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Burger Hangover, the latest addition to Colombo’s vibrant culinary scene, recently celebrated its grand opening, much to the delight of burger enthusiasts across the city. Co-founded by Farhan Hameed and Razeen Razak, Burger Hangover aims to elevate the burger dining experience with its handcrafted creations and unique ambience. Situated at 562/12, Lower Bagatale, Marine Drive, […]
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by K.Locana Gunaratna, PhD Following some independence from the Colonial British through the Donoughmore Constitution in 1931, our prime indigenous concerns focused on agriculture for domestic consumption and on the broad-basing of education. These particular achievements were due respectively to two farsighted Sri Lankan politicians: D.S.Senanayake and C.W.W. Kannangara. They were the first Sri L...
- Guideline for planning university addressing Climatic Issues (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahaweli – A spectacular achievement of JRJ regime piloted by Gamini D (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahaweli Project – North Central Province canal: A tunnel in the wilderness? (Category: Breaking News)
- Use existing resources for agri-food sector in Mahaweli areas (Category: Breaking News)
NATO allies honor 80th anniversary of D-Day invasion of Normandy by Vijaya Chandrasoma Former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of felony in the recently concluded hush money case in the district court of Manhattan, New York. Trump has gone down in history as the only […]
- Trump Guilty! And Anniversary Blues (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump guilty on all counts in hush-money trial, New York jury finds (Category: Breaking News)
- DONALD TRUMP INDICTED (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump to pay $464 million in damages by Monday March 25 (Category: Breaking News)
by ACB Pethiyagoda A desire to visit Burma (Myanmar since 1989) having seen the film ‘The Story of Dr. Wossell’ as a school boy was fulfilled recently. The film was about a dedicated British Army Medical Officer who during World War II fell in love with the country and more deeply with a lithesome and […]
- ‘Burmese Lessons’ for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Myanmar: South Asia’s other ‘Small Miracle’? (Category: Business)
- ‘Burmese Lessons’ for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- It breaks my heart to see the Indian Prime Minister pose cordially with the butchers of Burma (Category: Breaking News)
SJB Colombo District MP Mujibur Rahuman in parliament demanded to know from the government the reasons for CEB suspending the leave of all its employees until further notice from Thursday. MP Rahuman said that the CEB has got an acting General Manager anew and the latter yesterday morning issued a circular suspending leave of all CEB employees with immediate […]
- Sri Lanka power authority cancels leave of employees due to drought (Category: Breaking News)
- Leave of all CEB employees cancelled (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Presidential control over DDO undermines power of Parliament’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Ranawaka rules out 45 % pay hike for CEB workers (Category: Breaking News)
Thaththa(my late father) was an avid radio listener. He called the radio a ‘wireless.’ Early in the morning, he listened to the news and, after dinner, to Sinhala and English songs. He allowed no one to talk aloud while he listened to the radio. Listening to the news and music was a struggle because of […]
- STOLEN: He kept looking behind and cried “amma, amma” (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kali Amma has cursed Mervyn and his cronies’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Duminda writes ‘Amma’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Amma - Udula Chaksanna (Category: Video)
[…]The post Ranil’s Election Fright & The TNA’s Election Strategy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Election Hustling In The South & Boycott Talk In The North (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Election Timetable & Sri Lanka’s Deadlock Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections Season & JVP/SJB Options (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post India Ends Marathon In A Midsummer Of Elections appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Iran-Israeli Tit For Tat, India’s Vote Marathon & Lanka’s Long Election Eve (Category: Breaking News)
- The New Kurukshetra: BJP & Opposition Alliances For The 2024 Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Election Timetable & Sri Lanka’s Deadlock Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- A Glint In The Eyes Of Votaries Of BJP – 2024 Encounter (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry is scheduled to leave for Russia to attend the BRICS Ministerial Session which will be held in Nizhniy Novgorod in Russia on 11 June 2024, following an invitation extended by his Russian counterpart.
Leaders from seven neighboring countries including Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe are attending Narendra Modi s swearing-in ceremony after he secured a third historic term as prime minister following India s general elections.
The aid group Doctors Without Borders has reported recovering 11 bodies and rescuing dozens of people off the coast of Libya as it criticised the migration policies of the North African country and European countries. In a statement on Friday, the group, known by its French initials MSF, said its Geo Barents rescue vessel managed […]
- The people who donate their bodies (Category: Technology)
- Maine police investigate discovery of 2 bodies in New Sharon (Category: USA, Maine)
- Maine police investigate discovery of 2 bodies in New Sharon (Category: USA, Maine)
- Maine police investigate discovery of 2 bodies in New Sharon (Category: USA, Maine)
The first truly heavyweight clash of this expanded T20 World Cup format comes freighted with both history and subplots. A rematch of the 2010 World T20 final at Kensington Oval, the match pits Jos Buttler’s defending champions – who are aiming to become the first team to retain the trophy – against the Australian winning […]
- England, South Africa to face off in Women’s T20 World Cup opener, final on October 20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Capsey powers England to T20 series win and keeps Ashes alive (Category: Breaking News)
- Defending champions England knocked out as Australia march towards semi-finals (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC confirm Caribbean venues for 2024 T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
A section of the Colombo-Kandy main road will be closed for traffic at Pahala Kadugannawa from 7.30 p.m. today to 6.00 a.m. tomorrow (Sunday), the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.
Sri Lanka has been elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a three-year term commencing on 01 January 2025.
The prevailing rainy weather conditions in the south-western part of the island are expected to enhance to some extent in the next few days from today (08), according to the Meteorology Department.
