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The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has big plans to increase its public bus fleet by acquiring 200 new buses in 2024.The post Sri Lanka plans to enhance Public Transportation with 200 new Buses in 2024 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka to purchase 100 buses for public transport (Category: Breaking News)
- Two more buses added to Expressway (Category: Breaking News)
- CABINET APPROVES PURCHASE OF LOW-FLOOR BUSES (Category: Breaking News)
- CABINET APPROVES PURCHASE OF LOW-FLOOR BUSES (Category: Breaking News)
Plans are afoot to introduce online payment portals for all 341 local government bodies starting next year, State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Janaka Wakkumbura says.
Indian Actor and DMDK chief Vijayakanth passed away at the age of 71 this morning (December 28), at a private hospital in Chennai.The post DMDK chief Vijayakanth passes away appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Veteran Tamil actor Vijayakanth passed away (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka saddened over the death of Indian actor Vijayakanth (Category: Breaking News)
- Fans of Indian actor Vijay cause flutter (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian actor and DMDK founder Vijayakanth dies at 71 (Category: Breaking News)
Veteran Tamil actor Vijayakanth passed away this morning at a private hospital in Chennai, where he was undergoing treatment for pneumonia since November 20. Vijayakanth, 71, also tested positive for Covid-19 and was placed on ventilatory support prior to his death, India Today reported. Fondly called “Captain” by his fans, Vijayakanth acted in 154 films […]
- Sri Lanka saddened over the death of Indian actor Vijayakanth (Category: Breaking News)
- DMDK chief Vijayakanth passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan girl wins Indian Tamil reality show (Category: Breaking News)
- BJP chief releases postal stamp dedicated to Indian-origin Tamils in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has claimed that US sanctions levied against the Arctic LNG 2 project undermine global energy security.
Police seized properties worth Rs.55 million including an SUV and a plot of land belonging to the infamous drug trafficker Kudu Roshan FF from Ja-Ela area.
Over 1,400 persons have been arrested during 24-hour police operations ending at 12-30 a.m. today (28 Dec.), says the Public Security Ministry.
DMDK founder-leader and popular yesteryear Tamil actor Vijayakanth died in Chennai, India on Thursday (28 Dec.), following an illness. He was 71 years old, Indian media reported.
The All-Ceylon General Ports Employees Union says it has called off the work-to-rule campaign which was scheduled to be launched today (Dec.28).
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions industry and the nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the U.S., state media said on Thursday.
On May 30, the United States accused China of intercepting one of its spy planes in an “unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre” over the South China Sea. The American RC-135 plane, according to the US military, was conducting routine operations over the sensitive waterway when the Chinese fighter jet flew directly in front of its nose. A […]
- Phillipines’ bold response to aggressive China in the South China Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Ignoring China’s Ultimatum, Philippines To Hold Drills With Australia, Japan & US In Disputed So... (Category: Breaking News)
- China taking positions to deny Philippines access to key sea areas (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan, Australia increasing military budgets amid Chinese aggression in South China Sea (Category: Breaking News)
The White House approved another tranche of US military aid to Ukraine worth some $250m (£195m) on Wednesday. US officials said that the latest package included air defence, artillery and small arms ammunition, and anti-tank weapons. But the package marked the last funding available without fresh approval from Congress, where talks have stalled. Ukraine has […]
- Hungary’s parliament clears path for Sweden’s Nato membership (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- UK-owned ship damaged in Houthi missile attack off Yemen, US says (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 December 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning. Showers or thunder showers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambantota district […]
- Showers, thundershowers and strong winds to prevail (Category: Breaking News)
- Heavy rain expected (Category: Breaking News)
- Showers in Eastern, Uva, North-Central, Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces. (Category: Breaking News)
- Fairly heavy showers in Sabaragamuwa, Central provinces and Ampara, Baticaloa and Badulla distr... (Category: Breaking News)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambantota district, the Department of Meteorology says.
