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[…]The post Nuclear Power For Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Electricity, Costs, Options Needs & Priorities (Category: Breaking News)
- Energy Options: Fossil Or Renewable? (Category: Breaking News)
- Just Rewards For Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- A Verdict Of Popularity & Consequence (Category: Breaking News)
An open letter to President Ranil Wickremesinghe Recent articles in the local press have publicised the government plans for introduction of nuclear power plants to Sri Lanka with Russian support. A similar decision was taken way back in 2010, by the then President to bring nuclear power plants to Sri Lanka from South Korea. At […]
- Sri Lanka Gearing To Go Nuclear By 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Ambassador encourages Sri Lanka to consider nuclear energy collaboration (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka approves nuclear power plant construction with Russia as top contender (Category: Breaking News)
- IAEA studying plans to build nuclear power plant in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Influence Of Sirima Bandaranaike & Ranil Wickremesinghe On The Foreign Policy Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin’s Last Stand (Category: Breaking News)
- Is The World, Hopelessly Divided Over Ukraine, Coming Together For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka Adrift In Tempestuous Seas (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Love Him Or Hate Him: Only Ranil Wickremesinghe Has The Depth Of Mind To Focus On Future Directions appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Strikes & Protests: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once To Block The IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- The Impact Of The Next Election On The Economic Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Pastor Jerome Popped Up At The Wrong Time & May Not Have Jesus To Save Him (Category: Breaking News)
- Calm Before The Storm! Aragalaya -’22 Has Rested Enough!!! (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized during an interview organized by Harvard University on the 24th, through Zoom technology, that Sri Lanka’s access to the growing Indian and African markets should not be disrupted by any big power rivalry or conflictThe post Sri Lanka’s access to growing Indian & African markets cannot be disrupted – President Ranil appeared fir...
- Sri Lanka will not allow anything harmful to India’s security – President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Fearing political pressure, Sri Lanka president wants to avoid trade integrations with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to establish International Trade Office to deal with International Trade Negotiations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says ‘this is our last chance to forge ahead’ (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Like it or not, in the next big election in the country, or more of them, the IMF would be the key issue. The way the government has been dragging its feet on the relatively less important local government elections (LGE), and not all its arguments are wrong, the presidential elections […]
- India continues to support debt-ridden Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Worse than Shylock, did you say? (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Executive Board approves bailout package for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US Treasury Secretary speaks to Ranil on IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, President Vladimir Putin says. Putin made the announcement on Saturday as tensions grow with the West over the Ukraine war and as some Russian commentators speculate about possible nuclear strikes. The deal with Belarus would not violate nuclear nonproliferation […]
- N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostility (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostility (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostility (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites U.S. hostility (Category: USA, New Mexico)
[…]The post President Joe Biden’s Headaches; Economic, Political & Social appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Seventy Five Years Of Independence Or Curse (Category: Breaking News)
- Ballad Of A Sad Trumpet (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Economic Strategy: Will His Prioritisation Of Targets Misfire? (Category: Breaking News)
- How Lanka Can Benefit From A Global Recession (Category: Breaking News)
The International Olympic Committee has been accused of “double standards” by Ukraine’s sports minister for suggesting Russian and Belarusian athletes could compete at Paris 2024. Ukraine remains strongly opposed to the IOC “exploring a pathway” for athletes from the banned nations to take part. “What’s changed? Nothing has changed. At first the IOC banned...
- Paris Mayor wants Russia banned from 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Nordic nations join calls for ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be upheld (Category: Breaking News)
- IOC wants sanctions on Russia and Belarus to remain (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine threaten to boycott 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Delhi on Monday on about 27-hour-long visit to India. The Japanese PM is expected to unveil his plan for a “free and open Indo-Pacific” with a focus on India’s increasingly significant role in the region. Here is all you need to know Japanese PM’s visit What Kishida, PM […]
- President Ranil holds bilateral talks with Japanese PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to organize Sri Lanka creditors’ meeting over debt crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan puts preconditions to support Sri Lanka’s debt issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan will expand cooperation for Free and Open Indo-Pacific: PM Fumio Kishida (Category: Breaking News)
India and Japan on Monday discussed steps to strengthen cooperation in security, trade and technology as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidaunveiled a new plan for a free and open Indo-Pacific that envisages India as an “indispensable partner” for preventing coercion and upholding a rules-based order. The Ukraine crisis and coordination between India’s G20 presidency and Japan’s G7 presidency we...
