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by Jehan Perera The change that the country is looking for lies in the future. The change that the government has brought may have been sufficient unto the day, especially for the upper classes and the international community they fraternise with, but insufficient for the future progress and wellbeing of the masses of people. This […]
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- GMOA warns of impending crisis in health sector due to exodus of professionals (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 1000 docs migrated in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL Governor upbeat about being on right track, but urges govt. to do more to protect low-incom... (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 26th December, 2023 It never rains but it pours. As if the multiple crises, armed conflicts and the ill-effects of climate change troubling the world were not enough, there are disturbing reports of Covid-19 raising its head again in some countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of an increase in the cases […]
- WHO predicts COVID-19 will become endemic (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO predicts COVID-19 will become endemic (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO predicts COVID-19 will become endemic (Category: Breaking News)
- More virulent than Covid! (Category: Breaking News)
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is reaping an “appalling harvest” of innocent civilians, Pope Francis said in his Christmas message. In his Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and world) address on Monday, the head of the Catholic Church also called the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas “abominable” and again appealed for […]
- Pope calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hostage release (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli jets strike Gaza after militants fire rockets (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Israeli jets strike Gaza after militants fire rockets (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- PM says Israel at war after 100 killed in attack from Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the BBC has learned. It comes after neighbouring Venezuela renewed its claim for a disputed part of Guyanese territory that is rich in oil and minerals. The Ministry of Defence confirmed HMS […]
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
Lanka receives drugs worth over USD 1 mn from Bangladesh Amidst continuing controversy over waste, corruption, irregularities in the health sector and high-profile CID investigation into the procurement of fake Immunoglobulin, the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government was seeking assistance from the international community to meet medical needs of the public, official sources said. Over the past two...
- Sri Lanka given more time to repay Bangladesh s $200m loan (Category: Breaking News)
- 17 bodies recovered after Bangladesh train collision - local police (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to boost collaboration with Bangladesh in shipping, maritime sectors (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladeshi banks asked to stop ACU transactions with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Trade unions, some affiliated with political parties, are scheduled to meet on December 28, at the Postal Auditorium, Colomboto discuss ways and means to oppose privatisation of key sectors, including electricity, banking, insurance, telecom, and postal services. Trade union representatives said that they felt the urgent need to reach a consensus on an overall plan […]
- Postal workers token strike to end at midnight today (Category: Breaking News)
- Postal workers launch token strike despite leave cancellation (Category: Breaking News)
- Postal workers to go on 48-hour token strike (Category: Breaking News)
- Postal strike continues (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF, Taxes & Social Revolution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- NPP Deserves Fairness From Critics (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP & Bird Cage Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Forecasts & Systemic Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Glocalization Without Financialization (Category: Breaking News)
Israel has turned to India and Sri Lanka in its search for much-needed workers to revive its largely comatose construction industry, after the country deported thousands of Palestinian workers and revoked their work permits following Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on it. Around 82,000 Palestinians worked in the country’s construction industry prior to the assault, accounting for a third of the sector’s [R...
