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Sinopec Energy Lanka, a Beijing-based leading international petroleum company, has officially commenced its business operations in Sri Lanka by starting fuel supply at its first filling station in Sri Lanka established in Mattegoda, Colombo from yesterday (August 30).The post Sinopec officially
- Sinopec officially begins fuel operations in Sri Lanka with discount offer (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec Lanka announces retail fuel prices for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec officially launches operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- First Sinopec fuel cargo commence discharging (Category: Breaking News)
Sinopec, a Beijing-based leading international petroleum company, has officially kicked off its business operations in Sri Lanka, commencing fuel supply at its first filing station on the island nation established in Mattegoda, Colombo.
In July 2022, Sri Lanka witnessed the inauguration of President Ranil Wickremesinghe amidst a severe economic and political turmoil, marking one of the most challenging crises since gaining independence in 1948. Preceding him, former President Gotabaya Rajapakse had been compelled to step down following widespread protests triggered by extended 12-hour power outages and ongoing scarcities […...
- Port City, SLT, and Lotus Tower brought under new Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo Lotus Tower attracts over 1.4 million visitors (Category: Breaking News)
- SLTDA denies issuing tickets to visit Lotus Tower (Category: Breaking News)
- Lotus Tower to commence operations in September (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part V (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem? (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) is thrilled to announce the eagerly anticipated launch of the 2023 edition of SLIM DIGIS, 2.3, the unique platform that recognizes and applauds the forefront of digital innovation in the marketing landscape. Marking a new chapter in digital marketing excellence, this year’s SLIM DIGIS will include categories that […]
- ‘Innovative and nation minded’ digital marketing wins Seylan Bank three awards at SLIM DIGIS 2.2 (Category: Breaking News)
- HNB strikes Gold and Silver at SLIM DIGIS 2.2 (Category: Breaking News)
- Antyra Solutions celebrates eight years of digital success, introducing new product portfolios (Category: Breaking News)
- Pulse wins double at SLIM DIGIS 2.0 (Category: Breaking News)
Outgoing Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda, paying a farewell call on Indian Minister of Road Transport Highways Nitin Gadkari, has discussed cooperation in promoting alternatives to fossil fuels such as electricity and bio-fuels in the transport sector.
By Y P Prakash India’s Strategic Lunar Missions Contrast with Sri Lanka’s Costly Ventures and Underutilized Infrastructure, Highlighting Investment Priorities and Technological Futures Over the course of several years, the investment in India’s space exploration missions has seen both accomplishments and financial considerations. In 2008, the pioneering Chandrayaan-1 mission was ...
- What’s next for India’s Chandrayaan-3 moon mission? (Category: Breaking News)
- India becomes fourth country to land on the moon (Category: Breaking News)
- Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on the moon in ‘victory cry of a new India’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil writes to Modi congratulating him on moon landing (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part V appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
An Indian spacecraft became the first to land on the rugged, unexplored south pole of the moon on Wednesday in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed.The post Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on the moon in ‘victory cry of a new India’ appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News...
- India becomes fourth country to land on the moon (Category: Breaking News)
- Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft sends back its first photo (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil writes to Modi congratulating him on moon landing (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan makes history, becoming fifth country to land spacecraft on moon (Category: Breaking News)
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday pledged continued development assistance in every possible area to Sri Lanka amid its ongoing economic crisis.The post India will continue developmental assistance to Sri Lanka in every possible area: Jaishankar appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- India exceptional in helping neighbourhood including Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaishankar conveys India’s commitment to increase investment flows to Sri Lanka to hasten econom... (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘The next time you want to take a holiday, go to Sri Lanka’ – Jaishankar to Indians (Category: Breaking News)
- India remains committed to assist Sri Lanka in its economic recovery – Jaishankar tells Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s consumer inflation rate more than halved to 4.6% year-on-year in July, helped by falling food prices, the statistics department said on Monday.The post Sri Lanka’s July consumer inflation more than halves to 4.6% appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka’s inflation climbed to 60.8% in July – CCPI (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s inflation increases to 66.7% in July (Category: Breaking News)
- Inflation in Sri Lanka drops to single-digit levels in July (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 4% in August (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post In Sri Lanka, Chaotic Social Security Reform Denies People’s Rights: “Aswesuma” Program Applies Complex & Arbitrary Targeting, Leaving Millions In Limbo appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka: IMF / World Bank – Systemic Reforms Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Wickremesinghe Govt. Continues To Repress Freedoms Of Expression & Pursue Policies Against Minor... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Should Oppose Restrictions On Freedom of Expression & Civil Society Groups: HRW (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamils Detained For Commemorating War Dead: 9 Held Under Abusive PTA (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral creditor, China, has assured the island nation its help in effectively addressing the debt challenges as it has to finalise the external and domestic debt restructuring of a whopping USD 41 billion by September before the IMF’s first review. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to conduct its first review […]
- Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring likely to be complete by September – IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects major debt restructuring deals as IMF to review bailout - report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must avoid China’s debt restructuring as Beijing is to seek preferential treatment (Category: Breaking News)
The US and Australia gave the Sri Lanka Air Force, and Navy fuel when there was a shortage of fuel in the country. President’s Senior Advisor on National Security Sagala Ratnayaka said that India has also stepped up beyond the call of duty to lend Sri Lanka a hand. He was speaking after a successor
- Probe over fire at Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore’s Prime Minister keen to deepen ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India continues to top number of visitors to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to target 5 million tourist arrivals a year (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Axacerbation? – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
Chinese oil major Sinopec expects to start operations in Sri Lanka on Sept. 20 and will be allowed to sell fuel for less than the maximum retail price set by the government, Sri Lanka's power minister said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka says China’s Sinopec to start operations September 20
- China s Sinopec to start operations in Sri Lanka in Sept. (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Sinopec to enter Sri Lanka retail fuel market (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec issues clarification on fuel station project in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec officially begins operations in Sri Lanka with Rs. 3 discount offer (Category: Breaking News)
pitches that fuel positive, aggressive play and […]
- Sanath Jayasuriya warns of threat of anarchy taking over (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya gets cricket consultant role at SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya slams Sri Lanka’s poor fielding (Category: Breaking News)
- LPL signs Sanath Jayasuriya and Wasim Akram as brand ambassadors (Category: Breaking News)
Chinese oil major Sinopec expects to start operations in Sri Lanka on Sept. 20 and will be allowed to sell fuel for less than the maximum retail price set by the government, Sri Lanka s power minister said on Tuesday.
