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[…]The post Purchasing Power Parity appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Presidential Election Results (Category: Breaking News)
- Next Round: Ranil Versus The JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- National Council’s Economic Stabilisation Report Is A Welcome Sign (Category: Breaking News)
The Chinese “spy ship” YUAN WANG 5 has been cleared to enter the Hambantota Port. India had earlier raised concerns with Sri Lanka on moves to allow what it called a Chinese “spy ship” to enter Sri Lankan waters. Issuing a statement today, the Foreign Ministry said that on 28 June, 2022, the Embassy of […]
- Chinese “spy ship” leaves Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese “spy ship” enters Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka confirms it asked China to defer visit by ship (Category: Breaking News)
- Yuan Wang 5 triggers a moot point of contentious politics between India and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry had earlier requested China to defer the port call until “further consultations”.
- Putin congratulates Sri Lanka president; looks to foster bilateral cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- Political stability will help Sri Lanka turn a corner, president tells WSJ (Category: Breaking News)
- Ensure integrity of nominations to Constitutional Council: Sri Lanka Bar Association (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 docks at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allowed the Harbour Master to grant permission to the Chinese ballistic missile- and satellite-tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 16 - 12.
[…]The post The ACF Commission: To Exorcise Ghosts Of Truth That Continued To Haunt Regardless appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Commission Of Inquiry: Testify At Your Own Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- Kapila Jayasekera: Killer-In-Chief In Both ACF & Five Students Cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Looking To The Past: The Political Cultivation Of An Obliging Judiciary To Violate Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Antics Of Rajapaksa’s Viceroy In The Volatile North (Category: Breaking News)
When EconomyNext contacted Foreign Minister Ali Sabry Friday evening, the minister refused to comment.
- Reserve Status (Category: Business)
- UK official here for talks (Category: Breaking News)
- More Margin (Category: Business)
- Reserve Stock (Category: Business)
FTZMA said the high tariffs which are driving up cost of production would make Sri Lankan products highly uncompetitive
- CEB seeks 82% increase in electricity tariffs (Category: Breaking News)
- Electricity tariffs up by 69 percent from next month (Category: Breaking News)
- No option but to increase electricity tariff – Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Explainer: Sri Lanka’s electricity tariff hikes and how it works (Category: Breaking News)
All Share Price Index (ASPI) rose 3.69% or 321.31 points to 9,027.48, its highest since March 31
- Sri Lanka bourse slips ahead of policy rates, IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain for third straight session led by market heavyweights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs127bn in bonds, 2032 on tap at 30.09-pct (Category: Breaking News)
India today categorically rejected insinuation by China which claimed that Sri Lanka s neighbour is pressuring the island nation over Chinese ballistic missile and satellite-tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 planned visit to Hambantota.
“We are a broken nation and we all need to get together and [uplift] the broken nation."
- Chinese Connection (Category: Business)
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The market generated a turnover of 4.9 billion rupees.
"We still have an opportunity, it is an obligation and responsibility of all political leaders to find a way out."
- Italian Stance (Category: Business)
- Improved Orders (Category: Business)
- Nature's gift (Category: Technology)
- Space race (Category: Technology)
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (Aug 11) arrived in Bangkok after his visa ran out following a month-long stint in Singapore where he had taken refuge from protesters at home. The deposed leader landed on a private jet at Don Mueang International Airport around 8pm local time (1200 GMT), a senior Thai […]
- Protest in Singapore against Rajapaksa draws audience of one (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore says no special privileges to Gotabaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves for the US with family (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore and Sri Lanka discuss regional stability (Category: Breaking News)
Director of the Sustainable Finance Hub of the UNDP Marcos Neto has called the decision to do away with a range of taxes here a fundamental mistake committed by Sri Lanka.The comment was made at the Parliament complex during an interactive dialogue on ‘Revenue Generation as a Pathway to Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery’ on Tuesday […]
- US-LegalizeMarijuana-All,100 (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- How Much in Income Taxes Will I Pay If I Make $100,000? (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- US-LegalizeMarijuana-All,100 (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- US-LegalizeMarijuana-All,100 (Category: USA, South Dakota)
President Rajapaksa fled the country after mass-protest triggered by forex shortages from money printing
- Kalutara gets the second Open University of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa goes back to China (Category: Breaking News)
- President Rajapaksa sworn in for new term (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankaâs President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa with US President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Any Dealing With President Who Lacks Legitimacy Is Political Suicide appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Unelected President Ranil A Vicious Hypocrite? (Category: Breaking News)
- Are BASL & Media Acting In Cahoots To Promote Ranil? (Category: Breaking News)
- Should Aragalaya Consider A Political Movement Led By Nagananda, Fonseka & Hirunika? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Mythical Access To Global Finance & Political Longevity Is Media Creation (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Looking At The Problem Of The Point Of View Of The State appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Influence Of Sirima Bandaranaike & Ranil Wickremesinghe On The Foreign Policy Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Collective Consciousness Of Sri Lankans – Is It Constructive Or Destructive (Category: Breaking News)
- Are The IMF & Ranil Wickremesinghe Neoliberal? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Role Of The Attorney General In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday, according to three Reuters witnesses, as he seek temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests.The post Sri Lanka’s ousted president arrives in Thailand for temporary stay appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Late...
