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The National Youth Services Council (NYSC) of Sri Lanka has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UNICEF to promote "Youth-Led Climate Action" in Sri Lanka.The post UNICEF and NYSC partner to Empower Sri Lankan Youth in Climate Action appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- UNICEF and National Youth Services Council join forces to promote Youth-Led Climate Action in S... (Category: Breaking News)
- Youth Parliament in Kilinochchi (Category: Breaking News)
- Youth Parliament in Kilinochchi (Category: Breaking News)
- Celebrating International Youth Day 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post “Rob Or Perish” – A Grim Reality In Public Service? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Exploring The Silent Wilderness Of Self-Discovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Why The Sri Lankan Rupee Is Appreciating (Category: Breaking News)
- Insights Of A Tumultuous TV Debate & Airport Assault (Category: Breaking News)
- Wellness Tourism Through Holistic Rejuvenation Programs (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Historic Crimes Of The Chauvinistic Left appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reflecting On 34 Years: The JVP & The Legacy Of Comrade Rohana Wijeweera (Category: Breaking News)
- RIP: Comrade R Singamapanar: The First Tamil Political Activist From Chunnakam (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Whilst THE USA and its allies continue to hound Sri Lanka for defeating terrorism, finding flimsy excuses for their warped actions, they seem to be turning a blind eye to the atrocities committed by their ally, Israel which continues to massacre the innocent breaking all rules with impunity. Their hypocrisy seems […]
- UN court hears South Africa genocide case against Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- UN world court calls for prevention of genocidal acts in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Massacre of innocents and hypocrisy of West (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa files genocide case against Israel at World Court (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Stop Using Schools As Political Platforms! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
- A Fervent Message To Lankan Mothers Through Sirasa Lakshapathi (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Political Solution Is Missing Part Of Reconciliation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Don’t Disregard The Less Privileged (Category: Breaking News)
- Valuing Japan’s Moral Ethos & Economic Assistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Justice Does Not Require A Mandate But A New Government (Category: Breaking News)
At least nine people have been killed, including a child, and about 50 have been injured after part of a stage collapsed at an election rally in Mexico’s northern Nuevo León state, the local governor has said. The incident occurred as centre-left presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez was delivering a speech in the city of […]
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Court stops President from nominating judges to SC (Category: Breaking News)
- Retired SC judge to chair committee on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post My Red Comrade: A Review appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- In Memory Of Comrade Osman De Silva (Category: Breaking News)
- RIP: Comrade R Singamapanar: The First Tamil Political Activist From Chunnakam (Category: Breaking News)
- In Memory Of Comrade H. A. Seneviratne, Lawyer, Writer & Human Rights Activist (Category: Breaking News)
- A Tribute To Mrs Sriya Malathi Gunasekera, Wife Of Late Comrade Prins Gunasekera (Category: Breaking News)
Inspired by the teachings of the Buddha, India is taking new initiatives for global welfare Vesak, also known as Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti, is a significant Buddhist festival that commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha. This important day falls on the full moon in April or May and is a […]
- Buddhism: A True Gift from India to the World (Category: Breaking News)
- Vesak messages (Category: Breaking News)
- Reflections On Solar Consciousness & Unity: A Message For Vesak Day 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s historical connection to Buddhism (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy A bipartisan US congressional resolution, calling for ‘independence referendum’ to Sri Lankan Tamils as the (only) way out of the ethnic conflict is this year’s offering on the 15th anniversary of the ethnic war that lasted twice as many years. Of course, there was also the UNHRC report calling upon the Colombo […]
- A wrong message at a right time? (Category: Breaking News)
- Time for Upcountry Tamils to come together (Category: Breaking News)
- Can the Sangha make a difference to the political impasse, and how? (Category: Breaking News)
- Which bell, what cat, and how to tie it? (Category: Breaking News)
With the Elections Commission now on formal record that the forthcoming presidential election must be held on a date between Sept. 17 and Oct. 16, 2024, the attention of both the media and the electorate will inevitably become more focused on the upcoming contest. While incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is serving former President Gotabaya […]
