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The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has announced the revised fees charged from migrant workers and overseas employment agencies, which will be in effect from July 01.
Sri Lanka condemned the burning of the sacred text of Islam – the Holy Quran – outside a mosque in Sweden during the Eid al Adha celebrated by Muslims worldwide. Salwan Momika, said to be an Iraqi living in Sweden, set fire to a copy of Islam’s holy book outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday. […]
Sri Lanka is in the process of opening a diplomatic Mission in Romania to reaffirm its commitment to consolidate the enduring bilateral partnership and to cater to the strong Sri Lankan community in the country, the Foreign Ministry said. The Foreign Ministry said that the Fifth Round of Sri Lanka – Romania Bilateral Political Consultations […]
By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka has backed the allegation raised by India that Canada is driven by vote bank politics. India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had said that Canada seems to be driven by vote bank politics on dealing with the Khalistani issue. There has recently been a surge in Khalistan-related activity in Canada […]
China has invested a lot in Sri Lanka in recent years and Sri Lanka looks forward to expanding the mutually beneficial partnership, Ali Sabry, Sri Lanka s minister of foreign affairs, told the media during his visit to China.
Banks, which pay taxes over 50%, least affected By Sanath Nanayakkare If the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and other pension funds did not wish to participate in the proposed domestic debt restructuring process, there will be an application of higher annual income tax of 30%, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said yesterday. The EPF […]
The World Bank yesterday (28) approved USD 700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka.This is the biggest funding infusion into the country since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package approved in March. Through this funding, the World Bank said it aims to help Sri Lanka implement foundational reforms that restore macroeconomic stability and sustainability, mitigate ...
By Emeritus Professor Asoka Nugawela (Former Director, Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka) A new addition to the list of economically important diseases affecting natural rubber cultivations in the country is Circular Spot Leaf Disease (CLSD). It is also known as Pestalotiopsis Leaf Disease (PLD). This fungal disease was first reported in Sri Lanka in […]
The muted, panicked voice came through the phone of a friend who croaked she was very confidentially warning Cassandra and advising her. Yours truly was immediately panic infected. With deep emphasis and concern the friend took her time to advise that Cass withdraws all money from banks. Cass was for once glad she was poor […]
By Chaminda Silva SriLankan Airlines and Fits Air operating international flights from here, have sought permission to hire foreign pilots, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Director General and Chief Executive Officer P. A. Jayakantha said addressing an event at the Aviation Authority Both airlines have a serious shortage of pilots, he said.A large number […]
Friday 30th June, 2023 The government’s domestic debt restructuring plan is being revealed in dribs and drabs, and the public will have to wait until the weekend, when it is scheduled to be presented to Parliament, to see what it is really like. The Opposition has predicted doom, and the government has sought to make […]
Sri Lanka is asking foreign investors in its international sovereign bonds to take a 30% haircut and is seeking similar concessions from holders of its other dollar-denominated bonds as it seeks to restructure its massive debt, its central bank governor said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka has sought more cooperation with China and also rejected ‘debt trap’ claims. China has invested a lot in Sri Lanka in recent years and Sri Lanka looks forward to expanding the mutually beneficial partnership, Ali Sabry, Sri Lanka’s minister of foreign affairs, told the media during his visit to China. Speaking at a […]
The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March.The post World Bank approves $700 Million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Mohammad Haris will lead Pakistan A in the eight-team Men’s Emerging Asia Cup, which will run from July 14 to 23 in Sri Lanka. Omar Yousuf has been named his deputy in the 15-member squad that includes the likes of Saim Ayub, Shahnawaz Dahani and Mohammad Wasim among others. Haris was part of the senior […]
A Sri Lankan national implicated in a theft case in Subic last June 19, 2023 has arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) of Philippines, foreign media reported.
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Sri Lankan tea prices that had been piping hot have cooled off as production in the world’s fourth-largest tea grower begins to recover.The post Sri Lanka tea prices dip 40% from record high on production rebound appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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By DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA For a country with a deep crisis, galloping poverty and a very significant Left (JVP-NPP and FSP), there is a paradoxically thin contribution by the leftwing intelligentsia. This can be contrasted by a cursory glance at the volumes of back issues of the Lanka Guardian which would illustrate the far thicker […]
Actually LKI owed public an explanation as to why it never addressed the accountability issue and related matters in spite of it being the toughest foreign affairs challenge faced in post-independence era. There is no harm in addressing a variety of issues of interest but the failure on the part of the LKI to examine […]
Sri Lanka Government is anticipating the restructuring of USD 17 billion out of a total of 41.5 billion of foreign debts within a 5-year term, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today (June 27).The post Sri Lanka Government hoping to restructure $17 billion foreign debts along with local debts appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The Government of Sri Lanka anticipates the restructuring of USD 17 billion, out of the total USD 41.5 billion of the country s foreign debts, within a five-year term, President Ranil Wickremesinghe revealed.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today assured that local debt restructuring will not affect deposits in the banking system or interest on bank deposits that is currently being paid. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a new building of the Gampaha District Secretariat, President Wickremesinghe said that the Government anticipates the restructuring of $17 billion out of […]
Sri Lanka is to take steps to bring back artifacts taken to other countries, the Government said today. The Government said that according to Articles 7 and 13 of the Charter on the Prohibition and Prevention of Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property adopted by UNESCO in 1970, a request can […]
Sri Lanka and China have been long standing friends, and the benefits have been reciprocal, says MP Namal Rajapaksa, in an interview during his visit to Beijing.The post Sri Lanka has been a victim of ‘geopolitics’ for last two decades – Namal appeared first on ONLANKA News - Latest Breaking News updates from Sri Lanka.
Acting Defence Minister of Sri Lanka, Premitha Bandara Tennakoon attended the final day proceedings of the National Industrial Exhibition at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) today (June 25).The post Sri Lanka’s Acting Defence Minister attends National Industrial Exhibition appeared first on ONLANKA News - Latest Breaking News updates from Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry has called for a global debt restructuring architecture , in a bid to prevent smaller countries and emerging economies from embroiling in controversy forever .
The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) recently announced the successful launch of the ‘Formation of Effective Safety & Health Committees’ Training Workshop. The workshop aims to guide participants in the formulation of Bi-Partite OSH committees in compliance with the National Guidelines recently promulgated by the Department of Labour and to equip them with the necessary […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita A sinister attempt is being made in some quarters to trigger a run on banks and the five-day bank holiday is aimed at countering that move, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has said. Siyambalapitiya, addressing the media, yesterday, assured that bank and other deposits and pension funds would not be affected […]