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Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has instructed The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) to immediately open up registration for new suppliers to transport Fuel and to... Click on the headline to read the full story
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The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) has been instructed to open registration immediately for new suppliers to transport fuel and to cancel the registration of those who fail to report for duty, says Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara.
ලංකා ඛනිජ තෙල් නීතිගත සංස්ථාව සතුව මේ වනවිට පවතින්නේ සීමිත ඉන්ධන තොග ප්රමාණයක් පමණක් බව සමගි ඒකාබද්ධ වෘත්තීය සමිති බලවේගයේ කැඳවුම්කරු ආනන්ද පාලිත මහතා පවසයි.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants social stability maintained in order to help Sri Lanka to effectively manage the economic issues. The Finance Ministry said that International Financial Institutions (IFIs), including the IMF, have emphasized the importance of maintaining social stability and protecting democratic institutions in the country for them to assist Sri Lanka to […]
- IMF decides to support Sri Lanka overcome economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
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- IMF seeks stability to resume talks with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says technical level discussions with Sri Lanka will continue (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What’s Next, After The Rajapaksa Clan & #GotaGoGama Are Both Gone? (Category: Breaking News)
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The Sri Lanka Petroleum Private Tanker Owners Association has decided to withdraw from fuel transport services with effect from midnight today (April 30).
22-04-2022, Amsterdam: In the latest series of EFSAS interviews, Mr. Junaid Qureshi (Director EFSAS) welcomed virtually Professor Mick Moore, a highly regarded political economist and professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He is also the founding CEO of the International Centre for Tax and Development and was appointed […]
- Sri Lanka state finances would improve with domestic domestic restructure: think tank (Category: Breaking News)
- China leaves crisis-ridden Sri Lanka in the lurch to fend for itself (Category: Breaking News)
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Former Kegalle Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) K.B. Keerthiratne has been remanded over the Rambukkana shooting incident. He was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday over the shooting incident. The Kegalle Magistrate’s Court ordered that he be remanded until the 6th of May. The Police opened fire on a group of protesters in Rambukkana killing […]
- Four cops granted bail over Rambukkana shooting incident (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect who attempted to set fire to fuel truck in Rambukkana arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Rambukkana shooting victim laid to rest (Category: Breaking News)
- IGP instructs CID to arrest those responsible for Rambukkana shooting (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's economy is heading for a tough time in the coming months with power tariff and fuel price hikes as a result of increasing losses of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Ceylon Petroleum... Click on the headline to read the full story
A joint pricing formula for Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is under discussion, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera stated. The post Joint LIOC,... Click on the headline to read the full story
Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D Wickramaratne has instructed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to arrest those responsible for the Rambukkana shooting incident. The Police opened fire on a group of protesters in Rambukkana killing one person and injuring a number of others. Police Spokesman, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nihal Thalduwa had said that the […]
- Suspect who attempted to set fire to fuel truck in Rambukkana arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Rambukkana shooting victim laid to rest (Category: Breaking News)
- Funeral wreaths and white flags placed outside Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
- Four cops granted bail over Rambukkana shooting incident (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post A Staged Default & Sovereign Bond Debt Trap? IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Sri Lanka: Typical Propaganda By A Corrupt Nefarious Regime! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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The Cabinet of Ministers has given the approval to amend the Petroleum Products Act to issue licenses to allow specific sectors to individually import and use the fuel they require.
