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By Shamindra Ferdinando Eric Walsh presented his credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Feb. 02, at the President’s House in Kandy. Wickremesinghe was flanked by Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, and Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake. Canada, with the concurrence of Sri Lanka, appointed Walsh as High Commissioner of Canada to Colombo. Walsh, who had served […]
- Acting Canadian HC summoned over sanctions on ex-Presidents, others (Category: Breaking News)
- Canadian interference alleged in Kurundi temple dispute as Ottawa reiterates genocide charge (Category: Breaking News)
- Westminster event declares support for Canadian action against Rajapaksa brothers (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka warned of Extraterritorial jurisdiction (Category: Breaking News)
Energy giant BP has reported record annual profits after oil and gas prices surged last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The company’s profits more than doubled to $27.7bn (£23bn) in 2022, compared with $12.8bn the year before. Other energy firms have seen similar rises
- Saudi state-owned oil giant ‘Aramco’ sees record profit of $161bn (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
The global economy will weaken this year as rising interest rates and Russia s war in Ukraine continue to weigh on activity. But economists are more optimistic than they were just a few months ago.
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- The World After Mikhail Gorbachev & Sri Lanka After JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- Where Are We Heading In 2023? (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine could boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete, says the country’s sports minister. The International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it would “explore a pathway” for athletes from the two countries to take part as neutrals. The UK Government has condemned the plan as a “world away from […]
- Paris Mayor wants Russia banned from 2024 Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
- Nordic nations join calls for ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be upheld (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine accuses IOC of ‘double standards’ over Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- IOC wants sanctions on Russia and Belarus to remain (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine s president has thanked Western leaders for sending tanks to support the fight against Russia, but said they needed to be delivered quickly.
USD 3 mn Japanese grant attached to ongoing project By Shamindra Ferdinando An agreement on the much advertised cash assistance, provided exclusively to paddy farmers by the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government, was finalised several weeks before then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stepped down on July 14, 2022 amidst violent protests. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided the […]
- ADB to disburse US$ 203 Million emergency loan to support Sri Lanka’s poor and vulnerable (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB: Political stability essential amidst controversy over LG polls and 13A (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka signs agreement for 200mn USD ADB loan, 3mn USD Japan grant (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB approves USD 200 Mn loan to mitigate Sri Lanka s food crisis (Category: Breaking News)
Russia launched fresh waves of missile attacks across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least 12 people in a strike on an apartment block in the eastern city of Dnipro. A number of other cities, including Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, were also hit. Much of Ukraine is now under an emergency blackout
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian air strikes hit cities across Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind (Category: Breaking News)
Russia s military says it has captured the Ukrainian salt-mine town of Soledar after a long battle, calling it an Âimportant step for its offensive.
The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central bank rate hikes intensifies, Russia s war in Ukraine continues, and the world s major economic engines sputter.
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Russia s overnight bombing of regions in eastern Ukraine killed at least one, local officials said on Sunday, after Moscow ended a self-declared Christmas ceasefire and vowed to push on with combat until it reaches a victory over its neighbour.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be among 20 world leaders who will participate in the “Voice of the Global South Summit” (VGSS) next week hosted by India virtually, Indian media reported.The post President to participate in India-hosted Voice of Global South Summit – report appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in S...
- Ranil to participate in Indian summit virtually (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President arrives in New York to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General... (Category: Breaking News)
- President to participate in India-hosted Voice of Global South Summit - report (Category: Breaking News)
- President addresses second Voice of Global South Summit (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be among 20 world leaders who will participate in the “Voice of the Global South Summit” (VGSS) next week hosted by India virtually. The summit will take place on January 12 and January 13 and will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Other than leaders from the neighbourhood, leaders from […]
- PM Modi calls for ‘human-centric globalisation’ at Voice of Global South Summit (Category: Breaking News)
- President sees hope for Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s new International Trade Office to resume FTA talks (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks recommendations on 13-A from all party leaders (Category: Breaking News)
Washington [US], January 1 (AF): A bilateral agreement signed between China and Russia in July 2021 makes clear that cooperating on news coverage and narratives is a big goal for both governments, according to a report in The Intercept, an America-based publication. The report
- Russia satellites orbit failure (Category: Technology)
- Western media biased: Russian envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Spooks (Category: Business)
- Vladimir Putin allegedly has a secret lovechild with cleaner now worth $100M (Category: USA, New York)
The UN has freshly prioritized the ushering of international peace as one of its foremost tasks in the days ahead and sensible sections the world over are likely to back it overwhelmingly in this historic undertaking. There is no doubt that those quarters that are sensitive to the constantly rising human costs of war and […]
- Fears of Europe-wide war rekindled as Finland joins NATO (Category: Breaking News)
- Lingering world disorder and the UN’s role (Category: Breaking News)
- Famine looming over South but no abatement of big power tensions (Category: Breaking News)
- UN endures, but in the shadow of big powers (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine’s president says Russia is planning a protracted campaign of drone attacks in a bid to demoralise Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky said he had received intelligence reports suggesting that Moscow would launch the attacks using Iranian-made Shahed drones. It comes after Ukraine carried
