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Experts say, “The lack of cooperation by Beijing would complicate the debt recovery journey of Sri Lanka”. The magnitude of the economic crisis that Sri Lanka is facing has reached catastrophic proportions. The whole world is astounded by the rampant mismanagement beyond the comprehension of anybody. Once an economic model of Asia, is now reeling […]
- China cautions Sri Lanka on IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- India slams Chinese envoy in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Is China playing with Sri Lanka’s bid to secure an IMF loan? (Category: Breaking News)
- China assures continued support to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Work from home has been encouraged from today to manage the energy crisis and minimize the use of fuel. Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that the public sector workforce will be called to work on the direction of the head of the institute from today. “Work from home
- President appoints four Cabinet Ministers (Category: Breaking News)
- CEB engineers suspend trade union action (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksa’s family home in Medamulana set on fire (Category: Breaking News)
- Popular YouTuber “Ratta” arrested (Category: Breaking News)
Motorists around the country have queued for fuel, but the government was unable to supply.
- Sri Lanka stocks fall after fuel price hike (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks down on fuel price hike, CB chief’s worst growth comment (Category: Breaking News)
- Amid long fuel queues, over 100 arrested in Sri Lanka for hoarding (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares slump to one-month low; foreigners exit after PM’s cautioning (Category: Breaking News)
Cabraal kept the exchange rate artificially steady while spending reserves for foreign debt repayment.
- Govt. may stop supplying dollars (Category: Breaking News)
- SL’s defence cost only US 5.5bln dollars (Category: Breaking News)
- Cost of Sri Lanka's war a vital investment, Governor of Central Bank says (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankas international sovereign bond oversubscribed CB govenor (Category: Breaking News)
Forex shortage disrupt energy supplies to industries
- Sri Lanka exports up 10-pct up to August 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exports rise 20-pct in June 2022 amid forex shortages (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exports up 9-pct in May 2022, US up 25-pct, India 49-pct (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exports grows 11-pct up to September 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
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- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- A Janus Moment (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya: People’s Response To Rajapaksa-Made Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
Protests demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa continue around the island.
- Website launched to keep track of fuel reserves at fuel stations (Category: Breaking News)
- Oily Issue (Category: Business)
- Government opens new fuel stations in Northern Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Petroleum Minister says CPC now receiving its normal fuel supply (Category: Breaking News)
“They tell me I’m doing a bloody good job,” says de Silva. “I’m sure everyone will start doing this soon.”
- Sri Lanka’s new “diplomatic” PM starts foreign aid talks amid political stability concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourists to receive on request fuel in crisis-hit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s main opposition decides to conditionally support to new government (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stock index gains over 1.6 pct in mid-day (Category: Breaking News)
The new government yet come up with some concrete steps to come out of Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic crisis
- 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 Haycarb March net up on forex gains (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs80bn in mostly 3-month bills, down 18bp (Category: Breaking News)
The Government of Japan is giving essential medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the most vulnerable population as the country grapples with shortages due to an economic crisis. The contribution of US$ 1.5 million will enable UNICEF to procure medicines for over 1.2 million people, among them 53,000 pregnant […]
- Japan hands over vital medical supplies to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP and Michelin Foundation partner to procure essential medicines for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian ship with large humanitarian assistance to arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNICEF and Rotary International partner to deliver critical lifesaving supplies to families impa... (Category: Breaking News)
The banned stations are in Makola South, Naalla, Pethiyagodda and Mirigama.
- Gas muzzlers (Category: Technology)
- Why 'feed' a car? (Category: Technology)
- 'Miracle material' (Category: Technology)
- Gas Only (Category: Business)
Hydro power generation is on the rise, all power plants in Norochcholai will be operational from Monday
- Power cuts during today as well (Category: Breaking News)
- NO POWER CUTS (Category: Breaking News)
- How long will power cuts be? (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Over Rs.16b in losses; No more power cuts - Champika (Category: Video)
Sri Lanka sees long queues for fuel around the country
- 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 Haycarb March net up on forex gains (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs80bn in mostly 3-month bills, down 18bp (Category: Breaking News)
"They asked me to book a hotel for them to stay here," said the Speaker.
- Sri Lanka fuel crisis: state workers asked to stay home, public asked to limit travel on May 20 (Category: Breaking News)
- India delivers another 40,000 MT of petrol to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Public urged not to queue up for fuel over next 3 days (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka opposition MP presents private bill to remove secrecy clause in asset declaration act (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankans have been asked to stay off petrol queues as no petrol will be distributed till the May 21/22 weekend.
- India delivers another 40,000 MT of petrol to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Another 40,000 MT of petrol arrives in Sri Lanka from India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka legislators sought hotel accommodation amid petrol shortages: Speaker (Category: Breaking News)
- More diesel arrives from India (Category: Breaking News)
People have started street protests demanding cooking gas from the government.
