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A decision has not been taken to suspend the fuel pass QR code system from April, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said today. There were reports that the fuel pass QR code system will be suspended from 10th April. However, Wijesekera said the system will continue. He said that data
- Special category to increase fuel quota to be tested (Category: Breaking News)
- New registrations for fuel pass temporarily suspended (Category: Breaking News)
- Last digit number system for fuel to be scrapped (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to discontinue QR code based National Fuel Pass from today (September 01) (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s tea production is expected to fully recover next year after last year’s drop, the country’s Environment Minister Naseer Ahamed said.The post Sri Lanka tea industry to fully recover next year, says minister appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
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- Prices of cup of plain tea and milk tea reduced (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka tea prices dip 40% from record high on production rebound (Category: Breaking News)
Aljazeera reports that there is a severe shortage of greenbacks in Bangladesh due to its dwindling foreign reserves and a sharp drop in the value of its taka currency against the dollar. In the past six months, Bangladesh’s foreign reserves have dropped below $32bn from $39bn while the value of the taka has fallen by […]
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By Noah Berman A wave of darkness engulfed Pakistan on January 24 as its aging power grid strained to meet the country’s demand for electricity. The massive outage was the latest in a series of blackouts that have become a chronic symptom of Pakistan’s ailing and climate-vulnerable economy, under duress from devastating natural disasters, a colossal […]
- Pakistan: Imran Khan’s high-stakes election gamble (Category: Breaking News)
- Does The Proposed Contempt Of Court Bill Amount To 23rd Amendment To The Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s space success linked with its larger political, diplomatic goals: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian embassy in Kuwait organises beach cleaning drive, 500 volunteers take part (Category: Breaking News)
million in providing diesel fuel for public hospitals, across the country, Earlier, China provided […...
- Japanese assistance amounts to over USD 44 mn for such operations (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese funding to install solar power at three key govt. hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to receive financial assistance of USD 203 million from ADB, JFPR (Category: Breaking News)
- Emergency food supplies: Japan spent USD 10 mn since June last year (Category: Breaking News)
A humanitarian grant of USD 46 million has been granted from Japan to Sri Lanka. Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardena and MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, the Ambassador of Japan, signed an Exchange of Notes to secure the humanitarian grant of USD 46 million. The purpose of the grant is to provide diesel to public […]
- Humanitarian grant of USD 46 million from Japan to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia notes the good relationship it maintains with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Jacqueline Fernandez to become the face of FairPlay (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Resident Coordinator and Ranil discuss human rights (Category: Breaking News)
Japan has provided a humanitarian grant of USD 46 million to provide diesel fuel to public hospitals throughout Sri Lanka.The post Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka’s Hospitals appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka’s Hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka's Public Hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- Humanitarian grant of USD 46 million from Japan to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Humanitarian grant of USD 46 million from Japan to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
A humanitarian grant of USD 46 million has been granted from Japan to Sri Lanka. Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardena and MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, the Ambassador of Japan, signed an Exchange of Notes to secure the humanitarian grant of USD 46 million. The purpose of the grant is to provide diesel to public […]
- Humanitarian grant of USD 46 million from Japan to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia notes the good relationship it maintains with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Jacqueline Fernandez to become the face of FairPlay (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Resident Coordinator and Ranil discuss human rights (Category: Breaking News)
Japan has provided a humanitarian grant of USD 46 million to provide diesel fuel to public hospitals throughout Sri Lanka.The post Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka’s Hospitals appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka’s Hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka's Public Hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- Humanitarian grant of USD 46 million from Japan to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Humanitarian grant of USD 46 million from Japan to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By C. A. Chandraprema We now live in a digital world dominated by the social media, where information or disinformation coming through our mobile phones has more to do with forming public opinion than the plainly visible and palpable reality and well-established facts and data. Sri Lanka recently marked the 75th Anniversary of its Independence in […]
