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By N Sathiya Moorthy SJB Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, his colleagues and erstwhile partners like Patali Champika Ranawaka have to be thanked – and congratulated – for bolding walking out of the anti-government protests in capital Colombo the other way when they saw early signs of it turning violent. They were booed when […]
Sri Lanka is to revive talks on Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with India, China and Thailand, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said today. The PMD said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had emphasized on the need to gradually liberalize the service sector to attract Foreign Direct Investment into the country and to take steps to gain […]
By Amal Jayasinghe Inflation in crisis-hit Sri Lanka dipped marginally for the first time in 12 months but prices were still an eye-watering 66 percent higher than a year ago, official data showed Monday. The island nation of 22 million people has suffered months of extreme economic hardship with severe shortages of essentials including food, fuel and medicines.The […]
Women and children are the most affected by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Head of the ESCAP Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia, Mikiko Tanaka claims that there is a greater possibility of safeguarding women and children within […]
By Norman Palihawadane Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith says that while people suffer by not being able to make ends meet due to the economic downfall, their so-called representatives look for all means to stabilize themselves by increasing their wealth and raising their insurance coverage. Delivering the homily at the Festive high Mass at the […]
In another case of people fleeing from Sri Lanka due to the economic crisis in the island nation, 10 more Sri Lankans have reached Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu s Ramanathapuram district in the early hours of Saturday.
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Support from China, Russia and India is enabling Myanmar’s military to sustain itself and carry out human rights abuses despite its failure to consolidate power following last year’s coup, a group of international legislators has said, according to Al Jazeera report datelined Nov 03.In a report published on Wednesday, the parliamentarians said this “steadfast and uncritical” support, [...
By Ifham Nizam The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) Director and Senior Advisor Hemantha Withanage has brought to the attention of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa destruction that elephants are wreaking due to the Moragahakanda and Upper Elahera projects built with ADB funds. “We would like to bring to your attention the […]
The Canadian business community accorded to support the development of Sri Lanka's economy to overcome the economic crisis.
At least 5.7 million people (26% of the population) in Sri Lanka require humanitarian assistance at the moment, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says.The post At least 5.7 Million people in Sri Lanka require humanitarian assistance – UN agency appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Janaki Siriwardena, a well-known business personality in Sri Lanka, who was working in the Colombo Fort Krish Project has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today (November 04).The post Janaki Siriwardena arrested over case against Thilini Priyamali appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
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Sri Lanka said it held a productive meeting with its bilateral creditors, which include India and China, on Thursday as the country looks to restructure its debt and carve a path out of its worst financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka holds debt restructuring talks with bilateral creditors appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
At least 5.7 million people, or 26 per cent of the population in Sri Lanka require humanitarian assistance, the International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies said in a report. The report warned that without immediate humanitarian assistance, and ‘upstream’ interventions to address the fragility of systems, services and facilities, this number will […]
By: M. A. Kaleel Sri Lanka could go bankrupt again and again in the years to come like Argentina, Dr. Rohan Pethiyagoda, one of Sri Lanka’s foremost biodiversity experts said at the convocation of the Sri Jayewardenepura University.The engineer turned biodiversity expert told the students that they were graduating at the most difficult time in […]
Friday 4th November, 2022 Sri Lankan business leaders made a fervent appeal to the Opposition and trade unions ahead of Wednesday’s protest march, but it went unheeded. They requested that the protest be cancelled, given its economic cost. Their concerns should be appreciated, and their views taken on board because the task of reviving the […]
From the time we heard that Rishi Sunak was to be the next Prime Minister of Britain and read all the wondrous things about him, I wanted to know what Sashi Tharoor would have to say about this momentous-for-Indians turn of events in the biggest colonial country the world had seen. I had two friends […]
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt.The post Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shot and wounded in ‘clear assassination’ attempt appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka -...
Sri Lanka on Thursday held a second round of crucial talks with its bilateral creditors, state minister of finance Shehan Semasinghe said as the crisis-hit island nation attempts to get assurances of debt restructuring from them to close a deal with the IMF.
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The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to successfully overcome the current unprecedented economic crisis during the Sixth Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights met in Colombo on 28 October 2022.The post European Union expresses concern to Sri Lanka on the recent use of Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) appeared first on Sri Lanka N...
Women and children are the most affected by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
The European Union (EU) has re-affirmed its commitment to support Sri Lanka s efforts to successfully overcome the current unprecedented economic crisis.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appealed for assistance to help rebuild Sri Lanka. The UNDP said that through the Rebuild Sri Lanka platform, the public can contribute $5, $15 or more to support the healthcare and food sectors. The contributions will be used to aid the current shortage in essential and non-essential medical […]