- Presidential race and horse-trading (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez poll: SLPP to announce candidate in mid-July (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal replaces Basil as SLPP National Organiser (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil puts his foot down (Category: Breaking News)
15th anniversary of defeat of LTTE: War veteran MP warns of LTTE rump, sympathizers exploiting situation By Shamindra Ferdinando General Secretary of Amnesty International, Agnès Callamard, is scheduled to visit Mullivaikkal, in the Mullaithivu District, where the combined security forces defeated the LTTE. The visit is scheduled to take place on 18 May, the day before the […]
- Sarath draws RW’s attention to humiliation of military officers (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Genocide’: Dire warning issued over Canadian move, Sabry asked to move resolution in parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP MP asks FM for clarification (Category: Breaking News)
- National Security House Committee head asks why Diaspora doesn’t want India and TNA investigated (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post After May Day: Now What? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump-Ramasamy Ticket GOP’s Best Bet In 2024; US Events Will Affect The Whole World (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD’s Recent Climb Is Meteoric, Yet A Long Way To Go (Category: Breaking News)
- Election Or No Election, Ranil Is done; He’s Not Fit For Office (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a condolence message on the demise of Spiritual Father of Believer’s Eastern Church His Holiness Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I Metropolitan Bishop on His departing to Glory & Eternal Rest in America Texas on 08 May, 2024. The text of the message: I hereby convey my sincere heartfelt and Deepest […]
- President meets Pope Benedict (Category: Breaking News)
- President meets Pope Benedict XVI (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP appeal for SF given to Pope (Category: Breaking News)
- Threats against Mannar Bishop: Jayalath writes to Pope Benedict the XVI (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Economic Growth, National Security, And What Next For Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Colombo University Business Economic Summit 2024: Keynote Address (Category: Breaking News)
- The Magic 2048: What Is To Be Done To Make Ranilnomics A Reality? (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy 2024: More Challenging Than The Two Previous Years (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Growth Lab Experiment Should Be Converted From A Mere Wish To Ground Level Reality (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Reflections On The Life & Achievements Of Dr. N. Ethirveerasingam: An Exceptional Tamil Hailed From Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reflections On Solar Consciousness & Unity: A Message For Vesak Day 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Manikavasagam’s News Experience, A News Textbook (Category: Breaking News)
- A Reflection On Forty Years Since The ‘Black July’ Anti-Tamil Pogrom In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- “Rob Or Perish” – A Grim Reality In Public Service? (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita None of the actions and initiatives of the Ranil Wickremesinghe government is sincere and the state machinery is being blatantly misused for election purposes, MP Prof G.L Peiris said on Thursday.He told the Sunday Island that in recent months the government has established an independent Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation and […]
- EU MPs say Lanka needs global support on reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Achieving national unity and reconciliation requires multi-partisan consultations and acceptance... (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka urged by US to take ‘concrete’ reconciliation steps (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope Francis implores Lankan leaders to listen to the cries of the people (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Teflon Tiran & Visa Outsourcing appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT Mobitel offered same service at USD 1 per person but VFS charges USD 25 plus – SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- On-arrival visa controversy: Patali draws IMF’s attention, warns police over playing politics wi... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post An Open Missive To AKD & NPP appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- System Change & Its Replacement!!! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil & Sajith Running Out Af Alternatives (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Vs. AKD: Who Will Blink First? (Category: Breaking News)
- Are We Going To The Fringes Or Coming To The Middle? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ignoring The Whale, While Hooking The Sprat appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Just Rewards For Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- On Overlooking The Obvious (Category: Breaking News)
- Improvising To Overcome Tragedy (Category: Breaking News)
- Aiyo Sirisena! Cut Out The Bluff! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post May Day Music Miscellany: Contest Between The SJB & The NPP & The UNP-SLPP Dilemma appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Feminist Revolt & Masculinity Pitfalls In The Bolshevik Camp: Sri Lanka’s Election Prelude (Category: Breaking News)
- May Day Politics: A Pregame To Presidential Election (Category: Breaking News)
