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By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka’s once highly-praised healthcare system is facing a severe crisis, and the root causes can be traced to corruption, nepotism, cronyism, and mismanagement, according to Professor Indika Karunathilake, the Secretary-General of the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH). In a scathing assessment of the situation, Professor Karunathilake highlighted...
- Sajith promises revolutionary economic reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Health strike suspended until 07 Feb following President’s intervention (Category: Breaking News)
- Battling Disease and Debt: Financing Non-Communicable Diseases amidst Sri Lanka’s economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Docs to boycott VIP ambulances and clinics organised by politicians (Category: Breaking News)
The Automobile Association of Ceylon (AAC) the largest motoring organization in the country advocating Road Safety in Sri Lanka has launched a new concept to improve the quality of driving by introducing awareness among motorists on the danger of “distracted driving” using mobile phones while driving on the theme “Drive in the Moment”. A press […]
- AAC issues clarification (Category: Breaking News)
- AAC delegates discuss road safety projects, etc., with State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Automobile Association of Ceylon writes to IGP on ‘beggar menace’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Road accidents cost as much as 3% of SL’s annual GDP (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Vanithabhimana, an awards programme aimed at empowering the remarkable women of Sri Lanka, proudly returns for its fourth consecutive instance this year, jointly organised by NDB Bank and Sirasa News 1st. The awards programme has gained a reputation as a prestigious platform that spotlights the incredible contributions of women from diverse fields, including […]
- Rehabilitated terrorist suspects unemployed (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Women's scheme for widows (Category: Breaking News)
- Every four days one Sri Lankan woman dies of breast or cervical cancer - Ministry of Health (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka women rights group asks government to formulate a programme to help war widows (Category: Breaking News)
by Rajan Philips The first part of the title needs no elaboration. The second part is an unfolding question that has many answers to it, and which one of them will eventually prevail also depends on multiple factors. Objective circumstances, agency roles and subjective leadership moves are all at play. The simplest way to exit […]
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- President emerges stronger? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil puts his foot down (Category: Breaking News)
- Cat among the pigeons (Category: Breaking News)
The Institute of Chemistry Ceylon launched the 2023 regular batch for its Bachelor of Science Honours (BSc Hons) degree in Chemical Science and the Graduateship in Chemistry (GIC) degree program on October 14, 2023, at the Adamantane House in Rajagiriya. Students, who were admitted based on results from advanced level, Edexcel, and Cambridge examinations, were […]
- Results of Graduationship Examination in Chemistry (Gic) and B Sc. Honours in Chemical Science 2... (Category: Breaking News)
- Clemson ditching textile degree program (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- Minnesota Saint John’s University welcomes scholarship winner Dinuka (Category: Business)
- SL wins Silver, Bronze and Merit at IBO 2012 (Category: Business)
The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has reached a decision to include 10 more sites in Sri Lanka in the World Heritage List.Director General of the Central Cultural Fund Prof. Gamini Ranasinghe said the proposals will be submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The list of sites to be nominated includes Buddhist meditation monasteries of […]
- Island Lure (Category: Business)
- Sri Pada, Horton Plains and the Knuckles range are to be world heritage sites (Category: Breaking News)
- UNESCO assistance to safeguard heritage sites (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to propose Tamil cultural sites to UNESCO to name as World Heritage sites (Category: Breaking News)
by Zinara Ratnayake It’s Lansi food,” Stephanie Herft begins to describe lamprais. Herft is the founder of Lansi’s, a home-based food delivery business that began in May 2019, in Colombo. I’m talking to Herft over the phone on a Sunday evening. She had just delivered a carton of lamprais, a Sunday afternoon staple at Lansi […]
- Rice morning , noon ,and night in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- A Sticky Sri Lankan Dessert Steeped in History (Category: Breaking News)
- Blowing-up Air Lanka’s Tristar-36 on May 3, 1986 (Category: Breaking News)
- Vietnam Truc Lam Monastery near Kandy takes meditation to all communities (Category: Breaking News)
Last week’s removal of Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella from his position was not altogether unexpected. True, he had predictably weathered a motion of no confidence in parliament last month after a three-day debate, thanks to the pohottuwa’s voting strength. Although he had the confidence of 113 members of the SLPP and a 40-vote majority, he […]
- Prez keen to speed up implementation of SLSFTA – State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. presents Appropriation Bill for 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Shady pharmaceutical deal: Cancellation of tender vindicates complaints – CMLS (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024 budget process begins with govt. presenting Appropriation Bill (Category: Breaking News)
Train operations along the main line have been disrupted after a tree fell across the railway tracks, Sri Lanka Railways reported.
Sri Lanka and France convened the inaugural bilateral consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries at a senior official level earlier this week in Colombo.
[…]The post Buddha: The Scientist Of Suffering & Existence appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- How Long Can The People Be Fooled? (Category: Breaking News)
- Radical Spiritual Voice Amplified Through Social Media (Category: Breaking News)
- Are Buddhist Research Studies Task Oriented? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is It Religious Extremism & Propagated For What? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Addressing The Gender Gap In Unpaid Care Work appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Requirement/Demands Of Women On International Women’s Day (Category: Breaking News)
- More Women In Politics For Better Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- More Women In Politics For Better Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- More Women In Politics For Better Politics (Category: Breaking News)
The remains of the Sri Lankan woman, Anula Jayathilake who was killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict, have been brought to the island this morning (Oct. 28).
