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[…]The post Army Bigwigs Have Made Shameful Attempts To Bury The Truth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Jobs for another 400 rehabilitated LTE cadres (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. To Reintegrate Over 400 LTTE Members To Society (Category: Breaking News)
- 400 rehabilitated LTTE cadres to be released (Category: Breaking News)
- The Innocent Need Not Fear The Law – Impartial Law, That Is: Australia’s Example (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Why Should We Beg IMF? – When More Than $36 Billion To Be Recovered appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Government Is A ‘Blackhole’: IMF Should Be Worried About The (225+1) (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis Deepens Without Rescue Plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank Independence: Issue To The Fore Again, But Will The Government Have Foresight To Do... (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
The World Bank today assured continued support to help the country navigate economic challenges, implement critical reforms, and chart a path towards a resilient and inclusive recovery. World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Martin Raiser, today concluded a four-day visit to Sri Lanka during which he met with Sri Lanka’s President and Minister of […]
- IMF Executive Board to decide on Sri Lanka’s EFF on March 20 (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank to push for critical reforms in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank suspends financing to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank calls for increased transparency in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Hatch Enters Partnership with Draper Startup House to Strengthen Sri Lanka’s Position as a Start... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch Opens Applications for AccelerateHer 2.0: An Accelerator Program for Budding Female Entrep... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch fund secures investment from Mountain Lion Ventures (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch and Sarvodaya launch “GoviLab” AgriTech Accelerator as part of National Agriculture Transf... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Resisting Elections Will Worsen Dissent appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Preparing The Ground For Early Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Supreme Court Shows Democratic Route To Government (Category: Breaking News)
- New Mandates Before New Amendments (Category: Breaking News)
- Change Flight From Stability With Stagnancy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass – Waiting On IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – III (Category: Breaking News)
by Jehan Perera Government supporters appear to be satisfied at the masterful manner by which they believe they have had the local government elections postponed. They deny there was to be an election to be postponed, at all! They find fault with the Election Commission for not having minutes of the meeting they had to […]
- JVP ready to bring Colombo under siege: AKD (Category: Breaking News)
- Resisting Elections Will Worsen Dissent (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP: Ranil threatening stability of country by trying to put off polls (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP member arrested over foreign job scam (Category: Breaking News)
The European Investment Bank (EIB) says it is monitoring the offer made to Sri Lanka by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Sri Lanka Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and Head of Mission to the European Union Grace Asirwatham met with Vice President of the European Investment Bank Kris Peeters in Luxembourg. Senior Loan Officer, Public Sector […]
- Bogollagama presents Copy of Letter of Credence to UK FCO (Category: Breaking News)
- Academy of International Business and University of the Pacific sign Memorandum of Understanding (Category: Breaking News)
- BASL concerned over Ranil’s attack on Saliya Pieris (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to be promoted as a market for Chinese cruise ships (Category: Breaking News)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s investment arm, said it will provide Sri Lanka with a $400 million cross-currency swap facility to help fund essential imports.The post World Bank’s IFC to provide Sri Lanka with $400 million financing appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- World Bank s IFC to provide Sri Lanka with $400 million financing (Category: Breaking News)
- IFC to provide $400 million to banks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s workers’ remittances exceed USD 400 Million in January 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is to provide $400 million to three of Sri Lanka’s leading national banks to help facilitate imports of essential goods. IFC said it will support the private sector with critical financing, contributing to the country’s urgent need to stabilize the economy. Sri Lanka has been facing its worst economic crisis […]
- World Bank’s IFC to provide Sri Lanka with $400 million financing (Category: Breaking News)
- IFC to support Sri Lanka’s reforms and growth agenda (Category: Breaking News)
- Using the Indian Rupee for economic transactions will have positive impact on the tourism and ho... (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s long-term local-currency IDR to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Selling Our Troubles In Bankrupt Times – Sri Lanka’s Anarchism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Love Him Or Hate Him: Only Ranil Wickremesinghe Has The Depth Of Mind To Focus On Future Directi... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Dog’s Case of Professor Ashu & Hirunika’s Indiscretion (Category: Breaking News)
- Strikes & Protests: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once To Block The IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Taxing Times (Category: Breaking News)
demands to know why UNP submitted nominations By Shamindra Ferdinando SJB mayoral candidate for the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Mujibur Rahuman yesterday denied President Ranil Wickremesinghe having asked him not to quit Parliament to contest the forthcoming local government polls. MP Rahuman resigned on 01 Jan. The former Colombo District MP said so in response to […]
- SJB asks whether govt. decided to do away with LG elections (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB: Has Prez made LG polls disappear? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bid to use private member’s motion to put off LG polls alleged (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB demands LG polls instead of conference on ‘local governance’ (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Economy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Evil Is Not Mere Money Printing, But Unbridled Government Expenditure (Category: Breaking News)
- The Role Of National Defence In A Crisis-Ridden Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
- Citizens Should Be Aware Of The Burden Of Total Government Expenditure (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Why Are The Tamils Of The North & East Wanting To Live Separately From The Sinhalese? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Unitary Constitution For Sri Lanka Would Be Purposeless (Category: Breaking News)
- Abolition Of The Provincial Councils System: Reply To Milinda Moragoda’s Utterance (Category: Breaking News)
- Do The Sinhalese People Live On Mars? Who Is Telling The Truth? (Category: Breaking News)
- What Problems The Tamils Are Having In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Aragalaya’s Unfinished Business appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anti-Terrorism Act To Prevent System Change (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative (Category: Breaking News)
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Taxing Times appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Still On The Rotten Bridge (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Beyond 22 (Category: Breaking News)
- Selling Our Troubles In Bankrupt Times – Sri Lanka’s Anarchism (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s so-called disclosure that the Election Commission (EC) had not declared the local government election (LGE) legally, smacks of political skull-drudgery of a kind that his name h as evinced through much of his long political career. As the Head of State and Government, and also the senior-most parliamentarian […]
- So, what if the government’s voter-base has dwindled… (Category: Breaking News)
- An Independence Day fete Ranil may still like to forget (Category: Breaking News)
- President accused of acting like Pusswedilla (Category: Breaking News)
- Humanitarian grant of USD 46 million from Japan to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday called for ‘timely and orderly processes’ under common framework with regards to Sri Lanka’s debt resolution. The island nation faced severe economic crisis which resulted in high debt.The post IMF calls for ‘timely and orderly processes’ of debt resolution for Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lan...
