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The new Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aruni Wijewardane assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry today. She was appointed as the Secretary with effect from 20 May, 2022. After a simple ceremony following the assumption of duties, Foreign Secretary Wijewardane addressed the staff officers of the Ministry. A Member of the Sri Lanka […]
- Parliament approves appointment of new Foreign Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka concludes bilateral consultations with Japan (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Sri Lanka for talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary holds talks on bilateral relations with U.S. Under Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
Aruni Wijewardane assumed duties as the new Foreign Ministry secretary
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
- IFC to provide $400 million to banks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Scared Chris would get 400' - Mendis (Category: Sports)
Sri Lankan Diplomat Aruni Wijewardane assumed duties as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Principals recruited recently are not given duties, says Ceylon Teachers` Union (Category: Breaking News)
- India to send official to Sri Lanka to resolve fishermen issue (Category: Breaking News)
- SL holds first ever bi-lateral talks with Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Fiscal Risks (Category: Business)
It is necessary that the policymakers do not make the mistake of not listening to the experts in the industry
- A new program is essential to propel the plantation industry forward, encompassing the tea secto... (Category: Breaking News)
- Industry discusses Ceylon Tea’s ‘ExclusiviTea’ (Category: Business)
- Tea traders call for a wage cut (Category: Business)
- CTTA completes Colombo Tea Auction study with MTI (Category: Business)
Cabraal kept the exchange rate artificially steady while spending reserves for foreign debt repayment.
- Govt. may stop supplying dollars (Category: Breaking News)
- SL’s defence cost only US 5.5bln dollars (Category: Breaking News)
- Cost of Sri Lanka's war a vital investment, Governor of Central Bank says (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankas international sovereign bond oversubscribed CB govenor (Category: Breaking News)
Cabraal has been prevented leaving the country from April 7
- President pays last respects to Central Bank Governor's mother (Category: Breaking News)
- President pays last respects to Central Bank Governor’s mother (Category: Breaking News)
- I'm not bother on Ranil's statement: Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Now is the time to invest in Sri Lanka' (Category: Breaking News)
The President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik on Sunday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to work out on timely bail out package to put defaulting Sri Lanka, a...Click on the headline to read the full story
[…]The post Justice For Bloody Monday appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- CC urged to halt second extension to retired IGP (Category: Breaking News)
- SC to take up fundamental rights cases against attack on anti-govt. protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ex-minister says police chief, top govt official failed attack over unarmed protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- The National List & The House Of Duds (Category: Breaking News)
Nairobi [Kenya], May 20 (ANI): Kenya’s debt obligations towards China have shot up by a staggering 135.15 per cent in the last one year on the back of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects in the African country. Expenditure data published this week by the Treasury shows the amount repaid to Chinese lenders has surged by 135.15 per […]
- Depending on Chinese loans would effect our country : UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- Printed Promise (Category: Business)
- Political Influence (Category: Business)
- China Development Bank team here to discuss debt related issues (Category: Breaking News)
By Nick Beake Billions of dollars of Chinese money are boosting some European economies – but some of the deals being struck have a catch. Critics say they are “debt traps”, where China gets to choose what happens if loans aren’t repaid. China insists it is a reliable investment partner – but it is also […]
- China urges EU to reach debt deal without delay (Category: Business)
- Beijing envoy warns Dutch of retaliation for chip curbs: ‘China won’t just swallow this’ (Category: Breaking News)
- China to keep investing in euro zone debt – China c.bank gov. (Category: Business)
- China signs forced labour treaties as Xinjiang scrutiny grows (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? (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: The Performance Of Ceylon’s Currency Board (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: How Colonial Ceylon Did It? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post War On China? – II: US Military-Industrial Complex & The War Without End appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- War On China? – IV: Rules-Based International Order: Normalising Global State Terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – V: A “Carnival” Of Quads (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – III: Pivot To East (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – VI: India & The US: Forward Policy & The Brzezinskian Project (Category: Breaking News)
Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as Australia’s new leader and will fly immediately to an international summit. Mr Albanese’s Labor Party defeated Scott Morrison’s conservative government in an election on Saturday. It remains unclear whether he will form a majority or govern with the support of crossbenchers. Mr Albanese will fly to Tokyo on […]
- Peter Dutton named Australia’s opposition leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong’s John Lee: Ex-security chief set to become new leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks forward to working with new Australian PM (Category: Breaking News)
The debt was repaid in 2021 by running down foreign reserves and putting the central bank in debt
- Sri Lanka central bank US$4.0bn in debt by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka monthly imports fall to 11-year low in July 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to lend US$2.5bn to US and top-rated borrowers in 2023 under IMF deal: analysis (Category: Breaking News)
By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana The Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today – to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future. Since the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) was established in 1947, the region has made extraordinary progress, emerging as a pacesetter of global economic growth that has […]
