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By Rathindra Kuruwita Hospitals in Sri Lanka’s urban centres, too, will struggle to deliver healthcare as a large number of healthcare workers, from doctors to nurses, are leaving the country, says Education Secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Pubudu Jayagoda. Addressing the media, in Colombo, Jagoda said the dramatic increase in the PAYE tax, […]
Adventure tourism is playing a key role in helping Sri Lanka rebuild its economy after a turbulent few years for the South Asian nation.The post Sri Lanka looks to adventure travel to attract ‘quality’ tourists and help rebuild economy appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the United National Party (UNP) May Day celebrations held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo yesterday (May 01) through video technology.The post Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka's National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) (LKNCPI=ECI) eased to 49.2% year-on-year in March, after a 53.6% rise in February, the statistics department said on Friday.The post Sri Lanka consumer inflation dips to 49.2% year-on-year in March appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
UNFPA Sri Lanka plans to implement a new project “ENSURE: Ensuring access to life-saving sexual & reproductive health and providing gender-based violence prevention and response services for women, girls and vulnerable groups” with funding from the Government of Japan.The post Japan provides USD 4.6 Million to support Sri Lankan women and girls’ health appeared first on Sri Lanka News -...
on the implications of the economic crisis on NCDs. Over the last few decades, NCDs have emerged as a critical [...
Sri Lanka’s sovereign lenders have yet to inform the government how they will engage with the country to restructure its $7.1 billion of debt and whether they will form an official committee or engage in bilateral talks, the central bank governor told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka central bank chief says sovereign lenders yet to outline debt talks plans appeared first on Sr...
Sri Lanka’s sovereign lenders have yet to inform the Government how they will engage with the country to restructure its $7.1 billion of debt and whether they will form an official committee or engage in bilateral talks, the Central Bank Governor told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. The island nation aims to formally engage […]
[…]The post Janatha Aragalaya: The People’s Struggle In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Wednesday 5th April, 2023 There have been substantial reductions in fuel prices, and they will go a long way towards tackling inflation. The economy is said to be showing some signs of recovery, but more trouble is apparently brewing for the hapless Sri Lankans, who are struggling to keep the wolf from the door. Now, […]
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be presented to Parliament for a vote on whether to support it and that following this vote, the key points of the agreement would be enacted into law.The post Once the Parliament approves IMF agreement, the main points will be passed into law – Sri Lanka President appeared...
The Sri Lankan government is seeking Russian cooperation in multiple sectors, namely, tourism, air traffic, and locomotive construction, besides eyeing crude from Moscow.The post Sri Lanka mulls buying Russian oil & fertilizers appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
By N Sathiya Moorthy Like leaders of nations that want to encourage privatisation of existing public sector enterprises, President Ranil Wickremesinghe too has said that the State need not do business. Instead, the job of the government is to provide services such as education and health, and maintain law and order, he said in a […]
[…]The post The Contribution Of The Monetary Policy For Overcoming The Current Economic Crisis Faced In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Five Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers who attempted suicide on the British-held Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have been sent to Rwanda for medical treatment, The New Humanitarian has learned. The news follows a recent backlash against the British government’s immigration deterrence policies and a scandal that involved 200 unaccompanied minors who went missing […]
Significant human rights abuses were recorded in Sri Lanka in 2022, the US State Department said in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. The 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices noted there were reports that members of the security forces, primarily police, committed […]
[…]The post Role Of Professionals In Achieving Our Economic Recovery appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
BY Rathindra Kuruwita The government’s actions were forcing thousands of health professionals out of the country and it would become impossible to manage the healthcare sector, Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) spokesman, Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe said. “There is already a crippling shortage of medicine, and hundreds of doctors have left the country for economic reasons. I […]
In a major breakthrough, Sri Lanka has received a financial assurance letter from the Exim Bank of China and the letter of agreement has been sent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament that he received the financial assurance letter from the Exim Bank of China last night and he and […]
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Special Statement – Full Text appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
By Dr. K. Ajith Kumara Consultant Physician President, All Ceylon Medical Officers Association The prevailing economic situation in the country has resulted in many adverse effects on health of the Sri Lankans. A vast majority of people are unable to afford for health expenditure at personal levels while the health system is on the verge […]
[…]The post Elections & Economic Recovery appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s investment arm, said it will provide Sri Lanka with a $400 million cross-currency swap facility to help fund essential imports.The post World Bank’s IFC to provide Sri Lanka with $400 million financing appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe says a separate unit will be established to send military personnel overseas to assist in times of health crises.The post Sri Lanka President pledges a new chapter for the field of Military Medicine appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The Government is to introduce non-paying wards in private hospitals, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. Wickremesinghe said that the Government is looking at the possibility of introducing paying wards in Government hospitals and non-paying wards in private hospitals. He said the Government will take the tab for the treatment made in non-paying wards in private hospitals. […]
Aljazeera reports that there is a severe shortage of greenbacks in Bangladesh due to its dwindling foreign reserves and a sharp drop in the value of its taka currency against the dollar. In the past six months, Bangladesh’s foreign reserves have dropped below $32bn from $39bn while the value of the taka has fallen by […]
Sri Lanka has secured Japanese assistance to run government hospitals. The Japanese Ambassador Mizukoshi Hideaki yesterday (22) signed an Exchange of Notes, with the Secretary to the Treasury, Mahinda Siriwardana, at the Presidential Secretariat. for a humanitarian grant assistance of USD 46 million in providing diesel fuel for public hospitals, across the country, Earlier, China provided […...
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised the importance of having a proper plan to strengthen the country’s economy, during a meeting with businessmen and lawyers in the Kandy district.The post Having Proper plan to strengthen Sri Lanka’s economy is important – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka is tangled in the worst financial crisis in over seven decades, triggered by a severe shortage of foreign exchange that forced the country to annouce a suspension of foreign debt repayments in April 2022.
Sri Lanka is tangled in the worst financial crisis in over seven decades, triggered by a severe shortage of foreign exchange that forced the country to annouce a suspension of foreign debt repayments in April 2022.The post Sri Lanka to make $2.6 billion in loan repayments in first half