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[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass – Waiting On IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – III (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpowers appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Greenwashing Bond Scams & Financializing Mother Nature: Climate Science Fiction Versus Local Rea... (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (Category: Breaking News)
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Prospects At The Next Election appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Partnership Between NPP & JVP Must Be Emboldened (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
- Homework For NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Celebrating Independence Or Inaugurating Dependence? (Category: Breaking News)
As part of the ‘Prevention of Marine Litter in the Lakshadweep Sea’ (PROMISE) project, funded by the European Union (EU), through the SWITCH-Asia Programme. Government institutions, academia, NGOs, international development organizations, and tourism industry associations, gathered, in Colombo, for a policy roundtable discussion. The PROMISE project has organized a series of policy roundtable meet...
- Solutions sought to tackle marine litter near Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka launches ambitious housing project to build one million houses (Category: Breaking News)
- US Links (Category: Business)
- Lloyds Removes Sri Lanka from Marine risk (Category: Breaking News)
Solutions have been sought to tackle marine litter in the Lakshadweep Sea between Sri Lanka, Maldives and India. As part of the ‘Prevention of Marine Litter in the Lakshadweep Sea’ (PROMISE) project, funded by the European Union (EU) through the SWITCH-Asia Programme. Government institutions, academia, NGOs, international development organizations and tourism industry associations gathered in [...
- EU funded policy roundtable held in Sri Lanka to discuss a cleaner marine environment (Category: Breaking News)
- Green economic recovery top priory for EU in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Demand for private tuition and English education in Sri Lanka increases (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s proposed internet law threatens upcoming polls (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka and India will sign a pact to link their power grids and start negotiations on an upgraded trade agreement within two months, a Sri Lankan diplomat said on Wednesday, as the island nation seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months – envoy appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News ...
- Sri Lanka to fast-track trade pact with Thailand amid crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- From B-C Pact To Ranil’s New Somersault (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months - envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and Indonesia to sign trade pact next March (Category: Breaking News)
Civil society grouping Direction Sri Lanka has said that the country required an Independent National Planning Commission. The following is the text of a statement issued by Direction Sri Lanka: “It is the considered position of Direction Sri Lanka that the neglect of evidence-based national planning in the Country now for over four decades has […]
- Pvt. Unis From Next Year (Category: Breaking News)
- The Long March To Nowhere (Category: Breaking News)
- Friday Forum calls for red alert on education sector (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to open new universtities to improve higher education (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Privatisation Of Public Assets Under Neoliberal Corporate Capitalism: Modern Evil appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Adopting A Humanist Approach To Empower Youths For National Development (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Decolonising Democracy Practice For Social A Institutional Reform (Category: Breaking News)
- Decolonising Democracy Practice For Social A Institutional Reform (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka is being seen as a harbinger of positive developments and an improved economic and financial situation for the island nation. Jaishankar during his visit to Sri Lanka reasserted India’s pursuit of the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and the belief in not […]
- Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India s External Affairs Minister arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘India tries to ensure ties across the world, except with China, Pakistan’ (Category: Breaking News)
- India will extend financing assurances to the IMF to clear the way for Sri Lanka to move forward... (Category: Breaking News)
With both India and Sri Lanka celebrating 75 years of bilateral relations, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s recent visit to Sri Lanka bears the utmost significance. It could be regarded as a prelude to deepening the existing healthy ties and taking them to another level on the occasion of Sri Lanka’s 75th anniversary of […]
- India tells IMF to clear the path for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia ready to assist Sri Lanka in every way possible (Category: Breaking News)
- India continues to stand by its neighbours amid difficult times (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s delays in restructuring the debt have put Sri Lanka in an awkward position. (Category: Breaking News)
