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[…]The post Vain Attempts To Bowl Imran Khan Out! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Pakistan’s May 9 & Aragalaya Anniversary In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Imran Khan’s supporters hold anti-Pakistan protest outside UN in Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
- Imran Khan: The Rising Star Over Battered Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Imran Khan: Playboy cricketer to PM? (Category: Business)
[…]The post How I Have Used Obeyesekere In My Teaching appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sinhalese Society Through The Prism Of Religion: An Appreciation Of Gananath Obeyesekere’s Work ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Review Of The Väddas In Sri Lankan History & Society (Category: Breaking News)
- Book Review: Gananath Obeyesekere – Stories And Histories (Category: Breaking News)
- Gratiaen Trust Presents “Doubling Ourselves” – An Online Workshop On Translations (Category: Breaking News)
China has expressed hope that its military will strengthen cooperation and deepen friendship with Bangladesh armed forces for maintaining world peace, The Daily Star reported. Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh in a statement said, “Guided by the consensus reached by top leaders of China and Bangladesh, the both militaries will continually strengthen solidarity and cooperation on […]
- Cheap Labour (Category: Business)
- Campaign for 'sweat-free' Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh refuses to become China’s lackey despite being part of Belt and Roat initiative (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh traders forced to export leather to China at low prices (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Connectivity Or Captivity? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi-Wickremesinghe Tamil Drama (Category: Breaking News)
- Saffron Army & RW’s Political Calculations (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Hero Syndrome & Unlawful Acts: Politicians In The Fantasyland Of Omnipotence appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Don’t Shoot The Messenger: Commissions, An “Open Sesame” (Category: Breaking News)
- Fear Corrupts Politicians: Time To Repeal Custom-Made Laws (Category: Breaking News)
- Naked King & The Crumbling State: Seven Decades Of Fake Saviours (Category: Breaking News)
- Failed Economy: Bribery & Corruption To Maintain Power (Category: Breaking News)
President Xi Jinping’s message to Chinese people everywhere is crisp: “tell China’s story well.” All organs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been harnessed not only in pursuit of the ‘Chinese Dream of National Rejuvenation’ but to also persuade the greatest possible number, both at home and abroad, that this virtuous goal is […]
- President Wickremesinghe places his trust on Xi Jinping (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese leadership appears to have put restrictive ‘Zero-Covid’ approach on back-burner (Category: Breaking News)
- China would be facing serious geopolitical, other challenges during Xi’s third term: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- World watches as China economic leaders take stage (Category: Business)
Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, who became a superstar in her mid-20s, has died at 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” the singer’s family said in a statement reported by the BBC and […]
- James Corden bids farewell to ‘The Late Late Show’ (Category: Breaking News)
- South African Jazz singer adds colour at Thorana Lounge (Category: Business)
- Emirates on course as official airline of the Irish Open (Category: Business)
- Jennifer Lopez unsure on marrying again (Category: Business)
(Excerpted from volume ii of the Sarath Amunugama autobiography) During one of my visits to Colombo I got a call to see the President at ‘Breamar’. Gamini Dissanayake had told him of my friendship with Parathasarathy and he wanted me to help him repair the damage done to their friendship due to the abuse heaped […]
- No deal yet on Singapore GP renewal (Category: Business)
- Organisers predict Indian GP sellout (Category: Business)
- Perez shines in unpredictable Malaysian GP (Category: Business)
- Australian GP hails more competitive season (Category: Business)
[…]The post Economic Reforms, Corruption & Reconciliation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why The Shock Over IMF’s Diagnostic Report? (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Buddhism & Corruption: The Unholy Twins (Category: Breaking News)
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy, Easter Phoenix & Politics (Category: Breaking News)
Targeted opening of Cinnamon Life Hotel and Mall expected to bode well for JKH Leisure business By Sanath Nanayakkare John Keells PLC is expected to recover from some of of its downbeat numbers with the overall pickup in the economy, according to a Review issued by First Capital Research, based on information in the public […]
- Healthcare, Consumer and Agri propel Sunshine Holdings’ strong FY23 performance (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch affirms JKH at ‘AAA’ (Category: Business)
- SL has fifth highest food price inflation in world (Category: Breaking News)
- JKH hopes to soon finalize gaming deal for Cinnamon Life (Category: Breaking News)
Through the eyes of Sena Thoradeniya: Sena Thoradeniya discussed successful US operations here taking into similar interventions in the past and present. The examination of the Egyptian and Iranian scenarios is surely useful. Those genuinely concerned about what went wrong for Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who didn’t really receive the backing of any section of the international […]
