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Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media, Dr. Bandula Gunawardena, participating at a media briefing held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) on Wednesday (15), under the theme ‘Collective path to a stable country’ said that the existing national debt stands at approximately US $ 36 billion and only 37% of this debt is slated […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced in his budget speech that he has allocated Rs 2 billion to construct another international airport at Hingurakgoda (Minneriya). Really? We already have ‘International Airports’ at Ratmalana, Jaffna/Palaly (KKS), Mattala, Batticaloa and Katunayake. In fact, in the North, South, East and West of the island. BIA-Katunayake is the only International […...
Thursday 16th November, 2023 Shortages that Sri Lanka is struggling to cope with are far too numerous to enumerate, but there is no dearth of self-proclaimed saviours. A recent brawl involving three MPs near the parliamentary chamber prompted the party leaders to have a committee appointed to investigate the incident. They said such action had […]
The convocation of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo, (BCIS) for 2023, held at the BMICH on November 10, provided many a thought-provoking ‘take-away’ for the International Relations (IR) student and analyst. The principal dignitaries at the momentous event did considerable justice to current developments in the IR field and thereby rendered the convocation […]
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The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) called for urgent and broader collaboration across domestic and regional stakeholders to develop new solutions to combat the unabated outbreak of Pesta Circular Leaf Spot disease that is decimating the Sri Lankan rubber industry. While Regional Plantation Companies and the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka (RRISL) have actively […]
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce an exciting collaboration with the National Carrier, SriLankan Airlines, as the powered by partner for an upcoming series of exclusive events featuring the renowned British-Australian Michelin Star celebrity chef and former original judge of MasterChef Australia, Gary Mehigan. The culinary extravaganza is scheduled to take place from […]
Britain s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government s contentious plan to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is illegal, striking a major blow to a key policy of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak s government that has drawn international attention and criticism.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are under fire after claims emerged they have switched out the pitch for their side’s semifinal against New Zealand - without the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) permission.The post India vs New Zealand: Cricket World Cup debacle as accusation emerges of India switching pitches ahead of semifinal appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Br...
Sri Lanka's State Minister of Finance, Shehan Semasinghe says the anticipated economic growth for the year 2024 is projected at 1.8%.The post Sri Lanka expects 1.8% Economic growth in 2024 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court today (November 14) ruled that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and several others are responsible for the economic crisis in Sri Lanka due to mismanaging the economy between 2019 and 2022.The post Supreme Court ruled Gotabaya, Mahinda, Basil & others responsible for economic cris...
By A.J. Abeynayake The Supreme Court yesterday (14) ruled that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and several others are responsible for the ongoing economic crisis. The bench comprised Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, Buwaneka Aluwihare, Priyantha Jayawardena, Vijith K. Malalgoda and Murdu Fernando. The fi...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The IMF in its latest report on Sri Lanka pointed out that corruption vulnerabilities are exacerbated by weak accountability by institutions, including the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC), that have neither the authority nor the competency to fulfil their functions successfully, President’s Counsel Sarath Jayamanne said. “The IM...
By A Special Sports Correspondent The 2023-24 domestic rugby season is set to commence in December (2023) and the good news that supersedes all rugby news is that World Rugby (WR) has lifted the ban placed on Sri Lanka Rugby. Sri Lanka’s rugby community or fraternity was forced to endure much tension and uncertainty during […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Chairman of the Ministerial Sub-Committee for Cricket to spearhead efforts aimed at lifting the ban imposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sri Lanka Cricket. Further, it has been decided that, moving forward, the approval of the cabinet will be mandatory for the appointment of any interim committees.
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has made it mandatory for Cabinet approval to be obtained to appoint cricket interim committees in future. The President’s Media Division said that Wickremesinghe has instructed the Chairman of the Ministerial Sub-Committee for Cricket to spearhead efforts aimed at lifting the ban imposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sri Lanka Cricket. […...
The Supreme Court has found the Rajapaksa brothers guilty of causing the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. The Supreme Court ruled that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa were among those responsible for the crisis which led the country to bankruptcy last year. The court also […]
The Cabinet sub-committee appointed to look into the gazette issued by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe appointing an Interim Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), and the other activities of the cricket board has been authorised to make decisions pertaining to the International Cricket Council s (ICC) suspension of SLC s membership.
SriLankan Airlines has advanced its passenger services at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with the introduction of self-service check-in and self-bag-drop services.
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A bull run in Sri Lanka’s defaulted bonds may be nearing its end as investors turn skeptical over more gains with a successful debt revamp already priced in.The post Sri Lanka’s Asia-Beating Dollar Bond Rally May Be Approaching End appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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In a significant display of maritime collaboration and strategic engagement, the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition and the Indo Pacific Sea Power Conference 2023, hosted by the Royal Australian Navy, were successfully held from 09th to 11th November 2023 in Sydney, Australia.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the latest cricketing icons that are to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame as the Class of 2023.The post ICC Hall of Fame welcomes all-rounder Aravinda de Silva appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Budget highlights Following are the highlights of Budget proposals made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament yesterday: New economic and political system The President said in order not to fall back into a crisis, the economic and political system of Sri Lanka must be created anew. He said that a new social consensus should be […]
* Tax revenue to be raised by 47.1% in 2024 * Rs 10,000 increase for public sector workers * Pensioners to get Rs 2,500 allowance * Rs. 450 bn reserved for bank recapitalization * Four new universities to be established * 20% of state banks to be given off by Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe, […]
Tuesday 14th November, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that Budget 2024 was intended to “build the foundation of Sri Lanka’s recovery”. “We cannot continue as a people who depends on others,” he said. What he has chosen to leave unsaid is that the budget primarily seeks to keep the IMF bailout on track […]