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Why did former President Sirisena vacate the Paget Road residence, having made it part of his ‘deal’ with the UNP? A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices Priyantha Jayawardena, Gamini Amarasekara, and Kumuduni Wickremasinghe, having examined the arguments put forward by both the petitioner and respondent parties, issued an interim order on March […]
- Sirisena’s castle in the air (Category: Breaking News)
- SC quashes Cabinet decision granting Paget Road residence to Maithripala (Category: Breaking News)
- Proroguing The Parliament – A Political Subterfuge! (Category: Breaking News)
- Sirisena, SLFP enmeshed in Easter Sunday fallout (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Case For (And Against) Anura Kumara Dissanayake appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- May Day Politics: A Pregame To Presidential Election (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Is AKD Of JVP Free Without Imprisonment? [This Is To Clear So Many Clouds Of Confusion] (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- What I Wish To See In The NPP (Category: Breaking News)
India has handed 75 passenger buses to Sri Lanka as part of its assistance towards strengthening public transport infrastructure in the cash-strapped country.The post India provides 75 buses to Sri Lanka to support public transport system appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- India provides 75 buses to Sri Lanka to support public transport system (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka plans to enhance Public Transportation with 200 new Buses in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- National Transport Commission working towards reducing bus fare prices (Category: Breaking News)
- QR code system to be introduced to pay Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus fares (Category: Breaking News)
AFP:Sri Lanka began a fresh austerity drive Monday, freezing Government recruitment as new taxes and higher electricity prices kicked in with authorities trying to secure an IMF bailout. The Indian Ocean island nation needs to achieve debt sustainability as a precondition to a $ 2.9 billion bailout from the Washington-based lender after it defaulted in […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- EC: Prez poll can’t be put off (Category: Breaking News)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be among 20 world leaders who will participate in the “Voice of the Global South Summit” (VGSS) next week hosted by India virtually, Indian media reported.The post President to participate in India-hosted Voice of Global South Summit – report appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in S...
- Ranil to participate in Indian summit virtually (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President arrives in New York to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General... (Category: Breaking News)
- President to participate in India-hosted Voice of Global South Summit - report (Category: Breaking News)
- President addresses second Voice of Global South Summit (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be among 20 world leaders who will participate in the “Voice of the Global South Summit” (VGSS) next week hosted by India virtually. The summit will take place on January 12 and January 13 and will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Other than leaders from the neighbourhood, leaders from […]
- PM Modi calls for ‘human-centric globalisation’ at Voice of Global South Summit (Category: Breaking News)
- President sees hope for Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s new International Trade Office to resume FTA talks (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks recommendations on 13-A from all party leaders (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka will restart negotiations on trade pacts with India, China and Thailand after a four-hear hiatus, an official said on Thursday, as the crisis-hit country races to seal deals to help it rebuild its economy.The post Sri Lanka to restart trade deal talks with India, China and Thailand – official appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months – envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to fast-track trade pact with Thailand amid crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to restart trade deal talks with India, China and Thailand - official (Category: Breaking News)
- India expected to send ‘positive’ message on debt during Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
‘Petroleum, water services, too, should be under electricity regulator’ By Shamindra Ferdinando The Convenor of the combined trade union front, in fuel, ports and power sectors of the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB), Ananda Palitha, yesterday (04) alleged that consumers had been deprived
- Govt. flayed for jacking up fuel prices despite Rs 120 bn profit since last Sept. (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB unionist: IOC and Sinopec benefit from special levy on fuel to recover CPC losses (Category: Breaking News)
- VAT on fuel already subjected to several taxes unfair – SJB trade union wing (Category: Breaking News)
- Union blames loss-making state ventures on governments using them as job banks (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 5th January, 2023 The Election Commission (EC) has stopped dilly-dallying and announced that nominations for the much-delayed Local Government (LG) elections will be accepted from 18 to 21 Jan., 2023. This is certainly good news. Some Opposition politicians are in seventh heaven. They brag that they have been able to put paid to the […]
- LG polls to be held on 25 April (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB: Has Prez made LG polls disappear? (Category: Breaking News)
- Patali calls for LG polls (Category: Breaking News)
- Victory for UPFA in LG Polls (Category: Breaking News)
