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Importance of ‘Fair Play’ by all Stakeholders of the Economy in Countering the Current Unprecedented Economic Crisis
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry ready to boost cooperation with Sri Lanka’s National Chamber of Exporters
By Shiran Ranasinghe and Sanath Nanayakkara The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has still not paid for a ship carrying 40,000 tonnes of diesel that had arrived in Colombo Port on 16 July 16. The CPC has to pay 52 million dollars to the Dubai based Coral Energy before unloading the diesel. Moreover, the CPC also […]
By Shiran Ranasinghe The government must reveal who is responsible for developing the computer application used for the National Fuel pass; who the owner is, and how much the government has paid for the app, Head of the National Employees Union of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Ananda Palitha, said yesterday.Palitha said that the application […]
Chinese financial institutions have reached out to Sri Lanka and had shown full readiness to find a way to handle the matured Chinese loans and help Sri Lanka to overcome the difficulties, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said during his Regular Press Conference in Beijing. Lijian made this statement in response to a question […]
Former member of the Human Rights Commissioner of Sri Lanka, Ambika Satkunanathan, has petitioned the Supreme Court against the declaration of Emergency, citing as respondents the Attorney-General, Secretary to the ex-President Gamini Senarath, Secretary to the incumbent President Saman Ekanayake, Defence Secretary General (retd.) G.D.H. Kamal Gunaratne. Petitioner Satkunanathan has stated in her ...
By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union (CEBEU) has told the senior management of the Power and Energy Ministry that they are not pleased with the way the Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera was handling the issues they are beset with.The CEB trade union is planning to have a discussion with President […]
By Ifham Nizam Many professionals including medical specialists were spending days and nights in fuel queues, but the engineers of the Ceylon Electricity Board had no such problem as the government giving priority to supplying fuel for power generation, a senior Power and Energy Ministry official said. Despite everyone else undergoing untold hardships trying to […]
By Ifham Nizam The Ministry of Agriculture had yesterday decided to establish a dollar account for the development of the agriculture sector for the country’s food security, a senior Ministry official said.Chairman of the Presidential Committee on National Food Security, Dr. Suren Batagoda, said that if Sri Lanka’s food security is not ensured, the people […]
Until an adequate macroeconomic policy framework is in place, the World Bank does not plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka, it was announced yesterday.Issuing a statement, the World Bank said that a macroeconomic policy framework requires deep structural reforms that focus on economic stabilisation, and also on addressing the root structural causes that […]
Police search FSP office By Rathindra Kuruwita The government was carrying out a psychological operation to prevent the people from taking to the streets as the economic crisis deepens, Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Propaganda Secretary, Duminda Nawagamuwa said yesterday, following a police raid of their Colombo office. Nawagamuwa said that a policeman, and 10 men […]
by Rex Clementine Sri Lanka have made significant improvements since Chris Silverwood took over as Head Coach in February this year and speaking to journalists after the two match Test series against Pakistan he said an area that he wanted the team to do well was first innings batting. Often, Sri Lanka have collapsed in […]
The Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage on Friday (July 29) ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to conduct an investigation into the delay by the police in handing over to the court the large sum of money found inside the President s House earlier this month.
The police are seeking public assistance to apprehend 08 individuals who are suspected to be directly involved in the killing of former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his security officer.
China said on Friday it hoped Ârelevant parties would refrain from interfering with its legitimate maritime activities, after New Delhi voiced concern over a Chinese military ship s planned visit to a port in India s southern neighbour Sri Lanka.
Investors eye on LIOC, plantation shares
UNICEF Sri Lanka has launched a special relief package for pre-school children and mothers hardest hit by the current economic crisis. The initiative conducted in collaboration with the Colombo Municipal Council and Public Health midwives will provide much-needed relief to the urban poor and most disadvantaged families facing severe hardship and struggling to put food […]
An unidentified body was found washed ashore at the Galle Face beach this evening. The body of a male was found wearing pants and without a shirt. The Fort Police have commenced investigations into the discovery of the body. (Colombo Gazette)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has invited Members of Parliament for talks to form an all-party Government. The President’s Media Division said that the Government is currently taking efforts to restore normalcy in the country. A systematic economic reforms programme is being formulated to address the economic crisis. The President is of the opinion that all political […]
British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Sarah Hulton called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat, on Thursday (July 28).
The Ministry of Finance, in an update on the discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said that Sri Lankan authorities have substantial progress has been made during the talks on the discal, monetary and structural reforms necessary to stabilize the country s economy.
China on Thursday defended its massive infrastructure ventures and investments in crisis-hit Sri Lanka and said that they have Âboosted its economic development, amid criticism from the US of Beijing s unproductive projects and opaque loan deals among the reasons for the country s bankruptcy.
The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry today (July 29) for a discussion.The post U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung meets Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
China said on Friday it hoped "relevant parties" would refrain from interfering with its legitimate maritime activities after New Delhi voiced concern over a Chinese military ship's planned visit to a port in India's southern neighbor Sri Lanka.The post China defends military ship visit to Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
The head of the President’s Media Division had a brief discussion with protesters at Galle Face today. The Director General of the President’s Media Division Dhanushka Ramanayake, who was appointed to the post just this week, met the protesters while on his way to the Presidential Secretariat. Ramanayake was passing Galle Face when he recognised […]
More bicycle lanes and parking racks have been launched in Colombo as more people switch to using bicycles owing to the fuel crisis. The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) today announced the launch of several new bicycle lanes in parts of Colombo. Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake said that bicycle parking racks have also been established in […]
The August term holidays for Government schools have been scrapped. Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha said that Government schools will continue until November. He said schools will not close in August for term holidays. The decision has been taken as schools were closed during most part of this year owing to the economic crisis and […]
Another person who was waiting in a queue at a filling station in Pussellawa to obtain fuel passed away today (July 29).
A total of 24 people who were in possession of hoarded fuel stocks have been arrested in island-wide raids carried out in the last 24 hours, the police spokesperson says.