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[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Axacerbation? – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part V (Category: Breaking News)
A top Sri Lankan athlete who set national records in the pole vault has been working as a housemaid in Dubai to help support her family at home. For the last year Sachini Perera, 24, has put her athletics dreams on hold when Sri Lanka’s currency crisis and soaring medical bills made it difficult for […]
- Sri Lanka s Vaulting Queen works as Dubai housemaid to support family at home (Category: Breaking News)
- Daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants wins Australia’s biggest literary prize (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Resident Coordinator and Ranil discuss human rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai King makes donation to rehabilitate elephant mistreated in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Lewis Hamilton says he still has “100% faith” in Mercedes despite their continuing struggles this season. But the seven-time champion confirmed his team boss Toto Wolff’s claim that their discussions over a new contract were moving towards a conclusion. “It is taking longer for us to get where we want to be,” said Hamilton, who […]
- Hamilton calls for car restrictions to end ‘periods of dominance’ by teams (Category: Breaking News)
- Lewis Hamilton expects Red Bull to bounce back (Category: Breaking News)
- F1 drivers pushing for changes to the penalty points system (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Mayor wants Russia banned from 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The March Towards ‘Akhand Bharat’ appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka Is Still In Deep Trouble, With Or Without Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Were The Early Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
- Destination Delhi: Roving President’s Next Port Of Call (Category: Breaking News)
- To Be Or Not To Be (A US Military Base) (Category: Breaking News)
By Prof. Kirthi Tennakone Sri Lanka is planning to initiate nuclear power generation after a long delay––a prudent decision to secure future energy demand and reduce emissions. However, some parties have expressed skepticism that nuclear energy is unsuitable for Sri Lanka, saying it poses a risk of environmental radioactive contamination in reactor meltdowns and waste […]
- Plan for setting up nuclear power plants in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Obama seeking more nuclear energy loan guarantees (Category: USA, South Carolina)
- CEB GM Eng. Rohan Seneviratne steers electricity sector toward sustainable and renewable future (Category: Breaking News)
- Viable alternative renewable sources - Solar, wind, wave, geo thermal, bio mass (Category: Business)
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 Machiavellians Tend To Be Demonic: Stuck Between A Rock & A Hard Place appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Did Faulty Constitution Bring Misery? – Undermining The State Is The Game (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Is A ‘Blackhole’: IMF Should Be Worried About The (225+1) (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic Gloom, LG Polls & Coalitions Of Clowns (Category: Breaking News)
By D. L. Sirimanne I dreamt I was the Radio Officer on a KLM Super Constellation flight to Colombo with a Dutch crew. Flight Information sent us a ‘red alert’ that Colombo Airport was closed and to divert the flight to Jaffna. I immediately informed the Captain and he accordingly altered heading to Jaffna. I […]
- Abolition Of The Provincial Councils System: Reply To Milinda Moragoda’s Utterance (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: China to build airport in Poonakari to balance Indias Palaali (Category: Breaking News)
- Shake away the old, accept the new (Category: Breaking News)
- Wigneswaran considers himself best Tamil candidate to run for President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Who Has Printed The Biggest Quantity Of Money? Lakshman, Cabraal Or Nandalal? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: The Performance Of Ceylon’s Currency Board (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Popular Fallacies Relating To Central Banking (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank Independence: Issue To The Fore Again, But Will The Government Have Foresight To Do... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post ‘Make The Economy Scream’: Whither The Asian 21st Century? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
- The Paris Club, Dollar Debt Colonialism & Asia’s New “Donors”: Reforming The International Aid A... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 12th October, 2022 The resentful public is demanding elections, but the government is offering electoral reforms instead. President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that unless political parties co-operate with the government to reform the electoral system, the people will be consulted thereon directly at a referendum. He seems to think the people are still with […]
- Vulpine praise for a Trojan horse? (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda’s labour (Category: Breaking News)
- When a crumbling govt. fears people (Category: Breaking News)
- When failed regimes fear polls (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Past Is Prologue For China appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The China-Lanka Conundrum (Category: Breaking News)
- Postponing Elections & Inviting The Dragon: Sri Lankan President’s China Tilt (Category: Breaking News)
- The Destiny Of China’s Colony Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Survey Vessel Yuan Wang 5 reaches Port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Rise As A Sham President Exposes The Biggest Hole In 1978 Constitution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- JRJ, The Arrogant Man Whose 1977 Constitution Started The Ruin (Category: Breaking News)
- The Curse Of JRJ Constitution Continues (Category: Breaking News)
- Separation Of Powers, Rule Of Law, Corruption & SL Bankruptcy (Category: Breaking News)
- Lessons From America (Category: Breaking News)
Qatar Airways Group is looking to onboard a significant number of new employees from Sri Lanka to support its global operations and enhance customer experience over the coming months. Starting from 15th September 2022, the network will start accepting applications from Sri Lankan citizens for various roles across divisions. As the company looks to rebuild […]
- Ali Sabry to have talks in Doha (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai Airways International Signs General Sales Agency (GSA) Agreement with MAC Holdings Private ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Wiley Sri Lanka employees indulge in beach cleanup activity (Category: Breaking News)
- The Overseas School of Colombo triumphs with Silver at the 36th Annual ARC Awards in New York (Category: Breaking News)
Industry experts say 70% of government construction projects are on hold now.
