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[…]The post Machiavellians Tend To Be Demonic: Stuck Between A Rock & A Hard Place appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Did Faulty Constitution Bring Misery? – Undermining The State Is The Game (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Is A ‘Blackhole’: IMF Should Be Worried About The (225+1) (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic Gloom, LG Polls & Coalitions Of Clowns (Category: Breaking News)
By D. L. Sirimanne I dreamt I was the Radio Officer on a KLM Super Constellation flight to Colombo with a Dutch crew. Flight Information sent us a ‘red alert’ that Colombo Airport was closed and to divert the flight to Jaffna. I immediately informed the Captain and he accordingly altered heading to Jaffna. I […]
- Abolition Of The Provincial Councils System: Reply To Milinda Moragoda’s Utterance (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: China to build airport in Poonakari to balance Indias Palaali (Category: Breaking News)
- Shake away the old, accept the new (Category: Breaking News)
- Wigneswaran considers himself best Tamil candidate to run for President (Category: Breaking News)
More parents in Sri Lanka are seeking to admit their children to childcare institutions due to increasing food insecurity, poverty and internal and external labour migration, the United Nations (UN) said. UNICEF said that child protection issues increased significantly in 2022, especially in rural and estate areas. “Children face protection challenges, with more parents seeking […]
- Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment created (Category: Breaking News)
- Dilly & Carlo lights up the holidays with the festive collection (Category: Breaking News)
- UNICEF and Rotary International partner to deliver critical lifesaving supplies to families impa... (Category: Breaking News)
- Norway concerned about the food crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post RW’s Political Rating & Fitch’s Credit Rating appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil’s One Policy Framework, Debt & The System (Category: Breaking News)
- Systemic Drain (Category: Breaking News)
- Involuntary & Inequitable DDO (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Budget Of Hopes & Politics (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President’s Peace Overture Ignores Muslims appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Will Subramanian Swami‘s Visit Revive Racist Politics? (Category: Breaking News)
- Remembrance Week Marking Persecution Of Sri Lankan Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- No one to listen to the plight of Lankan Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohan Gunaratna Hostility Towards Muslims (Category: Breaking News)
Global lenders including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the IMF are planning coordinated assistance to help Sri Lanka recover from its economic crisis, the government said on Tuesday.The post Global lenders eye coordinated assistance for Sri Lanka – Government appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka sees forex reserves exceeding $4 billion after fresh funding (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Says Inflation Nears Peak, Easing Pressure on Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- India ‘strongly supports’ Sri Lanka debt restructuring plan, it tells IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF working with multilateral lenders on financing programmes for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The 20th Communist Party Congress of China may put a hold on the Chinese restructuring talks with Sri Lanka to secure the $2.9 billion facility to revive the ailing economy. The deadline was set for December, but it may be extended to January, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. China is the main […]
- Sri Lanka has miles to go for IMF debt relief and salvaging the payments crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- China assures Sri Lanka of its help in addressing debt challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s response to debt restructuring request expected by Jan end: SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Bad news for Beijing: Colombo will not allow China to use Sri Lanka as base to threaten India (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 5th December, 2022 The holier-than-thou frontbenchers of both sides of Parliament have been displaying their knowledge of Buddhism, of late, by quoting extensively from the Sutta Pitaka, the way drunkards use lamp-posts—for support rather than illumination. A discussion on Dhamma in Parliament is like a conference on animal rights at an abattoir, or a […]
- Ven. Sobitha asks protesters to vacate buildings after President’s resignation (Category: Breaking News)
- Chief Incumbent of Mihintale Raja Maha Viharaya complains IMF ruling SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahanayakes tell President not to implement 13A (Category: Breaking News)
- Thera calls for urgent action to rehabilitate military personnel addicted to drugs (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post World Bank Assistance Too Is Subject To Conditions! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Banks, Fitch Ratings, NPLs & Impairments! (Category: Breaking News)
- Banks, Fitch Ratings, NPLs & Impairments! (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic Gloom, LG Polls & Coalitions Of Clowns (Category: Breaking News)
- Economics Of Poverty & Poverty Of Politics (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Budget 2023: A Depth Or Dearth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Domestic Debt Restructuring: Another Time Bomb Clicking Down? (Category: Breaking News)
- Tax! Tax!! Tax!!! (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 24: High Aspirations Amidst Mounting Challenges But Options Are Limited (Category: Breaking News)
- The Role Of National Defence In A Crisis-Ridden Economy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post An Unstable & Unusual New World: Survival Strategies For Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Next Round: Ranil Versus The JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- Sino-Indian Economic Competition (Category: Breaking News)
- Sino-Indian Economic Competition (Category: Breaking News)
- Sino-Indian Economic Competition (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post From Crisis Prime Minister To Put Down President appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Neither North Nor South, Ranil At Home With The Global Right (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya In Israel, IMF In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Budget Politics & Presidential Options (Category: Breaking News)
BY Ajeyo Basu New Delhi: Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has based the very purpose of its existance on establishing Muslim rule over ‘Hindu’ India. However, the setbacks in the wars of 1965 and 1971 made the Pakistan Army – the actual rulers of the impoverished country – realise the futility of direct military confrontation […]
- Pakistan Reaps What It Sowed (Category: Breaking News)
- What is behind a resurgence of violent attacks in Pakistan? (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Alarming Rise in Terrorism Is Fueled by Afghanistan (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan restricts movement of Afghans through Torkham border after rise in terror attacks: Report (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s inflation is expected to significantly cool in the coming months after peaking near 70% this year, and the nation may gradually relax a currency band as inflows improve, central bank governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said.The post Sri Lanka’s inflation expected to significantly cool in the coming months – CBSL Governor appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in ...
