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[…]The post American Chaos, Modi’s Heatwave & Ranil As Common Government Candidate appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Destination Delhi: Roving President’s Next Port Of Call (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Election Timetable & Sri Lanka’s Deadlock Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Western Discontents, Modi’s New India, And Sri Lankan Anniversaries (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran-Israeli Tit For Tat, India’s Vote Marathon & Lanka’s Long Election Eve (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Season Of Fun & Frolic; Every Pantaloon Is Running Loose appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Challenges In The Forthcoming Presidential Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- May Day Politics: A Pregame To Presidential Election (Category: Breaking News)
- The 2024 Presidential Election (Category: Breaking News)
- Myths & Delusions Of IHP’s ‘Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey’ (Category: Breaking News)
The Indian Government on Saturday said it has allowed exports of 99,500 tonnes of onions, mainly sourced from Maharashtra, to six neighbouring countries despite the ban on shipments.
[…]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 Mini Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) bilateral exercise 2024 between the United States Pacific Fleet and the Sri Lanka Navy came to a successful end on Friday (26).
President Ranil Wickremesinghe joined the ‘Wasath Siriya 2024’ Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration which commenced at the Shangri-La green grounds in Colombo this morning. The celebration saw the participation of a large number of locals and foreigners in the numerous competitions being conducted. In the 2024 Wasath Siriya Marathon for Men, Sri Lanka Army’s […]
- Applications Open for “Wasath Siriya- 2024” New Year Festival Competitions (Category: Breaking News)
- Applications open for ‘Wasath Siriya- 2024’ New Year Festival competitions (Category: Breaking News)
- ÂWasath Siriya 2023Â held in grand manner with participation of locals and foreigners (Category: Breaking News)
- ÂWasath Siriya 2024Â- State Sinhala Tamil New Year festival on April 27 (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (April 27), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).The post Sri Lankan Rupee appreciated against U.S. Dollar on April 27, 2024 appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Sri Lankan Rupee appreciated against U.S. Dollar on April 26, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Rupee appreciates against U.S. Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Rupee appreciated against U.S. Dollar on August 02, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Rupee appreciated against U.S. Dollar on February 02, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
High Commissioner Santosh Jha met with the founder of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Basil Rajapaksa on Friday (26).
The Committee of Public Finance (COPF), at its most recent meeting, has examined the effectiveness of recent tax increases on tobacco and liquor, aimed at discouraging consumption and boosting government revenue.
The 22nd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief was held virtually earlier this week, hosted by Vietnam and co-chaired by Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and attended by 55 participants from ARF member countries.
The National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that a 14-hour water cut will be implemented in several areas of the Colombo District starting from Saturday evening (April 27).The post Multiple areas in Colombo district to experience 14-hour water cut today appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News | Latest News | ONLANKA.
- 14-hour water cut to be imposed in parts of Colombo District (Category: Breaking News)
- 14-hour water cut for several areas in Colombo District today (Category: Breaking News)
- 36-hour water cut (Category: Breaking News)
- Water cut in several areas (Category: Business)
By Easwaran Rutnam The Sri Lanka labour court ruled against the BBC for prematurely terminating the contract of top journalist Azzam Ameen. Issuing a judgement, the Labour Court ruled that ending the contract of BBC Sri Lanka correspondent Azzam Ameen was unreasonable and unjustifiable. Accordingly, the judge ordered the BBC to pay compensation to the […]
- SLPP Anuradhapura District MP Nandasena passed away (Category: Breaking News)
- India lifts export ban on onions for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- State Minister escapes unhurt after vehicle catches fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia proud to partner with Sri Lankan military (Category: Breaking News)
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Alexis Taylor, paid a courtesy visit to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday (April 26).The post USDA official collaborates with Sri Lankan President to advance dairy modernization appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- US and Sri Lanka discuss agriculture modernization efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- Top U.S. State Dept. official visits Sri Lanka to strengthen agricultural ties, food security (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. Under Secretary pledges support for Sri Lanka s dairy modernization efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- President offers land to Ambewela Farm to feed dairy cows (Category: Breaking News)
Trade Minister Nalin Fernando met with the Egyptian Ambassador Maged Mosleh on Friday (26) at the trade ministry premises.
