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Inspector Nishantha Silva, who investigated disappearances blamed on the Navy, fled the country in late Nov. 2019. The CID officer secured political asylum in Switzerland with the blessings of the Switzerland embassy in Colombo. The failed bid by Swiss embassy employee, Garnier Francis (ex- Siriyalatha Perera) to leave for Switzerland after implicating security authorities with […]
- US blacklists Karannagoda on the basis of findings of NGOs, ‘independent investigations’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Oversight Committee on National Security condemns blacklisting of Karannagoda (Category: Breaking News)
- US designates Wasantha Karannagoda for human rights violations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka regrets decision by US to designate Karannagoda (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Dilemma: Individual Liberties Or Economic Development – A Response appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka’s Dilemma: Individual Liberties Or Economic Development? (Category: Breaking News)
- Country Has Fallen Due To The Socialist Thinking (Category: Breaking News)
- Second Aragalaya In The Making (Category: Breaking News)
- People Called On To Play Direct Role To Sustain Democracy (Category: Breaking 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.
- Government’s objective is to develop Sri Lanka as a thriving nation by 2048 (Category: Breaking News)
- Let us collectively join hands to make 2048 the year of development in Sri Lanka – President (Category: Breaking News)
- President to intensify focus on national unity, youth aspirations (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections will be held in accordance with the Constitution, Presidential poll in 2024 – President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Preparing The Ground For Early Elections appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- New Mandates Before New Amendments (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing Or Posturing For Elections? (Category: Breaking News)
- President Needs Trust To Succeed In Problem Solving (Category: Breaking News)
- Speeding Up Recovery Requires Consistency (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 2nd May, 2023 Another May Day has come and gone. The organisers of the International Workers’ Day celebrations, in this country, rarely mention the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886), and benefits that accrued therefrom to workers the world over, much less commemorate the brave workers who have laid down their lives in the US […]
- Where are workers? (Category: Breaking News)
- Unions in govt.’s crosshairs (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister emphasises importance of occupational safety (Category: Breaking News)
- It is crucial that we put the country first and not fall prey to narrow political interests at t... (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Nanayakkare Sri Lanka, while pursuing the macro-fiscal adjustment programme, under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility arrangement, should focus on two key national issues concurrently, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday. “If the country is to achieve economic growth and share the dividends of prosperity among all its people, we need to focus on two […]
- UNP urges agreement on policies to remain in place for 25 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil: SJB has abandoned UNP vision (Category: Breaking News)
- Culprits as investigators (Category: Breaking News)
- Hope springs eternal … (Category: Breaking News)
By Jehan Perera The second round of reducing the prices of a variety of fuels (2 percent for ordinary petrol to 29 percent for super diesel used by luxury vehicles) is an indication that the government is seeking to improve its support base amongst the better off sections of the population. This could be to […]
- Democracy requires elections in good times and bad (Category: Breaking News)
- Rebuild trust with people to revive economy (Category: Breaking News)
- PAFFREL: Ranil offers to strengthen PCs, having postponed elections to them (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing The Ground For Early Elections (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is The Central Bank On Its Way To Technical Insolvency? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Has Printed The Biggest Quantity Of Money? Lakshman, Cabraal Or Nandalal? (Category: Breaking News)
- Has The Economy Been Assassinated & If So, Who Were The Assassins? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: The Performance Of Ceylon’s Currency Board (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited all the working people of Sri Lanka to join hands as we undertake a new reformist path of building a prosperous Sri Lanka by 2048.The post Sri Lanka President invited all to join hands to build a prosperous Sri Lanka by 2048 appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- Workers played crucial role in supporting country during severe economic collapse - President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President meets Sri Lankan Diaspora in United Kingdom (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President declares open Third session of Ninth Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
Millions of less affluent Sri Lankans working in the Middle East are sending money home to keep the economy afloat while the more educated who hold higher posts in developed countries keep money stashed elsewhere, Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said in Parliament on Tuesday (April 25).The post
- Lankan workers in Middle East sending money, while more educated do not: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Remittance through Banks: First electric vehicle import permit handed over (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s foreign remittances up by 98.8% in February – Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Employment Minister says his staff didn’t ask for money promising foreign employment (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his International Workers’ Day message said that it was crucial that we put the country first and not fall prey to narrow political interests at this critical juncture. The full text of the President’s Laour Day Message: On International Workers’ Day, it is important to recognize the significant role that the […]
- Extend compassion to one another and assist each other -President (Category: Breaking News)
- It is the responsibility of every Sri Lankan to contribute towards the resurgence of the nation ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Human resource is the primary catalyst for propelling the country towards progress (Category: Breaking News)
- I have fulfilled my obligation- Anticipate the IMF to fulfil its responsibility by the end of ... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka 2023: Anniversaries Of Struggle appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- May 11th Indefinite Hartal: Plug The Gaps (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Deal Is Not A Solution – Restart Decisive Struggle Against Government Attacks! (Category: Breaking News)
