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An all-round show by captain Kathryn Bryce helped Scotland Women make history as they qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup, beating Ireland in the first semi-final of the qualifiers on Sunday. Bryce first bagged 4 for 8 with the ball and followed that up with 35* with the bat, as Scotland restricted Ireland to […]
- Ireland top Group B of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, Scotland maintain momentum (Category: Breaking News)
- Scotland through to semi-finals, UAE keep their hopes alive (Category: Breaking News)
- Athapaththu 102 helps Sri Lanka seal T20 World Cup Qualifier final (Category: Breaking News)
- Athapaththu guides Sri Lanka to victory in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Qualifier Final (Category: Breaking News)
An all-round domination led by Sunil Narine’s all-round performance, helped Kolkata Knight Riders register a thumping 98-run win over Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday and move to the top spot on the points table. KKR’s 235 for 6 was the first time any team had scored a total in excess of 200 at the Ekana […]
- Hunt for HIV man's partners (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Nursing homes' shocking truth (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Cheeky farmers' Baywatch rescue (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- The President underscores the criticality of financial discipline in nation-building (Category: Breaking News)
Actor Bernard Hill, best known for roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, has died aged 79. He played Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 Oscar-winning film and King Théoden in the Lord of the Rings. His breakout role was in 1982 BBC TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff, where he portrayed Yosser Hughes, […]
- Little chance of change as Vladimir Putin is sworn in again (Category: Breaking News)
- Ghana rejoices as ‘crown jewels’ looted by British put on display (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan accused of killing eight women and children in Afghanistan air strikes (Category: Breaking News)
- Bishop stabbed during sermon in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
Punjab Kings showcased their very best and worst selves all in the course of about 45 minutes and in the end the bad outweighed the good as they lost to Chennai Super Kings by 28 runs. Sam Curran’s men had dominated proceedings right from the toss. A target of 168 should’ve been well within their […]
- Brar and Chahar go into Chennai Super King’s den and spin them out (Category: Breaking News)
- Jadeja empowers CSK to end KKR’s early-season invincibility (Category: Breaking News)
- Ruturaj and Deshpande star as Chennai Super Kings hand Sunrisers Hyderabad a thumping (Category: Breaking News)
- Chennai Super Kings knocked out as Royal Challengers Bengaluru win six in a row to make playoffs (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to enter the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier. The Sri Lankans have joined Scotland as the second qualifier for this year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup which will be played in Bangladesh from 3 to 20 October. The experienced Sri Lanka side was […]
- Chamari Athapaththu to make statement on retirement claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka confirm Group A semi-final spot (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to host West Indies for white-ball series in June (Category: Breaking News)
- Athapaththu guides Sri Lanka to victory in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Qualifier Final (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Pointless Debate On The Economy When Issue At Hand Is Much Broader appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2023 Will Be The Acid Test Of RW’s Magic Wand (Category: Breaking News)
- Current State Of Sri Lankan Economy, According To Dhananath Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The ‘Flower Seller’ Video & Sri Lanka’s Youth: Unveiling The Challenges appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Celebrating Menstrual Hygiene Day: Reproductive Rights & The Fight Against Period Poverty (Category: Breaking News)
- Colonial Legacies: Cultural Imperialism & The Fracturing Of Ethnic Identities (Category: Breaking News)
- The Fight For Women’s Empowerment In An Era Of Conflict & Multifaceted Crises (Category: Breaking News)
- Challenges Beneath The Surface Of Peace & Normalcy In Northern Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The security officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have seized a consignment of gemstones that a Sri Lankan passenger had attempted to smuggle out of the country.
[…]The post අපේ මීළඟ ජනපති එළාර මාදිලියේ කෙනෙක් වුණොත් කොහොමද? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- ලෝක ආර්ථිකය තුළ ඉන්දීය කලාපයේ තීරණාත්මක කාර්යභාරය ජනපති කතා කරයි (Category: Sinhala)
- ලංකා සතොස ගැන කෝප් කමිටුවේදී කතා වුණ දේ (Category: Sinhala)
- අද දවසේ යුතුකම් ඉටුකර තවත් වසර 25කින් ශ්රි ලංකාව පිළිබඳ ආඩම්බරයෙන් කතා කරන්න (Category: Sinhala)
- චීන කාබනික පොහොර ගැටලුව කතා කරලා විසඳගන්න යයි (Category: Sinhala)
The heat index, the temperature felt on the human body, is expected to increase up to the Extreme Caution level (46°C  52°C) in some places inNorthern, North-central, North-western and Eastern provinces and in Monaragala district, says the Department of Meteorology.
A search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy in the beach vicinity of Uchchamunai, Kalpitiya on the evening of 04th May 2024 led to the recovery of approx. 120kg (wet weight) of Tendu leaves. It is suspected that the stock of Tendu leaves has been smuggled via sea routes.
- Navy nabs two persons, 1471kg Tendu leaves in Kalpitiya (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy detect 3440kg of smuggled Tendu leaves in Kalpitiya (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy nabs 02 suspects with about 1236kg of smuggled Tendu leaves in Puttalam (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy and Police detect 288 kg of Tendu leaves in Kalpitiya (Category: Breaking News)
The GCE O/L examination will commence tomorrow, May 6 and conclude on May 15. About 452,979 candidates will sit the examination.
England will take on South Africa in the opening match of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup on October 3 in Dhaka, according to the tournament schedule released on Sunday. The hosts Bangladesh will also open their campaign on the opening day, taking on one of the qualifiers, also in Dhaka. Defending champions Australia take […]
- ICC T20 World Cup 2012 begins Sep 18 in Hambantota (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC 2012 T20 Cricket World Cup: Men's and Women's Tournament Guide (Category: Breaking News)
- Select Sri Lanka's team for the WC final vs India (Category: Breaking News)
- Delhis sex racket poses threat to T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka - report (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s cabinet decided on Sunday to shut down Al Jazeera s operations in Israel for as long as the war in Gaza continues, on the grounds the Qatari television network threatens national security.
In a media release Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that it will award US$ 30,000 to the national rugby team in recognition of winning the Asia Rugby Division 1 Championship by beating Kazakhstan on Saturday (04). The decision to recognize the players and coaches who were involved in achieving this excellent win was taken by […]
- Rugby Football Union back (Category: Breaking News)
- SL could become major force in Asian Rugby - Sri Lanka rugby captain Yoshitha Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
- Defence services win President Rajapaksa trophy (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Rugby reinstates Sri Lanka as full member (Category: Breaking News)
Chennai Super Kings have suffered a significant blow with their death-bowling specialist Matheesha Pathirana returning to Sri Lanka to recover from a hamstring injury. After missing the home fixture against Punjab Kings in Chennai, Pathirana was also ruled out of the reverse fixture in Dharamsala on Sunday. His absence further depletes CSK, who were already […]
- Dhoni ‘playing my father’s role’ in cricket- Matheesha Pathirana (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket Compromise (Category: Business)
- Malinga, Vaas disagree with Dhoni’s remark on Pathirana (Category: Breaking News)
- Matheesha Pathirana hails MS Dhoni as father figure in IPL journey (Category: Breaking News)
As the sun rises over the mountains surrounding the Magastota Estate in Nuwara Eliya, G.P.D. Padmakanthi, a dedicated midwife with over 35 years of experience, is making her way to visit a mother who is expecting her second baby. As a midwife, Padmakanthi has been a constant source of strength and guidance for the estate […]
- PHDT marks two decades in estate sector welfare work (Category: Business)
- Equity and well-being in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Dairy: The mirage of self-sufficiency (Category: Business)
A search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy in the beach area of Uchchamunai, Kalpitiya on the evening of 04th May 2024 led to the recovery of approx. 120kg (wet weight) of Tendu leaves suspected to have been smuggled via sea routes. The consignment of Tendu leaves held in this operation has been kept […]
Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are “too ashamed” to seek the maternal health services they need, according to a midwife working in a health centre supported by United Nations agencies, but that may be about to change. The predominantly rural region of Androy has been beset by a […]
- Southern Madagascar, where girls are sold into marriage before they are born (Category: Breaking News)
- Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans (Category: Breaking News)
- Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue- UN rights chief Türk (Category: Breaking News)
- UN appeals for over US$47 million to help Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, which was launched in October 2023 by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), will resume on May 13, 2024 tentatively, the Indian High Commission in Colombo announced.