- IMF chief seeks timely resolution of Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF calls for timely and orderly processes of debt resolution for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF chief Georgieva cites ‘fruitful exchange’ with China on debt issues (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka a ‘warning sign’ for countries with high debt levels and limited policy space – IMF (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday called for timely and orderly processes under common framework with regards to Sri Lanka s debt resolution. The island nation faced severe economic crisis which resulted in high debt.
Sri Lanka is among six countries due to be reviewed in the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The 137th session will begin tomorrow (Feb. 27) and continue till March 24 will review the State reports of Sri Lanka, Peru, Panama, Egypt, […]
Demands local elections be held The Church of Ceylon on Friday said that they are deeply concerned with the deteriorating situation in the country with regard to governance and the erosion of public confidence in the democratic process. “We are all aware that the country was rendered bankrupt due to policy blunders, corruption, waste and […]
- All 225 sitting MPs must share the blame for the present crisis: Ranatunga (Category: Breaking News)
- Paddy cultivators complain of exploitation by traders (Category: Breaking News)
- CMLS calls for talks with trade unions (Category: Breaking News)
- Two ex-Presidents say people will find it impossible to live under new VAT regime (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Partnership Between NPP & JVP Must Be Emboldened appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- NM’s Heritage: Upsurge Of Religious Despotism In Sri Lanka: Can The JVP Withstand Sinhala-Buddhi... (Category: Breaking News)
- To Be Realistic, There Are Only Two Options (Category: Breaking News)
- Waiting For Godot: Can Some Developing Nations Unite & Transform The Planet? (Category: Breaking News)
China Daily: Sri Lanka is set to receive its first group of post-pandemic Chinese tourists after becoming one of the first 20 countries to resume the organization of outbound group tourists from China since COVID-19. Their flight will depart from the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on March 3. “We are expecting Chinese tourists to come […]
- Sri Lanka to receive first group of post-pandemic Chinese tourists in March (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourists suffer as industry bureaucracy is in knots (Category: Breaking News)
- CP frowns on govt.’s handling of Chinese ship issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka on China-IMF agenda (Category: Breaking News)
The Church of Ceylon has said it is deeply concerned with the deteriorating situation in the country with regard to governance and the erosion of public confidence in the democratic process. The Church of Ceylong has, in a media statement, said: “We are all aware that the country was rendered bankrupt due to policy blunders, […]
- ‘Queen Elizabeth II had close links with Church of Ceylon’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal asks whose Independence was celebrated yesterday (Category: Breaking News)
- Church of Ceylon slams govt. for undermining SL’s democratic fabric (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan bishops seek support for needy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Should The Country Be Governed By As Sangha Says?: A Rejoinder appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Should A Country Be Governed By As Sangha Says? (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Kurundi: A Runway To ’56? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinhala-Buddhism & The Nation State Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Indrajith SBJB MP Harsha de Silva said that he had asked the Gotabaya Rajapaksa administration to seek IMF assistance in 2020. “At that time a U.S dollar was selling at Rs 200. The interest rates were around six percent. Inflation was around six percent. The situation is completely different today. Our interest rates […]
- Harsha accuses govt. of being secretive about debt negotiations with international commercial cr... (Category: Breaking News)
- Domestic debt restructuring: Harsha insists money belonging to EPF members must be safeguarded (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka on China-IMF agenda (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha predicts 18 % VAT will have devastating effect on farming (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Uphold The People’s Right To Franchise appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Civil Society Condemns Abuse Of ICCPR (Category: Breaking News)
- Online Safety Bill & Anti-Terror Bill – Law Making To End Democracy & Fundamental Rights Of Sri... (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop Intimidating The Judiciary, End Undermining Democracy, Hold Elections! (Category: Breaking News)
The UN Human Rights Committee will hold its upcoming session from 27 February to 24 March, during which it will review Egypt, Turkmenistan, Zambia, Peru, Sri Lanka and Panama. The six parties are among the 173 members of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the […]
- UN experts call on Sri Lanka to suspend ‘Yukthiya’ anti-drug operation (Category: Breaking News)
- Impunity in Sri Lanka to be raised at UN Human Rights Council (Category: Breaking News)
- UN raises concerns over two Bills in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s 6th Periodic Review under the ICCPR to be held in Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka, amongst five other countries, is due to be reviewed in the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
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 […]
- Pakistan: Imran Khan’s high-stakes election gamble (Category: Breaking News)
- Does The Proposed Contempt Of Court Bill Amount To 23rd Amendment To The Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s space success linked with its larger political, diplomatic goals: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian embassy in Kuwait organises beach cleaning drive, 500 volunteers take part (Category: Breaking News)
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