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By Saman Indrajith Forty-eight-year-old Batticaloa District MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, popularly known as Pillayan, has been shaping the Eastern Province’s political narrative since he was a teenager. He was just 16-years old when he joined the LTTE in 1990 as a child soldier. Since then, he continued to rise in the ranks of the LTTE until […]
- Lanka needs a national liberation movement, not mere regime change:Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- R. Sampanthan: ‘We cannot go on like this’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister warns of emerging racism ahead of elections (Category: Breaking News)
India’s domestic and foreign situation has changed tremendously compared to four years ago and it has achieved outstanding results in economic development and social governance, said an article published in China’s state-run Global Times. The article authored by Zhang Jiadong, director of the Center for South Asian Studies at Fudan University, said India has made […]
- No Pakistan-funded nuclear power plant in Sampur: Champika (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP worried about Ranil putting Sri Lanka under ‘Madani’ (Category: Breaking News)
- India Strong Enough To Stand Against West: Iranian Envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Super powers’ proposed for Aloha Stadium replacement agency (Category: USA, Hawaii)
[…]The post Israel Versus Palestinians: Thank God For South Africa’s Boldness appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- ICJ Ruling On Israeli Genocide In Gaza; Stopped Short Of Ordering A Ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Disturbing Echoes Of The Last Phase Of The Civil War In Sri Lanka & The Treatment Of Palestinian... (Category: Breaking News)
- Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Spectacular Ram Mandir In Historic Ram Janma Bhoomi appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ram Mandir At Babri Masjid Site: Death Of Secular Democracy & Rise Of Hindutva Fascism (Category: Breaking News)
- In Tamil Nadu Even As BJP Moves In Spurts, I.N.D.I.A. Wilts Away (Category: Breaking News)
- Exploring The Silent Wilderness Of Self-Discovery (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ups & Downs Of Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Gathering Storms Cloud On The Horizon; Military, Political, Strategic & Economic Uncertainties Abound appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is It 1848 Again? Unrest This Time Is Global (Category: Breaking News)
- Threats To The Hegemony Of The US Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- A Bleak Forecast For 2024 & Beyond: Politics (Security), Economics & Military (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
saw 210,352 tourist arrivals up from 151,496 recorded in November 2023. India, Russia, United Kingdom, ...
Moscow has accused Ukraine of deadly air strikes on south-west Russia – with 20 people killed and more than 100 injured in Belgorod, near the border. The regional governor said three children were among the dead in what was one of the deadliest attacks on Russia since it invaded Ukraine
- Massive Russian strikes target energy grid in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian air strikes hit cities across Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- US launches fourth round of strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen (Category: Breaking News)
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)
Sri Lanka received over 1.4 million tourists by the end of the third week of December, the latest statistics released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) show. The SLTDA weekly report on tourist arrivals released on Saturday (23) shows that 1,404,998 tourists had arrived in the country by December 21, 2023. Between December 01 and 21 […]
- Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka surpass 1.4 mln this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka records nearly 720,000 tourist arrivals in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 100,000 tourists visit Sri Lanka in first 15 days of 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- SL notches more than 100 percent increase in tourist arrivals last year (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita It is up to Sri Lanka to determine whether to collaborate with Russia’s state owned Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation in building a small nuclear power plant or not, says Levan S. Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation. Ambassador Dzhagaryan said nuclear
- Sri Lanka should decide if it wants nuclear cooperation with Russia - Envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian envoy in Sri Lanka hits out at US for banning Karannagoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka discusses nuclear energy cooperation with Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian envoy commends Sri Lanka s Âbalanced and neutral stance (Category: Breaking News)
[An article based on the Keynote Address delivered by Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, recently at the Annual Research Symposium 2023 of the University of Colombo] Introduction Inflation affects every aspect of our lives; it is a force that shapes our purchasing power, influences our financial decisions, and […]
- Nexus between money, exchange rate, money printing and inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘SL’s inflation reduced to single digit levels in 2023 along with restoration of price stability’ (Category: Breaking News)
- High interest rates have prevented contraction of economy – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- CB eases monetary conditions by reducing its interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
The US House of Representatives has voted to formalise its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Lawmakers voted along party lines to back a resolution that Republicans say will give them more power to gather evidence and enforce legal demands. Three Republican-led House committees allege bribery and corruption during Mr Biden’s tenure as vice-president but […]
- Republicans make their case at Biden impeachment inquiry (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden impeachment inquiry: McCarthy says House will investigate president (Category: Breaking News)
- South African president faces threat of impeachment over ‘Farmgate’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka currently imports most of its energy needs, including oil, coal and hydrocarbons. To ease the economic burden, the island nation aims to generate 70% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.The post Sri Lanka approves nuclear power plant construction with Russia as top contender
- Sri Lanka s first nuclear power plant expected to be built by 2032 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka in talks with Russia to build nuclear power plant (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks investors for nuclear power plants (Category: Breaking News)
- IAEA studying plans to build nuclear power plant in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando One-time Foreign Secretary Kshenuka Senewiratne and Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne (Rtd.) on Dec 04, 2023 assumed duties at the Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi and Islamabad, respectively. It would be pertinent to mention that Wijegunaratne previously served as the First Secretary/Defence Advisor of Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi […]
- Indo-Lanka relations:Shared challenges and ‘Quad’ strategies (Category: Breaking News)
- The Katchatheevu politics (Category: Breaking News)
- Vanni war and Israel-Gaza conflict: Funding catastrophes (Category: Breaking News)
- Norway departs as Indo-Lanka relations enter a new phase (Category: Breaking News)
Mr Zelensky’s third visit to the US since Russia’s 2022 […]
- Senate’s $95bn for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan faces uphill battle in House (Category: Breaking News)
