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The ‘Centre of Excellence’ at the Dambulla Stadium, a significant milestone in the “National Cricket Development Pathway” program aimed at providing equal opportunities to talented Sri Lankan cricketers was inaugurated on Monday (05). The event, chaired by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, showcased his commitment to fostering the growth of cricket in the country. President Wickremesinghe, unveiling...
- President inspects International Cricket Stadium in Suriyawewa (Category: Breaking News)
- Sheahan elected MCC president (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Sri Lanka Cricket defends TV deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Select the best cricket team –MR (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Duminda Silva Pardon appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Supreme Court deems Duminda Silva s presidential pardon invalid (Category: Breaking News)
- The Bounds Of Clementia’s Bonds: The SC’s Interim Order & The Presidential Pardon Of Duminda Silva (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Ranjan Ramanayake Disqualified? (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota’s Commission Delivers New Year Bombshell: Free Duminda Silva! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Bleak Future For Sri Lanka : 75 Years After Independence appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? (Category: Breaking News)
- System Change Happening In Wrong Direction (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Essential Criteria for the Best Online Betting Apps in South Africa appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
- Cyclone Freddy kills more than 400 in southern Africa (Category: Breaking News)
- GMOA decries delaying of internships to 400 docs (Category: Breaking News)
Indian actress Poonam Pandey passed away today (February 02) at the age of 32.The post Poonam Pandey dies at 32 of cervical cancer appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Indian model Poonam Pandey fakes cervical cancer death, triggering a row (Category: Breaking News)
- Bollywood model Poonam Pandey dies aged 32 after cervical cancer battle (Category: Breaking News)
- Poonam Pandey faces massive backlash for faking her own death (Category: Breaking News)
- Woman's Doctor: HPV vaccine curbing cervical cancer risk, study finds (Category: USA, Maryland)
In celebration of Sri Lanka’s rich heritage of food and spirits in literature, Karan Gokani, Co-Founder and Creative Director of the South Asian-inspired UK restaurant chain, Hoppers London, curated a special dining experience held on the sidelines of the Galle Literary Festival (GLF) – the ‘Hoppers x Ceylon Arrack Dinner’. Drawing inspiration from the works […]
- State Minister wants people to enjoy arrack for traditional New Year (Category: Breaking News)
- Tiki Bar launched at Shangri-La Hotel Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Hollywood star congratulates Sri Lanka for working together to make positive change (Category: Breaking News)
- Death toll from Norton Bridge accident rises to 3 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Super Bowl Halftime Shows: A Showcase of Casino Entertainment appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Casino Classics Reimagined: The Digital Transformation of Slots (Category: Breaking News)
- InnovateChange Online Casino Real Money: Best NZD Casinos in New Zealand 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Ardijah Casino’s Ultimate Guide: Most Popular Payment Methods in Best Deposit Casinos in New Zea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Taraka Balasuriya, speaking at a press briefing titled ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country,’ held at the President Media Centre (PMC) today (01) defended the President’s recent foreign trips and dismissed claims that the trips were unnecessary by emphasizing their importance in strengthening Sri Lanka’s foreign relations and securing new […]
- State Minister Defends President’s Foreign Trips, Highlights Gains in Partnerships and Diplomacy... (Category: Breaking News)
- Airways suffering losses due to President’s and Ministers foreign trips (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cannot afford to be isolated on the global stage - State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s usable foreign reserves less than USD 50 Million – Finance Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 1st February, 2024 Dr. Laksiri Fernando has, in his column published on the opposite page today, reminded us that the Voters’ Day of Sri Lanka falls on 01 Feb. The Election Commission (EC) conducts special programmes on this day to educate voters on matters such as the basic qualifications required for registration, and the […]
- Local election by Mar. 10: Punchihewa (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD: NPP confident of winning any election (Category: Breaking News)
- Labor shirty at Family First 'con' (Category: South Australia)
- Leaders cross country to woo voters (Category: Canada, Ontario)
Wednesday 31st January, 2024 Sri Lanka is going through difficult times, which are interesting nonetheless. In a dramatic turn of events replete with irony, a political crisis that Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksa created more than half a decade ago, has received media attention
- Change of govt. unconstitutional but reality has to be accepted – MS (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB’s dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
- Political pole dancing (Category: Breaking News)
- Unite! (Category: Breaking News)
by Sanath Nanayakkare Beyond Wealth, a leading company which provides professional investment advisory services (PIAS) in Sri Lanka, recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary while entering into a strategic tie-up with TIW Capital Group, a multi-asset, multi-geography global asset management company headquartered in Singapore. For two decades, TIW Capital Group (TCG) has been amassing tech exp...