Sri Lanka Government's goal is to allocate 1% of the country's total land area for industrial use due to the limited availability of lands in Sri Lanka.The post Sri Lanka Government’s goal is to allocate 1% of the total land area for industrial use appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Govt aims to allocate 1% of overall land area for industrial use - Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to allocate land from 13 industrial zones for 25 SME investors (Category: Breaking News)
- Our goal is to allocate 1% of the overall land area for industrial use (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet approves land allocation for 26 potential investors (Category: Business)
The Sri Lankan government has gazetted the requirements that need to be met in order to conduct duty-free retail business operations or duty-free shopping mall operations at the Colombo Port City.
During the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday (October 27), Sri Lanka expressed its support to a resolution urging an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict, with the goal of achieving a cessation of hostilities.The post Sri Lanka supports United Nations resolution calling for humanitarian truce in Gaza appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories...
- United Nations votes overwhelmingly in favour of humanitarian truce in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked (Category: Breaking News)
- UN General Assembly adopts resolution calling for immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days, says Qatar (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Industry and Health, Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, stated that due to the limited availability of land for industrial purposes in Sri Lanka, the objective is to designate 1% of the island nation s total land area for industrial use.
A decision has been taken to recruit police officers for the special investigation unit of the Consumer Affairs Authority.The post Police officers to be recruited to Consumer Affairs Authority of Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Consumer Affairs Authority imposes several conditions on 48 items (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Lorries into CAA custody . (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Lorries into CAA custody (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Consumer Authority to increase annual raids (Category: Breaking News)
Emphasizes the role of high-quality schools and A-Level curriculum in nurturing globally competitive students.
Banking consultant Ravi Abeysuriya has passed away. With a proven track record of establishing and managing several Financial Sector Institutions in Credit Rating, Investment Research Outsourcing, Investment Banking, Stock Broking and Asset Management, Abeysuriya possessed over several decades of hands-on practical experience and broad knowledge of financial market operations in Sri Lanka. He was ...
- World Bank approves $150 Mn to strengthen Lanka’s financial sector (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Siyapatha Finance to issue LKR 4 billion debentures, reinforcing commitment to growth’ (Category: Breaking News)
- NDB launches full service investment banking operations (Category: Business)
- Lanka may appoint local advisors for small SOE divestment (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, MP, has stressed the pivotal importance of public protests against waste, corruption, irregularities and mismanagement.Alleging that those who had been entrusted with the task of governing the country have instead ruined it, Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Fonseka, on Thursday, said that every citizen should bear […]
- Fonseka loses patience, calls for revival of aragalaya protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Poverty level will increase sharply in coming months – Ranawaka (Category: Breaking News)
- Second term for Ranil: UNP thanks Kanchana’s backing (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Ranil knows what to do’ (Category: Breaking News)
Analysts have condemned the politicizing of China’s legal scientific activity in the Indian Ocean after some Indian media made sensational claims about an oceangoing geophysical research ship from China that docked at a port in Sri Lanka, adding that the claims merely serve India’s regional strategy. The oceangoing geophysical research ship Shiyan 6 reportedly docked […]
- Govt. finally allows Chinese ship visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign research vessels: Cabinet to discuss how to handle them (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese research vessel Shi Yan 6 docks in Colombo amidst India s concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- China plans setting up radar base in Sri Lanka to monitor Indian naval presence - report (Category: Breaking News)
A 54-year-old man who headed a financial institution that had not been approved by the Central Bank was arrested on Thursday for defrauding 9.9 billion rupees.The name of the unauthorised financial company is Eyon Lanka Investment and Film Production International Company (Pvt.) Limited. The suspect was arrested by officers of the Financial and Commercial Crime […]
- Adelaide Zoo needs new cash cow (Category: South Australia)
- One maths formula and the financial crash (Category: Technology)
- Social Security Won't Lose Its Funding, But Future Retirees Still Have Cause for Concern (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Social Security Won't Lose Its Funding, But Future Retirees Still Have Cause for Concern (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Sri Lanka’s services exports have recorded a substantial growth, surging by 55.6 percent to reach USD 2,304 million by end of last month compared to first nine months of 2022, as reported by the Export Development Board (EDB). Services exports include services such as ICT/BPO, construction, financial services, transport, and logistics. In September, the EDB […]
- Sri Lanka’s export earnings decline slightly in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Exports up 7.0 percent (Category: Breaking News)
- EDB five-year grandiose plan to increase country’s exports to USD 31.3 bn by 2027 (Category: Breaking News)
- About 75,000 Lankans have left for foreign employment in Q1 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged all politicians and citizens to set their sights on a new vision for the nation, emphasizing the need to build a new country, a fresh economy and a reinvigorated political system, united for the common good.
The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo has set up two emergency hotline mobile numbers for Sri Lankan nationals residing in the Middle East.
A Chinese woman who had reportedly attempted to enter Sri Lanka illegally was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake last night (26 Oct.).
At an event held at Royal College, Colombo to mark ‘A century of educational excellence at Reid Avenue‘, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, acknowledging the inherent political differences in a multi-party democracy and made a solemn call to all politicians and citizens alike urging them to set their sights on a new vision for the nation, emphasizing […]
Nearly 17 people were hospitalized after a massive fire broke out in a clothing store located at 2nd Cross Street in Pettah at around 9:30 AM today (October 27).The post At least 17 people hospitalized after massive fire in Pettah appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Is Ranil Creating The 2nd Batalanda? (Category: Breaking News)
- Womens 2nd ODI called off (Category: Sports)
- AUS v SL – 2nd ODI – Perth (Category: Sports)
- ENG v SL – 2nd Test – Colombo (Category: Sports)
Emphasizes the role of IT for Sri Lanka’s future and its significance for national success.
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