Tags #Agreements Santosh Jha Assumes Office as the New Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka in Colombo CeylonWire December 20, 2023 The Indian High Commission in Colombo officially confirms that Santosh Jha has taken charge as the new Indian High Commissioner
Tags #ceylonwire Speculation Surrounds Potential Early General Elections Ahead of Scheduled Presidential Polls in Sri Lanka CeylonWire December 20, 2023 Political circles are rife with speculation regarding whether President Ranil Wickremesinghe will announce general elections prior to the scheduled presidential
Tags #Agreements Sajith Premadasa Confirmed as Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Prime Ministerial Candidate for Potential Snap General Election CeylonWire December 20, 2023 SJB Member of Parliament Kabir Hashim announced today that Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa will be the Prime Ministerial candidate for
Tags #ceylonwire Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Affirms SLPP’s Role in Government and Advocates Tax Reduction CeylonWire December 20, 2023 Former Sri Lankan President and Leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Mahinda Rajapaksa, declared that the SLPP, under
Tags #CEB Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Announces Comprehensive Freeze on CEB Employee Benefits CeylonWire December 20, 2023 Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister, Kanchana Wijesekera, has issued a directive imposing an immediate freeze on all bonuses, allowances,
Tags #ceylonwire Legal recognition of same-sex marriage in India: An ongoing battle CeylonWire December 19, 2023 “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” On October 17, 2023, a five-judge constitutional bench
Tags #China Deadly Earthquake Strikes Gansu-Qinghai Border Region in China: 111 Killed, Over 230 Injured CeylonWire December 19, 2023 At least 111 people lost their lives, and more than 230 others sustained injuries in a powerful earthquake that struck
Tags #ceylonwire Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Discusses Strengthening Ties with Indian Counterpart CeylonWire December 19, 2023 Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, currently leading a Parliamentary delegation to India, met with Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Tags #Ambassador Chilling Accounts Emerge of Forced Labor and Abuse in Sri Lankan Cybercrime Ring Near Thai-Myanmar Border CeylonWire December 19, 2023 Disturbing reports of forced labor, physical abuse, and illegal detention have surfaced from Sri Lankans trapped in a cybercrime ring
Tags #ceylonwire Sri Lanka Denies Entry to Chinese Research Vessel Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions CeylonWire December 19, 2023 Sri Lanka has officially refused entry to a Chinese research vessel that sought to conduct explorations within its territorial waters,