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[…]The post The Courts Would Be The Better Option For Undemocratic Actions To Be Contested appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- New Mandates Before New Amendments (Category: Breaking News)
- Speeding Up Recovery Requires Consistency (Category: Breaking News)
- Judiciary necessary to protect democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Awaiting The Supreme Court’s Guidance On Elections (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Increasing Social Divide In Globalising Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Privatisation Of Public Assets Under Neoliberal Corporate Capitalism: Modern Evil (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- The Mind Of Junious (A Parable) (Category: Breaking News)
- A führer In The Making (Category: Breaking News)
By Jehan Perera The government has allocated Rs 11 billion in the provisional budget for next year for the presidential elections due in September. This is a positive indication that the government intends to hold those elections. Free and fair elections being held when due is a core concept of a functioning democracy. This was […]
- The Courts Would Be The Better Option For Undemocratic Actions To Be Contested (Category: Breaking News)
- Electoral process also an essential service (Category: Breaking News)
- Eran proposes raising PAYE threshold to Rs 200,000 a month (Category: Breaking News)
- Supreme court nudges govt., to democracy (Category: Breaking News)
Leading tech companies including social media in the world have deeply criticized moves by the Sri Lanka Government to implement regulation of the Internet, stating that "the Bill provides for a draconian system to stifle dissent and Sri Lankans’ rights to expression".The post World’s leading tech companies deeply criticize Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Bill appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka...
- Asia Internet Coalition refutes Public Security Minister’s statement on Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Tech giants concerned over Sri Lanka s Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Internet Coalition raises red flag on Sri Lanka’s Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s online regulations highlight restrictions sweeping South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Are We Rotting Or Rotten? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- With Impunity Remaining Normalised, What Hope For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption In Sri Lanka – Some Random Reflections (Category: Breaking News)
- The Buddha’s Idea Of Critical Thinking (Category: Breaking News)
- Fleas Dream Of Buying A New Dog (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended sixteen priority actions in its recently released Governance Diagnostic Assessment (GDA) on Sri Lanka to address systematic and severe governance weaknesses and deep-rooted corruption vulnerabilities across State functions in order to unlock the country’s growth potential.The post IMF unveils 16-point plan to address governance challenges in Sr...
- Anti-Corruption & Governance reforms are critical – IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Everyone must come together to support Sri Lanka’s recovery and inclusive growth – IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s economy to contract further before gradual recovery in 2024 – ADB (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to receive first tranche of IMF funds in two days (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Has The Economy Been Assassinated & If So, Who Were The Assassins? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Foreign Debt Restructuring: Too Late & Too Short To Get Out Of The Debt Trap (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Foreign Borrowings: Are They An Evil Or Not? (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Proposed Debt Restructuring Will Pose More Issues Than Answers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s New Government: Be Warned Of The Empty Treasury & Negative Foreign Reserves (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Diplomatic Controversy Unfolds As Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Faces Backlash Over Comments On Canada appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- ÂTerrorists found safe haven in CanadaÂ- Minister Sabry hits out at PM Trudeau (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister Sabry briefs Diplomatic Corps on Current Developments in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister briefs diplomatic corps on current developments in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Perks For Gota’s Personal Posse: Rs 400 Million To Move Ali Sabry’s Justice Ministry To WTC For ... (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Trade Nalin Fernando and the Australian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Paul Stephens have discussed the Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement between the two countries, as Sri Lanka is hoping to attract more investors bringing in foreign exchange to the country.
- At Odds (Category: Business)
- What to expect when you go back to conferences and conventions - CNET (Category: Technology)
- What to expect when you go back to conferences and conventions - CNET (Category: Technology)
- What to expect when you go back to conferences and conventions - CNET (Category: Technology)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Reports that the Tamil judge of northern Mullaitivu, T Saravanarajah, had quit and fled the country, all at one go, fearing for his life, should be remembered as yet another dark chapter in the nation’s post-war legal and judicial history. Worse still, for Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe, himself a senior Supreme Court […]
- Concerns raised after judge flees Sri Lanka fearing for his life (Category: Breaking News)
- If 13-A is good, Mr President, do it now, why and how! (Category: Breaking News)
- Why ‘identity-attacks’ are not helping the Tamils any more (Category: Breaking News)
- President orders probe into judge’s resignation (Category: Breaking News)
Opinion will surely be divided on whether Foreign Minister Ali Sabry should have waded into the ongoing spat between India and Canada on the assassination of a Sikh Canadian citizen allegedly by Indian agents according to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Sabry got a lot of media play in India characterizing Trudeau’s statement to Parliament […]
- Sabry hits out at Trudeau over India-Canada diplomatic row (Category: Breaking News)
- Canadian interference alleged in Kurundi temple dispute as Ottawa reiterates genocide charge (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka caught up in Canadian Indo-Pacific Strategy (Category: Breaking News)
- Grave diplomatic issue (Category: Breaking News)
The West has labeled China’s Belt and Road Initiative as a cohesive program, and the participating countries like Sri Lanka are looked upon with suspicion, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday (28) at the Berlin Global Conference. “This will further hurt economic prospects in the global South, and the polarization will become more evident,” he […]
- India greatly sensitive to needs of Lanka – PM Modi (Category: Breaking News)
- India best-placed to talk to the rich about poor countries’ indebtedness: Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- A Sri Lankan initiative to meet global challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Global economy dangerously close to a recession: World Bank (Category: Breaking News)
By SHIHAR ANEEZ ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s second tranche of a $3 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund is likely to be delayed as the country has failed to meet the program objective and a global lender’s official said there is no fixed timeline on the disbursement of second tranche. Sri Lanka’s government revenue is likely […]
- IMF review must precede re-look at taxes: Shehan (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF final review discussion with President today (Category: Breaking News)
- Ceylon Chamber of Commerce commends Staff-Level Agreement on first review with IMF, calls for co... (Category: Breaking News)
- The India – Canada spat (Category: Breaking News)
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