The Saudi Arabian Government has offered Muslim members of the Sri Lankan Tri-Forces sponsored opportunity to perform the annual Hajj Pilgrimage this year (2024), for the first time in history, according to the Defence Ministry.
Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister and Chairman of Cabinet Sub-Committee appointed to examine the issues faced by Sri Lanka Cricket says that the country s recent disappointments in the ICC World Cup 2023 and ICC T20 World Cup are not isolated incidents.
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
Nuwan Thushara’s last over brought Sri Lanka screaming back into the match,as he first bowled Rishad Hossain, and then nailed Taskin Ahmed in front of the stumps with a pinpoint swinging yorker. This left Bangladesh eight wickets down, with 12 runs still to get. However, the experienced Mahmudullah was at the crease for Bangladesh, and […]
- Live Trading (Category: Business)
- Selling Down (Category: Business)
- Asia Cup (Category: Business)
- Power Plant (Category: Business)
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped one of the most famous photographs taken in outer space, has died at the age of 90. Officials say a small plane he was flying crashed into the water north of Seattle, Washington. Anders’ son Greg confirmed that his father was flying the small plane, and that his […]
- Passengers recall horror onboard flight SQ 321 (Category: Breaking News)
- Malawi VP confirmed dead in plane crash in forest (Category: Breaking News)
- China says its spacecraft lands on Moon’s far side (Category: Breaking News)
- Dead in 6 hours: How Nigerian sextortion scammers targeted my son (Category: Breaking News)
Once is coincidence, twice is a clue, and three times is proof. To paraphrase Agatha Christie, that is the narrative around South Africa’s meeting with Netherlands at this T20 World Cup. The Dutch beat South Africa at the 2022 tournament and ended their semi-final hopes in a match where South Africa appeared to be sleep […]
- Focus on plight of Palk Bay fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
- Spain lift FIFA World Cup scoring during extra time (Category: Breaking News)
- Netherlands vs Nepal – the one match neither team can afford to lose (Category: Breaking News)
- Washout puts Sri Lanka on brink of exit; Nepal hurt by result too but South Africa confirm Super... (Category: Breaking News)
Senior officers of the Sri Lankan Tri-Forces participated in a Human Trafficking Training Programme at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo on Friday (June 7).The post Sri Lankan Tri-Forces engage in Anti-Human Trafficking training led by Defence Secretary appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Saudi Arabia offers Haj pilgrimage to Sri Lankan Muslim Tri Forces personnel for first time (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to repatriate nationals trafficked into Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence meets Maldivian Defence Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Special unit formed to track Sri Lankan citizens deployed in Russia-Ukraine conflict (Category: Breaking News)
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has informed SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva that they need to record a statement over his claims of threats against him, police said.
William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic ÂEarthrise photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90.
An elderly person has reportedly died after being assaulted by a saffron-robed monk who was staying at a house in Marawila area in Giriulla.
Sri Lanka has been elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the elections held in New York, for a three-year term commencing on 01 January 2025. Sri Lanka obtained 182 votes, of the 189 member states present and voting, securing the 2nd highest vote count from the region, and the 7th highest number overall. […]
- Sri Lanka votes in support of crucial UN resolution on Palestine (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan appointed to UN Secretary General’s Scientific Advisory Board (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (Category: Breaking News)
- US envoy meets Sri Lankan diaspora in Staten Island (Category: Breaking News)
Two people were killed when a train crashed into a car at the Enderamulla railway crossing, Saturday. The train, which was heading to Colombo from Badulla, crashed into the car when the vehicle attempted to cross the tracks despite the warning signals being on. The Police said that a 54-year-old man from Biyagama and a […]
- Movenpick Colombo rebranded as NH Collection Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Bridging Excellence: a Union of Innovation and Expertise in the Transformer Industry (Category: Breaking News)
- Retired top Police investigators extend support to NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- India notes steady progress in relations with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
In a thrilling T20 World Cup fixture, Bangladesh clinched a two-wicket victory over former champions Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka has seen a notable increase in remittances from expatriate workers in recent months, with May 2024 bringing in USD 544.4 million.The post Expatriate remittances to Sri Lanka surge by 11.8% in first five months of 2024 appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Expat SL workers send more money (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances from expat workers increase (Category: Breaking News)
- Expatriate Workers’ remittances in January stood at USD 437 Million – Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka considers incentives for expatriate workers not using undiyal or hawala (Category: Breaking News)
Dr. Harsha De Silva, Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, revealed in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on Friday (June 7) that he is facing undue threats related to a million-dollar visa issuing process.The post Harsha De Silva faces threats over Visa issuing investigation appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Producers and consumers affected by increase in taxes – Harsha (Category: Breaking News)
- Public Finance Committee Chief Harsha De Silva demands President publicize IMF conditions (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha rubbishes President’s claim LG polls cannot be held (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka`s main opposition calls for a change in government debt management (Category: Breaking News)
Adani’s wind power project is expected to benefit Sri Lanka with the lowest electricity tariff of 24.78 LKR per unit. The tariff will be the lowest in Sri Lanka, cheaper than the CEB’s 100 MW Wind power plant at Thambapavani and significantly lower than oil-based power at 80 LKR per unit. By replacing higher-cost, import-dependent […]
- Adani issued provisional approval for two wind power projects (Category: Breaking News)
- BoI issues letter approving Adani’s renewable energy project (Category: Breaking News)
- Apparel industry at risk following electricity tariff hike (Category: Breaking News)
- Making sense and nonsense out of Adani row (Category: Breaking News)
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