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The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have seized a large consignment of smuggled cigarettes, valued at around Rs. 500,000 along with a suspect.
To achieve its goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2070 and producing 50 percent of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by 2030, India is rapidly progressing towards renewables, primarily solar and wind. India now ranks fourth in renewable energy capacity in the world scaling up its renewable energy capacity by 250 percent […]
- India’s renewable energy capacity at 114 GW till June-end (Category: Breaking News)
- India to commission floating solar power plants in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India to commission floating solar power plants in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Germany sets new solar power record, institute says (Category: Business)
On-arrival visa controversy: By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB has called upon the government to explain why the Department of Immigration and Emigration had entered into an agreement with VFS Global-led grouping for the issuance of online visas against the backdrop of SLT Mobitel offering the same service at a much lower cost. Prof. G. L. […]
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- VFS Global responds (Category: Breaking News)
- BIA thrown into turmoil as foreign firm handles on-arrival visa counter (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
A Sri Lankan passenger arriving from Thailand has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake last night for the possession of more than 05 kg of Kush cannabis.
[…]The post Why A Tamil Common Candidate In The Presidential Election? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Do The Sinhalese People Live On Mars? Who Is Telling The Truth? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sarath Weerasekera Thinks The Tamils In Sri Lanka Are Born Slaves (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Tamils & Palestinians: International Justice In The Dark? (Category: Breaking News)
- Would Voting For A Tamil Presidential Candidate Polarize The Tamils? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s security forces abducted men and women from the ethnic Tamil minority and tortured them in custody long after the end of a bloody civil war in the South Asian island nation, a human rights group said in a new report. The 26-year civil war between separatist Tamil insurgents and government forces ended in […]
- India, Sri Lanka passenger ferry service launched after 40 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Australia push for permanent visas (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka lifts Gunathilaka ban after sexual assault acquittal (Category: Breaking News)
- British cop who assaulted Sri Lankan man spared jail (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Utilizing The PIP Approach To Develop The Business Sector: A Much-Needed Policy Reform For Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Fight For Women’s Empowerment In An Era Of Conflict & Multifaceted Crises (Category: Breaking News)
- Role Of Good Governance In Building A Resilient Health System: Framework For Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Waiting For Godot: Can Some Developing Nations Unite & Transform The Planet? (Category: Breaking News)
- Are We Rotting Or Rotten? (Category: Breaking News)
2100 new Grama Niladhari officers were awarded appointment letters today (May 08) by the Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, at Temple Trees.The post 2100 new Grama Niladhari officials appointed appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- 2100 new GN officers appointed (Category: Breaking News)
- 2002 Grama Niladhari officers set to be appointed before end of April (Category: Breaking News)
- Report on student consuming coconut kernel for lunch unfounded – President’s Media Division (Category: Breaking News)
- 2100 New GN Officials Appointed (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan Government says there were no concerns raised over the recent visit by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs adheres strictly to international rules and regulations in its interactions with foreign countries. “we’re actively seeking to attract more investors, as demonstrated by the successful […]
- Rescued Sri Lankans from Myanmar to be repatriated to Sri Lanka via Bangkok (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan ready to resume funding LRT project in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran’s Foreign Minister to undertake official visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Foreign Minister on two-day visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Emirates has reaffirmed its strategic cooperation with Tourism Seychelles and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and has forged a new partnership with the Hong Kong Tourism Board. Now in its 38th year of operating in Sri Lanka, Emirates will continue its efforts to support the island nation’s tourism agenda, including the development of special packages […]
- Nagapattinam fishermen injured in mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan gang (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan student group condemns US action on demonstrations (Category: Breaking News)
- Macau-based gaming operator to open Sri Lanka casino in mid-2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- Iraq wants to enhance bilateral, political relations with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Australia said on Wednesday it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices, as part of efforts to rein in record migration.
