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[…]The post Taxation Without Accountability Is Not Sustainable appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
by Jehan Perera The increase in the price of petrol and diesel has been accompanied by the removal of the QR Code quota system for the purchase of fuel. The elimination of long lines of vehicles, and people, outside of the fuel stations that existed a year ago is one of the signs of normalisation […]
- Taxation Without Accountability Is Not Sustainable (Category: Breaking News)
- CPA survey claims JVP Leader most popular with 48.5% of those surveyed (Category: Breaking News)
- Joint food security assessment by govt., FAO, WFP next month (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 6 million Lankans need humanitarian assistance – Red Cross (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Good Governance & Economic Development appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Fleas Dream Of Buying A New Dog (Category: Breaking News)
- Opinion Vs Truth (Category: Breaking News)
- Are We Rotting Or Rotten? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Lanka: Dilemmas & Economic Programmes – Do We Consume More Than We Produce? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- The Impact Of The Next Election On The Economic Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Liberal Or Edible Economics: Global Disorder Worst In A Century (Category: Breaking News)
- Liberalism, capitalism & The Hungry Masses: “Edible Economics” Will Need To Restrain Choices (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post An Attempt To Prioritise National Needs appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Responsible Investment Of Borrowed Money; Could This Be A Way Forward? (Category: Breaking News)
- Responsible Investment Of Borrowed Money: Could This Be A Way Forward? (Category: Breaking News)
- Using Vaccines Against Covid Is Far Cheaper & Safer Than Using Local Brews! (Category: Breaking News)
- Using Vaccines Against Covid Is Far Cheaper & Safer Than Using Local Brews! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Who Or What Made Us Insolvent appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Bleeding Hearts & Brave Hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- Brahmins Demand A Debate On Debt (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Elections & Economic Recovery appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Impact Of The Next Election On The Economic Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Resigning Ardern’s ‘Not Enough In The Tank’! Talk, Novel To Sri Lanka! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Jacinda Arden’s Feminist Retirement In A World Of Patriarchal Barnacles (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics & Death Of Sanath Nishantha: Some Sombre Lessons & Reflections (Category: Breaking News)
- Living In A Kleptocracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Taking Dictatorial Steps To Control Public Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 182 Experts Call For Debt Cancellation But Private Investors Play Hardball appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
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- National Evaluation Policy finally set in motion (Category: Breaking News)
- National Tourism Policy gets green light (Category: Breaking News)
- National Policy on Drinking Water and National Policy on Water Security to be implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- A sub-committee under the chairmanship of the Secretary to the President for the purpose of e... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Operation Successful But The Patient Died? Not If People Stand Up! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From “Gota’s War” To War Against Gota; Aragalaya’s Historic Strike! (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Robber Barons Fear The Rejuvenated ‘Aragala’ Spirit! (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024 Election Year; The Perennial Challenge Of Cleaning The Stables For Sri Lanka! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Thank You Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
- Transfer Of Formal Power Vs People Power During Societal Transition (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
The United Kingdom (UK) says it recognises the economic challenges that Sri Lanka is facing. UK Foreign Office Minister Vicky Ford said the UK is closely monitoring the economic situation in Sri Lanka, including foreign exchange data reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan authorities. In a written response to the UK […]
- UK in talks with Paris Club on Sri Lanka issue (Category: Breaking News)
- UK calls for inclusive approach to resolve crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives Speaker to coordinate relief assistance for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Boris Johnson speaks to Ranil about Putin’s barbaric invasion (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Today’s Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What I Wish To See In The NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Never-Ending Political Games; Country Is At Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To All Parliamentarians (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka Tamils: No Choice But To Join GotaGoGama, Stay Put Or Go Abroad appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Church Of Ceylon In Anarchy: Caste & Affirmative Action (Category: Breaking News)
- Identity In Choice: The Problem Caste In Christianity (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamaduru Ethics Or Deontology? The Challenge Before Modern Sri Lankans (Category: Breaking News)
- Minorities Within Minorities Bullied Into Giving-Up Their Right To Convert & Be Converted Religion (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam The United Kingdom (UK) is in talks with Paris Club members on potential solutions to Sri Lanka’s unsustainable debt. The Paris Club is a group of officials from major creditor countries whose role is to find co-ordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary at […]
- UK calls for inclusive approach to resolve crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK recognises economic challenges in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to seek assistance from Paris Club and G7 (Category: Breaking News)
- UK dismayed at use of violence against protesters in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The United Kingdom (UK) has encouraged all sides in Sri Lanka to find a democratic and inclusive approach to resolving the current political and economic challenges. Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the UK, Vicky Ford, said that the UK is closely following the situation in Sri Lanka since the attacks […]
- UK in talks with Paris Club on Sri Lanka issue (Category: Breaking News)
- UK recognises economic challenges in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK working with India to address issues in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK wants Sri Lanka to reduce market access barriers (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Delayed IMF Assistance & The Fertilizer Ban: President Rajapaksa’s “Two Mistakes” That Pauperized Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka on brink of food crisis after economic meltdown (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s president requests help from Indian, Chinese, Middle East envoys – PMD (Category: Breaking News)
- What The President Can Do Before He Goes (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum recommends 10 proposals to overcome food crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post The Choice Of Consensus Or Confrontation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Dimming Prospects Of International Assistance As Confidence In Erodes (Category: Breaking News)
- Accountability Issues & Human Rights Cannot Be Glossed Over (Category: Breaking News)
- Criminalising Public Protest Will Only Delay The Inevitable (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
By Gamini Weerakoon Towards a sustainable corrupt government’ was the title of the skit we wrote on July 5, in this column stressing the importance of ‘sustainability’, the buzz word in politics and economics. In almost every sphere of human activity environment, trade, commerce, education or ADT (Any Damn Thing), ‘sustainability’ is a vital factor. ...
