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Analysts said the President policy statement was a sentiment booster in the market.
Sri Lanka has lost many FDIs due to political disagreement at parliament level.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
Investors bought the risky assets despite high interest rates.
- Sri Lanka shares edge up from 1-mo lows amid foreign outflows (Category: Breaking News)
- Development as the key to stability (Category: Breaking News)
- Toll Rate (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka bourse performs Asia's best in 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
The National Peoples Power (NPP) led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake has refused to join the all-party Government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. He said the President is not clear about the mandate of the all-party Government. Dissanayake said that the NPP has proposed forming an all-party Government which gives all the political parties equal rights in […]
- JVP withdraws from talks with President (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara says they will not support or join all-party govt (Category: Breaking News)
- Won’t join an all-party government led by Ranil Wickremesinghe – NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- President regrets NPP s decision not to join talks on all-party govt (Category: Breaking News)
Wickremesinghe became the president after protesters forced ex-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign
- ‘Aragalaya’ won’t be allowed to operate outside the law -Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- EU stresses need of individual rights after Sri Lanka military attack on peaceful protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith visits Stalin in police custody (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith slams Stalin’s arrest (Category: Breaking News)
"We aren’t happy. We will fight this legally," said one of the protestors.
[…]The post Understanding The Required System Change appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Understanding required system change (Category: Breaking News)
- Forget The politicians & Their Bureaucrats, This Is Why We The Public, Need To Understand Climat... (Category: Breaking News)
- Of That Heavy Carbon Footprint (Category: Breaking News)
- Forget politicians and bureaucrats (Category: Breaking News)
The National People's Power (NPP) says that there is no clear schedule or fulfilment of responsibilities for the all-party government proposed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.The post Won’t join an all-party government led by Ranil Wickremesinghe – NPP appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- President regrets NPP s decision not to join talks on all-party govt (Category: Breaking News)
- Nominations presented to elect Sri Lanka’s new President – Ranil, Anura, Dullas to contest for p... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka moving towards social revolution – Anura (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP refuses to join all-party Government (Category: Breaking News)
The Supreme Court has extended the travel ban imposed on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa until August 11, as they are named as respondents in a case filed over the economic crisis.
- Orchid named after the President and First Lady (Category: Breaking News)
- President Rajapaksa casts his vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Stop the self-glory seek a solution now (Category: Breaking News)
- Red carpet welcome for President in Seoul (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Accountability & Toxic Positivity appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Silver Linings Amongst The Gloom (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Is Winning The Narrative (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Should Have Retired After Two Terms: Chamal Rajapaksa – Gota Should Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- Risk Of Repeating The Past Continues (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil Wickremesinghe In Presidential Avatar appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Politics Of Protests (Category: Breaking News)
- President RW’s Priority In 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka Becoming A Police State? Government Efforts To Delegitimise Aragalaya appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Sri Lanka Heading Towards The Myanmar Model Of Governance? (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Attempt To Redefine The Political Discourse & Direction Through Suppression (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Political engagement with Aragayala necessary (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post So Far, No Good appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Not My President (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Is The Fascist Now? (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Never Got The Hang Of Being President & Must Go Home Now (Category: Breaking News)
- The People Will Win This Battle One Way Or Another (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Voracious Readers Who Killed The Public & Its Wealth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Aragala Bhumiya & Sri Lankan Mythological Consciousness (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Is AKD Of JVP Free Without Imprisonment? [This Is To Clear So Many Clouds Of Confusion] (Category: Breaking News)
- Does Reading Make A Perfect Person? Clearing A Cloud Of Confusion (Category: Breaking News)
- Samanthabadra + Umandāwa = Wrong Number (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka will restart bailout talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in August, its new president said on Wednesday, while calling on lawmakers to form an all-party government to resolve a crippling economic crisis.The post Sri Lanka to restart IMF bailout talks, president calls for unity Government appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri L...
- IMF bailout package has unlocked new path to create better future for youth and uplift the count... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to start next round of talks with creditors in April (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says it’s not right time for Rajapaksa to return after fleeing country, WSJ ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka has made good progress in negotiations with IMF – CBSL chief (Category: Breaking News)
Calls for unity in a country torn apart by nationalism and monetary instability
- Selected imports to be restricted to balance payments for fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president, PM, opposition leader support proposed UN-monitored reforms: Victor Ivan (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- PM warns Sri Lanka facing threat of hitting rock bottom (Category: Breaking News)
Political analysts say the SJB's response to the President's open invitation has been less than warm.
- Sri Lanka president, main opposition SJB to hold talks on August 05 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s UNP defends new prime minister’s vote against no faith motion on president (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka likely to go ahead with new income tax regime, but president “ready to discuss” (Category: Breaking News)
- UN chief calls for peaceful, democratic transition of power in crisis-hit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
We have communicated this to our membership and is willing to support the CBSL
- Sri Lanka relaxes dollar conversion requirement for service exporters (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL relaxes mandatory conversion requirement on service export proceeds (Category: Breaking News)
- Mandatory requirement to convert service export receipts withdrawn (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL urged to extend mandatory conversion period of advance payments related to exports (Category: Breaking News)
"Even former socialist countries now encourage private enterprises," he said.