Significant progress has been made at present in relation to the interaction with Sri Lanka’s creditors, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said today. The bank said that it expects a crucial deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to materialize in early 2023. Announcing its monetary and fiscal policies for 2023, the Central Bank […]
- Sri Lanka seeks assistance from the World Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- UN assures assistance to Sri Lanka to address economic challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- France in talks with creditors on Sri Lanka issue (Category: Breaking News)
- New Foreign Minister promises to deliver (Category: Breaking News)
Ride hailing and food deliveries have reached pre-covid numbers for PickMe, pointing towards the economy starting to get back on its feet by December 2022. In the last year alone, the app based mobile operator registered over 40,000 new drivers into their network, showing robust growth for the PickMe platform. Jiffry Zulfer, CEO of PickMe […]
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Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that no one can shirk their responsibilities for the country in the year 2023, which is a crucial year for the Sri Lankan economy.The post Let’s work together for a prosperous Sri Lanka – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka Government decided to expand fuel distribution (Category: Breaking News)
- Former British Prime Minister David Cameron meets President Ranil in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- National Security Conclave 2023 held in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe named as next candidate of UNP for Presidential Election 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today called on public servants, including his staff, to work beyond 8-hours a day and 5 days of the week. He also said that no one can shirk their responsibilities for the country in the year 2023, which is a crucial year for the Sri Lankan economy, and invited all public servants […]
- Japan looks at investment opportunities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President to take steps to prevent anarchy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gets tips on good governance from India (Category: Breaking News)
- UN FAO to support Sri Lanka during these critical times (Category: Breaking News)
by Eng. Parakrama Jayasinghe This is the question in everybody’s mind these days. Anything up to 10 hours of blackouts have been predicted by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) trade unions. But Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, has been quick to contest this prediction while being careful not to say that there will […]
- CEB says suspension of power cuts not possible (Category: Breaking News)
- No power cuts due to N’cholai unit failure – Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- HRCSL opposes power cuts during A/L (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says no more power cuts, until further notice (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Nation Needs Renewed Public Activism To Realise Lost Hopes appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Political Robber Barons Fear The Rejuvenated ‘Aragala’ Spirit! (Category: Breaking News)
- People’s Power Under Siege Within Sri Lanka’s ‘Demo-Crazy’! (Category: Breaking News)
- With Impunity Remaining Normalised, What Hope For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
By SHIHAR ANEEZ Tens of thousands of Sri Lankan individuals as well as corporates have to cut spending and investment from January as steep income tax rates come into force to finance a bloated state amid 65 percent inflation and turnover tax hikes that had already depleted disposable incomes. The higher income taxes are coming in […]
- Sri Lanka gambles on tax hikes; downside risks seen than gains (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expands state workers 11-pct under revenue based fiscal consolidation (Category: Breaking News)
- Death and taxes: inevitabilities of life (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget, Taxation Turmoil and Policy Blunders – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
Four in every 10 households in Sri Lanka experienced a reduction in their incomes from June to December 2022, and one in every two households are currently relying on negative coping mechanisms to cope with the lack of food or money to buy it, a Food and Agriculture Organisation (FOA) report said. In its response […]
- Food insecurity improves in Sri Lanka but prevails within specific regions- report (Category: Breaking News)
- Food Oppression (Category: Business)
- Food Taxes (Category: Business)
- Food insecurity improved in Sri Lanka but prevails within specific regions  FAO and WFP (Category: Breaking News)
An estimated 5.7 million people (26 per cent of the population) or more are now in need of humanitarian assistance, with at least 4.9 million (22 per cent) being food insecure, a situation report by International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said. The report issued on December 28 said the current […]
- Nearly 6 million Lankans need humanitarian assistance – Red Cross (Category: Breaking News)
- LOLC Divi Saviya – reaches 100 days humanitarian efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- WFP warns against rising hunger levels in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Children have started losing weight rapidly (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Can Sri Lanka Drive Itself From Bankruptcy To Prosperity In 2023? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Budget 2023 Will Be The Acid Test Of RW’s Magic Wand (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s New Government: Be Warned Of The Empty Treasury & Negative Foreign Reserves (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food and medicines earlier this year, its giant northern neighbour stepped into the breach.
