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[…]The post Indo-Lanka Fishing Crisis: Sharing Territories For A Better Catch! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why Sri Lanka Needs A Fusion Center For Information Sharing (Category: Breaking News)
- Indianisation, Ranil, Patali, Modi & Solheim (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: "ආදරයේ උල්පත" | Ayesh Yasiru | Little Titans (Category: Entertainment)
- Why Sri Lanka Needs A Presidential Secretariat On Blue Economy Or National Center For Ocean Reso... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Skeletons In The Cupboard appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RTI Commission Orders People’s Bank To Release Information (Category: Breaking News)
- RTI Commission Orders People’s Bank To Release Information (Category: Breaking News)
- RTI Commission Orders People’s Bank To Release Information (Category: Breaking News)
- RTI Commission Orders People’s Bank To Release Information (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka will kick off a reworking of part of its domestic debt next month and aims to finalise it by May, central bank and treasury officials told creditors during a virtual presentation on Thursday.The post Sri Lanka expects to finalise domestic debt rework by May appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka central bank holds rates, sees sharp drop in inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- No move to restructure domestic debt – State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s creditor nations to meet despite uncertainty on China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
The UN Human Rights Committee (CCPR) has noted serious violations of civil and political rights in Sri Lanka and made over 60 recommendations. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) welcomed the findings and urged the Government to take immediate steps to address the numerous violations […]
- UN raises concerns over two Bills in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Impunity in Sri Lanka to be raised at UN Human Rights Council (Category: Breaking News)
- UN experts call on Sri Lanka to suspend ‘Yukthiya’ anti-drug operation (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Human Rights Committee to review Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sandun Pathirana’s career journey spans over three decades, during which he has gained extensive experience in setting up and managing operations in markets in South Asia and the Middle East. He is a regional specialist in his field, having worked for leading conglomerates and multinational freight and logistics companies. Sandun started his logistics career in […]
- Sri Lanka looks to work closer with ASEAN (Category: Breaking News)
- Indo-Lanka FTA to be upgraded to ETCA (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo welcomes prestigious Webb Ellis Cup and legendary Springbok Bryan Habana (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka refuses to bow down to Indian pressure on China (Category: Breaking News)
“75 percent in parliament are crooks.” There is nothing in the proposed anti-corruption bill to prevent people from engaging in corrupt activities, former President Chandrika Bandaranaike said yesterday in Colombo.She said that she had accessed the draft of the bill, formulated at the behest of the IMF. “The bill focuses on what to do when […]
- Interim Budget tabled in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- OSB passed amidst din in House (Category: Breaking News)
- Anti-Corruption Bill passed without division (Category: Breaking News)
- Malwatte prelate welcomes Online Bill to check abuses by social media (Category: Breaking News)
Easter Sunday carnage By Shamindra Ferdinando The main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday (30) questioned the veracity of a police headquarters declaration that one of the Easter Sunday bombers Achchi Muhammadu Mohamed Hasthun’s wife Pulasthini Mahendran alias Sarah Jasmin had been killed on the night of April 26, 2019 at Sainthamaruthu. The media was […]
- The strange case of Katuwapitiya suicide bomber’s wife Pulasthini (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB: Cop who failed to prevent bombings to be made IGP (Category: Breaking News)
- Placards condemning govt. found inside parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Mujibur hospitalised due to police attack demands Parliament intervention (Category: Breaking News)
By Ifham Nizam A new study conducted by the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agricultural Training and Research Institute has revealed the devastating impact of the economic crisis on the food consumption patterns of Sri Lankan citizens. According to the report, the domestic demand for Kohila surged by 45 percent during the 2021-2022 period, as citizens were forced […]
- Inflation drops to 6.3% (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankans opt to spend less on education (Category: Breaking News)
- Inflation drops to 5.1 % in February (Category: Breaking News)
- More than a quarter of Lankans living in poverty – World Bank (Category: Breaking News)
After the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a 48-month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility of USD 3 billion to support Sri Lanka’s economic policies and reforms, there are talks that the deal between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and IMF may make room for pro-China forces to raise their head in the island nation, reported […]
- IMF working with a government without a mandate – Handunnetti (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF programme in SL showing signs of working – Breuer (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s response to debt restructuring request expected by Jan end: SL (Category: Breaking News)
- PM begins talks with visiting IMF team in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
by T B Randev Sri Lanka’s ongoing debt crisis has caught the attention of major global players, including China, which has been keenly interested in helping the island nation restructure its debt. Since the end of the Sri Lankan civil war in 2009, China has extended numerous loans to the country for various infrastructure projects, […]
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka likely to resume China FTA talks along with India’s CEPA: sources (Category: Breaking News)
