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[…]The post As Julie Chung Morphs Into Elizabeth K Horst… appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- US nominee to Sri Lanka committed to counter Chinese investments (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary holds talks on bilateral relations with U.S. Under Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung meets Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka needs to improve business investment framework environments- US envoy (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Retired Foreign Secretary H. M. G. S. Palihakkara says Sri Lanka shouldn’t hesitate to recongise a Palestine state formally against the backdrop of Spain, Ireland and Norway having done so already.The veteran Foreign Service officer was responding to The Island query regarding what Sri Lanka’s response should be to the raging Gaza […]
- Norway’s Sri Lanka peace process evaluation presented (Category: Breaking News)
- Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka to close permanently (Category: Breaking News)
- BCIS honours two Lankan stalwarts in International Relations field (Category: Breaking News)
- Norwegian ambassador assures continuous assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has again requested Canada not to repeat baseless allegations of genocide here. Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane took up the issue when she met Canadian Deputy Minister for International Development Christopher MacLennan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday (28) Recently, Foreign Ministry accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of repeatedly propagating lies […...
- Japanese FM Kamikawa due here (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Day’ controversy : SL registers protest with Canadian HC (Category: Breaking News)
- Sabry hits out at Trudeau over India-Canada diplomatic row (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt help sought to rescue 14 Lankans stranded in Myanmar (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Top Election Commission (EC) officials yesterday (3)) said that US Ambassador Julie Chung’s meeting with the top management of the independent commission shouldn’t cause concern among the public. EC’s Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake said so when The Island sought his response to social media comments in respect of Ambassador Chung paying […]
- Meeting not prompted by any specific concerns or statements, says US embassy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka needs to take tough decisions – US Ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
- ATB: US expresses concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- Chung meets EC members, inquires about elections (Category: Breaking News)
Nepal legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane will miss the T20 World Cup 2024 after his visa application to the USA was rejected for a second time. His initial application was turned down last week, following which the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and the Nepal government intervened on his behalf, but despite their efforts he was turned […]
- Sandeep Lamichhane sentenced to eight years in jail for rape (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal court finds former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane guilty of rape (Category: Breaking News)
- Logan van Beek’s career-best 4 for 24 vaults Netherlands into Super Sixes (Category: Breaking News)
- Concerns for India despite ten wicket win over Nepal (Category: Breaking News)
India briefed the National Peoples Power (NPP) on various bilateral initiatives between India and Sri Lanka. The briefing was conducted by the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha. The Indian High Commission said that High Commissioner Santosh Jh interacted with JVP leaders and briefed them about various bilateral initiatives between India and Sri Lanka […]
- Top US official to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US Assistant Secretary and Sri Lankan civil society discuss reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura insists visit to India will not change party policy (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP says world has changed and so has it (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry says that the western countries have shown their double standards by turning a blind eye to the crisis in Gaza and that, serious amendments must be made to the international laws on how the United Nations functions in order to protect international democracy.
Sri Lanka has sought a debt moratorium until 2042, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. He said that Sri Lanka has already obtained a moratorium on the repayment of its debt until 2027. However, the President said that Sri Lanka has sought to extend the debt moratorium until 2042. Wickremesinghe said that talks on the matter are […]
- Debt restructuring to be completed before polls (Category: Breaking News)
- President to hold talks with Japanese PM in Tokyo (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil loses his cool when questioned on Channel 4 video (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gets tips on good governance from India (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka raised deep concerns with Canada regarding high-level pronouncements made in recent years representing a false narrative of genocide in connection with the conflict that took place in Sri Lanka. Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane met the Canadian Deputy Minister for International Development Christopher MacLennan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo. Foreign Secretary […]
- Five Sri Lankans detained in Latvia for human smuggling (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka concludes bilateral consultations with Japan (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB pledges further support for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Kazakhstan invites Sri Lankan President to undertake an official visit (Category: Breaking News)
Renowned Sri Lankan music composer Dr. Shelton Premaratne passed away this morning (May 30) in Australia at the age of 94.The post Shelton Premaratne passes away appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Veteran Sri Lankan musician Shelton Premaratne passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Veteran musician Dr Shelton Premaratne passes away at the age of 94 (Category: Breaking News)
- No visits for Tamil prisoners on Thaipongal day (Category: Breaking News)
- Gorge's 1st Watershed Festival to feature Shelton, Lambert (Category: USA, Washington)
During the “Advancing Energy Transition” round table discussion at the Hilton Colombo on Wednesday (29) morning, President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the need for a comprehensive plan to exploit renewable energy and explore future trends in green hydrogen in Sri Lanka. The event, held in collaboration with the World Bank, the Ministry of Power and Energy, […]
- Cleaner Fuel (Category: Business)
- Portugal's green energy dilemma (Category: Technology)
- Can human power replace batteries? (Category: Technology)
- Former football coach Lou Holtz tests positive for COVID-19 (Category: USA, Mississippi)
The Thai cabinet has implemented several visa measures to boost tourism, extending benefits to travelers from 36 additional countries, including Sri Lanka. These measures will accommodate visitors planning to stay in Thailand for over 30 days.The post Thailand introduces Visa-Free entry for Sri Lankan tourists and expands travel benefits appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top S...
