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[…]The post Singapore Elected A ‘Tharman’; For Sri Lanka, A ‘Kadirgamar’ Still A Wish! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sinhala-Buddhism & The Nation State Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Would Voting For A Tamil Presidential Candidate Polarize The Tamils? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka An Ethnocracy? (Category: Breaking News)
- Janatha Aragalaya: The People’s Struggle In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
In a groundbreaking partnership, Round Table Sri Lanka has joined forces with Marvida Travel, a pioneering Sri Lankan travel company. This dynamic collaboration aims to provide global members of Round Table with unparalleled opportunities to explore the captivating marvels of Sri Lanka. Marvida Travel, renowned for curating seamless and immersive journeys that seamlessly blend cultural […]
- Advantis and Cordelia Cruises unite to unleash the ultimate cruising experience in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts Embarks on Culinary Extravaganza with Gary Mehigan in Partnership with... (Category: Breaking News)
- Classic Destinations Joins Internova Travel Group’s International Network of Independent Travel ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts and Mintpay Join Forces to Transform Travel Payment Solutions (Category: Breaking News)
A proposal, set to take effect from October 1, 2023, stipulates rates of USD 130 for 5-star hotels, USD 100 for 4-star hotels, and USD 80 for 3-star hotels within the city of Colombo. While the authorities argue that this measure aims to counter underpricing by higher-tier hotels, this policy threatens to undermine the growth […]
- JKH hoping to see recovery across all segments aided by pickup in economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Gazette issued stipulating minimum rates for tourist hotels in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist Experience (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan Rupee appreciates against US Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
By Austin Fernando President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s recent statements on devolution show that he has realised that the granting of Police Powers (PPs) to the Provincial Councils (PCs) is too sensitive an issue and wants to keep it on the back burner. He seems to think the 13th Amendment (13A) even minus PPs will grant him […]
- PAFFREL: Ranil offers to strengthen PCs, having postponed elections to them (Category: Breaking News)
- Police powers should be devolved to PCs - Vasudeva (Category: Breaking News)
- Karuna: Police Powers Cannot Be Given To PCs (Category: Breaking News)
- Campaign launched to push for abolition of PCs (Category: Breaking News)
During the question-and-answer session, Dr. Dushni Weerakoon questioned the sustainability of Sri Lanka’s non-aligned foreign policy, as it weakened the country’s position in trade negotiations. The expert assertion was certainly not restricted to trade negotiations. Having signed ACSA (Access and Cross Servicing-Agreement) with the US, in August 2017, it would be ridiculous to still talk […...
- Norway departs as Indo-Lanka relations enter a new phase (Category: Breaking News)
- Deferred China ship visit takes place amidst diplomatic row (Category: Breaking News)
- Indo-Lanka relations:Shared challenges and ‘Quad’ strategies (Category: Breaking News)
- House watchdog told of Army’s shameful failure to provide proper meals for troops (Category: Breaking News)
[…]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)
‘it is not narrative that we should abandon but chronology’’ Kumar Shahani By Laleen Jayamanne Mourning the Dead: Phaneroscopy “There is a reality which we each create in our own minds.” (C.S. Peirce) The American logician and semiotician C.S. Peirce using the Greek word phaneron, meaning ‘that which appears,’ and adding the suffix skopein, (the […]
- The Copper Tumbler & Donkeys in Mannar: A Work of Mourning – II (Category: Breaking News)
- The Story Of The Occasional Cinemagoer: Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- Popular Sinhala Cinema – III – Rukmani Devi; Mohideen Baig ; Gamini Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- BETWEEN ABSTRACTION & EMPATHY IN SARATH CHANDRAJEEWA’S VISUAL PARAPHRASES – PART II (Category: Breaking News)
(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)
A top Sri Lankan athlete who set national records in the pole vault has been working as a housemaid in Dubai to help support her family at home. For the last year Sachini Perera, 24, has put her athletics dreams on hold when Sri Lanka’s currency crisis and soaring medical bills made it difficult for […]
- Sri Lanka s Vaulting Queen works as Dubai housemaid to support family at home (Category: Breaking News)
- Daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants wins Australia’s biggest literary prize (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Resident Coordinator and Ranil discuss human rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai King makes donation to rehabilitate elephant mistreated in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
‘It Takes One Day’ campaign connects to the Men’s CWC 2023 ‘Navarasa’ showcasing the raw emotions experienced by fans and players Campaign film featuring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan along with cricketers including Jemimah Rodrigues, Eoin Morgan, Jonty Rhodes and Shubman Gill available to view here The campaign unveiling saw over 85 content creators, in an […]The post ‘It Takes One Day...