- US hand in GR’s ouster: Speaker finally confirms allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya: Only Ranil could have restored law and order (Category: Breaking News)
- CP Chief calls for re-alignment of political forces to thwart Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil reveals bid to get rid of him while GR was fleeing to Trinco on board SLNS Gajabahu (Category: Breaking News)
Up to 2,000 anti-LGBT protesters stormed a gay pride festival in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Saturday, forcing its cancellation. The right-wing protesters, who included Orthodox Christian clergy, scuffled with police, rushed the stage and burned rainbow flags. The organisers and Georgia’s president blamed anti-LGBT hate speech that preceded the event, and said the police had […]
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Turkish election victory for Erdogan leaves nation divided (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia set to punish sex before marriage with jail time (Category: Breaking News)
- Brazil’s President vows to punish rioters who stormed Congress (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 7th July, 2023 A Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) has been set up to probe how the country became bankrupt. SLPP General Secretary and MP Sagara Kariyawasam, of all people, has been appointed its chairman! The Opposition yesterday let out a howl of protests, in Parliament, against Kariyawasam’s appointment, claiming that his party was responsible […]
- Parliament divided over PSC probe on Siyatha (Category: Breaking News)
- Speaker’s claims: Probe needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Probe into country’s bankruptcy: Ex-COPE Chief going ahead with own inquiry (Category: Breaking News)
- Government says committed to probe (Category: Breaking News)
We women particularly mourn the death of a beautiful young mother dying in childbirth at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital due to being given substandard or death dealing medicine. In Peradeniya again, a school principal lost her life due to the injection given her. When media consulted Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and the high-ups in the […]
- Health Minister says not ready to step down due to demands of a few (Category: Breaking News)
- Drug shortage will be resolved in first quarter of this year  Health Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Sri Pada pilgrims die of suspected food poisoning; ten other victims hospitalised (Category: Breaking News)
- Mental hospital affected by shortage of staff (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A French Spring Amid IMF Mission Creep: Ranil Tangoes In Paris As Macron Pivots To BRICS appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The March Towards ‘Akhand Bharat’ appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka Is Still In Deep Trouble, With Or Without Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Were The Early Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
- Destination Delhi: Roving President’s Next Port Of Call (Category: Breaking News)
- To Be Or Not To Be (A US Military Base) (Category: Breaking News)
A jury found a former New York City police sergeant and two Chinese citizens guilty on nine counts on Tuesday in a landmark federal trial involving a suspected Beijing-backed operation aimed at repatriating a Chinese fugitive living in New Jersey. Charged in the nearly three-week trial were former police officer-turned-private investigator Michael McMahon and two […]
- Can China fix youth unemployment woes with military recruitment drive? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka turmoil highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas (Category: Breaking News)
- US military slams Chinese warship’s ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ manoeuvres in Taiwan Strait (Category: Breaking News)
- Beijing envoy warns Dutch of retaliation for chip curbs: ‘China won’t just swallow this’ (Category: Breaking News)
Debt-laden Sri Lanka will unveil its domestic debt restructuring strategy this week, central bank chief P Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Sunday (Jun 25), as the island navigates its worst financial crisis in decades. Sri Lanka will also likely obtain Cabinet and parliamentary approval for the debt restructuring strategy this week, Weerasinghe told local TV channels […]
- CB warns of catastrophic consequences if banking sector collapses (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s sovereign lenders yet to outline debt talks plans (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL Governor refuses to resign over pay hike issue (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post RW’s Plea In Paris & Predicament At Home appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Separation Of Powers, Rule Of Law, Corruption & SL Bankruptcy (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Stands For Sheep Loom: Obedience Above Intelligence (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Stands For Sheep Loom: Obedience Above Intelligence (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Debt Justice Collective Writes Open Letter To IMF On DDO (Category: Breaking News)
An individual was arrested in the Rathgama area in Galle today (08 June) after Ada Derana s Ukussa cracked down on a racket through which several women were scammed by an individual, under the pretense of potential foreign employment.
