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On 19 April, Indians will begin choosing a new parliament for the next five years, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third consecutive term. Opinion polls put his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies ahead. They are up against the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (India), which groups more than two dozen opposition […]
Sri Lanka has failed to strike an agreement on restructuring about US$12 billion of debt with its bondholders, the Government said on Tuesday (Apr 16). “The steering committee did not agree to extension of restricted discussions,” it said in a regulatory filing. Following talks with bondholders on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and […]
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A statement by academics of the university system We are in the midst of an existentially threatening economic crisis. With an ever-increasing debt burden and low economic prospects, we continue to grapple with uncertain economic futures and related social and political distresses. As university teachers, we are concerned about the multiplicity of recent proposals seeking […]
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The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual flagship economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) for April 2024, forecasts moderate growth in Sri Lanka’s economy of 1.9% in 2024 and 2.5% in 2025, following two consecutive years of contraction.The post Sri Lanka shows signs of recovery but must maintain reform momentum: ADB appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and ...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says Sri Lanka must continue to implement reforms to address the underlying causes of the economic crisis and lay the foundation for fostering sustainable recovery. The ADB’s annual flagship economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2024, forecasts Sri Lanka’s economy to record moderate growth of 1.9% in 2024 […]
India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has extended invitations to political parties from 25 countries, including Sri Lanka, to witness the Indian elections and the accompanying campaigning. The invitations, which have been dispatched to political parties from both ruling and opposition factions across the globe, include representatives from various regions such as Africa, Europe, and [...
A response to the ‘Anatomy of a movement: Jathika Chinthanaya’ by Dr. Sumedha S. Amarasekara This article is a response to the question- ‘If the failure of the left was what portended Jathika Chinthanaya, what would the sterility and decay of Jathika Chinthanaya portend?’ asked by Uditha Devapriya (UD) at the end of his article: […]
The ban on vehicle imports to Sri Lanka is likely to be lifted in 2025, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said. The ban was imposed during the economic crisis to prevent Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves from depleting. The ban was later relaxed for certain sectors, especially the tourism […]
The UK government has tweaked its travel advice for Sri Lanka, but campaigners believe further changes are still required.The post UK travel advice tweaks for Sri Lanka ‘still unfair’ appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya Since their visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government in February, leaders of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-led National People’s Power coalition have become the poster-boys and girls of a complicated Sri Lankan political landscape, in a pre-election period. The once-marginal parliamentary group’s leader is now viewed as a potential […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe participating at the “Let’s Start with Me” Kandy District Youth Conference held at the President’s House, Kandy on Sunday (07) stated that the legislation pertaining to the establishment of the new economy will be presented to Parliament in May and approved by June. Elaborating further, the President said: “If we fail to […]
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Sri Lanka and Estonia convened the inaugural bilateral political consultations at senior official level in Colombo. The consultations focused on consolidating bilateral relations and identifying new areas for cooperation between the two countries. Potential for both public and private sector collaborations in ICT and e-governance was the high point of the discussion as Estonia is […]
Colombo has demonstrated its own brand of strategic autonomy on issues from Russia’s war in Ukraine to China’s global footprint By Michael Kugelman Most South Asian governments tend to have nonaligned foreign policies, balancing their relations with major powers. This maximizes their diplomatic flexibility and ability to operate independently on the world stage, also known as […]
Mr. Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon, President Director General of Community Affairs, stated that between President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s assumption of office and February 2024, the Government of Sri Lanka has settled a total of US$ 1909.7 million in foreign debt and interest payments.The post Sri Lanka settles $1.9 Billion in Foreign Debt and Interest Payments: Official Statement appeared first on ONLA...
By N Sathiya Moorthy It is inevitable that in the heat of an electoral battle, neighbours get mentioned, if not hurt. It is election time in India, to be followed by one or two in Sri Lanka – for the presidency and Parliament, though which would come first is known only to Mr God and President […]
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The number of scams in Singapore hit a record high in 2023, Home Minister K Shanmugam said, adding that the country saw a rise of 18 percent in duping cases against migrants, many of whom are from India and Sri Lanka.The post 500 maids in Singapore duped in 2023 are from India, Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media, Dr. Bandula Gunawardena, has stressed that any alteration, even as small as one-tenth, to the on-going government program spearheaded by President Ranil Wickremesinghe could pose a significant threat to the stability of the country once more. Despite numerous reports indicating an increase in poverty among the country’s most vulnerable, the minister ...
Wednesday 3rd April, 2024 Leader of the National Freedom Front and dissident SLPP MP Wimal Weerawansa yesterday demanded a parliamentary probe into Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena’s claim that some foreign powers had pressured him (Abeywardena) to take over the executive presidency following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation at the height of Aragalaya in July 2022. Weerawansa […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando Against the backdrop of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena’s quite belated (but better late than never) public confirmation of external interventions in Aragalaya, that led to the overthrow of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government in mid-July 2022, former cashiered Flying Officer Keerthi Ratnayake, with a never-say-die attitude even when odds are overwhelmingly stacked ag...