The Sri Lankan Government says the economy has stabilized and growth is now emerging. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said that the currency appreciated from Rs. 360/USD in 2022 to Rs. 300/USD at present. “It is important to understand that exchange rates in Sri Lanka is Market-determined which allows currency values to adjust according […]
- Sri Lanka expects first review by IMF to be successful (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka receives 1st disbursement of US$ 250 million from WB (Category: Breaking News)
- Shehan Semasinghe sworn in as Acting Finance Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Executive Board to meet on 12th June to decide on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The problems facing 17,000 families, affected by the negative environmental impacts of the Uma Oya project, have not yet been solved, Sajeewa Chamikara of the Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) told The Island. In December 2014, a leak sprang up in its 15.2 km tunnel and due to that thousands of houses […]
- Phase one of Uma Oya project completed  Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project inaugurated (Category: Breaking News)
- Uma Oya project will be ready in four years (Category: Breaking News)
- Uma Oya and Diaraba Reservoir to benefit local communities - State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier began in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Sri Lanka and Ireland won the opening two matches at Tolerance Oval and Zayed Cricket Stadium respectively. Sri Lanka overcame Thailand while Ireland defeated the hosts, United Arab Emirates (UAE), both winners recorded convincing victories […]
- St. Anthony’s, Nalanda declared joint champions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sadeesh, Sashimal, Vihara shine as the Limited Overs tournament commences (Category: Breaking News)
- St. Sebastian’s Katuneriya, Holy Cross earn Division I promotion (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Ireland make promising starts in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
By Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta One hundred and eight (108) shipwrecks and six airplane wrecks have been found in the seas off Sri Lanka, Rasika Muthucumarana, Senior Archaeology Officer working for the Maritime Archaeology Unit (MAU) of the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) said. He mentioned that these remains have now become important marine ecosystems and can […]
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that the differently abled people are not getting their 7,500-rupee allowance on time. He said that there are 1.8 million differently abled individuals in Sri Lanka and the government in February decided to increase the allowance they receive to 7,500 rupees. “However, these are not provided on time. […]
- Special programme to be formulated for differently-abled persons (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to introduce new legislation to improve rights and well-being of persons with disabili... (Category: Breaking News)
- Bureaucracy at Motor Traffic Department stands in way of humanitarian consideration (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP finds fault with ‘Aswesuma’ (Category: Breaking News)
Nine cases of malaria have been reported from Sri Lanka in the last four months, consultant community physician, Dr. Pubudu Upekshana Chulasiri, attached to the Health Promotion Bureau (HPB), said. He said that these are people who have visited countries having malaria. The common symptoms of malaria are fever, back pain, headache, extreme tiredness and […]
- Cameroon starts world-first malaria mass vaccine rollout (Category: Breaking News)
- Malaria Nearly Eliminated in Sri Lanka Despite Decades of Conflict (Category: Breaking News)
- මැලේරියාව ට තිත (Category: Sinhala)
- WHO recommends malaria vaccine that will be rolled out next year (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Indrajith Sri Lanka must appoint a committee to investigate how many of its citizens have joined the war between Russia and Ukraine and to determine what course of action needs to be taken about the Sri Lankan men and women fighting for both countries, Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera told […]
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Kana Kananathan, met Lieutenant General Charles Kahariri, the Vice Chief of Defence Forces of Kenya yesterday at the Defence Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Kananathan extended heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Sri Lankan government and populace, as well as on a personal note, for the recent demise of the […]
- Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Silva fortifies Sri Lanka-Kenya bonds (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s Chief of Defence Staff visits Kenya s Defence HQ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan envoy in Kenya attends ceremonial swearing-in of Nigeria s 16th President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Kenya in talks to enhance bilateral trade and cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
Former President Maithripala Sirisena has not implicated any Sri Lankan over the Easter Sunday attacks, in his statement provided to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the Government said. Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles told Parliament that while he cannot reveal more details as the matter is before court, the former President did not mention […]
- Order preventing Sirisena from functioning as SLFP Chairman extended (Category: Breaking News)
- CID grills Sirisena over Easter Sunday attacks claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Sirisena refuses to make a statement in court (Category: Breaking News)
- Sirisena goes to Thailand as SLFP crisis continues (Category: Breaking News)
The United States and Sri Lanka discussed agriculture modernization efforts in Sri Lanka. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Alexis Taylor, paid a courtesy call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe. During the discussions, the President was briefed on the ongoing dairy modernization program supported by the US. […]
- USDA official collaborates with Sri Lankan President to advance dairy modernization (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia and Sri Lanka discuss ways to strengthen relationship (Category: Breaking News)
- US urges Sri Lanka to continue commendable reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese President wants to advance relationship with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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