- New Zealand PM to step down next month (Category: Breaking News)
- BCFD releases new mental health docu-series amid rising calls for mental health assistance (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- BCFD releases new mental health docu-series amid rising calls for mental health assistance (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- BCFD releases new mental health docu-series amid rising calls for mental health assistance (Category: USA, New Mexico)
[…]The post Country Has Fallen Due To The Socialist Thinking appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Impact Of The Next Election On The Economic Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections & Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Are The IMF & Ranil Wickremesinghe Neoliberal? (Category: Breaking News)
- Redefining Traitors & Patriots In Relation To Sri Lanka Losing The Shipping Hub Status (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is driving millions of people into poverty, jeopardizing their rights to health, education, and an adequate standard of living, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch said the Sri Lankan Government should work with relevant financial institutions and partners to establish a new social protection system and obtain debt relief, […]
- Rights groups urge strong UN resolution on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil urged to end use of counter terror laws on protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Ongoing abuses undermining proposed TRC goals in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rights group accuses Sri Lanka of cracking down on dissent (Category: Breaking News)
“Fuel price revisions will take place again on September 01,” the ministry official said on Tuesday August 16.
- Sri Lanka increases fuel prices from August 31, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from March 05, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Flammable economy? (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from July 31, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Cabinet Trap & Aragalaya appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s National Policy & National Council (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative (Category: Breaking News)
- Unholy Silence Of Holies (Category: Breaking News)
“Human Rights Watch is extremely concerned by the draconian and abusive state of emergency currently in effect."
- Ranil urged to adopt measures to protect basic rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe needs to end crackdown – Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW says economic crisis puts rights in Sri Lanka in peril (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s friendly nations abstained UNHRC voting – foreign minister (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, should ensure that his administration adopts measures to protect the basic rights of all Sri Lankans, Human Rights Watch said in a letter published todayThe post Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe needs to end crackdown – Human Rights Watch appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Human Rights Watch urges major creditors to help restructure Sri Lanka’s debts (Category: Breaking News)
- New resolution on Sri Lanka adopted at United Nations Human Rights Council with 20 votes in favour (Category: Breaking News)
- Revoke sweeping new order to restrict protest – Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, should ensure that his administration adopts measures to protect the basic rights of all Sri Lankans, Human Rights Watch said in a letter published today outlining key human rights concerns. Wickremesinghe was sworn in as president on July 21, 2022, after then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stepped down after months of widespread protests against [...
- Rights group accuses Sri Lanka of cracking down on dissent (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW accuses Sri Lanka of ignoring EU GSP+ requirements (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil urged to end use of counter terror laws on protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW says economic crisis puts rights in Sri Lanka in peril (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Operation Successful But The Patient Died? Not If People Stand Up! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From “Gota’s War” To War Against Gota; Aragalaya’s Historic Strike! (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Robber Barons Fear The Rejuvenated ‘Aragala’ Spirit! (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024 Election Year; The Perennial Challenge Of Cleaning The Stables For Sri Lanka! (Category: Breaking News)
Miranda said long distance buses will be given around 125-150 litres of diesel at a time.
- A diesel concession for private buses (Category: Breaking News)
- NTC Director General offers protection and fuel for buses operating from Bastian Mawatha, Pettah (Category: Breaking News)
- Talks between private bus operators and govt. positive (Category: Breaking News)
- Bus strike in Negombo- Colombo route (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka Becoming A Police State? Government Efforts To Delegitimise Aragalaya appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Sri Lanka Heading Towards The Myanmar Model Of Governance? (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Attempt To Redefine The Political Discourse & Direction Through Suppression (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Political engagement with Aragayala necessary (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post BASL; Altruistic Union That Does Not Stand For Its Members’ Sake But For The People appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- Is The IMF Mad To Give Loans To A Murderous Government? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka strongly condemns attack on Galle Face protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- President Wickremesinghe, The Current Pohottuwa Government & The Way Forward – A Call From Citiz... (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 29th July, 2022 Humans are born dreamers, and dreams keep them going. But for their propensity for dreaming, they would never have invented the wheel, much less flown. It may be said that life is a process of chasing dreams, with or without success. Grave crises like the one Sri Lanka is experiencing are […]
- Hilary Duff confirms the Lizzie McGuire Disney Plus reboot is dead - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Hilary Duff confirms the Lizzie McGuire Disney Plus reboot is dead - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Hilary Duff confirms the Lizzie McGuire Disney Plus reboot is dead - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Zhoie's dream chance (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
Ideal Motors unveiled the ‘Ideal Moksha,’ Sri Lanka’s first home-grown fully-electric car at the JAIC Hilton yesterday. Drawing inspiration from the iconic Austin Mini Moke that took the world by storm, the Ideal Moksha is geared to be a game changer for the Sri Lankan market and the most practical solution in the current technology […]
- Vehicle Market (Category: Business)
- Program to allow Sri Lankan migrant workers to import electric vehicles launched (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk no longer world s richest man (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka could benefit from global trend towards EV use – IPS study (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Janus Moment appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- July 9th 2022: ‘Ever Onward To Victory!’ (Category: Breaking News)
- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil: A New Definition For Democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
Two men who were waiting in a fuel queue in Kinniya have died today (July 22), Ada Derana correspondent says.
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