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Two traditional rivals will face off in a crucial group at the T20 World Cup, while two further neighbours are joined by a talented European side. Group A preview: The Asian rivals will face still competition from co-hosts USA, Canada and Ireland in Group A of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The ICC […]
- New York increases security ahead of India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match (Category: Breaking News)
- New York increases security ahead of India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match (Category: Breaking News)
- Values vs. wealth (Category: Business)
Group B preview: Australia and England will be favourites to progress out of Group B at the T20 World Cup, but Namibia, Oman and Scotland have shown previously they are more than capable of causing an upset or two. The two most recent champions along with three spirited associates make up Group B of the […]
- Do What You Like Vs Like What You (Have To) Do! (Category: Breaking News)
- World Cup head to head: India vs Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- India Vs England (Category: Breaking News)
- New York increases security ahead of India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match (Category: Breaking News)
[…]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)
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)
Hemas Consumer Brands, a pioneering force in the consumer goods sector, maintains its forefront position in promoting sustainability and environmental responsibility throughout Sri Lanka. Through a series of innovative endeavours and strategic partnerships, the company is actively advancing towards a more eco-friendly and sustainable future. At the core of these efforts lies the company’s Gr...
- Coca-Cola appoints Kaushali Kusumapala as Country Director for Sri Lanka and Maldives (Category: Breaking News)
- Hemas Partners with Clean Ocean Force to Safeguard Negombo’s Threatened Ecosystems (Category: Breaking News)
- Hemas Launches Group Environmental Agenda 2030 (Category: Breaking News)
- Strong buyer interest in Fonterra’s consumer business (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)
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- India lifts onion export ban for neighbour Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK, US pressure Lanka to repeal PTA (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO experts to visit Sri Lanka to help eliminate leprosy (Category: Breaking News)
- Country attracts more than 800,000 tourists by 8 August (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Forgotten Anniversary appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Abolishing The Executive Presidency – Is Time Running Out? (Category: Breaking News)
- Restoring Parliamentary Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Unelected President Ranil Renounces Sri Lanka’s Status As A Republic (Category: Breaking News)
- Seventy Five Years Of Independence Or Curse (Category: Breaking News)
The Diyawanna Vesak Zone 2024, organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence and Independent Television Network (ITN), was held for three days from May 23 to May 25.The post Diyawanna Vesak Zone 2024 shines bright in Battaramulla appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- President sets deadline for Bingiriya industrial zone development (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry responds to rumours circulating on social media (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka introduces mobile courts across three prisons (Category: Breaking News)
- General Kamal Gunaratne re-appointed as Defence Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
; Dharmaraja Pirivena in Matale and actively participating in events of Bauddaloka Vesak Zone,...
- Navy adds colour to Perahera of Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Buddha Rashmi Vesak Zone (Category: Breaking News)
- A Vesak Zone comes to life in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Diyawanna Vesak Zone 2024 shines bright in Battaramulla (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaffna Vesak Zone attracts thousands (Category: Breaking News)
Innovative Production Group FZE (IPG) wishes to clarify that notwithstanding the recent events surrounding the arrest of a co-owner of the Dambulla franchise, the Lanka Premier League (LPL) Season 5 will proceed as scheduled. We are committed to ensuring that the tournament remains a showcase
- Sri Lanka to launch T20 tournament (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC rejects Indian board's claim over SLPL (Category: Sports)
- India's stand pulled the plug on league - SLC (Category: Sports)
- S Lanka and India in cricket row (Category: Breaking News)
Lanka Premier League (LPL) Season 5 will go ahead despite the match fixing allegations, with the Dambulla franchise participating under a new ownership. Innovative Production Group FZE (IPG) said that notwithstanding the recent events surrounding the arrest of a co-owner of the Dambulla franchise
- LPL terminates Dambulla franchise following max fixing claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Michael Clarke appointed Brand Ambassador of Lanka Premier League (Category: Breaking News)
- Aura Lanka Chairman arrested and remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Dambulla Thunders LPL team owner arrested over match fixing (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan Government is in denial about atrocities its forces committed during the civil war, Human Rights Watch said. Human Rights Watch also said that Sri Lankan authorities have threatened and detained Tamils commemorating those who died or went missing in the country’s civil war. On May 17, 2024, the United Nations human rights […]
- Crackdown Over Civil War Anniversary: UN Report Calls For International Prosecutions For Enforce... (Category: Breaking News)
- UN demands accountability from Sri Lanka on enforced disappearances (Category: Breaking News)
- Let’s Lockdown The Pandemic Of Enforced Disappearances: Continuous Struggle For Justice (Category: Breaking News)
- Let’s Lockdown The Pandemic Of Enforced Disappearances: Continuous Struggle For Justice (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Crackdown Over Civil War Anniversary: UN Report Calls For International Prosecutions For Enforced Disappearances appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Tamils Detained For Commemorating War Dead: 9 Held Under Abusive PTA (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Proposed Internet Law Threatens Upcoming Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- End Arbitrary Detention Of Student Activist: Wasantha Mudalige Held 150 Days Under Draconian PTA (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Should Oppose Restrictions On Freedom of Expression & Civil Society Groups: HRW (Category: Breaking News)
Pan Asia Bank is happy to announce that it has formed a new agreement with Wogi, a Global Digital Platform of loyalty and digital incentives. This partnership aims to provide greater customer engagement through customer rewards, which in turn advances our mission to offer consumers cutting-edge, environmentally friendly banking products throughout Sri Lanka. “In Pan Asia Bank, we always put...
