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The central bank is now borrowing mainly through the ACU
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka net government debt soars in 2021 despite zero foreign deficit finance (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka forex reserves edge up by slightly to US$1,717mn in September (Category: Breaking News)
A mobile app that came into operation on Friday has detected more than 2,300 vehicles obtaining fuel twice within 24 hours, police said.The post Mobile app nets in around 2000 vehicles topping up...Click on the headline to read the full story
Sri Lanka Navy on 24th May 2022 pressed into action to extend flood relief to school children sitting for the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination in the Puttalam District, as they were affected by adverse weather prevailing in several parts of the island.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can occur at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts.
- A steady flow at polling booths in WA (Category: Western Australia)
- WA bushfires under control (Category: Western Australia)
- Morocco's fish fight: High stakes over Western Sahara (Category: Technology)
- Students keeping Anzac spirit (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
[…]The post Never-Ending Political Games; Country Is At Peril appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Attempt To Pull The Wool Over People’s Eyes: 21A To Bamboozle The Citizens (Category: Breaking News)
- The Morning Prayer Of Rajapaksas: Ranil Saranam Gachchāmi (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim Or Military Government; Time To Free Us From Despotism (Category: Breaking News)
- The Latest Laughingstock In The Parliament: Holding Mohini’s Baby (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Some Suggestions To Assist In Sri Lanka Striving To Achieve A Primary Balance appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Did The NOCPCO Fail To Install A Trip Switch Before Releasing Prisoners? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Post-Crisis Essential Reforms Being Effectively Progressed? If Not What Is The Way Forward? (Category: Breaking News)
- Mr. President, Dawn Of The New Year Is The Time For Reflection & To Redress Citizens Grievances ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Draft Anti-Corruption Law; Urgently Required Additional Law Reforms: An Open Letter To Minister ... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Dollar Crunch & Expanding Horizons appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF – Eagerly Awaited – Desperation Grows! (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2023: A Depth Or Dearth (Category: Breaking News)
- Current Political Scenario: Smoke & Mirrors (Category: Breaking News)
- Reducing The Tax Burden (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post What Can Ranil Get Done? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW Vs. GR: Who Will Outwit Whom? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil: A SWOT Appraisal (Category: Breaking News)
- Hold Elections & Avert A Dual-Power Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-SWOT: A Reappraisal (Category: Breaking News)
The government is of the view that electricity tariffs need to be revised after nine long years, Minister of Power and Energy says.
Police in Sri Lanka used tear gas and a water cannons Saturday to disperse demonstrators trying to approach the president’s office to demand he resign over the country’s ongoing economic crisis.The...Click on the headline to read the full story
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says 1,000 metric tonnes of diesel are expected to be produced daily from the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery once it recommences operations.
India has gifted 15,000 liters of kerosene to fishermen in several islets in the North of the island
- Kerosene concession to be provided tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. approves fuel subsidy to fisher folk (Category: Breaking News)
- The Kerosene concession will be available from tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to market price kerosene, give cash grant to needy: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
The police have fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse the anti-government protesters engaged in a demonstration near the World Trade Centre this evening (May 28).
Medical supplies also send to the Suwaseriya ambulance service
- 70s Drama (Category: Business)
- Nutty Condition (Category: Business)
- Nutty Condition (Category: Business)
- More efficient drug delivery to Sri Lanka government hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
The body of the nine-year-old girl, reported missing from the Atulugama area in Bandaragama, has been found in a marshy land near her home, the police said.The post Body of missing 9-year-old girl...Click on the headline to read the full story
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today assured the Central Bank s governor and the Monetary Board his fullest and unqualified assurance of freedom to discharge their functions independently and without any extraneous constraints.
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has assured full independence to the Central Bank following a meeting with Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe, his office said.President Rajapaksa met Governor Weerasinghe and Monetary Board member Sanjeeva Jayawardena and assured “his fullest and unqualified assurance of freedom to discharge their functions independently and with...
- Sri Lanka May Hold Rates as Cabraal Says Policy Is Appropriate (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank Governor Weerasinghe re-appointed (Category: Breaking News)
- Re-appointed (Category: Business)
- Gilt Edge (Category: Business)
The body of the nine-year-old girl, reported missing from Atulugama area in Bandaragama since last morning, has been found in a marshland located close to her home, the police say.
