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Friday 12th May, 2023 There is hardly anything that the ruling party politicians and their cronies hate more than last year’s anti-government protests, which brought them down a peg or two. Never do they miss an opportunity to demonise Aragalaya. Chief Government Whip and Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, speaking in Parliament, yesterday, demanded to know from […]
- ‘Aragalaya XCore’ launched to prepare young members to contest future polls (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP: Both President and ruling party MPs must be sent home (Category: Breaking News)
- CPA survey claims JVP Leader most popular with 48.5% of those surveyed (Category: Breaking News)
- Disappearances: reflections of a reporter (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)
[…]The post The Missing Ingredients To Come Out Of The Economic Rut appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Warning To Be Heeded (Category: Breaking News)
- People Called On To Play Direct Role To Sustain Democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliamentary Support Required For Effective Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Rise & Fall Of Nationalism In North & South (Category: Breaking News)
By Jehan Perera Slowly but surely the ruling party is beginning to reassert itself. An indication is the removal of Prof G L Peiris from the chairmanship of the ruling party. In the aftermath of the economic collapse last year he has been one of the few members from the SLPP to have adopted a […]
- Govt.’s economic narrative gains business support but Little else (Category: Breaking News)
- Elect a Prez capable of restoring constitutionalism, Church of Ceylon tells MPs (Category: Breaking News)
- An opportunity to break with the past (Category: Breaking News)
- Missing factor in roadmap to recovery (Category: Breaking News)
To tackle the enormous economic challenge that Sri Lanka is facing, everyone must come together to support the recovery and promote stable and inclusive growth, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer.The post Everyone must come together to support Sri Lanka’s recovery and inclusive growth – IMF appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Lates...
- Everyone must come together to support Sri Lanka s recovery and inclusive growth  IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka on second review (Category: Breaking News)
- Despite signs of stabilization, full economic recovery not yet assured – IMF Mission (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF and Sri Lanka reaches Staff-Level Agreement for US$ 2.9 Billion Programme (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 29th March, 2023 Former President Maithripala Sirisena has requested the public to help him pay compensation for his lapses to prevent the Easter Sunday terror attacks in 2019. The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered him to pay Rs. 100 million as compensation. He would have the public believe that there are only three months […]
- Maithripala says he has to pay compensation for mistakes made by others (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-President to set up public fund to pay Rs. 100 million compensation (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-President reveals how he plans to pay Rs. 100 million compensation (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala says he is still collecting money to pay Rs. 100 mn compensation (Category: Breaking News)
A team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers has brought back the notorious drug dealers and criminal figures Nadun Chinthaka alias “Harak Kata” and Salindu Malshika Gunaratne alias “Kudu Salindu” to Sri Lanka this morning (March 15).The post “Harak Kata” and “Kudu Salindu” brought back to Sri Lanka by CID appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking New...
- Notorious criminals brought to Sri Lanka from Madagascar (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil discusses future political agenda with Basil Rajapaksa – sourcesSri Lanka Police... (Category: Breaking News)
- Kudu Salindu’s main accomplice “Piyuma” arrested in Dubai, brought to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Police sergeant arrested for aiding and abetting “Harak Kata’s” escape bid (Category: Breaking News)
By SHIHAR ANEEZ Sri Lanka expects to present an anti-corruption bill to the parliament in coming days, Cabinet Spokesman said, as the island nation has been urged by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce corruption. The IMF has urged Sri Lanka to reduce corruption vulnerabilities through improving fiscal transparency and public financial management, introducing a […]
- CBK: Proposed anti-corruption bill inadequate to end widespread problem (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF agreement with Sri Lanka must be contingent on critical reforms- US senate committee (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt gazettes new anti-corruption bill after IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- CSI calls for inclusion of IMF identified actions in programme (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)
Wednesday 1st March, 2023 Sri Lanka finds itself in the same predicament as a gang rape victim being forcibly kept in the custody of her rapists. Those who are responsible for stealing public funds, mismanaging the economy and bankrupting it continue to be in power. Worse, while living high on the hog at the expense […]
- Vroom mania – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Neutralise this threat to democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament tells SLC bigwigs to go home (Category: Breaking News)
- When will they ever learn? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpowers appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (Category: Breaking News)
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Warning Signal To RW’s Transformation Agenda appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
- A führer In The Making (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Rocky Road To Export Driven Valhalla (Category: Breaking News)
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
Reforms to be introduced to end ‘media abuses’ President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that the government was not in a position to lower the taxes. Delivering his second government policy statement to inaugurate the Fourth session of the Ninth Parliament, the President said: “Some people say that the primary taxable income should be raised from […]
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez insists on IMF approved new tax regime, warns of dire consequences unless fully implemented (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe ceremonially declared open the fourth session of the ninth Parliament and delivered the Government Policy Statement today (February 08).The post Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that he will continue with his unpopular decisions. Making his throne speech, Wickremesinghe said that he is not here to be popular. He said that the unpopular decisions he takes will have positive results in the years to come. The President said that Sri Lanka expects to recover from […]
