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[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Proposed Internet Law Threatens Upcoming Elections appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Tamils Detained For Commemorating War Dead: 9 Held Under Abusive PTA (Category: Breaking News)
- Wickremesinghe Govt. Continues To Repress Freedoms Of Expression & Pursue Policies Against Minor... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: IMF / World Bank – Systemic Reforms Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Govt. Should Withdraw Draft ‘Rehabilitation’ Law: Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
Mr. Sagala Ratnayaka, the President’s Senior Adviser on National Security and Chief of the Presidential Staff, emphasized today (23) at the Presidential Secretariat that President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s effective economic initiatives have fostered trust in the Sri Lankan economy on the global stage
- Trump signs sweeping stimulus measure after bipartisan appeals (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Trump signs sweeping stimulus measure after bipartisan appeals (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Trump signs sweeping stimulus measure after bipartisan appeals (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Trump signs sweeping stimulus measure after bipartisan appeals (Category: USA, North Dakota)
have fostered trust in the Sri Lankan economy on the global stage. He highlighted the President’s commitment to...
- In video, President Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- In video, President Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims (Category: USA, Maryland)
- In video, President Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- In video, President Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims (Category: USA, Mississippi)
Sri Lanka's central bank kept interest rates steady on Tuesday, in line with market expectations, forgoing a rate cut as a new tax threatened upward pressure on expenses and fuelled concerns about inflation.The post Sri Lanka central bank keeps policy rates unchanged to tame inflation appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka unexpectedly cuts rates by 250 bps as inflation eases (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka threatens administrative measures over high market interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank to consider a single policy rate mechanism (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Central Bank further reduces policy rates (Category: Breaking News)
A press release issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka states that the Monetary Policy Board of the CBSL, at its meeting held on 22 January 2024, decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their current levels of 9.00 per […]
- Words of Wisdom (Category: Business)
- On the move: D. Kapua‘ala Sproat, Bryan Andaya (Category: USA, Hawaii)
- On the move: D. Kapua‘ala Sproat, Bryan Andaya (Category: USA, Hawaii)
- On the move: D. Kapua‘ala Sproat, Bryan Andaya (Category: USA, Hawaii)
Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation rate jumped to 4.2% year-on-year in December driven by rising food prices, official data showed on Monday, although it remains well below record high levels seen at the height of the country's financial crisis.The post Rising food prices drive Sri Lanka inflation up to 4.2% in December 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)
- Sri Lanka consumer price inflation eases to 53.2% in January but impulses still persist (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 50.6% in February (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s July consumer inflation more than halves to 4.6% (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the 3rd South Summit of the Group of 77 and China on Sunday (21) in Kampala, Uganda, highlighted the numerous challenges the world faces, such as conflicts, pandemic repercussions, climate disasters and financial market uncertainties. The President also emphasized the disproportionate impact on vulnerable G77 economies. He stressed the urgency of […]
- President emphasizes immediate reforms in global financial structure (Category: Breaking News)
- President meets state leaders during the 3rd “G77 and China” Global South Summit (Category: Breaking News)
- President in New York to attend UN General Assembly (Category: Breaking News)
- G-77 summit: President RW calls for earmarking 1% of GDP for R&D over a decade (Category: Breaking News)
By Prof. Amarasiri de Silva Sri Lanka, renowned for its rich cultural heritage and diverse landscapes, is grappling with an unprecedented macroeconomic crisis. This crisis has given rise to acute shortages and sharp increases in the prices of essential products, creating a complex web of challenges. At the heart of this multifaceted crisis lies a […]
- Dairy: The mirage of self-sufficiency (Category: Business)
- Egg prices expected to drop, imports unnecessary from next year – Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Fix food sectors (Category: Business)
- Achieving food security:Integrated plan necessary (Category: Breaking News)
China’s consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.3 per cent year on year in December, marking a third consecutive monthly decline amid fears of deflationary risks Concerns have risen that China is facing similar issues to Japan’s so-called lost decades of stagnation China’s falling consumer prices in the fourth quarter have plunged full-year inflation to […]
- China has fallen into a psycho-political funk (Category: Breaking News)
- VAT increase could cause inflation to hit 7 percent in January – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- CCPI based headline inflation increases in November 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatar inflation hits 20-month high in Aug (Category: Business)
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s economy is starting to recover under a stabilization program, and further progress has to be made on debt restructuring while monetary policy decisions have to be prudent to keep inflation down, an International Monetary Fund official has said. “A swift completion
[…]The post Election ’24: Rajapaksa Implosion & Ranil’s Red Sea Meddling appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Election Hustling In The South & Boycott Talk In The North (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A President: Three Against One In The US & Three Against Three In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections Season & JVP/SJB Options (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Bleak Forecast For 2024 & Beyond: Politics (Security), Economics & Military appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Russian Presidential Election Results (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ugly New Face Of Terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
- Gathering Storms Cloud On The Horizon; Military, Political, Strategic & Economic Uncertainties A... (Category: Breaking News)
- Threats To The Hegemony Of The US Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
Although Sri Lanka s macro economy is gradually stabilizing, the country s economic recovery process is still in the infancy level and has yet to reach the broader population, says Peter Breuer, the Senior Mission Chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Sri Lanka.
