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Sri Lanka Director of the National Mine Action Centre (NMAC) and the Secretary to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing W. S. Sathyananda has assured the international community that the ongoing mine clearing operations will reach a successful conclusion within three years. The assurance has been given at the recently concluded 27th International Meeting […]
- Two dead after illegal mine collapsed in Rakwana (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese assistance amounts to over USD 44 mn for such operations (Category: Breaking News)
- Coal mine explosion in Turkey leaves 41 dead (Category: Breaking News)
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The second meeting of the strategic dialogue between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom is scheduled to be held in Colombo tomorrow (07), at the senior officials’ level, the Foreign Ministry said. A senior Ministry official said: “The meeting will review developments in foreign and security policies, as well as progress in the areas of […]
- Sri Lanka, Australia agree to strengthen trade and investment ties (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and ASEAN countries to strengthen relations (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister to attend ASEAN Regional Forum in Indonesia (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt help sought to rescue 14 Lankans stranded in Myanmar (Category: Breaking News)
by Jayasri Priyalal Jayasripriyalal59@gmail.com The greatest challenges confronting the nation-states in the current era revolve around; deplorable debt, depleted natural resources, and degraded environment. Economic growth and future prosperity for all living beings are stalled due to the varying degrees of the 3D problems emerging out of ill-conceived policy divergences propelling the linear eco...
- IMF Must Become More Than Just A Debt Collector For Private Creditors (Category: Breaking News)
- SL hopes for productive talks at IMF WB spring meetings (Category: Breaking News)
- A survival strategy amidst geopolitical rivalry (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to brief creditors on IMF deal for economic recovery (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 6th May, 2024 Fear is being expressed in some quarters that the upcoming elections may bring the country under a pall of political uncertainty again, adversely impacting the ongoing economic recovery efforts in the event of a regime change and/or an unstable government. The SJB and the NPP have declared their intention to renegotiate […]
- Eran proposes raising PAYE threshold to Rs 200,000 a month (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB demands transparency in debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024: An election year and global trends (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
… reminds the need for anti-corruption measures in line with agreement with IMF Sri Lanka will take delivery of a vessel equipped with a sonar (echo sounder) to be used in the compiling of maritime charts.Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko made this announcement at a joint media briefing held with her counterpart Ali Sabry, PC, […]
- Japanese FM Kamikawa due here (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese FM Yoko Kamikawa arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan seeks Lanka’s backing for its Indo-Pacific strategy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Pointless Debate On The Economy When Issue At Hand Is Much Broader appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2023 Will Be The Acid Test Of RW’s Magic Wand (Category: Breaking News)
- Current State Of Sri Lankan Economy, According To Dhananath Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Presidential Election Debate Continues appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- AKD & The JVP-NPP Should Tick All The Boxes To Win, Not Risk A Third Defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- May Day Thoughts: Political Economy Of The Ranil-SLPP-SLFP-UNP-SJB Convergence (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Last Hurrah For A New Parliament In March (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
In the face of a deteriorating Chinese economy, a shift in spending habits is becoming increasingly evident, particularly among the nation’s youth. These young individuals, navigating through economic turmoil, have adopted a more frugal approach to their expenditures. They exercise caution with each penny spent, meticulously comparing prices across various platforms and seeking out additional [...
- Unfinished Transition (Category: Business)
- Social discontent rises among Chinese as economy falls: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Long Cycle (Category: Business)
- NPP & Bird Cage Economy (Category: Breaking News)
Opposition Leade Sajith Premadasa briefed Japan on plans the Samagi Jana Balawegaya has after ending the “corrupt and ruthless” regime. Premadasa met with Japanese Foreign Minister Yōko Kamikawa, Saturday, for a special discussion on Sri Lanka’s current situation. During the meeting, Premadasa briefed Minister Kamikawa on Sri Lanka’s economic crisis and outlined the plans o...