- Japan will expand cooperation for Free and Open Indo-Pacific: PM Fumio Kishida (Category: Breaking News)
- What’s so special about Japan PM Fumio Kishida’s this India visit? (Category: Breaking News)
- India and Japan to cooperate to address crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- PM Modi’s interactions at G7 Summit depict India’s proactive approach to international relations (Category: Breaking News)
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Terming India an “indispensable partner”, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Japan will expand cooperation for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, adding that it is mportant to lead the international community in the direction of cooperation rather than confrontation and division. “India is an indispensable partner and I […]
- What’s so special about Japan PM Fumio Kishida’s this India visit? (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan PM congratulates Sri Lanka president, hopeful of improved relations (Category: Breaking News)
- In Japanese PM Kishida’s Indo-Pacific Plan, India’s Northeast, Bangladesh is key (Category: Breaking News)
- India and Japan to cooperate to address crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has said that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems has been deployed to Paramushir, one of the Kuril Islands in the north Pacific, some of which Japan claims as its territory. The move is part of a wider strengthening of Russia’s defences in its vast far eastern regions, Defence Minister Sergei […]
- About Face (Category: Business)
- Divided Opinion (Category: Business)
- Space challenge (Category: Technology)
- Failed teachers` wrong lessons (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Conflict Resolution Might Be The Way Out? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- President Should Be Responsible! (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is Wrong With The President’s Vision & Mission? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Impact Of The Next Election On The Economic Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Only A Unified Approach Can Solve The Economic Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
As should be expected, the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Russian President Vladimir Putin on war crimes allegations has given rise to a widespread debate on how effective it would be as an instrument of justice. What compounds the issue is the fact that Russia is not obliged to cooperate […]
- ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Russian President (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin warns the West, says Russia is ready for nuclear war (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- China might arm up Russia’s war to reshape global politics: Report (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has reached an agreement with Ukraine on funding worth $15.6bn (£12.8bn). The organisation’s first loan to a country at war is expected to be approved in the coming weeks. It would also be one of the largest financing packages Ukraine has received since Russia’s invasion. […]
- UK to be one of worst performing economies this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Pakistan strikes $3bn funding deal with IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- China and Belarus express ‘extreme interest’ in Ukraine peace (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine for a four-year financing package worth about $15.6 billion, offering funds the country needs as it continues to defend against Russia s invasion.
India and Bangladesh on Saturday inaugurated a cross-border pipeline that will have the capacity to supply one million metric tonnes of diesel a year from Assam’s Numaligarh refinery to the northern parts of the neighbouring country. The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFP), inaugurated during a virtual ceremony by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Sheikh […]
- India, Sri Lanka to begin talks on petroleum pipeline project (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Keystone a Touchstone? (Category: Technology)
- Breaking Barriers: Sri Lanka’s Ambitious Vision for Regional Energy Integration and Grid Connect... (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to join India –Bangladesh-Nepal tripartite energy grid to avoid energy problems and develo... (Category: Breaking News)
Aljazeera reported that European Union (EU) ministers have agreed on a two-billion-euro ($2.14bn) plan to raid their own arsenals and jointly purchase ammunition for Ukraine. EU defence and foreign ministers backed an initiative aimed at providing Ukraine with one million artillery shells in the next 12 months as well as replenishing EU stocks during a […]
- Josef Aschbacher to be new European Space Agency boss (Category: Technology)
- Josef Aschbacher to be new European Space Agency boss (Category: Technology)
- Josef Aschbacher to be new European Space Agency boss (Category: Technology)
- Cutting climate (Category: Technology)
Aljazeera reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow for a state visit in a show of support for an increasingly isolated Russia Xi and Russia’s Vladimir Putin published separate articles on Monday; Xi said China’s proposal to end the Ukraine crisis reflects global views as Putin said he had high hopes for […]