- Persons with disabilities integral players in determining innovative solutions to fully inclusiv... (Category: Breaking News)
- The right policies can protect the workers of Asia and the Pacific (Category: Breaking News)
- EGUARDIAN and UiPath: Giving customers a competitive edge through world-class enterprise automat... (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister Peiris to visit Singapore for bilateral talks (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Chennai 22 May 2022 At a time when the anti-Gota protests is acquiring the characteristics of a Greek tragedy, for the Canadian Parliament to remind this nation of alleged ‘war crimes’ has gone mostly unnoticed. While sections of the Tamil Diaspora is as euphoric as ever, the Foreign Ministry, by issuing […]
- Those forgotten final days (Category: Breaking News)
- Canadian PM remembers Tamil victims of Sri Lanka’s war (Category: Breaking News)
- Canadian PM says Sri Lankans deserve peaceful and stable country (Category: Breaking News)
- Ten independent groups to support new Government (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Sri Lanka style protests could break out in other countries if there is no proper Government support. Governments need to subsidise the cost of food and energy for the poorest members of society, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva told the BBC. People […]
- Ukraine invasion could cause global food crisis, UN warns (Category: Breaking News)
- Peter Dutton named Australia’s opposition leader (Category: Breaking News)
- UK to be one of worst performing economies this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel and Switzerland confirm Monkeypox cases (Category: Breaking News)
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has presented a set of recommendations that lays down the main anti-corruption reforms that are crucial immediately and in the medium ' long terms, if Sri Lanka is to rise above the present crisis and bring about a real change.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
It has 90,000 metric tonnes of Siberian Light Crude
Money printing triggers excess outflows, forcing the currency down and triggering parallel exchange rates
- Sri Lanka official remittances down 33-pct in May (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances through official channels up 78% in March (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka In The Chalk Circle appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- A Janus Moment (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya: People’s Response To Rajapaksa-Made Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Hold Elections & Avert A Dual-Power Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW Vs. GR: Who Will Outwit Whom? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil: A SWOT Appraisal (Category: Breaking News)
- We Are On Course To A Dual Currency Regimen (Category: Breaking News)
- Oh Frabjous Day! Calloo Callay! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Paradise Bankrupt On Golden Republic Anniversary appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Not My President (Category: Breaking News)
- Rally The People, One Nation, One Call Free Sri Lanka: Independence Day 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Unelected President Ranil Renounces Sri Lanka’s Status As A Republic (Category: Breaking News)
- Jeered & Sent Home: Ominous Sign Of An Impending Peril (Category: Breaking News)
China says it stands ready to work with relevant countries and international financial institutions and to continue to play a positive role in easing Sri Lanka s debt burden.
The Australian Border Force said that a vessel attempting to illegally enter Australia from Sri Lanka has been intercepted. The Australian Government’s policy remains unchanged. We will intercept any vessel seeking to reach Australia illegally and to safely return those on board to their point of departure or country of origin. Measures and safeguards are […]
- Police fire tear gas on protesting university students (Category: Breaking News)
- Key operations come to a halt in support of hartal (Category: Breaking News)
- Vesak Day at GotaGoGama (Category: Breaking News)
- Horu Go Gama established near Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Genocide Of Tamils In Sri Lanka – Time For UN, UNHRC & Security Council To Take Action appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- United Nations Failure & Sri Lanka Defiance (Category: Breaking News)
- United Nations Failure & Sri Lanka Defiance (Category: Breaking News)
- United Nations Failure & Sri Lanka Defiance (Category: Breaking News)
- United Nations Failure & Sri Lanka Defiance (Category: Breaking News)
Non-oil imports fell 17.7 percent to 1,299.1 million US dollars in March 2022
- Sri Lanka in trade surplus in June as economy smashed, fx shortages persist (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka official remittances down 33-pct in May (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank US$4.0bn in debt by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Colombo port container volumes down 9.3-pct in June 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
National Institute of Business Management (NIBM), one of the leading higher educational institutions in Sri Lanka, announced on Monday that it has deployed facial recognition technology. The system is developed by NtechLab, Russian facial recognition software provider, and is jointly implemented with local technology company Green Orgro. NIBM is the first educational institution in Sri […]
- Vesak Day at GotaGoGama (Category: Breaking News)
- Protest to mark 50 days of Galle Face struggle (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas and water cannons on IUSF students (Category: Breaking News)
- WSO2, Sri Lanka’s Largest Software Company, Closes Yet Another Successful Year (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Could A ‘National Government’ Resolve The Crisis? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Crisis Deepens Without Rescue Plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Recent Political Violence And Its Consequences (Category: Breaking News)
- Current Political Scenario: Smoke & Mirrors (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Facility? Is It Sufficient To Deliver Prosperity To Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Causes Of Economic Crisis In Sri Lanka & Lessons For A New Age appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Inflation – Public Enemy Number One (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- The Contribution Of The Monetary Policy For Overcoming The Current Economic Crisis Faced In Sri ... (Category: Breaking News)
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