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Hundreds of people marched in Sri Lanka's largest city Colombo on Wednesday protesting against higher taxes, inflation and alleged state-led repression as the country struggles to emerge from its worst financial crisis in seven decades.The post Hundreds march in crisis-hit Sri Lanka protesting tax hikes, crackdowns appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News...
By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Harin Fernando revealed plans to resign and join the social movement led by former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. Fernando said that if things settle by August, he will resign from his ministerial post and join Jayasuriya’s National Movement for Social Justice. “I believe there is a very good concept which has […]
Snake greeting the eagle from Lord Shiva’s neck By: B Nimal Veerasingham During my middle school days once a month on the last period of the last Friday we had a session called ‘Students club’. I was not sure whether it was part of the general curriculum or simply school specific, but it was a […]
US benefits from dual citizenship: By Daya Gamage Sri Lanka enacting the Twenty First Amendment to its Constitution, among other provisions, barring her citizens from holding elective office if a person is simultaneously a citizen of another country, meaning no dual citizen could get elected to the highest position of the land, Executive President, or […]
University teachers say that the government is engaged in a systematic attempt to suppress the truth, protect corrupt officials and politicians, and grant favours to a cabal of crony capitalists that it favours. “People do not want this corrupt political culture to continue, they are demanding change. While the government wants people to believe that […]
Thursday 3rd November, 2022 Opposition parties are in a perpetual state of confusion; they seem to be labouring under the delusion that united, they will fall, and divided, they can stand. The JVP not only refused to take part in yesterday’s protest march in Colombo but also disparaged the organisers thereof. It has said it […]
The European Union (EU) has encouraged tangible progress by Sri Lanka on its GSP+ commitments, a joint statement issued by Sri Lanka and the EU said today. The Sixth Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights met in Colombo on 28 October 2022, a joint statement issued by Sri Lanka and the EU […]
By Rebecca Bundhun India’s economy and equity markets are outperforming most of their global peers. Despite a slew of challenges including macroeconomic headwinds stemming from Russia’s war in Ukraine, elevated crude oil prices and tightening liquidity globally, the growth story of Asia’s third-largest economy remains intact. “The Indian economy and equity markets proved to be [&...
Sri Lanka Police have informed the various protest groups including students, trade unions and political parties that permission will not be granted to conduct any protest opposite the Fort Railway Station in Colombo or in close proximity today (November 02).The post Sri Lanka Police says no permission for today’s protest appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka -...
The Police have warned that it will crackdown on the mass protest scheduled to be staged in Colombo today (Wednesday). According to reports, the Police have issued letters to the protest leaders today saying they have not been given permission to go ahead with the protest. The protesters are expected to stage a walk and […]
Several Business Chambers in a joint statement noted with concern that some organizations have called for mass protests on 2nd November. While recognizing their freedom of speech and right to express views, the Chambers requested all parties to call off protests of this nature that could undermine the efforts being taken to resolve the current […]
12 political parties, 20 trade unions and over 150 organisations in Sri Lanka will join the peaceful protest march today (November 02) against the repressive programme allegedly carried out by the Government of Sri Lanka.The post 12 political parties joined in Mass anti-government protest march planned in Colombo today (02) appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONL...
[…]The post Lula’s Comeback & What It Means appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Tamil Guardian asks: The UK policy, regarding mainly Sri Lankan Tamils held in Diego Garcia, is likely to remain unchanged. Some of those who reached Diego Garcia, home for the strategic US military base, over a year ago, have already been sent back “voluntarily” to Sri Lanka. They returned in the wake of the UK […]
JVP questions motive of protest leaders By Shamindra Ferdinando The JVP-led Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) says that those who have pledged their support for a protest march and rally in Colombo today (02) against what they called suppression of ‘Aragalaya’ activists, fully cooperated with the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government’s agenda. Former JVP MP and trade union […]
By Dr. Ajith Kumara Consultant Physician President, All Ceylon Medical Officers Association Prof. Senaka Bibile is the greatest medical benefactor of humanity that Sri Lanka has hitherto produced. As a student, he was an all-rounder; he excelled in in academic and extracurricular activities including sports and art. He completed his First, Second and Final M.B. […]
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa is a regressive character, and we have no link with regressive forces like the Samagi Jana Balawegaya and Frontline Socialist Party organized protests, JVP Political Bureau Member K. D. Lal Kantha said.The post We have no link with regressive forces – Lal Kantha appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka's power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera said on Tuesday his country was expecting a diesel shipment from China that will possibly arrive by the end of November, as his country faces a deep financial crisis.The post Sri Lanka energy minister: expects diesel shipment from China, possibly by November appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News...
[…]The post Pardons & Amnesties To Heal The Divided Nation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Tuesday 1st November, 2022 Dissident SLPP MP Dullas Alahapperuma has used an interesting analogy to describe the government’s fear of elections or ‘polls phobia’, which he has likened to Amou Haji’s aversion to water. He has driven his point home. His speeches are usually replete with figures of speech and local idioms, which help convey […]
by Jehan Perera The release of eight long term LTTE prisoners held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act by the government was unexpected. The government led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe has arrested and detained about 4,000 people associated with the protest movement though it has permitted bail to be granted to most of them. But several hundreds, […]
Indonesia donated grocery packages to needy families in Hambantota, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Colombo said today. The Embassy together with the Sri Lanka Indonesian Friendship Association (SLIFA) have organized a joint charity programme for distribution of dry rations to deserving Sri Lankans who are affected by the present economic crisis as […]
Sri Lanka’s inflation decreased from 69.8 per cent in September to 66 per cent in October, the Government said, the first such decline in a year after shortages of food and fuel eased in the crisis-hit island nation. Sri Lanka has been struggling with inflation for nearly a year, mainly triggered by its worst economic […]
[…]The post Indian-Israeli Involvement In Sri Lanka Is A Disaster appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail while speaking at Habib University stated that Pakistan’s economy suffers from three fundamental problems, i.e. living beyond its own means, focusing on import substitution instead of export growth and granting ‘elite bargain’, under which essentially 99% of the population continues to work for the privileged ones. He also lamented the […]
By Ahmad Marzee The mountainous land in the heart of Asia known as Afghanistan has always remained a major geo-political dispute among the superpowers. The great game (Tsar Russia vs Britain), Cold-War (USSR/Russia vs America) and war on global terrorism gained attention of these giant-fish to fight for supremacy, domination and securing their strategic depth in […]
[…]The post President Says ‘Raising Direct Taxes Inevitable To Reach IMF Goals’ – A Response appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Monday 31st October, 2022 Some dissident SLPP MPs have warned that the government will fail to secure the passage of the upcoming budget and collapse as a result if the latter seeks to bulldoze its way through without heeding the views of the Opposition and the interests of the public. The SLPP-UNP administration has only […]
The Island editorial on 26 Oct.2022 titled “Lucky criminals” was eye catching, as the Constitution of Sri Lanka itself permits the Executive to free criminals as he so wishes. The Executive will decide whom to be freed out the large number of convicts in prison. The exact legitimate purpose of this facility made available to […]
Sri Lanka’s worst post-war economic crisis represents a major blow to the country’s progress towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), efforts that were already hobbled by the COVID pandemic. However, the situation is also providing impetus to the work of academics that are using their knowledge to tackle the immediate fallout from […]