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House of Janaan proudly announced the opening of their inaugural store in Colombo, marking a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s fashion landscape. The grand unveiling garnered esteemed dignitaries, fashion luminaries, and close friends, joining in celebration of culture and individuality in the haven of the luxurious House of Janaan. The brand founded by Sarah Illyas, […]
- Kirsche Capital Unveils Its Latest Modest Collection (Category: Breaking News)
- Discover elegance and comfort at Aadaraya Ceylon (Category: Breaking News)
- DOUBLE XL, A FASHION REVOLUTION IN SRI LANKA UNVEILS ITS FREEDOM COLLECTION (Category: Breaking News)
- Kirsche Capital opens new clothing store (Category: Breaking News)
Gregory s Road in Colombo 07 has been blocked for traffic due to a fallen tree near the Sambodhi Viharaya, Ada Derana reporter said.
American actor Andre Braugher, who starred in television series Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life on the Street, has died aged 61. His publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed he died after a short illness. Braugher is perhaps best known for his role as Captain Raymond Holt on the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which ended in 2021. His […]
- Cricket star Andre Russell joins Mostbet brand ambassador team (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia deports Sri Lankan asylum seekers (Category: Breaking News)
- Wickremesinghe backs India-mooted 13A as solution to Tamil autonomy (Category: Breaking News)
- India 2023 World Cup brand launched (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 12th December, 2023 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has lashed out at a section of the media for floating a story that he is planning to patch up differences with President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Premadasa has alleged that the journalists who are spreading that story are in the pay of the government. His consternation is understandable. […]
- SJB: JVP’s call for RW’s participation in proposed debate diversionary tactic (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential polls cannot be delayed by advancing general election – EC (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential election- SJB floats potential backing of UNP for Sajith (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Sajith-Ranil alliance’ against NPP: GL denies Chung’s intervention (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post AKD’s Challenge: ‘Can He Outdo Ranil & Sajith?’ appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Black & White; No Shades? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Vs. AKD: Who Will Blink First? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith & Anura Should Dare Arrest; Take The Battle To Gota & Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka women’s batter Chamari Athapaththu has shared a cryptic post on her instagram story after she went unsold in the recently concluded at the Women’s Premier League 2024 Auction in Mumbai. There were a lot of expectations that Athapaththu would get on the board of one of the five WPL franchises following her exploits […]
- Sri Lanka captain quashes retirement speculation (Category: Breaking News)
- Athapaththu steers Thunder to crucial win over Perth (Category: Breaking News)
- Warriorz name Athapaththu as Bell’s replacement for WPL 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Chamari Athapaththu tops ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings (Category: Breaking News)
One of the biggest surprises of the WPL auction was Chamari Athapaththu going unsold, despite being a sought-after player in T20 leagues worldwide.The post ‘Unfair, Really Surprised’: Anjum Chopra on Chamari Athapaththu going unsold at WPL Auction appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Chamari Athapaththu reacts after going unsold at WPL 2024 auction (Category: Breaking News)
- Warriorz name Athapaththu as Bell’s replacement for WPL 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- WPL 2024 auction: Athapaththu, Dottin among 165 players in the pool (Category: Breaking News)
- WPL 2024- UP Warriorz rope in Chamari Athapaththu as replacement player (Category: Breaking News)
A large signboard has fallen across the road in front of the BMICH in Colombo this evening (Dec.10), Ada Derana correspondent says.
