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[…]The post Simple Criterion To Select Next President appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Wants Elections To Be Held (Category: Breaking News)
- Only A Unified Approach Can Solve The Economic Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Election Manifesto Was Issued By The Central Bank! (Category: Breaking News)
- If The Speaker Had Become The President, The Economic Crisis Might Have Been Eased By Now (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is going through unprecedented economic, political crisis after policy failures
- NH members of Congress support, praise passage of COVID-19 relief bill (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- NH members of Congress support, praise passage of COVID-19 relief bill (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- NH members of Congress support, praise passage of COVID-19 relief bill (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- NH Primary Source: Mowers, Merrill say Trump’s influence not diminishing anytime soon (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
Market has been on the decline due to rising interest rates, political crisis
- Development as the key to stability (Category: Breaking News)
- 3 billion for war heroes (Category: Breaking News)
- Keththarama Stadium opened by President (Category: Breaking News)
- MR gives Rs. 1 million (Category: Breaking News)
President Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe to resign
- Monetary Reserves (Category: Business)
- On Track (Category: Business)
- IMF and WB not our enemy - Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF sees Lanka as role model - Dr Amunugama (Category: Breaking News)
Market expects stocks to fall due to rate hike.
- Sri Lanka shares edge up from 1-mo lows amid foreign outflows (Category: Breaking News)
- Development as the key to stability (Category: Breaking News)
- Toll Rate (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka bourse performs Asia's best in 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Jeered & Sent Home: Ominous Sign Of An Impending Peril appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Latest Laughingstock In The Parliament: Holding Mohini’s Baby (Category: Breaking News)
- Going, Going, But Not Gone Yet: Why Delay Inevitability (Category: Breaking News)
- The Morning Prayer Of Rajapaksas: Ranil Saranam Gachchāmi (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim Or Military Government; Time To Free Us From Despotism (Category: Breaking News)
Rate hike, fuel shortage, and looming political crisis weighed on investor sentiment
- Sri Lanka bourse slips ahead of policy rates, IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain on financials; Sampath Bank leads (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rupee quoted 367.30 to TT dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank own Treasuries holding tops Rs2trillion (Category: Breaking News)
Some analysts said the market was expecting a 300 basis point rate hike on Thursday
- Fuel prices increased (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s IOC unit reports Rs12.3 bn in Sept 2022 profits (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka railways fare hike not enough to recover fuel costs (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks fall after fuel price hike (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is desperate for foreign currency earnings through tourism
- Sri Lanka MP comes with saline to cast a presidential vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stock index gains over 1.6 pct in mid-day (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka imposes curfew in Colombo district from July 14-15 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s new “diplomatic” PM starts foreign aid talks amid political stability concerns (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil As PM Till 2025, Opposition Disappears, No End In Sight For Queuing Trauma appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- President At Last – Still Acting Up & Militarily As Well (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
Talks will continue over the next few days with an IMF delegation already in the island nation, he said.
- Sri Lanka constitutional reforms won’t be in effect till next parliament: opposition leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka justice minister calls for opposition support for his 21st amendment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka PM must present fiscal consolidation plan, go for SOE reform: opposition MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must not overlook Russia in favour of IMF, says MP Weerawansa (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Depart From The Comfort Zone! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Senseless Killing Of 19A By 21A! (Category: Breaking News)
- Abolition Of The Executive Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- What The President Can Do Before He Goes (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Deepening Crisis & Political Muddling appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From Crisis Prime Minister To Put Down President (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Should Have Retired After Two Terms: Chamal Rajapaksa – Gota Should Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP & SJB Issue Ultimatums After Ranil’s Hint At Being A Full Term PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Today’s Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What I Wish To See In The NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Never-Ending Political Games; Country Is At Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To All Parliamentarians (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Economic, Political & Human Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Bleak Future For Sri Lanka : 75 Years After Independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Typical Propaganda By A Corrupt Nefarious Regime! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Sixth (Mis)adventure: An Indisputable Reason For The ‘Aragalaya’ To Stay ... (Category: Breaking News)
- High Time To Repeal The PTA & Release All Prisoners Held Under It (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Playing Games With Constitutional Reforms appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Abolishing The Executive Presidency – Is Time Running Out? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Senseless Killing Of 19A By 21A! (Category: Breaking News)
