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President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said Sri Lanka would be able to begin the debt restructuring process soon. Addressing an event organised by a private university in Colombo, President Wickremesinghe said that he was hopeful that Sri Lanka would receive the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board approval for a USD 2.9 billion bailout package by […]
Thursday 16th February, 2023 The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe regime is in overdrive to derail the local government (LG) elections. It might succeeded in sabotaging postal voting. It knows that it is highly unpopular, and an electoral contest at this juncture will seal its fate. It is a dead man walking! In 1994, the then President Chandrika Bandaranaike […]
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With China yet to support Sri Lanka debt restructuring based on the debt sustainability analysis (DSA) of the IMF and Paris Club, time is running out on Colombo to secure a much-needed loan to revive the nation from the present economic crisis. Sri Lanka is seeking a USD 2.9 billion-dollar loan from the IMF
With China yet to support Sri Lanka debt restructuring based on the debt sustainability analysis (DSA) of the IMF and Paris Club, time is running out on Colombo to secure a much-needed loan to revive the nation from the present economic crisis.The post China dithers over IMF’s Sri Lanka debt plan, leaves Colombo in limbo appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ...
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India is drafting a proposal for G20 countries to help debtor nations badly hit by the economic fallout from the pandemic and Ukraine war, by asking lenders including China, the world's largest sovereign creditor, to take a large haircut on loans.The post Exclusive: G20 host India to propose China, other creditors take haircuts on loans – sources appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Bre...
Civil society grouping Direction Sri Lanka has said that the country required an Independent National Planning Commission. The following is the text of a statement issued by Direction Sri Lanka: “It is the considered position of Direction Sri Lanka that the neglect of evidence-based national planning in the Country now for over four decades has […]
Debt-stricken Sri Lanka is fast-tracking efforts to seal a stalled trade pact with Thailand in order to boost trade and tourism, and improve the foreign currency shortage that has led to its worst economic crisis, a government minister said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka to fast-track trade pact with Thailand amid crisis appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA...
By Saman Indrajith The JVP-led NPP yesterday called on the National Elections Commission to summon the Government Printer, Gangani Liyanage, and to inquire from her who had asked her to suspend the printing of ballot papers for the March 09 local council polls. Addressing the media at the party headquarters, former JVP MP and NPP […]
CORRECTION An error had crept into the concluding section of Eng. Parakrama Jayasinghe’s article, ‘Electricity tariff: A rational approach needed’, published on this page yesterday. The paragraph should have read as follows: “It must be accepted that the decision on final consumer tariff must necessarily be a national economic issue and thus cannot be left […]
By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board would lose more than Rs. 100 billion from next year due to the delay in the construction of 350 MW Sobhadanavi Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant at Kerawalapitiya that was expected to add 200 MW to the national grid this year. However, non-availability of funds would bring the […]
The International Labour Organisation has initiated a project in support of 3,725 women and men, in the Mannar, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya, and Mullaitivu districts, to earn an income, as well as sustain their livelihood, through several short-term relief mechanisms. According to a statement issued by the ILO Office, Colombo, these include temporary employment in infrastructure developments, […]
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By Easwaran Rutnam The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today released its political plan for economic development. The plan titled “Out of the Debt Trap and towards Sustainable, Inclusive Development” was launched in the presence of diplomats and economists. SJB leader Sajith Premadasa said that his Government will continue to deal with the IMF. However, he […]
The sixth “Operation Dost” flight has landed in Turkey, carrying emergency supplies, rescue personnel, sniffer dog squads, medicine and medical equipment, and other relief material. The devastating earthquake that inflicted huge loss of life and property has thrown normal life out of gear in both Turkey and Syria. Within hours, India responded with disaster relief […]
Postal voting for the Local Government (LG) elections has been postponed indefinitely. The National Election Commission said that postal voting has been postponed as the Government printer has not printed the ballot papers owing to lack of funds. The Government printer had said earlier that it will not be able to print the ballot papers […]
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Sri Lanka’s Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa has informed Party General Secretaries that it will not be possible to distribute postal vote ballot papers from tomorrow (February 15) due to financial issues.The post Sri Lanka’s Local Government Election to be postponed? appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
MOHMAND: Thousands of people poured onto the roads for the third day on Sunday in different towns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, condemning the brutal attack on the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines in Peshawar and resurgence of militancy in the province. The peace rallies were held in Mohmand, Malakand, Lakki Marwat and other areas under the slogan of […]
Officials from China, India, Saudi Arabia and Group of Seven nations will participate in a first virtual meeting of a new sovereign debt roundtable on Friday, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, confirming an earlier Reuters report.The post China, U.S. to participate in first meeting of new debt roundtable on February 17 appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri La...
Sri Lanka is to attend a virtual meeting of a new sovereign debt roundtable meeting led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the World Bank and India. Officials from China, India, Saudi Arabia and Group of Seven wealthy nations will participate in the meeting on Friday, Reuters reported. The roundtable will include officials from countries […]
Did you know that globally women amount to only about a quarter of the workforce in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and that men vastly outnumber women majoring in most STEM fields in universities? The gender gaps are particularly high in some of the fastest-growing and highest-paid jobs such as IT and engineering. How […]
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By Rathindra Kuruwita It is doubtful whether the local government elections can be held as scheduled because President Ranil Wickremesinghe is interfering in the electoral process, Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES) Manjula Gajanayake says. Gajanayake said it was doubtful if the elections could be held unless the President changed his […]