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[…]The post Holding President And Prime Minister To Their Promises appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- JVP Proposal Points To Consensual Way Forward (Category: Breaking News)
- A Coalition Of Power To Stay In Power Is Not What Country Needs (Category: Breaking News)
- System Change Plus Politician Change Through Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Divergence Grows Between Appearance & Reality (Category: Breaking News)
"Yesterday we received 160 million dollars from the World Bank. We cannot use it for fuel but we are discussing it."
- Sri Lanka’s CPC owes US$730mn for past oil, in talks for petrol ship (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel price drop in the world market can be considered only after six weeks – Petroleum Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister suspends fuel payment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka petrol shipment delays by another day – Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Protests were staged in a number of areas today demanding fuel and gas. The Police said that protests were staged along the Borella – Maradana Road and Colombo – Negombo Road. Litro Gas Lanka Limited had said today that there was a delay in unloading LP gas from a ship at the Colombo
- Distribution of Litro gas temporarily suspended (Category: Breaking News)
- Litro insists it has sufficient gas stocks (Category: Breaking News)
- Domestic gas shipment arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Price of Litro domestic gas cylinder to be reduced (Category: Breaking News)
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) says fuel stocks are limited and so the public should not queue up near fuel stations tomorrow (Wednesday). CEYPETCO urged motorists to queue up near fuel stations only if essential. The normal distribution of petrol is expected to resume on Thursday
- Special category to increase fuel quota to be tested (Category: Breaking News)
- Electricity and fuel declared essential services (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel shortage caused by delay in unloading (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel quota increased for New Year festive season (Category: Breaking News)
Two hour cuts in daytime and 1 hours 40 minutes at night
- How long will power cuts be? (Category: Breaking News)
- No power cuts during the weekend (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka imposes power cuts again after Vesak holidays (Category: Breaking News)
- PUCSL makes u-turn and approves further power cuts (Category: Breaking News)
The current crisis is having far-reaching implications on the ability of women and girls to live in dignity
- More effective mechanism needed to regulate gender-based violence on digital platforms – Women P... (Category: Breaking News)
- Legislative roundup, Jan. 30, 2021 (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Police: Yakima serial groper returns (Category: USA, Washington)
- Rapes and molestations of women rising in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
We have to keep in mind that printing money will depreciate the rupee
- Overshooting (Category: Business)
- Forex Policy (Category: Business)
- Forex Trend (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan Rupee ends firmer against USD (Category: Breaking News)
"There is a possibility that the daily power outages will increase to 15 hours a day" - Prime Minister
- Sri Lanka schedules 5-hour power cut for May 13-14 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka schedules powercut of 5-hours for May 12 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka schedules power cuts of up to 3 hours for June 4 and 5 (Category: Breaking News)
- Power Plot (Category: Business)
Prime Minister says the CPC can no longer bear the losses.
- Sri Lanka’s CEB price hike delayed, affecting CPC and monetary policy: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Power Minister reveals the main reasons for CPC losses (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s CPC in profits from July 2022, forex loans drive Rs600bn loss (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s petroleum sector trade unions to launch protest on Aug 22 against new reforms (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)
New Prime Minister reveals the grim reality of the economy
- Gas Strike (Category: Business)
- Gas Demand (Category: Business)
- Fuel Switch (Category: Business)
- Litro decides not to increase domestic LP gas prices (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil & Political Evil appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Churlish Churchill, A Godawful Grusha (Category: Breaking News)
- Well, It’s Legal! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ballad Of A Sad Trumpet (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Masks Of Democracy & Energy Geopolitics: Is Full Spectrum Dominance The Endgame? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 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)
[…]The post Whither Lanka? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Playing Games With Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Whoever wields power under 22-A, will Mahinda continue to ‘rule’? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
The public have been urged not to queue up for fuel over next 3 days. Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that with the arrival of the diesel cargo yesterday and 3 vessels to reach Sri Lanka over the next 2 weeks under the Indian credit line, adequate fuel will be made available. “
- India delivers another 40,000 MT of petrol to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Another shipment of diesel from India delivered to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President speaks to Putin and asks for credit to get fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- EU tells President to focus on GSP, IMF, human rights (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that adequate fuel will be available in the country with the arrival of a diesel cargo yesterday and three more vessels expected to reach Sri Lanka in the next 2 weeks under the Indian credit line.
Sri Lanka is sliding into a default as the grace period on two unpaid foreign bonds ends on Wednesday, the latest blow to a country rattled by economic pain and social unrest. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was appointed last week following violent unrest, will provide a “full explanation” of Sri Lanka’s financial crisis on […]
- Political risks still challenge Sri Lanka s emergence from default- Fitch Ratings (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Ratings downgrades Sri Lanka to ‘Restricted Default’ from ‘C’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch affirms SLT at B+ Revises outlook to positive (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Affirms Sri Lanka Telecom Debt Ratings with Positive Outlook (Category: Breaking News)
A new shipment of diesel from India arrived in Sri Lanka today (May 15) under the credit line for fuel.
Another shipment of diesel from India has been delivered to Sri Lanka. The latest consignment of diesel from India under the credit line for fuel was delivered in Colombo by Torm Helvig today. The Indian High Commission in Colombo said that 12 shipments and more than 400,000 MT of fuel
- Another 40,000 MT of petrol arrives in Sri Lanka from India (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 repatriates 19 Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
It will then be presented to the cabinet of ministers for approval, the PM’s office said in a statement.
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
[…]The post System Change Or Systemic Thinking; Wither To Ranil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Aruna Ranasinghe – Wayward Brilliance (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Derana Aruna 24.06.2013 (Category: Video)
- Video: Derana Aruna - 21.06.2013 (Category: Video)
- Video: Derana Aruna 26.06.2013 (Category: Video)
[…]The post Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Should Have Retired After Two Terms: Chamal Rajapaksa – Gota Should Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- Whither Lanka? (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)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today warned that the fuel situation in Sri Lanka is expected to get worse over the next few weeks. Issuing a statement today the Prime Minister said that he had talks with the relevant officials and assessed the fuel situation as well as shortcomings
- Curfew and emergency law declared (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil takes oaths as Finance Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- PM says Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves are zero (Category: Breaking News)
- 21st Amendment to the Constitution presented to Cabinet (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)
The CEB has not operated any thermal power plant in the last two days because there was no fuel - PUCSL chief
- Sri Lanka schedules 5-hour power cut for May 13-14 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka schedules powercut of 5-hours for May 12 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka schedules power cuts of up to 3 hours for June 4 and 5 (Category: Breaking News)
- Power Plot (Category: Business)
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