[…] The post Debt Trap, Lack Of Accountability & Blunders appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lack Of Accountability, Ability & Credibility (Category: Breaking News)
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- Government Brutalities Against Protesters (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post New Faces & New Ethos Might Be Able To Save The Country appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
- A Warning To Be Heeded (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Leaders Need To Analyse Problems More Rationally (Category: Breaking News)
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[…] The post The New Tamil Refugees From The North-East To Tamil Nadu: New Bonds In Troubled Times appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka Tamils: No Choice But To Join GotaGoGama, Stay Put Or Go Abroad (Category: Breaking News)
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- China-India Geopolitics In Jaffna’s Islands: Fishermen Suffer; India Watches (Category: Breaking News)
- China-India Geopolitics In Jaffna’s Islands: Fishermen Suffer; India Watches (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo: India continues help its close neighbor Sri Lanka which is facing the worst economic crisis in its history, by lending economic support and assistance. Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman told The International Monetary Fund recently to help Sri Lanka by extending its rapid aid facility even though Sri Lanka is classified as middle […]
- Sri Lanka has miles to go for IMF debt relief and salvaging the payments crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- China leaves crisis-ridden Sri Lanka in the lurch to fend for itself (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s response to debt restructuring request expected by Jan end: SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka thanks India for giving assurances to IMF for USD 2.9 Billion bailout package (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Why The North Should Join The Aragalaya, Not Isolate Itself appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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[…] The post Is The IMF Mad To Give Loans To A Murderous Government? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- BASL; Altruistic Union That Does Not Stand For Its Members’ Sake But For The People (Category: Breaking News)
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- Kapila Jayasekera: Killer-In-Chief In Both ACF & Five Students Cases (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Dawn At Galle Face: Which Tomorrow? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Janus Moment (Category: Breaking News)
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[…] The post This Struggle Of The People, By The People, For The People! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Not My President (Category: Breaking News)
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- The Aragalaya & Human Rights In Geneva This September (Category: Breaking News)
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Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that the reports circulating in social media of a fuel price increase taking place tonight are false.
The Sri Lankan community in Sydney staged a demonstration today against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The demonstrators held placards during the protest written in English and Sinhalese. The protesters demanded an end to nepotism, corruption and discrimination in Sri Lanka. Similar protests have already been staged in other parts of the […]
- US envoy holds talks with Tamil parties in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil Nadu CM calls for release of Indian fishermen detained in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister demands release of Indians detained in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Stalin asks Jaishankar to secure release of fishermen in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Newly-appointed Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wanted Pakistan to take a number of steps to do away with subsidies extended by the previous government, including raising fuel price and power tariff, to revive its Extended Fund Facility (EFF
- Indian economy on course to achieve 8-8.5% growth, says Finance Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank confident on Sri Lanka deal with IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- China cautions Sri Lanka on IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel quota to be increased from June (Category: Breaking News)
Chaminda Lakshan, the victim of the Rambukkana shooting incident, was laid to rest today. The funeral was conducted in a peaceful manner in Rambukkana. Tight security was placed in Rambukkana fearing there would be violence during the funeral. The Police opened fire on a group of protesters in Rambukkana this week killing one person and injuring a […]
- Suspect who attempted to set fire to fuel truck in Rambukkana arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Funeral wreaths and white flags placed outside Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
- IGP instructs CID to arrest those responsible for Rambukkana shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Four cops granted bail over Rambukkana shooting incident (Category: Breaking News)
A suspect who allegedly attempted to set fire to the fuel truck in Rambukkana was arrested today and was later granted bail. The suspect was identified as a 27-year-old youth. He was seen on video footage allegedly attempting to set fire to the truck which was parked across the railway line
- Rambukkana shooting victim laid to rest (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Kegalle SSP remanded over Rambukkana shooting incident (Category: Breaking News)
- IGP instructs CID to arrest those responsible for Rambukkana shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Funeral wreaths and white flags placed outside Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
Funeral wreaths and white flags were placed outside Temple Trees today to remember the victim of the shooting incident in Rambukkana. Protesters staged a funeral march from Galle Face to Temple Trees and gathered outside the gates of the official residence of the Prime Minister. The protesters placed the wreaths and white flags with red […]
- Police fail to secure court order against protests near Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
- Rambukkana shooting victim laid to rest (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 10 injured following clash at Temple Trees (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 400 arrested over recent mob violence (Category: Breaking News)
Three leading international firms are among firms seeking to provide financial advice to Sri Lanka to help revamp $12 billion in external debt. According to Reuters, Ayres Investment Management LLP, DecisionBoundaries LLC and Perella Weinberg LP are among firms seeking to provide financial advice to Sri Lanka’s creditors as the country heads towards a revamp […]
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- Another 15 Sri Lankan refugees arrive in Rameswaram (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas on IUSF protest near Education Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
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