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Countries already under pressure from the economic fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk seeing the same economic turmoil and human misery as Sri Lanka, the UN said. “We’re witnessing a tragic series of events that are unfolding in Sri Lanka right now that should be a warning to anyone who thinks that, you know, it […]
- UN calls for debt relief to prevent poverty crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP appeals for assistance to help rebuild Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Secretary-General appoints new Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- AP PHOTOS: NYC parks have become 'people's everything' (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Says economy could contract 7-pct in 2022
- Sri Lanka’s total debt burden Rs 21.6 trillion by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Once the Parliament approves IMF agreement, the main points will be passed into law – Sri Lanka ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka receives financial assurance letter from China (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Sri Lanka Prime Minister’s full statement on IMF negotiations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka receives financial assurance letter from China (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- President blames Sajith for crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Implement President’s Pledges To Revive Economy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- President Needs Trust To Succeed In Problem Solving (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Change Course In National Interest (Category: Breaking News)
- Bipartisanship Beyond 22nd Amendment Is Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Politicians—Constitutional Amendment Mess (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to continue to stand by the ‘one China policy’ and support to protect China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Foreign Ministry said today. The Foreign Ministry said that the assurance was given when the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris met with the Ambassador of China, Qi Zhenhong, at the Ministry […]
- Sri Lanka looks to enhance ties with Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Work of domestic mechanisms on reconciliation reviewed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka concludes bilateral consultations with Japan (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo based Diplomatic corps briefed on present situation (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Catastrophic Collapse Imminent? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Looking At The Problem Of The Point Of View Of The State (Category: Breaking News)
- We Are On Course To A Dual Currency Regimen (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Cares About The People? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka – From A Failed To Pseudo Mafia State? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- SriLankan Airlines: CEO Vipula Fails To Provide Basic Covid Facilities For Staff (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines: CEO Vipula Fails To Provide Basic Covid Facilities For Staff (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines: CEO Vipula Fails To Provide Basic Covid Facilities For Staff (Category: Breaking News)
- Elitism – A Hidden Downfall Factor (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka Won’t Be The Last Nation To Need Friends appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 2020 Was The Year Of Doctors. Which Profession Would It Be In 2021? (Category: Breaking News)
- 2020 Was The Year Of Doctors. Which Profession Would It Be In 2021? (Category: Breaking News)
- 2020 Was The Year Of Doctors. Which Profession Would It Be In 2021? (Category: Breaking News)
- The San Francisco Conference 1951 – Another Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Qatari Charity Exposes President’s Anti-Terrorism Hoax appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lanka-Arab Relations (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Riddance Of Bad Rubbish & Next Phase Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Munafiqun Within Muslim Leadership (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Economy Heading Towards A Dangerous Phase (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankans living in Australia are refraining from sending desperately-needed funds to struggling friends and family back home, fearing money will never end up in the hands of those in need because the government will steal it. Multiple members of the Sri Lankan community contacted by NCA NewsWire have lost trust in the government to […]
- Samantha Power urges Sri Lanka to take corrective measures (Category: Breaking News)
- Protest in Singapore against Rajapaksa draws audience of one (Category: Breaking News)
- WikiLeaks recalls Ranil asking Japan in 2007 to suspend funding (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia says 4 boats from Sri Lanka were intercepted in June (Category: Breaking News)
A series of detailed proposals
- Sri Lanka has no final decision yet on domestic debt re-structuring (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka overnight money markets dry up as soft-peg drives up counterparty risks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, world suffers terribly from Fed’s accidental discovery: Bellwether (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka banks cut foreign borrowings, see more deposit dollarization (Category: Breaking News)
Worst crisis in modern times
- Sri Lanka dreams of dollarized tourism Macau in Mannar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka railways seek forex from scrap metal amid currency crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka inflation tops 60-pct in July 2022 after money printing (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks loan from Qatar to import oil amid soft-peg instability (Category: Breaking News)
By Anjana Pasricha NEW DELHI — In Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, a sprawling port city showcased as a financial hub to rival Dubai is being set up on 269 hectares of land dredged from the sea. It is the latest of the huge Chinese-funded infrastructure projects in the island country that include a port and […]
- Perils of Chinese Investment in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese state-owned firm to build major Sri Lanka port complex (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lana PM laments unilateral termination of Japan, India-funded projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka should prevent Chinese vessel from reaching Hambantota port (Category: Breaking News)
Dhammika Perera has been backing successive government and held posts in some while running his businesses
- Cooperative sector contributes immensely to Sri Lanka per capita income - President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s dollar crisis reason behind tax increases  Dhammika Perera (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Sri Lanka BOI chairman appointed as Transport Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares fall for 2nd week; political, economic woes dent sentiment despite Perera’s boost (Category: Breaking News)
