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- Trump Guilty! And Anniversary Blues (Category: Breaking News)
- Bold Buddhists & Progressive Tamils Must Interface: A Second Trump Term Poses Intrinsic Dangers ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Will A Trump Re-Election Pose A Global Threat? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
by Rajan Philips Just after 5:00 PM local time on Thursday, a jury of 12 New Yorkers, seven men and five women, found the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, guilty on all 34 counts that he had been charged with for falsifying business records to influence the outcome of […]
- 22nd Amendment: People Are Never Fooled (Category: Breaking News)
- Bipartisanship Beyond 22nd Amendment Is Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Bipartisanship that enabled 22nd Amendment needs to be sustained by statesmanship (Category: Breaking News)
- The 22nd A (Now 21A) Could Lead To Another Constitutional Cum Political Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
For nearly four weeks, Donald Trump has sat quietly in a New York courtroom while state prosecutors laid out the first-ever criminal case against a former US president. Lawyers from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office have called on a cast of blockbuster witnesses and produced dozens of surreptitiously recorded conversations and documents to help corroborate […]
- Trump lawyer clashes with Michael Cohen in hush-money trial (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels face off on tense day in court (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump trial: Dozens of jurors rejected as they say they cannot be impartial (Category: Breaking News)
The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Michael Cohen, has taken the stand to testify against the former United States president. Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer began giving his highly anticipated testimony on Monday morning, the latest day in the first-ever criminal trial against a US president. Cohen’s appearance in the […]
- Trump Guilty! And Anniversary Blues (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump hush money trial: Michael Cohen admits to stealing (Category: Breaking News)
- Have Trump prosecutors made their case at hush-money trial? (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump guilty on all counts in hush-money trial, New York jury finds (Category: Breaking News)
Rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women. Demonstrators want gender-based violence to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the issue was a national crisis. In Australia, a woman has been killed on average […]
- Sydney church stabbing declared a ‘terrorist’ attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian Police say Sydney killer targeted women (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Princess of Wales in early stages of treatment for cancer (Category: Breaking News)
Australian police have declared Monday’s stabbing at a Sydney church a religiously motivated “terrorist act”. A 16-year-old boy was arrested after a bishop, a priest and churchgoers were attacked during mass at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church. At least four people suffered “non-life-threatening” injuries, police say. The attacker was also hurt. The incide...
- Australian Police say Sydney killer targeted women (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory at Turkish elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Georgia rocked by clashes over ‘foreign agent’ bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Turkey halts trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
The man who went on a stabbing rampage in a Sydney shopping centre appears to have targeted women, police say. Joel Cauchi, 40, sent the crowded Westfield Bondi Junction complex into panic on Saturday when he began stabbing people with a long blade. Five of the six people who died were women. Several others, including […]
- Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory at Turkish elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel’s Netanyahu says defences are ‘ready’ as Iran attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel accused of deadly strike on Iranian consulate in Syria (Category: Breaking News)
A knife-wielding man who killed six people in a Sydney shopping centre before being shot dead has been identified by Australian police. Joel Cauchi, 40, sent the crowded Westfield Bondi Junction complex into panic on Saturday when he began stabbing people with a long blade. Five women and a man died. Several others, including a […]
- Three suspected Chinese agents arrested in Germany (Category: Breaking News)
- Sydney church stabbing declared a ‘terrorist’ attack (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa investigators raid home of speaker of parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- WhatsApp scam: More than 100 arrested in Spain for ‘son in trouble’ fraud (Category: Breaking News)
A man who carried out a deadly stabbing rampage at a Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction in Sydney’s east yesterday afternoon has been identified as a 40-year-old from Queensland. Joel Cauchi has been named as the knife-wielding man who killed six people and injured at least a dozen more in the attack. The victims […]
- Five people killed in stabbing attack at Sydney mall (Category: Breaking News)
- Sydney bishop among multiple people stabbed at church in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
- Popular K-Pop singer Park Boram dies aged 30 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans fear deportation under proposed Australian migration bill (Category: Breaking News)
A suspected gunman in a series of deadly shootings in Pennsylvania has been captured alive in neighbouring New Jersey, US police said. The police said the suspect shot three people dead in Levittown on Saturday before fleeing across state lines to the home in nearby Trenton. Residents were home when the suspect entered the house […]
- South Africa investigators raid home of speaker of parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Three suspected Chinese agents arrested in Germany (Category: Breaking News)
- Sydney church stabbing declared a ‘terrorist’ attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Avalanche leaves two dead in Austrian Alps (Category: Breaking News)
Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over England in the final at Stadium Australia. Olga Carmona’s fine first-half goal, drilled beyond Mary Earps into the far corner from a tight angle after 29 minutes, proved decisive in Sydney. Spain had the chance to double their lead […]
- Twelve-year-old boy stabs 12-year-old girl in Adelaide school (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka Gunathilaka granted bail but banned from Tinder (Category: Breaking News)
- English football star midfielder swaps Essex Alliance for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- England’s T20 World Cup winner announces shock retirement (Category: Breaking News)
Novak Djokovic says he is relishing the chance to make tennis history as he aims to become the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic, 36, faces Norway’s Casper Ruud, 24, in the men’s singles final at the French Open today (11). A victory would take the Serb clear of Rafael Nadal’s total […]
- Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud for 14th Roland Garros title (Category: Breaking News)
- Novak Djokovic wins 24th major by beating Daniil Medvedev (Category: Breaking News)
- Novak Djokovic takes on Carlos Alcaraz in Paris semi-finals today (Category: Breaking News)
- Djokovic wins Australian Open 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals after crushing Stefanos Tsitsipas to set up the highly anticipated clash. Spain’s Alcaraz, 20, won 6-2 6-1 7-6 (7-5) against the Greek fifth seed. Serbia’s Djokovic survived a quarter-final scare from Karen Khachanov to keep his bid for a record 23rd men’s […]
- Novak Djokovic beats Ben Shelton to reach New York final (Category: Breaking News)
- Daniil Medvedev to play Novak Djokovic in final after beating Carlos Alcaraz (Category: Breaking News)
- Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon men’s title (Category: Breaking News)
- Djokovic wins Australian Open 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam The UK’s Metropolitan Police arrested 52 people over alleged attempts to disrupt the coronation ceremony of King Charles. Issuing a statement, the Metropolitan Police said that a “significant Police operation” was launched after they received information that protesters were determined to disrupt the coronation procession. This included information that indivi...
- Probe on Marine Drive accident involving SUV (Category: Breaking News)
- Man armed with knife arrested in Adelaide’s CBD after being tasered (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas to disperse protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Concerns raised over tuk tuk mafia in Galle (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Disagreeing With One’s Community That Is Wrong Is A Duty appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Four New Universities: A Premature Budget Proposal For Cheats (Category: Breaking News)
- Entertainment & Intellectual Activity In Jaffna – The Ramanathan Lectures (Category: Breaking News)
- My Jaffna Is No Longer My Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Suppressing Free Speech & Religious Freedom By Labelling Them Hate Speech (Category: Breaking News)
To be sure, not all has gone well for Northern Ireland since the coming into being of the British province’s Good Friday Agreement on April 10th 1998. For instance, it has been without a ruling executive since January 2017, when the province’s power-sharing government’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness resigned in protest over what has […]
- UK, EU hail new chapter with deal to fix Brexit trade spat (Category: Breaking News)
- A lasting political solution through power sharing (Category: Breaking News)
- Joe Biden celebrates family ties in pub on Ireland tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden begins Northern Ireland, Ireland trip (Category: Breaking News)
Thousands of people have fled across the border to Thailand amid fierce fighting between Myanmar’s armed rebel groups and the military, according to Thai officials. Myanmar was plunged into turmoil when the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, leading to mass protests and an armed uprising. […]
- Manhunt underway for 6 inmates who escaped from a California jail using a homemade rope (Category: USA, Maine)
- Manhunt underway for 6 inmates who escaped from a California jail using a homemade rope (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Manhunt underway for 6 inmates who escaped from a California jail using a homemade rope (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Manhunt underway for 6 inmates who escaped from a California jail using a homemade rope (Category: USA, Iowa)
A Zimbabwe preacher with links to a controversial Sri Lankan “prophet” has been accused of gold-smuggling. Uebert Angel, who was in Sri Lanka in 2020 and 2022, to meet Prophet Jerome Fernando, has been accused in Zimbabwe of offering to use his status to launder millions of dollars through a gold-smuggling scheme. Angel, appointed ambassador-at-large […]
- Mahinda’s links with Ubert and Jerome likely to be probed (Category: Breaking News)
- Zimbabwe preacher linked to Sri Lankan pastor stripped of title (Category: Breaking News)
- Zimbabwe preacher with links to Sri Lanka denies allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa wins second term in disputed vote (Category: Breaking News)
The Little Minds Strong Values (LMSV), Rotary Honda Purudu Championship finals was held at the Galadari Hotel and broadcast on Facebook live. Over 4000 children from around the country participated in the competition and 125 children participated in the finals. The event was attended by the Minister of Education Dr Susil Premajayantha, Rotary district […]
- ROTARY HONDA PURUDU CHAMPIONS SEASON 3 (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog Enterprise and Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan Rotary Par 3 Golf Classic in 2023 Resu... (Category: Breaking News)
- Kingsbury Colombo distributes 25,000 books to over 2,500 students (Category: Breaking News)
- Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Ayushi Agarwal Following a decision by the Taliban regime to ban women from working at non-governmental organisations, four major international aid groups suspended their operations in Afghanistan on Sunday. Neil Turner, country director, Norwegian Refugee Council for Afghanistan, while calling the ban ‘temporary’, said it “can, unfortunately, have a high impact”. He als...