- Risk Of Another Tsunami Disaster: Are We Adequately Prepared? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka & Israel: Parallel Legacies As Geo-Conscious States (Category: Breaking News)
By NESHELLA PERERA Millions of less affluent Sri Lankans works in the Middle East are sending money home to keep the economy afloat while the more educated who hold higher post in developed countries keep money stashed elsewhere, Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said. “The most amount
- Money printing drastically reduced in 2022 - CBSL governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Money-printing halted as a matter of policy  Cabinet Spokesman (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL permanently revokes money changing permit of Prasanna Money Exchange (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL warns of scams defrauding individuals through calls, SMSs, emails and social media (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post National Reconciliation, Criminal Accommodation & Election Juggling appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Presidential Ambition & Abolition Betrayal (Category: Breaking News)
- Election ’24: Rajapaksa Implosion & Ranil’s Red Sea Meddling (Category: Breaking News)
- New Year Questions & Dilemmas (Category: Breaking News)
- Electing A New Parliament & Ending The Old Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 35.3% in April from 50.3% in March, the statistics department said on Friday, a sign of relief for the crisis-battered economy.The post Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 35.3% in April appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka unexpectedly cuts rates by 250 bps as inflation eases (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 25.2% in May (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 4% in August (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s April inflation climbs to 2.7%, up from March’s 2.5% (Category: Breaking News)
During the Presidential Environment Awards 2021- 2022 ceremony held on Friday (28) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighted that it is not solely the responsibility of developing countries such as Sri Lanka to mitigate climate change in the world. The President emphasized that developed countries, which are […]
- Kamala Harris' VP win is huge for HBCUs, Tougaloo president says (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
From the end of the 1980s towards the beginning of 1990s, in our region (Azad Kashmir), a storm erupted in newspapers, TV, mosques, schools, colleges, cities, markets, and villages. There were chants, songs, processions, Mujahideens, prisoners, killers, dacoits, Kalashnikovs, camps, training, Vigo cars, double-door vehicles, agencies etc. etc., it appeared as if Kashmir’s independence is […]
- J-K on progressive path as ground situation changed after abrogation of Article 370 (Category: Breaking News)
- They can file a charge posthumously against Jawaharlal Nehru too (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar attracts record visitors; expected to beat earlier records (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's economy is expected to shrink by 2% in 2023, its central bank said in an annual report on Thursday, as the country struggled to emerge from its worst financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka’s economy to shrink by 2% in 2023, Central Bank says appeared first on Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka economy could shrink by -3.5% to -4%, president says (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith claims VAT hike will shrink economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka economy to shrink over 8-pct in 2022, inflation may peak below 70-pct: CB chief (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka fixed wireless users shrink, broadband up (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Nanayakkare Leaving aside the battle for grabbing political power, a crucial time has come for Sri Lanka’s parliament to work together to arrive at a consensus on the IMF’s Extended Fund facility approved for Sri Lanka as well as collaborating on a common framework for restructuring the sovereign’s debt with bilateral creditors and […]
- Parliament meets next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament prorogued (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim Budget tabled in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Show cause letters served on two male workers of Parliament for allegedly seeking sexual bribes (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa on Tuesday alleged that having failed to thwart Ranil Wickremesinghe’s ascent to presidency, the US was now working with the UNP leader to achieve its objectives. MP Weerawansa, the Chairman of the Uththara Lanka Sabhagaya said that President Wickremesinghe already consented to three of the […]
- Western powers back move to put off national elections indefinitely, warns Wimal (Category: Breaking News)
- ETCA, Indo-US strategy detrimental to Lanka’s independence – Wimal (Category: Breaking News)
- Wimal uses Imran’s ouster to bolster his claim that US was behind GR’s removal (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya: Only Ranil could have restored law and order (Category: Breaking News)
The Government is to consider restructuring Sri Lanka’s domestic debt, but a final decision is yet to be taken, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today. He said that all aspects will be looked into when restructuring Sri Lanka’s domestic debt. “Some banks are saying they will not be able to face this. Then they must […]
- Sri Lanka Government hoping to restructure $17 billion foreign debts along with local debts (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka virtually let down by China in securing a $2.9 billion IMF loan in December (Category: Breaking News)
- President urges China to change tune on debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s long-term local-currency IDR to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
China has been the world’s factory for over four decades – but that could be changing soon, as even Chinese firms are moving supply chains out of the country. While Western countries have already been doing this since 2018 after then-president Donald Trump launched a trade war against China, home-grown companies from the manufacturing giant […]
- Why China’s new spying law has foreign firms scratching their heads, scrambling like a ‘scared m... (Category: Breaking News)
- China looks to central Asia as the West sees threat to US-led world order (Category: Breaking News)
- US military slams Chinese warship’s ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ manoeuvres in Taiwan Strait (Category: Breaking News)
- Have China’s central and eastern European trade ambitions reached the end of the line, and will ... (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is caught up in the China-Quad battle. The Indian participation in the ‘Quad’ project has further complicated matters for Sri Lanka. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ouster, last July, following a US-backed protest campaign that overwhelmed the seemingly invincible administration, underlines the urgent need for a thorough examination of external interventions. By Shamindra Ferdinando The [...
