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… several countries undertaking criminal investigations against Lankans By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka had failed again to counter unsubstantiated accusations pertaining to the Eelam conflict, at the ongoing 55th session of the Human Rights Council, authoritative military sources said. Western powers had taken specific punitive actions against selected Sri Lankan military officers as well as po...
- India under continuous attack on a Presidential directive (Category: Breaking News)
- Voting on UN resolution March 23? (Category: Breaking News)
- US former president Jimmy Cartes supports US resolution agaist SriLanka at UNHRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Progress made by Sri Lanka acknowledged at 6th Periodic Review under ICCPR (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Getting Ready For Presidential Election appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka’s Elusive Accountability (Category: Breaking News)
- BRI Dynamics & Politics Of Cabinet Reshuffle (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential Election Debate Continues (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe In Presidential Avatar (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Globally, A Rightward Political Shift Is Visible appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Trump-Ramasamy Ticket GOP’s Best Bet In 2024; US Events Will Affect The Whole World (Category: Breaking News)
- After May Day: Now What? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Needs A Planning Commission (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Presidential Election Results (Category: Breaking News)
Religious minorities in Pakistan, including Christians, Hindus, and Shia Muslims, also encounter discrimination and persecution, notably through the country’s blasphemy laws. Advocacy organizations representing Christians and Hindus, as well as other minority groups, criticize the electoral system, asserting its undemocratic nature and its marginalization of religious minorities from mainstream po...
- Persecution of Ahmadiyya community grows in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Atrocities on Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya minority continues: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Atrocities on Pakistan’s Ahmadiyya minority continues: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- US-based Human Rights Commission expresses concerns over escalating attacks on Bangladeshi minor... (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has significantly overestimated the cost of electricity production and transmission for 2024 and this is reflected in their estimated cost of production, says MP Gamini Waleboda, head of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Alleviating the Impact of the Economic Crisis. The overestimation is around Rs 140 billion, […]
- IRD’s inability has led govts. to extract unbearable taxes from professionals, honest people (Category: Breaking News)
- NFF accuses SLPP of causing irreversible damage to COPE (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB ready for painful reforms unlike Rajapaksas who only exploited divisions, says MP Hashim (Category: Breaking News)
- CEB to reduce workforce to 18,000 (Category: Breaking News)
In a welcome development in relation to Sri Lanka’s regional policy, some state functionaries of the Ranil Wickremesinghe regime have gone on record as having stated that Sri Lanka would be taking notable cognizance of India’s security concerns, going forward. This is as it should be. None of India’s immediate neighbours could afford to overlook […]
- Impact of security considerations on foreign policy crafting (Category: Breaking News)
- Baglay reiterates India’s commitment in line with ‘Neighbourhood First Policy’ (Category: Breaking News)
- India underscores inclusivity on 75th anniversary of Independence (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘The fascist threat’ and the South’s mounting travails (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post NPP’s Economic Diplomacy; Non-Aligned In The Best Interests Of The Nation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Anura’s Visit To India, Its Signs & Importance (Category: Breaking News)
- The Influence Of Sirima Bandaranaike & Ranil Wickremesinghe On The Foreign Policy Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Asian Heritage (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP & Bird Cage Economy (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka urged members of the UN Human Rights Council not to allow short-term political gains or “domestic vote bank politics” to overtake the work of the Council. Addressing the High-Level segment of the 55th Session of the Council through a pre-recorded video statement Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry highlighted that despite the severe constraints […]
- Nineteen Indian fishermen detained in Sri Lankan waters (Category: Breaking News)
- Another 21 Indian fishermen arrested in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran’s Foreign Minister to undertake official visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy detains 32 Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando With the presidential election scheduled for later this year, political parties represented in Parliament have stepped up efforts to forge alliances. In terms of the Constitution, presidential elections will have to be conducted between Sept 18 and Oct 18, 2024. The last presidential election was held in Nov 2019. Even though the […]
- AKD vows to stop allocating funds for ex-presidents, questions Sagala’s role (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-SLAF officer sheds light on developments leading to Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez, SLPP urged not to use ex-CJ’s committee to put off next presidential election (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-COPE Chairman alleges executive intervention in House committees (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy If someone thought the IMF was the last resort of nation’s facing an economic crisis, then you are mistaken. Of course, ask the average Sri Lankan, he would tell you how this time as ever before, IMF conditionalities for loan-disbursements end up pushing costs and prices, and pushing down the real […]
- D-day for Sri Lanka as IMF Executive Board meets to decide on EFF (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Executive Board approves bailout package for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Private creditors threaten to block next IMF tranche to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh gives Sri Lanka more time to repay $200 million loan (Category: Breaking News)
The Indian government is working on operationalizing Rupee investments in Sri Lanka in a move to boost Indian investments in its southern neighbor, two people aware of the matter told Mint.The post India to push rupee investments in Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Indian Government allows Sri Lankans to hold $10,000 worth of rupee in cash (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan bank opens VOSTRO account in India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Rupee further depreciates against U.S. Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- India to push rupee investments in Sri Lanka - report (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 27th February, 2024 Sri Lankan politics is turning red in tooth and claw; the battle for the coveted executive presidency is getting down and dirty with every passing day. The presidential election is about eight months away, but the prospective contenders are already trading blows below the belt. At this rate, they might even […]
