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[…] The post Lack Of Accountability, Ability & Credibility appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Concepts, Solutions & Actions (Category: Breaking News)
- President Must Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Trap, Lack Of Accountability & Blunders (Category: Breaking News)
- Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Politicians—Constitutional Amendment Mess (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Aragalaya At GotaGoGama For System Change! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From “Gota’s War” To War Against Gota; Aragalaya’s Historic Strike! (Category: Breaking News)
- Moral Crisis Proving More Toxic Than The Economic Crisis! (Category: Breaking News)
- Transfer Of Formal Power Vs People Power During Societal Transition (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Sixth (Mis)adventure: An Indisputable Reason For The ‘Aragalaya’ To Stay ... (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What’s Next, After The Rajapaksa Clan & #GotaGoGama Are Both Gone? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Postscript To Political Crisis: A Way Out (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
- What’s The Country Need Now? (Category: Breaking News)
22-04-2022, Amsterdam: In the latest series of EFSAS interviews, Mr. Junaid Qureshi (Director EFSAS) welcomed virtually Professor Mick Moore, a highly regarded political economist and professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He is also the founding CEO of the International Centre for Tax and Development and was appointed […]
- Sri Lanka state finances would improve with domestic domestic restructure: think tank (Category: Breaking News)
- China leaves crisis-ridden Sri Lanka in the lurch to fend for itself (Category: Breaking News)
- 182 Experts Call For Debt Cancellation But Private Investors Play Hardball (Category: Breaking News)
- A Generational Shift To Face The Crisis In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
India will be able to have reasonable relations with Russia as well as the West as it is much more powerful today than in the Cold War era, said veteran journalist and geopolitical expert Fareed Zakaria in an exclusive interview with India Today TV. Despite pressure from the West to speak out against Russia over […]
- Will Modi’s soft power diplomacy be an antidote to Russia–Ukraine War? (Category: Breaking News)
- India ready to assist Sri Lanka secure IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian IT cos eyeing Indian JVs post sanctions to expand footprint Russoft chief (Category: Breaking News)
- China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Government Brutalities Against Protesters appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Second Wave Of Covid-19 Or Continuation Of Community Spread Of Covid-19 In Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Second Wave Of Covid-19 Or Continuation Of Community Spread Of Covid-19 In Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
- Covid-19 Vaccination: Who Gets, When And How? (Category: Breaking News)
Indonesia has provided humanitarian aid worth US $1.6 million to Sri Lanka. The Indonesian Embassy in Colombo said that the Indonesian Government has provided humanitarian aid of essential medicines and medical equipment to Sri Lanka to the value of LKR 517.5 million (around US $1.6 million), due to the severe shortage in Sri Lanka caused […]
- Second consignment of Indonesia humanitarian aid arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- EU provides €200,000 in humanitarian funding for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Children in Sri Lanka still require critical lifesaving support (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesian aid for needy Sri Lankan families (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Beyond Ousting The Shamed ‘Suhartos’ Of Sri Lanka! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From “Gota’s War” To War Against Gota; Aragalaya’s Historic Strike! (Category: Breaking News)
- Irony Of The Downfall Of Rajapaksas; Lessons & Opportunities! (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post A Staged Default & Sovereign Bond Debt Trap? IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Back In The USA & A Chilling Killing: Welcome To 2023 A (Virtual) Realty In A Post-Truth Wo... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Sri Lanka: Typical Propaganda By A Corrupt Nefarious Regime! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- High Time To Repeal The PTA & Release All Prisoners Held Under It (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed (Category: Breaking News)
- National Peoples Power’s Indian Visit: A Boost To Its Status? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka must tighten monetary policy, raise tax and adopt flexible exchange rates to address its debt crisis, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday.