- Sri Lanka’s headline inflation may rise to 70% in coming months – Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank chief: monetary policy transmission still incomplete (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to introduce new central bank law, inflation target (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Says Inflation Nears Peak, Easing Pressure on Economy (Category: Breaking News)
The dramatic fuel shortages that accompanied mass protests in Sri Lanka earlier this year may have eased, but for millions of Sri Lankans the economic crisis is worse than ever, said a report by the Amnesty International. It said: This month, the United Nations renewed a humanitarian appeal
- India s Adani Group to run three Sri Lankan airports? (Category: Breaking News)
- International rights groups slam Sri Lanka s flawed plans for a Truth Commission (Category: Breaking News)
- Ankara donates consignment of urgently needed medical supplies to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rights group: Sri Lankan Tamil women exposed to sexual violence, trafficking after war (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Lanka’s Vanishing Fish: Corporate Capture & Import Dependency Deepen The Debt Trap appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Paris Club, Dollar Debt Colonialism & Asia’s New “Donors”: Reforming The International Aid A... (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
- A French Spring Amid IMF Mission Creep: Ranil Tangoes In Paris As Macron Pivots To BRICS (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Make The Economy Scream’: Whither The Asian 21st Century? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- AKD’s Speech On Police & Rule Of Law: Merits & Demerits? (Category: Breaking News)
- Anatomy Of A Change; From Wijeweera’s JVP To AKD’s NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Attempt To Redefine The Political Discourse & Direction Through Suppression (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: Social Security In A Stake appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Incorporating Human Security Doctrine For Sri Lanka’s Present Day Context (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's central bank is expected to keep rates steady as inflation shows signs of easing and as authorities focus on discussions to secure a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout to stabilise its crisis-hit economy.The post Sri Lanka to hold rates as inflation slows slightly, focus on IMF bailout appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA Ne...
- Sri Lanka Central Bank to hold rates as inflation worries persist (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank to hold rates as inflation stays high (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka threatens administrative measures over high market interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka unexpectedly raises rates to fulfil IMF bailout requirements (Category: Breaking News)
By Ramesh Khan At the beginning of the year 2022, none in Sri Lanka would have thought that the end of the pandemic would not signal the end of misery. Instead, it signaled the advent of misery in forms that had been unknown to the Sri Lankans until now. A country filled with tourist spots, […]
- IFC to provide $400 million to banks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
- US$ 400 m India-SL energy transaction in the pipeline (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka is in talks with the United Nations Development Programme and other agencies for a debt-for-nature swap programme, as the South Asian island faces its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka looks at debt relief through nature conservation – report appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka central bank chief says sovereign lenders yet to outline debt talks plans (Category: Breaking News)
- China responds to Victoria Nuland’s comment on Debt Relief to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India ‘strongly supports’ Sri Lanka debt restructuring plan, it tells IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president urges debt relief to help green transition (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has postponed a round of debt restructuring talks initially expected to be held on Thursday to allow central bank and treasury officials to provide clarifications sought by the country's creditors, its state minister of finance said.The post Sri Lanka postpones debt restructuring talks, hopes for IMF deal in December appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ...