- India ready to restructure its Colombo debt: What about others? (Category: Breaking News)
- President wants Lanka to be first in South Asia to join RCEP, largest trade bloc in history (Category: Breaking News)
- China-Sri Lanka FTA: Will it benefit Sri Lanka in the long run? (Category: Breaking News)
On March 30, Nalin Fernando, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security in Colombo was presented the new Electronic Certificate of Origin (eCoO) system by the International Trade Centre (ITC) team, led by Ms. Raghad Altalli, Programme Manager and Trade Facilitation Advisor. The new eCoO system, implemented by the Department of Commerce (DoC), is a […]
- Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament facing shortage of eggs (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand and Sri Lanka complete 4th round of FTA talks (Category: Breaking News)
- It has been possible to control the rise in the price of essential food items - Minister of Tra... (Category: Breaking News)
France and Sri Lanka today signed a 300,000 EUR grant agreement supporting improved monitoring and reporting of air quality in Sri Lanka. The agreement was signed between the country director of the French Development Agency (AFD) M. Reda SOUIRGI and Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment in Sri Lanka in presence of […]
- Sri Lanka s air quality reaches unhealthy level (Category: Breaking News)
- Air quality in Sri Lanka improves (Category: Breaking News)
- UK and Sri Lanka sign deal to protect marine environment. (Category: Breaking News)
- US, Australia gave Sri Lanka Air Force, Navy fuel during shortage (Category: Breaking News)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) fears the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan granted to Sri Lanka could erode rights in the country. The global human rights group said that the Government of Sri Lanka should ensure that policies to enhance revenues do not further erode economic and social rights and that anti-corruption reforms provide accountability. On […]
- HRW says economic crisis puts rights in Sri Lanka in peril (Category: Breaking News)
- Rights group accuses Sri Lanka of cracking down on dissent (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)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that it is crucial for students in the country to have comprehensive knowledge of modern technology and continually update themselves with the latest advancements to prepare for the future.The post Students should be equipped with modern technology to take over the country by 2048 appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA New...
- Students should be equipped with modern technology to take over the country by 2048 – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says No one will be allowed to directly or indirectly disrupt education system (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Ranil delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
By Ifham Nizam Turkish Ambassador to Sri Lanka R. Demet Sekercioglu will attend the first-ever celebration of International Zero Waste Day today at 9.30 am at Waters Edge, Battaramulla with Environment Minister Engineer Nasir Ahmed presiding. Christopher Powers, Director of the office of Economic Development of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. […]
- USAID’s Accelerator Programme showcases innovative entrepreneurs supporting climate resilient ap... (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID administrator Samantha Power arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- USAID Administrator to visit Sri Lanka on Sep 10 (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
An open letter to President Ranil Wickremesinghe Recent articles in the local press have publicised the government plans for introduction of nuclear power plants to Sri Lanka with Russian support. A similar decision was taken way back in 2010, by the then President to bring nuclear power plants to Sri Lanka from South Korea. At […]
- Sri Lanka Gearing To Go Nuclear By 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Ambassador encourages Sri Lanka to consider nuclear energy collaboration (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka approves nuclear power plant construction with Russia as top contender (Category: Breaking News)
- IAEA studying plans to build nuclear power plant in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF Loan Risks Eroding Rights; Sri Lanka Should Ensure Fair Taxes, Accountability For Corruption: HRW appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lankan Govt. Should Withdraw Draft ‘Rehabilitation’ Law: Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- Rights Groups Urge Strong UN Resolution On Sri Lanka: UNHRC Should Enhance Mandates, Address Gro... (Category: Breaking News)
- Reject New Counterterrorism Bill: Proposed Law Breaks Government Pledge To End Abuse – HRW (Category: Breaking News)
- Rights groups urge strong UN resolution on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill Amounts To A Parallel Constitution & A Criminal Procedure Code appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Counter Terrorism Bill To Create A Security State; Impacting On Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Anti-Terrorism Bill Terrifies The Public (Category: Breaking News)
- The Republic That Fears The Independence Of The Judiciary Even More Than Terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
- SC On 22A – Part II: Enhancing The Constitution’s Rigidity (Category: Breaking News)
Fuel prices in Sri Lanka will be reduced from midnight today (March 29).The post Fuel prices reduced in Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from March 05, 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices reduced in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from July 31, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices revised in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankans are hopeful that a new employment scheme with Saudi Arabia will help ease their country’s economic crisis, professionals and labour officials told Arab News, as they expect it to boost the nation’s manpower exports to the Kingdom.The post New employment scheme with Saudi Arabia sparks hope among Sri Lankan workers appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - O...
