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New Prime Minister reveals the grim reality of the economy
- Gas Strike (Category: Business)
- Gas Demand (Category: Business)
- Fuel Switch (Category: Business)
- Litro decides not to increase domestic LP gas prices (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Prescription For Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The National List & The House Of Duds (Category: Breaking News)
- The Govt.’s ‘Independents’ & The Vote On The Opposition’s NCMs (Category: Breaking News)
- Important But Imperfect: Recommendations On The Draft 21st Amendment To The Constitution Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Unelected President Ranil A Vicious Hypocrite? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Masks Of Democracy & Energy Geopolitics: Is Full Spectrum Dominance The Endgame? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Staged Default & Sovereign Bond Debt Trap? IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War (Category: Breaking News)
- Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (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)
The 10 independent groups that left the Government when Mahinda Rajapaksa was Prime Minister, have decided to support the new Government to address the current crisis. The decision was taken following talks with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today. Wickremesinghe had yesterday written to former Minister Udaya Gammanpila, who is part of the 10 independent groups, seeking […]
- Ten independent parties will not join Government (Category: Breaking News)
- PM holds talks with India, US and other countries (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives Speaker to coordinate relief assistance for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Boris Johnson speaks to Ranil about Putin’s barbaric invasion (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Whither Lanka? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Playing Games With Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Whoever wields power under 22-A, will Mahinda continue to ‘rule’? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to former Minister Udaya Gammanpila seeking his support. In a letter to Gammanpila, the Prime Minister said that the call from the public is for a system change. He said that all political parties must come together to help the country recover from its current crisis. The Prime Minister […]
- Udaya claims No-Confidence will secure more than 113 votes (Category: Breaking News)
- Ten independent groups to support new Government (Category: Breaking News)
- ACJU accuses Gammanpila of misleading the public on Holy Quran (Category: Breaking News)
- ACJU accuses Gammanpila of misleading the public on Holy Quran (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post System Change Or Systemic Thinking; Wither To Ranil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Aruna Ranasinghe – Wayward Brilliance (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Derana Aruna 24.06.2013 (Category: Video)
- Video: Derana Aruna - 21.06.2013 (Category: Video)
- Video: Derana Aruna 26.06.2013 (Category: Video)
[…]The post Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Should Have Retired After Two Terms: Chamal Rajapaksa – Gota Should Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- Whither Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has told PM Ranil Wickremesinghe that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, as a responsible opposition, would support any correct decision taken by the new government, pertaining to the country s economy.
[…]The post Will Ranil Rescue The Economy Or Rajapaksas? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Parliament Of Monkeys (Category: Breaking News)
- A Cabinet Of Patriotic Opportunists (Category: Breaking News)
- Unholy Silence Of Holies (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil Wickremesinghe Becomes Prime Minister appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Unelected President Ranil A Vicious Hypocrite? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Should Have Retired After Two Terms: Chamal Rajapaksa – Gota Should Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Story Of The Occasional Cinemagoer: Part II appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- GR Regime’s New Year Gift To Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- GR Regime’s New Year Gift To Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- GR Regime’s New Year Gift To Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- Pandemic Causes Double Whammy For Sri Lankan Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Repercussions Of The Rape Of Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- President Should Be Responsible! (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Or What Made Us Insolvent (Category: Breaking News)
- Honouring Rajapaksa: An Open Letter To The UN Resident Coordinator (Category: Breaking News)
"Every day that passes, the future of this country is put at greater risk."
- Sri Lanka's cash crisis could overshadow tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president urges ‘courage’ on National Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's main opposition says country moving from crisis to crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- FEB officials Jordan bound to settle worker dispute (Category: Breaking News)
By Laura He Hong Kong (CNN Business): China’s gigantic services sector just contracted at the second sharpest pace on record as Covid lockdowns hit businesses hard. The Caixin purchasing managers’ index, a closely-watched indicator for assessing the state of the economy, plummeted
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Prime Lending Rates top 19 percent in May after rate corrections
- Sri Lanka to impose LC deposit margins to discourage imports (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka managing without bridging finance using current inflows: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will have to manage with available dollar inflows, not bridging finance: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka import controls are temporary: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
“After I speak to [friendly nations], there will be help coming from there. They won’t allow people to starve.”
