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[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Axacerbation? – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
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
- China s Sinopec to start operations in Sri Lanka in Sept. (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Sinopec to enter Sri Lanka retail fuel market (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec issues clarification on fuel station project in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sinopec officially begins operations in Sri Lanka with Rs. 3 discount offer (Category: Breaking News)
The IMF will conduct the first review of the $2.9 billion bailout to Sri Lanka from September 11-19, state minister of finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Saturday and declared that the country has successfully fulfilled the nine conditions set by the global lender.The post IMF to conduct bailout review for Sri Lanka in September appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and T...
- IMF Team to conduct second review of Sri Lanka’s EFF program in March 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF staff to visit Sri Lanka in September for first programme review (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF begins second review of Sri Lanka’s bailout package today (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF team in Colombo this week for first review of Extended Fund Facility (Category: Breaking News)
SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne says the importation of inferior medicine by way of emergency procurement and non-functioning medical, surgical and other test equipment in hospitals have ruined the public health sector. Addressing the Media at the Office of the Leader of Opposition on Sunday (6Aug2023), Wickramaratne said that this pathetic situation in the health sector […]
- SJB: State audit vindicates no-faith motion against Keheliya, remedial measures urgently required (Category: Breaking News)
- Health sector strike to resume on 01 Feb. (Category: Breaking News)
- 72 health sector unions to resume strike from Tuesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Ousting govt. only way to solve country’s problems – Women for Rights (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Convenor of ‘Samagi Joint Trade Union Alliance’ Ananda Palitha yesterday (06) alleged that the bankrupt country was being exploited to the hilt by the powers that be and external powers. The one-time director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said that the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government increased diesel and petrol prices on 30th […]
- SJB unionist: IOC and Sinopec benefit from special levy on fuel to recover CPC losses (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB TU accuses CPC, LIOC and Sinopec of making unconscionable profits (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. increased fuel prices to please Sinopec – Trade unionist (Category: Breaking News)
- VAT on fuel already subjected to several taxes unfair – SJB trade union wing (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity, & The IMF: A Solution Or A Worsening Of The Problem? (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part VI (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Restructuring, Austerity & The IMF: A Panacea Or An Exacerbation? – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post To Be Realistic, There Are Only Two Options appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Partnership Between NPP & JVP Must Be Emboldened (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Economic Strategy: Will His Prioritisation Of Targets Misfire? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is State Owned Temasek A Useful Concept For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Triangular Contest: To Be Realistic, There Are 3 Options: Response To Prof Kumar David (Category: Breaking News)
New Delhi and Colombo are set to begin technical discussions that could pave the way for a multi-product petroleum pipeline between the two South Asian nations, Mint has learnt. The project, which was announced during president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to India in July, is expected to help Sri Lanka improve its energy security at an […]
- Japan attaches importance to ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to join India –Bangladesh-Nepal tripartite energy grid to avoid energy problems and develo... (Category: Breaking News)
- India working on LNG pipeline from Kochi to Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and India to begin talks on petroleum pipeline (Category: Breaking News)
New Delhi and Colombo are set to begin technical discussions that could pave the way for a multi-product petroleum pipeline between the two South Asian nations.The post Sri Lanka and India to begin talks on petroleum pipeline appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Oil drilling to begin in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Sri Lanka discuss proposal for multi-product petroleum pipeline (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Sri Lanka to begin talks on petroleum pipeline project (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and port projects (Category: Breaking News)
Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised with effect from midnight on July 31, 2023.The post Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from July 31, 2023 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka increases fuel prices from August 31, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices from October 31, 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices reduced in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices revised in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 1st August, 2023 The QR code-based rationing mechanism introduced one year ago has helped halve the national fuel consumption, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has said, according to media reports. In fact, it helped bring order out of chaos and thereby saved current dispensation
- Fuel quotas to be increased from midnight today (Category: Breaking News)
- Increased fuel quota to continue indefinitely (Category: Breaking News)
- Ministry to decide on changes to weekly fuel quota (Category: Breaking News)
- Weekly fuel quota for all types of vehicles revised (Category: Breaking News)
