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Official creditors and Sri Lanka have agreed, in principle, on restructuring the country’s debt. The Paris Club said that following the launch event in April 2023, 17 countries formally formed, on May 9, an Official Creditor Committee (OCC) co-chaired by India, Japan and France (as chair of the Paris Club) to respond to the Sri […]
- Official Creditor Committee confirms debt treatment deal with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF notes Sri Lanka still in talks with official bilateral creditors (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Club provides financing assurances to IMF on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform (Category: Breaking News)
The Department of Immigration and Emigration announced on Tuesday (28) that the visa fee has been waived for residents of China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan visiting Sri Lanka, with immediate effect. In a statement, the Department said that this scheme is valid
The Department of Immigration and Emigration announces that a free Visa regime is implemented for nationals of China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan with immediate effect, until 31 March 2024, launching as a pilot program to rebuild the tourism industry in line
Sri Lanka on Monday approved a proposal by China's Sinopec (600028.SS) to build a $4.5 billion refinery, its energy minister said, making it the largest single investment in the island nation since a crippling economic crisis last year.The post Sri Lanka approves Sinopec’s $4.5 billion refinery proposal appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka likely to approve Sinopec s $4.5bn refinery proposal on Monday (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to OK Sinopec’s $4.5 billion refinery proposal on Monday – minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to approve Sinopec’s $4.5 billion refinery proposal (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says China’s Sinopec to start operations September 20 (Category: Breaking News)
Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara emphasized that political parties on ethnic or religious lines established to gain narrow political advantage by sowing racism should be banned.The post Religion, ethnicity based political parties should be banned – Minister appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka’s foreign remittances up by 98.8% in February – Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel to recruit 2000 female caregivers from Sri Lanka this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Expats remitted US$100 Million to get 900 Electric Vehicle import licences (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara expelled from Samagi Jana Balawegaya (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, the South Asian island nation’s energy minister said on Saturday. “It’s on the agenda for Monday. Once the cabinet gives approval, we will invite them to sign the agreement,” Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera told […]
- China’s Sinopec to begin islandwide fuel distribution in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec offers to fully finance Hambantota refinery (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Sinopec to enter Sri Lanka retail fuel market (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec to operate 200 filling stations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, the South Asian island nation's energy minister said on Saturday.The post Sri Lanka to OK Sinopec’s $4.5 billion refinery proposal on Monday – minister appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka likely to approve Sinopec s $4.5bn refinery proposal on Monday (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka approves Sinopec’s $4.5 billion refinery proposal (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to approve Sinopec’s $4.5 billion refinery proposal (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec offers to fully finance Hambantota refinery (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Northern Tamils Are Not For Sale To China appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Political Buddhism & Corruption: The Unholy Twins: A Comment (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Ocean Security Conference & Ranil’s Statement – A Point Of View (Category: Breaking News)
- Should The Country Be Governed By As Sangha Says?: A Rejoinder (Category: Breaking News)
- Strict Laws Against Those Distorting Buddha’s Teachings: A Point Of View (Category: Breaking News)
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- SA envoy to Sri Lanka lambastes Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Gaza conflict: NPC asks int’l community to step in (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating despair in the face of rising world disorder (Category: Breaking News)
- Quandaries for world community from Mid-East tangle (Category: Breaking News)
රුසියානු කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය (Communists of Russia පක්ෂය) හා ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ අතර හමුවක් ඊයේ (20) පස්වරුවේ ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණේ ප්රධාන […]The post රුසියානු කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය හා ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ අතර හමුවක් appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri
- අයර්ලන්ත ලේබර් පක්ෂය සහ ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ අතර සාකච්ඡා (Category: Sinhala)
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Sri Lanka will call for expressions of interest (EOI) in setting up nuclear power plants, its energy minister said on Friday, as it seeks cheap electricity to support its economic recovery.The post Sri Lanka seeks investors for nuclear power plants appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- CEB seeks 82% increase in electricity tariffs (Category: Breaking News)
- Keheliya Rambukwella seeks bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks 10-year debt moratorium (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks US$ 6 Billion fuel credit line from Saudi Arabia (Category: Breaking News)
The convocation of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo, (BCIS) for 2023, held at the BMICH on November 10, provided many a thought-provoking ‘take-away’ for the International Relations (IR) student and analyst. The principal dignitaries at the momentous event did considerable justice to current developments in the IR field and thereby rendered the convocation […]
- Epitome of administrative excellence (Category: Breaking News)
- BCIS honours two Lankan stalwarts in International Relations field (Category: Breaking News)
- Critical assessment of the state of democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- NAM means you can make independent decisions: Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Democracy A Global Sine-Qua-Non: Social-Liberal-Electoral Or Whatever appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lula’s Slender Congressional Majority; Time To Mobilise! (Category: Breaking News)
- November 29 – UN Created Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Of Palestinian Began Since 1948 (Category: Breaking News)
- Social Democracy, The NPP’s Tasks & Global Extremism (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part VII appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
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