- India 2023 World Cup brand launched (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC Men’s Player of the Month for June 2023 revealed (Category: Sports)
- ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule announced (Category: Sports)
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)
[…]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)
In collaboration with Skyline Entertainment, Scope Cinemas hosted the highly anticipated Red Carpet premiere and screening of “The Flash” at CCC on June 15th. The event was an unforgettable experience for fans and marked the first-ever standalone feature film for the beloved DC Superhero, Barry Allen. Directed by Andy Muschietti, known for the “IT” films […]
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts premiers in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Scope Cinemas and Liberty Cinemas ignite screens with premiere of Mission: Impossible – Dead Rec... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka among first globally to experience Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (Category: Breaking News)
- Scope Cinemas hosts John Wick: Chapter 4 premier (Category: Breaking News)
by Rohana R. Wasala Edwin Arnold’s purpose in composing the epic The Light of Asia, then, was to give readers an unbiased idea about the exalted personality of prince Siddhartha and the general substance of his teaching. But he was not addressing this task in a religious cultural vacuum. He had to take care not to […]
- On first reading Sir Edwin Arnold’s THE LIGHT OF ASIA (Category: Breaking News)
- Pathfinder Foundation,all publications are made available free (Category: Breaking News)
- The Journey of Prince Siddhartha to Buddhahood (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry reveals he killed 25 in Afghanistan: British media (Category: Breaking News)
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has signed a deal with the Professional Fighters League. Cameroon’s Ngannou, 36, has been a free agent since leaving the UFC in January after the two parties failed to agree on a new contract. The move represents a significant coup for the PFL, with Ngannou regarded as one of […]
- Max Verstappen fastest on first day of testing (Category: Breaking News)
- Scrum-half quits Wales 100 days before World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Jenson Button signs three-race Nascar deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Majestic Gill ton takes Gujarat Titans past Mumba Indians and into final (Category: Breaking News)
By Prof. Kirthi Tennakone Sri Lanka is planning to initiate nuclear power generation after a long delay––a prudent decision to secure future energy demand and reduce emissions. However, some parties have expressed skepticism that nuclear energy is unsuitable for Sri Lanka, saying it poses a risk of environmental radioactive contamination in reactor meltdowns and waste […]
- Plan for setting up nuclear power plants in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Obama seeking more nuclear energy loan guarantees (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- CEB GM Eng. Rohan Seneviratne steers electricity sector toward sustainable and renewable future (Category: Breaking News)
- Viable alternative renewable sources - Solar, wind, wave, geo thermal, bio mass (Category: Business)
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)
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana “I write my songs not for critical acclaim but for the sole purpose of the enjoyment of listeners, without them having to turn the pages of a dictionary!” Thus retorted Karunaratne Abeysekera, during an interview, when reference was made to the disapproval of some critics of his lyrical style. Paradoxically now, […]
- Ran Muthu Duwa (Category: Breaking News)
- Popular Sinhala Cinema – III – Rukmani Devi; Mohideen Baig ; Gamini Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- B.H. Abdul Hameed’s Book: A Wayfarer On The Airwaves – An Anthropological Journey (Category: Breaking News)
- Sugumaran Thambyayah (Category: Breaking News)
Added extra dimension to CFW Hair and make-up by Ramani Fernando salons AShangri-La Colombo, the official host hotel for the 20th year edition of Colombo Fashion Week, welcomed three renowned Indian celebrity designers, who showcased their latest collections at the event. This much-awaited fashion week took place from 29 March to 1 April 2023 at […]
- Circularity-in-Fashion key focus at CFW Luxury Resortwear edition (Category: Breaking News)
- A feast of fashion - HSBC CFW 2012 warps up yet another successful year (Category: Business)
- Miss World Tourism 2023 – in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo Fashion Week 2012 on the ramp from 24 Feb. (Category: Business)
On March 1, a beloved player among cricket fans all over the world has joined Mostbet’s team of star ambassadors. We are proud to present you Andre Russell! A world-class allrounder from Jamaica, Andre is a generational talent, wanted by every cricket league in the world. The two-time T20 world champion, the winner of franchise […]