- NEOM offers Sri Lankan workers ‘lifetime opportunity,’ minister says (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks to attract Saudi investment in tourism, energy (Category: Breaking News)
- Maid torture report reaches Saudi Arabia (Category: Breaking News)
- New employment scheme with Saudi Arabia sparks hope among Sri Lankan workers (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankans are hopeful that a new employment scheme with Saudi Arabia will help ease their country s economic crisis, professionals and labor officials told Arab News, as they expect it to boost the nation s manpower exports to the Kingdom.
[…]The post Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Influence Of Sirima Bandaranaike & Ranil Wickremesinghe On The Foreign Policy Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin’s Last Stand (Category: Breaking News)
- Is The World, Hopelessly Divided Over Ukraine, Coming Together For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka Adrift In Tempestuous Seas (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF’s Concern On Corruption appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Forecasts & Systemic Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic Realities & Political Promises (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt, Divestiture & Discontent (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka in the throes of the worst economic crisis since Independence has resorted to some desperate action; it has for the first time in its history declared bankruptcy, suspended debt repayment, secured an IMF bailout for the 17th time, and agreed to extremely stringent loan conditions, which have already caused social unrest with people […]
- How governments use IMF bailouts to hurt political opponents – new research (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF China and debt-trap (Category: Breaking News)
- Income inequality: How the rich got richer and what politicians are doing about it (Category: Business)
- SL economy, IMF claims, and reality (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 29th March, 2023 Former President Maithripala Sirisena has requested the public to help him pay compensation for his lapses to prevent the Easter Sunday terror attacks in 2019. The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered him to pay Rs. 100 million as compensation. He would have the public believe that there are only three months […]
- Maithripala says he has to pay compensation for mistakes made by others (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-President to set up public fund to pay Rs. 100 million compensation (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-President reveals how he plans to pay Rs. 100 million compensation (Category: Breaking News)
- Maithripala says he is still collecting money to pay Rs. 100 mn compensation (Category: Breaking News)
Three components of political order, namely the state, rule of law and accountability are complementary and to be effective they must exist in a state of healthy tension but complementing each other. States use legitimate power to achieve their political ends by the rule of law and that elicits voluntary compliance. When governments are accountable […]
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[…]The post Is Sri Lanka An Ethnocracy? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential Election 2024: What Would The Tamils Gain By Voting For Sinhala Politicians? (Category: Breaking News)
- Would Voting For A Tamil Presidential Candidate Polarize The Tamils? (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – II (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Path To Peace: Building A Domestic Mechanism For Criminal Accountability In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Transitional Justice In Sri Lanka: Accomplishments & Challenges In The Post-Civil War (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Repression Will Hit The JVP-NPP While It Indulges In Political Narcissism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Seize The Election To Secure It: ‘A Democratic Revolution By Force’ (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP-NPP & Lankan Left Populism’s Lacunae & Lapses (Category: Breaking News)
- The Aragalaya & The Wijeweera Legacy: How The Lankan Left Could Win (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka In Myanmar’s Shadow: A Democracy Pact Is Imperative! (Category: Breaking News)
Former Norwegian peace envoy and advisor to President Ranil Wickremesinghe on climate change, Erik Solheim, called on Sri Lanka to join the green revolution. He said this while speaking at the Sri Lanka Clean Energy Summit 2023 held at Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo. Solheim said that the two biggest developing countries, China and India, are now […]
- Solheim sees renewable energy opportunities in Sri Lanka’s North (Category: Breaking News)
- Solheim rules out mediator role (Category: Breaking News)
- Solhiem arrives in Sri Lanka to meet Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec offers to fully finance Hambantota refinery (Category: Breaking News)
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