- Sri Lanka PM asks COPE to summon Litro Gas officials over distribution delay (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Litro Gas acquires 100,000MT of LP gas using World Bank funds (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s state-run Litro Gas to settle World Bank loan by December (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s sate-run Litro Gas chairman Vijitha Herath resigns (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today painted a gloomy picture for Sri Lanka saying the country will face an even more difficult time period in the short term. In an address to the nation today, the Prime Minister said that there are petrol stocks only for a single day, there is a possibility that the daily power […]
- PM warns fuel situation to get worse over next few weeks (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel stocks sufficient for only around five days (Category: Breaking News)
- Leadership of Gota and Ranil rejected (Category: Breaking News)
- India focusing on ways it can help Sri Lanka economically (Category: Breaking News)
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- A Staged Default & Sovereign Bond Debt Trap? IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War (Category: Breaking News)
- Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Back In The USA & A Chilling Killing: Welcome To 2023 A (Virtual) Realty In A Post-Truth Wo... (Category: Breaking News)
In the next few weeks we will face the most difficult time
- Sri Lanka continues monetary financing of imports, pegging after ‘running out’ of reserves (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank US$4.0bn in debt by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka infotech, mobile telephony in a fix after import ban (Category: Breaking News)
"I also wish to inform you that we will extend our support as a responsible opposition to correct decisions."
- Conviction Concern (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Opposition Leader calls on President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Opposition Leader questions the planned extension of the parliamentary complex (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Muslim Congress may withdraw support to the government over the Dambulla mosque issue (Category: Breaking News)
"Every day that passes, the future of this country is put at greater risk."
- Sri Lanka's cash crisis could overshadow tour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president urges ‘courage’ on National Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's main opposition says country moving from crisis to crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- FEB officials Jordan bound to settle worker dispute (Category: Breaking News)
“After I speak to [friendly nations], there will be help coming from there. They won’t allow people to starve.”
- SL must help toward peaceful settlement in the Maldives: Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Easter Attacks: Sri Lanka to seek assistance of UK Government & intelligence over Easter Sunday ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will not allow anything harmful to India’s security – President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil to cut short UK visit (Category: Breaking News)
The United Kingdom has issued a travel advisory on Sri Lanka warning against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said that it advises against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka, due to ongoing political and economic instability. This advice does not apply to airside transit […]
- Sri Lanka FCDO advice campaign gains UK s House of Lords support (Category: Breaking News)
- UK considers imposing sanctions on Gen. Silva, others over ‘war crimes’ (Category: Breaking News)
- UK advises against Sri Lanka travel as soft-peg collapse triggers violence (Category: Breaking News)
- UK travel advice tweaks for Sri Lanka ‘still unfair’ (Category: Breaking News)
Lack of parliament majority could drag the new prime minister's economic recovery plans
- Sri Lanka’s main opposition decides to conditionally support to new government (Category: Breaking News)
- Confirmed petrol shipment due on 22nd of July (Category: Breaking News)
- President urges China to change tune on debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s new finance minister faces challenge of winning back international confidence (Category: Breaking News)
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- BASL; Altruistic Union That Does Not Stand For Its Members’ Sake But For The People (Category: Breaking News)
- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya: Role Of Protests In Political Change (Category: Breaking News)
- A Janus Moment (Category: Breaking News)
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- RW Summons Youth For Economic Marathon (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative (Category: Breaking News)
- The Road Ahead For RW & Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Echoes Of Aragalaya In Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a new political system. Speaking during a meeting with young professionals at Sirikotha, Wickremesinghe said that alongside a system change a new political system must also be adopted. He said that not just the question of the Executive Presidency but the entire representative system should be addressed. […]
- President says 2023 critical for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil takes oaths as Finance Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tipped to be PM in caretaker Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Whoever wields power under 22-A, will Mahinda continue to ‘rule’? (Category: Breaking News)
The Government has defended the decision to impose a State of Emergency saying it was done to ensure political stability. The Government says political stability is a vital condition in overcoming the current socio-economic crisis in the country thereby assuring public safety and uninterrupted supply of essential services. The Government Information Department said that Sri […]
- Ranil calls for a new political system (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP decides to vote in support of 2024 budget (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal seeks to build confidence towards the Government (Category: Breaking News)
- President says 2023 critical for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Sixth (Mis)adventure: An Indisputable Reason For The ‘Aragalaya’ To Stay ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Brutalities Against Protesters (Category: Breaking News)
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- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s president requests help from Indian, Chinese, Middle East envoys – PMD (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka on brink of food crisis after economic meltdown (Category: Breaking News)
- What The President Can Do Before He Goes (Category: Breaking News)
- Could A ‘National Government’ Resolve The Crisis? (Category: Breaking News)
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