When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food and medicines earlier this year, its giant northern neighbour stepped into the breach.The post India makes inroads into Sri Lanka under China’s long shadow appeared
- Infrastructure, energy and debt on agenda as Sri Lanka president arrives in India (Category: Breaking News)
- India says it will protect its interests as Chinese boat heads to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India plans no more funding for Sri Lanka as IMF talks progress (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and port projects (Category: Breaking News)
The fuel consumption in Sri Lanka has plunged by 50 percent in the last months of 2022, compared to the first few months of the year, the state-owned fuel distributor Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said on Monday.The post Fuel consumption in Sri Lanka drops 50% in December appeared first on Sri
- Permission granted to build 50 more Lanka IOC fuel stations in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel consumption in Sri Lanka drops 50% in December (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices revised in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Fuel demand decreased by 50% in 2023 compared to 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The national fuel consumption had dropped by 50 percent towards the latter part of 2022, compared to the first few months of the year, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said. The CPC said that in the first few months of 2022, the daily petrol and diesel consumption
- Fuel consumption in Sri Lanka drops 50% in December (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s fuel consumption dropped by 50% (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC records significant reduction in fuel sales: minister (Category: Breaking News)
- UNICEF: Economic crisis in Lanka hurting children most (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's military is holding a Christmas carnival at the seafront site of an anti-government protest that forced the country's previous president to flee and quit office earlier this year.The post Sri Lankan protest site gets Christmas carnival makeover appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- War On China? – V: A “Carnival” Of Quads (Category: Breaking News)
- T20 Cricket Carnival at Hilton Colombo (Category: Business)
- DeBug wins at FITIS ICT industry cricket carnival (Category: Business)
- Emirates contributes to Sri Lanka’s Carnival of Cricket (Category: Business)
[…]The post Who Are Primarily Responsible For The Economic Disaster, The Politicians Or The People? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Country Has Fallen Due To The Socialist Thinking (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections & Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- The Impact Of The Next Election On The Economic Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Tax! Tax!! Tax!!! (Category: Breaking News)
The United Nations (UN) has assured support for the most vulnerable and food insecure households with severely malnourished children in Sri Lanka. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says 2 500 backyard gardens will be established and capacity-building activities on improved nutritional and dietary practices will be facilitated, to enhance food production […]
- UN secures $101.5 million for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN ramps up its urgent humanitarian appeal for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Food security in Sri Lanka improving across all provinces (Category: Breaking News)
- Food insecurity in Sri Lanka forcing families to borrow food (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 2023: Saffron, Kurahan, Red Or Green? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The World After Mikhail Gorbachev & Sri Lanka After JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Pohottuwa’s Suicidal Plunge (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that hunger has no party or colour and that everyone should come together to make the food security program a success in order to face the future food shortage as a strong country.The post Everyone should unite to make food security program a success – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Everyone should unite to make food security program a success - President (Category: Breaking News)
- National policy would be introduced to ensure food security – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Step out of traditional politics and fulfil moral responsibility – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Initial steps taken through budget to strengthen economy under five-year plan – President (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's economy shrank 11.8% in the July-September quarter from a year ago, the second worst for the country, government data showed on Thursday, as it struggled with deep unrest sparked by its most severe financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.8% in second-worst performance appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka’s Economy suffers worst contraction in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s economy returns to growth, led by agriculture (Category: Breaking News)
- Jobless rate rises to troubling levels as economic crisis stings employment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka GDP outlook slashed as economy struggles to recover – report (Category: Breaking News)
The United Kingdom on Monday (Dec. 12) issued an updated travel advisory to its citizens arriving in Sri Lanka, announcing that the island nation is experiencing a severe economic crisis which has led to shortages of basic necessities including medicines, cooking gas, fuel and food.
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