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"We also have to limit selected imports in order to balance the payments for fuel."
Calls for unity in a country torn apart by nationalism and monetary instability
Selected imports will be restricted to balance payments for fuel, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. The President told Parliament that the immediate requirement before the country is fuel. “While appreciating the international assistance in addressing the fuel shortage, it in timely
by Jayampathy Molligoda Inflation is too high in Sri Lanka; people are finding it unbearable. How can we control the inflation from further slipping? Singapore experience and structure of our CBSL: Singapore has the Monetary Authority Singapore (‘MAS’) as their Central Bank, where in Sri Lanka, we have the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (which […]
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Monday announced that it will support President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to form an all-party national government to help the country to recover from the worst economic crisis.The post TNA to support forming of all-party government appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is also expected to announce a fuel price revision on Monday, August 01.
The Government and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have been implementing several measures to ease the burden of the current economic hardships on the people. One major factor that is contributing to the current crisis and the resultant hardships is the lack of foreign exchange liquidity in the banking system. Such shortage of […]
We need to only remind ourselves of what happened to Greece and China (KMT) - D S Sennayake
Sri Lanka’s president said Saturday that an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis has been pushed back to September because of unrest over the past weeks.The post Sri Lanka leader says IMF agreement pushed back after unrest appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
The remaining petrol reserves in Sri Lanka will likely be insufficient to meet normal needs, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The Government has announced restrictions on fuel imports for the next 12 months as it faces a severe supply shortage. “Remaining petrol reserves
[…]The post Presidential Dilemma: Find Fuel Or Face Protests appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Sri Lanka fuel queues still remain as is faces dollar shortage to buy fuel
In Sri Lanka, which is battling a crushing economic crisis, is now facing another predicament with its women, most of them who have lost their jobs in the textile sector, now forced to become sex workers to earn a livelihood, the ANI reported.The post Makeshift brothels crop up in Sri Lanka as economic hardship pushes women into prostitution appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking New...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has warned of stern action against market players who fail to fully comply with foreign exchange regulations. Issuing a statement, CBSL said that the bank and the Government have been implementing several measures to ease the burden of the current economic hardships on the people. One major factor […]
By By Eng. Parakrma Jayasinghe Bio Energy Association of Sri Lanka The much-awaited outcome of the interim President is now over. Will this result in some measure of hope for the beleaguered public of reversing the downward slide of the economy and the resultant crisis on the very livelihood of most strata of the society? […]
Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka housed ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following the recent crisis, until he was forced to flee the country entirely. That continues a trend of the city, and especially its strategic deep-sea port, being in the news for all the wrong reasons. In 2017, when Sri Lanka found itself struggling to make […]
After helping Sri Lanka with an unprecedented assistance of around $4 billion since January as the country plunged into a deep economic crisis, India is now planning to invest heavily in newer sectors through both private and public firms there, Gopal Baglay, high commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, told ThePrint in an interview.The post Long-term investments in Sri Lanka are India’s plan to...
Covid-19 confirmed cases and deaths are on the rise since early this month, official data show
[…]The post An Open Letter & Appeal To The IMF appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
Along with fuel shortage, the power cutting still prevails
The government defaulted an interest payment of 78 million US dollar of a sovereign bond on May 19
People who cannot register for the National Fuel Pass with the chassis number will be able to register with the revenue licence beginning Friday (July 29), the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said.The post National Fuel Pass: users able to use revenue licence to register
Sri Lanka is struggling to find dollars to import fuel
The Tamil Nadu government dispatched the third tranche of relief material to crisis-hit Sri Lanka. With this, the total aid from MK Stalin’s government has crossed 40,000 tonnes of relief material. Stalin had earlier moved a resolution in the Tamil Nadu Assembly to send humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka. The first tranche was sent in […]
Schools start after more than one month closure due to fuel shortage
Video: Newsfirst Minister says no fuel shortage despite closure of Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery
Video: Newsfirst No fuel shortage despite fault in pipeline - Deputy Minister of Petroleum Indus...
Video: Sri Lanka's public transport services in disarray due to fuel shortage (English)
Video: The wait for Fuel : Sri Lankan wait in line for hours, as fuel shortage again takes its t...