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- Sri Lanka records slight drop in inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- WFP says 6.26 million people in Sri Lanka are food insecure (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s July consumer inflation more than halves to 4.6% (Category: Breaking News)
- China confirms two-year debt moratorium offered to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The head of the U.S. government aid agency called on China on Wednesday to help Sri Lanka and other nations that had borrowed heavily from Beijing with debt restructuring, not just with lines of credit and emergency loans.The post USAID chief calls on China to restructure Sri Lanka’s debt appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- USAID Administrator Samantha Power arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID Administrator Samantha Power meets Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID head urges crisis-hit Sri Lanka to tackle corruption (Category: Breaking News)
- Political reforms need to accompany economic reforms in Sri Lanka – Samantha Power (Category: Breaking News)
The world has just been given a grim reminder of the mind-numbing costs of legitimate political dissent against state repression in Myanmar. The country’s military rulers have had no qualms about executing four pro-democracy activists, including well known political activist Kyaw Min Yu and former legislator Pho Zayar Thaw. Besides being made to witness absolute […]
- Accusing govt. of repression, FUTA pledges solidarity with protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- CSCD takes up battle cry for elections (Category: Breaking News)
- FUTA urges govt. to stop suppressing people’s rights (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Justice for all’ calls for broad democratic movement to protect people’s rights (Category: Breaking News)
Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka housed ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following the recent crisis, until he was forced to flee the country entirely. That continues a trend of the city, and especially its strategic deep-sea port, being in the news for all the wrong reasons. In 2017, when Sri Lanka found itself struggling to make […]
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
- IFC to provide $400 million to banks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Aragalaya Betrayed & Exploited, But Rejuvenating appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil’s Cabinet Trap & Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- The President, IMF & System Change (Category: Breaking News)
- What Next For Aragalaya? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe: A Hired Premier (Category: Breaking News)
"I wish you every success as well as good health and prosperity," he said.
- Political stability will help Sri Lanka turn a corner, president tells WSJ (Category: Breaking News)
- Ensure integrity of nominations to Constitutional Council: Sri Lanka Bar Association (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese tracking vessel cleared to dock at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka 2022 interim budget proposes new targeted welfare system (Category: Breaking News)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has lambasted those who are making wholesale criticism that Bangladesh will face the same situation like that of Sri Lanka. They are making the comments without realising the global context under the fallout of the Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine War, the Daily
- Bangladesh traders forced to export leather to China at low prices (Category: Breaking News)
- Special port facilities offered to Bangladeshi vessels in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Face protesters decide to return properties (Category: Breaking News)
- Social media activist Pathum Kerner arrested (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 39 Years After Black July, It Is Time For Tamil Eelam: Preparing For A Unilateral Declaration Of Independence appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Genocide Of Tamils In Sri Lanka – Time For UN, UNHRC & Security Council To Take Action (Category: Breaking News)
- Eelam Tamils Struggle For Self-Determination (Category: Breaking News)
- The TGTE; Past, Present & Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Kuveni’s Curse, Black July & Ethno-Districts (Category: Breaking News)
Washington D.C., July 21 (AFP) –CIA chief Bill Burns on Wednesday blamed “dumb bets” on high-debt Chinese investment as a factor in Sri Lanka’s economic collapse, saying it should serve as a warning to other nations. “The Chinese have a lot of weight to throw around and they can make a very appealing case for their investments,” […]
- IT professionals leaving country (Category: Breaking News)
- Anger over bloated new govt (Category: Breaking News)
- President tells Arab envoys Lanka wants immediate ceasefire in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- AAC issues clarification (Category: Breaking News)
Political analysts have predicted Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe to be the forerunner in the presidential
- Rajapaksa’s party is key to deciding Sri Lanka’s new president (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ruling party majority behind Dullas; Sajith to be PM: G L (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s presidential vote – Alahapperuma comes from far behind after Premadasa’s withdrawal (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament split ahead of Presidential Election (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the issues which prevail in Sri Lanka with regard to hunger, are man made.The post The food crisis in Sri Lanka is man made, Acting President Ranil tells Global Forum appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka News - Latest News Sri Lanka - Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
- Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Acting President of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Special statement by Sri Lanka’s Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- Nominations presented to elect Sri Lanka’s new President – Ranil, Anura, Dullas to contest for p... (Category: Breaking News)
- Easter Attacks: Sri Lanka to seek assistance of UK Government & intelligence over Easter Sunday ... (Category: Breaking News)
by Kumar David Thus, we may all “Chortle in our joy” on July 13 or 20 if everything goes as promised. The first step in the Sri Lankan Colour Revolution seems to have inched forward like a golden dream but I will remain on guard till both Gotabaya (GR) and Wickremesinghe (RW) have been seen […]
- Oh Frabjous Day! Calloo Callay! (Category: Breaking News)
- President to make fresh clarion call for all-party national government (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF working with a government without a mandate – Handunnetti (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition to boycott today’s meeting with IMF (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Oh Frabjous Day! Calloo Callay! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Oh Frabjous Day! Callooh Callay! (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya At The Cross-Roads & In The Cross-Hairs (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Cascading Collapse Unstoppable? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil: A SWOT Appraisal (Category: Breaking News)
In the midst of the unfolding crisis in Sri Lanka and its economic and political collapse, it has been forgotten that China is complicit in creating the present unrest. This fact needs to be recognized within Sri Lanka, where the people have taken it upon themselves to ‘reform’ the political system. While their mission is […]
- China a mute spectator as Sri Lanka’s political upheaval poses long-term implications for Beijing (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka turmoil highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas (Category: Breaking News)
- US urges Sri Lanka leaders to work “quickly” to achieve economic stability (Category: Breaking News)
- China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s opposition leader, who is seeking the presidency next week, vowed Friday to “listen to the people” who are struggling through the island nation’s worst economic crisis and to hold accountable the president who fled under pressure from protesters.The post Sri Lanka’s opposition leader who is seeking the presidency sees tough work ahead appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Ne...
