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[…]The post Are Providers Of Information Under RTI Cognizant Of Their Obligations? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Citizens Need A Snow White To Prod The Dwarfs In Governance & Society! (Category: Breaking News)
- Draft Anti-Corruption Law; Urgently Required Additional Law Reforms: An Open Letter To Minister ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Misleading The International Community Re: Anti-Corruption Action? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Post-Crisis Essential Reforms Being Effectively Progressed? If Not What Is The Way Forward? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has approved gradually lifting some limits on converting rupees to foreign exchange for outward remittances and the new directions will be presented to parliament for approval, cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardane said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka approves lifting some limits on rupee conversion for outward remittances appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and T...
- Sri Lanka approves lifting some limits on rupee conversion for outward remittances (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka relaxes certain limitations on outward remittances (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Rupee further depreciates against U.S. Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Rupee appreciates further against U.S. Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
N Sathiya Moorthy Chennai 4 February 2024 The way western nations through their diplomats deployed in Colombo continue to comment on what essentially are internal matters of the country, they should sooner than later be prepared for a future government either asking them to shut up or withdraw into a shell, at times quitting […]
- Modi committed to support Indian origin Tamils in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura insists visit to India will not change party policy (Category: Breaking News)
- Iranian President invited for state visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- When AKD met AKD, why and to what end (Category: Breaking News)
Sumitra Malkandi breaks down as she recounts the fateful evening in March last year when her husband was trampled to death. She was busy in the kitchen – the couple lived in a farming village in central Sri Lanka – and her husband, Thilak Kumara, was just outside feeding their cows. Then she heard an […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Government Celebrates Independent Of The People appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Govt. insulates itself from the people (Category: Breaking News)
- Do The Sinhalese People Live On Mars? Who Is Telling The Truth? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Presidency & The TNA’s Dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
- Is There A Basis For The Sinhalese To Insist On A Unitary Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka expects to attract about US$5 billion in foreign funds in the next two years once it is able to finalise the restructuring of its overseas debt, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday (February 5).The post Sri Lanka eyes US$5 billion in foreign funds after debt restructure appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka set to begin talks to restructure debt of $30 Billion (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to start restructuring talks with investors next week, Bloomberg News reports (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announces $10 billion local bond swap deal ahead of IMF visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks at debt relief through nature conservation – report (Category: Breaking News)
By Ifham Nizam Industry associations, academics and writers expressed concern over the long-term consequences of making books more expensive for the masses. All stakeholders stressed that they would go all out to bring justice to the book lovers and the industry, at a media briefing held at the SLFI on February 2. Accordingly, Sri Lanka’s […]
- Sri Lanka’s book publishing industry faces crisis as 18% VAT sparks job losses and closures (Category: Breaking News)
- Book industry protests against 18% VAT imposition on books (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL Governor urges public to become informants to boost tax revenue (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha finds many drawbacks in VAT system, ‘including lot of confusion even at highest echelons’ (Category: Breaking News)
By Jehan Perera The day before Independence Day, a book launch took place at the Mangaiyar Mandapam Hindu Women’s Society in Wellawatte. The two books launched were biographies of a father and son who contributed to public life in Sri Lanka over the past century. The father was Sir Waitialingam Duraiswamy a former speaker of […]
- Government Celebrates Independent Of The People (Category: Breaking News)
- JULY 1983: AS THE WORLD SAW SRI LANKA (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil MPs question alleged inaction on monk’s racist outburst (Category: Breaking News)
- JULY 1983: TAMILS DO NOT BLAME SINHALESE PEOPLE (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka expects to attract about US$5 billion in foreign funds in the next two years once it is able to finalise the restructuring of its overseas debt, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday (Feb 5). The nation defaulted on its overseas debt in May, 2022 after a severe shortage of foreign exchange reserves […]
- Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister to attend Riyadh meeting (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and China’s EXIM Bank discuss debt restructuring exercise (Category: Breaking News)
- China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform (Category: Breaking News)
- China hails Sri Lanka’s strong rebuttal to “Chinese debt trap” (Category: Breaking News)
The Indian media reported that a delegation of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led by its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake will start an official visit to India on Monday (February 05).The post JVP delegation on official visit to India appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Anura Kumara meets India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumar meets India’s National Security Advisor (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP Leader Anura Kumara meets India’s Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar in Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP-led alliance invited for talks in Delhi for the first time (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 5th February, 2024 Another ‘Independence Day’ has come and gone. Hours of pomp and circumstance complete with thunderous cannon fire were over and the sobering reality was dawning on Sri Lankans as this comment was written yesterday. Independence Day celebrations are replete with irony; beaming from ear to ear and singing the national anthem […]
- Sabry questions insistence of interested parties to cremate bodies of Covid-19 victims (Category: Breaking News)
- President attacks ministers through Wimal’s website (Category: Breaking News)
- President mocks Opposition’s cry for election, saying it can’t even muster support for no-confid... (Category: Breaking News)
- Swearing-in of new Cabinet of Ministers (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- A French Spring Amid IMF Mission Creep: Ranil Tangoes In Paris As Macron Pivots To BRICS (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
Cardinal Malcom Ranjith slammed Sri Lanka’s Independence Day parade held at Galle Face at a time when some people in the country are hungry with no food. The Cardinal said that holding a parade for some foreign dignitaries to see disrespects the people living in hunger. He also asked if Independence Day in Sri Lanka […]
- Claims of threat to Cardinal to be looked into (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal fears attempt at dictatorial rule (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal says Ranil does not have his vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal hopes 2024 will bring change to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The United States is to deepen its economic and maritime security ties with Sri Lanka. US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken wished the people of Sri Lanka as they celebrate the 76th anniversary of their country’s independence today. “The robust partnership between the United States and Sri Lanka is built upon our shared values, […]
- Antony Blinken to have talks with Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Blinken and Sabry discuss debt restructuring and IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Tremors felt in parts of Sri Lanka following 5.8 quake (Category: Breaking News)
- Blinken speaks to Ranil on economic and political challenges (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Bleak Future For Sri Lanka : 75 Years After Independence 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? (Category: Breaking News)
- System Change Happening In Wrong Direction (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena says Sri Lanka is celebrating Independence Day at a time when the country is slowly returning to the right path of progress after facing an unprecedented economic crisis.
[…]The post Independence, Devolution & ITAK’s New Leader appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Election Year Road Map For Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- 1983: It Haunts Us Still! (Category: Breaking News)
- Reform Prospects: Missing Middle, Last Chance, Aragalaya-2? (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil National Question, 13 A, Long Delayed PC Elections And Ranil’s APC (Category: Breaking News)
During a Joint Press Conference today (February 03), President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his utmost pleasure in welcoming Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his distinguished delegation to Sri Lanka.The post Sri Lanka and Thailand signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka, Thailand sign historic Free Trade Agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand says ties with Sri Lanka elevated to new heights (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka to sign Free Trade Agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe extends warm welcome to Thailand Prime Minister Thavisin (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Leader of Eksath Janaraja Peramuna (EJP) Patali Champika Ranawaka, MP, has warned the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government of catastrophic consequences if police are unleashed on protesting political parties. Ranawaka, elected on the SJB ticket, emphasised the responsibility on the part of UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed force...