The IMF will conduct the first review of the $2.9 billion bailout to Sri Lanka from September 11-19, state minister of finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Saturday and declared that the country has successfully fulfilled the nine conditions set by the global lender.The post IMF to conduct bailout review for Sri Lanka in September appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and T...
- IMF Team to conduct second review of Sri Lanka’s EFF program in March 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF staff to visit Sri Lanka in September for first programme review (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF begins second review of Sri Lanka’s bailout package today (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF team in Colombo this week for first review of Extended Fund Facility (Category: Breaking News)
SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne says the importation of inferior medicine by way of emergency procurement and non-functioning medical, surgical and other test equipment in hospitals have ruined the public health sector. Addressing the Media at the Office of the Leader of Opposition on Sunday (6Aug2023), Wickramaratne said that this pathetic situation in the health sector […]
- SJB: State audit vindicates no-faith motion against Keheliya, remedial measures urgently required (Category: Breaking News)
- Health sector strike to resume on 01 Feb. (Category: Breaking News)
- 72 health sector unions to resume strike from Tuesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Ousting govt. only way to solve country’s problems – Women for Rights (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Police have arrested four officers of the Excise Department over an incident where they had allegedly opened fire at a vehicle near a fuel station at Marine-Drive in Bambalapitiya, suspecting that those in the vehicle were drug traffickers.
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Convenor of ‘Samagi Joint Trade Union Alliance’ Ananda Palitha yesterday (06) alleged that the bankrupt country was being exploited to the hilt by the powers that be and external powers. The one-time director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said that the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government increased diesel and petrol prices on 30th […]
- SJB unionist: IOC and Sinopec benefit from special levy on fuel to recover CPC losses (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB TU accuses CPC, LIOC and Sinopec of making unconscionable profits (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. increased fuel prices to please Sinopec – Trade unionist (Category: Breaking News)
- VAT on fuel already subjected to several taxes unfair – SJB trade union wing (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post To Be Realistic, There Are Only Two Options appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Partnership Between NPP & JVP Must Be Emboldened (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Economic Strategy: Will His Prioritisation Of Targets Misfire? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is State Owned Temasek A Useful Concept For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Triangular Contest: To Be Realistic, There Are 3 Options: Response To Prof Kumar David (Category: Breaking News)
New Delhi and Colombo are set to begin technical discussions that could pave the way for a multi-product petroleum pipeline between the two South Asian nations, Mint has learnt. The project, which was announced during president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to India in July, is expected to help Sri Lanka improve its energy security at an […]
- Japan attaches importance to ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to join India –Bangladesh-Nepal tripartite energy grid to avoid energy problems and develo... (Category: Breaking News)
- India working on LNG pipeline from Kochi to Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and India to begin talks on petroleum pipeline (Category: Breaking News)
New Delhi and Colombo are set to begin technical discussions that could pave the way for a multi-product petroleum pipeline between the two South Asian nations.The post Sri Lanka and India to begin talks on petroleum pipeline appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Oil drilling to begin in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Sri Lanka discuss proposal for multi-product petroleum pipeline (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Sri Lanka to begin talks on petroleum pipeline project (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and port projects (Category: Breaking News)
The second fuel cargo of Sinopec, China s leading international petroleum company, is scheduled to reach Sri Lanka today (Aug 02).
China’s Sinopec, a leading international petroleum company, had imported its first consignment of fuel to be distributed in the local market, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said yesterday (01). The Minister said in his Twitter that its second shipment would arrive today (03
Video: Ceypetco and Lanka IOC revise fuel prices (English)
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First fuel cargo of Sinopec has commenced its discharging process, while the second cargo will arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow (August 02), Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said.The post First Sinopec fuel cargo commence discharging appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking
- First Sinopec shipment being discharged, another to arrive tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to receive second Sinopec fuel cargo today (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec also revises fuel prices (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec increases fuel prices (Category: Breaking News)
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