- Google's Blob Opera is a weird and wonderful experiment - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Google's Blob Opera is a weird and wonderful experiment - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Google's Blob Opera is a weird and wonderful experiment - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
[…]The post Whispering Mountains; Revealing An Open Secret appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Independent Of What & Whom? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura’s Visit To India, Its Signs & Importance (Category: Breaking News)
- Lessons From America (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP’s Economic Diplomacy; Non-Aligned In The Best Interests Of The Nation (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka updated the UK on the debt restructuring process and thanked UK for its support and cooperation extended towards Sri Lanka as a member of the Paris Club in accelerating the process. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry concluded his official visit to the United Kingdom on the invitation of the prestigious Cambridge Union […]
- Sri Lanka condoles with Iran over Kerman terror attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Rescued Sri Lankans from Myanmar to be repatriated to Sri Lanka via Bangkok (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP and Sri Lanka discuss impact of regressive tax policies (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran’s Foreign Minister to undertake official visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The recent conclave involving Gen. He Weidong, the vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC), and the newly appointed Chinese academicians has ignited speculations among China analysts, suggesting an escalating schism between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and a faction within the military. This gathering, reported by Chinese state media on January 10, witnessed Gen. […]
- Xi Jinping could face trouble in foreign, military policies in his new term (Category: Breaking News)
- Close Xi Jinping ally Zhang Youxia, 72, set for bigger PLA command role (Category: Breaking News)
- Purges Don’t Move Policy in China (Category: Breaking News)
- Old and current Chinese communist leaders face corruption charges (Category: Breaking News)
by Lasanda Kurukulasuriya Sri Lanka’s remarks at the meetings of the 19th Summit of the Non Aligned Movement in Uganda, must surely have had observers of international relations, especially relating to West Asia, scratching their heads. President Ranil Wickemesinghe in Kampala on Friday (19 Jan.) said he welcomed the fact that the 19th Summit gave […]
- Sri Lanka Hones Its Balancing Act (Category: Breaking News)
- We don’t have the capacity for a Red Sea deployment on our own (Category: Breaking News)
- Will this massacre of the innocent ever stop? (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Ministry urged to advise govt. against Red Sea deployment (Category: Breaking News)
ESG-KOICA Youth midterm Volunteer Programme commenced in Sri Lanka on Nov 20, 2023 and twenty-five (25) volunteers have been dispatched as the first batch to carry out activities in the social sector which is expected to provide high-quality education and activities aiming at Sri Lankan students, during their three months long assignment. The ESG-KOICA youth […]
- KOICA Volunteers’ Partner Day 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- KOICA resumed its WFK volunteer programme in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- KOICA strengthens its presence here (Category: Breaking News)
- KOICA ICT Laboratory for students from vulnerable community in Matara Technical College area (Category: Breaking News)
The death on Thursday of State Minister Sanath Nishantha on the Katunayake expressway when his luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed headlong into the back of a container carrier in the early hours of the morning generated the predictable publicity in the evening news bulletins of the various television stations and Friday’s newspapers. What caused […]
- Decisive actions needed against state officials who fail to back govt. s development initiatives... (Category: Breaking News)
- State Minister suggests decisive actions against state officials unsupportive of govt s developm... (Category: Breaking News)
- Remains of late State Minister Sanath Nishantha lie in state (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Nishantha dies in road accident (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Challenges In The Forthcoming Presidential Elections appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Let Us Know Who Are Contesting? What Are Their Policies? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Ranil Wickremesinghe Unelectable? (Category: Breaking News)
- Election ’24: Rajapaksa Implosion & Ranil’s Red Sea Meddling (Category: Breaking News)
- Black & White; No Shades? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Meet The Brothers Size In A Local Backyard appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Tamil Nadu’s Day Of Destiny Is Very Close (Category: Breaking News)
- In Tamil Nadu BJP Has Crossed The Rubicon (Category: Breaking News)
- Annamalai & His ‘Year-Long March’ – What For? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
Netflix sign-ups boomed at the end of last year as customers prodded by the firm’s crackdown on password-sharing created their own accounts. The streaming giant added more than 13.1 million subscriptions in the three months ended in December. That was the most for any quarter since 2020, extending a streak of growth that started last […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
In the global political landscape of 2024, Reuters provides a comprehensive overview of key elections shaping the economic and geopolitical landscape across diverse regions. From Europe, where the rise of Eurosceptic far-right parties poses challenges to the European Union’s integration, to Russia, where Vladimir Putin is set for another term amid heightened tensions with the […]
- 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)
- Inflation – Public Enemy Number One (Category: Breaking News)
- Isn’t cleansing hearts a political issue? (Category: Breaking News)
The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 outstanding individuals who have impressed throughout 2023, be it with the bat, the ball or their all-round exploits. Chamari Athapaththu (c) (Sri Lanka) The veteran Sri Lankan started the year with a Player of the Match performance in Cape Town in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, […]The post World Cup stars dominate ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Yea...
- Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy found guilty of breaching ICC Code of Conduct (Category: Breaking News)
- Rare team batting record for Sri Lanka in Chattogram (Category: Breaking News)
- Kamindu Mendis named ICC Men’s player of the month for March 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Who will make police shun fake encounters (Category: Breaking News)
In recent days, there is internal strife within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with each faction accusing the other of being rebellious and seeking to side-line them. Behind this lies a singular motive: how to eliminate their opponents and gain control over the party’s Central Committee. Over the past year, several incidents have occurred that […]
- Divided JVPs convention soon - Somawansa (Category: Breaking News)
- Escalating Tension Between Xi Jinping And A Faction Within The Military (Category: Breaking News)
- Six things to know as Xi Jinping moves to be China’s dictator for life (Category: Breaking News)
- Decline in CCP Membership Reflects Shifting Dynamics in China’s Communist Party (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The 1xBet app and its benefits appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
- 400 Shops In Colombo To Be Sealed (Category: Breaking News)
- Oil Pipeline Places Over 400 Families Under Threat (Category: Breaking News)
by Reemus Fernando St. Aloysius’ College, Rathnapura athlete Lahiru Achintha will celebrate his 15th birthday on April 13. He has three more years to enter the Junior Category (Under 20) in athletics events. Yet the youngster in a display of remarkable endurance power stunned his senior
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- EC: Prez poll can’t be put off (Category: Breaking News)
by Susantha Hewa It is not surprising that we hear of incidents where persons appear in society from time to time claiming to have abnormal healing powers or posing as saviours. There are other instances where a miracle may happen causing mass hysteria; devotees flock to see some miraculous change in a sacred statue […]
- Interplay of faith, skills, talents, and confidence (Category: Breaking News)
- Freedom to think and will to doubt (Category: Breaking News)
- Religious Extremism: The Post- War Reality in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Does religion advance or impede humanity? (Category: Breaking News)
The Presidential Secretariat, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, together with the sponsors, are happy to announce the launch of Galle Concerto 2024 – the Southern Festivals, and its Handbook, in the week beginning 12th January to the end of March 2024. The festivals, set against the backdrop […]
- Galle Literary Festival to return in 2024 with star-studded line-up (Category: Breaking News)
- Gourmet Galle: A culinary extravaganza on the south coast of Sri Lanka! (Category: Breaking News)
- Sail Lanka anchors sponsorship for the Galle Literary Festival 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Globetrotting chefs at Gourmet Galle (Category: Breaking News)
The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute (LKI) hosted a panel discussion ‘Sri Lanka as a Destination: From Antiquity to Modernity’ as part of its outreach activities to promote ‘Cultural Diplomacy’ in Koggala on Saturday (13 January 2024). Held with the Indian Ocean as the backdrop at the Long Beach Hotel, Koggala, this interactive discussion was organized as […]
- Dinara, Methwan, Achinthya to fight for final spots today (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024: An election year and global trends (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign policy quagmire (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget, Taxation Turmoil and Policy Blunders – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Now, To Those Taxes! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Failing Banks, French Turmoil & Sri Lanka’s Contraction & Confusion (Category: Breaking News)
- Lessons From America (Category: Breaking News)
- Restoring The Parliamentary System, The Womb Of Racism, Discrimination, Separatism & Civil Wars,... (Category: Breaking News)
- Connectivity Or Captivity? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Resuscitating Common Sense: A Reality Or A Futility Towards Reconciliation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is There A Basis For The Sinhalese To Insist On A Unitary Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala-Buddhism & The Nation State Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Book Review: Gananath Obeyesekere – Stories And Histories (Category: Breaking News)
- Would Voting For A Tamil Presidential Candidate Polarize The Tamils? (Category: Breaking News)
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