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[…]The post Why Should We Beg IMF? – When More Than $36 Billion To Be Recovered appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Government Is A ‘Blackhole’: IMF Should Be Worried About The (225+1) (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis Deepens Without Rescue Plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank Independence: Issue To The Fore Again, But Will The Government Have Foresight To Do... (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka recorded over 100,000 tourists within the first 26 days of February 2023, Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando stated, making this the second consecutive month in which Sri Lanka s tourism industry has seen such numbers.
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass – Waiting On IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – III (Category: Breaking News)
China Daily: Sri Lanka is set to receive its first group of post-pandemic Chinese tourists after becoming one of the first 20 countries to resume the organization of outbound group tourists from China since COVID-19. Their flight will depart from the Shanghai Pudong International Airport on March 3. “We are expecting Chinese tourists to come […]
- Sri Lanka to receive first group of post-pandemic Chinese tourists in March (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourists suffer as industry bureaucracy is in knots (Category: Breaking News)
- CP frowns on govt.’s handling of Chinese ship issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka on China-IMF agenda (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced plans to make Sri Lanka a tourist destination that attracts foreigners, throughout the year.He made the pledge during a meeting with businessmen, from the tourism industry, in the Galle District, on Friday, under the theme “Survival and Overcoming Challenges in the Tourism Industry.” During the meeting, President Wickremesinghe acknowledged ...
- Steps to revive Sri Lanka s tea industry through a formal plan  President (Category: Breaking News)
- President wants cocoa planted on tea estates (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez promotes use of AI in local film industry (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez eyes USD 2 bn revenue from gem and jewellery industry (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that tourist numbers had dropped following the protests in May and June of last year. Wickremesinghe announced plans to make Sri Lanka a year-round tourist destination, with measures to be taken to promote the tourism sector. He made these comments during a meeting with businessmen from the tourism industry in the […]
- Sri Lanka to target 5 million tourist arrivals a year (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist zones to be established in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says Australia helping shift power dynamics in region (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks Maldives assistance in war on drugs (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced plans to make Sri Lanka a year-round tourist destination, with measures to be taken to promote the tourism sector. He made these comments during a meeting with businessmen from the tourism industry in the Galle District yesterday (23), which was organized under the theme “Survival and Overcoming Challenges in the […]
- Space, Scotland's final frontier? (Category: Technology)
- Dream property for sale (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Tourism awards for Hobart (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Even in tough economy, Seattle tourism continues to thrive (Category: USA, Washington)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has pledged to necessary steps to boost the tourism sector to make Sri Lanka a tourist destination throughout the year.
The Ministry of Tourism has launched a Travel Card as an initiative to further progress Sri Lanka s tourism industry.
Antyra Solutions, an integrated digital agency that combines creativity, technology and performance-based digital marketing solutions, recently celebrated its eighth anniversary and hosted a client appreciation evening at Jetwing Colombo Seven. Antyra offers customers a range of services under its three main business verticals. Antyra Studios, the agency’s design arm, works on end-to-end branding ...
