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Hatch has joined forces with Draper Startup House to unveil Colombo’s first-ever co-living space. The space marks the first phase of Hatch’s strategic partnership with Draper Startup House, and was officially opened by Silicon Valley billionaire investor Tim Draper during his recent visit to Sri Lanka. Through this initiative, Hatch serves to encourage digital nomad […]
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Sri Lanka’s tea production is expected to fully recover next year after last year’s drop, the country’s Environment Minister Naseer Ahamed said.The post Sri Lanka tea industry to fully recover next year, says minister appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
By Noah Berman A wave of darkness engulfed Pakistan on January 24 as its aging power grid strained to meet the country’s demand for electricity. The massive outage was the latest in a series of blackouts that have become a chronic symptom of Pakistan’s ailing and climate-vulnerable economy, under duress from devastating natural disasters, a colossal […]
Sri Lanka has secured Japanese assistance to run government hospitals. The Japanese Ambassador Mizukoshi Hideaki yesterday (22) signed an Exchange of Notes, with the Secretary to the Treasury, Mahinda Siriwardana, at the Presidential Secretariat. for a humanitarian grant assistance of USD 46 million in providing diesel fuel for public hospitals, across the country, Earlier, China provided […...
A humanitarian grant of USD 46 million has been granted from Japan to Sri Lanka. Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardena and MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, the Ambassador of Japan, signed an Exchange of Notes to secure the humanitarian grant of USD 46 million. The purpose of the grant is to provide diesel to public […]
Japan has provided a humanitarian grant of USD 46 million to provide diesel fuel to public hospitals throughout Sri Lanka.The post Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka’s Hospitals appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
A humanitarian grant of USD 46 million has been granted from Japan to Sri Lanka. Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardena and MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, the Ambassador of Japan, signed an Exchange of Notes to secure the humanitarian grant of USD 46 million. The purpose of the grant is to provide diesel to public […]
Japan has provided a humanitarian grant of USD 46 million to provide diesel fuel to public hospitals throughout Sri Lanka.The post Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka’s Hospitals appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
By C. A. Chandraprema We now live in a digital world dominated by the social media, where information or disinformation coming through our mobile phones has more to do with forming public opinion than the plainly visible and palpable reality and well-established facts and data. Sri Lanka recently marked the 75th Anniversary of its Independence in […]
Sri Lanka needs to get back to growing its economy. It needs a new push towards development, one that harnesses good ideas and creates wealth for all its citizens. The name of the game is wealth creation – for all. Then governments will have something to tax! But somehow, little Sri Lanka hasn’t quite grasped […]
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised the importance of having a proper plan to strengthen the country’s economy, during a meeting with businessmen and lawyers in the Kandy district.The post Having Proper plan to strengthen Sri Lanka’s economy is important – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
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By Shamindra Ferdinando Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for an end to the practice of spending taxpayers’ money to maintain former Presidents and their spouses. Bankrupt Sri Lanka couldn’t afford to look after political families, MP Dissanayake told a gathering in Colombo on Sunday. Referring to the former first lady […]
Is it a curse to be living in these times in this country? It feels like it is so. For we do not find peace of mind in anything, anywhere. Everything is working against the ordinary citizens of the country. The prices of bare necessities of life like food, fuel, electricity, water, transport, health care, […]
The Election Commission is to file a special motion before the Supreme Court on the difficulties it is facing on holding the Local Government (LG) elections on 9th March. Adequate funds not released by the Treasury, shortage of fuel and delays in printing the ballot papers are some of the issues. The Treasury has informed […]
The beautiful island nation Sri Lanka, also known as ‘the pearl of the Indian ocean’, has been going through its toughest economic crisis since its independence in 1948. Another victim of the vicious ‘debt-trap diplomacy’, Sri Lanka has seen significant growth in Chinese influence in the recent past. While the entire world witnessed the tragedies […]
The economic and financial condition of Sri Lanka is very precarious at the moment. It has been facing the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The Sri Lankan economy is going through a high rate of inflation, a shortage of essential commodities including fuel and medicines, and a depleted foreign exchange reserve insufficient […]
By N Sathiya Moorthy Why blame the politicos alone when almost all independent institutions under the Constitution are confused and are confusing the rest? Though claimed not to be linked to the decision to hold nation-wide Local Government (LG) elections, now notified for 9 March, the resignation of one of the commissioners, Mrs P S […]
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By Saman Indrajith Sri Lanka needs a new Constitution that protects the rights of all citizens, and implementing 13A or 13+ is not a solution to the problems faced by the people, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, addressing Parliament, has said. A referendum should be held, on the new Constitution to be […]
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka is being seen as a harbinger of positive developments and an improved economic and financial situation for the island nation. Jaishankar during his visit to Sri Lanka reasserted India’s pursuit of the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and the belief in not […]
Thursday 9th February, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who presented his government’s policy statement in Parliament, yesterday, sounded like a seasoned insurance sales agent with glib phrases rolling off his experienced tongue; he sought to scare the public and infuse them with hope, at the same time, to sell his policies. The knee-jerk reaction of the […]
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UNICEF has said seven million people in Sri Lanka are in need of humanitarian assistance due to the economic crisis.In its Sri Lanka Humanitarian Situation Report, issued on 02 February, the UN agency said essential services for children such as health, nutrition, and education have been severely impacted by shortages of medicine, food insecurity, lack […]
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Neither the Cardinal, Bishops nor any representative from Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church would participate in the 75th Independence Day celebrations, on Saturday (February 04), as it is a ‘crime’ and waste of funds that is being committed against the citizens of Sri Lanka, Spokesman for the Archdiocese of Colombo, Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando stated.The post Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church to boy...