- Govt. formed by Ranil-Rajapaksa camp not an all-party arrangement – JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP unveils its economic policy today (Category: Breaking News)
- Domestic debt restructuring and pension funds : JJB alleges Prez trying to influence judiciary (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez recalls co-operation between JVP and Yahapalana govt., requests Opposition’s help for natio... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Modi’s Civilizational Duty & Connectivity Bordering Soft Colonization appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- SL Stands For Sheep Loom: Obedience Above Intelligence (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Stands For Sheep Loom: Obedience Above Intelligence (Category: Breaking News)
- Separation Of Powers, Rule Of Law, Corruption & SL Bankruptcy (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Debt Justice Collective Writes Open Letter To IMF On DDO (Category: Breaking News)
On 24 January this year, the Chinese Vice-Premier Li Guozhong made a brief transit halt in the Maldives. During the stopover, he met with the Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer. The Vice-Premier was on his way back after attending the Non-Aligned Summit and the third South Summit in Uganda from 19-24 January. This came after President […]
- New Maldives president promises to expel foreign military personnel (Category: Breaking News)
- DESTABILIZING DYNAMICS: Unraveling Chinese Interference in South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape (Category: Breaking News)
- Undermining Stability: Chinese Interference in South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives In Murky Waters: Chinese Debt Challenges For Economic Stability (Category: Breaking News)
Across South Asia, an ominous great game is unfolding. China is battling for regional influence, with smaller buffer states caught in the middle as pawns. Far from peaceful rise, China’s tactics reveal a belligerent dragon pulling neighbors ever tighter into its orbit through debt-trap diplomacy, data colonialism and brazen political interference – a 21st century […]
- Undermining Stability: Chinese Interference in South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt owed by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to China rise to record levels: Data (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka turmoil highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas (Category: Breaking News)
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry PC has said that in the emerging multipolar world, countries like Sri Lanka cannot afford to take sides and must be open to working with anyone. Minister Sabry made these observations when he delivered the opening address at the 3rd ‘LKI Foreign Policy Forum’, held on the theme ‘Reassessing Non-Alignment in a Polarised […]
- Ali Sabry reaffirms Sri Lanka s support to Palestine, calls for humanitarian ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister Ali Sabry addresses the Meeting of the NAM Ministerial Committee on Palestine (Category: Breaking News)
- Sabry emphasizes need to reform Sri Lanka s higher education (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans in Sudan to be evacuated within next few days  Minister (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Can Sri Lanka Drive Itself From Bankruptcy To Prosperity In 2023? (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2023 Will Be The Acid Test Of RW’s Magic Wand (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Disturbing Echoes Of The Last Phase Of The Civil War In Sri Lanka & The Treatment Of Palestinians Under Zionist Occupation – Part II appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Disturbing Echoes Of The Last Phase Of The Civil War In Sri Lanka & The Treatment Of Palestinian... (Category: Breaking News)
- Disturbing Echoes Of The Last Phase Of The Civil War In Sri Lanka & The Treatment Of Palestinian... (Category: Breaking News)
- Disturbing Echoes Of The Last Phase Of The Civil War In Sri Lanka & The Treatment Of Palestinian... (Category: Breaking News)
- Palestine & Ukraine: Two More Nails In Imperialism’s Coffin? (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo (Sri Lanka) (AFP) – Cash-strapped Sri Lanka said Wednesday it had exported tea worth $20 million to Iran to partially repay its $251 million oil debts, with Colombo saying Tehran’s visiting foreign minister had expressed “satisfaction” at the deal. “So far $20 million worth of tea has been exported to Iran under the barter […]
- Iran to double tea imports from SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan, Iranian officials discuss how to boost SL tea exports (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka set to start tea-for-oil barter with Iran next month (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka partially repays Iranian oil debt with USD 20 million worth of tea (Category: Breaking News)
Leader of the United Republic Front Member of Parliament Patali Champika Ranawaka, presented the proposal titled “A United Step for the Country” to President Ranil Wickremesinghe , at ‘Srikota’, the United National Party headquarters in Colombo this morning (24). Speaking at the event President Ranil Wickremesinghe, highlighted the government’s concerted efforts over the past two […]
- Liz Cheney, No. 3 House Republican, says she will vote to impeach President Trump (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Liz Cheney, No. 3 House Republican, says she will vote to impeach President Trump (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Liz Cheney, No. 3 House Republican, says she will vote to impeach President Trump (Category: USA, Maine)
- Liz Cheney, No. 3 House Republican, says she will vote to impeach President Trump (Category: USA, Iowa)
Senior U.S. diplomat Richard Verma on Friday met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Foreign Minister Ali Sabry in Colombo, and discussed Sri Lanka's economic recovery and progress on its IMF program, the U.S. State Department said.The post Senior U.S. official discusses Sri Lanka’s IMF program in Colombo appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Senior US official discusses Sri Lanka s IMF program in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State commends Sri Lanka’s economic efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. Deputy Secretary Verma commends Sri Lanka s economic recovery efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State calls on President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
As Pakistan grapples with the aftermath of controversial elections, political chaos is threatening to cloud its $3bn deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which analysts say is key to the country’s economic stability. On Thursday, the global lender said Pakistan’s interim government had “maintained” economic stability. The IMF’s communications chief, Julie Kozack, said the […]
- IMF promises Pakistan ‘immediate’ release of $1.1bn loan after key meet (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level deal to release $1.1bn from bailout package (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan accepts one more IMF condition, agrees to increase interest rate by 200 basis points (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF seeks more Pak assurances before releasing bailout package (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya spoke to WION’s diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2024 in New Delhi.Balasuriya weighed in on several issues ranging from the India-Lanka relationship, Colombo’s ties with China, tourism, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and more. While speaking on China, Balasuriya said that “both countries [&...
