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[…]The post Undemocratic Rule Of Modi’s India Is A Security Threat To South Asia appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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 post Mr. President, Dawn Of The New Year Is The Time For Reflection & To Redress Citizens Grievances Due To The DDO appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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 […]
It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property developer was sentenced to death on Thursday for looting one of the country’s largest banks […]
[…]The post With A View To A Kill (Master Spy-James Bond)! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Thamil Makkal Thesiya Kuttani (TMTK) leader and Jaffna District MP C.V. Wigneswaran says that Sri Lanka has a government of the Sinhalese by the Sinhalese for the Sinhalese. Declaring that a Tamil candidate would not be able to win a presidential election, Wigneswaran has said: “I believe I am the best candidate if a common […]
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 [...
Indian HC Santosh Jha yesterday (10) explained how the worldwide Covid-19 epidemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict had enhanced the Indo-Lanka ‘relationship.’Addressing the India-Sri Lanka Defence Seminar at the Taj, Jha said: “Like in other areas, we are cooperating closely on security and defence matters. Because of our geography, our security is interlinked and intertw...
Thursday 11th April, 2024 Astrologers were clashing over the traditional New Year auspicious times or nekath, at the time of writing. Some of them are of the view that the nekath prepared by what is described as the State Astrologers’ Committee of the Department of Cultural Affairs will have malefic effects on the country. However, […]
Sections of progressive opinion in Sri Lanka are currently commemorating the second anniversary of the country’s epochal ‘Aragalaya’, which brought down the dictatorial and racist Gotabhaya Rajapaksa regime. April 9th 2022 needs to be remembered especially as the date on which Sri Lankans in their tens of thousands, irrespective of ethnic, religious and language differences […]
by Sanath Nanayakkare Five million undecided voters are waiting to hear the economic policies of the presidential candidates who will be running for President in October 2024, Member of Parliament Dr. Charitha Herath of Nidahas Janatha Sabawa (Freedom People’s Congress) told the media yesterday. Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka sometime […]
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: […]
India has offered defence hardware and software to Sri Lanka with India saying it looks forward to strengthening its defence cooperation with Sri Lanka. Speaking at the India – Sri Lanka Defence Seminar, the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha said that India looks forward to working with Sri Lanka to take […]
[…]The post India & Sri Lanka: Identifying New Opportunities & Forging New Bonds appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Sri Lankan law enforcement officials engaged in the violent repression of protests must be held accountable for committing widespread human rights violations, said Amnesty International in a new investigative report. The report, ‘Ready to suppress any protest’ Sri Lanka: Unlawful use of weapons during protests’, analyses the use of force during policing of 30 protests that […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to grant a Presidential pardon to 779 prisoners to mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. This Presidential Pardon will be granted in accordance with the Article 34(1) of the Constitution, the President’s office said. Sri Lanka will celebrate the traditional Sinhala and Tamil New Year over the weekend. (Colombo […]
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 post Sri Lankan Law Enforcement Officials Must Be Held Accountable For Abuses During Protests: Amnesty International appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Former President Maithripala Sirisena left for Thailand today even as the crisis in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) continued. According to reports, Sirisena left for Thailand with a delegation but the motive for the visit was not known. Meanwhile, a tense situation arose outside the SLFP headquarters today when a group of SLFP members […]
[…]The post Challenges Beneath The Surface Of Peace & Normalcy In Northern Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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.
Nearly Rs. 200 billion has been paid in 2023 alone to provide relief to the people affected by the economic crisis, Presidential Director General (Community Affairs) Mr. Rajith Keerthi Thennakoon said.The post Sri Lanka Government allocates nearly Rs. 200 Billion for Economic Relief amidst Crisis appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
By Shamindra Ferdinando Dissident SLPP MP Prof. G. L. Peiris recently questioned President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s declaration that Sri Lanka was the only country in Asia where democracy is completely safeguarded, thereby Opposition rights guaranteed. Nothing could be further from the truth, the former External Affairs Minister told a gathering at the launch of ‘Ira Kaluwara’ by […]
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 […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva was appointed as the Acting Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) when a section of the politburo of the Party held a meeting yesterday (08) at its Headquarters at Darley Road. Those who gathered yesterday also entrusted the duties of the SLFP Secretary to SLFP National Organiser Duminda […]
The World Bank has found that more than a quarter of Sri Lanka’s population is living in poverty,according to its latest publication. Titled ‘World Bank Update: Bridges to Recovery’ released last week (April 2) shows that poverty has increased over the past four years—from 11 percent in 2019 to almost 26 percent in 2024 in Sri Lanka. […]
Sri Lanka has earned over USD 1 million from tourist arrivals so far in Sri Lanka this year. Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said that 635,784 tourists visited Sri Lanka during the first three months of this year. He said that Sri Lanka earned USD 1,025 million during this period. Sri Lanka has seen a boom […]
Presidential Director General (Community Affairs) Mr. Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon said that nearly Rs. 200 billion has been paid in 2023 alone to provide relief to the people affected by the economic crisis.
Presidential Director General (Community Affairs) Mr. Rajith Keerthi Thennakoon said that nearly Rs. 200 billion has been paid in 2023 alone to provide relief to the people affected by the economic crisis.