- Stop intimidating judiciary,end undermining democracy,hold elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Rulers have reduced SL to nation of beggars – Cardinal (Category: Breaking News)
- Rulers have reduced SL to nation of beggars – Cardinal (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
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- The Aragalaya & The Wijeweera Legacy: How The Lankan Left Could Win (Category: Breaking News)
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- Ranil’s Repression Will Hit The JVP-NPP While It Indulges In Political Narcissism (Category: Breaking News)
The beautiful island nation Sri Lanka, also known as ‘the pearl of the Indian ocean’, has been going through its toughest economic crisis since its independence in 1948. Another victim of the vicious ‘debt-trap diplomacy’, Sri Lanka has seen significant growth in Chinese influence in the recent past. While the entire world witnessed the tragedies […]
- Ex-Chairman of Akuressa PS acquitted in rape case (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Akuressa PS chairman Saruwa Liyanage Sunil acquitted from child molestation case (Category: Breaking News)
- Husband arrested over Lankapura PS official’s murder (Category: Breaking News)
The sixth “Operation Dost” flight has landed in Turkey, carrying emergency supplies, rescue personnel, sniffer dog squads, medicine and medical equipment, and other relief material. The devastating earthquake that inflicted huge loss of life and property has thrown normal life out of gear in both Turkey and Syria. Within hours, India responded with disaster relief […]
- Death toll in Turkey and Syria reaches 15,000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Army Sets Up Field Hospital In Quake-Hit Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Major quake kills over 200 across Turkey, Syria (Category: Breaking News)
- Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria – hundreds dead, many trapped (Category: Breaking News)
The economic and financial condition of Sri Lanka is very precarious at the moment. It has been facing the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The Sri Lankan economy is going through a high rate of inflation, a shortage of essential commodities including fuel and medicines
- China holds key to Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring to ease economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president wants China to dramatically change stance on debt relief (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must avoid China’s debt restructuring as Beijing is to seek preferential treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- US Treasury Secy assures support for Sri Lanka’s debt restructure: president’s office (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Why blame the politicos alone when almost all independent institutions under the Constitution are confused and are confusing the rest? Though claimed not to be linked to the decision to hold nation-wide Local Government (LG) elections, now notified for 9 March, the resignation of one of the commissioners, Mrs P S […]
- Why not simultaneous polls? (Category: Breaking News)
- Damocles’ Sword of Defection (Category: Breaking News)
- LG polls postponed again (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith has his job cut out (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Did Faulty Constitution Bring Misery? – Undermining The State Is The Game appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Fear Corrupts Politicians: Time To Repeal Custom-Made Laws (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Psychopathic Tendencies: Pet Dogs, Incompetency & Beds To The Foray (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Final Attempt To Resuscitate Despotism (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka is being seen as a harbinger of positive developments and an improved economic and financial situation for the island nation. Jaishankar during his visit to Sri Lanka reasserted India’s pursuit of the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and the belief in not […]
- Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India s External Affairs Minister arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘India tries to ensure ties across the world, except with China, Pakistan’ (Category: Breaking News)
- India will extend financing assurances to the IMF to clear the way for Sri Lanka to move forward... (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 9th February, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who presented his government’s policy statement in Parliament, yesterday, sounded like a seasoned insurance sales agent with glib phrases rolling off his experienced tongue; he sought to scare the public and infuse them with hope, at the same time, to sell his policies. The knee-jerk reaction of the […]
- Rs. 100 bn cannot be raised with PAYE hike – Harsha (Category: Breaking News)
- Wajira says new tax formula meant to consolidate economy (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil delivers govt s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President reveals plans to exempt school essentials, medicines medical equipment from VAT (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has the potential to establish the green economy, specially by way of renewable energy, said President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing a High-Level event on Strategies and Actions to Accelerate Sri Lanka’s Transition to a Green Growth Pathway.The post Sri Lanka has initiated an action plan to ensure a Green Economy by 2050 – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Break...