Reforms to be introduced to end ‘media abuses’ President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said that the government was not in a position to lower the taxes. Delivering his second government policy statement to inaugurate the Fourth session of the Ninth Parliament, the President said: “Some people say that the primary taxable income should be raised from […]
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez insists on IMF approved new tax regime, warns of dire consequences unless fully implemented (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe ceremonially declared open the fourth session of the ninth Parliament and delivered the Government Policy Statement today (February 08).The post Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that he will continue with his unpopular decisions. Making his throne speech, Wickremesinghe said that he is not here to be popular. He said that the unpopular decisions he takes will have positive results in the years to come. The President said that Sri Lanka expects to recover from […]
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The NPP/JVP Document: Reflections On The “Rapid Response” appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing? (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- The Urgent & Critical Issues Related To Climate Change (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Repression Will Hit The JVP-NPP While It Indulges In Political Narcissism (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Reflection: 75 Years Of Independence Lacked By The People Of Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Economics Of Recovery & Politics Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Unitary Constitution For Sri Lanka Would Be Purposeless (Category: Breaking News)
- From B-C Pact To Ranil’s New Somersault (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka: Surviving The 75th Year Of Independence appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- President RW’s Priority In 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048: It Is Democracy & Not Authoritarianism That Will Do The Job (Category: Breaking News)
- The Missing Ingredients To Come Out Of The Economic Rut (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Solution Before Next Independence Day (Category: Breaking News)
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have decided to prioritize concluding talks on a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in Bangladesh Prof. Sudharshan Seneviratne accompanied by First Secretary/Commerce Srimali Jayarathne held a meeting with the newly appointed President of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Sameer Sattar at the DCCI office in Dhaka. DCCI ...
- Sri Lanka to expedite talks on proposed trade agreement with Bangladesh (Category: Breaking News)
- Green economic recovery top priory for EU in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 212kg of heroin and ICE found in boat detained off Galle (Category: Breaking News)
- Gautam Adani reviews status of investments in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
China’s efforts to gain the space it lost in Sri Lanka to India have hit yet another stumbling block after it vehemently opposed the invitation to Tibetan Buddhist spiritual guru Dalai Lama. Sri Lanka is a Buddhist-majority country and China’s record of treatment of religious minorities especially Tibetan Buddhists has not been good. China’s image […]
- China accused of blocking Dalai Lama’s Sri Lanka visit (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s wicked diplomatic maneuvers exposed (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Buddhist diplomacy and Sri Lanka’s predicament (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s historical connection to Buddhism (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said regardless of the future elections, he wants to see a continuation of the economic reform path the country has embarked on, as it is the only way to come out of the current crisis.The post Sri Lanka’s Central Bank insists on staying on reform path regardless of election outcome appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking ...
- IMF process should continue whoever is in power – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will have to go for another DDO strategy if targets of current plan not achieved – CBS... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must implement budget proposals to avoid return to crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor explains debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka was found to be more corrupt in 2022 than it was in the year 2021, according to the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International saw Sri Lanka’s rankings drop by 1 point in 2022 from the year 2021. The CPI has ranked Sri Lanka […]
- Sri Lanka drops further in corruption perceptions index (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes Asia recognises Sandra Wanduragala Founder Selyn (Category: Breaking News)
- D-day for Sri Lanka as IMF Executive Board meets to decide on EFF (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP appeals for assistance to help rebuild Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
India and Sri Lanka have been able to address the impact of a Chinese surveillance vessel’s visit to Hambantota port last year and Colombo is looking to New Delhi to help drive economic recovery through investments in key sectors such as energy, Sri Lankan envoy Milinda Moragoda said.The post Jaishankar’s visit reset bilateral relations, says Sri Lankan envoy appeared first on Sri Lanka News...
