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Long queues near filling stations were seen across Sri Lanka due to fuel shortage.
- Sri Lanka’s IOC unit reports Rs12.3 bn in Sept 2022 profits (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka railways fare hike not enough to recover fuel costs (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks down as economy comes to still amid fuel crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks fall after fuel price hike (Category: Breaking News)
Australia s Minister for Home Affairs Clare O Neill has said that the Australian government will assist Sri Lanka in overcoming the present economic crisis in compliance with the framework of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Flights were restricted after Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020.
- Flights between China and Sri Lanka to be increased (Category: Breaking News)
- China Strategy (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to receive essential medicines worth Rs. 1.8 Bn from China today (Category: Breaking News)
- China encourages more tourists - Govt (Category: Breaking News)
O’Neil had also explained her administration's policy regarding maritime security and human smuggling, it said.
- Sri Lanka sees more people seeking risky boat journey to Australia despite deterrents (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cabinet to discuss 21st amendment to constitution on May 16 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan-Australians refuse to send money to struggling friends and family (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia to work with India to provide fuel to Sri Lanka’s navy, air force (Category: Breaking News)
Will support health services, with a strong emphasis on protecting those at risk, especially women and girls
The Australian government has announced it will provide AUD $50 million to support Sri Lanka amid its worst economic crisis in 70 years.
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- The Govt.’s ‘Independents’ & The Vote On The Opposition’s NCMs (Category: Breaking News)
- The National List & The House Of Duds (Category: Breaking News)
- A Prescription For Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- Justice For Bloody Monday (Category: Breaking News)
Australia will provide $50 million in Official Development Assistance to support Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said today. Sri Lanka currently faces its worst economic crisis in seventy years, leading to shortages of food, medicine and fuel
- Rev. Fr. Jeewantha Peiris granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- WFP says 66 % Sri Lankans reduced number of meals eaten daily (Category: Breaking News)
- Rev. Fr. Jeewantha Peiris granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- UN to launch global public appeal for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Australia today insisted that Sri Lankans who arrive by boat will not be accepted. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil will visit Sri Lanka on Monday as the South Asian neighbour continues to struggle with its economic and humanitarian crises. The trip also follows the interception of multiple asylum seeker boats travelling to Australia from the […]
- Australia ends freeze on Sri Lanka asylum claims despite UN report (Category: Breaking News)
- Targets for 2024 are 2.2million tourists and US$ 4billion in revenue – Minister of Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Squad named for remaining ODI Matches (Category: Breaking News)
Debt restructuring and tax hikes on the cards
- Debt advisors in Sri Lanka, IMF team on June 20: PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President expects IMF staff level in late August (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says “require adequate assurances” on Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability restoration (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka working towards a revised budget in August (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) held talks with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo today. The IMF team is visiting Colombo during June 20-30 to continue discussions on an economic program that could be supported by an IMF lending arrangement, building on the progress made during the May 9-24 virtual mission. “We reaffirm our commitment […]
- President tells Parliament no final deal yet with IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- President says IMF deal will not resolve Sri Lanka’s problems (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim-budget which meets IMF expectations presented to Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President presents IMF friendly 2023 budget (Category: Breaking News)
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrives in Sri Lanka on Monday for talks on a bailout programme, but time is short for a country just days from running out of fuel and likely months from...Click on the headline to read the full story
Monetary driven malnutrition as protein prices go up
- Sri Lanka to see worst economic contraction in history in 2022: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank own Treasuries holding tops Rs2trillion (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Chevron Lubricants net up 82-pct despite forex loss (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka prints Rs588bn up to March 2022 amid forex trouble (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Child’s Guide To Prema-Chandra Athukorala Chinthana On Import Substitution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To UK’s Trade Concessions To Developing Countries (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048: It Is Democracy & Not Authoritarianism That Will Do The Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Need Is Going For IMF Plus (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Fuel Crisis: Protests and demands as military moves in
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Video: Uncertainty looms over students & teachers amid fuel crisis
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Legendary cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya tweeted about “failed players” after MP and former Minister Namal Rajapaksa appeared at a meeting chaired by Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera. Rajapaksa attended the meeting with three-wheel drivers to discuss the fuel crisis. “
- Electricity tariffs to be revised in January (Category: Breaking News)
- Samarasinghe briefs President Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese support sought to mitigate economic challenges in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet postpones decision on tariff hike (Category: Breaking News)
The Police Special Task Force has arrested the woman following a tip received by Mannar police
- Three nabbed with cannabis worth over Rs. 600,000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian police seize 300kg of cannabis bound for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Customs officers seize Kush worth over Rs. 16mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian police seize 240kg of cannabis routed to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Intervening in parliamentary debate on a government-initiated amendment to the Electricity Act, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that India was the only ‘country that is giving us money for fuel’, and he would not be able to ask New Delhi for more if the House did not pass the proposed law. […]
- Adani investment has come in, we are not panicking about projects: Ali Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gives provisional approval to two wind power projects by Adani Group (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka legislator raises shock questions over Adani power deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Infrastructure, energy and debt on agenda as Sri Lanka president arrives in India (Category: Breaking News)
Protests beginning to father pace as petrol, diesel shortages threaten to bring the country to a standstill
- Sri Lanka won’t face hunger crisis, economic situation will get worse before it gets better: new... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president meets top commonwealth official, diaspora group amid opposition criticism (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to reach IMF staff level agreement, debt restructuring framework by end July: PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Canada eases travel advisory to Sri Lanka from ‘orange’ to ‘yellow’ risk level (Category: Breaking News)
Rosha had met with key clients of the bank and discussed their challenges
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- A Janus Moment (Category: Breaking News)
- A True Democratic Leadership (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Should Have Retired After Two Terms: Chamal Rajapaksa – Gota Should Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- Disorderly Order Of A People’s Movement (Category: Breaking News)
The Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA) says that closing down universities is not a solution amidst the prevailing crisis in the country.
Dire consequence if law enforcement officers act unfairly
- 2 hurt but no fuel spilled in tanker collision (Category: USA, Washington)
- Petrol shed on fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Largest fuel stock hidden by the LTTE recovered (Category: Breaking News)
- STF bust large scale fuel pilfering racket (Category: Breaking News)
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- RW Vs. GR: Who Will Outwit Whom? (Category: Breaking News)
- Remember Ranil Is Revengeful & A Risk To Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Hold Elections & Avert A Dual-Power Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-SWOT: A Reappraisal (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka sees one of its worst fuel crisis due to dollar shortage.
- Gas muzzlers (Category: Technology)
- Why 'feed' a car? (Category: Technology)
- 'Miracle material' (Category: Technology)
- Gas Only (Category: Business)
Fuel crisis hits education institutions.
Video: TISL files petition seeking action against those responsible for economic crisis (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
[…]The post Aragalaya: Manufactured Economic Crisis & Peoples’ Suffering appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Unelected & Unconstitutional MP Becoming The President? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Despot President Was Replaced By A Tyrant In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Concepts, Solutions & Actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Anarchy & Abuse Of Power By Politicians (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Family of four take turns to have a meal, as economic crisis takes it toll
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
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