- Special Credit Card for government pensioners (Category: Breaking News)
- Samurdhi Authority loses monies in Pan Asia stocks (Category: Breaking News)
- Pan Asia Bank joins hands with AIA Insurance to bring world-class protection, health and investm... (Category: Breaking News)
- Pan Asia Bank hosts memorable Avurudu celebrations for its employees (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)
Nairobi, Kenya – In a momentous celebration that brought together various dignitaries and distinguished guests, the High Commission of Sri Lanka and the Royal Thai Embassy in Kenya jointly hosted the International Vesak Day 2024 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi. This significant event commemorated the Birth, Enlightenment, and Passing Away of Lord Buddha, […]
- Nairobi fire- Huge gas blast in Kenyan capital kills 2, injures hundreds (Category: Breaking News)
- Envoy Kananathan meets Kenya’s Vice Chief of Defence Forces (Category: Breaking News)
- PM arrives in Thailand to attend UN Vesak Day celebration (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s Chief of Defence Staff visits Kenya s Defence HQ (Category: Breaking News)
By Sarah Hannan Sri Lankans are taking a keen interest on expressing their solidarity with the people of Palestine since the 07 October 2023 events and recently organised an event that reflected on the first Nakba that took place on 14 May 1948 under the theme ‘All Out for Palestine
- The Lure Of The Tigress (Category: Breaking News)
- The mathematics of Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- What our country consequently needs is a new political will (Category: Breaking News)
- Palestine, White Supremits & Sri Lanka’s Hypocrisy (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)
[…]The post ‘A Death In An Antique Shop’: Challenge To Our Cognitive Capacity? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Mosman antique shop robbed (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Museum burglary probe turns on to antique shops (Category: Breaking News)
- Fargo couple turn their Antique Addiction into a next-chapter-in-life business (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Fargo couple turn their Antique Addiction into a next-chapter-in-life business (Category: USA, North Dakota)
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)
“Viduhala Apa Mavu Dharmasoka” (විදුහල අප මව් ධර්මාශෝකා) by Godwin I. de Silva reviewed by Jagath De Silva This is a remarkable testament to the history and legacy of Dharmasoka College, meticulously compiled by a distinguished alumnus and former principal of the college who delves deep into the origins of the school, shedding light on […]
- Inaugural Thomas De Silva Oration 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Shelton Wirasinha, the Bard of the Wesley Manor (Category: Breaking News)
- A.M.A. Azeez, an Intellectual and Visionary (Category: Breaking News)
- Teacher arrested for caning 10-year-old schoolgirl (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam Tamils in Sri Lanka and around the world commemorated the ‘Mullivaikkal massacre’ where hundreds were killed during the final stages of the war in Sri Lanka. Commemoration events were held in the North and in Colombo after the authorities allowed the events
- At least 16 Sri Lankans killed fighting in Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Amnesty International chief to attend event in Mullivaikkal (Category: Breaking News)
- China to help conclude debt restructuring process in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US and Sri Lanka’s Election Commission discuss importance of free and fair polls (Category: Breaking News)
One fisherman was killed and another fishermen is missing after ship crashed into a boat off Trincomalee. In a search and rescue operation led by the Sri Lanka Navy, in coordination with the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Colombo, 03 fishermen from a distressed local fishing vessel were rescued off the east coast of Sri […]
- Nagapattinam fishermen injured in mid-sea attack by Sri Lankan gang (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil Nadu CM demands release of fishermen and boats in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka declares day of mourning following Iran President’s death (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy detains 15 Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
A series of events will be held over a period of three days beginning today (17) in the Northern and Eastern regions as well as Colombo to mark the end of war 15 years ago. There would be two major events-one at Mullivaikkal in the Vanni east and Vavuniya on May 18, the day the […]
- Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished (Category: Breaking News)
- No way to celebrate a Jubliee (Category: Breaking News)
- MRG calls for independent international mechanism to deal with issue of accountability in Sri La... (Category: Breaking News)
- Amnesty International head to join M’vaikkal commemoration (Category: Breaking News)
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