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President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he took over the Titanic after it hit the iceberg and now he is trying to move the ship off the iceberg. He says once the Titanic is moved off the iceberg the country can move forward. The President said that Sri Lanka has declared itself bankrupt and the Government is […]
- Chandrika says she is fed up with politics (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Face protesters to withdraw today (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith accuses Speaker of being President’s agent (Category: Breaking News)
- Wijeyadasa alleges journalists can be influenced with a bottle (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s inflation decreased from 69.8 per cent in September to 66 per cent in October, the Government said, the first such decline in a year after shortages of food and fuel eased in the crisis-hit island nation. Sri Lanka has been struggling with inflation for nearly a year, mainly triggered by its worst economic […]
- Sri Lanka’s July consumer inflation more than halves to 4.6% (Category: Breaking News)
- WFP says 6.26 million people in Sri Lanka are food insecure (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crisis raises alarm about further unrest in APAC region (Category: Breaking News)
- China confirms two-year debt moratorium offered to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Says ‘Raising Direct Taxes Inevitable To Reach IMF Goals’ – A Response appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem? (Category: Breaking News)
- President Sets Macro Economic Fundamentals: A Point Of View (Category: Breaking News)
- Tax! Tax!! Tax!!! (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s worst post-war economic crisis represents a major blow to the country’s progress towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), efforts that were already hobbled by the COVID pandemic. However, the situation is also providing impetus to the work of academics that are using their knowledge to tackle the immediate fallout from […]
- India assures continued support for SL at Creditors’ Committee along with Japan and Paris Club (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka eyes December bailout, IMF says timing hard to predict (Category: Breaking News)
- Government and UNDP map out SDG investment for private sector to support recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank approves $150 Mn to strengthen Lanka’s financial sector (Category: Breaking News)
Faithful urged to refrain from making Christmas a ‘mere occasion for external celebrations’ Catholic bishops have urged devotees to provide medicines and dry rations for the needy at a time when Sri Lankan is mired in crises.The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka (CBCSL), in a statement released on Oct. 28, urged people to be […]
- Four Sri Pada pilgrims die of suspected food poisoning; ten other victims hospitalised (Category: Breaking News)
- Fatty Habits (Category: Business)
- President wants cocoa planted on tea estates (Category: Breaking News)
- President proposes meeting of Agriculture Ministers of all countries to evaluate food requiremen... (Category: Breaking News)
Lankan High Commissioner in India, Milinda Moragoda, last week became one of the early customers of Maruti Suzuki’s newest offering, the Grand Vitara. R. C. Bhargava, Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, handed over the Intelligent Electric Hybrid variant of the Grand Vitarato the High Commissioner at the High Commission of Sri Lanka, New Delhi. The High Commission said in a media statement: ̶...
- Utility Vehicle (Category: Business)
- Select Club (Category: Business)
- First Gear (Category: Business)
- Suzuki Maruti Economy Rally 2011 all set to enthrall motor sports enthusiasts (Category: Business)
Diabetes is a major killer of humans. It is very dangerous. It comes third or fourth after the chief killers namely, heart attacks and strokes. Anyone can develop diabetes by simply eating the wrong foods- by following the sweet path of ‘ignorance is bliss.’ But it makes your life very unpleasant and shortens it greatly. […]
- Health Ministry raises concerns as percentage of diabetes patients shoots up (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka reports highest rate of diabetes in Asia  study (Category: Breaking News)
- 10 pc of Lankans are diabetic (Category: Breaking News)
- How Spinach Helps Manage Blood Sugar Levels Naturally (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Don’t Ignore The Message Delivered By IPS SOE22 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Buddha’s Prescriptions On Governance (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Need Is Going For IMF Plus (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) expects to collect revenue between Rs 32 and 35 billion in October, up from a monthly Rs. 20 billion earlier.Though a 75 per cent tariff increase was enforced in August, CEB was able to collect only Rs. 29.5 b in September. This is due to variation in […]
- No option but to increase electricity tariff – Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- CEB Revenue less than anticipated (Category: Breaking News)
- Electricity users threaten legal action if power tariffs hiked again unilaterally by Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed power tariffs increase put off for next week (Category: Breaking News)
Fuel price hike, forex-shortage led long fuel queues help boost LIOC's profits
- Sri Lanka’s IOC unit reports Rs9.9 bn in June 2022 profits (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s NTB profits down 12-pct in March quarter (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s People’s Leasing net down 37-pct in March (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Sunshine Holdings net up 85-pct in June (Category: Breaking News)
Thousands of Sri Lankans marched in the capital on Thursday to urge the government to halt its crackdown on protests against an unprecedented economic crisis that has engulfed the Indian Ocean nation for months.The post Sri Lankans march against government crackdown on protests appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe needs to end crackdown – Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka could tip back to chaos if six-time Prime Minister voted President (Category: Breaking News)
- Core Group on Sri Lanka expresses concern over ‘heavy-handed’ responses to protests (Category: Breaking News)
"The government should step in and set a rate, but instead they are making obnoxious statements."
