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[…]The post Proposed Enactment Of The Economic Transformation Bill appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Plan For Transforming The Economy: Lacking Democratic Policy Governance, Will It Be Another Fail... (Category: Breaking News)
- A Postscript To Political Crisis: A Way Out (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Step Motherly Treatment Of The Oppressed Segments Of Society Via Micro Finance Bill? (Category: Breaking News)
- Citizens Need A Snow White To Prod The Dwarfs In Governance & Society! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Consolidating Economic Recovery Needs No Referendum appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Courts Would Be The Better Option For Undemocratic Actions To Be Contested (Category: Breaking News)
- A Coalition Of Power To Stay In Power Is Not What Country Needs (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing For Free & Fair Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Resisting Elections Will Worsen Dissent (Category: Breaking News)
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first woman president in an historic landslide win. Mexico’s official electoral authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City winning between 58% and 60% of the vote in Sunday’s election. That gives her a lead of about 30 percentage points over her main rival, […]
- Four dead and 16 injured in Majorca building collapse (Category: Breaking News)
- Many feared dead in massive Papua New Guinea landslide (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Modi claims victory as he heads for reduced majority (Category: Breaking News)
- Heat kills at least 15 in India as temperatures near 50C (Category: Breaking News)
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first woman president in an historic landslide win. Mexico’s official electoral authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City winning between 58% and 60% of the vote in Sunday’s election. That gives her a lead of about 30 percentage points over her main rival, […]
- Mexican mayor killed hours after first woman elected president (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Child among at least nine dead at Mexico election rally (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
By Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom, Rohitha Bogollagama, presented his Letter of Credence to King Charles III, at a ceremonial event held at Buckingham Palace. The event marked a significant diplomatic occasion, featuring High Commissioner Bogollagama and his spouse, Deepthi Bogollagama, arriving in traditional horse carriages escorted ...
- Bogollagama assumes duties in London (Category: Breaking News)
- Gayathri Khemadasa regrets Bogollagama’s absence at Portsmouth choral event (Category: Breaking News)
- Bogollagama advocates SL’s economic potential at Commonwealth trade summit (Category: Breaking News)
- President invites King Charles III to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The government would introduce a concessionary loan scheme this week for small and medium scale enterprises struggling to stay afloat due to the economic crisis, Secretary to the Ministry of Industries Shantha Weerasinghe said. Weerasinghe said loans would be provided at an interest rate of 7%. Loans up to Rs. 5 million could be obtained […]
- Bill presented to make Central Bank independent (Category: Breaking News)
- State banks open today for Aswesuma beneficiaries (Category: Breaking News)
- No new financing to Sri Lanka until macroeconomic policy framework is ready - WB (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan bank opens vostro account with State Bank of India (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Historic Crimes Of The Chauvinistic Left: Horror Of Indian Military & JVP appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Historic Crimes Of The Chauvinistic Left (Category: Breaking News)
- Historic Crimes Of The Chauvinistic Left: Struggle For Far Sighted Marxist Position (Category: Breaking News)
- Reflecting On 34 Years: The JVP & The Legacy Of Comrade Rohana Wijeweera (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Are We There Yet?: The Quest For The Cure For Diabetes appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Victoza launched as treatment for type 2 diabetes (Category: Business)
- Do Away With Multiple Daily Insulin Injections For Diabetes (Category: Breaking News)
- The South Asian Enigma: Why We Die More & Die Early From Heart Disease (Category: Breaking News)
- The Beautiful Terrible Signs: The Ongoing Saga Of Rheumatic Heart Disease (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Scrutinizing The Newly Proposed NEPF: Education Reform Or Hidden Agenda? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Provincializing Universities: The Risks & Dangerous Precedent Of The Newly Proposed NEPF (Category: Breaking News)
- Whither The National Education Policy Framework Of Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating course of education reforms in SL: Past challenges and future directions (Category: Breaking News)
- Friday Forum on crisis in the education sector (Category: Business)
[…]The post Plan For Transforming The Economy: Lacking Democratic Policy Governance, Will It Be Another Failure? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Colombo University Business Economic Summit 2024: Keynote Address (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi 3.0 In India: What Next For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy 2024: More Challenging Than The Two Previous Years (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy The controversy surrounding the ‘forced entry’ of Minister Jeevan Thondaman as general secretary of the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC), the largest trade union in the plantation sector, into a tea factory in the hill country, has raised more concerns than provide any answers to long-pending problems. At the core of the […]
- Time for Upcountry Tamils to come together (Category: Breaking News)
- PA accuses Thondaman of blatant and reckless disregard for the law (Category: Breaking News)
- President assures solution for North East Tamils (Category: Breaking News)
- Remembering the Tamil Dead – one last time? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post How Does Voters’ Thinking Shape The Policy Interventions Of The Government? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Utilizing The PIP Approach To Develop The Business Sector: A Much-Needed Policy Reform For Sri L... (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Interventions’ – A Book Review (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Political Liberation Movements Be Called Fascists? (Category: Breaking News)
- War, Peace & Lies (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Global Tropical Coral Bank: Responding To The Increasing Frequencies Of Coral Bleaching & Loss appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Colossal Fall Of A Colossus (Category: Breaking News)
- Lasantha Wickrematunge’s Assassination: Empty Promises Of Accountability (Category: Breaking News)
- Madame Ambassador Chung, Your Message Will Live On Forever! (Category: Breaking News)
- Exploring The Silent Wilderness Of Self-Discovery (Category: Breaking News)
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is under growing pressure after leading the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to its worst election result in 30 years, forcing it to share power. With almost all the votes in from Wednesday’s poll, the ANC is on 40% – down from 58% at the previous election. This is lower […]
- South Africa’s ANC on course to lose majority (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa leader under pressure after election blow (Category: Breaking News)
- First results announced from South Africa election (Category: Breaking News)
- Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first woman president (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Guilty Verdict In New York & Anniversary Blues In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Trump Guilty! And Anniversary Blues (Category: Breaking News)
- Bold Buddhists & Progressive Tamils Must Interface: A Second Trump Term Poses Intrinsic Dangers ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Will A Trump Re-Election Pose A Global Threat? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Democracy Like No Other: Learning From Trump (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ministry Of Finance, Economic Stabilization & National Policies appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Banks, Fitch Ratings, NPLs & Impairments! (Category: Breaking News)
- Banks, Fitch Ratings, NPLs & Impairments! (Category: Breaking News)
- CB To Launch A Diagnostic Audit Of Sri Lankan Banks; “Physician, Heal Thyself”! (Category: Breaking News)
- Skeletons In The Cupboard (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is President Wickremesinghe Following In The Footsteps Of His Uncle, President Jayewardene, In 1982? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Postponing Elections: Are There Limits To Popular Sovereignty? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Bleak Future For Sri Lanka : 75 Years After Independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed (Category: Breaking News)
UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara last week set the cat among the pigeons by saying that both the presidential and parliamentary elections should be postponed for two years by way of a referendum. This outrageous suggestion drew the predicable flak from all directions with nobody publicly expressing support for the proposal. Quite the contrary. […]
- Ranil is running out of time and tricks, now it’s time the people had their say (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB tells govt.:Elections not prerogative of President (Category: Breaking News)
- People don’t vote rationally at general election held after presidential polls (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB asks govt. to hold early general election (Category: Breaking News)
by Rajan Philips Just after 5:00 PM local time on Thursday, a jury of 12 New Yorkers, seven men and five women, found the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, guilty on all 34 counts that he had been charged with for falsifying business records to influence the outcome of […]
- 22nd Amendment: People Are Never Fooled (Category: Breaking News)
- Bipartisanship Beyond 22nd Amendment Is Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Bipartisanship that enabled 22nd Amendment needs to be sustained by statesmanship (Category: Breaking News)
- The 22nd A (Now 21A) Could Lead To Another Constitutional Cum Political Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Sri Lanka will face a far worse crisis if debt is not settled - President (English)
- Video: Maya Patala 11/10/2014 - 1 Part 1 (Category: Video)
- Video: Hiru Daruwo 28/09/2014 - 1 Part 1 (Category: Video)
- Video: Satana SirasaTV 07th August 2014 Part 04 (Category: Video)
- Video: Nama Weni Kadulla 14/01/2015 - 1 Part 1 (Category: Video)
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is under growing pressure after leading the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to its worst election result in 30 years, forcing it to share power. With votes in from most districts, the ANC is on 40% – down from 58% at the previous election. This is lower than the party’s […]
- First results announced from South Africa election (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa’s ANC on course to lose majority (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa’s ANC has to share power after election blow (Category: Breaking News)
- Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first woman president (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Politics Of Paranoia appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Homework For NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Behind Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Economics Of Recovery & Politics Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
US President Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying that “it’s time for this war to end”. The three-part proposal would begin with a six-week ceasefire in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza. There would also be […]
- Biden unveils Israeli proposal to end Gaza war (Category: Breaking News)
- Scores killed in Israeli operation to free four hostages in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- FR petition filed in SC challenging Expropriation Bill (Category: Business)
US President Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying that “it’s time for this war to end”. The three-part proposal would begin with a six-week ceasefire in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza. There would also be […]
- Scores killed in Israeli operation to free four hostages in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden unveils Israeli proposal to end Gaza war (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement SC order on accessibility! (Category: Business)
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa, MP, has questioned the inclusion of Cuba in US State Department’s “state sponsor of terrorism” list.The following is the text of an open letter MP Weerawansa has sent to US Ambassador in Colombo Julie Chung: “We would like to place on record our objection to the inclusion of […]
- US re-designates Cuba a sponsor of state terrorism (Category: USA, New York)
- US re-designates Cuba a sponsor of state terrorism (Category: USA, New York)
- US re-designates Cuba a sponsor of state terrorism (Category: USA, New York)
- US re-designates Cuba a sponsor of state terrorism (Category: USA, New York)
By Ifham Nizam Serendib Flour Mills (SFML), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai-headquartered Al Ghurair, one of the leading diversified family businesses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently conducted a media tour of its state-of-the-art facility situated at the Colombo Port. This visit underscored SFML’s ongoing commitment to enhancing Sri Lanka’s food security, fostering innov...
- Serendib Flour Mills enters retail market (Category: Business)
- Serendib Flour Mills launches fortified ‘Adi Shakthi’ flour in Kandy (Category: Breaking News)
- Wheat flour prices increased (Category: Breaking News)
- Serendib Flour Mills awarded ISO 22000:2005 (Category: Business)
Saturday 1st June, 2024 Donald Trump has become the first former US President to be convicted of a crime. On Thursday, he was found guilty by a New York court, on 34 counts, in a criminal felony case, where he was charged with having falsified business documents to cover up a hush money payment to […]
- Trump Guilty! And Anniversary Blues (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Trump (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- Trump (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Video: Views expressed on political arena regarding upcoming elections (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised with effect from June 1, 2024.The post Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from June 1, 2024 appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from March 05, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec Lanka announces retail fuel prices for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices reduced in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka increases fuel prices from August 31, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post “VFS” The Whole Lot! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Teflon Tiran & Visa Outsourcing (Category: Breaking News)
- Let Dudley Speak! (Category: Breaking News)
- Taxes, Swiss Bank Accounts & The Chinese Cafe (Category: Breaking News)
- With A View To A Kill (Master Spy-James Bond)! (Category: Breaking News)
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