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Sri Lanka has to produce its seed paddy in the current season if is to have a better harvest in next Maha season.
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Christine Merril loses 400 hurdles, gains Olympic fame (Category: Breaking News)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka is facing a looming food shortage in September this year.
- Sri Lanka Army allows private firm to cultivate its lands (Category: Breaking News)
- 247 families receive lands cleared of land mines (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Paramilitary groups deployed to grab coastal lands in Ampaa'rai (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Army has no plan to acquire civilian lands in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
A 23-year old young man died after falling off from a moving train at the Matara railway station last night (June 18).The post Young man falls off Beliatta-bound train at station filled with...Click on the headline to read the full story
The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) recommended that all Ministries should unite and set up a Cabinet Sub-Committee on Food Security to address the food crisis in the country.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that although the food crisis could directly affect four to five million Sri Lankans in the future, steps would be taken to control it.The post...Click on the headline to read the full story
Sri Lanka’s economic activity is coming to a near standstill as the island nation, facing its worst financial crisis, runs out of fuel for transport with little sign of fresh supplies arriving.The...Click on the headline to read the full story
Secretary to the Ministry of Education M.N. Ranasinghe told the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) earlier this week that the education sector as a whole has entered a very serious and complex process and it is more difficult to manage the situation in the face of the economic crisis
Video: Fuel crisis: tensions rise at a filling station in Athurugiriya
- 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)
Investors see gloomy outlook for stocks until country see some recovery in economic crisis.
- Henry Holcomb, Indiana's 'First Dog,' celebrates 10th birthday (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Henry Holcomb, Indiana's 'First Dog,' celebrates 10th birthday (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Henry Holcomb, Indiana's 'First Dog,' celebrates 10th birthday (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Henry Holcomb, Indiana's 'First Dog,' celebrates 10th birthday (Category: USA, Indiana)
Peradeniya University will be closed from today (June 18) due to the current crisis situation.
Pakistan s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Maj. Gen. (Retd) Umar Farooq Burki has assured that his government will extend its fullest support to the Sri Lankan government in overcoming the current economic crisis.
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
IMF team visits following the visit of debt restructuring advisors.
- On Track (Category: Business)
- Monetary Reserves (Category: Business)
- Rate Controversy (Category: Business)
- Common Understanding (Category: Business)
[…]The post Is Government Unknowingly Driving The Country To A Great Depression? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Should We Buckle Up Or Dunk Down? (Category: Breaking News)
- Time For Truth Telling (Category: Breaking News)
- Madame Ambassador Chung, Your Message Will Live On Forever! (Category: Breaking News)
- Open Letter To The President: Mr. President, It’s Not Too Late! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Rethinking Sri Lanka’s Industrialisation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Left, The Nationalist Right & Industrialisation As Policy (Category: Breaking News)
- The Importance Of Not Being Centrist (Category: Breaking News)
- Big Fishes In Little Ponds: The Government’s & Civil Society’s Rightward Tilt (Category: Breaking News)
- Hobbes & Locke: Dayan Jayatilleka & The Opposition Reset (Category: Breaking News)
At a meeting of the committee on food security held today at the Prime Minister s office, a decision has been taken to focus special attention on food security, especially for children s homes, elder s homes and homes for the disabled.
- Gas Leak Shuts Down Sugarloaf Parkway (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Smart Gadgets (Category: Business)
- Home Stays (Category: Business)
- First-home buyers priced out of market (Category: Australia, Queensland)
Referring to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the Reserve Bank of India says some states in India are showing warning signs of building stress and need to take corrective measures by cutting down expenditure on non-merit goods. State finances are vulnerable to a variety of unexpected shocks
- Government to unveil domestic debt restructuring strategy this week (Category: Breaking News)
- India allows Sri Lanka to settle $1 bn credit facility in India rupees (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says full economic recovery in Sri Lanka is not yet assured (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF reaches crucial staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka following first review (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka could have avoided its current economic turmoil if it had gone to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout sooner, the country’s central bank governor says. P Nandalal Weerasinghe told BBC Newsnight that the delay in seeking outside help was a mistake. The country has said it needs $5bn this year in […]
- Man charged with terrorism after deadly Oslo attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunman targets homeless people in Canada shooting (Category: Breaking News)
in its worst financial crisis in […]
- Octane 95 Petrol available for 6 weeks (Category: Breaking News)
- Only limited amount of petrol available till 23rd June (Category: Breaking News)
- Final shipment of fuel under Indian Credit Line arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Transportation of fuel temporarily suspended (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Public growing weary of crisis expresses outrage… (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)
Video: Food crisis can directly affect 4-5 Mn people in Sri Lanka - PM (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)
Video: The economic crisis makes matters worse for the Nochchiyagama family
- 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)
Police sources said most of the illegal Sri Lankan migrants are aiming to make it to Australia.
- 67 illegal migrants to Australia remanded (Category: Breaking News)
- Another boat arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Another boat arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka nets over 530 Australia-bound boat people in July (Category: Breaking News)
“The Aragalaya must decide on its own [what it must do]. We cannot tell them to stop it or continue it,” he said.
- Sri Lanka prime minister tables parliamentary framework for bipartisan governance (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- A Postscript To Political Crisis: A Way Out (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
The main index fell for the 4th consecutive session
- 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)
[…]The post A Roadmap For People-Centered Constitution For Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is The Doctrine Of Necessity Being Relevant For Sri Lanka To Initiate A People-Centered Constitu... (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Save Itself From Imminent Destruction? (Category: Breaking News)
- Quest For A Renewed Public Law Discourse In Sri Lanka: Rule Of Law, Separation Of Powers & Parli... (Category: Breaking News)
- Important But Imperfect: Recommendations On The Draft 21st Amendment To The Constitution Bill (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to present a roadmap on overcoming the current economic crisis to the parliament soon, local media reported today (June 17).The post Sri Lankan...Click on the headline to read the full story
Some of the protesters said India should not use Sri Lanka's vulnerable position to take advantage in business deals.
- Sri Lanka legislator raises shock questions over Adani power deal (Category: Breaking News)
- India s Adani Green Energy given provisional approval for two wind projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gives provisional approval to two wind power projects by Adani Group (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka in talks to push wind projects forward, minister says (Category: Breaking News)
Passenger transport, goods transport hit
- Sri Lanka bunker firms cleared to import industrial fuel: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to operate one-third of private buses from June 06 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka bus operators want tariff hike to account for central bank actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sees backlash against market pricing of expensive, polluting diesel (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lankan Parliament: House Of The Blind appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Just Rewards For Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya: People’s Response To Rajapaksa-Made Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Lasantha Wickrematunge’s Assassination: Empty Promises Of Accountability (Category: Breaking News)
- Disorderly Order Of A People’s Movement (Category: Breaking News)
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in underserved districts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, marking the start of the UN agency s emergency response in the country, which is facing its gravest political and economic crisis
- Lawmakers take up issue of genetically-altered foods (Category: USA, Washington)
- Tucson Originals holding food drive at its restaurants (Category: USA, Arizona)
- Lithonia Food Thief Strikes Same Homeowner 4 Times (Category: USA, Georgia)
- How long can someone survive in the cold without food? (Category: Technology)
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