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Beijing [China], April 28 (ANI): China has not yet completely escaped the recession brought about by its zero-Covid policy. To prevent the economy from stalling again, President Xi Jinping must steadily implement policies that do not rattle consumers and businesses, Asia Nikkei reported. China’s gross domestic product for the January-March period of 2023 grew 4.5 […]
- Mayor's free trip could slug voters (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Dragon Force (Category: Business)
- China s ageing population threatens switch to new economic growth model (Category: Breaking News)
- Harrabin's Notes (Category: Technology)
Sri Lanka can be put on the path to prosperity if the debt can be made sustainable by implementing the IMF-supported program properly, the Director of Asia & Pacific Department of the IMF Krishna Srinivasan says.The post Sri Lanka can be on path to prosperity if debt sustainability achieved – IMF appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- IMF confident Sri Lanka can be put on the path to prosperity (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka can be on path to prosperity if debt sustainability is achieved - IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF does not support providing subsidies to everyone in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF board poised to approve $2.9 billion Sri Lanka bailout (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka expects to host 1.55 million visitors and earn 2.7 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($8.4 million) in much-needed tourism revenue this year, as it maps a road to the recovery of its tourism sector amid its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka expects cash infusion from 1.5 million tourists in 2023 for crisis-hit economy appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines ...
- Sri Lanka looks to adventure travel to attract ‘quality’ tourists and help rebuild economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian cruise ship to launch operations to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Analysis: A year later, Sri Lanka’s tentative economic recovery eludes the poor (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka cross 200,000 in December (Category: Breaking News)
Australia’s Defence Force is set to forge closer military ties with Sri Lanka and other countries in the north-east Indian Ocean, as the federal government weighs human rights concerns against urgent regional security fears. Following the new Defence Strategic Review, published in abridged declassified form last week, the government is preparing to expand the longstanding […]
- US, Australia focus on maintaining free, open Indo-Pacific with eye on China (Category: Breaking News)
- Have China’s Pacific ambitions been thwarted? (Category: Breaking News)
- US Deputy Secretary of Defense to speak at Galle Dialogue (Category: Business)
- India bolsters military and economic ties with the US and Europe amidst China’s aggression in In... (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita Hospitals in Sri Lanka’s urban centres, too, will struggle to deliver healthcare as a large number of healthcare workers, from doctors to nurses, are leaving the country, says Education Secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Pubudu Jayagoda. Addressing the media, in Colombo, Jagoda said the dramatic increase in the PAYE tax, […]
- FSP accuses President of taking country on 1977 path to disaster (Category: Breaking News)
- Without investment into laboratories, SL will be plagued by low quality medicine – Expert (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. accused of giving Indian companies access to Lankans’ biometrics (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Health sector heading for total breakdown’ (Category: Breaking News)
By Kamal Bogoda More than 350 doctors had left the country for foreign jobs during the past nine months without obtaining leave, Dr. Priyantha Atapattu, Director of Tertiary Care Services told The Island yesterday. “352 doctors have left without informing us. We have issued the vacation of post notices and sent them to those doctors […]
- JVP: 300 doctors who completed internship have not accepted appointments (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim order on compulsory retirement of doctors, specialists extended (Category: Breaking News)
- Doctors across the island to stage protest today (Category: Breaking News)
- Court orders to extend govt specialist doctors retirement age to 63 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will push NSW’s public prosecutor to pay legal costs after being made to wait another two weeks to submit a plea for rape charges.The post Sexual assault trial against Danushka Gunathilaka hit by delay appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka Cricket hires new lawyers for Dhanushka Gunathilaka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka suspend Danushka Gunathilaka after arrest over alleged sexual assault (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka charged with alleged sexual assault of woman in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka accused of rape returns to court as new details emerge (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will push NSW’s public prosecutor to pay legal costs after being made to wait another two weeks to submit a plea for rape charges. The 32-year-old is facing four counts of sexual intercourse without consent while in Sydney for the T20 World Cup. After matching on Tinder, meeting up for […]
- Danushka attempting to reach settlement with rape victim (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka allowed to use WhatsApp and go out at night in Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunathilaka appears in court via video link to face sex assault charges (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to take stern action if Danushka found guilty (Category: Breaking News)
Adventure tourism is playing a key role in helping Sri Lanka rebuild its economy after a turbulent few years for the South Asian nation.The post Sri Lanka looks to adventure travel to attract ‘quality’ tourists and help rebuild economy appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka looks to adventure travel to attract quality tourists and help rebuild economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka approves visa-free entry for tourists from 07 countries (Category: Breaking News)