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 that we now initiate a system for such importation from our own export income […]
- Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe parliament address – full text (Category: Breaking News)
- NMSJ concerned about arrests (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka Becoming A Police State? Government Efforts To Delegitimise Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today repeated calls to form an all-party Government. He said that Parliament must be united and not divided to address the current crisis. The President said that some political parties have already expressed interest to join the all-party Government. The President expressed these views while making the policy speech of the new […]
- Debt restructuring to be completed before polls (Category: Breaking News)
- Third Session of the 9th Parliament declared open (Category: Breaking News)
- Document on Ranjan’s presidential pardon to be tabled in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters to defy Police deadline to vacate Galle Face (Category: Breaking News)
A Chinese military survey ship will visit a strategic port in crisis-hit Sri Lanka later this month only to refuel, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, after neighbouring India raised concerns over the vessel's journey to the Indian Ocean island.The post Sri Lanka says Chinese military survey ship will port only to refuel appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest ...
- Sri Lanka says China survey ship can dock in its port (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka asks China to defer arrival of ship after India objects (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘We have no military agreements with China’ – Sri Lanka President (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Survey Vessel Yuan Wang 5 reaches Port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
assport of a British national, Kayleigh Fraser, who had posted about the protests on social media, seized
- Rights group accuses Sri Lanka of cracking down on dissent (Category: Breaking News)
- Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe needs to end crackdown – Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president rejects claims of protester crackdown amid continuous arrest (Category: Breaking News)
China has branded a landmark visit to Taiwan by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “extremely dangerous”. It accused Ms Pelosi, the most senior US politician in 25 years to visit the island China claims as its own, of “playing with fire”. “Those who play with fire will perish by it,” Beijing warned in a statement. […]
- China sends 30 warplanes into Taiwan air defence zone (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia’s new PM Anthony Albanese sworn in (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong’s John Lee: Ex-security chief set to become new leader (Category: Breaking News)
- China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests (Category: Breaking News)
A leading human rights group has accused the new Sri Lanka Government of cracking down on dissent. The Sri Lankan Government is using emergency regulations to harass and arbitrarily detain activists seeking political reform and accountability for the country’s economic crisis, Human Rights Watch said today. Since Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as President on July […]
- Ranil urged to adopt measures to protect basic rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil urged to end use of counter terror laws on protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW accuses Sri Lanka of ignoring EU GSP+ requirements (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW says economic crisis puts rights in Sri Lanka in peril (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Cabinet of Ministers had approved a proposal to seek the services of two international companies to identify who held the country’s International Sovereign Bonds (ISB) and to apprise them of the government’s restructuring plans, Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Bandula Gunawardane told the media on Tuesday. Gunawardena said that Sri Lanka was facing […]
- Sri Lanka to issue one billion dollar sovereign bonds (Category: Breaking News)
- SL has to meet USD 2.6 bn in foreign debt repayments and interest this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. says selling state assets only way to build reserves and prevent crippling shortages (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to lend US$2.5bn to US and top-rated borrowers in 2023 under IMF deal: analysis (Category: Breaking News)
The secret vote on the new President as well as the Emergency sharply divided the SLFP. In spite of talks among members of its parliamentary group, the party, led by one-time President Maithripala Sirisena, has not been able to reach a consensus on a strategy to deal with the new President. Of the 14 SLFPers, […]
- Gevindu faults Prez, PM over deferred 22 A (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez makes headway amidst deepening turmoil (Category: Breaking News)
- Rebels to launch new alliance, initiate talks with GL-Dallas group (Category: Breaking News)
- Absence of dialogue among MPs unfortunate – Gevindu (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- ‘SL’s inflation reduced to single digit levels in 2023 along with restoration of price stability’ (Category: Breaking News)
- High interest rates have prevented contraction of economy – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Inflation – Public Enemy Number One (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL to maintain ‘dovish monetary policy in view of economic stabilization’ (Category: Breaking News)
By Kalinga Tudor Silva One of the important ways, the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka has directly impacted our lives is having to go through long and seeming unending queues, to access petrol, diesel, kerosene and even our dear passports. Queues have multiplied, sprung up on either side of the road and across the […]
- Fuel rationing suspended from Sept. 1 says Kanchana (Category: Breaking News)
- Exclusive fuel arrangements for healthcare workers to be deferred (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to fully implement QR code system in fuel rationing from Aug. 1 (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy improving, VAT can be reduced – RW (Category: Breaking News)
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, has briefed the Colombo-based diplomatic community on what the Foreign Ministry called a broad-based, consultative approach adopted by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in addressing the current challenges. Foreign Minister Sabry has explained the ongoing discussions on forming an all-party Government. Reference was also made to progressive legislative reforms being co...
- ‘War crimes’: Not only individuals but also entire fighting divisions ‘blacklisted’ – Foreign Mi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sabry questions insistence of interested parties to cremate bodies of Covid-19 victims (Category: Breaking News)
- Tiran explains police action to foreign diplomats (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024, the year to revitalize country s economy - Sabry tells Colombo-based diplomatic corps (Category: Breaking News)
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