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[…]The post Liberal Or Edible Economics: Global Disorder Worst In A Century appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Liberalism, capitalism & The Hungry Masses: “Edible Economics” Will Need To Restrain Choices (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump-Ramasamy Ticket GOP’s Best Bet In 2024; US Events Will Affect The Whole World (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Yuan Can’t Replace Dollar As The Global Currency (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Yuan Can’t Replace Dollar As The Global Currency (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A King’s Coronation & The Old Colonies appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Death Of Queen Elizabeth & Conservatives Of Colour In Britain (Category: Breaking News)
- Britain’s New Prime Minister & Postcolonial Parliamentary Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- From Caretaker President To King Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Election Timetable & Sri Lanka’s Deadlock Elections (Category: Breaking News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a "global health emergency".The post COVID global health emergency is over: WHO appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- WHO Chief hopeful COVID will no longer be emergency (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Covid global health emergency is over (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka imports test kits to detect Nipah virus (Category: Breaking News)
- Infodemic risks jeopardising virus vaccines WHO (Category: Breaking News)
The US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 16 years as it battles to stabilise prices. The Federal Reserve increased its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points – its 10th hike in 14 months. The Fed signalled that Wednesday’s rise may be its last one for now. The moves […]
- UK to be one of worst performing economies this year (Category: Breaking News)
- US interest rates hit 14-year high in inflation battle (Category: Breaking News)
- Moldovan government resigns in wake of multiple crises (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the US may run out of cash by 1 June if Congress fails to raise or suspend the debt ceiling. Reaching the debt ceiling would mean that the government is unable to borrow any more money. On Monday, Ms Yellen urged Congress to act “as soon as […]
- Janet Yellen warns US could run out of cash by 1 June (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 40 pupils killed by militants in Uganda school attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Frustration as Beijing hit by restrictions ahead of congress (Category: Breaking News)
Ireland collapsed to another innings defeat in the second Test against Sri Lanka, as the hosts completed a 2-0 series win in Galle. The tourists were out for 202 in their second innings, leaving them 10 shy of Sri Lanka’s tally of 704-3 declared. Spinner Ramesh Mendis ripped through Ireland’s batting as he took 5-64 […]
- Sri Lanka beat Ireland by an innings and 280 runs (Category: Breaking News)
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Stuart Broad in England team for first Test against Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Klaasen helps South Africa beat West Indies inside 30 overs (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka claimed a commanding victory on day three of their first Test against Ireland by an innings and 280 runs in Galle. Ten wickets from Prabath Jayasuriya helped Sri Lanka claim their biggest ever win, and condemn Ireland to their heaviest Test defeat. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne produced another excellent performance and was the top […]
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Ireland collapse to innings defeat against Sri Lanka in second Test (Category: Breaking News)
- India beat West Indies by innings and 141 runs in first Test (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
The UK is set to be one of the worst performing major economies in the world this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It says the UK economy’s performance in 2023 will be the worst among the 20 biggest economies, known as the G20, which includes sanctions-hit Russia. The IMF predicts the UK […]
- Prince Harry accuses Prince William of physical attack (Category: Breaking News)
- FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese ‘police stations’ in New York (Category: Breaking News)
- Turkey earthquake death toll could increase eight-fold (Category: Breaking News)
- UK Government to block Scottish gender bill (Category: Breaking News)
A man suspected of having murdered Sri Lankan journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan in Jaffna over 22 years ago, is under investigation, the Northamptonshire Telegraph has reported A Metropolitan Police spokesman reportedly confirmed that a man who was arrested on February 22, 2022 remains under investigation and that police enquiries are ongoing. The man was arrested on suspicion of offences under Se...
