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China’s efforts to gain the space it lost in Sri Lanka to India have hit yet another stumbling block after it vehemently opposed the invitation to Tibetan Buddhist spiritual guru Dalai Lama. Sri Lanka is a Buddhist-majority country and China’s record of treatment of religious minorities especially Tibetan Buddhists has not been good. China’s image […]
- China accused of blocking Dalai Lama’s Sri Lanka visit (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s wicked diplomatic maneuvers exposed (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Buddhist diplomacy and Sri Lanka’s predicament (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s historical connection to Buddhism (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) noted that Sri Lanka is still in talks with its official bilateral creditors to secure financial assurances. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the Economic Counsellor and the Director of Research of the IMF said that once the assurances are secured, access to IMF financing will be unlocked. “We can confirm that India has […]
- IMF wants Sri Lanka to reach deal with creditors (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Club to give Sri Lanka financing assurances (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF chief says debt situation in Sri Lanka no longer sustainable (Category: Breaking News)
- D-day for Sri Lanka as IMF Executive Board meets to decide on EFF (Category: Breaking News)
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has assured that assistance due from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Sri Lanka is likely to speed up with the cooperation of all countries.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved loans of $4.7 billion to Bangladesh for disbursal starting immediately, making it the first to secure such funds out of three South Asian countries that applied last year amid economic trouble.The post Bangladesh secures $4.7 billion from IMF as other South Asian countries see delays appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri L...
- Bangladesh secures loans of $4.7 billion from IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF insists on creditor assurances to unlock $2.9 Billion Sri Lanka bailout (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh seeks $4.5 billion IMF loan as deficit widens (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka confident of meeting conditions for IMF funding soon – report (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said regardless of the future elections, he wants to see a continuation of the economic reform path the country has embarked on, as it is the only way to come out of the current crisis.The post Sri Lanka’s Central Bank insists on staying on reform path regardless of election outcome appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking ...
- IMF process should continue whoever is in power – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will have to go for another DDO strategy if targets of current plan not achieved – CBS... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must implement budget proposals to avoid return to crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor explains debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
Holders of Sri Lanka’s foreign bonds want more clarity on the nation’s local-currency debt before they sit down for formal restructuring talks, according to people familiar with the situation.The post Sri Lanka creditors seek clarity on local bonds for debt talks – report appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka aims to have $2.9 billion IMF loan finalised in December (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Asia-Beating Dollar Bond Rally May Be Approaching End (Category: Breaking News)
- China says Exim Bank and Sri Lanka reached preliminary debt deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Global investors and Sri Lanka officials set for second round of Bond Restructuring talks (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka was found to be more corrupt in 2022 than it was in the year 2021, according to the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International saw Sri Lanka’s rankings drop by 1 point in 2022 from the year 2021. The CPI has ranked Sri Lanka […]
- Sri Lanka drops further in corruption perceptions index (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes Asia recognises Sandra Wanduragala Founder Selyn (Category: Breaking News)
- D-day for Sri Lanka as IMF Executive Board meets to decide on EFF (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP appeals for assistance to help rebuild Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Absurdity Of ‘Independence’ & The Myth Of ‘Public Mandate’ appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
- Mockery Of Commemorating The ‘Independence’ Which Denies Freedom & Due Rights To Its People! (Category: Breaking News)
Tamil diaspora groups are praising Ottawa s sanctions on Sri Lanka officials, while asking Canada to bring that country to international tribunals.
