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The world has just been given a grim reminder of the mind-numbing costs of legitimate political dissent against state repression in Myanmar. The country’s military rulers have had no qualms about executing four pro-democracy activists, including well known political activist Kyaw Min Yu and former legislator Pho Zayar Thaw. Besides being made to witness absolute […]
Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka housed ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following the recent crisis, until he was forced to flee the country entirely. That continues a trend of the city, and especially its strategic deep-sea port, being in the news for all the wrong reasons. In 2017, when Sri Lanka found itself struggling to make […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has lambasted those who are making wholesale criticism that Bangladesh will face the same situation like that of Sri Lanka. They are making the comments without realising the global context under the fallout of the Covid-19 and Russia-Ukraine War, the Daily
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Sri Lanka’s Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the issues which prevail in Sri Lanka with regard to hunger, are man made.The post The food crisis in Sri Lanka is man made, Acting President Ranil tells Global Forum appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka News - Latest News Sri Lanka - Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
In the midst of the unfolding crisis in Sri Lanka and its economic and political collapse, it has been forgotten that China is complicit in creating the present unrest. This fact needs to be recognized within Sri Lanka, where the people have taken it upon themselves to ‘reform’ the political system. While their mission is […]
By Michael Rowand As Sri Lankan protesters stormed the presidential residence in Colombo, the Chinese Embassy released no statements and did not tweet. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered no comment until Monday afternoon, well behind others such as India, the European Union, and the United States. The French Embassy even retweeted a tweet […]
(NDTV); Ukrainian President Zelensky says that several countries experiencing food and fuel shortages due to the disruption in the supply chain have benefitted Russia’s agenda. Basically, the Ukrainian President Zelensky blamed Russia for causing unrest in Sri Lanka as well as around the world due to the blocking of food products during the invasion of […]Russia “Responsible̶...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russia for causing unrest in Sri Lanka as well as around the world due to the blocking of food products during the invasion of Ukraine.
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ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka should stop money printing earlier than indicated in a statement by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition legislator Harsha de Silva said, though legislators have already given extensive powers to the agency engage in liquidity injections. “Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe talked about money printing,” de Silva told parliament. “He said, the in...
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The heads of UK and US security services have made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn of the threat from China. FBI director Christopher Wray said China was the “biggest long-term threat to our economic and national security” and had interfered in politics, including recent elections. MI5 head Ken McCallum said his service had more […]
Says economy could contract 7-pct in 2022
Sri Lanka’s total debt burden increased to Rs 21.6 trillion by March 2022, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today. He said that Sri Lanka needs to pay $3.4 billion between June and December this year, $5.8 billion in 2023, $4.9 billion in 2024, $6.2 billion in 2025, $4.0 billion in 2026 and $4.3 billion […]
Exports to Russia and Turkey too have dropped steeply
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"There is a war in Ukraine today after the IMF intervened there."
"Are we trying to get out of this crisis by being caught in a western trap?" he demanded.
Blames Russia and Ukraine
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Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed Prime Minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would first look to other sources, but would be open to buying more crude from Moscow. Western nations largely […]
China on Wednesday praised India for making “great efforts” to help Colombo to tide over its worst financial crisis even as it refuted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s remarks that Beijing has shifted its strategic focus from South Asia including Pakistan to South East Asia, saying the region still remained its priority. Sri Lanka has […]
The South Asian region is deeply divided in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Bangladesh is considering sending potatoes to Sri Lanka during the ongoing crisis. The assurance was given by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a meeting with the Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Esala Ruwan Weerakoon. According to the Dhaka Tribune, Weerakoon paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister […]
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China is closing in on India after establishing ports at Gwadar in Pakistan, Hambantota and Colombo in Sri Lanka and soon it will have access to the Indian Ocean from ports in Myanmar. In August 2021, China successfully trialled a cargo run from Myanmar’s Yangon Port all the way to China’s Yunnan Province. China has […]