- Sri Lanka tuk-tuk drivers refuse to drop fares, demand 30-litre weekly quota (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka tuk-tuk drivers refuse to reduce fares despite drop in petrol price (Category: Breaking News)
- Three-wheeler drivers association wants fare increase (Category: Breaking News)
- No increase in three-wheeler fares despite fuel price hike (Category: Breaking News)
The shrinking value of the currencies of most developing economies is driving up food and fuel prices in ways that could deepen the food and energy crises that many of them already face, according to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook report.The post Currency depreciations risk intensifying global food, energy crisis – World Bank appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Break...
- Sri Lanka a ‘warning sign’ for countries with high debt levels and limited policy space – IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- No inflation respite for Asia despite fall in food, fuel prices (Category: Business)
- Recession risk unless oil prices fall further (Category: Business)
- World Bank’s Malpass, IMF’s Georgieva see rising risks of Global Recession (Category: Breaking News)
"For a week, we need 30 liters if we run an average of 100 kilometres a day."
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given instructions to increase the weekly fuel quota of 05 litres issued for professional passenger transport three-wheelers to 10 litres, the President’s Media Division said. As the first phase, the registration of professional three-wheelers in the Western Province is scheduled to commence on November 1st. This was revealed during a discussion […]
- Motor traffic act to be amended to register electric tuk tuks (Category: Breaking News)
- Three-wheel drivers block Galle Road in Dehiwala (Category: Breaking News)
- Three-wheelers can pump fuel only from registered fuel station (Category: Breaking News)
- Mobile fuel dispensers to pump fuel for tuks and bikes (Category: Breaking News)
The first phase will commence in the Western province, the PMD said.
- Sri Lanka looking to increase petrol quota for tuktuks: energy minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka tuk-tuk drivers refuse to drop fares, demand 30-litre weekly quota (Category: Breaking News)
- Hajj pilgrim quota increased for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- 'EU defeated' in Tuna Commission (Category: Breaking News)
By Meera Sirinivasan As Sri Lankans continue braving their worst economic crisis since Independence, urban poverty on the island has tripled in the last year, from 5% to 15 %, according to a recent World Bank report.Sri Lanka is experiencing “its highest poverty rate since 2009 [when the civil war ended], and an erosion of […]
- MONLAR flays international lenders and govt., for making 5.3 mn Lankans food insecure (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha sheds light on growing poverty crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Poverty, Aswesuma and food security (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia, Pacific policymakers gather in Colombo to review lessons learnt from pandemic and environm... (Category: Breaking News)
By SHIHAR ANEEZ Leaving his family and relatives was the hardest decision for Suren. But he had no other option.He never wanted to go abroad for work. An accountant by profession, Suren even had the opportunity to be promoted for a higher post at the private firm he was working at in Colombo. But he was […]
- Half of Lankan families reducing children’s food intake as country slips further into hunger cri... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans migrate, work over time, eat less to beat inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Above 18 voters should open tax files – State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- National committee to set up to fight campus ragging (Category: Breaking News)
by Rajan Philips The Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Bill had a quiet passage in parliament with a majority of 60 votes, 77 for and 17 against. What is disquieting is that only 94 of the 224 MPs (excluding the Speaker) were in parliament for the vote on a Bill on petroleum products, the mismanagement […]
- A Tale Of Two Addendums & Ekwa Negitimu Miscarriage (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC unions all out to scuttle restructuring bid (Category: Breaking News)
- PUCSL calls for regulation in lubricant industry to halt greasy activity (Category: Business)
- CEB restructuring proposals to be finalised in two weeks (Category: Breaking News)
The demand to develop and put into practice new and innovative sustainable lifestyle methods that contribute towards a greener economy continues to surge, now more than ever as Sri Lanka sees itself in the wake of an economic crisis. The recent fuel hikes seen the world over along with the rise in cost of living […]
- Sri Lanka assures commitment towards sustainability (Category: Breaking News)
- Prof. Mohan Munasinghe advises the government on sustainable urban development in Portugal (Category: Breaking News)
- Another record set this year for elephant deaths, but no solution in sight (Category: Breaking News)
- IIHS Multiversity joins hands with U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) rose to a new high of 73.7% in September from a year earlier, quickening from 70.2% in August, the statistics department said.The post Sri Lanka consumer inflation hits record 73.7% in September appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- CCPI based inflation drops to 66% in October (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s inflation slows down to 70.6% in October 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Inflation may turn a corner this month as prices appear to have peaked (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s national consumer price inflation eases to 65% in November (Category: Breaking News)
