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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 […]

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Months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is becoming increasingly clear that the latter’s traumas would not end any time soon. Nor is the invader registering any notable gains from its fatal decision to annex Ukraine by armed means and might. However, it’s abundantly clear that the destabilizing economic consequences for the world from the […]

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Thursday 8th December, 2022 King Charles III is known for his affability, which has won him many admirers across the globe. But some people do not seem well disposed towards him. Well, it takes all sorts to make a world. Within the first few weeks of his accession and months ahead of his coronation, he […]

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Amendments to Exchange Control Act contemplated By Shamindra Ferdinando State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya yesterday (07) said the government would introduce some amendments to the Exchange Control Act No 12 of 2017 as part of its response to the continuing financial crisis. The SLFPer mentioned that amendments were necessary to restore the authority exercised by […]

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[…]The post Transitional Justice In Sri Lanka: Accomplishments & Challenges In The Post-Civil War appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.

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More parents in Sri Lanka are seeking to admit their children to childcare institutions due to increasing food insecurity, poverty and internal and external labour migration, the United Nations (UN) said. UNICEF said that child protection issues increased significantly in 2022, especially in rural and estate areas. “Children face protection challenges, with more parents seeking […]

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World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) representatives decided that a coordinated assistance program supported by the multilateral financial institutions is required for Sri Lanka to recover from the economic crisis the country is currently facing.

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By Shamindra Ferdinando Narendra Fernando, Sergeant-at-Arms of the crisis-ridden Parliament, has declared that the largest number of students, in the post-independence era, visited the House on Thursday (Dec. 01). Director, Legislative Services, Janakantha Silva, who is also the Acting Director of Communication, quoted Fernando as having said that approximately 5,000 students, from 32 schools, rec...

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[…]The post Organized Criminals Gangs In Sri Lanka & Its Impact On National Security appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.

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Global lenders including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the IMF are planning coordinated assistance to help Sri Lanka recover from its economic crisis, the government said on Tuesday.The post Global lenders eye coordinated assistance for Sri Lanka – Government appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.

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Multilateral agencies have sought coordinated assistance for Sri Lanka, following a discussion held with President Ranil Wickremesinghe today. Representatives from the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) decided that a coordinated assistance program supported by the multilateral financial institutions is r...

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Representatives of the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have decided that a coordinated assistance program supported by the multilateral financial institutions is vital for Sri Lanka to recover from the ongoing economic crisis.

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World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) representatives decided that a coordinated assistance program supported by the multilateral financial institutions is required for Sri Lanka to recover from the economic crisis the country is currently facing. They reached the agreement following a lengthy round table [&...

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Sri Lanka does not need economic reforms that offer no solutions to the ongoing crisis, but a strong new economic system that can face 2050, President Ranil Wickremesinghe says.

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The World Bank has approved Sri Lanka’s request to access concessional financing from the International Development Association (IDA). This type of financing, which is offered at low interest rates, will enable the country to implement its government-led reform program to stabilize the economy and protect the livelihood of millions of people facing poverty and hunger. […]

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The United States officially handed over 9,300 tonnes of urea fertilizer to the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday (December 05) to distribute to more than 193,000 smallholder paddy farmers in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Monaragala districts, a statement from the U.S. Embassy said.The post United States provides 9,300 tonnes of urea fertilizer to ...

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The World Bank on Monday (December 5) approved Sri Lanka’s request to access concessional financing from the International Development Association (IDA).The post World Bank approves Sri Lanka’s eligibility to access concessional financing appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.

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“Feminism is not a synonym for man hater though we need a new man now”: By Aruni Samarakoon Recently, I was in a discussion on Feminism with the members of the Post-Graduate Research (PGR) community at the University of Hull, in the United Kingdom. They were my colleagues, from the Middle-East, Asia and Europe, representing […]

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Tuesday 6th December, 2022 NPP MP and JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has fulminated against the Election Commission (EC), and with reason. Speaking in Parliament, he has demanded to know why the EC ever asked for an opinion from the Attorney General anent the Local Government (LG) elections instead of exercising its powers to initiate […]

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By Jehan Perera President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s statement that district committees can be considered as part of the solution to the vexed problem of power sharing between the ethnic communities has caused a considerable furore in the Tamil community.  It came as both a shock and a disappointment as the president has also been speaking about […]

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Sri Lankans can now hold $10,000 worth of the Indian rupee (INR) in physical form, though the INR would not be legal tender in the island nation, after India approved a Sri Lankan request to designate the INR as a foreign currency, Indian media reported. This will provide the island nation much needed liquidity support to […]

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With the intention of uplifting the spirits of children in marginalized communities during the festive season, Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC, launched the ‘Season of Giving’ donation campaign on its premier digital payment app SOLO, to support Caritas Sri Lanka. The non-profit organization, the social arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of […]

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The United States and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) handed over 9,300 tonnes of urea fertilizer to the Ministry of Agriculture to distribute to more than 193,000 smallholder paddy farmers in Sri Lanka. The fertilizer, procured by FAO with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is the first shipment of USAID-supported […]

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BY DR. Asoka Bandarage On September 1, 2022, debt-trapped Sri Lanka reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 48-month Extended Fund Facility of $2.9 billion, which hardly covers the country’s outstanding debt, nor its immediate survival needs. Nevertheless, IMF structural adjustment requires the country to meet its familiar debt restructuring […]

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By N Sathiya Moorthy At a time, the ‘Paris Club’ is said to be considering a favourable debt-restructuring package for the nation and the IMF-induced economic reforms is said to be already on, comes the GMOA (Government Medical Officers’ Association) expose that the government is yet to recover LKR 773-billion arrears from tax-payers in the […]

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