- Loops Digital relaunches as Loops Integrated (Category: Breaking News)
- SLIM DIGIS 2.3 Awards Raises the Bar of Excellence in Digital Marketing (Category: Breaking News)
- ADSTUDIO.CLOUD bags Silver at FITIS Digital Excellence Awards Ceremony 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- LinearSix Celebrates Seven Years of Transforming Financial Services by unveiling cutting-edge fi... (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy The series of protests that political parties and public servants have threatened over the coming days, weeks and months has the potential of making Sri Lanka into a virtually ungoverned nation into an ungovernable country. In turn, this can have consequences for the much-needed economic recovery, which hinges on the triple […]
- How far can rebels and rebellions go? (Category: Breaking News)
- Imran Khan says no to Sri Lanka style mass protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya by another name, but… (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans in Sydney stage demonstration against Rajapaksas (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpowers appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (Category: Breaking News)
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Prospects At The Next Election appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Partnership Between NPP & JVP Must Be Emboldened (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
- Homework For NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Celebrating Independence Or Inaugurating Dependence? (Category: Breaking News)
The historic Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka will host a ‘Janaraja Perahera’ today (February 19), after a gap of 34 years.The post ‘Janaraja Perahera’ to parade Kandy streets today appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- First Randoli Perahera parades tonight (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog Axiata extends its support to the Sri Dalada Perahera for the 16th consecutive year (Category: Breaking News)
- The Randoli Perahera, the most grandiloquent of all (Category: Breaking News)
- Kandy Esala Perahera commences today (Category: Breaking News)
Excerpted from volume ii of Sarath Amunugama autobiography I was lucky both as Permanent Secretary and a researcher in the field of family planning to spend time in the east coast which is one of the loveliest parts of Sri Lanka, with its pristine beaches and a large swath of blue sea. The Information department […]
- School Text Books before December Vacation (Category: Breaking News)
- Courting Parthasarathy for JRJ, equation changes after Indira’s assassination (Category: Breaking News)
- Undernourishment as well as over-nutrition plaguing some of SL’s schoolchildren – minister (Category: Breaking News)
- UNESCO, the Cultural Triangle and some forunate contacts in Paris (Category: Breaking News)
The Rugby World Cup 2023 trophy, known as the Webb Ellis Cup, arrived in Sri Lanka today. Mastercard said the coveted trophy will be in the country for six days till February 23, ahead of the Rugby World Cup event to be held in France later this year. The itinerary for these six days will […]
- Rugby World Cup 2023 trophy on display in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo welcomes prestigious Webb Ellis Cup and legendary Springbok Bryan Habana (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali backs India or England and not Sri Lanka to win World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crowned Asian Netball Champions (Category: Breaking News)
As part of the ‘Prevention of Marine Litter in the Lakshadweep Sea’ (PROMISE) project, funded by the European Union (EU), through the SWITCH-Asia Programme. Government institutions, academia, NGOs, international development organizations, and tourism industry associations, gathered, in Colombo, for a policy roundtable discussion. The PROMISE project has organized a series of policy roundtable meet...
- Solutions sought to tackle marine litter near Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka launches ambitious housing project to build one million houses (Category: Breaking News)
- US Links (Category: Business)
- Lloyds Removes Sri Lanka from Marine risk (Category: Breaking News)
FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s first privately owned international airline, is set to increase international flight offerings with the launch of service to Chennai, India. The new direct flight from Colombo to Chennai is set to commence starting 20th February 2023 and will initially fly three times a week. This will be upgraded to a daily service […]
- FitsAir Crowned as Asia’s Most On-Time Airline (Category: Breaking News)
- FitsAir increases flights between Colombo and Dubai (Category: Breaking News)
- AirAsia and FitsAir among bidders for Sri Lanka’s national carrier (Category: Breaking News)
- AirAsia and FitsAir among bidders for SriLankan Airlines (Category: Breaking News)
The Rugby World Cup 2023 trophy, known as the Webb Ellis Cup, is to be on display in Sri Lanka for the first time from tomorrow (18 February). Mastercard said the coveted trophy will be in the country for six days till February 23, ahead of the Rugby World Cup event to be held in […]
- Rugby World Cup 2023 trophy arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo welcomes prestigious Webb Ellis Cup and legendary Springbok Bryan Habana (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil assures to protect rights of children and elderly (Category: Breaking News)
- Rape-accused Sri Lankan cricketer can return to social media (Category: Breaking News)
Solutions have been sought to tackle marine litter in the Lakshadweep Sea between Sri Lanka, Maldives and India. As part of the ‘Prevention of Marine Litter in the Lakshadweep Sea’ (PROMISE) project, funded by the European Union (EU) through the SWITCH-Asia Programme. Government institutions, academia, NGOs, international development organizations and tourism industry associations gathered in [...
- EU funded policy roundtable held in Sri Lanka to discuss a cleaner marine environment (Category: Breaking News)
- Green economic recovery top priory for EU in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Demand for private tuition and English education in Sri Lanka increases (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s proposed internet law threatens upcoming polls (Category: Breaking News)
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Iran, with the assistance of the Association of Air Transport & Tourism Agencies of Iran and the Sri Lanka Tea Board, successfully organized Sri Lanka's participation in the 16th Tehran International Exhibition of Tourism and Related Industries held from 07-10 February 2023 at the Tehran International Fairground in Iran.
