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[…]The post All-Weather And Fair-Weather Friends appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Sri Lanka Can Take Away From The US Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- USA Is Less Racist And Bigoted Than Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Gota Mess Around With 13A? (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Gota Mess Around With 13A? (Category: Breaking News)
China’s conquest of Tibet caused long-term difficulties for India, but the Indian government can still push for dialogue between Chinese and Tibetan leaders on Tibet’s future, a former high-ranking Indian diplomat says in a new video interview. “I think that India can do a little more in being an advocate for negotiations and for discussions […]
- Failure to impose fake Panchen Lama embodies China’s colonial rule over Tibet (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Communist Party’s Long-Standing Attempt To Erase Tibetan Language And Why They Will Not ... (Category: Breaking News)
- China continues religious repression in Tibet (Category: Breaking News)
- China miffed with Tibetan leader’s testimony before Canadian parliament (Category: Breaking News)
On the occasion of International Day of UN Peacekeepers, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar paid tribute to the dedication and courage of all the men and women serving in UN peacekeeping operations, and honoured the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar wrote, “On […]
- Four Sri Lankans injured in Mali explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Sri Lankan peacekeepers injured in IED attack in Mali: UN (Category: Breaking News)
- UN hopes for peaceful recovery from current crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Vesak Day at GotaGoGama (Category: Breaking News)
Amid the already deteriorating condition of the minority communities in Pakistan, the country has gone below the belt with Ahmadiyyas as the graves of their dead are being dug up and their mortal remains being thrown away. Recently, the latest case was that of Ishfaq Ahmed, who was desecrated on May 19 in Peshawar, as […]
- Ahmadis Arrested in Pakistan for Celebrating Eid al-Adha—Inside Their Homes (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announce 15-member squad for white-ball tour of Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Baloch women facing persecution in Pakistan, says Baloch leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Balochs raise concern over differential treatment regarding holding protest (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Politicians—Constitutional Amendment Mess appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Immediate Governmental Actions Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Trap, Lack Of Accountability & Blunders (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack Of Accountability, Ability & Credibility (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Staggered Reform To Save Country From Peril appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Change Course In National Interest (Category: Breaking News)
- Holding President And Prime Minister To Their Promises (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim Government For Reform Not Consolidation (Category: Breaking News)
The Government has decided to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 8% to 12% and the Telecommunications Levy from 11.23% to 15%. The Prime Minister’s Office said that Sri Lanka introduced a low tax regime in late 2019. The reforms included the reduction of tax rates of Value Added Tax, Personal Income Tax (PIT) […]
- Taxable income of individuals revised (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF defends tax hike in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Social Security Contribution Levy Bill passed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks temporary relief from debt defaults till 2027 (Category: Breaking News)
Taiwan says it deployed fighter jets to warn off 30 warplanes sent by China into its air defence zone. The incident on Monday marked the biggest incursion since January. It came days after US President Joe Biden warned China against invading Taiwan, and on the same day as a US official visited the island to […]
- Hong Kong’s John Lee: Ex-security chief set to become new leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Nancy Pelosi Taiwan trip labelled as ‘extremely dangerous’ by Beijing (Category: Breaking News)
- North Korea orders strict lockdown with first official Covid cases (Category: Breaking News)
- China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests (Category: Breaking News)
"It’s the overall uncertainty in the system," a market analyst said.
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs81bn in Treasuries, yields steady (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs127bn in bonds, 2032 on tap at 30.09-pct (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain on financials; Sampath Bank leads (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to seek assistance from Paris Club lenders and the G7, Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris said. Foreign Minister Peiris requested continued support from Japan, both bilaterally and through multilateral channels, to mitigate the economic challenges in Sri Lanka. Minister Peiris explained that the Government of Sri Lanka will seek assistance […]
- Central mechanism to be established to streamline requests for assistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Empathy and understanding sought by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran assures continued assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK exploring avenues of support towards Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Food prices up 57-pct over 12-months and 86-pct since inflationary policy began in Aug 2019
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
The President of the Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), Hyrbyair Marri in a statement from London said that after failing to silence the Baloch voice for their legitimate right to independence, Pakistan is subjecting the Baloch women to enforced disappearances. The Baloch pro-freedom leader said that Balochistan’s victims of enforced disappearances have already been denied the […]
- Balochs raise concern over differential treatment regarding holding protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announce 15-member squad for white-ball tour of Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- US: Bangladesh human rights body demands actions against perpetrators of 1971 genocide (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters block roads demanding gas (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today, spoke about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine. During the telephone conversation with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today, the British Prime Minister stressed the role Putin’s barbaric invasion and senseless blockade of t...
- PM holds talks with India, US and other countries (Category: Breaking News)
- Heated exchange between Sajith and RW (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives Speaker to coordinate relief assistance for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- PM reveals incidents before house was set on fire (Category: Breaking News)
“We support the decision to appoint committees. We will support it,” Gammanpila said.