Monday 24th July, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe has returned from New Delhi with a to-do list given by the Modi government. He will have Big Brother breathing down his neck hereafter. It has been reported that the SLPP-UNP government is planning to hold an all-party conference on the ethnic issue. Some of India’s dictates have […]
- UK, US pressure Lanka to repeal PTA (Category: Breaking News)
- Staff at SL Embassy in Beijing contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- The British School in Colombo celebrated Sri Lanka’s 75th year of Independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Myanmar troops rescue eight Lankans from Cyber Criminal Area (Category: Breaking News)
The first two shipments of fuel under the agreement with China’s Sinopec are due to arrive in Sri Lanka in the first week of August, State Minister of Petroleum D.V. Chanaka said.The post First two Sinopec fuel shipments to arrive in Sri Lanka in August appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka
- First two Sinopec fuel shipments to arrive in August (Category: Breaking News)
- First Sinopec fuel cargo commence discharging (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka IOC s update on fuel shipment arrival (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expecting four fuel shipments this month (Category: Breaking News)
A top Sri Lankan athlete who set national records in the pole vault has been working as a housemaid in Dubai to help support her family at home. For the last year Sachini Perera, 24, has put her athletics dreams on hold when Sri Lanka’s currency crisis and soaring medical bills made it difficult for […]
- Sri Lanka s Vaulting Queen works as Dubai housemaid to support family at home (Category: Breaking News)
- Daughter of Sri Lankan immigrants wins Australia’s biggest literary prize (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Resident Coordinator and Ranil discuss human rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Thai King makes donation to rehabilitate elephant mistreated in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
India and Sri Lanka said on Friday that they had agreed to improve economic ties by increasing cooperation in renewable energy and studying the feasibility of building an oil pipeline and a land bridge between the two countries.The post India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and port projects appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka and India reach agreements on Renewable Energy, Animal Husbandry, and more (Category: Breaking News)
- Infrastructure, energy and debt on agenda as Sri Lanka president arrives in India (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Prime Minister urges Sri Lankan President to ensure “life of dignity and respect” for Tam... (Category: Breaking News)
- HC Moragoda pushing for land connectivity with India (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has notified the Indian rupee as a designated currency, Indian External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday (July 20). “In terms of trading in our national currencies, Sri Lanka has already notified India Rupee as designated foreign currency in their system,” Bachi said during a weekly media interaction in New Delhi. […]
- India to push rupee investments in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- CB: Indian rupee not ‘legal tender’ in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Implications of India – Sri Lanka connectivity (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Is India going to steal land, water and air?’ (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives in New Delhi on Thursday on a two-day visit hoping to strengthen economic ties between the South Asian countries.The post Infrastructure, energy and debt on agenda as Sri Lanka president arrives in India appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka trying to reduce overall debt by $17 Billion, president says (Category: Breaking News)
- India seeks ‘positive transformation’ in bilateral ties during Sri Lanka President’s upcoming vi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka and India reach agreements on Renewable Energy, Animal Husbandry, and more (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka could wrap up debt restructure talks by Sept, president says (Category: Breaking News)
by Y P Prakash The Sri Lankan government, led by Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara, has placed significant emphasis on regional energy integration and grid connectivity between Sri Lanka and India. The target for implementing this initiative is 2030. Discussions regarding regional energy integration have been ongoing for more than two decades, and the […]
- Lanka to join India –Bangladesh-Nepal tripartite energy grid to avoid energy problems and develo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Can Learn from Tripartite Agreement for Electricity Generation and Export (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s energy sector at risk: Calls for diversification amidst Chinese investments (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Sri Lanka to begin talks on petroleum pipeline project (Category: Breaking News)
Fuel quotas will be further increased next month after evaluation, Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said today (July 20).The post Sri Lanka to increase QR based Fuel quotas again in August appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka decides to keep the increased fuel quota unchanged (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka increases fuel quota for vehicles with effect from midnight today (April 04) (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel quota to be increased from Tuesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Price of 92 Octane Petrol increased in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
At first glance, life in Sri Lanka's financial capital Colombo looks deceptively normal.The post Is the worst over for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis? appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- USAID Administrator Samantha Power arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s revenue shortfall concerns IMF team – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka aims to have $2.9 billion IMF loan finalised in December (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hit by record brain drain, but some stay to rebuild (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka born international economist Dr. Howard Nicholas of Erasmus University, Netherlands has categorically stated that Sri Lanka must not adopt the IMF recommendations on monetary policy for it has no rational basis and evidence of success anywhere in the world. Coming from a Western based economist that provides a lot of food for thought […]
