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[…]The post All-Weather And Fair-Weather Friends appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Sri Lanka Can Take Away From The US Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- USA Is Less Racist And Bigoted Than Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Gota Mess Around With 13A? (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Gota Mess Around With 13A? (Category: Breaking News)
On the occasion of International Day of UN Peacekeepers, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar paid tribute to the dedication and courage of all the men and women serving in UN peacekeeping operations, and honoured the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar wrote, “On […]
- Four Sri Lankans injured in Mali explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Sri Lankan peacekeepers injured in IED attack in Mali: UN (Category: Breaking News)
- UN hopes for peaceful recovery from current crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Vesak Day at GotaGoGama (Category: Breaking News)
Raising concern over the differential treatment being meted out in Pakistan, activist Mama Qadeer Baloch said that every ‘corrupt’ political party are being allowed to protest but the families of Baloch missing persons are abducted by the Pakistan Army despite their peaceful protest. Families of Baloch missing persons have been abducted by the Pakistani Army […]
- Baloch women facing persecution in Pakistan, says Baloch leader (Category: Breaking News)
- President’s Media Division chief speaks to protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- No move by the military to storm Galle Face (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters block roads demanding gas (Category: Breaking News)
It was a day full of speculation and anxiety and then came the much-awaited verdict against Yasin Malik. Finally the butcher of Kashmiri Pandits and leader of banned Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) got two life sentences and an additional 10 years plus Rs 10 lakh fine. The prime minister of the puppet government of […]
- “I feel pity that she is being used”: Nirmal Khanna on Mushaal Malik’s appointment in Pakistan’s... (Category: Breaking News)
- Don’t cry for Kashmir. The Pakistani Prime Minister was told by Middle Eastern leaders (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s false, misleading narrative on Kashmir dispute exacerbates tensions with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Bleak Eid in PoK and Pompous Celebrations in J-K (Category: Breaking News)
Ceylon Association of Shipping Agents (CASA) has gifted 100 bicycles to the port
- Bunker Business (Category: Business)
- Bunker Business (Category: Business)
- Fuel spill at Colombo port (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sets October opening for bunker terminal (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Politicians—Constitutional Amendment Mess appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Immediate Governmental Actions Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Trap, Lack Of Accountability & Blunders (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack Of Accountability, Ability & Credibility (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Staggered Reform To Save Country From Peril appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Change Course In National Interest (Category: Breaking News)
- Holding President And Prime Minister To Their Promises (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim Government For Reform Not Consolidation (Category: Breaking News)
Plans to raise Rs195bn a year
- Sri Lanka’s People’s Leasing net down 37-pct in March (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’ Dipped Products net up on forex gains (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to increase betting, gaming taxes; casino tax up 150 percent (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Teejay Lanka net up 9-pct amid margin pressure (Category: Breaking News)
"It’s the overall uncertainty in the system," a market analyst said.
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs81bn in Treasuries, yields steady (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs127bn in bonds, 2032 on tap at 30.09-pct (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain on financials; Sampath Bank leads (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to seek assistance from Paris Club lenders and the G7, Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris said. Foreign Minister Peiris requested continued support from Japan, both bilaterally and through multilateral channels, to mitigate the economic challenges in Sri Lanka. Minister Peiris explained that the Government of Sri Lanka will seek assistance […]
- Central mechanism to be established to streamline requests for assistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Empathy and understanding sought by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran assures continued assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK exploring avenues of support towards Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Food prices up 57-pct over 12-months and 86-pct since inflationary policy began in Aug 2019
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
"It's okay to criticise us, but we ask that you do not discourage farmers from growing," he said.