- Driving Adventure (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Tourism ready for tourists (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 4th May, 2023 Government politicians, save perhaps a few, and their backers are still cock-a-hoop over the IMF bailout which they naively think is a kind of economic panacea. They went so far as to paint the town red when the IMF approved the much-awaited extended fund facility, in March, lighting as they did […]
- Cabinet nod for President’s proposal to make Parliament underwrite foreign investment agreements (Category: Breaking News)
- Hot Hand (Category: Business)
- Sirisena boasts of his successful foreign policy to current rulers (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez: Cumbersome investment laws to be revised to make country attractive to investors (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka had not taken a final decision on domestic debt restructuring, Cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena said on Wednesday. Addressing the media in Colombo, he said that the government was discussing with economists and other stakeholders ways and means of restructuring the domestic debt. Gunawardena said Sri Lanka had not even finalised […]
- Foreign debt restructuring not feasible without domestic debt restructuring  Fin. Sec. (Category: Breaking News)
- Inland Revenue and Appropriation Acts to be amended in line with debt restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. still undecided about domestic debt restructuring methods (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s domestic debt won’t be restructured – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's apparel export earnings could slump by $1 billion this year, a top industry expert said on Wednesday, as slowing global demand hits the crisis-hit South Asian country.The post Sri Lanka apparel exports to drop by $1 billion in 2023, trade body says appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- October sees 20% decline in apparel exports from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Trade Performance (Category: Business)
- Trade Trends (Category: Business)
- ‘Europe, SL’s biggest apparel market’ (Category: Breaking News)
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to adopt a new formula to calculate the feeding tariff for Renewable Energy projects to encourage more investments to the sector, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said today (May 03).The post Cabinet approval granted for feeding tariff formula for Renewable Energy projects appeared first on Sri Lanka ...
- Cabinet green-lights new CEB feeding tariff formula (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet nod to implement cost-reflective electricity tariff formula (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet green-lighted electricity tariff hike - CEB (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet approval granted for Ceylon Electricity Board restructuring road map (Category: Breaking News)
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry met with the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB), Masatsugu Asakawa in Seoul, Republic of Korea during the 56th Annual Meeting of the ADB.The post Sri Lanka seeks Asian Development Bank support in digitalization, agriculture appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- ADB chief commends Sri Lanka s efforts, pledges further support (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President proposes ADB to establish International University on Climate Change in Sri... (Category: Breaking News)
- Asian Development Bank vows more help for crisis-hit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez proposes establishment of Climate Change Uni in SL (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF, ATA & RW’s Consolidation (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP & Its Critics (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic Stability With SOE Reforms Need System Change (Category: Breaking News)
#8203;Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry has held a cordial discussion with India s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today (May 03).
Factum Sri Lanka, an Asia-Pacific focused think-tank on foreign policy, in partnership with The Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) and The Baani Centre for International Policy, Maldives, held a Trilateral Dialogue on Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean in Colombo on April 30, 2023. The Dialogue was held in the backdrop of […]
Retired Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda has, in a letter to US Ambassador Julie Chung, challenged the legality of the US decision to blacklist him in violation of the principle of natural justice. Referring to media disclosure that Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry, PC, had been informed of the blacklisting ahead of the US […]
- Exercise your fundamental rights peacefully,IGP urges the public (Category: Breaking News)
- Lawyers Collective flays Tiran, Deshabandu (Category: Breaking News)
- US asks Lanka to hold LG polls without further delay (Category: Breaking News)
- BASL condemns attempts to curtail citizens’ right to seek redress from Supreme Court (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 3rd May, 2023 China has manoeuvred astutely to overshadow the IMF in Sri Lanka. It is never tired of waiting until the time is opportune for action. When Sri Lanka was left with no alternative but to go cap in hand to the IMF, last year, many thought that the western bloc and India […]
- India monitoring reports of Chinese vessel s planned visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China defends military ship s planned visit to Sri Lanka as India voices concern (Category: Breaking News)
- China asks India to stop disturbing its exchange with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha hints at Chinese hurdle in debt relief talks (Category: Breaking News)
Inspector Nishantha Silva, who investigated disappearances blamed on the Navy, fled the country in late Nov. 2019. The CID officer secured political asylum in Switzerland with the blessings of the Switzerland embassy in Colombo. The failed bid by Swiss embassy employee, Garnier Francis (ex- Siriyalatha Perera) to leave for Switzerland after implicating security authorities with […]
- US blacklists Karannagoda on the basis of findings of NGOs, ‘independent investigations’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Oversight Committee on National Security condemns blacklisting of Karannagoda (Category: Breaking News)
