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[…]The post End Arbitrary Detention Of Student Activist: Wasantha Mudalige Held 150 Days Under Draconian PTA appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
A severe fragmentation of the global economy after decades of increasing economic integration could reduce global economic output by up to 7%, but the losses could reach 8-12% in some countries, if technology is also decoupled, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a new staff report.The post IMF says fragmentation could cost global economy up to 7% of GDP appeared first on Sri Lanka News ...
The 43rd Brigade led by Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka, and the Nawa Lanka Freedom Party led by Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama entered into an agreement to contest together in the upcoming Local Government Election.The post Patali Champika to contest LG polls together with Kumara Welgama appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
External Affairs Minister of India, S. Jaishankar’s visit to Colombo on Thursday will focus on “supporting Sri Lanka” in its current economic crisis, government sources said, adding that talks are ongoing in the field of energy security, food security, currency swap arrangements as well as talks about restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt. The two-day visit is expected to see some announcements.The post ...
External Affairs Minister of India, S. Jaishankar s visit to Colombo on Thursday will focus on Âsupporting Sri Lanka in its current economic crisis, government sources said,
New tax administration system for Excise Dept. proposed at a cost of Rs 2 bn By Shamindra Ferdinando The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stepped in to help streamline tax collection here amidst allegations of corruption and inefficiency against revenue collecting authorities. Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, has repeatedly alleged both in and outside […]
[…]The post A Child’s Guide To Demand Of 182 Academics For Cancelling Sri Lanka’s Foreign Debt appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
[…]The post Canadian Special Economic Measures (Sri Lanka); Dragnet Is Laid Others May Join appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Former Minister, President’s Counsel Faiszer Musthapha, resigned from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) after criticising the party leadership. In his letter of resignation to SLFP leader Maithripala Sirisena, the former MP said that the party leadership had not taken any concrete political decisions in the recent past in the best interest of the party. […]
[…]The post The Verdict: Loud & Clear appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Chinese Vice Minister Chen Zhou had talks with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo today. Rajapaksa said that the Chinese official reaffirmed China’s commitment to foster strong, dynamic bilateral relations between China and Sri Lanka. Zhou, the Vice Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee is leading a high-level […]
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ISLAMABAD: As the year comes to a close and 2023 begins, the nation takes a reflective pause and harks back at a long year of political events that will foreshadow the election year – a new year resolution politicos hope to keep but without an economic story worth telling. Unprecedented events lashed the political waters […]
by Chithra Ramakrishnan Respected and revered by the whole world, spiritual and religious leader of Tibet, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Bodhgaya recently. For the past few years His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Bodhgaya at the end of the year as per an invitation extended by […]
China’s lurch from extreme zero-Covid to extreme herd immunity is a watershed moment in the global ideological struggle of our age, an unanswerable illustration of why autocratic regimes are less successful in the end than messy liberal democracies. Leadership cults and totalitarian media control can at times enable breathtakingly destructive policies, and it is hard […]
By Zinara Rathnayake My mother is a good cook. My father is just slightly better. That’s how my younger sister would always describe my parents’ food. She’s right. My mother cooked delicious curries. But my father cooked the food we hold dear.My father grew up in Nabiriththawewa, a small village in Kurunegala. Unlike his two older […]
ECONOMYNEXT – An unprecedented verdict by Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ordering an ex head of state and top defence officials to pay hundreds of millions of rupees in compensation to victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings has been welcomed by the Catholic church which also anticipates criminal proceedings against some of the respondents. Head […]
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised the need of working within one policy framework by all while facing the economic difficulties the country is confronted with, President's Media Division (PMD) said.The post Let’s solve economic issues by working within one policy framework – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
[…]The post Economic Gloom, LG Polls & Coalitions Of Clowns appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
[…]The post 182 Experts Call For Debt Cancellation But Private Investors Play Hardball appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that India’s response to cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s request for debt restructuring is expected by the end of this month. Sri Lanka, which is trying to secure a USD 2.9 billion bridge loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has been trying to to get financial assurances from its major creditors […]
Chinese Vice Minister Chen Zhou arrived in Sri Lanka today, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said. Chen Zhou, the Vice Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee is leading a high-level delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to Sri Lanka. The visit of the high-level delegation is […]
In view of delay in assurance from bilateral creditors so as to fulfil the criteria of getting a bailout package of USD 2.9 Billion from the IMF, Sri Lanka is in talks with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to obtain loans worth of USD 1.9 billion. According to the Governor of the […]
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 […]
The Tamil diaspora have called on more countries to sanction former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) welcomed the decision taken by the Canadian Government to sanction two former Sri Lankan Presidents, and called upon other progressive countries, including India, the US, EU, UK, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Australia […]
[…]The post Controversial Social Activists & Freedom of Expression: Hateful Words Can Be As Dangerous As Physical Violence appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
[…]The post The Left, The Nationalist Right & Industrialisation As Policy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church urged the country Friday to criminally prosecute its former leader for negligence, a day after the top court ordered him to pay compensation to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed nearly 270 people.The post Sri Lanka church seeks criminal justice for Easter bombings appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA...