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"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)
"Due to security reasons, other fuels are not being distributed."
- Gas muzzlers (Category: Technology)
- Why 'feed' a car? (Category: Technology)
- 'Miracle material' (Category: Technology)
- Gas Only (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka shippers asks for international trade not to be disrupted, condemns violence
- Shipping Link (Category: Business)
- Shippers Council to hold exporters forum with industry leaders (Category: Business)
- Trade Fraud (Category: Business)
- Shipping Costs (Category: Business)
Power cut duration has gradually increased to 5 hours after the curfew lifted partially
- Power back on for parts of downtown Toronto (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Line damage cuts power (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Roozendaal flees his dud power deal (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Govt. still provides 24-hour uninterrupted electricity to the public (Category: Breaking News)
India has helped Sri Lanka with nearly 3.5 billion US dollars so far this year.
- Rajapaksa’s party is key to deciding Sri Lanka’s new president (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans express anger, frustration over president’s tweet after cricket win (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka opposition MP says agreed with rival on post-presidential vote economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya discusses tourism with Indian envoy (Category: Breaking News)
ECONOMYNEXT – Power cuts up to 5 hours have been approved for Sri Lanka for May 12, Public Utilities Commission Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said as money printing by the central bank triggered forex shortages, disrupting fuel imports. All areas (ABCDEFGHIJKLPQRSTUVW) will have power cuts of 3 hours
- Power cuts again (Category: Breaking News)
- Power cuts starting from tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Power cuts to continue today (Category: Breaking News)
- Power cuts to be imposed tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has been facing a severe economic crisis since the beginning of 2021 and was trying to cushion the effect of the financial instability by seeking help from almost all friendly countries. Sri Lanka sought the intervention of the good offices of the political hierarchy of Bangladesh and Pakistan, apart from India, for much-needed […]
- China assures will not harm Sri Lanka’s interests (Category: Breaking News)
- China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform (Category: Breaking News)
- by Arundathie Abeysinghe U.S., Japan, India and Australia ready to intervene to prevent Sri Lank... (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s attitude puzzles Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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- BASL; Altruistic Union That Does Not Stand For Its Members’ Sake But For The People (Category: Breaking News)
- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya: Role Of Protests In Political Change (Category: Breaking News)
- A Janus Moment (Category: Breaking News)
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