- Sri Lanka Board XI v England XI: LIVE (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Board President's XI (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Development XI (Category: Breaking News)
- Indians flattened by three centuries (Category: Sports)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Mariupol, a Ukrainian city in the Donetsk region which has been occupied by Moscow’s forces since May of last year. Putin flew to Mariupol by helicopter and drove around several districts of the city, making stops and talking to residents, the TASS agency reported on Sunday, citing the Kremlin. […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 – when Russia launched […]
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian air strikes hit cities across Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Russia has threatened to destroy any fighter jets given to Ukraine by its allies, after two countries promised planes. Slovakia became the second Nato country to pledge Kyiv some MiG-29 aircraft on Friday, a day after Poland. Slovakia’s fleet was grounded last year and it no longer uses the jets. Ukraine has […]
- US shoots down airship over Atlantic (Category: Breaking News)
- US military asks for public’s help to find F-35 fighter jet (Category: Breaking News)
- US drone crashes after encounter with Russian jet (Category: Breaking News)
- US moves warships closer to Israel after Hamas attack (Category: Breaking News)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine.
BBC reported that China’s President Xi Jinping will travel to Moscow next week to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said they would discuss a “comprehensive partnership and strategic co-operation”. The visit comes as Beijing, an ally of Russia, has offered proposals to end the war in Ukraine, which the West has […]
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- US President Biden chooses Lisa Franchetti to head military branch (Category: Breaking News)
- Capitol riot committee seeks four criminal charges for Trump (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s ex-president, Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79 (Category: Breaking News)
India says under its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy it has always come forward to help debt-ridden Sri Lanka, and in the latest instance New Delhi has distributed rations in Kalmunai. Taking to Twitter, the High Commission of India in Colombo said, “Support by @IndiainSL to needy sections continues!! Glimpses of ration distribution in Kalmunai.” The cash-strapped […]
- Government to unveil domestic debt restructuring strategy this week (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF chief and Ranil discuss restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt (Category: Breaking News)
- US Treasury Secretary speaks to Ranil on IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Haircut for holders of Sri Lanka’s international sovereign bonds (Category: Breaking News)
In a significant development, the United States and its main Western allies have recognised the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a serious threat to both their own security and that of Pakistan, reported The Express Tribune. Several Western countries supported Islamabad’s assertion that the outlawed terrorist organisation was conducting operations from Afghanistan during a meeting of […]
- As you sow, so shall you reap: Pakistan now has to deal with self-created demon Taliban (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Alarming Rise in Terrorism Is Fueled by Afghanistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan Reaps What It Sowed (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan restricts movement of Afghans through Torkham border after rise in terror attacks: Report (Category: Breaking News)
The Ukraine crisis appears to be strengthening the cooperation between the US and its partners in the Asia Pacific more than ever, amid fears that China is inching closer toward forcefully reuniting Taiwan with the mainland. In the recent few months, Japan has decided to double its defense spending and purchase long-range weapons from the […]
- In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan Ocean Policy Vows Tougher Security Amid China Threat (Category: Breaking News)
- North-South links firming in face of Chinese challenge (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan raises military budget to counter China’s assertiveness: Report (Category: Breaking News)
The US government has appointed former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti as the new ambassador to India, two years after his name was first announced for the role. Mr Garcetti, who is a close ally of Joe Biden, was nominated for the post by the US president in 2021. But his appointment was held up […]
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Powerful storms wreak havoc in Europe (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that American military has claimed that a Russian fighter jet has collided with a US drone, causing the unmanned US aircraft to crash into the Black Sea. The incident highlights the increasing risk of direct confrontation between Russia and the US over the Ukraine war. The US says the drone was on a […]
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Cargo ship attacked off Gujarat coast (Category: Breaking News)
- Twin bomb blasts near Iran general Qasem Soleimani’s tomb kill 73 – state TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
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