- Kremlin says 20 dead after attack on Russian city (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian missile strike kills seven and injures 144 in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka earned 205.3 million US dollars from tourism during the month of November 2023, which is over twice the amount in the corresponding month in 2022, the latest data by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have revealed. The revenue from tourism in November 2022 was 81 million dollars, according to official data.The […]
- Travel Trend (Category: Business)
- Tourist arrivals increase in November (Category: Breaking News)
- Sports Draw (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given the green light to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the games next year as neutrals, drawing the ire of Ukrainian officials. Russian and Bellarusian athletes who qualify in their sport for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be able to take part without flags, emblems or […]
- Up to 40 countries could boycott Paris Olympic Games, says Poland sports minister (Category: Breaking News)
- International Olympic Committee suspends Russian Olympic Committee ‘with immediate effect’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenyan legend backs Hambantota 2018 bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Mayor wants Russia banned from 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a rare trip abroad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is also scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia. President Putin is expected to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as oil production, with the UAE president. The UAE is currently hosting the COP28 UN climate […]
- China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week (Category: Breaking News)
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin to stand for fifth term as Russian president (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin arrest warrant issued over war crime allegations (Category: Breaking News)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, staking out a more influential role in the Middle East, will visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia today (06), and host Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow the following day. The talks will focus on bilateral relations and the Israel-Hamas war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Peskov […]
- Strong Ties (Category: Business)
- Putin opens Baltic gas pipeline (Category: Technology)
- Russia awaits ruling on Olympic ban for flag, anthem (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Putin denies involvement in poisoning of Kremlin foe Navalny (Category: USA, South Dakota)
[…]The post Climate Colonialism At CoP 28: Carbon Laundering Via Green Bondscams? 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)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
- Pelosi’s Pivot As Cold War & Colonialism Rebound: Blue-Greenwash In The Indian Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
Meta has removed nearly 4,800 fake accounts that were part of a China-based influence campaign aimed at spreading polarising content about United States politics ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the tech giant has announced. The influence operation was one of two China-based campaigns detected by Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, in the third […]
- Lankans victim of India based cyber espionage? (Category: Breaking News)
- Great Game (Category: Business)
- Ga. Tech Baseball Standout Faces DUI Charge (Category: USA, Georgia)
- China rejects allegations of attempting to influence media in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post November 29 – UN Created Israel appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 29 November 1947: United Nations Created Israel In Palestine (Category: Breaking News)
- Condoning Israeli Aggression & Condemning Palestinian Resistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Isn’t It Time For Sri Lanka To Expel Israelis? (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Is The Terrorist In The Israeli War On Gaza? (Category: Breaking News)
Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara emphasized that political parties on ethnic or religious lines established to gain narrow political advantage by sowing racism should be banned.The post Religion, ethnicity based political parties should be banned – Minister appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka’s foreign remittances up by 98.8% in February – Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel to recruit 2000 female caregivers from Sri Lanka this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Expats remitted US$100 Million to get 900 Electric Vehicle import licences (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara expelled from Samagi Jana Balawegaya (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Northern Tamils Are Not For Sale To China appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Political Buddhism & Corruption: The Unholy Twins: A Comment (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Ocean Security Conference & Ranil’s Statement – A Point Of View (Category: Breaking News)
- Should The Country Be Governed By As Sangha Says?: A Rejoinder (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Forces To Be Trained In Modern Day Warfare: President (Category: Breaking News)
from voting by the US, Russia […]
- SA envoy to Sri Lanka lambastes Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Gaza conflict: NPC asks int’l community to step in (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating despair in the face of rising world disorder (Category: Breaking News)
- Quandaries for world community from Mid-East tangle (Category: Breaking News)
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have concluded more than four hours of talks with a commitment to stabilise strained bilateral ties and restore some military-to-military communications. The two leaders met on Wednesday for the first time in a year at Fioli Estate, a country retreat about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south […]
- US and China agree to resume military communications after summit (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Xi Jinping arrives in US ahead of summit with Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- China lashes back as Biden labels Xi a dictator (Category: Breaking News)
- China leader-in-waiting Xi to visit White House next month (Category: Business)
The convocation of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo, (BCIS) for 2023, held at the BMICH on November 10, provided many a thought-provoking ‘take-away’ for the International Relations (IR) student and analyst. The principal dignitaries at the momentous event did considerable justice to current developments in the IR field and thereby rendered the convocation […]
- Epitome of administrative excellence (Category: Breaking News)
- BCIS honours two Lankan stalwarts in International Relations field (Category: Breaking News)
- Critical assessment of the state of democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- NAM means you can make independent decisions: Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Democracy A Global Sine-Qua-Non: Social-Liberal-Electoral Or Whatever appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lula’s Slender Congressional Majority; Time To Mobilise! (Category: Breaking News)
- November 29 – UN Created Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Of Palestinian Began Since 1948 (Category: Breaking News)
- Social Democracy, The NPP’s Tasks & Global Extremism (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Probing Polemic To Rip The Racist Rhetoric appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Of Palestinian Began Since 1948 (Category: Breaking News)
- Merely Focussing On Hamas Attacks – Missing The Wood For The Trees! (Category: Breaking News)
- ICJ Ruling On Israeli Genocide In Gaza; Stopped Short Of Ordering A Ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part VII appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution and the 13th Amendment – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
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