- At least 25 dead as Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return to post-COVID normality in Asia. It was a year marked by the conflict in Ukraine, economic stresses and the effects of global warming. But it was also […]
- Rights group seeks arrest of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden, Modi hail new era for US-India ties and tout deals (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Club to give Sri Lanka financing assurances (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April (Category: Breaking News)
(AFP)Sri Lanka on Thursday welcomed the first Russian travellers aboard a new flight service that was launched after the bankrupt nation urged Moscow to help revive its beleaguered economy by sending tourists. Russia was Sri Lanka’s biggest source of visitors at the start of the year but arrivals
- Russian airline Aeroflot resumes flights to Sri Lanka after 4 months (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin orders to increase flights between Russia and friendly states (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Airline Red Wings commences direct flights to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. to get Russian, Chinese flights to Mattala (Category: Breaking News)
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- Idiot’s Guide To Global & Domestic Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Idiot’s Guide To Global & Domestic Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Idiot’s Guide To Global & Domestic Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Idiot’s Guide To Global & Domestic Debt (Category: Breaking News)
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- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Easter Attacks & A Game Of Thrones: The Master Mind, A Cover Up Investigation & AI (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka’s Vanishing Fish: Corporate Capture & Import Dependency Deepen The Debt Trap (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka’s Asian Heritage (Category: Breaking News)
- Putting Palestine In Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – II: US Military-Industrial Complex & The War Without End (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – III: Pivot To East (Category: Breaking News)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought India’s help in the implementation of a peace formula with Russia. “I had a phone call with PM Modi & wished him a successful G20 presidency. It was on this platform
- China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock (Category: Breaking News)
- Poland missile attack: US President says ‘unlikely’ that missile fired from Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine dam hit by Russian missiles in Zelenskyy’s hometown (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin signs ‘independence’ decrees for Zaporizhia, Kherson (Category: Breaking News)
As India assumes the G20 presidency, the Chinese State media have begun discussing what it means. Unlike Indonesia, which was the chair till recently, the discussion about India’s presidency is focused on Beijing’s strategic competition with New Delhi. The Chinese State media commentary suggests that Beijing wants to stop the border dispute from being discussed […]
- Many debt ridden countries, relying on India’s assistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Exclusive: G20 host India to propose China, other creditors take haircuts on loans – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- How India overcame bitter G20 divisions over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- India to invite “guest countries” for G20 summit in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
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- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Failed Economy: Bribery & Corruption To Maintain Power (Category: Breaking News)
- Downward Spiralling Economy: Increased Govt Spending & Reduced Revenue (Category: Breaking News)
- The Galle Face Struggle & Its Importance (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr Laksiri Fernando One mistake we normally make in analysing the situation or crisis in Sri Lanka is to do it in isolation. Sri Lanka is unfortunately only a part of a world system. Although this situation is valid to almost all other countries, smaller or weaker a country, larger are the effects of […]
- Heed people’s call for new political model (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka needs a national liberation movement, not mere regime change:Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘The fascist threat’ and the South’s mounting travails (Category: Breaking News)
- A first indication of readiness to go on a new path (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan is making efforts to find a new energy alliance to ensure an uninterrupted energy supply to households and industries, Geo-Politik reported. Pakistan is trying to diversify its energy sources for tackling the energy crisis. A delegation of Pakistani ministers, including the Minister of State (Petroleum Division) Musadik Masood Malik travelled to Kazakhstan from November […]
- Export Deal (Category: Business)
- Pakistan and Russia vow to enhance their bilateral cooperation (Category: Business)
- China plans new economic zones in Xinjiang border towns (Category: Business)
- Pakistan issues notice to suspend gas obligation with Iran due to sanctions (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine s Foreign Minister on December 26, 2022 said that his government is aiming to have a peace summit by the end of February, preferably at the United Nations with Secretary-General António Guterres as a possible mediator, around the time of the anniversary of Russia s war.
Russia is ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine but Kyiv and its Western backers have refused to engage in talks, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired on Sunday.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday (22) instructed relevant officials to formulate a report with inputs from all government agencies on the resolution of land problems in Nuwara Eliya district before February 04. Addressing the Nuwara Eliya District Development Committee, President Wickremesinghe said urgent solutions should be given to the land problems of the people without […]
- Prez offers to convert N’Eliya Post Office into a hotel (Category: Breaking News)
- Streamlined program to obtain maximum support from Nuwara Eliya to build the country’s economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Cable car project between Pattipola and Boralanda to boost tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- President instructs to formulate plan to maximize contribution of Nuwara Eliya to country s econ... (Category: Breaking News)
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): India has reiterated its stance that dialogue and diplomacy remain the way forward to de-escalate tensions between Russia and Ukraine and bring both sides to the negotiating table. “We have emphasised that dialogue and diplomacy are the only way forward, answers
- India at UN urges immediate return to dialogue, diplomacy in Ukraine conflict (Category: Breaking News)
- NSA Ajit Doval visits Jeddah to attend Saudi Arabia-hosted Ukraine peace talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Support efforts to end Ukraine conflict, says India after Brics joint statement (Category: Breaking News)
- Support efforts to end Ukraine conflict, says India after Brics joint statemen (Category: Breaking News)
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