- Met police say Sri Lankan suspect ‘released’ but still under investigation (Category: Breaking News)
- Ten years of impunity for Jaffna-based journalists murderers -RSF (Category: Breaking News)
- Nimalarajans' family denied justice (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Press Freedom Day in Jaffna remembers journalists (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's national carrier has been struggling against even more headwinds than many of its rivals.The post Sri Lanka airline boss says ‘don’t be a CEO during Covid’ appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- SriLankan Airlines obtains Government’s approval to recruit foreign pilots (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines participates at the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines, Korean Air activate codeshare partnership (Category: Breaking News)
- Dialog, SriLankan offer star points, FlySmiLes conversion (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Janatha Aragalaya: The People’s Struggle In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Exit Of The Old Guard & The Arrival Of The New (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi-Wickremesinghe Tamil Drama (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has reached an agreement with Ukraine on funding worth $15.6bn (£12.8bn). The organisation’s first loan to a country at war is expected to be approved in the coming weeks. It would also be one of the largest financing packages
- UK to be one of worst performing economies this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Pakistan strikes $3bn funding deal with IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- China and Belarus express ‘extreme interest’ in Ukraine peace (Category: Breaking News)
Heinrich Klaasen hit a 54-ball century as South Africa raced to a four-wicket win over West Indies in the third one-day international in Potchefstroom. Chasing 261 to win, Klaasen came to the crease at 80-4 but smacked an unbeaten 119 as South Africa won in 29.3 overs. It is the fastest any side has chased […]
- South Africa beat West Indies after record T20 chase (Category: Breaking News)
- India beat West Indies by innings and 141 runs in first Test (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa beat Bangladesh to set up England semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have rallied against government plans to overhaul the judicial system, in what organisers say are the biggest street protests in the country’s history. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the changes – that would curb the power of courts – will restore balance between the branches of government. Opponents say they […]
- Eleven Palestinians killed during Israeli raid in Nablus (Category: Breaking News)
- US, UK and Australia agree on nuclear submarine project (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters clash with Police in Paris over pension reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
The man nominated as China’s next premier by President Xi Jinping has been formally elected by parliament. Li Qiang, the former Communist Party leader of the country’s biggest city of Shanghai, will now lead the government, replacing retiring Li Keqiang. The 63-year-old received almost every vote from more than 2,900 delegates at the National People’s […]
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope Benedict XVI: Lying in state at the Vatican begins (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
By Zinara Rathnayake I was woken by the long, forlorn sound of the siren. The brakes hissed and screeched as our train chugged up the hill and pulled into Radella, a station along one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world: the Colombo to Badulla railway. “The journey is so enthralling that you don’t […]
- Reminiscence of Peradeniya Campus in the Sixties (Category: Breaking News)
- The winter adventure In 16 countries – Part A (Category: Breaking News)
- CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY (Category: Breaking News)
- Electricity Users’ Association launch petition against privatisation of CEB (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Dystopian Account Civilisation: Humanity Rubs Out Its Wisest & Brightest appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Priceless Stolen Property (Category: Breaking News)
- Is State Owned Temasek A Useful Concept For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Yoruba People & Culture (Category: Breaking News)
- Capitalism On Life Support: Planetary Bounds To Market-Lead Growth (Category: Breaking News)
China has accused the US of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the video app TikTok from government-issued phones. On Monday, the White House gave government agencies 30 days to ensure that employees did not have the Chinese-owned app on federal devices. The order follows similar moves by the EU and Canada in […]
- Twitter rebranded as X and blue bird logo killed off (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly shooting at Hamburg Jehovah’s Witness hall (Category: Breaking News)
- Instagram owner launches Twitter-like app (Category: Breaking News)
- China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests (Category: Breaking News)
The winter morning was cloaked in thick fog. Our car swerved past horse-drawn carriages, a mode of transport still popular in the rural reaches of the eastern Indian state of Bihar, the trotting horses and turbaned coachmen looking like shadowy apparitions in the pearly-white mist. After spending a night in the town of Bodhgaya, the […]
- Buddhism: A True Gift from India to the World (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s historical connection to Buddhism (Category: Breaking News)
- Projection Of Buddhism As Sri Lanka’s Greatest Soft Power (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s Buddhist art comes to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, have died and dozens more are feared missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern Italy. The vessel broke apart while trying to land near the coastal town of Crotone in the Calabria region. Survivors said at least 150 people were aboard. Many of them were […]
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 40 pupils killed by militants in Uganda school attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Boat that sank off southern Greece had 100 children in hold (Category: Breaking News)
Finance ministers of the world’s largest economies have failed to agree on a closing statement following a summit in India, after China refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Beijing declined to accept parts of a G20 statement that deplored Russia’s aggression “in the strongest terms”. Moscow said “anti-Russian” Western countries had “desta...