- Sri Lanka Navy detains 12 Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese farms recruiting workers from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ship with two Sri Lankans hit by Houthi missile killing three seafarers (Category: Breaking News)
- First batch of Sri Lankan workers sent to Israel despite conflict (Category: Breaking News)
Rebecca Welch made history on Saturday when she became the first woman to referee a Premier League fixture. The 40-year-old took charge of Burnley’s 2-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Welch became a referee in 2010 when she combined it with a job in the NHS, before becoming a full-time official in 2019. In January, […]
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues bid £105.6m for Enzo Fernandez (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- England’s Moeen Ali takes 4-26 as Chennai Super Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants (Category: Breaking News)
There is a difference between taking unpopular decisions and making dumb decisions. Taking the wicketkeeping gloves from Kumar Sangakkara in 2006 in Test match cricket was an unpopular decision. Backing Sanath Jayasuriya despite having scored one half-century in his first 50 ODIs was another unpopular decision. Handing the vice-captaincy of the national team to Mahela […]
- Where is accountability? (Category: Breaking News)
- Selectors promise to address indiscipline in cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka focus on fitness tests after World Cup debacle (Category: Breaking News)
- Let’s find solutions to problems, not scapegoats (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post No Christmas In Bethlehem, Vatican Breakthrough & Himalayan Declaration appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- No room at the inn as Bethlehem celebrates Christmas (Category: Breaking News)
- Nativity Church in Bethlehem to bless President Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
- A mass in Bethlehem to bless the President (Category: Breaking News)
- Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere (Category: USA, South Dakota)
The Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara, highlighted the significant improvement in the country’s foreign reserves under the leadership of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.The post Government abled to increase foreign reserves to USD 3.6 Billion – Minister appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Minister Manusha Nanayakkara Announces Remarkable Recovery: Government Replenishes Foreign Reser... (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances from expat workers rise (Category: Breaking News)
- Current govt. increased foreign reserves to USD 3.6bn  Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances from expat workers improving, says Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post iGaming as a Tool for Cultural Exchange appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
- InnovateChange Online Casino Real Money: Best NZD Casinos in New Zealand 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- IFC to provide $400 million to banks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Caribbean Elegance: The Path to Saint Kitts & Nevis Citizenship appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Perks For Gota’s Personal Posse: Rs 400 Million To Move Ali Sabry’s Justice Ministry To WTC For ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Perks For Gota’s Personal Posse: Rs 400 Million To Move Ali Sabry’s Justice Ministry To WTC For ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Perks For Gota’s Personal Posse: Rs 400 Million To Move Ali Sabry’s Justice Ministry To WTC For ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Perks For Gota’s Personal Posse: Rs 400 Million To Move Ali Sabry’s Justice Ministry To WTC For ... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is True “System Change” In Sri Lanka Only A Fantasy? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- True Meritocracy Not The Sham Of All Party Mediocracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Forced Cremation Of Covid Victims – A Final Authoritative Word (Category: Breaking News)
- Forced Cremation Of Covid Victims – A Final Authoritative Word (Category: Breaking News)
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Virtual Reality-Based Drug Addiction Rehabilitation, Not Science Fiction appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- DC's Teen Titans explain VR in new graphic novel - CNET (Category: Technology)
- DC's Teen Titans explain VR in new graphic novel - CNET (Category: Technology)
- DC's Teen Titans explain VR in new graphic novel - CNET (Category: Technology)
- DC's Teen Titans explain VR in new graphic novel - CNET (Category: Technology)
A British national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while in possession of several illegal weapons and ammunition.
An Indian national was apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on charges of trying to smuggle a consignment of gold valued at over Rs. 120 million.
Movie enthusiasts in Sri Lanka had the extraordinary privilege of being among the first globally to experience the highly anticipated “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” at an exclusive preview screening hosted by Scope Cinemas and Skyline Entertainment, the official distributor of the movie in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is now firmly positioned alongside major […]
- Aquaman star Jason Momoa hails Sri Lanka s mangrove restoration efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- Scope Cinemas and Skyline Entertainment host exclusive red carpet premiere and fan screening of ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Petition to kick Amber Heard off ‘Aquaman 2’ gathers 1.5M signatures (Category: USA, New York)
- Petition to kick Amber Heard off ‘Aquaman 2’ gathers 1.5M signatures (Category: USA, New York)
Japan is going through a “once in a generation” political crisis, analysts say, as the government fights to clean up its image in the face of a corruption scandal. Four cabinet ministers from the long-term ruling party have resigned in the past fortnight, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fights to hang on. His approval ratings […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
Australia opener Usman Khawaja has been charged by the International Cricket Council for wearing a black armband in support of civilians in Gaza during the first Test against Pakistan.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has cautioned the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government against counting loans received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) as external buffers as they have to be paid back.The post Samagi Jana Balawegaya warns against counting foreign loans as part of forex reserves appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Brea...