Its MD says. ‘go abroad only if you can work hard’ Siraj Manpower Services, one of Sri Lanka’s leading foreign employment agencies, was honoured with the Three-Star Award at the ‘Golden Awards’ 2023, organised by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). This award ceremony was organised to honour foreign employment agencies that have […]
- Expatriation for employment to UAE with tourist visas suspended (Category: Breaking News)
- Couple arrested on charges of swindling foreign job seekers (Category: Breaking News)
- Beware of scammers who send people abroad to work in Malaysia on tourist visas - SLBFE (Category: Breaking News)
- NHDA and SLBFE to launch housing project for migrant workers (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Relevance Of A “Strategic Culture” To Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Projection Of Buddhism As Sri Lanka’s Greatest Soft Power (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi-Wickremesinghe Tamil Drama (Category: Breaking News)
- Modern Ramsethu: An Unlikely Bridge (Category: Breaking News)
by Laleen Jayamanne ( Continued From Wednesday) The Multi-Ethnic fan base Gamini Fonseka, who introduced action (fights) with a new image of proletarian muscular masculinity into Sinhala cinema, was loved by both the Sinhala and Tamil male films fans for those reasons. His film Sarungale, where he played a rather sedentary Tamil Clerk (he spoke […]
- The Copper Tumbler and Donkeys in Mannar: A Work of Mourning – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Gamini Abeysinghe and Kamalangani Perusinghe’s legacy shines on (Category: Breaking News)
- Ran Muthu Duwa (Category: Breaking News)
- The Inspiring Influence of India on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Beijing [China], May 5 (ANI): Uyghurs continue to be persecuted by Chinese authorities but people are paying less attention to this extreme human rights violation which is making the situation “disturbing,” Michael Levitt wrote in Toronto Star. The writer believes that the world’s indifference, inaction and silence towards the persecution of Uyghurs can be deadly […]
- Civil society calls for urgent measures to protect Uyghurs at risk of refoulement (Category: Breaking News)
- Turkish political parties, activists protest against Chinese atrocities on Human Rights Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese authorities jail at least 100 Uyghurs from the same Xinjiang hamlet (Category: Breaking News)
- China refused to allow envoy to visit Uyghur region: Turkish Foreign Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Tourism is bouncing back after the Easter attack, Covid-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the economic stake holders are optimistic and working hard towards a better future.The General Manager of Shangri-la Hambantota Refhan Razeen welcomed 2023 with a positive note with much expectations this year. having overcome the challenges of the past years. We Sri […]
- Sri Lanka: Shangri-La to open a hotel in Colombo in 2014 (Category: Breaking News)
- Construction work on the Shangri-La Hotel commence today (Category: Breaking News)
- Seven Stars (Category: Business)
- Second Property (Category: Business)
[…]The post Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – V appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – III (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala-Buddhism & The Nation State Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ruled that former prime minister Imran Khan’s dramatic arrest on corruption charges this week was illegal. The court ordered Mr Khan’s immediate release. His lawyers had argued that his detention from court premises in Islamabad on Tuesday was unlawful. At least 10 people have been killed and 2,000 arrested as violent […]
- Brazil’s President vows to punish rioters who stormed Congress (Category: Breaking News)
- Donald Trump to be charged over hush money (Category: Breaking News)
- Brazil orders arrest of top officials over riots (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules Imran Khan’s arrest was illegal (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 12th May, 2023 There is hardly anything that the ruling party politicians and their cronies hate more than last year’s anti-government protests, which brought them down a peg or two. Never do they miss an opportunity to demonise Aragalaya. Chief Government Whip and Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, speaking in Parliament, yesterday, demanded to know from […]
- ‘Aragalaya XCore’ launched to prepare young members to contest future polls (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP: Both President and ruling party MPs must be sent home (Category: Breaking News)
- CPA survey claims JVP Leader most popular with 48.5% of those surveyed (Category: Breaking News)
- Disappearances: reflections of a reporter (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 4th May, 2023 Government politicians, save perhaps a few, and their backers are still cock-a-hoop over the IMF bailout which they naively think is a kind of economic panacea. They went so far as to paint the town red when the IMF approved the much-awaited extended fund facility, in March, lighting as they did […]
- Cabinet nod for President’s proposal to make Parliament underwrite foreign investment agreements (Category: Breaking News)
- Hot Hand (Category: Business)
- Sirisena boasts of his successful foreign policy to current rulers (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez: Cumbersome investment laws to be revised to make country attractive to investors (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Missing Ingredients To Come Out Of The Economic Rut appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Warning To Be Heeded (Category: Breaking News)
- People Called On To Play Direct Role To Sustain Democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliamentary Support Required For Effective Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Rise & Fall Of Nationalism In North & South (Category: Breaking News)
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