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa advised to remain indoors for security reasons at Bangkok hotel (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s ruling party asks new president to help with ex-leader Rajapaksa’s return (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for U.S. Green Card, looks to settle back in United States (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand says former Sri Lanka president seeking visit, not asylum (Category: Breaking News)
Fraser wrote that Sri Lankans should not forget that they got to the streets for a system change.
- Sri Lanka immigration on the hunt for Scotswoman who documented protests (Category: Breaking News)
- 15 police officers injured in Sri Lanka opposition protest (Category: Breaking News)
- Fraser supports call for Sri Lanka war crimes inquiry (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket: Saltires focus on pushing Sri Lanka and Ireland (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Democracy Of Dunces appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Two Men, Two Cultures (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter & Appeal To The IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Rajapaksa, A Bankrupt Country & Fifty Years Of Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Wants Elections To Be Held (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Aragalaya & Morality appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why I Don’t Support The Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa will temporarily stay in Thailand to look for permanent asylum in another country, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said. “This is a humanitarian issue. We have made a promise that it’s a temporary stay. No [political] activities are allowed, and this will help him find a country to take […]
- Djokovic wins Australian Open 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Yasmin Sooka wins case against Sri Lankan lawyer in UK (Category: Breaking News)
- Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa wins second term in disputed vote (Category: Breaking News)
- He Who Dares Wins (Category: Breaking News)
The European Union (EU) has told President Ranil Wickremesinghe to focus on GSP plus, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and human rights. The EU tweeted saying: -Had a constructive meeting w/ Pres. @RW_UNP today.is a partner in challenging times. For us, protection of civil & #humanrights, above all #freedom of expression & right to #dissent, […]
- India holds talks with SLPP dissident MPs (Category: Breaking News)
- President speaks to Putin and asks for credit to get fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- India delivers another 40,000 MT of petrol to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Public urged not to queue up for fuel over next 3 days (Category: Breaking News)
New Zealand has assured Sri Lanka continuous assistance. The High Commissioner of New Zealand, Michael Appleton called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Minister referred to decades of cordial relations and thanked New Zealand for the continued support and assistance extended during challenging times. The […]
- New Zealand to fund immigration resource centre in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Government accuses JVP of being involved in human trafficking (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran assures continued assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand to provide NZ$ 500,000 to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Khaled Nasser Al-Ameri called on Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday (Aug 10).
To be sure, Sri Lanka is in a tight policy bind as a result of initially granting the Chinese high tech vessel, ‘Yuan Wang 5’, permission to dock at its Hambantota Port for a week, beginning today. The decision did not prove divisive until India objected to it; apparently, over questions relating to its national […]
- Sirisena boasts of his successful foreign policy to current rulers (Category: Breaking News)
- Advisability of SL addressing India’s security concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- China replies in kind to US allegations of Beijing exacerbating debt crisis here (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s external relations amidst power rivalries (Category: Breaking News)
Member of Parliament of the Samagi Janabalavegaya, Eran Wickramaratne has said the country’s crises cannot be resolved only by agreeing to the agendas of multilateral agencies that provide assistance to find solutions to the crises that Sri Lanka is currently facing. When holding discussions with the International Monetary Fund, the government should adopt a strategy […]
- China s assurances to restructure Sri Lanka debt forwarded to IMF - President (Category: Breaking News)
- Eran calls on govt. to extend SMEs’ debt moratorium (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt debt rises to 115.2-pct of GDP by end 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Info about USD 4.2 bn debt deal with China shared with other creditors – CBSL Chief (Category: Breaking News)
After much thought and careful consideration of the emerging geo-political scenario in the Indian Ocean region, Sri Lanka has asked China to defer the arrival of the Yuan Wang 5 research and survey vessel to the Hambantota port. Initially, the Yuan Wang 5 received permission to dock at the southern Hambantota Port through a Foreign […]
- Chinese Survey Vessel Yuan Wang 5 reaches Port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Yuan Wang 5 triggers a moot point of contentious politics between India and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka should prevent Chinese vessel from reaching Hambantota port (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka asks China to delay sending ship after India pressure (Category: Breaking News)
The main stock index has risen 13.3% in the last 10 session.
- Toll Rate (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka spends Rs. 425 billion for North East development (Category: Breaking News)
- Hotel Buy (Category: Business)
- Debenture Rating (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka’s justice minister submitted a proposed constitutional amendment to Parliament on Wednesday that would clip the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters calling for political reforms and solutions to the country’s worst economic crisis.The post Sri Lanka introduces reform bill to clip presidential powers appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Lates...
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