- Gandhi clan blamed for keeping India in poverty (Category: Business)
- Lessons from Telangana - The genie of separation (Category: Business)
- Ailing matriarch Sonia puts Gandhi dynasty at crossroads (Category: Business)
By Gayan Kumara WeerasinghaThe police believe that the suspect involved in the theft of foreign currency and a valuable watch from the residence of Sri Lankan Chairman Nishantha Wickremasingha (also the brother of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa), is said to be a drug addict.
Justice C. V. Wigneswaran, former Judge of the Supreme court of Sri Lanka talks to ‘Daily Mirror’ on the current state of judiciary, countering human rights allegations leveled against Sri Lanka and the reconciliation process after the end of the war. Q: There is a widely held perception that the judiciary of this country is politicised and ...
- If Sarath Fonseka can be trated this way then what could be the plight of ordinary Tamil or Sinh... (Category: Breaking News)
- SC On 22A – Part II: Enhancing The Constitution’s Rigidity (Category: Breaking News)
- The Politicisation Of The Sri Lankan Judiciary (Category: Breaking News)
- 1972: A Historic Opportunity Missed (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Navy has teamed up with the US Navy for training. The purpose is to engage in counter piracy exercises. USS Ford is a United States Naval Ship which had reached the Galle Port on a goodwill visit. It arrived last afternoon. USS Ford is a guided-missile frigate with a length of 136 ...
- Sri Lanka New Navy Commander (Category: Breaking News)
- India to train 100 Sri Lankan student Navy officers (Category: Breaking News)
- Military Moves (Category: Business)
- Another boat arrives off WA coast (Category: Western Australia)
Roads Bring Development Roads, bring forth with it development, Sujeewa Mudalige, senior partner PriceWaterhouseCoopers Sri Lanka, an audit firm, told this reporter. Mudalige, who holds other key appointments such as being the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, said that he has impressed upon Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Ajith ...
- Kurunegala District Women’s Chamber convention to boost floriculture (Category: Business)
- International style footwear and leather show kicks off on Friday (Category: Business)
- Carlyle Group acquires 9% stake in India Infoline (Category: Business)
by Somapala Gunadheera Of late there have been some adverse comments on the failure to downsize the armed forces after the defeat of the LTTE and engagements of soldiers in seemingly infra dig civilian activities. It appears to be in...
- Former Sri Lanka army head denies war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- Allegation of armed forces using cluster munitions baseless - Navy (Category: Breaking News)
- Forces are preparing report against war crime allegations : Army Commander (Category: Breaking News)
By Kelum Bandara and R. Sethuraman Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, after a long period of silence, expressed herself in an exclusive interview with Daily Mirror at her residence in Horagolla. She discussed about her currents activities and future plans in...
- Sinhala symbols, war, peace and ethnic reconciliation in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- The military defeat of the LTTE is by no means a defeat of the Tamil people (Category: Breaking News)
- Moving beyond conflict (Category: Business)
- Tactful Diplomacy Will Bring Durable Solution (Category: Breaking News)
by M.S.Shah Jahan “The Saudi sponsor, who is over 60, suffers from heart conditions. The sponsor’s doctors have advised him to do only 25 percent of his normal work because of his weak heart....
- Lanka looking for new oil options (Category: Breaking News)
- Arab Attraction (Category: Business)
- Blocked (Category: Business)
- No ban from Saudi Arabia on recruitment from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Police arrested a gang that allegedly relieved people returning home from foreign employment via the Katunayake Airport of their valuables having them drugged. They allegedly committed these acts for nearly six months. Katunayake Police arrested the gang of five on Tuesday after a two month surveillance. Police also seized jewellery and Sri Lankan and foreign currency amounting to Rs 2 million fro...
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- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central (Category: USA, Illinois)
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