- Sajith turned down PM post offered over 70 times (Category: Breaking News)
- President insists he is not a dictator (Category: Breaking News)
- China to help conclude debt restructuring process in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Several students injured after tow buses crash in Ampara (Category: Breaking News)
Japan says it is ready to resume funding the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Sri Lanka once the debt restructuring process is completed. Japan Foreign Minister, Yōko Kamikawa, called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat, Saturday. Foreign Minister Kamikawa appreciated the President’s efforts to overcome the economic crisis, as well as pursuing […]
- Japanese Foreign Minister on two-day visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Foreign Minister on two-day visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka this week (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith briefs Japan on plans after ending corrupt and ruthless regime (Category: Breaking News)
A foreign company that has secured the exclusive right to process applications for Sri Lankan visas stands to earn at least 12.76 billion rupees ($42.5 million) for the same service that a local company had offered virtually free. Chaos broke out at the Bandaranaike International Airport on May Day when VFS Global set up an […]
- BIA thrown into turmoil as foreign firm handles on-arrival visa counter (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Visa Centre opens in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Inauguration of the India Visa Application Centre of the High Commission of India, Sri Lanka i (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa applications from Sri Lanka in 2022 saw significant increase (Category: Breaking News)
by Rex Clementine Excitement among cricket enthusiasts is high with the T-20 World Cup less than a month away. After years of disappointing performances and underachievement, the team’s fortunes are back on track thanks to meticulous planning. A semi-final finish in the 20-team competition will be highly appreciated. The national selection panel under Upul Tharanga […]
- Sri Lanka leave for World Cup Qualifiers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka team departs for ICC T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket team apologises over poor World Cup performance (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka dominates at World Youth Scrabble Championship 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
Kahawatte Plantations PLC, a member of the Merrill J. Fernando group, has emerged as the country’s biggest cinnamon grower with 830 acres (336.05 ha.) of the spice, unique to this country, already established in several estates within its portfolio. Ekerella, a Kahawatte plantation boasts the largest contiguous cinnamon plantation (90 ha.) in the country, Dilhan, […]
- Ali Nena Mansala, a significant milestone in promoting conservation awareness (Category: Breaking News)
- Reducing Trade Deficit (Category: Breaking News)
- Death of Merril J. Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
- The story of the Ceylon spice: harvesting ‘true cinnamon’ (Category: Breaking News)
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa met with Japanese Foreign Minister Y #333;ko Kamikawa this afternoon for a bilateral discussion on Sri Lanka s current situation.
Japan Foreign Minister, Ms. Yōko Kamikawa, called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe this afternoon (4) at the Presidential Secretariat. Foreign Minister Kamikawa praised the President’s efforts to overcome the economic crisis, as well as pursuing an ambitious economic reforms agenda. During the discussions with President Wickremesinghe, Minister Yōko Kamikawa, stated her Government’s intention to ...
- Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka this week (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Foreign Minister calls on President Ranil, discuss future investment projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese FM Yoko Kamikawa arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko said Japan is quite confident on Sri Lanka's economic recovery as the country has made a satisfactory initial recovery after facing a severe economic downturn.
- Pump Primer (Category: Business)
- Georgia's Unemployment Falls To 9.9 Percent (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Relapse Risk (Category: Business)
- Leading Indicator (Category: Business)
[…]The post Demise Of Eelaventhan- My Beloved Older Brother appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- V. Anandasangaree: The LTTE Vilified Him, But History Has Vindicated Him (Category: Breaking News)
- Dr. S. Sivakumaran – An Exemplar (Category: Breaking News)
- A Typology Of Sri Lanka’s Presidential Candidates (Category: Breaking News)
- Amirthalingam & SWRD Unleashed The Same Venom & Earned The Same Results: Two Sides Of The Same C... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The “Aragalaya“ Of 1848 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From Torrington to Independence Square (Category: Business)
- Free Medical Camp At Torrington Mahal Nivasa By Apeksha Foundation (Category: Breaking News)
- Fire in Torrington Avenue (Category: Breaking News)
- An Incident At Independence Square (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters says Sri Lanka and Japan have agreed to collaborate on reviving stalled bilateral projects, including a $1.5 billion Japanese-funded light railway.The post Sri Lanka, Japan agree to resume stalled projects including light rail appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Japan wants Sri Lanka to repay due for LRT cancellation to resume stalled projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese giant Mitsubishi Corporation to wind up operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring negotiations (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan and Sri Lanka in talks to resume stalled JICA projects (Category: Breaking News)
Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yoko Kamikawa, met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (May 4) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.The post Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa Holds Talks with Sri Lankan President appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Japanese FM Yoko Kamikawa arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- My Government intends to resume stalled Japanese investment initiatives – Foreign Minister of Ja... (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese FM Kamikawa due here (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Foreign Minister on two-day visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry conveyed Sri Lanka s deep appreciation for the solidarity and assistance Japan has extended in the past years when the country was going through the unprecedented economic crisis.