[…]The post Reflecting Back On The Politics Of My Lifetime appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- In Memory Of Comrade Osman De Silva (Category: Breaking News)
- RIP: Comrade R Singamapanar: The First Tamil Political Activist From Chunnakam (Category: Breaking News)
- Reflecting On 34 Years: The JVP & The Legacy Of Comrade Rohana Wijeweera (Category: Breaking News)
- In Memory Of Comrade H. A. Seneviratne, Lawyer, Writer & Human Rights Activist (Category: Breaking News)
Thanks to regular columnist Vijaya Chandrasoma’s incisive contributions on political developments in the USA, readers of this newspaper have been able to get a good understanding of what is happening in one of the world’s greatest democracies, in the run-up to its presidential election next year. Donald Trump is the current front-line candidate for the […]
- Poli (Sigh): Trump Is Never Going To Pivot (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Poli (Sigh): Trump Is Never Going To Pivot (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Poli (Sigh): Trump Is Never Going To Pivot (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Poli (Sigh): Trump Is Never Going To Pivot (Category: USA, Indiana)
Major power outages are reported across the country this evening (Dec.09) due to a system failure, Ada Derana learns.
American actor Ryan O’Neal, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in 1970 romance Love Story, has died at the age of 82, his son said. His family did not share a cause of death, but O’Neal was diagnosed with chronic leukaemia in 2001 and prostate cancer in 2012. He also starred in 1970s hits What’s […]
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Norway’s princess Martha Louise sets date to wed shaman (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards (Category: Breaking News)
The Department of Excise has revised the operating hours of liquor stores, restaurants and bars from tomorrow (9th December). Foreign liquor retail shops (FL4 license) will be open from 08:00AM – 10:00PM while other liquor stores will be open from 10:00AM to 09:00PM Tourist board-approved hotels (Three star and above) with FL7 and FL8 licenses […]
- Two charged in botched Round Lake Beach armed robbery where store clerk shot at suspects (Category: USA, Illinois)
- Two charged in botched Round Lake Beach armed robbery where store clerk shot at suspects (Category: USA, Illinois)
- Two charged in botched Round Lake Beach armed robbery where store clerk shot at suspects (Category: USA, Illinois)
- Alcohol tastings OK'd at 10 Wash. farmers markets (Category: USA, Washington)
The Colombo District Court on Friday (08 Dec.) issued an injunction against SLVLOG Pod Talks , a political and current affairs talk show aired by the SLVLOG YouTube channel.
By A Special Sports Correspondent Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club (CR&FC) after a morale boosting win over Army Sports Club last week take on Police Sports Club at Police Park on Saturday (December 9) with the kick-off scheduled for 3.45 pm. CR can be rated as one of the favourites to lift the league trophy […]
- Army, Kandy SC and Upcountry Lions register wins (Category: Breaking News)
- SC asks Sirisena, three others to declare assets (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic way forward; corruption; stunning SC ruling (Category: Breaking News)
- SC summons IGP for disregarding court order (Category: Breaking News)
Sam Curran and Jos Buttler bounced back to form with ball and bat respectively, while Will Jacks served further notice of his opener’s credentials with a vital half-century on an occasionally capricious pitch, as England squared their three-match series against West Indies with a hard-fought six-wicket win under the floodlights in Antigua. In the final […]
- Salt 109 not out, Brook late cameo fire England to dramatic chase of 223 (Category: Breaking News)
- Salt’s second ton leads England to series-levelling victory (Category: Breaking News)
- Brandon King, Rovman Powell turn on the power as West Indies surge to 2-0 lead (Category: Breaking News)
- Shepherd cameo seals memorable series win for West Indies (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Harin refuses to comment on “princess” Diana’s proposal (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin Fernando calls for a second “Aragalaya” (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara step down (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet approves visa-free entry for visitors from 7 countries (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- At least eight dead after major rioting and unrest in Papua New Guinea (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516 (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
Having beaten New Zealand for the first time in a T20I to start the series, Pakistan went one better in the second game in Dunedin, where Fatima Sana picked up her second successive three-wicket haul to lead her side to a series-clinching victory. The 10-run win brought up Pakistan’s first T20I series win away from […]
- Rowe, Murray (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Rowe, Murray (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Murray A. Rowe (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Murray A. Rowe (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Police have closed the main access road to the Parliament due to a protest being staged near the Polduwa Junction in Battaramulla, Ada Derana reporter said.