- Sri Lanka keen on expanding ties with China s Yunnan Province (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘SL should expedite signing FTA with China and expand scope of same instrument with India’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and ASEAN countries to strengthen relations (Category: Breaking News)
- President implemented best foreign policy of independent Sri Lanka  State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Driving Forces Behind NPP’s Popularity appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Tale Of Shifting Sentiments & Political Chess (Category: Breaking News)
- Elitism – A Hidden Downfall Factor (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP’s Visit To India & Learning From India’s Success (Category: Breaking News)
- Protecting Commuters’ Ears & Rights (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it had exported tea worth US$20 million to Iran to partially repay its US$251 million oil debts, with Colombo saying Tehran’s visiting foreign minister had expressed “satisfaction” at the deal.The post Sri Lanka settles US$ 20 million Iranian oil debt with tea appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka repays $20m Iranian oil debt with tea (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan, Iranian officials discuss how to boost SL tea exports (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran to double tea imports from SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka partially repays Iranian oil debt with USD 20 million worth of tea (Category: Breaking News)
Across South Asia, an ominous great game is unfolding. China is battling for regional influence, with smaller buffer states caught in the middle as pawns. Far from peaceful rise, China’s tactics reveal a belligerent dragon pulling neighbors ever tighter into its orbit through debt-trap diplomacy, data colonialism and brazen political interference – a 21st century […]
- DESTABILIZING DYNAMICS: Unraveling Chinese Interference in South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt owed by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to China rise to record levels: Data (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka turmoil highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas (Category: Breaking News)
Following Iranian FM’s visit The Foreign Ministry said yesterday that Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, during high level meetings in Colombo this week, expressed hope that with this trip, the bilateral ties in all fields, including political, economic, commercial, and tourism, would be expanded. Amirabdollahian was here at the official invitation of the Sri Lankan […]
- Iran and Sri Lanka to strengthen cooperation in multiple areas (Category: Breaking News)
- Nine Iranian sailors freed from Sri Lankan prisons after talks between FMs (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen kill nine Pakistani nationals in southeastern Iran (Category: Breaking News)
- Global leaders mourn Iranian President Raisi’s death (Category: Breaking News)
Nothing could be more vital at present in the conflict and war zones of the world than positive mindset changes and the wish of the humanist is likely to be that such momentous developments would quickly come to pass in particularly the Middle East. Because in the latter theatre almost every passing hour surfaces problems […]
- Global lawlessness and the responsibilities of statehood (Category: Breaking News)
- Stage set for further escalation of Mid-East violence (Category: Breaking News)
- SLMC condemns all forms of violence (Category: Breaking News)
- Mid-East violence underscores need for Two-State solution (Category: Breaking News)
Manusha accuses Wimal of having taken parts of Fernando’s speech out of context By Saman Indrajith Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara told NFF leader Wimal Weerawansa in Parliament to refrain from taking chunks of others’ speeches out of context and misinterpreting them for political mileage. The Minister said so following concerns raised by […]
- A/L won’t be put off – Susil (Category: Breaking News)
- 202,562 vacancies in public sector (Category: Breaking News)
- Legal challenge to State Minister Diana’s seat dismissed (Category: Breaking News)
- Rambukwella: ‘It is up to new Health Minister to handle the issue’ (Category: Breaking News)
In his policy statement during the inauguration of the 5th session of the 9th parliament, President Ranil Wickremesinghe insists that the solution to the economic crisis lies in economic and scientific measures, not political ones. However, he draws inspiration from Confucius and urges citizens to introspect and cleanse their hearts, which can be seen as […]
- Bishops urge relief package for poor (Category: Breaking News)
- ACJU echoes Aragalaya demands (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope Francis implores Lankan leaders to listen to the cries of the people (Category: Breaking News)
- Heed people’s call for new political model (Category: Breaking News)
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