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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his message for the 13th anniversary of National War Heroes Day, says various local, and foreign groups and individuals are attempting to use the economic...Click on the headline to read the full story
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Sri Lanka has sought details from Indian intelligence agencies over Indian media reports that the LTTE is planning an attack in Sri Lanka on 18th May. The Ministry of Defence said that The Hindu newspaper in India had published a report on 13 May 2022 quoting Indian intelligence that the LTTE is planning to launch […]
"I also wish to inform you that we will extend our support as a responsible opposition to correct decisions."
"Every day that passes, the future of this country is put at greater risk."
“After I speak to [friendly nations], there will be help coming from there. They won’t allow people to starve.”
India has helped Sri Lanka with nearly 3.5 billion US dollars so far this year.
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.
By N Sathiya Moorthy The way the anti-Rajapaksas protest has panned out over the past weeks, it is becoming clear that those who thought of the ‘spontaneous’ people’s movement had some idea about how it could capture international attention, but not about the ‘day after’. Clearly, none of them seemed to have thought about President […]
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a new political system. Speaking during a meeting with young professionals at Sirikotha, Wickremesinghe said that alongside a system change a new political system must also be adopted. He said that not just the question of the Executive Presidency but the entire representative system should be addressed. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Photo Courtesy of Twitter The democratic ideal sounds simple enough. All citizens have a say in their system of governance, typically through elected representatives. The concept has been a part of Sri...
MALE (Xinhua): The main opposition in the Maldives has submitted a set of proposals to the government to end the political crisis in the country, officials said on Thursday. The festival of the famous Nallur Kandaswamy temple was held last morning. The historic festival draws devotees
Shares thoughts on sustainability in volatility and the way forward The Guest of Honour, Dato’ Charon, President and Members of the Professional Bankers’ Association, my dear friends, first of all, let me thank the Association of Professional Bankers for inviting me this evening to your 24th Convention and giving me the opportunity to share a ...
Pakistan can now be called the land of emerging crisis. Not even a week passes without a political crisis threatening to shatter its political firmament emerges. It was only quite recently that the Pakistan Supreme Court made theunique order to the then Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to re
KUWAIT (Reuters): Kuwait's cabinet submitted its resignation to the Gulf state's ruler on Monday in a move some parliamentarians believe could be a first step out of the latest crisis that has stalled legislation and blocked reforms in the major oil producer. The government's resignation came days after a top court annulled a February parliamentary ...
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters): The world’s economic outlook darkened on Friday as reports showed U.S. employment growth slowing sharply, Chinese factory output barely growing and European manufacturing falling deeper into malaise. In a shock that sent global equity markets into a dive, the U.S. economy added just 69,000 jobs in May, less than half what analysts expected ...
Key insights to state of the economy and market and future prospects from NDB Stockbrokers’ latest Sri Lanka Equities report Uncertainty in the macro environment The robust economic growth and steep rise in global crude oil prices increased Sri Lanka’s import bill by 51% in 2011. As a result the trade deficit widened, putting the ...
A meeting was held between Minister of Justice and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader Rauff Hakeem and the Ambassador of France in Sri Lanka Christine Robichon on Thursday in Colombo. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss present political, social and economic matters. Hakeem stated that the Government has made proposals to appoint a ...
| by Jessica Fox ( May 01, 2012, Dhaka, Sri Lanka Guardian) Latest situation in Dhaka, the Capital city of the South Asian country named Bangladesh is fearsome in real sense. Members of law enforcing agencies are continuing combing operations in the city in search of top brasses of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), while private television channels in particular are already in th...
Q: What is the current situation in the Human Rights Council with regard to the debate on Sri Lanka? A: The present climate at the Human Rights Council is in Sri Lanka’s favour, but a lot of work still needs to be done. I have great confidence in the value of our arguments. It is ...
By: Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe In the mid nineteen eighties, the Philippines was rocked by a sustained people’s resistance movement that finally deposed of the hated and corrupt dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, who had to flee the country in a US Air Force helicopter. The Catholic Church, representing the majority of the people, played a critical role ...
“The prolongation of military commands made Rome a servile state”. Machiavelli (The Discourses) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Stratospheric defence costs constitute Lankan economy’s deadliest ticking time-bomb. Militarization is menacing Southern (and Lankan) economic wellbeing as much as it is impeding Northern democracy. The fundamentally weak Lankan economy can ill afford the huge amounts of money sp...
American war reporter Marie Colvin, who has lost sight in one of her eyes when she was reporting the conflict in Sri Lanka has died in Syria following a shelling attack, says media reports. Colvin in her 50s was working for Britain’s Sunday times and has been reporting the Syrian political crisis