- Deferred China ship visit takes place amidst diplomatic row (Category: Breaking News)
- Bid to locate Admiral Zheng’s sunken vessels runs into controversy (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB frowns on Chinese project at Colombo Port, seeks President’s observations (Category: Breaking News)
- Impact of foreign-funded projects on Parliament’s standing as sole sovereign and supreme body (Category: Breaking News)
Celebrating over three decades of service and support to grow microfinance customers across the island, Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC, revived its annual trade fair and exhibition for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) The Gami Pubuduwa Pola 2023. Organised by the bank to showcase up-and-coming businesses in its portfolio, the trade […]
- HNB strikes Gold and Silver at SLIM DIGIS 2.2 (Category: Breaking News)
- HNB renews partnership with Indra Traders to offer exclusive benefits for registered and unregis... (Category: Breaking News)
- HNB launches Affinity Credit Cards packed with benefits for the members of Ladies’ College OGA (Category: Breaking News)
- HNB unveils the future of rapid customer onboarding in partnership with Lime by LinearSix (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Why The Anti-Terrorism Bill Should Be Rejected? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill In Sri Lanka: A Threat To Democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Anti-Terrorism Bill Terrifies The Public (Category: Breaking News)
- Counter Terrorism Bill To Create A Security State; Impacting On Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- People Called On To Play Direct Role To Sustain Democracy (Category: Breaking News)
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 15 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has “welcomed” Pakistan’s confirmation of having secured crucial bilateral support from key partners with a rider, saying it looked forward to receiving further “financing assurances as soon as possible”, which would help conclude the much-delayed ninth review of a USD 7 billion loan programme, Dawn […]
- Pakistan: Over USD 13 billion debt incurred in 10 months (Category: Breaking News)
- China furious with Pakistan over delayed implementation of CPEC projects (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan to remain dependent on IMF for next few years- Fitch Ratings (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan accepts one more IMF condition, agrees to increase interest rate by 200 basis points (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Whoever said that this monkey business would not work here should now take his word back. The confusion over the government’s unbeatable early claims of plans to export 100,000 toque macaque monkeys to China, in a way, has provided some lighter moments in a nation over-burdened by continuing economic crisis and […]
- More countries seek monkeys from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Agriculture Ministry insists China requested for 100,000 monkeys (Category: Breaking News)
- Court given assurance monkeys will not be exported to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 100,000 monkeys to be sent to China from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Magic 2048: What Is To Be Done To Make Ranilnomics A Reality? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Need Is Going For IMF Plus (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy 2024: More Challenging Than The Two Previous Years (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Drive Itself From Bankruptcy To Prosperity In 2023? (Category: Breaking News)
- Global Technological Developments & How Sri Lanka Should Reframe Its Growth Strategies (Category: Breaking News)
Karl Marx had said that the society is divided on the basis of income into the rich and the poor and that the latter will get together and get rid of the rich. That did not happen, for Marx had not reckoned the influence of the middle class which stood as a buffer between the […]
- Middle class Sri Lankans forced to migrate due to proposed new income tax policy? (Category: Breaking News)
- SL economy, IMF claims, and reality (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘De-globalization’ and scandal of widening wealth disparities (Category: Breaking News)
- Does Wage Growth Retard Economic Growth? (Category: Breaking News)
The Civil Society Collective for Democracy (CSCD) says that it strongly opposes the proposed Anti-Terrorism Law because it violates the Constitution and endangers the freedoms and human rights that are guaranteed in a democratic society. A statement by the CSDC says: “The government is presenting its proposed Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) to be fast-tracked through Parliament, […]
- Presentation of ATB to Parliament put off (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed Anti-terrorism Bill a grave threat to human rights and individual freedom: LDM (Category: Breaking News)
- ATA is a continuation of PTA in more repressive form – Prof. Uyangoda (Category: Breaking News)
- Anti-Terrorism Act would be guided by highest court, says Justice Minister (Category: Breaking News)
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