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President Wickremesinghe through interim budget expects 2.5 million tourists in 2023.
- Spending Plan (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to issue development bonds to cover the costs of the first quarter of 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka can earn more targeting experiences, sustainability (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s president to cut spending in interim budget (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on an emergency loan to the crisis-hit country and a formal announcement will be made on Thursday, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.The post Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes staff-level pact with IMF on loan – sources appeared first on ONLANKA News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - S...
- Sri Lanka’s revenue shortfall concerns IMF team – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, IMF reach preliminary agreement on emergency loan- reports (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF delegation to arrive in Sri Lanka on Thursday (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF staff to visit Sri Lanka in September for first programme review (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on an emergency loan to the crisis-hit country and a formal announcement will be made on Thursday, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The island nation, struggling with its worst economic crisisin more than seven decades, had sought up […]
- IMF insists no talks with Sri Lanka on digital services tax (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF ready to support Sri Lanka’s discussions with bondholders (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF begins talks in Sri Lanka in attempt to reach deal (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s offer not sufficient for IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
Wickremesinghe is budgeting in a sea of monetary instability
- Sri Lanka tax revenues grow 29-pct up to May amid inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s tragedy and the lost wisdom of D S Senanayake on money printing (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka banks cut foreign borrowings, see more deposit dollarization (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka plans to cut deficit to 6.8-pct of GDP in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
By CHANDRA FERNANDO Educational Consultant, USA The last few months of this year have been a time of great anxiety and much hardship for the people of Sri Lanka. No matter on which side of the political divide one stands, common problems converge into a cloud of nervousness, unease and uncertainty. Sri Lankans have not […]
- Women and children the most affected by Lanka’s economic crisis – ESCAP (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan women to protest today over the sexual abuse against women and children (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt may consider hangwomen if execution starts: State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Kalkudah to Arugam Bay and some canny decision making by JRJ (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 31st August, 2022 Trade unions in the power and energy sectors are up in arms against a government move to restructure the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). They would have the public believe that the blame for the staggering losses the two institutions have been incurring should be laid […]
- Corporate sector offers policymakers a blueprint for CPC reform (Category: Breaking News)
- Armed soldiers forcing CPC employees to act against their will – Unions (Category: Breaking News)
- Remedy worse than malady? (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt.’s strong-arm tactics bound to fail, say petroleum unions (Category: Breaking News)
"If there is no flour, we simply cannot produce,” said Jayawardena.
- Sri Lanka’s bakers call for price controls on wheat flour after hurting egg farmers (Category: Breaking News)
- It’s a matter of ‘two quid of betel’-Wimal (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s bakers, candy makers urge govt. to impose price controls; allow imports (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Acute shortage for wheat flour in Colombo due to price hike (Category: Breaking News)
He said the new mechanism, upon its completion, will also ensure that transparent laws and systems are in place.
- Ensure integrity of nominations to Constitutional Council: Sri Lanka Bar Association (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin congratulates Sri Lanka president; looks to foster bilateral cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- Political stability will help Sri Lanka turn a corner, president tells WSJ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s gazetted 22nd amendment bill is a diluted version of itself: CPA (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy After a steep, 75-per cent hike in power-tariffs, the government has now announced increased charges for water and drainage charges. Though brought down after a steeper increase at the peak of fuel-shortage, the transport fares too are not going to be the same even as much as they had become in […]
- Ranil leading talks to form all-party Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet to resign after agreement reached on all-party Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Government to provide free food to 10% of the population (Category: Breaking News)
- President wants uninterrupted power (Category: Breaking News)
Fuel shortages drive power cuts despite coal plant
- Sri Lanka schedules power cuts of 3 hours for August 27, 28 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka schedules power cuts of three hours for August 26 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka schedules power cuts of 3 hours for August 25 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka schedules three hour power cuts for August 24 (Category: Breaking News)
Requests the public not to distress unnecessarily
- Gas muzzlers (Category: Technology)
- Why 'feed' a car? (Category: Technology)
- 'Miracle material' (Category: Technology)
- Gas Only (Category: Business)
Motorists see queues again as many filling stations have run out of fuel stocks.
- Additional fuel to be dispatched to reduce queues (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel queues seen outside several filling stations in Sri Lanka as schools reopen (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 300 filling stations temporarily closed in Sri Lanka after new payment system (Category: Breaking News)
- Mob sets Sri Lanka fuel station owner’s house on fire amid petrol queues (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is facing a looming food shortage after ban on fertilizer import
- Refugee Support (Category: Business)
- Food Deal (Category: Business)
- Food Acquisition (Category: Business)
- Food Oppression (Category: Business)
Diesel was in short supply, CPC has begun fuel distribution, Kumara Rajapakshe, Chairman of the Gas Station Owners’ Association, said yesterday.He added that a number of gas stations were now closed temporarily due to fuel shortages. Due to the diesel shortage, fewer than 50% buses were operational on Thursday, Sri Lanka Private Bus Operators Association […]
- Pump confusion destroys diesels (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Strict action against anyone found guilty (Category: Breaking News)
- 2021 Cadillac Escalade Diesel first drive review: Oil tycoon - Roadshow (Category: Technology)
- 2021 Cadillac Escalade Diesel first drive review: Oil tycoon - Roadshow (Category: Technology)
The United Kingdom (UK) has relaxed the travel advice on Sri Lanka. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said that the UK no longer advises against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka. The updated travel advice notes that Sri Lanka is experiencing a severe economic crisis which has led to shortages of basic necessities including […]
- Some countries maintain travel advice on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Some countries maintain travel advice on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK relaxes travel advice on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka cross 200,000 in December (Category: Breaking News)
"This is a positive step and I am positive that the winter tourism season will perform well."