- President warns against holding students hostage (Category: Breaking News)
- Duty-free shops at BIA relocated (Category: Breaking News)
- World’s largest passenger airline makes rare landing in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Young woman fond dead near Race Course Ground (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 1st March, 2023 Sri Lanka finds itself in the same predicament as a gang rape victim being forcibly kept in the custody of her rapists. Those who are responsible for stealing public funds, mismanaging the economy and bankrupting it continue to be in power. Worse, while living high on the hog at the expense […]
- Vroom mania – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Neutralise this threat to democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament tells SLC bigwigs to go home (Category: Breaking News)
- When will they ever learn? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpowers appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (Category: Breaking News)
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
By A Special Sports Correspondent Tennis star Sharmal Dissanayake (26) made a comeback to the racquet game in Sri Lanka when he won the Men’s Singles event at the First Capital SSC Open Championships worked off in Colombo recently. The annual SSC Open tournament gave a great start to the tennis scene in the island […]
- Dinara reaches quarter-finals (Category: Breaking News)
- First Capital SSC Open Ranking Tennis Championships 2023 begin (Category: Breaking News)
- Queen’s Club Tennis Championships 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Dharmasena reaches singles final (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post K. Annamalai, A Star Eclipsing All In The Politics Of Tamil Nadu appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- BJP Embraces Tamil Diaspora (Category: Breaking News)
- Electoral Prospects In India & Tamil Nadu Have Better Predictability Now (Category: Breaking News)
- For The Redemption Of Tamil Nadu, Elimination Of Enemies – Firstly Corruption (Category: Breaking News)
- Annamalai’s Stand Alone Stance Is Singularly Commendable (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 2nd February, 2023 The UNP and the SLFP have started talking about the next presidential election even before the long-overdue local government (LG) polls are held. UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara has recently said President Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the next presidential election. Former President Maithripala Sirisena himself has told the media he […]
- Ranil puts his foot down (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB’s dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala says he will contest next presidential election (Category: Breaking News)
- Unite! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Taxing Without A Mandate appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lack of Common Sense Of A Time-Expired President (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Semiotic Aspects Of The Discourse On Ethnic Conflict In Sri Lanka; A Re-Reading Of Modern Mega-T... (Category: Breaking News)
ISLAMABAD: As the year comes to a close and 2023 begins, the nation takes a reflective pause and harks back at a long year of political events that will foreshadow the election year – a new year resolution politicos hope to keep but without an economic story worth telling. Unprecedented events
- Pakistan: Aftermath of a destabilising verdict (Category: Breaking News)
- Vain Attempts To Bowl Imran Khan Out! (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s election chaos casts shadow on next IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Good King Ranil and his options: Keep running or end the Executive Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya A recent World Food Programme report underlines the magnitude of the food crisis in Sri Lanka. The report shows that 36% of the country’s households are effectively food insecure, while 76% are engaging in “food-coping strategies.” 35% of the country’s households are “facing insufficient food consumption”, while female-headed households (44%) are “...
- The TNA’s position on Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP Leader punches plenty of holes in govt. (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- President to intensify focus on national unity, youth aspirations (Category: Breaking News)
CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum chandij@sympatico.ca More Music Shows … Having produced, annually, The Island Music Awards shows on three occasions, I did my largest show in Sri Lanka in 1992. It was The Island […]
- French Style, Sri Lankan Smile! (Category: Breaking News)
- CONCLUSION: MISSIONS OF A GLOBAL PROFESSOR : CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka trade exhibition in Oman in Feb. (Category: Breaking News)
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