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clear first bailout review appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka’s second review of $2.9 billion IMF bailout possible in first half of 2024 – official (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Team to conduct second review of Sri Lanka’s EFF program in March 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF board approves first review of Sri Lanka’s nearly $3 billion bailout (Category: Breaking News)
- There is “strong expectation” of Sri Lanka commercial creditor deal: IMF (Category: Breaking News)
Today (November 30) is the final day for players to register for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Players are required to submit their names along with No Objection Certificates (NOCs) through their respective boards. The auction is scheduled for December 19. With expectations of over 700 players registering for the auction, this time, some […]
- IPL 2024: South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand confirm full participation; limited availabi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews becomes first batter to be timed out in international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Karunaratne pushes for increase in priority to Test cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Dasun Shanaka ruled out of World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
By Hiran H. Senewiratne The trading activities at the Colombo Stock Exchange witnessed a positive trend yesterday after a negative streak in the past few days, following the much anticipated debt restructuring deal between Sri Lanka and its official creditors. “The Official Creditor Committee (OCC) and Sri Lanka agreed on the main parameters of a […]
- CSE wraps up the week on a positive note (Category: Breaking News)
- Treasury Bill rate hikes notably as investors switch to govt. securities (Category: Breaking News)
- Month-end profit-takings impose heavy selling pressure on bourse (Category: Breaking News)
- CSE indices hike to record levels; turnover touches Rs. 4.17 billion (Category: Breaking News)
by 2040, president says appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka needs $100 billion to become net zero emitter by 2040, president says (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. allocates 600 acres for proposed International Climate Change University (Category: Breaking News)
- President Calls for Unified Environment, Climate Change Law at Sri Lanka Climate Summit (Category: Breaking News)
- President Wickremesinghe warns of climate crisis and unveils ambitious plans (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Leads Largest Delegation For Climate Change Summit In Dubai: Probably A Guinness World Record appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka President leaves for Dubai to attend the COP28 (Category: Breaking News)
- Macron invites Ranil to attend Paris summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka needs $100 billion to become net zero emitter by 2040, president says (Category: Breaking News)
- UN COP28: What to know about the climate summit in Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
Five armed Palestinian groups joined Hamas in the deadly 7 October attack on Israel after training together in military-style exercises from 2020 onwards, BBC News analysis shows. The groups carried out joint drills in Gaza which closely resembled the tactics used during the deadly assault –
- Hopes for ceasefire in Gaza falter ahead of Ramadan (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli forces pushing into south Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Bailout Conditions Plus New Central Bank Act Will Close Doors To Modern Monetary Theory (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2023: A Depth Or Dearth (Category: Breaking News)
- The Role Of National Defence In A Crisis-Ridden Economy (Category: Breaking News)
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- 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)
for Israel despite war appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka signs agreement to send workers to Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Detained Sri Lankan women in Israel to be sent back to Jordan (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel’s Sri Lankans will be evacuated if needed – Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Missing Sri Lankan woman in Israel confirmed dead (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Six Seconds In Dallas: The Assignation Of President Kennedy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Downward Spiralling Economy: Increased Govt Spending & Reduced Revenue (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka An Ethnocracy? (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Electoral terrorism was ended in Parliament - Dallas (Category: Video)
- Elections & Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has entered into an agreement with Israel to send workers to be employed in the latter’s agricultural sector, Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.The post Sri Lanka signs agreement to send workers to Israel appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News
- Sri Lanka agrees to send 10,000 farm workers to Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel targets Sri Lankan workers to replace deported Palestinians (Category: Breaking News)
- Jobs for Sri Lankans in Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to cooperate with Israel on agriculture (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation rose to 1% in October year-on-year from 0.8% in September, the statistics department said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lankan inflation rises to 1% in October appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate rises to 1.5% in October (Category: Breaking News)
- CCPI based inflation drops to 66% in October (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s inflation slows down to 70.6% in October 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s inflation climbed to 60.8% in July – CCPI (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka signs agreement with RM Parks Inc to ensure uninterrupted fuel supply (Category: Breaking News)
- US energy company and Sri Lanka sign fuel distribution deal (Category: Breaking News)
- US-based RM Parks signs $110mn agreement with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka signs deal with RM Parks and Shell to enter fuel market (Category: Breaking News)
By C. A. Chandraprema The judgement delivered by a divided five-member bench of the Supreme Court with regard to two fundamental rights cases numbered 195/2022 and 212/2022 filed by several individuals including Mahim Mendis, Chandra Jayaratne, Julian Bolling and the NGO Transparency International has stirred up a political storm. The majority judgment was delivered by […]
- Is Speaker’s announcement consistent with SC determination? (Category: Breaking News)
- SC ruling on economic crisis: Parliament also responsible, says Foreign Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic way forward; corruption; stunning SC ruling (Category: Breaking News)
- SC ruling on economic meltdown: Lacille wants wrongdoers appropriately dealt with (Category: Breaking News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City as a “death zone”. A joint UN team led by the WHO assessed the hospital for one hour following its occupation by the Israeli military and as some patients and those seeking shelter there began to evacuate it. The team said they saw […]
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- UK-owned ship damaged in Houthi missile attack off Yemen, US says (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