[…]The post Reporting On UNHRC Matters: An Open Letter To Sinha Ratnatunga Editor Of The Sunday Times appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Resolution #9 Is #1 On Ranil’s Watch As President. Will Anything Be Different? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Philippines looks askance at evidence gathering mechanism (Category: Breaking News)
- US submits draft resolution on SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s 6th Periodic Review under the ICCPR to be held in Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
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- Asiri Hospital Galle Launches State-of-the-Art Dialysis Center, Revolutionizing Access to Afford... (Category: Breaking News)
- St. Joseph Hospital, Negombo Relaunches with Enhanced Medical Facilities and Expanded Services (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan and UPFA help enhance healthcare accessibility in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ninewells Hospital Becomes the First in the Healthcare Sector to Implement SAP Business One (Category: Breaking News)
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a Fundamental Rights Petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the appointment of W. Kanishka D. Wijeratne as the Director General (DG) of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). Wijeratne, who had previously served as the DG of CIABOC since January 2020, was reappointed to […]
- New DG appointed to Bribery or Corruption commission (Category: Breaking News)
- Applications called for the appointment of new bribery commission DG (Category: Breaking News)
- Archeology Department DG resigns after blasting from Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- UNIDO’s Deputy DG in town (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s tentative recovery from its worst economic crisis could be stalled by presidential elections due later this year, the island nation’s central bank chief warned on Tuesday. Months-long shortages of food, fuel and medicines culminated in Sri Lanka defaulting on its foreign debt in 2022 and angry protests that led to the ouster of […]
- China to help conclude debt restructuring process in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President insists he is not a dictator (Category: Breaking News)
- Several students injured after tow buses crash in Ampara (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga gets on SJB stage (Category: Breaking News)
For the fifth time Vladimir Putin took the long walk through the Grand Kremlin Palace to the St Andrew’s Throne Hall. There he took the oath of office and was sworn in as Russia’s president for a new six-year term. “We are a united and great people. Together we will overcome all obstacles, we will […]
- Russia says all four suspects arrested after 133 killed at concert hall (Category: Breaking News)
- Georgia rocked by clashes over ‘foreign agent’ bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- US House passes crucial aid deal worth $61bn for Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
Saudi Arabia has offered Sri Lanka assistance to combat blindness in Sri Lanka and the diseases that cause it. The Saudi Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Khalid bin Hamoud Al-Kahtani stated that the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center organized the Saudi Noor Voluntary Project in the Republic of Sri Lanka to combat blindness and […]
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosts the World Economic Forum (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha claims MBS rejected Nasheed’s request to help Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iraq wants to enhance bilateral, political relations with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Second consignment of Indonesia humanitarian aid arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
As per the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President s Fund has initiated two additional scholarship programs alongside the on-going scholarship initiatives, the President s Media Division reported today.
- Kamala Harris' VP win is huge for HBCUs, Tougaloo president says (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the combined proposal presented by the President and the Minister of Education to instruct a Legal Draftsman to prepare a bill for the establishment of a National Teachers Council based on the prepared draft. The National Education Policy Framework has proposed the establishment of a National Teachers Council in line […]
- Bid to beef up history interest (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Decision made today on teachers' boycott (Category: Western Australia)
- Teachers to boycott test (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Teachers have 'too much' to teach (Category: South Australia)
A member of an organized crime gang involved in the murder of Roshan Kumara Vithanage, Treasurer of the Public Health Inspectors' Association, was apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night (May 06).The post Murder suspect of Health Inspectors’ Association treasurer nabbed at BIA appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONL...