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Taxing Without A Mandate appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lack of Common Sense Of A Time-Expired President (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Semiotic Aspects Of The Discourse On Ethnic Conflict In Sri Lanka; A Re-Reading Of Modern Mega-T... (Category: Breaking News)
Grand plans of making former Chief of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawa-rdena would not succeed following the Supreme Court judgment on the Fundamental Rights petition filed in relation to the Easter Sunday attack, police headquarters sources said. Sources said that SDIG Jayawardena would face a disciplinary inquiry conducted by the Police […]
- Disciplinary inquiry against SDIG Jayawardena to commence soon (Category: Breaking News)
- Police action against lawyers: IGP calls for inquiry (Category: Breaking News)
- Lawyers visiting clients: SC orders IGP to put in place regulatory framework (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal calls for foreign team to investigate Easter Sunday attacks (Category: Breaking News)
Digitally Transformed Sri Lanka – Measure Your Digital Readiness Using FITIS Digital Excellence Framework Theme for the event: Focus. Fix. Future-Proof: A Guide for CXO’s The Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) the apex body for the ICT industry in Sri Lanka – Software Chapter formally known as Sri Lanka Association for […]
- ‘DigiGo.lk’ over 1 Million SMEs to Go Digital (Category: Breaking News)
- ADSTUDIO.CLOUD bags Silver at FITIS Digital Excellence Awards Ceremony 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- FITIS announces Mini INFOTEL Matara in June (Category: Business)
- Infotel 2011 to ‘Accelerate IT’ (Category: Business)
BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Centre, at Kirulapone. […]
- Shelton Wirasinha, the Bard of the Wesley Manor (Category: Breaking News)
- A fish that sparked a national obsession (Category: Breaking News)
- Leading cosmetic doctor says under-30s are overdoing Botox and fillers (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranasinghe says his life in danger (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Finally, JDCSI Has A New Bishop appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Wishing Bishop Pathmathayalan Strength Over Four Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Uduvil Girls’ College Has A New Principal (Category: Breaking News)
- NEW BISHOP CONSECRATED AS THE FIFTH BISHOP (Category: Breaking News)
- The Anglican Church Annual Diocesan Council: A Jaffna Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya A recent World Food Programme report underlines the magnitude of the food crisis in Sri Lanka. The report shows that 36% of the country’s households are effectively food insecure, while 76% are engaging in “food-coping strategies.” 35% of the country’s households are “facing insufficient food consumption”, while female-headed households (44%) are “...
- The TNA’s position on Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP Leader punches plenty of holes in govt. (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- President to intensify focus on national unity, youth aspirations (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Billions Of Dollars Of Tsunami Aid Disappeared appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- President’s Peace Overture Ignores Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Of Palestinian Began Since 1948 (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Ram Mandir At Babri Masjid Site: Death Of Secular Democracy & Rise Of Hindutva Fascism (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The TGTE; Past, Present & Future appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sinhala Colonisation Of Ancient Tamil Hindu Sites & The Importance Of Muslim, Christian, Hindu U... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ground Situation In The Sri Lankan North & East; The Possibility Of A Resurgence Of Tamil Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera took over as the new Navy Commander today. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, promoted Rear Admiral Priyantha Perera to the rank of Vice Admiral and appointed him as the 25th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy effective from 18th December 2022. Former Commander of […]
- Priyantha Perera appointed 25th Commander of Sri Lanka Navy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy promotes 1,877 personnel on its 73rd anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy Commander promoted to the rank of Admiral (Category: Breaking News)
- Rear Admiral Pujitha Vithana appointed Sri Lanka Coast Guard Director General (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Chasing The Mirage Of National Reconciliation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Missing The Missing For 33 Years Pro-Missing With Many Missings (Category: Breaking News)
- Ethnic Conflict: From Reconciliation To Reescalation (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidents Pledge On Grazing Land Is In Question? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Political Solution Before Next Independence Day appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Enlightened Leadership To Overcome Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- A Coalition Of Power To Stay In Power Is Not What Country Needs (Category: Breaking News)
- Reconciliation Also Needs Accountability To Be Viable (Category: Breaking News)
- What The President Can Do Before He Goes (Category: Breaking News)
By Jehan Perera The passage of the budget by a comfortable majority confirms that the government’s parliamentary majority is holding in the face of adverse circumstances. The ruling party has lost over twenty of its members who no longer follow the party line. But the rest of them appear to be staying together despite the […]
- Missing factor in roadmap to recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- 13 A: Political parties miss Ranil’s Feb. 04 deadline for submitting their proposals (Category: Breaking News)
- Never-ending APCs (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil and SLPP hold talks on presidential candidacy in upcoming polls (Category: Breaking News)
Union Assurance, Sri Lankas trailblazing Life Insurer clinched multiple awards at the CMA Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2022, held recently at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo. The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka conferred the honours in recognition of the Company’s steadfast commitment to upholding the highest standards of financial transparency, [R...
- CMA felicitates CPA Australia (Category: Business)
- CMA Sri Lanka presented Awards of Excellence in Business Management (Category: Business)
- CMA-SAFA focuses on sustainability and corporate responsibility (Category: Business)
- CMA Sri Lanka hosts SAFA Board meeting in Colombo (Category: Business)
[…]The post Food Security Challenges Aligning With The Current Economic Crisis In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Destiny Of China’s Colony Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Machiavellians Tend To Be Demonic: Stuck Between A Rock & A Hard Place (Category: Breaking News)
- The Current System & Unlawful Actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack Of Accountability, Ability & Credibility (Category: Breaking News)
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