- US designates Wasantha Karannagoda for human rights violations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka regrets decision by US to designate Karannagoda (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Dilemma: Individual Liberties Or Economic Development – A Response appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka’s Dilemma: Individual Liberties Or Economic Development? (Category: Breaking News)
- Country Has Fallen Due To The Socialist Thinking (Category: Breaking News)
- Second Aragalaya In The Making (Category: Breaking News)
- People Called On To Play Direct Role To Sustain Democracy (Category: Breaking News)
The Asian Development Bank pledged to continue engagement with Sri Lanka with renewed vigour in a variety of areas. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry met with the President of Asian Development Bank, Masatsugu Asakawa in Seoul, Republic of Korea during the 56th Annual Meeting of the ADB. The Minister expressed Sri Lanka’s gratitude for the excellent […]
- Emirates to promote Sri Lanka as ideal destination for travellers (Category: Breaking News)
- India extends tenure of USD 1 billion credit facility provided to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK official holds talks with wide range of stakeholders in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Deputy Managing Director to have talks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Dialog, Axiata Group and Bharti Airtel Limited have entered into a binding term sheet to combine operations of Bharti Airtel Lanka (Private) Limited, Airtel’s wholly-owned subsidiary with Dialog, a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad. The proposed transaction envisages Airtel being granted a stake in Dialog, representing the fair value of Airtel Lanka. Airtel would accordingly […]
- Dialog and Airtel to combine operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog Axiata signs deal to acquire Bharti Airtel’s Sri Lanka operations (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog Axiata to acquire Bharti Airtel’s telecom operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog Axiata and Airtel to combine operations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry has spoken on Sri Lanka s debt restructuring process, stating that encouraging signs have been seen thus far, although Sri Lanka is not completely out of the woods .
Sri Lanka says triangular cooperation can be a major catalyst to help countries of the global south leapfrog in their development journey and adapt solutions to address climate, health, energy, food security and other challenges. The Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York, Mohan Pieris, was appointed by acclamation to […]
- Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Sri Lanka for talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka for joint commission talks (Category: Breaking News)
- US Navy ship USS Anchorage arrives in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka accuses UNHRC of being politicized (Category: Breaking News)
Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Tuesday met Sri Lanka s top military leaders and exchanged views on several matters of bilateral importance, while recalling the longstanding friendship between the two countries, amid China s growing influence in the island nation.
- Cellco Chief (Category: Business)
- Police to report Fargo bar to liquor control board for violating pandemic rules (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Police to report Fargo bar to liquor control board for violating pandemic rules (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Police to report Fargo bar to liquor control board for violating pandemic rules (Category: USA, North Dakota)
Eight Sri Lankans were among the crew released by the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Port Harcourt on April 28, 2023, along with the vessel M/T Heroic Idun, which was under detention over disputed oil smuggling allegations, since August 2022 in Nigeria and the Equatorial Guinea, the Foreign Ministry said today. The out-of-court settlement […]
- India extends tenure of USD 1 billion credit facility provided to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan born Aussie Gold Medalist wanted to withdraw from games (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy recovers more bodies from Chinese ship (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka monitors welfare of crew aboard vessel detained by Nigeria (Category: Breaking News)
Feelo, a Sri Lankan startup company that offers unique experiential packages, has announced its first investor partnership just four months into business. The company’s first investor, Ales Ryp, is a Czech entrepreneur and venture capitalist known for his work with Czech-based online experience platform, Slevomat. The partnership marks a significant milestone for Feelo, demonstrating investor [...
- Transforming towards broadband Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Festival 2011 in Tokyo in September (Category: Business)
- SLT Broadband enhances web with four times faster speed (Category: Business)
- Unilever launches Lakmé Fruit Blast face wash (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the United National Party (UNP) May Day celebrations held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo yesterday (May 01) through video technology.The post Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- Government’s objective is to develop Sri Lanka as a thriving nation by 2048 (Category: Breaking News)
- Let us collectively join hands to make 2048 the year of development in Sri Lanka – President (Category: Breaking News)
- President to intensify focus on national unity, youth aspirations (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections will be held in accordance with the Constitution, Presidential poll in 2024 – President (Category: Breaking News)
A Chinese state-owned firm said on Monday it plans to take its investment in Sri Lanka to $2 billion by building a major logistics hub.The post Chinese state-owned firm to build major Sri Lanka port complex appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- Chinese state-owned firm to build major Sri Lanka port complex (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to build South Asia s largest logistics complex at Colombo Port (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s top option for next naval base is Sri Lanka – report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to OK Sinopec’s $4.5 billion refinery proposal on Monday – minister (Category: Breaking News)
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