- Sri Lanka PM seeks ideas for new oversight committees amid COPE, COPA controversy (Category: Breaking News)
- PM proposes appointing a National Council (Category: Breaking News)
- 10-party alliance reach agreement on supporting new govt. (Category: Breaking News)
- Speaker responds to President’s letter (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Important But Imperfect: Recommendations On The Draft 21st Amendment To The Constitution Bill appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Fall Of The House Of The Speaker: An Essay On A Crumbling House (Category: Breaking News)
- A Prescription For Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- 21st Amendment – Justifications To Bring Back 17 And Not 19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliamentary debate on draft of 22nd Amendment to the Constitution scheduled for October (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: The Performance Of Ceylon’s Currency Board (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Boards: Why Did Ceylon Give Up The Currency Board, While Singapore D... (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: How Colonial Ceylon Did It? (Category: Breaking News)
WB has assures 700 million dollars assistance within a few months
- Top Marks (Category: Business)
- Islamic Banking (Category: Business)
- Lucky Thirteen (Category: Business)
- Top Marks (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka has sought assistance from the World Bank until long term assistance materializes through the International Monetary Fund (IMF). World Bank Country Manager in Colombo, Chiyo Kanda, called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Minister Peiris sought assistance from the World Bank until long term […]
- UN assures assistance to Sri Lanka to address economic challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka requests foreign countries to review travel advisories (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hits back at Canadian Prime Minister over comments (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 330 citizenship and birth certificates given to Sri Lankans in South India (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Now that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Cabinet has taken some substantial if not final shape, the question arises if the old wine in an older bottle or bottles tastes matured or sour. That it’s only old wine in older bottle or bottles, there can be no two opinions about it. But […]
- Sri Lanka to resume debt restructuring talks with China (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil raises concerns over attempts to surround his house (Category: Breaking News)
- 21st Amendment to the Constitution presented to Cabinet (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil to contest the next Presidential election (Category: Breaking News)
Tradition in MB is to reach decisions by consensus. If one member disapproves, it isn’t carried
- Central Bank says domestic credit conditions would continue to ease. (Category: Breaking News)
- High interest rates have prevented contraction of economy – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL permanently revokes money changing permit of Prasanna Money Exchange (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed appointing a National Council consisting of the Speaker, the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and leaders of the major political parties. The National Council will talk about the policies of the country, about the decisions taken by the Cabinet and about the reorganization of the Parliament of […]
- Sri Lanka’s independent MPs will support PM’s proposal for oversight committees (Category: Breaking News)
- What can National Council achieve that parliamentary panels cannot? (Category: Breaking News)
- Resolution to constitute National Council included in Parliament order book (Category: Breaking News)
- 21st Amendment to the Constitution presented to Cabinet (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris has met with U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung and held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral relations, current domestic developments and assistance from the international community in mitigating the challenges facing the country. .
Ambassador Chung has stated that the United States will continue to support Sri Lanka during its difficult time
- USAID: Celebrating our shared values (Category: Breaking News)
- US Ambassador commends resilience of Sri Lankans in the face of terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
- President Obama announces new US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives (Category: Breaking News)
- New US Ambassador presents credentials to President (Category: Breaking News)
The president has requested in writing from several countries including Russia to buy oil.
- Oil Gush (Category: Business)
- Why is there more oil seed rape being grown? (Category: Technology)
- Shortages: Is 'peak oil' idea dead? (Category: Technology)
- New Mexico increases enforcement of clean-up at oil sites (Category: USA, New Mexico)
At AIESEC, we are determined to develop young people. To make this happen, AIESEC Sri Lanka successfully conducted NATCON ’22, the largest youth leadership development conference at Citrus Waskaduwa on April. The 3-day conference laid the foundation for the newly elected leadership bodies of AIESEC to prepare for the upcoming year, hence this was a […]
- Police fire tear gas and water cannons on IUSF students (Category: Breaking News)
- Vesak Day at GotaGoGama (Category: Breaking News)
- Man walking from Thalawakele to Colombo to support protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Menaka and Krishni (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has sought continued support from the US to mitigate the economic challenges in the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris met U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral relations, current domestic developments and assistance from the international community in mitigating the challenges […]
- New Zealand to provide NZ$ 500,000 to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese support sought to mitigate economic challenges in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister Peiris to visit Singapore for bilateral talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Central mechanism to be established to streamline requests for assistance (Category: Breaking News)
Discussions have been going on as early as 1970s
- India, Sri Lanka to start top-level G2G talks on power transfer link (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Apple shouldn't bring MagSafe back to MacBooks video - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Why Apple shouldn't bring MagSafe back to MacBooks video - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Why Apple shouldn't bring MagSafe back to MacBooks video - CNET (Category: Technology)
The central bank is now borrowing mainly through the ACU
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka net government debt soars in 2021 despite zero foreign deficit finance (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka forex reserves edge up by slightly to US$1,717mn in September (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Never-Ending Political Games; Country Is At Peril appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Attempt To Pull The Wool Over People’s Eyes: 21A To Bamboozle The Citizens (Category: Breaking News)
- The Morning Prayer Of Rajapaksas: Ranil Saranam Gachchāmi (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim Or Military Government; Time To Free Us From Despotism (Category: Breaking News)
- The Latest Laughingstock In The Parliament: Holding Mohini’s Baby (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Some Suggestions To Assist In Sri Lanka Striving To Achieve A Primary Balance appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Did The NOCPCO Fail To Install A Trip Switch Before Releasing Prisoners? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Post-Crisis Essential Reforms Being Effectively Progressed? If Not What Is The Way Forward? (Category: Breaking News)
- Mr. President, Dawn Of The New Year Is The Time For Reflection & To Redress Citizens Grievances ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Draft Anti-Corruption Law; Urgently Required Additional Law Reforms: An Open Letter To Minister ... (Category: Breaking News)
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