Procurement of fake Immunoglobulin: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing procurement of fake Immunoglobulin by the Health Ministry has asked Deputy Director of the National Hospital Dr. Rukshan Bellana to make a statement and furnish evidence he has in respect of the racket. Dr. Bellana, who is also the President of the Government Medical Officers’ […]
- CID records statement from Rambukwella (Category: Breaking News)
- Tender awarded even before Cabinet decision (Category: Breaking News)
- Immunoglobulin scandal: Addl. Health Secretary makes confidential statement (Category: Breaking News)
- Keheliya and Addl. Health Secy. to be questioned by CID (Category: Breaking News)
The Foreign Ministry announced yesterday (27) that Heart to Heart International, US, has so far donated medicines and equipment worth approximately Rs 15 bn. The Ministry said that this included the 9th consignment to be dispatched from the US soon. The latest donation includes an appropriate volume of – (1) Amlodipine besylate which is used […]
- A warning to MR (Category: Breaking News)
- Heart transplant proceeds even after helicopter crashes, organ fumbled (Category: USA, New York)
- Drug used by heart patients taken off Lankan shelves (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka suspends heart drug imported from Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita Attorney-at-Law, Manoj Gamage, who represents former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, is a board member of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), the health sector unions have said, claiming that there is a conflict of interest. Thus, Gamage had no right to represent Rambukwella over allegations that he, too, bears responsibility for the […]
- Ex-Health Minister requested CID to obtain his statement? (Category: Breaking News)
- Three members of NMRA step down (Category: Breaking News)
- Rambukwella: ‘It is up to new Health Minister to handle the issue’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Keheliya Rambukwella remanded (Category: Breaking News)
38th death anniversary of Dr E. W. Adikaram falls today By Professor J.B. Disanayaka It happened about sixty years ago. I was just a lad of seventeen, studying in grade eleven at Ananda College. As I walked past the small playground in the centre of the primary school premises, I caught the sight of a […]
- Buddhism in challenging times (Category: Breaking News)
- Are science and religion mutually exclusive? (Category: Breaking News)
- James Lovelock: Darwin’s Heir (Category: Breaking News)
- Are we the most gullible on earth? (Category: Breaking News)
Outgoing New Zealand High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Michael Appleton yesterday (27 Dec.), met with TNA leader R. Sampanthan. Taking to ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), Appleton said that several matters of concern were discussed at the meeting, including political developments in the North and East. They also discussed the approaches adopted by both New Zealand and […]
- Cricket Partnership (Category: Business)
- Aussies survive fightback (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Sri Lanka acclimatise to a new venue (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka acclimatise to a new venue (Category: Breaking News)
by Rex Clementine Given the huge strides that India have taken in cricket these recent years, you sensed that this was the best opportunity for Rohit Sharma’s side to win a first ever Test series in South Africa. Although India have an excellent record in Australia in recent years, a series win in South […]
- South Africa wins test series (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa beat Sri Lanka to win series (Category: Breaking News)
- DDS becomes Sri Lanka’s 18th Test captain (Category: Breaking News)
- A look at the England-Sri Lanka 3rd test (Category: Breaking News)
A 25-member Korean volunteer group, sent through the Korea International Cooperation Agency, (KOICA) is here. Having arrived in Sri Lanka on Nov 20, 2023, the group has been divided into three teams and tasked to carry out volunteer work, related to the social sector, for a period of four months, at Kelaniya, Homagama and Galle. […]
- Lois Martin, advocate for the 'underdog' on the border, dies in Tucson (Category: USA, Arizona)
- Lois Martin, advocate for the 'underdog' on the border, dies in Tucson (Category: USA, Arizona)
- KOICA Volunteers’ Partner Day 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- World Cup - Sri Lanka volunteer arrested over black market tickets (Category: Breaking News)
By Dinasena Ratugamage Jaffna District MP C.V. Wigneswaran has said he is willing to contest the next presidential election next year. Retired Supreme Court Justice Wigneswaran, elected on the Tamil People’s National Alliance (Thamizh Makkal Tesiya Kootani) ticket, told the Jaffna-based media that he would contest the presidential poll if all Tamil political parties reached […]
- Wigneswaran considers himself best Tamil candidate to run for President (Category: Breaking News)
- Wigneswaran wants SL taken to International Criminal Court (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget passed (Category: Breaking News)
- CVW asks govt. not to create conditions for redeployment of IPKF (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balawegaya spokesperson Mujibur Rahuman yesterday (27) said that ruling SLPP leader Mahinda Rajapaksa owed an explanation why his party continued to protect President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The SLPP conveniently ignored an opportunity to force an early parliamentary election by defeating President Wickrtemesinghe’s Budget for 2024. The former Colombo District par...