At a discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) stakeholder dialogue titled ‘Pulling back from the brink,’ held in Kurpark Village, Aspen, President Ranil Wickremesinghe outlined short-term strategies aimed at revitalizing Sri Lanka’s economy. Emphasizing tourism promotion, agricultural
- Huge Landslide victory to UPFA with over 55 percent of the votes cast (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe submits draft of ‘Defence Review – 2030’ to the Cabinet (Category: Breaking News)
- Full Text of State Dept. briefing on President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to US (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s long-awaited National Evaluation Policy finally commences after seven years (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar met President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum summit in Davos. A news story published by the Arab News said: Kakar arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to attend the 54th WEF summit, where he is scheduled to attend three thematic events and also […]
- President Ranil leaves for Cuba to attend G77+China summit (Category: Breaking News)
- World Green Summit Rio+20 begins today (Category: Breaking News)
- 55th Summit of ADB to be held in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- G-20 summit opens with calls for united response to pandemic (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Pragmatism Needs Fairness To Be Statesmanlike appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- President Positions Sri Lanka To Win International Support (Category: Breaking News)
- Human Rights Protection Requires More Inclusive Approach (Category: Breaking News)
- The Choice Of Consensus Or Confrontation (Category: Breaking News)
- Need To Address Root Causes To Get Out Of Geneva Spotlight (Category: Breaking News)
Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), a body comprising internet and technology companies in the world, and its members, expressed concern about the Online Safety Bill and called for extensive revisions and overhaul of it.The post Asia Internet Coalition raises red flag on Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Bill appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Tech giants concerned over Sri Lanka s Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Internet Coalition refutes Public Security Minister’s statement on Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament endorses certificate on Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- World’s leading tech companies deeply criticize Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has explained the ongoing ‘Yukthiya’ operation to members of the Colombo-based diplomatic community. The Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Commission has jumped to question the government operation. The Foreign Ministry said that Minister Alles provided an update on the progress made by the special operation against drug menace and underworld […]
- Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Bill to be taken up next Tuesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Secy. underscores significance of economic partnership with the UK (Category: Breaking News)
- Wimal: SIS to be placed under CIA (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Day’ controversy : SL registers protest with Canadian HC (Category: Breaking News)
By M. Rodwan Abouharb Associate Professor in International Relations, UCL and Bernhard Reinsberg Reader in Politics, University of Glasgow Sri Lanka received a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in March amid soaring inflation, debt and a sovereign default. In exchange for US$3 billion (£2.4 billion), the government committed to spending cuts and tax […]
- 2024: An election year and global trends (Category: Breaking News)
- Where have millions of USD invested in good governance and accountability projects et al gone? (Category: Breaking News)
- Costly UNDP ‘lessons’ for Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- All praise for Lanka’s saviours! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Economy 2024: More Challenging Than The Two Previous Years appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Colombo University Business Economic Summit 2024: Keynote Address (Category: Breaking News)
- The Magic 2048: What Is To Be Done To Make Ranilnomics A Reality? (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- SOE 2023: IPS Offers Some Inputs To Proposed Growth Lab (Category: Breaking News)
Jio Platforms, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, has expressed interest in buying a stake in Sri Lanka Telecom PLC, the state-owned telecommunication company.The post Mukesh Ambani is taking his telecom playbook to Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Reliance’s Jio, Gortune pre-qualify for Sri Lanka Telecom stake bid (Category: Breaking News)
- Mukesh Ambani s Jio Platforms may invest in Sri Lanka Telecom - report (Category: Breaking News)
- Mukesh Ambani interested in buying stake in SLT (Category: Breaking News)
- Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security recommends not to privatise Sri Lanka Telecom (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Indrajith Forty-eight-year-old Batticaloa District MP Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, popularly known as Pillayan, has been shaping the Eastern Province’s political narrative since he was a teenager. He was just 16-years old when he joined the LTTE in 1990 as a child soldier. Since then, he continued to rise in the ranks of the LTTE until […]