- Sri Lanka calls for debt-restructuring proposals from dealer managers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka could wrap up debt restructure talks by Sept, president says (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan says no pact yet with Sri Lanka on debt restructure talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan, India and France launch creditors meeting on Sri Lanka debt (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka needs to implement budget proposals and reform measures to start earning crucial foreign exchange to help stabilise its economy and ensure it does not return to crisis, its central bank chief said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka must implement budget proposals to avoid return to crisis appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- CBSL governor says 2023 Budget focuses on economic recovery and stability (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank chief: monetary policy transmission still incomplete (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor asks critics to provide alternatives (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka signals pause after four rate cuts as IMF loan awaited (Category: Breaking News)
by Prof. Aruna Shanthaarchch (Department of Economics and Statistics Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka) Who are the Middle Class? The term, middle class, has been defined in a variety of ways. Historically, it was a social class characterised by intellectuals, who were neither capitalists nor workers. They were the well-educated service providers and small-scale entrepreneurs, […]
- Budget, Taxation Turmoil and Policy Blunders – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- Personal income tax shock dims economic activities (Category: Breaking News)
- Only one income taxpayer paying over Rs. 300 mn. a year says Aluthgamage (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s tax hike likely to discourage small time investors into stocks – analysts (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 15th November, 2022 All suspects allegedly involved in storming the Presidential Secretariat and forcibly occupying a section of it during Aragalaya, a few moons ago, are reported to have been arrested. Other protesters who forced themselves into the President’s House, the Prime Minister’s Office and Temple Trees are also being arrested. Besides, the police […]
- Aragalaya home-and-home tussle: Four arrested over assault (Category: Breaking News)
- Sixteen cows die after consuming poisoned water, 17 others in serious condition (Category: Breaking News)
- Current IGP carrying out more government biddings than his predecessor (Category: Breaking News)
- Stalin accuses police of attempting to disrupt protest (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Goal Must Be Economic Recovery In Tandem With Democracy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Human Rights Protection Requires More Inclusive Approach (Category: Breaking News)
- Give Amnesty To Protestors As Next Step (Category: Breaking News)
- The Choice Of Consensus Or Confrontation (Category: Breaking News)
- Coping With Multiple Crises Requires Principled Leadership (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka unveils a budget on Monday attempting to put the South Asian government's finances in order, with reforms to advance a $2.9 global billion bailout from the island's worst financial crisis since independence in 1948.The post Sri Lanka budget to seek recovery for crisis-hit economy appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- 6.2 million people in Sri Lanka facing moderate acute food insecurity – FAO (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ranks 64 on Global Hunger Index 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka still among 10 countries with highest food price inflation (Category: Breaking News)
By Amal Jayasinghe Dozens of state-owned Sri Lankan companies employing tens of thousands of people could be restructured or closed as part of an IMF bailout of the bankrupt country, with the country’s airline top of the list for reform.With nearly 6,000 staff, SriLankan Airlines is the biggest and most expensive of the cash-haemorrhaging, sclerotic […]
- Union: UL will be stripped of profitable units to ensure no takers for national carrier (Category: Breaking News)
- Four replacement engines for grounded aircraft by mid-July: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed privatisation of SriLankan in line with IMF remedy – CEO (Category: Breaking News)
- The National Airline: A financial catastrophe in the making! (Category: Breaking News)
By MAHADIYA HAMZA ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tourism revival is facing a challenge in bringing in more high spending foreign visitors due to increasing protests locally while monetary tightening, impacts of Russian invasion into Ukraine, and rising inflation globally.The move is likely to slow the island nation’s recovery from the unprecedented economic crisis as it is […]
- Developing plans and policies without young people is a futile exercise: UNICEF Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Urgent measures needed to halt exodus of skilled personnel (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP, EU assistance to equip tourism industry for sustainable future (Category: Breaking News)
- OPA panel discussion: The Role of Domestic Aviation in Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's new government will release the 2023 budget on Monday focused on boosting revenue, implementing tax reforms and fiscal consolidation to secure an IMF bailout package to help the country recover from its worst financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka’s 2023 budget aims to put crisis-hit economy back on track appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lank...
- Sri Lanka budget to seek recovery for crisis-hit economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka balances polls and crisis recovery in 2024 budget deliberations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s economy to shrink by 2% in 2023, Central Bank says (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s president to cut spending in interim budget (Category: Breaking News)
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