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- Litro decides not to increase domestic LP gas prices (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)
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)
"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)
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)
[…] The post Galle Face Struggle – A Short Resume Of Recent Events! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 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)
Members of the public afflicted by the prevailing shortage of fuel and domestic gas have blocked the roads in several more areas, according to Ada Derana correspondents.
[…] The post Defiance & Desperation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW Summons Youth For Economic Marathon (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative (Category: Breaking News)
- The Road Ahead For RW & Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Echoes Of Aragalaya In Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a new political system. Speaking during a meeting with young professionals at Sirikotha, Wickremesinghe said that alongside a system change a new political system must also be adopted. He said that not just the question of the Executive Presidency but the entire representative system should be addressed. […]
- President says 2023 critical for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil takes oaths as Finance Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tipped to be PM in caretaker Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Whoever wields power under 22-A, will Mahinda continue to ‘rule’? (Category: Breaking News)
The Government has defended the decision to impose a State of Emergency saying it was done to ensure political stability. The Government says political stability is a vital condition in overcoming the current socio-economic crisis in the country thereby assuring public safety and uninterrupted supply of essential services. The Government Information Department said that Sri […]
- Ranil calls for a new political system (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPP decides to vote in support of 2024 budget (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal seeks to build confidence towards the Government (Category: Breaking News)
- President says 2023 critical for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post What’s Next, After The Rajapaksa Clan & #GotaGoGama Are Both Gone? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Sixth (Mis)adventure: An Indisputable Reason For The ‘Aragalaya’ To Stay ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Brutalities Against Protesters (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Delayed IMF Assistance & The Fertilizer Ban: President Rajapaksa’s “Two Mistakes” That Pauperized Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s president requests help from Indian, Chinese, Middle East envoys – PMD (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka on brink of food crisis after economic meltdown (Category: Breaking News)
- What The President Can Do Before He Goes (Category: Breaking News)
- Could A ‘National Government’ Resolve The Crisis? (Category: Breaking News)
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says Sri Lanka has enough petrol but the diesel stocks have been prioritised for electricity generation. Speaking in Parliament today, Wijesekera said that there is no shortage of petrol in the market. He said that more petrol had been dispatched
- Octane 95 Petrol available for 6 weeks (Category: Breaking News)
- Kanchana declares war on the electricity board (Category: Breaking News)
- Only limited amount of petrol available till 23rd June (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC to assure fuel to companies that pay in USD (Category: Breaking News)
Calling the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka “unfortunate”, Israel’s envoy to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Naor Gilon said that the country can use its potential in tourism and agriculture to come back to stability. “Very unfortunate. I visited Sri Lanka to present my credentials just a couple of months ago. It’s a beautiful […]
- Maldives Speaker to coordinate relief assistance for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India not sending troops to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India will be guided by the best interest of the Sri Lankan public (Category: Breaking News)
- India and Japan to cooperate to address crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Lack Of Accountability, Ability & Credibility appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Concepts, Solutions & Actions (Category: Breaking News)
- President Must Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Trap, Lack Of Accountability & Blunders (Category: Breaking News)
- Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Politicians—Constitutional Amendment Mess (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What’s Next, After The Rajapaksa Clan & #GotaGoGama Are Both Gone? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Postscript To Political Crisis: A Way Out (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post A Staged Default & Sovereign Bond Debt Trap? IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 (Category: Breaking News)
- Of Elections, Bond Scams & Money Politics: The Anatomy Of Default @75 (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)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post The New Tamil Refugees From The North-East To Tamil Nadu: New Bonds In Troubled Times appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka Tamils: No Choice But To Join GotaGoGama, Stay Put Or Go Abroad (Category: Breaking News)
- Next Round: Ranil Versus The JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- China-India Geopolitics In Jaffna’s Islands: Fishermen Suffer; India Watches (Category: Breaking News)
- China-India Geopolitics In Jaffna’s Islands: Fishermen Suffer; India Watches (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo: India continues help its close neighbor Sri Lanka which is facing the worst economic crisis in its history, by lending economic support and assistance. Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman told The International Monetary Fund recently to help Sri Lanka by extending its rapid aid facility even though Sri Lanka is classified as middle […]
- Sri Lanka has miles to go for IMF debt relief and salvaging the payments crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- China leaves crisis-ridden Sri Lanka in the lurch to fend for itself (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s response to debt restructuring request expected by Jan end: SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka thanks India for giving assurances to IMF for USD 2.9 Billion bailout package (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan community in Sydney staged a demonstration today against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The demonstrators held placards during the protest written in English and Sinhalese. The protesters demanded an end to nepotism, corruption and discrimination in Sri Lanka. Similar protests have already been staged in other parts of the […]
- US envoy holds talks with Tamil parties in Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil Nadu CM calls for release of Indian fishermen detained in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister demands release of Indians detained in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Stalin asks Jaishankar to secure release of fishermen in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Three leading international firms are among firms seeking to provide financial advice to Sri Lanka to help revamp $12 billion in external debt. According to Reuters, Ayres Investment Management LLP, DecisionBoundaries LLC and Perella Weinberg LP are among firms seeking to provide financial advice to Sri Lanka’s creditors as the country heads towards a revamp […]
- Airtel Lanka official telecommunications partner for Daraz 11.11 (Category: Breaking News)
- Jagath Samarawickrama takes oaths as new MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas on IUSF protest near Education Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Another 15 Sri Lankan refugees arrive in Rameswaram (Category: Breaking News)
THE cost of living is a daily state of being, rather than a condensed number for the masses. However, the latest August data depicts dangerous signs for the Government as it heads towards elections. On Tuesday President Mahinda Rajapaksa was seen visiting the drought-hit regions ahead of his campaign trail in the three provinces that ...
- Inflation seen at 42-month high in July (Category: Business)
- Rupee fall drives inflation to 41-month high (Category: Business)
- CB says policy rates appropriate (Category: Business)
- India’s inflation hits three-year low, cenbank seen unmoved (Category: Business)
Aug 29, Colombo: The Petroleum Industries Ministry of Sri Lanka assures that there would not be a fuel shortage in the country as speculated by some elements.
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) together with the Bucks University featured the 2012 award winners from Singapore of global business associations and chief marketing officers under the theme ‘Is The Party Over?’ at Galadari Hotel, where a select audience of 200 business and marketers attended the event. Some of the key points discussed ...
- Honoured for driving marketing in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- New tea industry model: By default? (Category: Business)
- Focus on the magic than logic (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka can be a top 30 country by 2015 (Category: Business)
Reuters: Brent crude fell below $113 a barrel on Friday as a sharp slowdown in China’s trade flows heightened worries about demand for fuel, putting to one side hopes of stimulus measures aimed at lifting global growth that could boost oil use. China’s July exports rose just 1 per cent from a year earlier, undershooting ...
- Brent oil set to end yr up 14%, record high average (Category: Business)
- Brent slips to $102 on worries about euro zone economy (Category: Business)
- Oil creeps toward top of Asia’s economic worry list (Category: Business)
- Brent slips below $123 (Category: Business)
The country has entered into an era that was not witnessed for past 25 years. Growth rates of the economy cannot even be compared during this period as the ground situation in micro terms have changed drastically that was never before during a quarter of a century. The volatility and events of macro factors make ...
- Economic growth to rebound in 2013: SCB (Category: Business)
- Economic Outlook: A tough year ahead but measures in right direction (Category: Business)
- OPIC funding to provide opportunities for growth (Category: Business)
- 2012 Budget in focus (Category: Business)
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