- Thailand approves visa-free entry for visitors from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand introduces Visa-Free entry for Sri Lankan Tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- Free visas for nationals of China, India, Indonesia, Russsia, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan from ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa fee waived for visitors from seven nations as pilot project to boost tourism (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Promises: The Parrot That Waited In Vain For The Fruit To Ripen appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Losing Faith In Sri Lanka: Is Wickremesinghe Corrupt? Are Our Judges Fair? (Category: Breaking News)
- Suppressing Free Speech & Religious Freedom By Labelling Them Hate Speech (Category: Breaking News)
- Disagreeing With One’s Community That Is Wrong Is A Duty (Category: Breaking News)
- Four New Universities: A Premature Budget Proposal For Cheats (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)
Sri Lanka is studying South Australia’s energy transition policy, which looks at net-zero emissions by 2050. President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka needs to decide if it requires energy transition legislation. “Some countries have energy transition legislation. We have also looked at that. We have looked at some areas such as South Australia. It […]
- Solutions sought to tackle marine litter near Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Shaping Sri Lanka’s industrial recovery: Industry and government leaders convene (Category: Breaking News)
- Preliminary work to bring Starlink to Sri Lanka completed (Category: Breaking News)
- Hemas Consumer Brands Spearheads Environmental Stewardship Across the Island (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Quo Vadis? – Feeding The 225; Don’t Wait For The State; Let’s Act On Our Own appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Partnership Between NPP & JVP Must Be Emboldened (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Prospects At The Next Election (Category: Breaking News)
- NM’s Heritage: Upsurge Of Religious Despotism In Sri Lanka: Can The JVP Withstand Sinhala-Buddhi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Waging Peace! (Category: Breaking News)
The United Nations is funding a disability inclusion initiative in Sri Lanka. Through the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) Fund, the United Nations in Sri Lanka is implementing an initiative at a national level, with technical lead the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka. The UNPRPD project […]
- UNDP to help convert 500,000 Tuk-Tuks in Sri Lanka to electric vehicles (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan and UPFA help enhance healthcare accessibility in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Persons with disabilities integral players in determining innovative solutions to fully inclusiv... (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP to help convert 500,000 three-wheelers (Tuk-Tuks) in Sri Lanka to electric vehicles (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)
Amnesty International, along with other organisations, have urgently called on the Sri Lankan government to halt the current proposals for a new Labour Law and to ensure that reforms to the labour laws are only taken after due consultation with workers and their representatives. “We express our serious concerns over the proposed reforms which, as […]
- Minister Thondaman raises concerns about Lankan migrant workers with ILO Director General (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka urged to immediately halt labour law reform process (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed Law Breaks Government Pledge to End Abuse’ – HRW (Category: Breaking News)
- CWC leader calls upon TUs to be innovative and inclusive (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post NATO Expansion: The Untold Agreement & Its Role In The Ukraine War appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – V: A “Carnival” Of Quads (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – II: US Military-Industrial Complex & The War Without End (Category: Breaking News)
“When I was young, a girl who got her first period was scared and frightened,” Burkinabe grandmother Marie, 73, tells her daughter, Aminata, and teenage granddaughter, Nassiratou, 18 – who calls her grandma “Yaaba”. The three women sit together beneath a tree in their village in west-central Burkina Faso, engaged in forming balls of seeds […]
- A woman has to be ‘stronger than a lion’ to cross the sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Cyclone Remal slams into Bangladesh coast as hundreds of thousands evacuate (Category: Breaking News)
- Celebrating Menstrual Hygiene Day: Reproductive Rights & The Fight Against Period Poverty (Category: Breaking News)
- Hosts Qatar thrill fans with winning start at the AFC Asian Cup 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), which commands a majority in Parliament, has opposed a proposal to postpone the Presidential and Parliament elections. SLPP National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa said that postponing elections is not healthy for any democracy. “Postponing elections is not healthy for any democracy. Extending the terms of the President and […]
- Rajapaksas out in force for Sri Lanka election (Category: Breaking News)
- Immediate solutions from Namal Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
- MP NAMAL RAJAPAKSA TAKES OATHS AS LAWYER (Category: Breaking News)
- “Satakaya” for Namal Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
The United National Party (UNP) has proposed postponing the Presidential and Parliament elections to keep President Ranil Wickremesinghe in power. UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara said that the economy needs to be rebuilt and the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must be fulfilled. He said that in order to do that Wickremesinghe […]
- EC to consider request to allow Sri Lankans overseas to vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil proposed winding up UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP suspends 1,137 local council members (Category: Breaking News)
- LG polls postponed again (Category: Breaking News)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) at their current levels of 8.50 per cent and 9.50 per cent, respectively. The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka arrived at this decision after carefully assessing the […]
- Demand for imports in Sri Lanka continues to remain subdued (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka decides to maintain policy rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka further reduces policy interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank decides to continue with tight monetary policy (Category: Breaking News)
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the joint resolution furnished by the President and the Minister of Health to enter into a memorandum of understanding between Sontell group Hong Kong International Limited and the Government of Sri Lanka to obtain the funds required for the construction of a general hospital and a children’s hospital […]
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries to hold the 60th Session and Ministerial Meeting of the International Coconut Community in Colombo in November this year using the income earned by the Coconut Development Authority and the contribution of several private institutions in the coconut sector. The […]
- Felling of Coconut Trees Banned (Category: Breaking News)
- Black Market (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka bans felling of coconut trees as country faces shortages (Category: Breaking News)
- Substandard coconut oil being sold around the island (Category: Breaking News)
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- 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 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)
The United National Party (UNP), led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has proposed a referendum to extend the terms of both the Sri Lankan President and Parliament by two years.The post UNP proposes referendum to Extend Presidential and Parliamentary terms by two years appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Referendum on prez poll not possible without 2/3 House majority (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP shoots down proposal to postpone elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential polls cannot be delayed by advancing general election – EC (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP Gen. Secy’s proposal shouldn’t be taken seriously – SLPP (Category: Breaking News)
Amnesty International along with other organizations have urgently called on the Sri Lankan Government to halt the current proposals for a new Labour Law and to ensure that reforms to the labour laws are only taken after due consultation with workers and their representatives.
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