By A.A. Premasiri Around 75 percent of small and medium scale rice mills had been closed down, W.H. Gamini, Tissamaharama Rice Producers Association Chairman, told The Island on Friday. “Now, we have to pay an additional 2.5 percent social security tax. We have decided to stop buying paddy until we are exempted from this tax,” […]
- Rice stocks enough for only two weeks – Millers (Category: Breaking News)
- Loan scheme implemented to support small- and medium-scale rice industry (Category: Breaking News)
- Ministry to register rice mill owners (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Fodder’ for thought (Category: Breaking News)
Global Tamil Forum skirts the issue By Shamindra Ferdinando The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) wouldn’t get involved in the ongoing controversy over the UK decision to move Sri Lankans, seeking to settle in the UK, to what the government called ‘a safe third country,’ unless they returned to Sri Lanka ‘voluntarily’. About 120 Sri Lankans […]
- Lanka warns Australia on Tigers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says Australia may become a "breeding ground" for Eelam rebels (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to carry out tourism promotion activities in nine markets (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to focus on nine key tourism markets (Category: Breaking News)
We will give our storage facilities and pipelines for a fee.
- Gas muzzlers (Category: Technology)
- Why 'feed' a car? (Category: Technology)
- 'Miracle material' (Category: Technology)
- Gas Only (Category: Business)
By Saman Indrajith The National Council sub-committee on identifying short and medium-term programmes, related to economic stabilization recently, discussed the possibility of making available for the use of trishaws and motorcycles 87 Octane fuel produced at the Kolonnawa refinery. The committee said that the electricity tariff must remain stable, and in line with other countries […]
- Rep. Michelle Fischbach appointed to three committees (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Rep. Michelle Fischbach appointed to three committees (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Rep. Michelle Fischbach appointed to three committees (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Rep. Michelle Fischbach appointed to three committees (Category: USA, North Dakota)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The government must reveal the losses incurred by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) since 2008 due to the prevention of cost-reflective pricing, and tell the people how it planed to recover the losses, former Minister of Energy, and leader of Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), Udaya Gamnapila, said.Gammanpila said that CPC trade unions […]
- SJB will support Govt to restructure the loss-making State institutions – Eran (Category: Breaking News)
- No option but to increase electricity tariff – Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankans jump ship as a bankrupt nation struggles (Category: Breaking News)
- Rice paid for by Australia delivered here (Category: Breaking News)
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura has become the first university in South Asia to report its greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the ISO 14064-1:2018 standard. The official Awarding Ceremony of the ISO 14064-1:2018 certificate took place on Thursday at the Senate Boardroom of the University. The Jayewardenepura University has in a media statement said […]
- Textured Jersey begins work on ISO 14064 (Category: Breaking News)
- Textured Jersey begins work on ISO 14064 emission standard (Category: Business)
- SRI LANKA’S FIRST ISO 14065 CERTIFICATION AWARDED TO LEADING UPCYCLING BRAND HOUSE OF LONALI (Category: Breaking News)
- NCCSL becomes country’s first Green Chamber (Category: Business)
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) today (October 21) said that it has not been able to make payments for a Crude Oil shipment of 100,000 metric tons anchored in the Port of Colombo.The post Sri Lanka unable to pay for Crude Oil shipment which reached port 40 days ago appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sapugaskanda refinery to recommence operations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sapugaskanda oil refinery to resume operations next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan for Russian oil products (Category: Breaking News)
- Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery operations resumes today after two months (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s 70% inflation is hitting its peak as crippling shortages ease and bailout funds look within reach, yet it’s far from putting the central bank governor at ease.The post Sri Lanka Says Inflation Nears Peak, Easing Pressure on Economy appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka central bank to consider a single policy rate mechanism (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka signals pause after four rate cuts as IMF loan awaited (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor explains debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gives China deal details, keeping IMF aid on track (Category: Breaking News)
Weekend power cuts reduced with rain
- Wind causes power cut (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Riddle of big power failure (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Sri Lanka to maintain 2.5 hour power cut until Norochcholai fully operates (Category: Breaking News)
- Power cuts continue tomorrow - CEB (Category: Breaking News)
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