- Lanka needs a national liberation movement, not mere regime change:Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- R. Sampanthan: ‘We cannot go on like this’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister warns of emerging racism ahead of elections (Category: Breaking News)
In recent weeks, missile and drone attacks on cargo ships crossing the Red Sea have caused the biggest disruption to global trade since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite delayed supplies, however, oil prices have remained surprisingly stable. In response to Israel’s war on Gaza, Houthi rebels – the Iran-aligned Shia movement that controls northern Yemen and […]
- Oil supply tightens in Europe over Red Sea disruptions (Category: Breaking News)
- Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone (Category: Breaking News)
- An SLN Red Sea deployment? (Category: Breaking News)
- Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked two more vessels in the Red Sea (Category: Breaking News)
During a meeting between President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday (11), the IMF congratulated the country on completing the first review under its program. The IMF highlighted the positive start of the program, recognizing the challenging reforms undertaken by Sri Lanka and their significant impact on the […]
- IMF applauds the country’s significant progress in implementing economic reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Report Card (Category: Business)
- On Track (Category: Business)
- IMF applauds Sri Lanka’s significant progress in economic reforms (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) applauds Sri Lanka on significant progress in implementing economic reforms.The post IMF applauds Sri Lanka’s significant progress in economic reforms appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- IMF applauds the country’s significant progress in implementing economic reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF applauds the country’s significant progress in implementing economic reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says talks with Sri Lanka make significant policy progress (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF program is exhibiting promising signs of efficacy – IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Japan’s Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi, called on Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Thursday evening (January 11).The post Japan’s Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi commends Sri Lanka’s economic advancements appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to visit Sri Lanka in January (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan s Finance Minister commends Sri Lanka s economic advancements, commitment to reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Finance Minister calls for talks on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
India’s domestic and foreign situation has changed tremendously compared to four years ago and it has achieved outstanding results in economic development and social governance, said an article published in China’s state-run Global Times. The article authored by Zhang Jiadong, director of the Center for South Asian Studies at Fudan University, said India has made […]
- No Pakistan-funded nuclear power plant in Sampur: Champika (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP worried about Ranil putting Sri Lanka under ‘Madani’ (Category: Breaking News)
- India Strong Enough To Stand Against West: Iranian Envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Super powers’ proposed for Aloha Stadium replacement agency (Category: USA, Hawaii)
The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), on 08 January, has written to Minister of Public Security of Sri Lanka, Tiran Alles to express the concern and advocate for extensive revisions and overhaul of the Draft Online Safety Bill (OSB) currently under consideration. AIC hassaid while they appreciate the efforts made thus far with the industry, a […]
- Tech giants concerned over Sri Lanka s Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Internet Coalition refutes Public Security Minister’s statement on Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka warned of impact to foreign investments in digital economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Online Safety Bill will drive final nail into coffin of Lanka’s democratic values: Chief Opp Whip (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Homework For NPP appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP Deserves Fairness From Critics (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy, Easter Phoenix & Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP & Its Critics (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's central bank is considering moving towards a single policy rate mechanism to ensure better signaling of its monetary policy stance, Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Wednesday.The post Sri Lanka central bank to consider a single policy rate mechanism appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka signals pause after four rate cuts as IMF loan awaited (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Chief says Money printing has drastically reduced in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank holds rates, sees sharp drop in inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank chief: monetary policy transmission still incomplete (Category: Breaking News)
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