- SL lagging behind other countries due to lack of national digital policy- NC sub-committee (Category: Breaking News)
- Relevance of Non-alignment or ‘dynamic neutrality’ to SL’s foreign policy (Category: Breaking News)
- SL economy, IMF claims, and reality (Category: Breaking News)
- Decline of middle class bodes ill for nation (Category: Breaking News)
The visit of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to India has significance in a number of spheres from development to strategic partnership with Sri Lanka’s immediate neighbor. As India tries to move forward with stalled initiatives with its crisis-hit neighbour, Sri Lanka is keen on discussing energy, power and port projects according to Foreign Minister Ali Sabry. […]
- India, Sri Lanka to begin talks on petroleum pipeline project (Category: Breaking News)
- Breaking Barriers: Sri Lanka’s Ambitious Vision for Regional Energy Integration and Grid Connect... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crisis raises alarm about further unrest in APAC region (Category: Breaking News)
- Indo-Lanka FTA to be upgraded to ETCA (Category: Breaking News)
Babarandage Don Sarath Appuham, a 59-year-old fisherman, has worked at Negombo Lagoon since he was a teenager. Palpable differences in tide patterns and fish catches from climate change have complicated his work. “We used to always go at 9am, then 1pm. It’s no longer that predictable,” Sarath told Al Jazeera. They have to gauge conditions […]
- Stern action if prohibited nets are used (Category: Breaking News)
- Empty Nets (Category: Business)
- SIS-Navy operation nets trawler with large consignment of narcotics (Category: Breaking News)
- DMK nets fishing crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Year After Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka Remains In Crisis: New Leadership Has Failed To Uphold Basic Rights, Bring Accountability appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Canada Imposes Sanctions On Mahinda Rajapaksa And Gotabaya Rajapaksa For Human Rights Violations (Category: Breaking News)
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Damning Report From UN Envoy On Human Rights Spells Rocky Road For Nandasena Administration In G... (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Towards A False Dawn appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
- A führer In The Making (Category: Breaking News)
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Buddhism & Corruption: The Unholy Twins (Category: Breaking News)
Regulations related to the issuance of licenses for the import, export, selling or supplying petroleum products in Sri Lanka have been gazetted.The post Sri Lanka’s petroleum products licensing regulations gazetted appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka s petroleum products licensing regulations gazetted (Category: Breaking News)
- New Gazette issued enumerating Petroleum Products Licensing Regulations (Category: Breaking News)
- 24 companies submit proposals to engage in petroleum business in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Petroleum Products Special Provisions Amendment Bill passed in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is likely to discuss energy, power and port projects during a presidential visit to New Delhi next week, the Foreign Minister said, as India tries to push forward stalled initiatives with its crisis-hit neighbour. India’s support was critical for Sri Lanka last year after it almost ran out of dollars and sank into […]
- China’s industrial profits tumble, deepening economic gloom (Category: Breaking News)
- Bill to trim president’s powers likely to become law within weeks (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s offer to privatise rocket has 20 potential bidders (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s security drive hits embassy activities, LGBT events, some diplomats say (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is likely to discuss energy, power and port projects during a presidential visit to New Delhi next week, the foreign minister said on Monday, as India tries to push forward stalled initiatives with its crisis-hit neighbour.The post Sri Lanka to focus on energy, port projects with India during presidential visit appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka to focus on energy, port projects with India during presidential visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Infrastructure, energy and debt on agenda as Sri Lanka president arrives in India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka grants Adani Green Energy provisional approvals for wind projects (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and port projects (Category: Breaking News)
… warns of move to bring public finance under President’s thumb By Shamindra Ferdinando Dissident SLPP MP Prof. Charitha Herath says that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has interfered with the functioning of parliamentary committees in violation of Standing Order No 111. The former Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) warns of dire consequences of […]
- Reconstitution of COPE, COPA in limbo (Category: Breaking News)
- Probe into country’s bankruptcy: Ex-COPE Chief going ahead with own inquiry (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament rejected two anti-corruption propoals (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-COPE chief denies he was behind prorogation of Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
Udeni Kaluthantri, a 54-year-old port worker, became an overnight sensation last year for reasons that had nothing to do with his job. Days after protesters stormed the presidential palace in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, a video surfaced of Mr Kaluthantri lounging on a bed draped with the presidential flag. Pictures of young men jumping […]
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- Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules Imran Khan arrest was illegal (Category: Breaking News)
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