In the city hotel’s endeavor to continually provide guests with novel and refreshing gastronomic experiences, three talented chefs – the famed, Chef Heenkenda, the much-loved Thai Mama and Indian culinary wizard Chef Mangal Singh have joined Mövenpick’s galaxy of shining culinary experts. These brilliant Chefs who have excelled in their respective gastronomic genres have joined […]
- Chef Heenkenda, Thai Mama and Chef Singh join Mövenpick’s galaxy of shining culinary experts. (Category: Breaking News)
- Acclaimed Chef Priyantha Weerasinghe, joins Mövenpick’s zealous culinary team (Category: Breaking News)
- The dry-aged steak guy returns home for London Grill take-over (Category: Breaking News)
- Mövenpick Hotel Colombo kicks off the 2023 festive season with ceremonial cake mixing tradition (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Celebrating Independence Or Inaugurating Dependence? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Warning Signal To RW’s Transformation Agenda (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- Systemic Drain (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy, 13th Amendment & System Change (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Sri Lanka next week to witness the signing of an agreement between the Global Green Growth Initiative (GGGI) and the Ministry of Environment, President’s Senior Adviser on Climate Change Ruwan Wijewardene told Daily Mirror. Wijewardene said that Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to arrive […]
- Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- GGGI and Sri Lanka sign host country agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Ban Ki-moon arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Bogollagama to take over as Sri Lanka’s envoy to Britain (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Barring his followers, no one really got to know about the lead of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) of Upcountry Tamils, Mano Ganesan, abstaining from what passed off for an all-party conference called by President Ranil Wickremesinghe the other day, to discuss and discourse on the ‘National Problem’. No, it is […]
- CWC ready to accept Cabinet portfolio (Category: Breaking News)
- Jeevan says having difficulties working with Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Remembering the Tamil Dead – one last time? (Category: Breaking News)
- Solheim rules out mediator role (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry has held talks with ministers and senior officials in Saudi Arabia, as the crisis-hit island nation seeks to boost cooperation with the Kingdom and other Gulf countries.The post Sri Lanka seeks to boost ties with Saudi Arabia and Gulf nations appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka seeks to boost ties with Saudi Arabia and Gulf nations (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka seeks release of crew (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks US$ 6 Billion fuel credit line from Saudi Arabia (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks Asian Development Bank support in digitalization, agriculture (Category: Breaking News)
Hundreds of internationally renowned scientists have come together to petition the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), against its decision to suspend Lankan origin award winning ecologist, Priyanga Amarasekare, international media reports said. A report published by the Nature, on its official site, said that the UCLA’s suspension of ecologist Amarasekare, without salary or benefits, [&...
- UCLA will catalog a noted conservationist's collection (Category: USA, California)
- Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden dies (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- Regents' panel OKs UCLA conference center, hotel (Category: USA, California)
- Report faults professor, UCLA in death of lab assistant (Category: USA, California)
A delegation from the embassy of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire will be visiting Sri Lanka from 31 January to 7 February. His Excellency Eric Camille N’dry, the Ambassador designated of Cote d’Ivoire to Sri Lanka, will be presenting his credentials to the President of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Ranil Wickremesinghe, while the delegation will […]
- Indo-Lanka FTA to be upgraded to ETCA (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka drifts between Indian willingness and Chinese reluctance (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan capital wants to pair with Washington as ‘sister city’ (Category: Breaking News)
- US Ambassador to India holds talks with Sri Lankan envoy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post State Sponsored Child Abuse – Will Sri Lanka Honor UNHRC Recommendations? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Stop Child Cruelty Trust stands up for Sri Lankan children at UNHRC (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Lack Of Common-Sense; Presidential Brutalities (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
- UNHRC Registers Historic First Sri Lankan Appeal By 11 Year Old Against Corporal Punishment & Me... (Category: Breaking News)
India and Sri Lanka have been able to address the impact of a Chinese surveillance vessel’s visit to Hambantota port last year and Colombo is looking to New Delhi to help drive economic recovery through investments in key sectors such as energy, Sri Lankan envoy Milinda Moragoda said.The post Jaishankar’s visit reset bilateral relations, says Sri Lankan envoy appeared first on Sri Lanka News...