- SJB divided, some attend Ranil’s tea party (Category: Breaking News)
- CR declares creation of his new party (Category: Breaking News)
- Mano says talks failed due to SJB’s lukewarm response (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024 Prez poll: Champika denies alliance with MR-Ranil grouping, won’t contest (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), Kandy Branch, recently inaugurated the first computer lab and Information Technology (IT) training centre with the generous support from UK-based Dr. Suresh Lopez, an IT professional, and in partnership with the Skill Development and Training International Institute (STDI). The inauguration session was held at the Kandy District Branch office […]
- Inauguration of the Sri Lanka India Centre of English Language Training (Category: Breaking News)
- Mining skills hub urged (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- New youth centre repalces 'hellhole' (Category: South Australia)
[…]The post Independent Of What & Whom? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- ‘Endangering National Security’ – A Trojan Horse To Erode Human Rights! (Category: Breaking News)
- Collusive Behavior Undermines Citizen Rights: Emerging Pseudo-Goebbels (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala Colonisation Of Ancient Tamil Hindu Sites & The Importance Of Muslim, Christian, Hindu U... (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura’s Visit To India, Its Signs & Importance (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Saboteurs Of System Change appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Behind Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Monk’s Imprisonment: Aragalaya Victory No. 2 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Memories Of H. L. D. Mahindapala appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Stop The Violent Suppression Of Student Dissent & Public Universities: Sri Lankan Students & You... (Category: Breaking News)
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- A Letter To Anura Kumara Dissanayake – Spell Out Your Agenda (Category: Breaking News)
- යුද්ධය, සාමය සහ මුසාවාද (Category: Breaking News)
Secretary to the Treasury and Finance Ministry Mahinda Siriwardana has said that even if Sri Lanka achieves the goal of zero corruption, tax revenue will still have to be increased to bridge the budget deficit and lessen the country’s debt burden. Referring to the Supreme Court ruling pertaining to economic management delivered on Nov 14, […]
- EPF asked to pay 30% tax unless it participates in domestic debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- CB Governor outlines importance of DDR to protect banks and save overall economy (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF team gives prognosis for Lanka at conclusion of nearly two-week visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. retains two foreign firms to restructure ISBs (Category: Breaking News)
Over 300 oil and gas cargo vessels have visited the Hambantota international Port (HIP) in 2023, recording a 132 percent increase in vessel calls compared to 2022, Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) said in a press release on Wednesday (31). A key reason for this is the port’s bunkering partner Sinopec actively operating in the […]
- First LNG battery hybrid-powered RORO ship calls at Hambantota (Category: Breaking News)
- Red Sea turmoil brings a transshipment bonanza for Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- HIP to aggressively promote afloat repairs in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign research vessels: Cabinet to discuss how to handle them (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 1st February, 2024 Dr. Laksiri Fernando has, in his column published on the opposite page today, reminded us that the Voters’ Day of Sri Lanka falls on 01 Feb. The Election Commission (EC) conducts special programmes on this day to educate voters on matters such as the basic qualifications required for registration, and the […]
- Local election by Mar. 10: Punchihewa (Category: Breaking News)
- Labor shirty at Family First 'con' (Category: South Australia)
- Leaders cross country to woo voters (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- 2023 LG Election- postal voting applications accepted from tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has encouraged Indians to visit Sri Lanka if they want to travel overseas on holiday. He also noted that India’s assistance to Sri Lanka during its economic crisis has played a key role in enhancing India’s image among Sri Lankan citizens
- India says it has done more for Sri Lanka than IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s prudence towards Sri Lanka further consolidates the “neighbourhood first” policy of Prim... (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Minister of State for External Affairs to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India will continue developmental assistance to Sri Lanka in every possible area: Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised with effect from February 01, 2024.The post Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from February 01, 2024 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Price of 92 Octane Petrol increased in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from March 05, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from April 1, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec Lanka announces retail fuel prices for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
India’s Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar has urged all Indians to visit Sri Lanka, emphasising the strong ties between the two nations.The post ‘The next time you want to take a holiday, go to Sri Lanka’ – Jaishankar to Indians appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- India has done its best to assist Sri Lanka – Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
- India remains committed to assist Sri Lanka in its economic recovery – Jaishankar tells Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP Leader Anura Kumara meets India’s Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar in Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
- India will continue developmental assistance to Sri Lanka in every possible area: Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
Commenting on the recent aid extended by India to Sri Lanka at a crucial juncture during the country s most severe and unprecedented economic crisis, India s Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar has urged for all Indians to visit Sri Lanka, emphasising the strong ties
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