- Iran exports $520m technical services to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Tourism promoted at the 13th International Tourism Exhibition in Shiraz, Iran (Category: Breaking News)
- Mens volleyball team reach AVC Super 8 for first time (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran exports $520m technical services to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka and India will sign a pact to link their power grids and start negotiations on an upgraded trade agreement within two months, a Sri Lankan diplomat said on Wednesday, as the island nation seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months – envoy appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News ...
- Sri Lanka to fast-track trade pact with Thailand amid crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- From B-C Pact To Ranil’s New Somersault (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months - envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and Indonesia to sign trade pact next March (Category: Breaking News)
Bishop of Kandy, His Lordship Bishop Valance Mendis, recently stressed the pivotal importance of providing quality education to children of those long suffering people of Kalpitiya peninsula, including those who live on the islands, if they are to protect their rights. Bishop Mendis, who is also Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Chilaw, said that […]
- Archbishop Emeritus Oswald Gomis passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- Fasting monk, fisherman’s mother hospitalized (Category: Breaking News)
- Monks' fast unto death enters 3rd day (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Lagoon Set for Tourist Development (Category: Breaking News)
Civil society grouping Direction Sri Lanka has said that the country required an Independent National Planning Commission. The following is the text of a statement issued by Direction Sri Lanka: “It is the considered position of Direction Sri Lanka that the neglect of evidence-based national planning in the Country now for over four decades has […]
- Pvt. Unis From Next Year (Category: Breaking News)
- The Long March To Nowhere (Category: Breaking News)
- Friday Forum calls for red alert on education sector (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to open new universtities to improve higher education (Category: Breaking News)
Debt-stricken Sri Lanka is fast-tracking efforts to seal a stalled trade pact with Thailand in order to boost trade and tourism, and improve the foreign currency shortage that has led to its worst economic crisis, a government minister said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka to fast-track trade pact with Thailand amid crisis appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA...
- From B-C Pact To Ranil’s New Somersault (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months – envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan says no pact yet with Sri Lanka on debt restructure talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Thailand and Sri Lanka to sign free trade pact in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
By Hiran H. Senewiratne Sri Lanka does not have a proper port management system and this drawback causes tremendous delays when dealing with documentation. It will not serve the purpose even if the government expands port operations, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva said. “The government should not regulate the shipping […]
- Sri Lanka to spend USD132M on port development projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Construction of Colombo Port s East Terminal to be completed by July 2024 - Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan provides USD 8.4 mn worth equipment to BIA (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo Port sees surge in ship arrivals due to Red Sea crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Privatisation Of Public Assets Under Neoliberal Corporate Capitalism: Modern Evil appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Adopting A Humanist Approach To Empower Youths For National Development (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Decolonising Democracy Practice For Social A Institutional Reform (Category: Breaking News)
- Decolonising Democracy Practice For Social A Institutional Reform (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s external reserves surpassed two billion dollars in January, reflecting gradual improvement in the foreign exchange conditions in the domestic market which was made possible due to a slew of tightening measures and also due to the acceleration in the foreign currency inflows, recently.The post January foreign reserves end up above US$ 2 Billion, first time in about a year appeared first...
- Sri Lanka sees forex reserves exceeding $4 billion after fresh funding (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Rupee appreciates after almost a year into free float (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka approves lifting some limits on rupee conversion for outward remittances (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says Sri Lanka debt deal could help board clear first bailout review (Category: Breaking News)
by Rex Clementine There will be a residential training camp for Sri Lanka’s cricketers ahead of their tour of New Zealand that gets underway next month. The training camp will take place from 16th to 23rd of February in a bid to help players get acclimatize to the conditions in New Zealand. The team will be […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- Empire’s Enchantment (Category: Breaking News)
Kamal Munasinghe, Area Vice President Colombo Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts and General Manager, Cinnamon Grand Colombo was recognised as the Hospitality sector Business Leader of the Year at the annual CEO Awards held recently. The glamorous, black-tie event recognises outstanding business leaders who are game changers in their respective categories. Conceptualised by the CEO Magazine, […]
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo welcomes Nazoomi Azhar as its new General Manager (Category: Breaking News)
- Former top Google executive to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Festive cocktails with Kamal at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo welcomes prestigious Webb Ellis Cup and legendary Springbok Bryan Habana (Category: Breaking News)
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