After June 28, 2022, aircraft will have to carry their return fuel according to the CA notice to airmen (NOTAM)
- Sri Lanka jet fuel shortages costing SriLankan Airlines US$7mmn a month (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka invites capable companies to supply aviation fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka relaxing CPC monopoly to end aviation fuel crunch: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Flight Capital (Category: Business)
[…]The post System Change Plus Politician Change Through Elections appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Government Needs To Change Course In National Interest (Category: Breaking News)
- From Confrontation To Consensus (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing The Ground For Early Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Implement President’s Pledges To Revive Economy (Category: Breaking News)
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has accused the authorities of misleading the public on the fuel supply. BASL noted that the Minister of Power and Energy held a press conference on 26th June 2022 and the information revealed at this press conference made it clear that the public have been kept in the […]
- Court orders report on fuel purchases, distribution (Category: Breaking News)
- Only limited amount of petrol available till 23rd June (Category: Breaking News)
- Remaining petrol reserves insufficient to meet needs (Category: Breaking News)
- US seeks probe on excessive use of force at fuel stations (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Bailing Out The ‘Gota’ Led Regime; A Wasted Exercise! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Beyond Ousting The Shamed ‘Suhartos’ Of Sri Lanka! (Category: Breaking News)
- People’s Power Under Siege Within Sri Lanka’s ‘Demo-Crazy’! (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Facility? Is It Sufficient To Deliver Prosperity To Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
Monetary meltdown worsens as money printed to keep rates down and pay state worker salaries
- Sri Lanka allocates 1.9 billion rupees a month to provide relief from high fuel prices (Category: Breaking News)
- Only essential services eligible to obtain fuel from midnight today (June 27) (Category: Breaking News)
- AG ordered to submit proper fuel distribution mechanism for essential services (Category: Breaking News)
- Metre taxis to charge Rs.2 more from 2nd km onwards (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka On The Brink Of Another Covid Wave? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Cricketer Murali Is On A Sticky Wicket – On Tamil Nadu Turf (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali the Enigma (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali to retire (Category: Sports)
- Murali – Symbol Of A Resurgent Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Cascading Collapse Unstoppable? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Catastrophic Collapse Imminent? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Prospects At The Next Election (Category: Breaking News)
- We Are On Course To A Dual Currency Regimen (Category: Breaking News)
- Hold Elections & Avert A Dual-Power Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Why I Don’t Support The Aragalaya appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Aragalaya & Morality (Category: Breaking News)
- Whither Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Unarmed but not peaceful (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Crisis Deepens Without Rescue Plan appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Could A ‘National Government’ Resolve The Crisis? (Category: Breaking News)
- Current State Of Sri Lankan Economy, According To Dhananath Fernando (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Proposed Debt Restructuring Will Pose More Issues Than Answers (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Facility? Is It Sufficient To Deliver Prosperity To Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
Market has risen throughout the week, but in thin trade.
- Sri Lanka shares on a roll, hit another high (Category: Breaking News)
- SL Stx at 12-Wk Low on Asian Alliance (Category: Breaking News)
- Palmer's float sinks (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Sri Lanka shares gain over 2-pct in mid-day trade on positive interim budget (Category: Breaking News)
Indian delegation comes as Sri Lanka is highly depending on Indian credit line for its fuel and other essentials.
- Fuel crisis - some recommendations (Category: Breaking News)
- Indo-Chinese supremacy battle aids Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gains from Indo-Chinese supremacy battle (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka on track to MDGs fast - Indian High Commissioner (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe informed Parliament today that Sri Lanka was facing the threat of hitting rock bottom. He also said that going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the only option Sri Lanka has to resolve the economic crisis. The Prime Minister said that the aim of the Government is to hold discussions […]
- Sri Lanka to reach IMF staff level agreement, debt restructuring framework by end July: PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Having Proper plan to strengthen Sri Lanka’s economy is important – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka PM wants opposition to call off boycott to proceed with 21A (Category: Breaking News)
Talks will continue over the next few days with an IMF delegation already in the island nation, he said.
- Sri Lanka constitutional reforms won’t be in effect till next parliament: opposition leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka justice minister calls for opposition support for his 21st amendment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka PM must present fiscal consolidation plan, go for SOE reform: opposition MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must not overlook Russia in favour of IMF, says MP Weerawansa (Category: Breaking News)
The convertible debentures will accrue interest at a rate of 3% per annum.
[…]The post Sri Lankan Economy Heading Towards A Dangerous Phase appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lanka-Arab Relations (Category: Breaking News)
- The President, IMF & System Change (Category: Breaking News)
- What Next For Aragalaya? (Category: Breaking News)
- Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Lanka’s Quest For Stability appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka: No Light Yet At The End Of The Tunnel (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
- President RW’s Priority In 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka could tip back to chaos if six-time Prime Minister voted President (Category: Breaking News)
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