corona & The “Job Market” (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Impetus For Aragalaya 2.0 – Transform From Vertical To A Horizontal Power Structure appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 75 Years Of Non-Democracy In Our Democratic Nation (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Springboarding From The Aragalaya To A New Nation We All Deserve (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
Kiddoz, Sri Lanka’s first-ever Baby and Kids online marketplace, has been unveiled as the latest venture of leading Sri Lankan company LIMRA Holdings Limited. Kiddoz is being developed in close consultation with the esteemed E-commerce Consultant, Fathhi Mohammed (Co-Founder of PickMe Sri Lanka
- Some Sri Lankan EdTech products have tracking technology (Category: Breaking News)
- Leading sports goods retailer to suspend Sri Lanka operations (Category: Breaking News)
- Wiley Sri Lanka employees indulge in beach cleanup activity (Category: Breaking News)
- President appoints several State Ministers (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Would Jesus Have Supported The Aragalaya? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Misusing The Bible (Category: Breaking News)
- Misusing The Bible (Category: Breaking News)
- Misusing The Bible (Category: Breaking News)
- “Prophet” Jerome’s Controversial Sermon & The Issues It Raises (Category: Breaking News)
Exclusive athleisure clothing brand IZY by Sri Lankan cricketing star Isuru Udana officially partnered with Daraz Mall, launching a collection of casual, comfortable clothing for men and women on Sri Lanka’s leading e-commerce marketplace. The collection, comprising unique designs of men’s gym
- Daraz Mid-Year Sale offers greater choice and savings across all categories (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Daraz Golf Monthly Medal’ tees off this week (Category: Breaking News)
- Airtel Lanka official telecommunications partner for Daraz 11.11 (Category: Breaking News)
- Dilly & Carlo lights up the holidays with the festive collection (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Wickremesinghe/Rajapaksa – An Axis Of Evil appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Just Mummified Himself & Embalmed The UNP, So What Should A Democratic Opposition Do? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Just Mummified Himself & Embalmed The UNP, So What Should A Democratic Opposition Do? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Just Mummified Himself & Embalmed The UNP, So What Should A Democratic Opposition Do? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Understanding The Required System Change appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Understanding required system change (Category: Breaking News)
- Forget The politicians & Their Bureaucrats, This Is Why We The Public, Need To Understand Climat... (Category: Breaking News)
- Of That Heavy Carbon Footprint (Category: Breaking News)
- Forget politicians and bureaucrats (Category: Breaking News)
by Ranil Senanayake We need a fresh paradigm towards a permanent truce with nature, in concurrence with her pace and in sync with her rhythm.” –– Ray Wijewardene, Sri Lanka, is ‘the canary in the coalmine’ of fossil powered economic growth, that promises ‘development’. The pain of withdrawal from addiction is felt from the cooking fires of its homes, to the […]
- Understanding The Required System Change (Category: Breaking News)
- Forget politicians and bureaucrats (Category: Breaking News)
- Forget The politicians & Their Bureaucrats, This Is Why We The Public, Need To Understand Climat... (Category: Breaking News)
- Of That Heavy Carbon Footprint (Category: Breaking News)
In response to the crisis in Sri Lanka, Daraz launched a “Buy1Give1” program in May 2022. The aim of Buy1Give1 was to provide some relief to vulnerable communities, while enabling consumers to transform everyday activities like buying groceries into high-impact, meaningful actions. Daraz is committed to creating a world full of giving, and to further strengthen this effort, Daraz [R...
- Sri Lanka, a regional hub for enhancing connectivity for the Daraz Group (Category: Breaking News)
- Daraz enables LANKAQR payments for Lanka Premier League 2022 tickets (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP launches ‘Rebuild Sri Lanka’ crowdfunding platform (Category: Breaking News)
- Futura Tech Labs donates flagship mStudio radio automation solution to the Foundation of Goodness (Category: Breaking News)
Quickee.lk, Sri Lanka’s favourite online marketplace and innovative delivery solutions platform, has stepped forward to reenergize Sri Lanka schools’ rugby and help develop the sport in the country by powering leading schools in the ongoing rugby season. The schools are S. Thomas’ College
- SLPP group led by Dullas and G.L threaten to sit with opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Security tightened around girls schools as Big Match fever grips Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore says Gotabaya has not sought asylum (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka facing fullblown humanitarian emergency (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Growth in Sri Lankan Yacht Charter Industry Looks Promising for the Future appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Forlorn Paruthitivu Yields The Secrets Of The Illegal Chinese-EPDP Dollar-Making Nexus (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Sri Lanka Needs A Presidential Secretariat On Blue Economy Or National Center For Ocean Reso... (Category: Breaking News)
- Challenges Beneath The Surface Of Peace & Normalcy In Northern Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Risk Of Another Tsunami Disaster: Are We Adequately Prepared? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Anatomy Of A Crisis & Its Perceivable End appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- How Tamil Leadership Failed Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Poverty Of Wisdom (Category: Breaking News)
- People’s Sovereignty Roadblocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Himalaya Declaration: Is It Worthy Of National Discussion? A Community’s Journey From Arunachala... (Category: Breaking News)
The June Monthly Medal hosted by the Royal Colombo Golf Club (RCGC), in collaboration with Daraz Sri Lanka, kicks off this week, scheduled to take place on 24th and 25th of June 2022. Activities on the golf calendar of Sri Lanka’s oldest and premier golf club are back to its glory days after nearly two […]
- Airtel Lanka official telecommunications partner for Daraz 11.11 (Category: Breaking News)
- Daraz Mid-Year Sale offers greater choice and savings across all categories (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP Pradeshiya Sabha member Jagath Samantha arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia summons Sri Lankan envoy and protests over detained plane (Category: Breaking News)
The travel guide Lonely Planet advises visitors to Kashgar, China, to fight the crowds that gather at its Sunday Grand Bazaar and let their senses loose to the smells of spices, the softness of silks and the beauty of carpets carefully woven by locals. The marketplace contains “
- Chinese authorities jail at least 100 Uyghurs from the same Xinjiang hamlet (Category: Breaking News)
- China uses phone search data to target Uyghurs: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- China refused to allow envoy to visit Uyghur region: Turkish Foreign Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Death of Uyghur Refugee in Thai Detention Stirs Condemnation (Category: Breaking News)
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