[…]The post Reconciliation Process Requires Fairness & Equal Treatment appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Credibility gap grows to the detriment of national reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Weaponising Of The Law (Category: Breaking News)
- People’s Continued Trust In Government Requires Equitable Governance (Category: Breaking News)
- People’s Continued Trust In Government Requires Equitable Governance (Category: Breaking News)
Canadian entrepreneur Daniel Langlois and his partner have been found dead in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica under suspicious circumstances. The bodies of Langlois and Dominique Marchand were discovered on Friday, reportedly in a burnt-out vehicle. The couple had been missing for several days from an eco-resort they owned on the island. Daniel Langlois […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Namibia’s president Hage Geingob dies aged 82 (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
by Jehan Perera Minorities for the most part live in some apprehension of the power of the majority. At their worst, majorities can inflict violence on minorities, such as in the form of riots. While minorities may resist, they tend to be at the receiving end. In democracies, minorities will invariably face the problem of […]
- Reconciliation Process Requires Fairness & Equal Treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- Selective targeting not law’s purpose (Category: Breaking News)
- Constitutional Council: Still no finality (Category: Breaking News)
- Achieving national unity and reconciliation requires multi-partisan consultations and acceptance... (Category: Breaking News)
Police have used water cannons to disperse a protest near the Parliament Roundabout a short while ago, Ada Derana reporter said.
[…]The post The Man Unburied: War Through The Pulse Of A Field Soldier appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Story Of A Social Outcast: Is Salvation Only Through Education? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sriyani Hulugalle’s ‘Shadows Of Hantana’: A Romantic Experience For Readers (Category: Breaking News)
- Nandasena Sri Lanka’s Jekyll And Hyde (Category: Breaking News)
- Nandasena Sri Lanka’s Jekyll And Hyde (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy In the common man’s belief, an intent-on-voting opinion poll, that too on phone with only around 500 samples is a not a good way to assess the mood of the voter in an election year. Yet, in the absence of any other bench-mark from the ground, something is better than nothing, especially […]
- Which bell, what cat, and how to tie it? (Category: Breaking News)
- National consensus on debt and economy, need of the hour (Category: Breaking News)
- The President is Gone, Long Live the President! (Category: Breaking News)
- Is economic revival an electoral option now? (Category: Breaking News)
Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London In a vibrant celebration of Sri Lankan theatrical heritage, the echoes of Sugathapala de Silva’s renowned 1960s stage play Bodingkarayo recently reverberated through the halls of the Winston Churchill Theatre in Ruislip, London. The curtains rose once again, but this time under the expert guidance of veteran film star Gamini […]
- Malwatte chapter appoints Chief Sanghanayaka of England (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s most beautiful train journey (Category: Breaking News)
- Young Sri Lankan sensation leads Christmas carol after King’s message (Category: Breaking News)
- Book launch (Category: Breaking News)
A rampant Bangladesh edged closer to a series lead in Sylhet after New Zealand suffered a collapse with the bat in the run-chase on the fourth day. Taijul Islam was the star man for the home side as he picked up four wickets to reduce New Zealand to 113/7, before stumps were called early as […]
- Bangladesh edge ahead despite Williamson 104 (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand equalise series after thrilling run-chase (Category: Breaking News)
- Advantage Bangladesh after Shanto ton (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh hit back with spin on 15-wicket day (Category: Breaking News)
At least 20 people have sustained injuries after a bus veered off the road and toppled in Sinhapura, Welikanda this morning (Nov.30), Ada Derana learns.
Australian Police are pushing for an apprehended violence order to be taken out against a Sri Lankan cricket star despite him being cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at her Sydney home. Danushka Gunathilaka, 32, was finally allowed to leave Australia in October after about 10 months on bail after he was acquitted following a […]
- Australian Police accused of being unreasonable in Danushka Gunathilaka case (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka Gunathilaka to sue Australian authorities (Category: Breaking News)
- Australian woman ‘felt fearful’ for her life during alleged rape by Danushka (Category: Breaking News)
- Police ‘unreasonable’ to charge Danushka Gunathilaka with stealthing: Australian court (Category: Breaking News)
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