A Chinese delegation including State Councilor Shen Yiqin arrived in Sri Lanka on an official visit on Saturday (November 18).The post Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin arrives in Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- China, Sri Lanka to further strengthen economic, trade, investment and cultural ties (Category: Breaking News)
- A courtesy call between State Councilor of China Shen Yiqin and Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Envoy Shen Yiqin meets Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka reiterates adherence to one-China policy (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka expects to receive the second installment of the loan provided under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December, 2023.The post Sri Lanka expects second tranche of IMF loan in December appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News
- Sri Lanka aims to have $2.9 billion IMF loan finalised in December (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Executive Board considers Sri Lanka’s loan facility for approval today (March 20) (Category: Breaking News)
- Exclusive: Sri Lanka expects up to $8 billion more in loans, asset restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit (Category: Breaking News)
aid on track appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- IMF to visit Sri Lanka in late August for staff-level agreement – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to officially present IMF deal, debt restructuring plans to creditors tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Says Inflation Nears Peak, Easing Pressure on Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank chief says sovereign lenders yet to outline debt talks plans (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka President says No one will be allowed to directly or indirectly disrupt education system (Category: Breaking News)
- "I dont like to use the term 'student supppression' simply because there is no such thing" (Category: Breaking News)
- I will not allow the education of children to be taken hostage, will make education an essential... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to open new universtities to improve higher education (Category: Breaking News)
to UNESCO Executive Board appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka elected to UNESCO Executive Board (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka elected to Executive Board of UNESCO (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Bandula Gunawardana highlights education as corner stone of development (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankas Ambassador calls for a return to UNESCOs primary function as a laboratory of ideas (Category: Breaking News)
2024 budget targets: Fitch appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Storie...
- Sri Lanka’s 2024 budget sets ambitious revenue, deficit targets (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Ratings warns of risks from political instability in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s long-term local-currency IDR to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Government revenue surges by 43.5%, yet expanding budget deficit spurs VAT hike (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)
EXCLUSIVE By Robert Schmidt, Stéphanie Wenger, Ishaq Anis and Jeevan Ravindran Nov. 15, 2023 (Paris, France) — In France, home to the Champagne region famous for growing the grapes used in the luxury sparkling wine often used in celebrations, allegations of modern slavery and human trafficking of workers have led to the launch of two […]
- Macron hails French relations with Sri Lanka during historic visit (Category: Breaking News)
- FPASL and Embassy of France in Sri Lanka host “Period Proud” (Category: Breaking News)
- Macron to become first French President to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Another group of Sri Lankans deported from France (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's State Minister of Finance, Shehan Semasinghe says the anticipated economic growth for the year 2024 is projected at 1.8%.The post Sri Lanka expects 1.8% Economic growth in 2024 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka budget to seek recovery for crisis-hit economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet nod to provide rice to 2 million low-income families (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ranks 64 on Global Hunger Index 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Postponing Elections & Inviting The Dragon: Sri Lankan President’s China Tilt appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Modi’s Wolf Worrier Diplomacy Opens A Window For China In South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- Rise Of Ultranationalism & Elections, Tamil Nationalism & Resurrection Of LTTE Ideology In Sri L... (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Influence Of Sirima Bandaranaike & Ranil Wickremesinghe On The Foreign Policy Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Reflecting On 34 Years: The JVP & The Legacy Of Comrade Rohana Wijeweera appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reflecting Back On The Politics Of My Lifetime (Category: Breaking News)
- The Aragalaya & The Wijeweera Legacy: How The Lankan Left Could Win (Category: Breaking News)
- Anatomy Of A Change; From Wijeweera’s JVP To AKD’s NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Reflections On The April 1971 Uprising & Current Political Realities (Category: Breaking News)
A bull run in Sri Lanka’s defaulted bonds may be nearing its end as investors turn skeptical over more gains with a successful debt revamp already priced in.The post Sri Lanka’s Asia-Beating Dollar Bond Rally May Be Approaching End appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News
- Global investors and Sri Lanka officials set for second round of Bond Restructuring talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Expects Major Debt Restructuring Deals as IMF to Review Bailout (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Sale (Category: Business)
- Bond Sale (Category: Business)
Nepal says it will ban TikTok, adding that social harmony and goodwill are being disturbed by “misuse” of the popular video-sharing app and that there is rising demand to control it. Nepal’s Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma said the decision to ban TikTok was taken at a cabinet meeting on Monday. Sharma […]
- US House passes bill that could ban TikTok nationwide (Category: Breaking News)
- China attacks ‘bandit logic’ of House vote on TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok (Category: Breaking News)
- Thriving on TikTok: A soul laced with dance (Category: Breaking News)
In a significant move towards unlocking the potential of its vast maritime resources, Sri Lanka is renewing its focus on marine research and fostering international collaborations, aiming to bolster the nation’s blue economy, a report published by the World University News said yesterday
- Deep Range (Category: Business)
- New tie-up with UK to protect marine environment here (Category: Breaking News)
- Experts focus on Palk Bay fishermen’s problems (Category: Breaking News)
- EU funded policy roundtable held in Sri Lanka to discuss a cleaner marine environment (Category: Breaking News)
, deficit targets appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka balances polls and crisis recovery in 2024 budget deliberations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka plans new budget 2022, original targets cannot be achieved: PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s president to cut spending in interim budget (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s 2023 budget aims to put crisis-hit economy back on track (Category: Breaking News)
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