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[…]The post Protest Movement Can Rebound Unless Government Legitimacy Is Restored appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
by Jehan Perera The government appears to have secured political stability in the short term. So far President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to restore stability appear to be working. Political stability is necessary for decisions to be made and kept. It is a necessary element for international support to come in. One of the IMF’s conditions […]
[…]The post Leaping Without Looking From Gota’s Vistas To Ranil’s Vistas appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
The above statement was made by Manusha Nanayakkara our Labour & Foreign Employment Minister. How the Minister is going to do it is not known.I wish to make a few suggestions to the Minister for his consideration to implement his proposal. Tourists, migrant workers and the dual citizens were the people whom the Minister referred […]
[…]The post A Lament Of The Tragedy Of Our Times appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
By Rathindra Kuruwita Long-distance private buses, operating from Colombo, would be provided fuel from the Bastian Mawatha Private Bus Stand, National Transport Commission (NTC) Director General Nilan Miranda said yesterday.Following an inspection visit to the Bastian Mawatha Private Bus Stand, Miranda said that police had been deployed at the bus stand and buses operating from […]
Sri Lanka has been in discussion to go for nuclear power from 2010.
Difficulties procuring insurance, as well as logistical and security concerns, were some of the issues raised by sponsors and broadcasters that led to the Asia Cup being shifted from Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka Cricket has revealed. “They felt that the situation in Sri Lanka was not conducive to garner the […]
The Asia Council’s Forum for Economic Cooperation comprising regional leaders from the continent has urged Japan and South Korea to help Sri Lanka tide over the ongoing economic crisis. The island nation of 22 million people is facing an unprecedented economic meltdown with inflation in July hitting a record 60.8% and the country still facing […]
Sri Lanka motorists say the waiting time to pump fuel has reduced significantly.
An international human rights group says Sri Lanka's government is using emergency laws to harass and arbitrarily detain protesters who are seeking political reform and accountability amid the island country's economic crisis.The post Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka Becoming A Police State? Government Efforts To Delegitimise Aragalaya appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
"We also have to limit selected imports in order to balance the payments for fuel."
Calls for unity in a country torn apart by nationalism and monetary instability
Selected imports will be restricted to balance payments for fuel, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. The President told Parliament that the immediate requirement before the country is fuel. “While appreciating the international assistance in addressing the fuel shortage, it in timely
by Jayampathy Molligoda Inflation is too high in Sri Lanka; people are finding it unbearable. How can we control the inflation from further slipping? Singapore experience and structure of our CBSL: Singapore has the Monetary Authority Singapore (‘MAS’) as their Central Bank, where in Sri Lanka, we have the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (which […]
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Monday announced that it will support President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to form an all-party national government to help the country to recover from the worst economic crisis.The post TNA to support forming of all-party government appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
by Sanath Nanayakkare As the 3rd and 4th quarters of the Year 2022 are also likely to gravitate towards a tough time, the Bank of Ceylon needs to continue to focus on efficient handling of its resources and finances, BOC Chairman Kanchana Ratwatte said yesterday. He made these remarks when the Bank marked its 83rd […]
Sri Lanka is also expected to announce a fuel price revision on Monday, August 01.
in the banking system. Such shortage of […]
We need to only remind ourselves of what happened to Greece and China (KMT) - D S Sennayake
Sri Lanka’s president said Saturday that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis has been pushed back to September because of unrest over the past weeks.The post Sri Lanka leader says IMF agreement pushed back after unrest appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
The remaining petrol reserves in Sri Lanka will likely be insufficient to meet normal needs, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The Government has announced restrictions on fuel imports for the next 12 months as it faces a severe supply shortage. “Remaining petrol reserves
No queue travail for the lucky few By Ifham Nizam While many other state-sector professionals including medical specialists and other health workers are spending days and nights in fuel queues, engineers of the Ceylon Electricity Board are not feeling the pinch thanks to the government giving priority to supplying fuel for power generation, a senior […]
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Sri Lanka fuel queues still remain as is faces dollar shortage to buy fuel
In Sri Lanka, which is battling a crushing economic crisis, is now facing another predicament with its women, most of them who have lost their jobs in the textile sector, now forced to become sex workers to earn a livelihood, the ANI reported.The post Makeshift brothels crop up in Sri Lanka as economic hardship pushes women into prostitution appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking New...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has warned of stern action against market players who fail to fully comply with foreign exchange regulations. Issuing a statement, CBSL said that the bank and the Government have been implementing several measures to ease the burden of the current economic hardships on the people. One major factor […]
By Ifham Nizam Many professionals including medical specialists were spending days and nights in fuel queues, but the engineers of the Ceylon Electricity Board had no such problem as the government giving priority to supplying fuel for power generation, a senior Power and Energy Ministry official said. Despite everyone else undergoing untold hardships trying to […]
By By Eng. Parakrma Jayasinghe Bio Energy Association of Sri Lanka The much-awaited outcome of the interim President is now over. Will this result in some measure of hope for the beleaguered public of reversing the downward slide of the economy and the resultant crisis on the very livelihood of most strata of the society? […]