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Sinopec Energy Lanka, a Beijing-based leading international petroleum company, has officially commenced its business operations in Sri Lanka by starting fuel supply at its first filling station in Sri Lanka established in Mattegoda, Colombo from yesterday (August 30).The post Sinopec officially begins operations in Sri Lanka with Rs. 3 discount offer appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Br...
By Y P Prakash India’s Strategic Lunar Missions Contrast with Sri Lanka’s Costly Ventures and Underutilized Infrastructure, Highlighting Investment Priorities and Technological Futures Over the course of several years, the investment in India’s space exploration missions has seen both accomplishments and financial considerations. In 2008, the pioneering Chandrayaan-1 mission was ...
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part V appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday pledged continued development assistance in every possible area to Sri Lanka amid its ongoing economic crisis.The post India will continue developmental assistance to Sri Lanka in every possible area: Jaishankar appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka’s consumer inflation rate more than halved to 4.6% year-on-year in July, helped by falling food prices, the statistics department said on Monday.The post Sri Lanka’s July consumer inflation more than halves to 4.6% appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral creditor, China, has assured the island nation its help in effectively addressing the debt challenges as it has to finalise the external and domestic debt restructuring of a whopping USD 41 billion by September before the IMF’s first review. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to conduct its first review […]
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Chinese oil major Sinopec expects to start operations in Sri Lanka on Sept. 20 and will be allowed to sell fuel for less than the maximum retail price set by the government, Sri Lanka's power minister said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka says China’s Sinopec to start operations September 20 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The IMF will conduct the first review of the $2.9 billion bailout to Sri Lanka from September 11-19, state minister of finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Saturday and declared that the country has successfully fulfilled the nine conditions set by the global lender.The post IMF to conduct bailout review for Sri Lanka in September appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and T...
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China’s Sinopec, a leading international petroleum company, had imported its first consignment of fuel to be distributed in the local market, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said yesterday (01). The Minister said in his Twitter that its second shipment would arrive today (03). He said the entry of such suppliers into the domestic market […]
First fuel cargo of Sinopec has commenced its discharging process, while the second cargo will arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow (August 02), Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said.The post First Sinopec fuel cargo commence discharging appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Monday 24th July, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe has returned from New Delhi with a to-do list given by the Modi government. He will have Big Brother breathing down his neck hereafter. It has been reported that the SLPP-UNP government is planning to hold an all-party conference on the ethnic issue. Some of India’s dictates have […]
The first two shipments of fuel under the agreement with China’s Sinopec are due to arrive in Sri Lanka in the first week of August, State Minister of Petroleum D.V. Chanaka said.The post First two Sinopec fuel shipments to arrive in Sri Lanka in August appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
India and Sri Lanka said on Friday that they had agreed to improve economic ties by increasing cooperation in renewable energy and studying the feasibility of building an oil pipeline and a land bridge between the two countries.The post India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and port projects appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka has notified the Indian rupee as a designated currency, Indian External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday (July 20). “In terms of trading in our national currencies, Sri Lanka has already notified India Rupee as designated foreign currency in their system,” Bachi said during a weekly media interaction in New Delhi. […]
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives in New Delhi on Thursday on a two-day visit hoping to strengthen economic ties between the South Asian countries.The post Infrastructure, energy and debt on agenda as Sri Lanka president arrives in India appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
by Y P Prakash The Sri Lankan government, led by Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara, has placed significant emphasis on regional energy integration and grid connectivity between Sri Lanka and India. The target for implementing this initiative is 2030. Discussions regarding regional energy integration have been ongoing for more than two decades, and the […]
At first glance, life in Sri Lanka's financial capital Colombo looks deceptively normal.The post Is the worst over for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis? appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka born international economist Dr. Howard Nicholas of Erasmus University, Netherlands has categorically stated that Sri Lanka must not adopt the IMF recommendations on monetary policy for it has no rational basis and evidence of success anywhere in the world. Coming from a Western based economist that provides a lot of food for thought […]
by Y P Prakash As Sri Lanka aims to meet its growing energy demands and explore opportunities for electricity generation and export, it can draw valuable lessons from the tripartite agreement between Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. This agreement has facilitated the development of robust grid connectivity, enabling the efficient exchange of electricity among the participating […]
The visit of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to India has significance in a number of spheres from development to strategic partnership with Sri Lanka’s immediate neighbor. As India tries to move forward with stalled initiatives with its crisis-hit neighbour, Sri Lanka is keen on discussing energy, power and port projects according to Foreign Minister Ali Sabry. […]
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Sri Lanka is likely to discuss energy, power and port projects during a presidential visit to New Delhi next week, the Foreign Minister said, as India tries to push forward stalled initiatives with its crisis-hit neighbour. India’s support was critical for Sri Lanka last year after it almost ran out of dollars and sank into […]
Sri Lanka is likely to discuss energy, power and port projects during a presidential visit to New Delhi next week, the foreign minister said on Monday, as India tries to push forward stalled initiatives with its crisis-hit neighbour.The post Sri Lanka to focus on energy, port projects with India during presidential visit appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Udeni Kaluthantri, a 54-year-old port worker, became an overnight sensation last year for reasons that had nothing to do with his job. Days after protesters stormed the presidential palace in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, a video surfaced of Mr Kaluthantri lounging on a bed draped with the presidential flag. Pictures of young men jumping […]
When the five days long stretch of holidays ended last week and the Colombo bourse reopened for trading on Tuesday, the market surged 6.71 percent (633.69 points up) on the broad All Share Price Index (ASPI) while the Standard and Poor SL 20 index covering the 20 largest and more liquid companies quoted on the […]
By Amal JAYASINGHE The snaking queues for food and fuel that crisscrossed Sri Lanka last year have given way to a different kind of line — people scrambling for travel documents to flee their bankrupt island. “What we see as normalcy is a mirage,” customer care executive Gayan Jayewardena, 43, told AFP while queueing at […]
The man charged with clawing Sri Lanka out of bankruptcy says he had warned about economic calamity years before it hit and was pressed into retirement for his troubles.The post ‘No second chance’ to save Sri Lanka, central banker warns appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.