- SJB warns against counting foreign loans as part of forex reserves (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha rubbishes President’s claim LG polls cannot be held (Category: Breaking News)
- Ready to support all-party govt, Harsha says (Category: Breaking News)
- Public Finance Committee Chief Harsha De Silva demands President publicize IMF conditions (Category: Breaking News)
The Inland Revenue Department yesterday (21) issued the list of goods and services that would be exempted from the enhanced Value Added Tax (VAT) regime that comes into effect from 01 January 2024. The list of items included Wheat and wheat flour; infant milk powder; Pharmaceutical Products and Drugs (other than cosmetics) whose end use […]
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By Uditha Devapriya udakdev1@gmail.com. The Degaldoruwa Viharaya in Gunnepanne, near Sirimalwatte and Amunugama, forms a crux of Kandyan art, culture, and society. One of the most historically significant temples in the country, it is famous for its murals. These were painted by the most renowned sittara artist of his day, Devaragampola Silvatenne, with the Nilagama […]
- Marauding Royal smash Trinity 27-17 and retain Bradby Shield (Category: Breaking News)
- Reflections on an April in Kurunegala (Category: Breaking News)
- Searching for George Keyt (Category: Breaking News)
- Martin Wickramasinghe and A.G Fraser (Category: Breaking News)
Zionism plus impunity: By Bishop Duleep de Chickera When the Secretary General of the UN, condemned the Hamas attack of 7/10 and cautioned the world to see it in context, he came under harsh criticism from Israel. But he was right. It is misleading to enter a conflict in the middle of the story. The […]
- Palestine & Israel: Historical, Legal & Moral Issues (Category: Breaking News)
- 75 Years On: The Shameful Legacy Of The ‘Palestinian Nakba’ Continues! (Category: Breaking News)
- BIDEN’S COURAGEOUS VISIT TO ISRAEL ENDS IN ALMOST COMPLETE FAILURE (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of A ‘UN Day Of Palestinian Solidarity’ – In A World Carrying Its Past Guilt! (Category: Breaking News)
The SJB has cautioned the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government against counting loans received from the IMF, World Bank and ADB as external buffers as they have to be paid back. SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said loans secured from whatever sources weren’t earned reserves. The former UNP State Minister and economist said so when we sought […]
- Samagi Jana Balawegaya warns against counting foreign loans as part of forex reserves (Category: Breaking News)
- Initial consensus among MPs on recovery plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank eyeing USD 8 -10 billion currency reserves in 3-4 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Udaya wants public, private sector workers paid on weekly basis in view of economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
A maiden ODI century by Sanju Samson, also his first in international cricket, paved the way for India’s 78-run victory over South Africa in the Paarl decider. As a result, India won the ODI series 2-1. Put in to bat, India compiled 296/8, their second-highest total against South Africa on these shores. And on a […]
- Clinical South Africa level series with dominant win (Category: Breaking News)
- Pooran, bowlers edge past India to take 2-0 lead (Category: Breaking News)
- Miller stands tall amidst ruins as South Africa fold for 212 (Category: Breaking News)
- Suryakumar, spinners deliver comfortable series-levelling win (Category: Breaking News)
Usman Khawaja has been charged with breaching ICC regulations for wearing a black armband during the first Test against Pakistan in Perth without prior approval. Khawaja wore the armband in place of taking the field with writing on his shoes which he had worn in training stating “all lives are equal” and “freedom is a […]
- Hasaranga suspended for two T20Is for outburst against umpire (Category: Breaking News)
- Williamson likely to miss remainder of T20I series vs Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Newlands Test pitch receives ‘unsatisfactory’ rating (Category: Breaking News)
- Hasaranga suspended for Bangladesh Tests against Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Immediately Terminate The Appointment Of Deshabandu As Acting IGP: Lawyers’ Collective Tells Ranil appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Letter To Tiran (Category: Breaking News)
- Lawyers Collective flays Tiran, Deshabandu (Category: Breaking News)
- CPA challenges appointment of IGP (Category: Breaking News)
- SC moved against appointment of Tennakoon as Acting IGP (Category: Breaking News)
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