- Ape Jana Bala Party Chairman arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanted murder suspect shot dead in Minuwangoda during shootout with Police STF (Category: Breaking News)
- Main suspect over brutal murder of five in Delft Island arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Key associate of ‘Angoda Lokka’ apprehended at BIA with forged passport (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Police announced that Ramesh Priyajanaka, also known as 'Manna Ramesh', the leader of an underworld criminal gang, was extradited from Dubai to Sri Lanka this morning (May 07) by a team of CID officers.The post ‘Manna Ramesh’ repatriated to Sri Lanka from Dubai appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Police obtain 72-hour detention order on Manna Ramesh (Category: Breaking News)
- Manna Ramesh repatriated to Sri Lanka from Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
- Grenade and motorcycle found as police raid Manna Ramesh s house (Category: Breaking News)
- Underworld figure Manna Ramesh arrested in Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
India has delivered the first batch of medium-range, supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles – that can be launched from land, sea and air – to the Philippines. Brahmos is one of the most lethal weapons in its category. They will be deployed in the South China Sea to resist Beijing’s unrelenting and unilateral aggression in violation […]
- Resource Conflict (Category: Business)
- Ignoring China’s Ultimatum, Philippines To Hold Drills With Australia, Japan & US In Disputed So... (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Chinese vessels shadowed Philippine, US ships – Philippine military (Category: Breaking News)
- Phillipines’ bold response to aggressive China in the South China Sea (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Industries and Health, Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, announced that the forthcoming ÂIndustry EXPO 2024Â will grace the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) from June 19th to 23rd, under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
For the fifth time Vladimir Putin will be taking the long walk through the Grand Kremlin Palace to the St Andrew’s Throne Hall. There he will take the oath of office and be sworn in as Russia’s president for a new six-year term The route may be familiar, but much has changed since Putin’s first […]
- Pentagon to ‘rush’ Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes (Category: Breaking News)
- Ghana rejoices as ‘crown jewels’ looted by British put on display (Category: Breaking News)
- Bishop stabbed during sermon in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Valuing Japan’s Moral Ethos & Economic Assistance appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The return of Japan is a victory (Category: Breaking News)
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
- War Of Attrition Will Ruin Both The Government & Country (Category: Breaking News)
- Prioritising National Interest In Navigating Geopolitical Waters (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 7th May, 2024 The BIA (Bandaranaike International Airport) visa controversy has taken a dramatic turn with the Opposition accusing Public Security Minister Tiran Alles of having misled Parliament. The outsourcing of on-arrival visa processing to a foreign company has provoked a public outcry. The company reportedly charges about USD 20 or more as visa […]
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Action against man who caused disturbance at BIA visa counters and officers who recorded incident (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- Online Safety Bill presented to parliament (Category: Breaking News)
VFS Global, the company at the centre of continuing controversy over the issuance of on arrival visa at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), yesterday (06) said that it had commenced operations in Sri Lanka in 2004. According to the company, it has been facilitating the visa application process for 23 governments, including the UK, Australia, […]
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- BIA thrown into turmoil as foreign firm handles on-arrival visa counter (Category: Breaking News)
- VFS Global issues clarification on Sri Lanka E-Visa system (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
by Jehan Perera The visit of Japan’s foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa to Sri Lanka is an indication that the relationship between the two countries is on the mend. The manner in which Japan was ousted from the special status it had once held by the previous government headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would have caused […]
- SL rejects UNHRC resolution (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez insists on IMF approved new tax regime, warns of dire consequences unless fully implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan seeks to organize SL creditors’ conference: Will China attend? (Category: Breaking News)
- As UN General Assembly Convenes, Leading Senators Unveil Resolution Urging International Coopera... (Category: Breaking News)
by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” This is very sound advice to be followed at this time of distress in Sri Lanka, as there are many things that are broken and need fixing urgently. Some may say our ruling politicians are not smart enough to grasp the validity of such […]
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- A new online visa system in place now (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota leaves Singapore after fleeing protesters at home (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita Chief Opposition whip and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella has said the Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, misled Parliament in November 2023 about increasing visa fees. Kiriella told The Island that he would make a special statement today (07) on the issue. “I will make the statement […]
- Visa muddle (Category: Breaking News)
- Action against man who caused disturbance at BIA visa counters and officers who recorded incident (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT Mobitel offered same service at USD 1 per person but VFS charges USD 25 plus – SJB (Category: Breaking News)
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