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H.J.M Seneviratne, 63, slices through yellowed paddy stems dried out by a drought that has destroyed over 95% of his crop and is threatening crisis-hit Sri Lanka's summer rice harvest.The post Drought dents Sri Lanka’s economic hopes, farmers’ livelihood appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.

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By Ifham Nizam The Kattakaduwa Reservoir, which supplies water to the people in Ranna, was drying up due to the ongoing drought and would be able to provide water for only two or three days, officials said. Some 12,500 families dependent on this scheme are facing serious drinking water shortage

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities rose by 29 percent to Rs77.1 trillion in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, the central bank said on Wednesday, as the government borrowed heavily to finance its spending requirements. At the end of the last fiscal year, the country’s debt and liabilities, including domestic and foreign, […]

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50 more types of drugs will be imported to Sri Lanka within the next two weeks to control shortage of medicine to some extent, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health said.The post 50 more types of drugs to be imported to Sri Lanka within the next two weeks appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka

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By Ramnath Reghunadhan During July-August 2023, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was hit by heavy rainfall and devastating floods, caused by the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, which saw widespread destruction of many cities in the country’s northern as well as southern regions. The flooding was the result of what is considered to be the […]

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The government will continue to import eggs as the move helped ease the shortage in the local market, the State Trade Corporation (STC) says.

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Video: UGC Chairman expects a shortage of almost 50% uni. lecturers by year-end (English)

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By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) yesterday assured that despite the prevailing difficult weather conditions, it would not burden consumers with another electricity tariff revision. The CEB also said that the generation of thermal power, on a daily basis, had been increased to 64 percent from 30 percent. “We are facing difficult conditions […]

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Thuesday 22nd August, 2023 No sooner had the Indian government announced its decision to impose a 40% tax on onion exports to overcome a shortfall in the domestic supply than Sri Lankan traders jacked up onion prices exponentially. They would not have reacted so swiftly to a drop in onion prices in the international market. […]

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Govt. urged to recruit teachers as national priority By Saman Indrajith Teachers of English, Mathematics, and Information Technology are among those who are migrating in large numbers, the JVP-led Ceylon Teacher Services Union (CTSU) has said, adding that around 5,000 teachers have left the country during the past nine months alone. CTSU General Secretary Mahinda […]

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Video: Govt. to rehire retired consultants to avoid doctor shortage (English)

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By Saman Indrajith The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) on Thursday (17) granted approval for purchasing 100MW of electricity from the private sector on a short-term basis.The approval of PUCSL has been granted to the transmission licensee under section 43(4)(c)(ii) of Sri Lanka Electricity Act No.20 of 2009 (as amended). The Ceylon Electricity […]

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By Saman Indrajith Sri Lanka would face a severe drinking water problem in the coming years and the government must launch a programme to address it, Dr. Meththika Vithanage, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura told the media yesterday in Colombo. Climate change would be the main reason for water scarcity and the […]

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Sri Lanka expects the first review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in September to be successful. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said that the IMF will assess the programme’s performance until the end of June. “We welcome the IMF team in Sri Lanka for the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) […]

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The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) together with the National Disaster Relief Services Centre has taken steps to distribute drinking water to 52 Divisional Secretariat Divisions within 15 districts using water bowsers as a temporary solution to the drinking water shortage that has arisen

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Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral creditor, China, has assured the island nation its help in effectively addressing the debt challenges as it has to finalise the external and domestic debt restructuring of a whopping USD 41 billion by September before the IMF’s first review. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to conduct its first review […]

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Sri Lanka children will have to learn Hindi and Chinese in the future to fit into the changing world, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday (August 16).The post Sri Lanka Children will have to learn Hindi and Chinese in the future – President appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.

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A severe shortage of staff at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), at Mulleriyawa, had affected both workers and patients, Dr. Dhammika Wijesinghe, Director of NIMH, said on Wednesday during a televised interview. She said that there were about 1,100 patients at the NIMH. “

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By Rathindra Kuruwita About 2,000 doctors had left the country during the past two years, All Ceylon Medical Officers’ Association (ACMOA) General Secretary Dr. Jayantha Bandara said on Wednesday (16). Now about 5,000 more doctors were planning to leave the country, Dr. Bandara said. “There are many reasons why professionals are leaving the country. Instead of addressing the […]

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned of the risk of a potential water shortage in Sri Lanka in another 20 years.

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The US and Australia gave the Sri Lanka Air Force, and Navy fuel when there was a shortage of fuel in the country. President’s Senior Advisor on National Security Sagala Ratnayaka said that India has also stepped up beyond the call of duty to lend Sri Lanka a hand. He was speaking after a successor

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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will visit Colombo in a month's time for the first review on Sri Lanka's loan programme, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.The post IMF staff to visit Sri Lanka in September for first programme review appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.

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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will visit Colombo in a month’s time for the first review on Sri Lanka’s loan programme, a spokesperson said. The Washington-based lender approved a nearly US$3 billion bailout for crisis-hit Sri Lanka in March. The Asian island is struggling with its worst financial crisis in over seven decades, […]

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By N Sathiya Moorthy Recently, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha told Parliament that the Government was making efforts to increase the number of teachers across the country —  but there would still remain a shortage of 26,000 teachers. His proposals include hiring retired and former

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The IMF will conduct the first review of the $2.9 billion bailout to Sri Lanka from September 11-19, state minister of finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Saturday and declared that the country has successfully fulfilled the nine conditions set by the global lender.The post IMF to conduct bailout review for Sri Lanka in September appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and T...

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Cops join IRD to raise revenue The police has launched a new collaboration with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) to track down unexplained wealth and go after black money, a top official said.Under the new initiative, the police will inform the IRD of their on-going investigations into money laundering and financial scams so that tax […]

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More than 28,000 families in six districts of Sri Lanka are currently facing difficulties to access safe drinking water, the Disaster Management Centre said.The post 28,000 families in six districts of Sri Lanka facing drinking water shortage appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking

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