- SL must help toward peaceful settlement in the Maldives: Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Easter Attacks: Sri Lanka to seek assistance of UK Government & intelligence over Easter Sunday ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will not allow anything harmful to India’s security – President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil to cut short UK visit (Category: Breaking News)
Lack of parliament majority could drag the new prime minister's economic recovery plans
- Sri Lanka’s main opposition decides to conditionally support to new government (Category: Breaking News)
- Confirmed petrol shipment due on 22nd of July (Category: Breaking News)
- President urges China to change tune on debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s new finance minister faces challenge of winning back international confidence (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's new prime minister has told the BBC an economic crisis that has brought misery and unrest is "going to get worse before it gets better".The post Sri Lanka economy crisis to get worse...Click on the headline to read the full story
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also met Indian High Commissioner Gopal Bagley Friday morning.
- USAID: Celebrating our shared values (Category: Breaking News)
- US Ambassador commends resilience of Sri Lankans in the face of terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
- President Obama announces new US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives (Category: Breaking News)
- New US Ambassador presents credentials to President (Category: Breaking News)
Markers are keenly watching what Wickremesinghe will do to bring down dollars
- Sri Lanka stocks edge down on tax hike worries after PM appointed as new finmin (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks up after cabinet appointment amid concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain near 4-pct in first hour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks close at over 2-wk high on political stability hopes (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka shippers asks for international trade not to be disrupted, condemns violence
- Shipping Link (Category: Business)
- Shippers Council to hold exporters forum with industry leaders (Category: Business)
- Trade Fraud (Category: Business)
- Shipping Costs (Category: Business)
If there is not enough money the central bank has to monetize it
- Sri Lanka’s CEB owes Rs26bn to renewable IPPs (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka CPC pays rupees to Treasury for Indian credit line (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka has to print money for state salaries, weakening rupee: Prime Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Not possible to print ballot papers as no funds received – Government Printer (Category: Breaking News)
"My team and I have a clear and effective programme to introduce such constitutional reforms and to manage the crashing"
- When Will Sri Lankan Children Be Prioritized In This Crisis? (Category: Breaking News)
- Civil Society Calls on Government to Enable Burials of COVID-19 Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- Civil Society Calls on Government to Enable Burials of COVID-19 Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- President Wickremesinghe, The Current Pohottuwa Government & The Way Forward – A Call From Citiz... (Category: Breaking News)
Delay in forming a new government could hit sentiment, analysts say
- 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)
Wickremesinghe made PM for the 6th time
- No difference between Govt. and LTTE - Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- No difference between Govt. and LTTE - Ranil . (Category: Breaking News)
- Hardware, software and computer jilmaat (Category: Breaking News)
- Because Karuna who bombed the Dalada Maligawa is now a powerful Sri Lanka Govt. Minister, bombi... (Category: Breaking News)
Violent clashes across the country started after Rajapaksa supporters unleashed violence against unarmed protesters
- Orchid named after the President and First Lady (Category: Breaking News)
- President Rajapaksa casts his vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop the self-glory seek a solution now (Category: Breaking News)
- Red carpet welcome for President in Seoul (Category: Breaking News)
India has helped Sri Lanka with nearly 3.5 billion US dollars so far this year.
- Rajapaksa’s party is key to deciding Sri Lanka’s new president (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans express anger, frustration over president’s tweet after cricket win (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka opposition MP says agreed with rival on post-presidential vote economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya discusses tourism with Indian envoy (Category: Breaking News)
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 156 pips to 6.7290 against the US dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 per cent from the central parity rate each trading […]
- Chinese “spy ship” leaves Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese spy vessel’s expected Sri Lanka entry keeps India on its toes (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese “spy ship” cleared to enter Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- India watching stand Sri Lanka will take on Chinese ship (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Dangerous Game appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lankan Economy Heading Towards A Dangerous Phase (Category: Breaking News)
- Will India Be The Game Changer For RW? (Category: Breaking News)
- Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa Hoodwinks World Body (Category: Breaking News)
- Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa Hoodwinks World Body (Category: Breaking News)
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