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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has spoken to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the phone to secure fuel supplies to Colombo from Moscow.
Sri Lanka's past diplomatic misconducts under Rajapaksa have made it difficult for Sri Lanka - official
- Fuel at affordable rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa calls Russian President Vladimir Putin seeking fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel, Health and Electricity supply declared essential service (Category: Breaking News)
- President instructs officials to use available funds to import fuel (Category: Breaking News)
without Turkey’s support. Russia strongly opposes the two states joining […]
- Taliban forces clash with Iranian border guards (Category: Breaking News)
- Queen pulls out of Platinum Jubilee service (Category: Breaking News)
- EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status (Category: Breaking News)
- EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout (Category: Breaking News)
At least one minister said to travel to Russia
Russia has defaulted on its overseas debt for the first time in more than a century after missing a Sunday deadline, reports suggest.
U.S. President Joe Biden told allies Âwe have to stay together against Russia on Sunday as G7 leaders gathered for a summit set to be dominated by war in Ukraine and its impact on food and energy supplies and the global economy. .
The Government has enforced what is seen as an unofficial, partial lockdown from midnight today until 10th July with the public being urged to stay home. Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Bandula Gunawardena said that schools in Colombo and other major cities will remain closed until 10th July. Schools in other areas will function at the discretion […]
- Harin refuses to comment on “princess” Diana’s proposal (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin Fernando calls for a second “Aragalaya” (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara step down (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet approves visa-free entry for visitors from 7 countries (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is sending two ministers to Russia to negotiate for fuel - one of the necessities that the Indian ocean island nation has almost run out of amid its ongoing economic crisis.The post Sri...Click on the headline to read the full story
[…]The post Bailing Out The ‘Gota’ Led Regime; A Wasted Exercise! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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Two ministers will be flying to Russia tomorrow (27) and they will discuss matters including fuel imports during the visit, Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka On The Brink Of Another Covid Wave? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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- Murali – Symbol Of A Resurgent Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Cascading Collapse Unstoppable? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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[…]The post War On China? – IV: Rules-Based International Order: Normalising Global State Terrorism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to address […]
- Will Modi’s soft power diplomacy be an antidote to Russia–Ukraine War? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh considering sending potatoes to Sri Lanka during the crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and India discuss priority areas for cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks fuel from India on an urgent basis (Category: Breaking News)
"There is a war in Ukraine today after the IMF intervened there."
- Sri Lanka must not overlook Russia in favour of IMF, says MP Weerawansa (Category: Breaking News)
- US pursuing ‘plan B’ with Prez, after Speaker turned down its offer (Category: Breaking News)
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Ukraine and Moldova have both been granted EU candidate status, President of the European Council Charles Michel has announced. “Today marks a crucial step on your path towards the EU,” Mr Michel said, describing the European Council’s decision as a “historic moment”. Ukraine applied days after the Russian invasion in February, and the process moved […]
- EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns (Category: Breaking News)
- Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine reports 15,000 suspected war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Sri Lanka working to build back strong relations with Russia after the recent Aeroflot spat
- 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)
රුසියානු සමූහාණ්ඩුවෙන් මෙරටට අධාර ලබාගැනීම සඳහා පවතින අවස්ථා කිසිවක් මේ දක්වා භාවිත කර නැතැයි රුසියාවේ හිටපු ශ්රී ලංකා තානාපති ආචාර්ය සමන් වීරසිංහ මහතා පවසයි.
Currency depreciation inflates an economy and imposes a 'hair cut' on domestic debt by reducing purchasing power
- Sri Lanka 3-month Treasuries yield up 107bp, not all offered bills sold (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank profits up 73-oct in March 2022 quarter (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rejects bids for 2025 bonds, some 2029 bonds sold (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Treasuries auction fails over re-structuring fears (Category: Breaking News)
"Are we trying to get out of this crisis by being caught in a western trap?" he demanded.
- Russia-Lanka �Images of Friendship� (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia to supply oil to Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka former leftist leader blames IMF for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- UK and Russia 'commend' investigations (Category: Breaking News)
It’s not even two months since Emmanuel Macron was convincingly re-elected as president but he is already in a crunch election that could prevent him pushing through his reforms. French voters go to the polls on Sunday to decide who will control their National Assembly. Mr Macron beat the far right in April, but this […]
- Macron loses majority as French vote fragments (Category: Breaking News)
- EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout (Category: Breaking News)
- Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France (Category: Breaking News)
- EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status (Category: Breaking News)
I have the replies from the Russian companies which were suggested by the Russian Ambassador
- No discussion with Lanka IOC on refinery upgrade: Susil (Category: Breaking News)
- We've had no talks on refinery revamp, says Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- IOC offers support to Sri Lanka refinery (Category: Breaking News)
- No discussion with LIOC on refinery modernisation: Susil Premjayantha (Category: Breaking News)
Singapore, June 11 (ANI): China’s coercive, aggressive and dangerous actions threaten stability around Asia, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the premier defence forum taking place in Singapore. “Indo-Pacific countries shouldn’t face political intimidation, economic coercion, or harassment by maritime militias,” Austin said in a keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue. “The PRC’s (Peopl...
- US, Australia focus on maintaining free, open Indo-Pacific with eye on China (Category: Breaking News)
- China-Japan tensions flare up over maritime disputes (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s PLA may have “complete capability” to attack Taiwan by 2025: Defence Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Committed to India, can create favourable balance of power in Indo-Pacific, says US (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said on Thursday (Jun 16), as the island nation awaits official confirmation from the Indian government for a new US$500 million credit line for fuel. The country of 22 million people is caught 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)
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania arrived in Kyiv on Thursday in an apparent show of collective European support for Ukraine as it tries to resist Russia s invasion.
Blames Russia and Ukraine
- Dollar Gambit (Category: Business)
- IMF slashes global growth after monetary stimulus as Sri Lanka reels (Category: Breaking News)
- US Federal Reserve hikes rates, to take out US$95bn a month to tame Powell bubble (Category: Breaking News)
- Rotten Index (Category: Business)
Thousands of civilians are trapped in the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk with essential supplies running out, the United Nations is warning. Many of them are sheltering in bunkers beneath the city’s Azot chemical plant. The last bridge leading out of the city was destroyed in fighting earlier this week – effectively trapping its 12,000 remaining […]
- EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds of besieged Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Mariupol (Category: Breaking News)
- Every bridge leading to key Ukraine city destroyed (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban appeals for help after earthquake kills over 1000 (Category: Breaking News)
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All bridges to the embattled Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk have now been destroyed, the local governor says. With the city effectively cut off, Serhiy Haidai says delivering supplies and evacuating civilians are now impossible. Fierce fighting is taking place in the eastern city where Ukrainian officials said Russian artillery had driven its forces out of […]
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