- Sri Lanka partly shielded from Greek crisis by IMF and donor loans (Category: Breaking News)
- Easing Policy (Category: Business)
- Dollar Woes (Category: Business)
- Downward Pressure (Category: Business)
Global rating agency Standard and Poor’s has lowered the long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating on Sri Lanka to “SD” (selective default) from “CC” as the crisis-hit Island nation missed an interest payment on bonds. On April 18, Sri Lanka missed interest payments on its $1.25 billion
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s long-term local-currency IDR to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Ratings downgrades ratings of seven Sri Lankan insurers (Category: Breaking News)
- S&P Global cuts Sri Lanka’s bonds ratings (Category: Breaking News)
- S&P marks Sri Lankan bonds as ‘default’, deepening junk status (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Debt Trap, Lack Of Accountability & Blunders appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lack Of Accountability, Ability & Credibility (Category: Breaking News)
- Preventing Crooks From Entering The Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Immediate Governmental Actions Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Brutalities Against Protesters (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Could The Central Bank New Governor Alone Grasp The Nettle! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- New Central Banking Bill: Positive But Gaps Need To Be Filled (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Popular Fallacies Relating To Central Banking (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Has Printed The Biggest Quantity Of Money? Lakshman, Cabraal Or Nandalal? (Category: Breaking News)
- Deciding On New Central Bank Act Is Too Precious To Be Left Only To Politicians (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka must tighten monetary policy, raise tax and adopt flexible exchange rates to address its debt crisis, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday. The post IMF... Click on the headline to read the full story
[…] The post New Faces & New Ethos Might Be Able To Save The Country appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
- A Warning To Be Heeded (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Leaders Need To Analyse Problems More Rationally (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Leaders Need To Analyse Problems More Rationally (Category: Breaking News)
economic crisis in living memory. […]
- Human chains formed at several places on Easter attack anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope appeals for peace in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP gives Cardinal written assurance over Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo: India continues help its close neighbor Sri Lanka which is facing the worst economic crisis in its history, by lending economic support and assistance. Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman told The International Monetary Fund recently to help Sri Lanka by extending its rapid aid
- Sri Lanka has miles to go for IMF debt relief and salvaging the payments crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- China leaves crisis-ridden Sri Lanka in the lurch to fend for itself (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s response to debt restructuring request expected by Jan end: SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka thanks India for giving assurances to IMF for USD 2.9 Billion bailout package (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post IMF Facility? Is It Sufficient To Deliver Prosperity To Sri Lankans? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Current State Of Sri Lankan Economy, According To Dhananath Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
- SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future (Category: Breaking News)
- 600 Articles Over 11 Years: What Did They Tell The Reading Public & Policymakers? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Dawn At Galle Face: Which Tomorrow? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Janus Moment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka In The Chalk Circle (Category: Breaking News)
- The End? (Category: Breaking News)
- From “Gota’s War” To War Against Gota; Aragalaya’s Historic Strike! (Category: Breaking News)
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 (ANI): The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban caused not only political crisis in the country but also uncertainty in business and unemployment. The private sectors were “hit hard” as the businesses were halted and put to uncertainty, according to the latest survey
- Magnitude 4.4 quake reported off Hambantota (Category: Breaking News)
- Rate of ransomware attacks decline slightly across APJ in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Migrant maids from Sri Lanka at risk of being duped in Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- Nine out of 10 Sri Lankans want Rajapaksa family out of politics (Category: Breaking News)
Three leading international firms are among firms seeking to provide financial advice to Sri Lanka to help revamp $12 billion in external debt. According to Reuters, Ayres Investment Management LLP, DecisionBoundaries LLC and Perella Weinberg LP are among firms seeking to provide financial advice to Sri Lanka’s creditors as the country heads towards a revamp […]
- Airtel Lanka official telecommunications partner for Daraz 11.11 (Category: Breaking News)
- Jagath Samarawickrama takes oaths as new MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas on IUSF protest near Education Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Another 15 Sri Lankan refugees arrive in Rameswaram (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset (Category: Breaking News)
- Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset (Category: Breaking News)
- Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset (Category: Breaking News)
- Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Mental Abuse appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Biden Bursts The Bubble Of Populism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament today that Sri Lanka has paid its foreign debt for 2020. The Prime Minister said this after presenting the Appropriation Bill (2020) to Parliament today. He said that the opposition had given the impression that Sri Lanka is in a serious debt crisis
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Biden Bursts The Bubble Of Populism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump Checks-Out Of His Job (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset (Category: Breaking News)
- Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset (Category: Breaking News)
- Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset (Category: Breaking News)
- Fighting Covid-19 Is Impeded By The Regime’s Model & Mindset (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa told Parliament today that Sri Lanka has paid its foreign debt for 2020. The Prime Minister said this after presenting the Appropriation Bill (2020) to Parliament today. He said that the opposition had given the impression that Sri Lanka is in a serious debt crisis
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Mental Abuse appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
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