- May Day Thoughts: Political Economy Of The Ranil-SLPP-SLFP-UNP-SJB Convergence (Category: Breaking News)
- The Deciding Factor In Sri Lanka’s Election Debate: Policy Or Public Frustration? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka & Israel: Parallel Legacies As Geo-Conscious States appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reflections On Solar Consciousness & Unity: A Message For Vesak Day 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Exploring The Silent Wilderness Of Self-Discovery (Category: Breaking News)
- President Affirms Commitment To Two-State Solution In Palestine – A comment (Category: Breaking News)
- Suppressing Free Speech & Religious Freedom By Labelling Them Hate Speech (Category: Breaking News)
The suppressive nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been well studied ever since the Party accumulated power in late 1940s. The unsettling case of Uyghur’s in China however surpasses every other suppressing strategy deployed by the Party. Within the Xinjiang region of China, the Uyghur minority population has been facing systematic suppression and […]
- World Uyghur Congress calls for global action against China’s human rights abuses (Category: Breaking News)
- China's war on Uyghur women (August 2020) (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- China's war on Uyghur women (August 2020) (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- China's war on Uyghur women (August 2020) (Category: USA, South Dakota)
May Day falling last week, as is very well known, has long lost its Labour Day intent and flavour certainly in this country, degenerating into the political carnival all Lankans are familiar with. With a presidential election due later this year, predictably the various contending parties made the occasion one of trying to demonstrate their […]
- Presidential race and horse-trading (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential poll: Chief Govt. Whip steps up pressure on SLPP on behalf of Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez poll: SLPP to announce candidate in mid-July (Category: Breaking News)
- Chief Govt. Whip insists only Presidential poll will be held this year (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The “Aragalaya“ Of 1848 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From Torrington to Independence Square (Category: Business)
- Free Medical Camp At Torrington Mahal Nivasa By Apeksha Foundation (Category: Breaking News)
- Fire in Torrington Avenue (Category: Breaking News)
- An Incident At Independence Square (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Media Freedom In Sri Lanka; Why Are Journalists’ Murder Investigations Being Avoided? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why A Tamil Common Candidate In The Presidential Election? (Category: Breaking News)
- Hague Tribunal: ‘MiG Deal Revelations The Main Motive For Lasantha’s Murder’ – Ex IP Nishantha S... (Category: Breaking News)
- Journalists Killed & Missing In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President to pardon bailed journalist Tissainayagam (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged political parties to collaborate with the government in safeguarding the country’s economic stability by ensuring the success of the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).The post Sri Lanka President urges unity to safeguard economic stability amid IMF deal appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka...
- Prez asks Opp. to cooperate (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President to intensify focus on national unity, youth aspirations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says proposals set forth by parties to form all-party Government will be sha... (Category: Breaking News)
By Chaminda Silva President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (May Day) urged the JVP-led NPP, the SJB and other political parties not to undermine ongoing economic recovery efforts. UNP leader Wickremesinghe said they were duty-bound to ensure the continuation of the measures taken since July 2022 to restore normalcy in the country. Addressing the UNP May Day […]
- SJB will support NCM against Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB: JVP’s call for RW’s participation in proposed debate diversionary tactic (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition made passage of 22A possible – SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- Harrison switches allegiance to President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debate Between Presidential Candidates First: A Point Of View appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reform Prospects: Missing Middle, Last Chance, Aragalaya-2? (Category: Breaking News)
- Restoring Parliamentary Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Election Year Road Map For Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
The stock market serves as a nexus where millions of buyers and sellers converge to engage in transactions. At its core, each transaction represents an agreement between a buyer and a seller, with the central element being the price. This price is not static; it fluctuates continuously, reflecting the equilibrium between supply and demand. The […]
- Should you invest in the stock market now? (Category: Breaking News)
- Insider trading: Good, bad or ugly? (Category: Business)
- Real potential of the Colombo stock market (Category: Business)
- MBSL expands investment management services on a regional level (Category: Business)
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