- Sri Lanka-India cooperation will heavily focus on connectivity, investment - Envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- HC Moragoda meets India s Petroleum Minister for bilateral energy cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- India steps up internationalisation of INR for Sri Lanka s economic recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months – envoy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Will India Be The Game Changer For RW? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- Connectivity Or Captivity? (Category: Breaking News)
- Celebrating Independence Or Inaugurating Dependence? (Category: Breaking News)
- Systemic Drain (Category: Breaking News)
Any government which was detached from people's true aspirations cannot bring in economic recovery through measures such as imposing taxes, National People Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday.The post Government detached from people’s aspirations cannot bring in economic recovery – Anura appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLAN...
- Obstructing Elections is a Punishable Offence – Anura warns Treasury Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
- British High Commissioner meets NPP Leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna demands an early Election (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP Leader Anura Kumara meets India’s Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar in Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
By R. R. M. Lilani Even though Sri Lankan politics claim to be nonaligned, supportive of all countries, and prioritize Buddhism, on January 11, 2023, a number of Chinese diplomats and their Chargé d’affaires Hu Wei hurried to the Malwathu Chapter in Kandy and warned the high prelates not to host the Dalai Lama because […]
- Dalai Lama not planning to visit Sri Lanka for now: Tibetan official (Category: Breaking News)
- Crowds flow from different parts of the world for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to Bodhgaya (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s wicked diplomatic maneuvers exposed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan University organises symposium on 88th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama (Category: Breaking News)
Indian Minister of External Affairs, S. Jaishankar, said in Colombo on Friday that the energy security is one of Sri Lanka’s most serious challenges and a solution must encompass the larger region.He said Sri Lanka has enormous renewable energy potential that can become a sustainable source of revenue while Trincomalee can be an energy hub. […]
- Renewable energy, India extends hand to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India assures continued support for SL at Creditors’ Committee along with Japan and Paris Club (Category: Breaking News)
- President’s India visit expected to boost stronger economic and commercial ties (Category: Breaking News)
- Adani power project in north to be completed by January 2025, says Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Suggests making Trinco an energy hub Energy security is one of Sri Lanka’s most serious challenges and a solution must encompass the larger region, S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, said yesterday, in Colombo.He said Sri Lanka has enormous renewable energy potential that can become a sustainable source of revenue, while Trincomalee can […]
- Jaishankar pledges energy support, says bilateral creditors must be equally treated (Category: Breaking News)
- Adani power project in north to be completed by January 2025, says Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Fueling a way forward for small and medium enterprises (Category: Breaking News)
- President’s India visit expected to boost stronger economic and commercial ties (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka expects to get China's backing for its debt restructuring plan within days to help unlock a $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, a government official said on Friday, as India pledged further support to its crisis-stricken southern neighbour.The post Sri Lanka expects financing assurances from China for IMF deal within days appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Bre...
- Sri Lanka thanks India for giving assurances to IMF for USD 2.9 Billion bailout package (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF remains hopeful of Sri Lanka securing all financing assurances soon to unlock funding (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Club to give Sri Lanka financing assurances amid IMF debt talks – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- India commits to help Sri Lanka on debt in prospective IMF program (Category: Breaking News)
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said today that India has extended financing assurances to the IMF to clear the way for Sri Lanka to move forward because India felt strongly that Sri Lanka’s creditors must take proactive steps to facilitate its recovery.The post Sri Lanka’s creditors must take proactive steps to facilitate its recovery: Jaishankar appeared first on Sri Lanka N...
- Jaishankar conveys India’s commitment to increase investment flows to Sri Lanka to hasten econom... (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s prudence towards Sri Lanka further consolidates the “neighbourhood first” policy of Prim... (Category: Breaking News)
- India continues to stand by its neighbours amid difficult times (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects financing assurances from China for IMF deal within days (Category: Breaking News)
India has told the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to clear the way for Sri Lanka to move forward, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said today. He told reporters in Colombo that India has given the IMF financing assurances to clear the path for Sri Lanka. “India decided not to wait on others but […]
- India ready to assist Sri Lanka secure IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia ready to assist Sri Lanka in every way possible (Category: Breaking News)
- India says it has supported the entirety of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF still awaiting adequate assurances on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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