- If elected, will repeal the Online Safety Act – Sajith Premadasa (Category: Breaking News)
- Samagi Jana Balawegaya prepared to take to the streets – Sajith (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader questions Government’s coal deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa withdraws from Presidential nomination (Category: Breaking News)
By Michael Rowand As Sri Lankan protesters stormed the presidential residence in Colombo, the Chinese Embassy released no statements and did not tweet. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered no comment until Monday afternoon, well behind others such as India, the European Union, and the United States. The French Embassy even retweeted a tweet […]
- Chinese role in the Sri Lankan crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- China a mute spectator as Sri Lanka’s political upheaval poses long-term implications for Beijing (Category: Breaking News)
- Unelected Team At The BRI Forum: Speaking From Both Sides Of Mouth (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka should prevent Chinese vessel from reaching Hambantota port (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Destiny Of China’s Colony Of Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka’s Past Is Prologue For China (Category: Breaking News)
- Postponing Elections & Inviting The Dragon: Sri Lankan President’s China Tilt (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Should The United States Care About Sri Lanka’s Predicament? (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi’s Civilizational Twist To Indo-Lanka Relations (Category: Breaking News)
(NDTV); Ukrainian President Zelensky says that several countries experiencing food and fuel shortages due to the disruption in the supply chain have benefitted Russia’s agenda. Basically, the Ukrainian President Zelensky blamed Russia for causing unrest in Sri Lanka
- World must act now to stop Russia nuclear threat  Ukraine President (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian athletes cannot be allowed at Olympics - Zelensky (Category: Breaking News)
- G7 takes stand against China s Âeconomic coercion (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukrainian president blames Russia for Sri Lanka crisis (Category: Breaking News)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russia for causing unrest in Sri Lanka as well as around the world due to the blocking of food products during the invasion of Ukraine.
[…]The post Dammika Perera Antics – Only Oligarch In Sri Lanka! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Shocking & Damaging Performance Of BOI In Front Of COPF: Sack All The BOI Senior Staff To Save T... (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Bye Ranil; “Welcome” President Dulles Alahapperuma (Category: Breaking News)
- A Janus Moment (Category: Breaking News)
- Abolishing The Presidency – Two Cunning Foxes Plan The Unexpected! (Category: Breaking News)
further in keeping with its constitution and effective laws,” she […]Russia says development...
- Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu: Trampling each other's toes (Category: Breaking News)
- Security Forces in development effort (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka voices: 'Fractured democracy' (BBC News) (Category: Breaking News)
- Herath spins Sri Lanka to famous win (Category: Breaking News)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Russia s restriction on Ukrainian grain exports may have contributed to Sri Lanka s turmoil and voiced fear it could spur other crises.
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka should stop money printing earlier than indicated in a statement by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition legislator Harsha de Silva said, though legislators have already given extensive powers to the agency engage in liquidity injections. “Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe talked about money printing,” de Silva told parliament. “He said, the in...
- Sri Lanka has to stop money printing now, not in 2024: Harsha (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to end import bans on cosmetics, motor spares: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to enact new central bank law amid fears of flexible policy (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan workers in Middle East sending money, while more educated do not: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post War On China? – V: A “Carnival” Of Quads appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- War On China? – VI: India & The US: Forward Policy & The Brzezinskian Project (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – II: US Military-Industrial Complex & The War Without End (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – III: Pivot To East (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – IV: Rules-Based International Order: Normalising Global State Terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is desperate for fuel and has been requesting for help from many countries.
- President speaks to Putin and asks for credit to get fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- To resume flights, Russia has sought SL assurance of not repeating Aeroflot action-Sirisena (Category: Breaking News)
- Two officials from Russian oil company in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must not overlook Russia in favour of IMF, says MP Weerawansa (Category: Breaking News)
Says economy could contract 7-pct in 2022
- Sri Lanka’s total debt burden Rs 21.6 trillion by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Once the Parliament approves IMF agreement, the main points will be passed into law – Sri Lanka ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka receives financial assurance letter from China (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s total debt burden increased to Rs 21.6 trillion by March 2022, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today. He said that Sri Lanka needs to pay $3.4 billion between June and December this year, $5.8 billion in 2023, $4.9 billion in 2024, $6.2 billion in 2025, $4.0 billion in 2026 and $4.3 billion […]
- Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s full statement on IMF negotiations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka receives financial assurance letter from China (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- PM warns Sri Lanka facing threat of hitting rock bottom (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Catastrophic Collapse Imminent? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Looking At The Problem Of The Point Of View Of The State (Category: Breaking News)
- We Are On Course To A Dual Currency Regimen (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Cares About The People? (Category: Breaking News)
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