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India s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will brief the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on External Affairs on June 18 over the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka, Indian media reported.
The island can continue with 3-hour power cuts till December this year with the existing resources
- President to inaugurate National Energy Exhibition (Category: Breaking News)
- Full capacity at Sri Lanka thermal power plant restored (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka appoints 150 power and energy managers to save energy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hosts international exhibitions in power and energy sector (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Keeping The Risen-Up Electorate Awake; An Imperative! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Robber Barons Fear The Rejuvenated ‘Aragala’ Spirit! (Category: Breaking News)
- From “Gota’s War” To War Against Gota; Aragalaya’s Historic Strike! (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister said that authorities have no choice but to register consumers at filling stations and provide them with a guaranteed weekly quotaThe post Fuel Crisis: Sri...Click on the headline to read the full story
[…]The post IMF – Eagerly Awaited – Desperation Grows! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Dollar Crunch & Expanding Horizons (Category: Breaking News)
- Dollar Chase: Reforms & Audits (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Ranil’s Budget Only A Dream Of A New Economic Order? (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank Assistance Too Is Subject To Conditions! (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed Prime Minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would first look to other sources, but would be open to buying
- Finland Prime Minister ousted, conservatives win tight vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crisis raises alarm about further unrest in APAC region (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to organize Sri Lanka creditors’ meeting over debt crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka former leftist leader blames IMF for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
The United Nations warned that cash-strapped Sri Lanka s unprecedented economic crisis could develop into a dire humanitarian crisis, with millions already in need of aid.
Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said.The post Sri...Click on the headline to read the full story
China says it is ready to continue to work with Sri Lanka to jointly tackle risks and challenges and help Sri Lanka overcome the current difficulties, ease the debt burden and realize sustainable development.
[…]The post Depart From The Comfort Zone! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Senseless Killing Of 19A By 21A! (Category: Breaking News)
- Abolition Of The Executive Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- What The President Can Do Before He Goes (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Deepening Crisis & Political Muddling appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From Crisis Prime Minister To Put Down President (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Should Have Retired After Two Terms: Chamal Rajapaksa – Gota Should Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP & SJB Issue Ultimatums After Ranil’s Hint At Being A Full Term PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Today’s Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What I Wish To See In The NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Never-Ending Political Games; Country Is At Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To All Parliamentarians (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is facing one of its worst economic crisis in the history.
- 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)
Sri Lanka has seen long queues across the country waiting for fuel amid severe dollars shortage.
- Sri Lanka's food security committee discuss increasing global fuel and milk powder prices (Category: Breaking News)
- BASL accuses authorities of misleading the public on fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- Acting President suggests urgent relief program for essentials (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president asks to crackdown black market fuel dealers (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Antics Of Rajapaksa’s Viceroy In The Volatile North appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 40th Anniversary Of ‘Black July’ 1983 (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricketer Murali Is On A Sticky Wicket – On Tamil Nadu Turf (Category: Breaking News)
- On The Eve Of 39th ‘Black July’ Anniversary – A War Cry! Sarath Weerasekera’s Warning To TNA (Category: Breaking News)
- RIP: Comrade R Singamapanar: The First Tamil Political Activist From Chunnakam (Category: Breaking News)
Prime minister had expected food shortage to become severe in August.
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- Food Oppression (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka is at risk of tipping into a full-blown humanitarian crisis as the country's economy suffers its biggest shock in decades, the U.N. humanitarian office (OCHA) said on Friday.The post Sri...Click on the headline to read the full story
Businessman Dhammika Perera’s name has been gazetted as a Member of Parliament from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). SLPP’s General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said Dhammika Perera’s name had been proposed to the Election Commission to fill the National List seat in Parliament made vacant following the resignation of former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. Perera […]
- Dhammika Perera resigns (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhammika Perera’s appointment to Parliament challenged (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhammika Perera ready to accept Cabinet portfolio (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhammika Perera to enter Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
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- ‘Now is the time to invest in Sri Lanka' (Category: Breaking News)
- The people should be allowed to express their opinion at the earliest opportunity – CBEOU (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka faces shutdown without stable Government – Central Bank Governor warns (Category: Breaking News)
- Could The Central Bank New Governor Alone Grasp The Nettle! (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Have we understood the crisis? - Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda
- 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)
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit Sri Lanka on June 20 for talks as the country looks for a loan programme from the lender to deal with its worst economic crisis in seven decades, the prime minister s office said on Friday.
The reasons for Herath's departure were not immediately clear.
- The answer to cheaper gas bills? (Category: Technology)
- Mining Fear (Category: Business)
- Analysts: High Gas Prices Will Last Into 2011 (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Tragic chemistry (Category: Technology)
The request for the credit facility was sought to purchase fertilizer to meet immediate demands during the yala season.
Customers are sending questionaries to exporters on a daily basis inquiring about the country's situation.
- Exporters Forum back in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- No negative impact over GSP+ loss (Category: Breaking News)
- DHL partners HSBC Colombo Fashion Week for third consecutive year (Category: Business)
- TradeCard joins forces with Sri Lanka Design Festival (Category: Business)
[…]The post Modi’s Civilizational Twist To Indo-Lanka Relations appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Modi’s Civilizational Duty & Connectivity Bordering Soft Colonization (Category: Breaking News)
- Connectivity Or Captivity? (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi-Wickremesinghe Tamil Drama (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Post-IMF Challenge (Category: Breaking News)
“This means that the houses were burnt because of an opposing view,” said Wickremesinghe.
- Chandrika, Ranil, Mangala in India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith ready for talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Co-Deputy Leaders of UNPleft in the lurch (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP appeal for SF given to Pope (Category: Breaking News)
UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy, in an interview with Daily Mirror, speaks about the looming food crisis and the initiatives by her office to assist the country. She also...Click on the headline to read the full story
[…]The post Which 21st Amendment? What Can Bring Sanity To The System? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 21st Amendment – Justifications To Bring Back 17 And Not 19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Playing Games With Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Important But Imperfect: Recommendations On The Draft 21st Amendment To The Constitution Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- The 22nd A (Now 21A) Could Lead To Another Constitutional Cum Political Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
China on Wednesday praised India for making “great efforts” to help Colombo to tide over its worst financial crisis even as it refuted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s remarks that Beijing has shifted its strategic focus from South Asia including Pakistan to South East
- China willing to help Sri Lanka deal with debt burden (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka virtually let down by China in securing a $2.9 billion IMF loan in December (Category: Breaking News)
- As Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Counts Cost of Chinese Projects, India Moves to Recover Influence (Category: Breaking News)
- The IMF standoff and the China factor (Category: Breaking News)
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