- India should treat us like its little sister, not be Big Brother (Category: Breaking News)
- Creative Accounting (Category: Business)
- Oil Stock (Category: Business)
- Digital Trade (Category: Business)
Nearly 10,000 army personnel who were absent for duty without obtaining leave (AWOL) have been temporarily discharged from their Regimental Centers during the ongoing general amnesty period, the Sri Lanka Army said.
- All roads in the North are open to the public, says Military Spokesperson (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan Army construct new Army base at Jaffna Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan Army best in the world - Prelate (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Army hunts for deserters (Category: Breaking News)
The suspected gunman in the shooting incident that took place in Horana this afternoon (05), has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to flee to Dubai, Police Media Spokesperson DIG Nihal Thalduwa said.
[…]The post Presidential Election Debate Continues appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- AKD & The JVP-NPP Should Tick All The Boxes To Win, Not Risk A Third Defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- May Day Thoughts: Political Economy Of The Ranil-SLPP-SLFP-UNP-SJB Convergence (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Last Hurrah For A New Parliament In March (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka & Israel: Parallel Legacies As Geo-Conscious States appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reflections On Solar Consciousness & Unity: A Message For Vesak Day 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Exploring The Silent Wilderness Of Self-Discovery (Category: Breaking News)
- President Affirms Commitment To Two-State Solution In Palestine – A comment (Category: Breaking News)
- Suppressing Free Speech & Religious Freedom By Labelling Them Hate Speech (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced a significant increase in payments for Sri Lanka s Test players, effectively doubling their compensation.
Panamanians are voting in a general election which has been overshadowed by the disqualification of the man who was leading in the polls.
As Pakistan celebrated Eid this year, the streets of Balochistan were painted crimson – not with the joyous hues of festivities but with the blood of innocent protesters.[1] The Baloch people, yearning for answers about their forcibly disappeared loved ones, took to the streets in a powerful display of resistance against the Pakistani state’s brutality […]
- Baloch women facing persecution in Pakistan, says Baloch leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Young Men ‘Forcibly Disappeared’ from Balochistan’s Kech (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistani security agencies targeting family members of exiled Baloch political activists (Category: Breaking News)
- PAKISTAN: Women Protest as Enforced Disappearances Prompt Urgent Calls for Action (Category: Breaking News)
In the face of a deteriorating Chinese economy, a shift in spending habits is becoming increasingly evident, particularly among the nation’s youth. These young individuals, navigating through economic turmoil, have adopted a more frugal approach to their expenditures. They exercise caution with each penny spent, meticulously comparing prices across various platforms and seeking out additional [...
- Unfinished Transition (Category: Business)
- Social discontent rises among Chinese as economy falls: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Long Cycle (Category: Business)
- NPP & Bird Cage Economy (Category: Breaking News)
The suppressive nature of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been well studied ever since the Party accumulated power in late 1940s. The unsettling case of Uyghur’s in China however surpasses every other suppressing strategy deployed by the Party. Within the Xinjiang region of China, the Uyghur minority population has been facing systematic suppression and […]
- World Uyghur Congress calls for global action against China’s human rights abuses (Category: Breaking News)
- China's war on Uyghur women (August 2020) (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- China's war on Uyghur women (August 2020) (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- China's war on Uyghur women (August 2020) (Category: USA, South Dakota)
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