The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa conveyed Japan s intension to further support Sri Lanka s development by swiftly resuming existing Yen loan projects once the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on debt restructuring is signed
The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yoko Kamikawa has arrived in Sri Lanka on an official visit to discuss Sri Lanka s debt and economic restructuring process.
Forty-four Sri Lankans who were in different prisons across the United Arab Emirates have been pardoned by a Royal order. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates has formally conveyed to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi that these Sri Lankan prisoners received pardon by the Royal order on the […]
- Student registration portal established for Sri Lankan students in Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Forty Four Sri Lankans in UAE pardoned (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia says most Sri Lankan expatriates well educated (Category: Breaking News)
- Iraq wants to enhance bilateral, political relations with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Forty-four Sri Lankans, who were in different prisons across the United Arab Emirates, have been pardoned by a Royal order.The post Royal Pardon for Forty-Four Sri Lankans in UAE appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Royal pardon for 44 Sri Lankan prisoners in UAE (Category: Breaking News)
- Forty-four Sri Lankans in different jails across UAE pardoned by Royal order (Category: Breaking News)
- 44 Sri Lankans in prisons in UAE pardoned on National Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Forty Four Sri Lankans in UAE pardoned (Category: Breaking News)
by Dr B.J.C.Perera Specialist Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Senior Fellow, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. John Fitzgerald Kennedy or JFK was the 35th President of the United States of America. He served as President from 20th January 1961, until his assassination on 22nd November 1963. Though his presidency lasted only a […]
- Six Seconds In Dallas: The Assignation Of President Kennedy (Category: Breaking News)
- Crocs relocated before kovil festival (Category: Breaking News)
- Disinformation On Every Front (Category: Breaking News)
- Tanks run dry due to sand mining! (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita A tense situation prevailed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Wednesday night, with visitors having to wait in queues for hours to obtain arrival visas because a foreign-owned company had been tasked with handling the on-arrival visa counter. The Sri Lankan government introduced the on arrival visa facility in 2012 and […]
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin goes to Police over fake news related to visa controversy (Category: Breaking News)
- Online Visa (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to revise on line visa fee (Category: Breaking News)
The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) has approved, subject to conditions, the Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Bill which was amended to facilitate legal provisions for the suspension of Parate Law until December 15 2024. Accordingly, the banks’ practice of acquiring properties of whose loans are yet to be paid off will […]
- CoPF conditionally approves bill to suspend parate law until Dec 15 (Category: Breaking News)
- Draft Bill facilitating Parate Law suspension to be gazetted (Category: Breaking News)
- House to debate temporary suspending of Parate Law on 07 May (Category: Breaking News)
- Only 0.4% of loans recovered using Parate laws – CBSL (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka says it is committed towards the safety and security of migrant workers in Singapore. The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore organized an outreach programme for Sri Lankan female migrant workers at Caritas Village, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The main objectives of the event were to empower the Sri Lankan […]
- India to extend solar, wind, biomass technical assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and Estonia successfully conclude inaugural bilateral political consultations (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Foreign Minister on two-day visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Foreign Minister on two-day visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Iranian Agriculture Minister Mohammad-Ali Nikbakht has stressed the need to further expand cooperation with Sri Lanka in trade and agriculture. Last year, Iran imported over $70 million of products, especially tea and coconut, from Sri Lanka, Nikbakht has pointed out, IRNA wrote. Importing tea from Sri Lanka, through a barter mechanism, is a proper step, […]
- Tight security during Iranian President’s visit to Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran’s President to visit Sri Lanka and launch several water projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran’s President offers to contribute to Sri Lanka’s progress (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran and Sri Lanka to sign 5 MoUs during Ebrahim Raisi’s visit (Category: Breaking News)
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