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H.J.M Seneviratne, 63, slices through yellowed paddy stems dried out by a drought that has destroyed over 95% of his crop and is threatening crisis-hit Sri Lanka's summer rice harvest.The post Drought dents Sri Lanka’s economic hopes, farmers’ livelihood appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
[…]The post Sri Lankan Perspective On Insecurity Dilemma: National Security A Shield For Regime Politics? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
The National Peace Council (NPC) has urged the government to increase the wages of plantation workers. The following is the text of the statement issued by the NPC yesterday: “During the past month several events took place to mark the 200th Anniversary of the Malaiyaha Tamil people in Sri Lanka. Of symbolic significance was the […]
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
[…]The post The Mind Of Junious (A Parable) appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Bio Foods (Pvt.) Ltd., a pioneer in export agriculture in Sri Lanka, proudly commemorates its 30th anniversary as a leader of organic and fair-trade agriculture on a global scale. Established in 1993 by visionary founder and Chairman, Dr. A. Sarath Ranaweera, Bio Foods has emerged as an exemplary model for sustainable and ethical farming practices. […]
[…]The post The Economy & Politics: A Reality Check appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Sri Lanka is under pressure to show it is serious about eradicating corruption, as the bankrupt South Asian nation prepares for the first review of its International Monetary Fund bailout package in September.The post Sri Lanka’s looming IMF review spotlights anti-corruption drive appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
[…]The post India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part V appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Thursday 24th August, 2023 It must have gladdened the hearts of all Sri Lankans, who are undergoing untold suffering owing to corruption, waste and economic mismanagement, to hear that the law had eventually caught up with two foreign political leaders. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was arrested and taken to jail, on Tuesday, upon […]
[…]The post Naked King & The Crumbling State: Seven Decades Of Fake Saviours appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
By The Coca-Cola Company, Managing Director – Sri Lanka & the Maldives, Pankaj Sinha Coca-Cola, with its 62-year presence in Sri Lanka, has remained committed to supporting this beautiful country through its challenges. As someone who has made Sri Lanka his home since 2019, and seen the country grapple with natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and […]
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
[…]The post Change Flight From Stability With Stagnancy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Sri Lanka’s consumer inflation rate more than halved to 4.6% year-on-year in July, helped by falling food prices, the statistics department said on Monday.The post Sri Lanka’s July consumer inflation more than halves to 4.6% appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka has finally started paying back the $200 million it took from Bangladesh in a currency swap agreement in August 2021, more than a year and a half later than the original agreed date. On August 17, Sri Lanka sent $50 million to Bangladesh, which is the first instalment of the payment, according to Md Mezbaul […]
By Jehan Perera The situation in the country, particularly with regard to the economy and politics, can be described as stable but stagnant. The economy is stable in that it has not experienced further collapse in comparison to the kind witnessed last year when international bankruptcy
[…]The post Target 2048 – Economic Democracy Principles Should Be Followed To The Letter appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Milinda Moragoda, who is scheduled to relinquish duties as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in New Delhi, has stressed the pivotal importance of the two countries developing the current relationship to a strategic level, on the basis of recently inked agreements. Moragoda said so addressing the students of the 63rd National Defence Course at the National Defence College (NDC) […]
Registered tax files 500,000, only 31,000 pay personal tax Proposed amendments to Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Act will serve to address purported under performance of Inland Revenue Department (IRD) officials in a bid to enhance income tax collection, Government MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage said, noting that there is only one person in the country who pays […]
[…]The post Diaspora Tamils & 13A appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
[…]The post Is Ranil Wickremesinghe Unelectable? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, (and Foreign Minister) said, on Wednesday, that China would help Sri Lanka effectively address the challenges of financial debt. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said so during […]
[…]The post Do The Sinhalese People Live On Mars? Who Is Telling The Truth? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
[…]The post The Republic That Fears The Independence Of The Judiciary Even More Than Terrorism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, vowed that China will help Sri Lanka effectively address the challenges of financial debt on Wednesday.The post China to help Sri Lanka address challenges of financial debt – Foreign Minister appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
– former Foreign Secy. Ambassador Palihakkara Former Foreign Secretary, Ambassador H. M. G. S. Palihakkara, has said the overarching challenge that is faced by Sri Lanka in its foreign relations, is demonstrating that it is after tangible economic benefits and not “geopolitical mischief” in the Indian Ocean. He emphasized the need to harmonise domestic and […]
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Chinese oil major Sinopec expects to start operations in Sri Lanka on Sept. 20 and will be allowed to sell fuel for less than the maximum retail price set by the government, Sri Lanka's power minister said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka says China’s Sinopec to start operations September 20 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.