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President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he took over the Titanic after it hit the iceberg and now he is trying to move the ship off the iceberg. He says once the Titanic is moved off the iceberg the country can move forward. The President said that Sri Lanka has declared itself bankrupt and the Government is […]
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COPF (Committee on Public Finance) Chairman and SJB MP, Dr Harsha de Silva, has demanded to know why the government allegedly shared the Staff-Level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with other official committees, before submitting it to the COPF.Dr de Silva has, in a tweet, questioned why the IMF Staff-Level Agreement had been […]
Sri Lanka’s worst post-war economic crisis represents a major blow to the country’s progress towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), efforts that were already hobbled by the COVID pandemic. However, the situation is also providing impetus to the work of academics that are using their knowledge to tackle the immediate fallout from […]
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Don’t Ignore The Message Delivered By IPS SOE22 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
[…]The post Belated Damage Control Exercises Of Wickremesinghe & Sabry, Nothing But Exercises In Futility appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
When Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev went to Peking on an official visit in July-August 1958, chairman Mao Zedong chose an unusual venue for one of their meetings―his private swimming pool. “You look after Europe, and leave Asia to us,” Mao told Khrushchev. The Soviet leader, however, was not impressed. “No one has authorised us to […]
Sri Lanka noted the critical support given by US President Joe Biden at a time the country is facing a crisis. President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that without Biden’s help Sri Lanka will not be having a successful Maha Season, the President’s Media Division said. Wickremesinghe also said that measures have been taken to strengthen the 74-year-old […]
Rupee average rose to as much as 1676.93 rupees a kilo in the first week of October.
The island is yet to explore the potential for marine-related activities.
Sri Lanka’s precariously low foreign reserves suffered another blow this week after Bangladesh’s Central Bank, Bangladesh Bank, directed all banks in that country to only resort to cash deals and no credit with Sri Lankan banks under an international payment settlement gateway.The post Sri Lanka’s forex reserves further hit by Bangladeshi move appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaki...
The fifth edition of Race The Pearl, a 24-hour race that covers the entire length of 600 kilometres of Sri Lanka from top to bottom, will take place on the 5th of November, 2022. Setting off from Point Pedro to Dondra Head. Race The Pearl will see ten cyclists – one from the United States […]
The Surinamese Government has sought access to a woman arrested in Sri Lanka on suspicion of drug smuggling. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation in Suriname said that information was requested from Sri Lanka on the basis of the Vienna Convention on Consular Traffic’ (Arts 5 and 36 paragraph 1c) and […]
Catholics in Bahrain hail mainly from the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. (UCAN) Pope Francis is set to make a four-day visit to Bahrain, a journey that will make him the first pope to visit the Arab kingdom just off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.The visit on Nov. 3-6 has two […]
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Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake left for the US after being cleared to travel overseas. Ramanayake was earlier blocked at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) when he had attempted to travel overseas. The former MP had gone to the airport on Friday night to travel to the US to attend the premiere of his latest movie. However, […]
The Sri Lanka Government says the staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not a document but only an understanding. State Minister of Finance, Shehan Semasinghe tweeted saying the actions that need to be completed before any formal approval by the IMF Executive Board are being discussed with Government authorities. “The IMF “Staff […]
Three more suspects have been arrested over a major cryptocurrency scam involving two Chinese nationals. The Police have already arrested the two Chinese nationals and a Sri Lankan. The other three who have now been arrested are also Sri Lankans. The Chinese nationals were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport last month when they were […]
Sri Lanka has not approved cryptocurrencies yet
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena states that the direct contribution of governors and provincial council officers and former public representatives is essential for the success of the rural economic revival and food security programme.The post We should go beyond the traditional systems to earn more foreign income – Prime Minister appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in S...
The State Literary Awards Ceremony 2022, organized annually to give due accolades to the Sri Lankan literati, was held in grandeur at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo yesterday (Oct. 28) under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, requesting him to take steps to secure the release of Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody. Referring to the apprehending of seven fishermen from Tamil Nadu along with their boat on October 27 by the Sri Lankan Navy, Stalin said […]
The State Literary Awards Ceremony 2022, organized annually to give due accolades to the Sri Lankan literati, was held in grandeur at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo this afternoon (28) under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Sri Lanka’s creditors are to hold crucial talks next week with debt restructuring on the agenda, the President’s Media Division said today. Representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the President’s Office had talks yesterday ahead of the meeting between the creditors. Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President on National Security […]
Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake was blocked at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) when he had attempted to travel overseas. Ramanayake had gone to the airport last night to travel to the US to attend the premiere of his latest movie. However, officers of the Immigration and Emigration department refused to allow him to leave. Ramanayake […]
A new “wellness village” hospital is to be constructed adjacent to the Biyagama Hospital. A discussion on the acquisition of land for the construction of the new hospital was held at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of Presidential Adviser on Climate Change, Ruwan Wijewardene. Based on a concept of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the wellness […]
Former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake, who arrived at the Katunayake international airport last night (October 27), was not allowed to leave the country and turned away by the Immigration and Emigration officials, a Department spokesman said.The post Ranjan Ramanayake turned away from Katunayake Airport appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Thousands of Sri Lankans marched in the capital on Thursday to urge the government to halt its crackdown on protests against an unprecedented economic crisis that has engulfed the Indian Ocean nation for months.The post Sri Lankans march against government crackdown on protests appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
By Uditha Devapriya In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction that had prevailed until then between an artistic and a commercial cinema. Both directors focused […]