- SJB asks govt. to hold early general election (Category: Breaking News)
- Kanchana’s warning to restrict fuel supplies irrelevant, all imports already disrupted-SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- Mujibur slams Prez for ‘false claims’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Udaya, Wimal deny having met MR (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 28th December, 2023 Venal public officials who collaborate with corrupt politicians to misappropriate public funds and strike corrupt deals at the expense of the state coffers do so at the risk of being thrown to the wolves in case of their rackets being laid bare. When two officials were arrested in the act of […]
- Cops’ selective efficiency (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Decentralizing land powers, no big issue’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt.-sponsored corruption (Category: Breaking News)
- Dirty politics, and young minds (Category: Breaking News)
The Middle East conflagration has been brought very close to South Asia by a suspected drone attack a couple of days back on an Israel-linked chemical tanker headed for India, off the latter’s coast. The attack comes close on the heels of similar reported strikes on international tankers in the Red Sea, which have compelled […]
- Global lawlessness and the responsibilities of statehood (Category: Breaking News)
- Stage set for further escalation of Mid-East violence (Category: Breaking News)
- Dangerous persistence of identity issues (Category: Breaking News)
- Mid-East violence underscores need for Two-State solution (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera has hinted at the possibility of running as a common candidate at the next Presidential election. Jayasekera said that SLFP leader Maithripala Sirisena will not be able to win the election if he decides to contest. He also said that since Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader […]
- Maithripala removes Dayasiri from General Secretary post (Category: Breaking News)
- SLFP threatens to storm Parliament committee meetings (Category: Breaking News)
- SLFP insists no rift after appointing Acting General Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
- Duminda likely to be appointed Power Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Pastor Jerome Fernando is to spend the New Year behind bars after the Colombo Fort Magistrate ordered that he be remanded further until 3rd January. The order was given when Fernando, who is currently in remand, was produced in court after spending Christmas Day in jail. Fernando was arrested on 1st December and remanded under […]
- Petition filed against attempt to arrest Jerome Fernando withdrawn (Category: Breaking News)
- Pastor Jerome’s petition fixed for hearing (Category: Breaking News)
- Jerome seeks court intervention to prevent his arrest (Category: Breaking News)
- Overseas travel ban imposed on Prophet Jerome Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
Three days after registering their maiden ODI win in New Zealand, Bangladesh once again made history in Napier, this time with their maiden T20I win on these shores. Opting to bowl first on what Jimmy Neesham felt was a “naughty little wicket” at the halfway mark, Bangladesh restricted New Zealand to 134/9, thanks to five […]
- Santner stars with bat and ball to level series against Bangladesh (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamim Iqbal left out of Bangladesh’s World Cup squad (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand equalise series after thrilling run-chase (Category: Breaking News)
- Milne, Young and Nicholls power New Zealand’s 2-0 finish (Category: Breaking News)
Two late wickets notwithstanding, Dean Elgar’s maiden century at his home ground – Centurion – paved the way for South Africa’s dominant display with the bat on Wednesday. The hosts took an 11 run lead over India, with only five wickets down on a second-consecutive day which was abruptly cut short due to weather conditions […]
- South Africa go 1-0 up after another pace-inflicted demolition act (Category: Breaking News)
- Kohli, Gill hundreds power India to 390 (Category: Breaking News)
- Dasun Shanaka ruled out of World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Fighting Nepal end with 230 (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing those present at the centenary celebration of Badulla Guruthalawa Muslim Central College this morning (27), extended an open invitation to all political parties again, urging them to join hands in achieving a prosperous and united Sri Lanka, irrespective of party affiliations. The President emphasized his commitment to safeguarding the rights of […]
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