- Sri Lanka-India cooperation will heavily focus on connectivity, investment - Envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- HC Moragoda meets India s Petroleum Minister for bilateral energy cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- India steps up internationalisation of INR for Sri Lanka s economic recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months – envoy (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's economy could contract by -3.5 or -4.0% in 2023 after shrinking -11% last year, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday.The post Sri Lanka economy could shrink by -3.5% to -4%, president says appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.5% in first quarter as financial crisis continues (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka flags return to growth, protesters demand tax cuts (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan economy expected to contract by 3% in 2023: IMF official (Category: Breaking News)
- Is the worst over for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis? (Category: Breaking News)
ECONOMYNEXT –The United Kingdom is “ready to consider” financing assurances to Sri Lanka to secure a 2.9 billion US dollar extended fund facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a UK official said. Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Anne-Marie Trevelyan told the British parliament on Tuesday January 24 that the UK […]
- IMF says Sri Lanka needs to talk with China about debt restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF board poised to approve USD 2.9 Bn Sri Lanka bailout on March 20 (Category: Breaking News)
- We are almost there with IMF bailout – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament to debate IMF package from April 26 to 28 (Category: Breaking News)
Mövenpick amplifies its Japanese, Thai, North and South Indian offerings In the city hotel’s endeavor to continually provide guests with novel and refreshing gastronomic experiences, three talented chefs – the famed, Chef Heenkenda, the much-loved Thai Mama and Indian culinary wizard Chef Mangal Singh have joined Mövenpick’s galaxy of shining culinary experts. These brilliant Chefs […]
- Mövenpick amplifies its Japanese, Thai, North & South Indian offerings (Category: Breaking News)
- Adithya , Flavours from India (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Charles pays tribute to “mama” (Category: Business)
- Military bids farewell to the 'Flag Mama' (Category: USA, California)
[…]The post Is The World, Hopelessly Divided Over Ukraine, Coming Together For Sri Lanka? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The World After Mikhail Gorbachev & Sri Lanka After JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- Where Are We Heading In 2023? (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post There’s No Statute Of Limitations On Crimes Against Humanity appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Damning Report From UN Envoy On Human Rights Spells Rocky Road For Nandasena Administration In G... (Category: Breaking News)
- Democracy A Global Sine-Qua-Non: Social-Liberal-Electoral Or Whatever (Category: Breaking News)
- Oh! Gaza, Oh! Palestine (Category: Breaking News)
- Contempt Of Court: Hiragedarara Yawanna Hitiya Ekkenāwa Mama Raja Gedarata Yawwa (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam China’s offer to Sri Lanka of a two-year moratorium on its debt is not sufficient to clear the path for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to approve a funding program, diplomatic sources told Daily Mirror. Sources said that the IMF requires more assurances from China in order to secure IMF board approval […]
- India writes to IMF backing Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF ready to support Sri Lanka’s discussions with bondholders (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF insists no talks with Sri Lanka on digital services tax (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF begins talks in Sri Lanka in attempt to reach deal (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Continuing With Tight Monetary Policy: Is The Central Bank Making A Mistake? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Entrepreneurs Argue Against Unpredictable Exchange Rate, Interest Rates & Tax Policy (Category: Breaking News)
- The Latest IMF Condition – Make The Central Bank Independent (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s National Policy & National Council (Category: Breaking News)
- Inflation, Interest Rate & Imperialism (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Big Fishes In Little Ponds: The Government’s & Civil Society’s Rightward Tilt appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka’s Asian Heritage (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Civil Society Is In Error (Category: Breaking News)
- Putting Palestine In Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
- The Left, The Nationalist Right & Industrialisation As Policy (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has been able to save US$ 2,500 million from the very first day the imports were restricted until today, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.The post Sri Lanka saved over US$ 2,500 Million from import restrictions – State Minister appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka Government going to further relax import restrictions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Finance State Minister says vehicle imports cannot be allowed yet (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka decides to lift all import restrictions except vehicles from today (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka reduces Import tax on maize (Category: Breaking News)
By PRIYAN DE SILVA Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and co-convener of the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu has warned that the March 9 LG polls (if held) may turn violent as political parties are fighting for their survival as the results of the election may be […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- EC: Prez poll can’t be put off (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 75 Years – What Have They Done? It Is A Paradise Misplaced appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
- Seventy Five Years Of Independence Or Curse (Category: Breaking News)
- True Meritocracy Not The Sham Of All Party Mediocracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Do What You Like Vs Like What You (Have To) Do! (Category: Breaking News)
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Director Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian has said the political will displayed by the Sri Lankan leadership to speed up reforms and implement difficult tax increases in order to revive the economy is highly appreciable, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena’s Office yesterday (26) Dr Subramanian, who called […]
- IMF and Sri Lanka discuss next steps to finalize 2nd Review (Category: Breaking News)
- Discussions with IMF ended successfully  PM tells Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- All praise for Lanka’s saviours! (Category: Breaking News)
- PM begins talks with visiting IMF team in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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