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President Ranil Wickremesinghe had a rare discussion with the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), a diaspora organization which was earlier banned in Sri Lanka by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. GTF spokesman Suren Surendiran and a group of monks met the President and presented the Joint Himalayan Declaration. Surendiran told Colombo Gazette that they also met the […]
Russian embassy in Colombo declines to comment By Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, yesterday (07) said that the government could not do anything about the activities of ex-military officers overseas.Minister Sabry said so in response to The Island query whether the Sri Lankan law prohibited Sri Lankans from joining the armed forces of […]
By Saman Indrajith Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabri told Parliament yesterday Sri Lanka was likely to receivethe second tranche of the IMF extended fund facility within a couple of weeks. Sabry said the IMF Executive Board would review the agreement between the Sri Lankan authorities and their official creditors represented by the Official Creditor Committee […]
by Rex Clementine Former captain Mahela Jayawardene is set to get an extension as Consultant Coach of the national cricket team despite Sri Lanka’s horrendous World Cup campaign last month. The national cricket team finished ninth in the sport’s showpiece event suffering several embarrassing defeats and into the bargain failed to qualify for the […]
64th Mercantile Table Tennis Championship In a dazzling display of talent and fierce competition, the 64th Inter-Firm Table Tennis League Championship 2023, organized by the Mercantile Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka, unfolded at the Kandy Municipal Council Indoor Stadium on Sunday, December 3rd. The tournament featured a spectacular lineup of matches across various divisions, […]
Sri Lanka has won the respect of its international partners for maintaining neutrality in practising foreign policy and this helped the country in striking a much-needed bailout package with the IMF, the island nation s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told Parliament on Thursday.
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Three Sri Lankans including Captain Ranish Hewage, who were serving in the Ukraine military have been killed in a Russian military attack on Tuesday (December 05).The post Three Sri Lankans, including Ranish Hewage serving in the Ukraine Army killed in Russian attack appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Sri Lanka of ignoring the European Union’s (EU) GSP Plus requirements. Issuing a statement today, HRW said that the Sri Lankan authorities had detained nine ethnic Tamils under the country’s abusive counterterrorism law for commemorating those who died in the 1983-2009 civil war, Human Rights Watch said today.The Sri Lankan […]
A state of emergency has been declared in Seychelles, after a massive explosion at an industrial zone on the main island, Mahé as well as flooding. Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan has ordered all citizens except essential workers to stay at home. A number of people have been injured. The blast happened at a construction and […]
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Police say three people have been killed in a shooting at the Las Vegas campus of the University of Nevada (UNLV) on Wednesday morning. Officers struck and killed the suspect, who remains unnamed, in a shootout. One other victim remains in a critical condition at a local hospital, police said in a statement. UNLV and […]
Danielle Wyatt served a timely reminder of her destructive abilities ahead of the second WPL auction, coming up over the weekend, with a match-winning 75 off just 47 balls to set up a 38 run victory for England at the Wankhede on Wednesday (December 6). Put in to bat, the visitors recovered remarkably well after […]
The Sri Lanka Air Force inducted two Harbin Y-12 IV aircraft from China on Tuesday. The official transfer of the aircraft took place at a ceremony attended by Air Force Commander Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa and Den Ling from China National Aero Technology Import & Export Cooperation. Addressing those gathered, the Air Force Commander expressed […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI) recently published a position paper titled ‘Sri Lanka’s Blue Economy’, which emphasises the importance of a sustainable approach to the marine-based economy, and outlines the necessary policy steps that the government must take to promote blue economic developmen...
Sri Lanka Under 19s will commence their Under 19 Asia Cup campaign against minnows Japan on Saturday, two days after the team land in Dubai. The Youth team left for Dubai yesterday. The team captained by Royal College batsman Sineth Jayawardena are the favourites alongside Bangladesh to advance to the knockout stage as they face associate […]
A violent attack on a civilian in Paris recently by a seemingly deranged man of Palestinian origin, could be the mere initial proof that the current upsurge in violence in the Middle East is beginning to have fresh global repercussions. That is, there is a heightening of the threat of ‘global terrorism’. It should only […]
by Harim Peiris As we approach the end of 2023 and with about a year to go for the next presidential election due before end 2024, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s frequent refrain and indeed the rationale for his administration is the revival of the national economy after it was spectacularly destroyed by his predecessor’s administration, ironically […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a rare trip abroad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is also scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia. President Putin is expected to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as oil production, with the UAE president. The UAE is currently hosting the COP28 UN climate […]
Newly appointed Sports Minister Harin Fernando exploded during a live TV interview, and threatened to walk out after objecting to the manner in which the presenter posed his questions. Fernando, who is also the Minister of Tourism, accused the presenter of posing some of the questions like a thug. The Minister told the host he […]
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the resolutions furnished by the Minister of Health to award procurements based on the recommendations of the Standing Procurement Committee appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers. as follows • For awarding the procurement of purchasing of 450.000 Enoxaparin Sodium injections from M/s Gulf Pharma (Pvt.) Limited. • For […]
Pressure is mounting on the UK to return the contested treasures of the British Museum after the Netherlands gave back six valuable artefacts stolen from Sri Lanka during the colonial period.The post Pressure grows on UK over British Museum treasures as Netherlands returns major colonial artefacts appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka will get about $600 million, on a staggered basis, from the Asian Development Bank after the International Monetary Fund releases the second tranche of a $2.9 billion bailout for the crisis-hit country, an official said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka to receive about $600 million ADB funding post-IMF approval – official appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and ...
Sri Lanka issued its first-ever digitized national birth certificate with a barcode today (December 05).The post Sri Lanka issues its first digitized national birth certificate appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, staking out a more influential role in the Middle East, will visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia today (06), and host Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow the following day. The talks will focus on bilateral relations and the Israel-Hamas war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Peskov […]
Nimisha Priya, barely 19, left the southern Indian state of Kerala for Yemen in 2008 with big dreams. She had found work as a nurse in a government-run hospital in the capital Saan’a and told her mother, a poorly-paid domestic helper, that their days of hardships would be over soon. Fifteen years later, that dream […]
Aid agencies are warning that Palestinian civilians are running out of places to flee to, after the Israeli military first ordered tens of thousands to evacuate part of the main city in the south ahead of an assault by tanks and troops. A map posted on social media on Monday told people in northern and […]
Six Kandyan artefacts seized during the Dutch colonial occupation of Sri Lanka and returned from the Netherlands recently, is on display at the Colombo National Museum. The unveiling of the artefacts took place at the National Museum on 05 December with the participation of Minister of Buddha Sasana and Cultural Affairs, Vidura Wickramanayake, and the […]
The 18% VAT imposed on agricultural equipment and inputs as well as diesel would have a devastating effect on farming, SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva told journalists on Monday. From 01 January, agricultural machinery and other equipment, including chemical fertiliser previously listed as exempted, would be liable to VAT. Finance Ministry officials had told […]