- 22nd Amendment: People Are Never Fooled (Category: Breaking News)
- Whither Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Politicians—Constitutional Amendment Mess appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Immediate Governmental Actions Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Trap, Lack Of Accountability & Blunders (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack Of Accountability, Ability & Credibility (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
In our expectations the economy will contract at the highest rate than in any other year in history
- Rate Status (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka may see $1.2b balance of payments surplus in 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank warns on economic growth of SriLanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rate Direction (Category: Business)
[…]The post Causes Of Economic Crisis In Sri Lanka & Lessons For A New Age appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Inflation – Public Enemy Number One (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- The Contribution Of The Monetary Policy For Overcoming The Current Economic Crisis Faced In Sri ... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Postscript To Political Crisis: A Way Out appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president, PM, opposition leader support proposed UN-monitored reforms: Victor Ivan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- The Senseless Killing Of 19A By 21A! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Holding President And Prime Minister To Their Promises appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- JVP Proposal Points To Consensual Way Forward (Category: Breaking News)
- A Coalition Of Power To Stay In Power Is Not What Country Needs (Category: Breaking News)
- System Change Plus Politician Change Through Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Divergence Grows Between Appearance & Reality (Category: Breaking News)
"I also wish to inform you that we will extend our support as a responsible opposition to correct decisions."
- Conviction Concern (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Opposition Leader calls on President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Opposition Leader questions the planned extension of the parliamentary complex (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Muslim Congress may withdraw support to the government over the Dambulla mosque issue (Category: Breaking News)
"Every day that passes, the future of this country is put at greater risk."
- Sri Lanka's cash crisis could overshadow tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president urges ‘courage’ on National Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's main opposition says country moving from crisis to crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- FEB officials Jordan bound to settle worker dispute (Category: Breaking News)
“After I speak to [friendly nations], there will be help coming from there. They won’t allow people to starve.”
- SL must help toward peaceful settlement in the Maldives: Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Easter Attacks: Sri Lanka to seek assistance of UK Government & intelligence over Easter Sunday ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will not allow anything harmful to India’s security – President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil to cut short UK visit (Category: Breaking News)
SJB parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva today urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to remain patient as his party is working around the clock to resolve the political crisis in the country.
[…] The post From Galle Face To The IMF appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
- Nearly 400 arrested over recent mob violence (Category: Breaking News)
- 400 Shops In Colombo To Be Sealed (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What’s Next, After The Rajapaksa Clan & #GotaGoGama Are Both Gone? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Postscript To Political Crisis: A Way Out (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
- What’s The Country Need Now? (Category: Breaking News)
22-04-2022, Amsterdam: In the latest series of EFSAS interviews, Mr. Junaid Qureshi (Director EFSAS) welcomed virtually Professor Mick Moore, a highly regarded political economist and professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He is also the founding CEO of the International Centre for Tax and Development and was appointed […]
- Sri Lanka state finances would improve with domestic domestic restructure: think tank (Category: Breaking News)
- China leaves crisis-ridden Sri Lanka in the lurch to fend for itself (Category: Breaking News)
- 182 Experts Call For Debt Cancellation But Private Investors Play Hardball (Category: Breaking News)
- A Generational Shift To Face The Crisis In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Irony of ironies, whether or not the so-called popular movement for the wholesale exit of the ruling Rajapaksas meets all its goals and ends, definitely it seems to have driven a cleft between the top two in the family and government. After the mass exit of all Cabinet ministers, which included […]
- Whoever wields power under 22-A, will Mahinda continue to ‘rule’? (Category: Breaking News)
- Can emergency be a hurdle to forming an all-party government? (Category: Breaking News)
- If they want early elections, why can’t they force one by quitting Parliament? (Category: Breaking News)
- Damocles’ Sword of Defection (Category: Breaking News)
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban caused not only political crisis in the country but also uncertainty in business and unemployment. The private sectors were “hit hard” as the businesses were halted and put to uncertainty, according to the latest survey
- Magnitude 4.4 quake reported off Hambantota (Category: Breaking News)
- Rate of ransomware attacks decline slightly across APJ in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Migrant maids from Sri Lanka at risk of being duped in Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- Nine out of 10 Sri Lankans want Rajapaksa family out of politics (Category: Breaking News)
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