Sri Lanka News Explorer
Last 7 Days
Older News
- Older than 2023-Nov (0)
- 2023-Nov (7)
Narrow by Category
- Breaking News (7)
New Sri Lankan diplomats set to assume duties in the respective countries, including India, Pakistan and Singapore, have been advised to bring fresh investments. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs concluded an orientation programme for 10 Heads of Mission-designate who were appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The Ambassadors-designate paid a courtesy call on President Ranil Wickremesinghe fo...
- Bogollagama presents Copy of Letter of Credence to UK FCO (Category: Breaking News)
- Masters of the game….. (Category: Breaking News)
- Five arrested during protest in support of Palestine near US Embassy (Category: Breaking News)
- UK official sent to welcome Sri Lanka’s new top diplomat to UK (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 27th November, 2023 The SJB has commenced collecting signatures for a public petition as part of a campaign to have those who are responsible for the current economic crisis stripped of their civic rights. Given public resentment, which is palpable, the SJB may be able to obtain hundreds of thousands of signatures for its […]
- SJB blames Rajapaksas for impending financial burden on public, calls for Government change (Category: Breaking News)
- Reveal plans, uphold transparency (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB asks President to hold early general election (Category: Breaking News)
- Response to economic revival plan pathetic: Harsha disappointed (Category: Breaking News)
By Amal JAYASINGHE Malé (Maldives) AFP: Rising sea levels threaten to swamp the Maldives and the Indian Ocean archipelago is already out of drinking water, but the new president says he has scrapped plans to relocate citizens. Instead, President Mohamed Muizzu promises the low-lying nation will beat back the waves through ambitious land reclamation and building […]
- President Ranil congratulates new Maldivian counterpart on inauguration (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil meets new Maldivian counterpart, discusses ways to boost bilateral ties (Category: Breaking News)
- President Muizzu is leading the Maldives down a path of corruption and bankruptcy (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives: Bridge gender gaps to accelerate progress, say UN experts (Category: Breaking News)
Budget 2024 is like a fairy tale rather than a pragmatic solution to pressing economic issues, SLPP MP Dr. Nalaka Godahewa has said. Taking part in the current budget debate, former State Minister said: “Two paramount challenges loom large—the persistent economic contraction and the escalating national debt. A practical budget should provide answers to these […]
- Eran proposes raising PAYE threshold to Rs 200,000 a month (Category: Breaking News)
- A high-wire act (Category: Breaking News)
- Godahewa says President by his erratic behavior has become misfit to run country (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka balances polls and crisis recovery in 2024 budget deliberations - report (Category: Breaking News)
Budget highlights Following are the highlights of Budget proposals made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament yesterday: New economic and political system The President said in order not to fall back into a crisis, the economic and political system of Sri Lanka must be created anew. He said that a new social consensus should be […]
- Prez presents Budget to ‘build foundation of Sri Lanka’s recovery’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Budget Speech 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- President presents budget replete with reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Eran proposes raising PAYE threshold to Rs 200,000 a month (Category: Breaking News)
* Tax revenue to be raised by 47.1% in 2024 * Rs 10,000 increase for public sector workers * Pensioners to get Rs 2,500 allowance * Rs. 450 bn reserved for bank recapitalization * Four new universities to be established * 20% of state banks to be given off by Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe, […]
- Budget 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Budget Speech 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- A high-wire act (Category: Breaking News)
- President presents budget replete with reforms (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy In a television interview last month, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry reportedly said that the Government of President Ranil Wicrkemesinghe has taken ‘substantial steps to move away from a Welfare State’ in the last 18 months. And he said it not as if it was inevitable under the nation’s economic circumstances and […]
- After privatisation, who is going to feed the ‘gutter people’? (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF does not support providing subsidies to everyone in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says economic recovery in Sri Lanka remains challenging (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says full economic recovery in Sri Lanka is not yet assured (Category: Breaking News)
Popular Topics
- International Monetary Fund (4)
- Political crisis (7)
- Foreign exchange reserves (7)
- Shortage (2)
- Bank reserves (4)
- Fuel (2)
- Economy of Sri Lanka (7)
- Sri Lanka Tea (6)
- Tourism (7)
- Sri Lanka Quality Tea (6)
- Sri Lanka Tourism (7)
- Sri Lanka Cricket (6)
- Sri Lanka Hotels (6)
- Sri Lanka Elections (6)
- Hiru Tv (2)
- ITN News (7)
- Shakthi Tv (2)