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
The UK government today (August 26) relaxed travel restrictions on Sri Lanka, stating that it no longer advises against all but essential travel to the island nation.The post United Kingdom relaxes travel restrictions on Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- United Kingdom expresses concern over Prevention of Terrorism Act (Category: Breaking News)
- UK revises travel advisory on Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- No decision reached to impose travel restrictions in Western Province (Category: Breaking News)
- No decision reached to impose travel restrictions in Western Province (Category: Breaking News)
The UK no longer advises against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka
- Normal Status (Category: Business)
- Travel Show (Category: Business)
- UK revises travel advisory on Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Travel Destination (Category: Business)
Energy Minister says not to panic as plenty of stocks on the way Only 50% of private buses will be operational from today (26), Lanka Private Bus Operators Association (LPBOA) head Gemunu Wijeratne said yesterday addressing the media. Wijeratne said that there seemed to be a diesel shortage in the country. “We have not got […]
- Diesel shortage persists (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka selects new suppliers for fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- Private bus owners request fare hike (Category: Breaking News)
- LPBOA demands bus fare hike (Category: Breaking News)
As of August 23 more than six million vehicles have signed up for the QR system.
- Sri Lanka orders additional fuel stocks to smooth distribution amid shortage fears (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to fully implement QR code system in fuel rationing from Aug. 1 (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka IOC suspends Sri Lanka’s fuel token system (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka started issuing fuel only for National Fuel Pass holders from today (August 1) (Category: Breaking News)
Yala cultivation of 512,000 ha would be record
- Sri Lanka mulls using imported rice for animal feed to keep farmgate prices up (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Paddy Marketing Board to issue 10,000MT of rice monthly to “destroy” monopoly (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka to supply fertilizer at 25-pct cost amid looming food shortage (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sees unexpectedly higher Yala rice cultivation: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday for talks to finalise a bailout package, including restructuring debt of about $29 billion, amid the nation's worst financial crisis in more than seven decades.The post IMF team to holds talks with crisis-hit Sri Lanka on debt restructuring appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Update...
- Sri Lanka’s revenue shortfall concerns IMF team – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s talks with creditors ongoing, unaware of specific deals – IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes staff-level pact with IMF on loan – sources (Category: Breaking News)
A circular has been issued summoning all public sector employees to work all five days as before, with effect from today (August 24).The post Public sector employees required to report for duty on all five days appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- Special announcement on public sector salary payments for January (Category: Breaking News)
- No more holidays for state employees on Fridays (Category: Breaking News)
- Advance cash payment up to Rs. 4,000 for Government employees (Category: Breaking News)
- Circular issued for state sector workers on taking no-pay leave for foreign jobs (Category: Breaking News)
There's a threat to information and the security of data due to outdated technology and a shortage of qualified staff.
[…]The post Reliance On Repression Will Worsen Current Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Criminalising Public Protest Will Only Delay The Inevitable (Category: Breaking News)
- Pardons & Amnesties To Heal The Divided Nation (Category: Breaking News)
- Non-Consultative Business As Usual Approach Belittles Nation Crises That Cry For Priority (Category: Breaking News)
- Calibrating The Time & Mode Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
Huawei launched Asia Pacific Seeds for the Future 2022 in collaboration with ASEAN Foundation and Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). From August 19 to 27, the program will bring together 120 outstanding students from 16 countries including Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Phillipines across the Asia Pacific […]
- President Wickremesinghe visits Huawei Company in China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President inked agreement with Huawei company for digitization of Sri Lanka’s schools (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks to work closer with ASEAN (Category: Breaking News)
by Jehan Perera Early this year the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amended the Prevention of Terrorism law. It accepted the position that the law was in violation of international standards and wanted to show it was committed to improving its human rights record. The ground was set to mitigate the pressures from the UN […]
- Spirit of magnanimity to accompany national problem solving (Category: Breaking News)
- New administration fails to reverse damaging policies of its predecessor (Category: Breaking News)
- A first indication of readiness to go on a new path (Category: Breaking News)
- Restoration of moral legitimacy is essential (Category: Breaking News)
Kerosene was out of stock in the market as Sri Lanka’s sole oil refinery that produced kerosene remained shut.
- Sri Lanka to make cash transfers to the those hit hard by record kerosene price hike (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to market price kerosene, give cash grant to needy: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Crop Collapse (Category: Business)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes medicine prices (Category: Breaking News)
A local refinery began production on August 20 after being closed for months
A second ship carrying 120,000mt crude oil is expected on the following week.
- Forex shortage for crude import forces Sri Lanka to close refinery, but fuel supply intact: mins... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery to recommence operations (Category: Breaking News)
- No discussion with Lanka IOC on refinery upgrade: Susil (Category: Breaking News)
- We've had no talks on refinery revamp, says Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
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