The anti-government protesters in Colombo organized a demonstration today (May 28) to mark the 50th consecutive day of the GotaGoGama protest at the Galle Face Green.
Sri Lanka's pharmaceuticals suppliers are hit by payment delays and are also facing regulatory delays
- Working Together (Category: Business)
- ORNGE charity that vowed to improve patient care has been closed (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- The Apple Car apparently isn't dead, report says - Roadshow (Category: Technology)
- The Apple Car apparently isn't dead, report says - Roadshow (Category: Technology)
France has gifted Sri Lanka anesthetics and respiratory medications worth 300,000 Euros
- Higher Marks (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka's new cabinet takes oath (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's new cabinet takes oath (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's new cabinet takes oath (Category: Breaking News)
A proposal will be submitted to revise the rates of Electricity Bills for consumers with very high electricity consumption, the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said today (May...Click on the headline to read the full story
The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung expressed hope that the government, including the new Prime Minister, would be able to bring about political stability and overcome the current economic...Click on the headline to read the full story
Sri Lanka is aiming to work towards taking Âcorrect policy decisions amid a Âsmall window to reduce the economic crisis impact, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday as he thanked India and Japan over the move to set up a foreign aid consortium.
The police have deployed four teams in search of the nine-year-old girl named Fatima Ayesha who was reported missing from Atulugama area.
Prime Lands Residencies PLC (PLR) has posted a record profit before tax of LKR 1,848 million for FY 2021/22 while maintaining a profit after tax of LKR 1,682 million. The company has announced an interim dividend of Cents Seventy (-/70 Cts.) per Ordinary Share for the year ended 31st March 2022. Commenting on the results, […]
- Prime Wins Gold in Land and Property Sector at TAGS Awards 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- SLTDA Chairperson resigns after accusing Harin of cavalier attitude (Category: Breaking News)
- Several areas in and around Colombo declared as High Security Zones (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian economy on course to achieve 8-8.5% growth, says Finance Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
The Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan, in collaboration with Gift of Life International and with the aid of a generous donation by Linde’s Global Giving Program, is pleased to announce the sponsorship of 50 heart surgeries, prioritized for children on the Lady Ridgeway Hospital waiting list and diagnosed with congenital heart disease. This is the […]
- LMSV, “Rotary Honda Purudu Championship” celebrates unity and good ethics and values in children (Category: Breaking News)
- UNICEF and Rotary International partner to deliver critical lifesaving supplies to families impa... (Category: Breaking News)
- Rotary Club of Colombo Mid Town completes a Basic Education and Literacy project in Sevanagala (Category: Breaking News)
- Businessman murdered in Mount Lavinia (Category: Breaking News)
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) is an education-led initiative that aims to establish a public museum dedicated to the display, research, collection and conservation of modern and contemporary art for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public, schools, and tourists. Developing a professionally qualified team with skills […]
- The MMCA Sri Lanka Grows with the Founding Patrons Programme (Category: Breaking News)
- The MMCA Sri Lanka hosts its first international event (Category: Breaking News)
- MMCA Sri Lanka adds the arts to the classroom (Category: Breaking News)
- An Audience Engaged Approach to Education: The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The government of France has donated a consignment of anaesthetic and respiratory medicines worth EUR 300,000 (nearly Rs. 115 million) to Sri Lanka following a request made by the government.
Ottawa [Canada], May 20 (ANI): Reiterating Canada’s support for Taiwan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Ottawa’s longstanding position was to ensure Taipei’s voice was heard in multilateral forums. Trudeau was speaking at the House of Commons on Wednesday. He had been asked by Conservative Member of Parliament and Shadow Foreign Minister Michael Chong […]
- ‘One China’ principle and ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy are ironical (Category: Breaking News)
- Xi Jinping’s Suppression of Hong Kong Democracy Pushes Taiwan Further From China (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s PLA may have “complete capability” to attack Taiwan by 2025: Defence Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Taiwan calls for Dalai Lama’s visit to Taipei during celebrations of Tibet Democracy Day (Category: Breaking News)
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