- Opportune moment for investing in Sri Lanka’s renewable energy sector has arrived – President (Category: Breaking News)
- SL has initiated an action plan to ensure a Green Economy by 2050 - President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President address at the UNGA highlighting Sri Lanka’s journey to rebuild trust and gl... (Category: Breaking News)
- GGGI and Sri Lanka sign host country agreement (Category: Breaking News)
UNICEF has said seven million people in Sri Lanka are in need of humanitarian assistance due to the economic crisis.In its Sri Lanka Humanitarian Situation Report, issued on 02 February, the UN agency said essential services for children such as health, nutrition, and education have been severely impacted by shortages of medicine, food insecurity, lack […]
- UNICEF says 7 million people in Sri Lanka require humanitarian aid (Category: Breaking News)
- UNICEF: Lanka has second-highest in child malnutrition in South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- UNICEF condemns violence against children during protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to get emergency assistance of USD 3 Mn from Japan (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Seventy Five Years Of Independence Or Curse appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
- Privatisation Of Public Assets Under Neoliberal Corporate Capitalism: Modern Evil (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
Neither the Cardinal, Bishops nor any representative from Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church would participate in the 75th Independence Day celebrations, on Saturday (February 04), as it is a ‘crime’ and waste of funds that is being committed against the citizens of Sri Lanka, Spokesman for the Archdiocese of Colombo, Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando stated.The post Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church to boy...
- Catholic Church to boycott Independence Day celebration (Category: Breaking News)
- Catholic Church condemns RWs comments (Category: Breaking News)
- Insult to Easter attack victims - Catholic Church deplores Tennakoon s appointment as Acting IGP (Category: Breaking News)
- Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando summoned by the CID (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan is gripped by a major economic crisis, with the rupee plummeting, inflation soaring and energy in short supply as IMF officials visit to discuss a vital cash injection.The post ‘We’ll end up like Sri Lanka’: Pakistan stares at economic collapse as IMF visits appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka needs laser-like focus on IMF programme implementation: Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan for Russian oil products (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaishankar conveys India’s commitment to increase investment flows to Sri Lanka to hasten econom... (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved loans of $4.7 billion to Bangladesh for disbursal starting immediately, making it the first to secure such funds out of three South Asian countries that applied last year amid economic trouble.The post Bangladesh secures $4.7 billion from IMF as other South Asian countries see delays appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri L...
- Bangladesh secures loans of $4.7 billion from IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF insists on creditor assurances to unlock $2.9 Billion Sri Lanka bailout (Category: Breaking News)
- Bangladesh seeks $4.5 billion IMF loan as deficit widens (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka confident of meeting conditions for IMF funding soon – report (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said regardless of the future elections, he wants to see a continuation of the economic reform path the country has embarked on, as it is the only way to come out of the current crisis.The post Sri Lanka’s Central Bank insists on staying on reform path regardless of election outcome appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking ...
- IMF process should continue whoever is in power – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will have to go for another DDO strategy if targets of current plan not achieved – CBS... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must implement budget proposals to avoid return to crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor explains debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Absurdity Of ‘Independence’ & The Myth Of ‘Public Mandate’ appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
- Mockery Of Commemorating The ‘Independence’ Which Denies Freedom & Due Rights To Its People! (Category: Breaking News)
While implementing complex programmes such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), difficult decisions related to it should be implemented regardless of who is in power, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Wednesday (January 25).The post IMF process should continue whoever is in power – Central Bank Governor appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri ...
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor asks critics to provide alternatives (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to introduce new central bank law, inflation target (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF to visit Sri Lanka in late August for staff-level agreement – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Chief says Money printing has drastically reduced in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
It was reported that the visiting Foreign Minister of India, Shri S. Jaishankar, has pledged India’s support for developing our Renewable Energy sector. This is very good and positive news. I am sure that this generous offer would be welcomed by our authorities. It has been reported, from time to time, that large scale Solar […]
- Only 50,000 out of 7 mn buildings have rooftop solar systems (Category: Breaking News)
- President stresses on expediting renewable energy generation (Category: Breaking News)
- President stresses on expediting renewable energy generation (Category: Breaking News)
- President stresses on expediting renewable energy generation (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to target the export market for poultry and eggs, the President’s Media Division said today. Senior Advisor to the President on Food Security Dr Suren Batagoda said that most of the issues related to the industry could be solved by way of coming to a collective agreement among all the stakeholders and […]
- Former UK PM David Cameron holds talks with RW (Category: Breaking News)
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