- Sri Lanka to introduce anti-hoarding laws for food stocks – PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka to supply fertilizer at 25-pct cost amid looming food shortage (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka farmers in record Yala rice cultivation of 512,000 hectares: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank to grant $110 mln loan to crisis-hit Sri Lanka for fertilizer import – Minister (Category: Breaking News)
The President of the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), Hyrbyair Marri in a statement from London said that after failing to silence the Baloch voice for their legitimate right to independence, Pakistan is subjecting the Baloch women to enforced disappearances. The Baloch pro-freedom leader said that Balochistan’s victims of enforced disappearances have already been denied the […]
- Balochs raise concern over differential treatment regarding holding protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announce 15-member squad for white-ball tour of Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- US: Bangladesh human rights body demands actions against perpetrators of 1971 genocide (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters block roads demanding gas (Category: Breaking News)
China is closing in on India after establishing ports at Gwadar in Pakistan, Hambantota and Colombo in Sri Lanka and soon it will have access to the Indian Ocean from ports in Myanmar. In August 2021, China successfully trialled a cargo run from Myanmar’s Yangon Port all the way to China’s Yunnan Province. China has […]
- India watching stand Sri Lanka will take on Chinese ship (Category: Breaking News)
- India raises objection with Sri Lanka, Maldives over inbound Chinese survey vessel (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s dual-use surveillance ship in Sri Lankan port underscores distrust of Beijing’s tech adv... (Category: Breaking News)
- Amid rising tensions with US, China strengthening ties with Iran (Category: Breaking News)
In a phone conversation with his Sri Lankan counterpart, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today assured the United Kingdom s continuing support for the people of Sri Lanka during the current economic crisis.
Johnson had made this assurance during a discussion held that afternoon.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
Ratta, who has 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube, was a prominent figure in Sri Lanka’s anti-government protests.
[…]The post Emphasis Should Be Given To Getting Out Of This Mess First appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
“We support the decision to appoint committees. We will support it,” Gammanpila said.
- Sri Lanka PM seeks ideas for new oversight committees amid COPE, COPA controversy (Category: Breaking News)
- PM proposes appointing a National Council (Category: Breaking News)
- 10-party alliance reach agreement on supporting new govt. (Category: Breaking News)
- Speaker responds to President’s letter (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Important But Imperfect: Recommendations On The Draft 21st Amendment To The Constitution Bill appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Fall Of The House Of The Speaker: An Essay On A Crumbling House (Category: Breaking News)
- A Prescription For Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- 21st Amendment – Justifications To Bring Back 17 And Not 19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliamentary debate on draft of 22nd Amendment to the Constitution scheduled for October (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka Tamils: No Choice But To Join GotaGoGama, Stay Put Or Go Abroad appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Church Of Ceylon In Anarchy: Caste & Affirmative Action (Category: Breaking News)
- Identity In Choice: The Problem Caste In Christianity (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamaduru Ethics Or Deontology? The Challenge Before Modern Sri Lankans (Category: Breaking News)
- Minorities Within Minorities Bullied Into Giving-Up Their Right To Convert & Be Converted Religion (Category: Breaking News)
Ceylon Petrolem Corporation needs 554 million US dollars to import oil in June
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
[…]The post A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: The Performance Of Ceylon’s Currency Board (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Boards: Why Did Ceylon Give Up The Currency Board, While Singapore D... (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: How Colonial Ceylon Did It? (Category: Breaking News)
The Bribery Commission has filed a case against MP Johnston Fernando, charging him with using Sathosa employees for political activities back in 2012.
“Everyone, please get in the field, and grow [crops],” the minister said on Sunday (29) speaking to reporters.
Times are extraordinary with the macro stresses clearly unprecedented
- Sri Lanka’s NTB profits down 12-pct in March quarter (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s People’s Leasing net down 37-pct in March (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank’s Profit down by 4.9-pct (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Hatton National Bank net up in March 2022 quarter (Category: Breaking News)
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Philippines has ordered the immediate repatriation of Filipinos in Sri Lanka who want to return home amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country.
Foreign Secretary of the Philippines, Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday ordered the repatriation of Filipinos in Sri Lanka who want to return home amid the ongoing economic crisis that hit the...Click on the headline to read the full story
By N Sathiya Moorthy Now that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Cabinet has taken some substantial if not final shape, the question arises if the old wine in an older bottle or bottles tastes matured or sour. That it’s only old wine in older bottle or bottles, there can be no two opinions about it. But […]
- Sri Lanka to resume debt restructuring talks with China (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil raises concerns over attempts to surround his house (Category: Breaking News)
- 21st Amendment to the Constitution presented to Cabinet (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil to contest the next Presidential election (Category: Breaking News)
Tradition in MB is to reach decisions by consensus. If one member disapproves, it isn’t carried
- Central Bank says domestic credit conditions would continue to ease. (Category: Breaking News)
- High interest rates have prevented contraction of economy – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL permanently revokes money changing permit of Prasanna Money Exchange (Category: Breaking News)
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