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia hails unexpected G20 ‘milestone’ as Ukraine fumes (Category: Breaking News)
- Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- China ‘unsettled’ by Ukraine war, CIA director says (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that finance ministers of the world’s largest economies have failed to agree on a closing statement following a summit in India, after China refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Beijing declined to accept parts of a G20 statement that deplored Russia’
- UN condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine ahead of anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Moldovan government resigns in wake of multiple crises (Category: Breaking News)
Japanese motor industry giants Toyota and Honda say they have agreed to give their workers in the country the biggest pay rises in decades. They are the latest firms in the world’s third largest economy to increase wages as prices jump. Official figures published last month showed Japan’s rate of inflation was at its highest […]
- 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)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
By Nicholas Yong According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment, the US citizen hid confidential files stolen from his employers in the binary code of a digital photograph of a sunset, which Mr Zheng then mailed to himself. It was a technique called steganography, a means of hiding a data file within the code […]
- Etihad gets first Boeing 747-400 freighter (Category: Business)
- US$ 400 m India-SL energy transaction in the pipeline (Category: Business)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- SIA invests $ 400 m for next-gen in-flight entertainment systems (Category: Business)
Hosts South Africa revived their T20 World Cup hopes with a thumping 65-run victory over New Zealand in Paarl. Both sides were beaten in their opening match and knew a second successive defeat would realistically end their chances of reaching the semi-finals. South Africa reached 132-6 from their 20 overs, helped by a gutsy 40 […]
- Klaasen helps South Africa beat West Indies inside 30 overs (Category: Breaking News)
- Pumas create history with victory in Christchurch (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
As the train pulled into Peradeniya Junction station in central Sri Lanka, the man sitting opposite me leapt out of his seat and leaned out of the window, placing his thumb and forefinger in his mouth and whistling loudly. A vade seller soon appeared outside, removed a basket from the top of his head and handed it […]
- Pop crackle, gulp and gasp (Category: Breaking News)
- The ” Indian burger ” McDonalds can’t master (Category: Breaking News)
- In Sri Lanka . Lamprais keeps the Dutch Burgher legacy alive (Category: Breaking News)
- Miss World Tourism 2023 – in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
Former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from international cricket. Opening batter Finch, 36, was Australia’s T20 captain, having retired from one-day internationals in September. He represented Australia in five Tests, 146 one-day internationals and 103 T20s, leading them to their first T20 World Cup title in 2021. Finch said it had been […]
- Canada women in equality fight ‘for the long haul’ (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia T20 captain retires from international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa beat Bangladesh to set up England semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
Pani Puri: India’s favourite street food now available in Sri Lanka Pani puri occupies a special place in Indian hearts and stomachs, so it’s no wonder that the treat has been one of the country’s most poplar street snacks On any normal evening in India, in the bustling markets and noisy main streets of big […]
- Isso Vade : The spicy snack that unities Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Khao Galli – An Indian street food festival at Taj (Category: Business)
- The ” Indian burger ” McDonalds can’t master (Category: Breaking News)
- Dosa : wholesome fast food obsession (Category: Breaking News)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said China’s decision to fly an apparent spy balloon over the US is “unacceptable and irresponsible”. The top American diplomat has abruptly cancelled a trip to Beijing, which would have been the first high level US-China meeting there in years. China earlier expressed regret, saying it was a weather […]
- US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic (Category: Breaking News)
- US and China pledge to stabilise tense relationship after talks (Category: Breaking News)
- US military shoots down another flying object over Lake Huron (Category: Breaking News)
- Blinken begins talks in Beijing during high-stakes visit to China (Category: Breaking News)
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