- Taliban are outlawing women s beauty salons in Afghanistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban’s impositions on women can continue in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban order Afghanistan’s hair and beauty salons to shut (Category: Breaking News)
- Afghanistan’s media raises concerns on World Press Freedom Day (Category: Breaking News)
Fresh signs COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in China Beijing [China], December 26 (ANI): After China abandoned its restrictive “zero Covid” policy about two weeks ago, regional numbers of infected persons with coronavirus point to explosive outbreaks and overstretched healthcare systems, writes Chang Che, Asia technology correspondent for The New York Times (NYT). However, the intensity ...
- China lab leak ‘most likely’ origin of Covid – FBI chief (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Covid global health emergency is over (Category: Breaking News)
- US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Zero Covid policy’s repercussions (Category: Breaking News)
A suicide attack at a tuition centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 35 people, most of them female students, the United Nations says. More than 80 others were wounded in Friday’s attack at the Kaaj education centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area. Students had been sitting a practice university exam when the […]
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire on protesters in Iran (Category: Breaking News)
- Wave of explosions hit Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia set to punish sex before marriage with jail time (Category: Breaking News)
A huge search and rescue effort is continuing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which cut a swathe of destruction across the US state. At least 10 people have died in the state but officials fear the confirmed toll could rise considerably. Joe Biden has warned the category one storm could be the […]
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- A divided Japan bids farewell to its slain ex-PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Man charged with attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect held after five killed in attack at Colorado nightclub (Category: Breaking News)
The vibrantly coloured, discreetly patterned and beautifully crafted garments by C.h.a.r.l.e.n.e. has been all the rage in Colombo since the brand’s launch a few weeks back. What’s so great about C.h.a.r.l.e.n.e.? And how did it get there? Let’s hear it from ‘the Couturist’ behind the label, Ms. Charlene Thuring. “I studied fashion at the Academy ...
- Coats Lanka recognises AOD’s emerging fashion talent with special award (Category: Business)
- Creative industries employ internationally qualified design graduates from AOD (Category: Business)
- AOD collaborates with Hameedia for brand new fashion collection (Category: Business)
Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone who is currently filming for ''Jism 2' in Sri Lanka rang in her 31st birthday on the sets of her first Bollywood movie, IANS reported "Happy Birthday Sunny! Sunny celebrates her birthday with the unit members in Sri Lanka," producer Mahesh Bhatt posted on Twitter. Her birthday was on Sunday. She cut a chocolate cake, which read "Happy Birthday Sunny&...
- Jism-2 Star – Sunny Leone Comes To Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Mostly sunny and milder today (Category: USA, Maine)
- Mostly sunny and milder today (Category: USA, Maine)
- Mostly sunny and milder today (Category: USA, Maine)
| by Dr Laksiri Fernando ( May 03, 2012, Sydney, Sri Lanka Guardian) I am here not talking about Karen Connelly’s popular love story by the name of ‘Burmese Lessons,’ but rather Aung San Suu Kyi’s entry into Parliament yesterday as the leader of the opposition in Myanmar (or Burma) with 42 other members who were elected early April in a by-election from the National League for Democracy (NLD). Th...
- ‘Burmese Lessons’ for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- New Myanmar Democracy: Generals In Plain Clothes (Category: Breaking News)
- Myanmar: South Asia’s other ‘Small Miracle’? (Category: Business)
- It breaks my heart to see the Indian Prime Minister pose cordially with the butchers of Burma (Category: Breaking News)
Karen Parker members of the IED organization stated SriLanka is the best example and definition for racist governments of this world.
The Academy of Design (AOD) – South Asia’s celebrated design campus is actively involved in the advancement of Sri Lanka’s creative industry. Apart from these special ventures, AOD has also contributed to the local design industry by producing a generation of proficient designers and design entrepreneurs of international caliber. Maneesha Perera is one such alumnus ...
- Sri Lanka Design Festival commences (Category: Breaking News)
- AOD Graphic Design Department powered with latest Apple iMac techonology (Category: Business)
- Creative industries employ internationally qualified design graduates from AOD (Category: Business)
By Bandu de Silva It looks as if all Pundits have spoken their mind on the recent performance of the Foreign Service and there is nothing more left to be said. But as an old Foreign Service hand, now watching...
- Saving the Sri Lankan Foreign Service: Wrestlers, County Cricketers, and Pac-Boat riders to Hard... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Foreign Service must put its own house in order before anything else (Category: Breaking News)
- Geneva challenge: Sabry needs to review ‘case’ anew (Category: Breaking News)
- Jayanatha Dhanapala submissions before LLR Commission - Full transcript (Category: Breaking News)
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