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Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): Although, India-US relations are progressing at a great pace, but over the last few months, some of the Biden administration’s regional policies in the Indo-Pacific have done more harm to its partners, particularly India and its geopolitical leverage in the Indo-Pacific region, a senior fellow at Pacific Forum, Akhil Ramesh […]
- Biden and Modi pledge to deepen ties in talks ahead of G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- In Japanese PM Kishida’s Indo-Pacific Plan, India’s Northeast, Bangladesh is key (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – VI: India & The US: Forward Policy & The Brzezinskian Project (Category: Breaking News)
- What’s so special about Japan PM Fumio Kishida’s this India visit? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Lanka: Dilemmas & Economic Programmes – Do We Consume More Than We Produce? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- The Impact Of The Next Election On The Economic Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Liberal Or Edible Economics: Global Disorder Worst In A Century (Category: Breaking News)
- Liberalism, capitalism & The Hungry Masses: “Edible Economics” Will Need To Restrain Choices (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Cockiness; What Price? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Being Meticulously Scrupulous! (Category: Breaking News)
- A Painted Ship In A Painted Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
- Time For Truth Telling (Category: Breaking News)
- On Whose Side Is God? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Elections & Economic Recovery appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Impact Of The Next Election On The Economic Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- People Should Make A Shadow Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
United Rice Producers Association urges Prez to punish culprits By Shamindra Ferdinando The United Rice Producers Association (URPA) alleges that paddy stocks worth Rs 1.3 bn procured by the government in 2019/2020 Maha, 2020 Yala, 2020/2021 Maha and 2021 Yala seasons have not been accounted for. URPA President W. D. K. Muditha Perera has, in […]
- Muditha Peiris appointed Chairman of Litro Gas (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: COFFEE STUDIO WITH MUDITHA AND ISHI II 2020-11-15 (Category: Video)
- Video: COFFEE STUDIO WITH MUDITHA AND ISHI II 2020-11-15 (Category: Video)
- Video: COFFEE STUDIO WITH MUDITHA AND ISHI II 2020-11-15 (Category: Video)
[…]The post Resigning Ardern’s ‘Not Enough In The Tank’! Talk, Novel To Sri Lanka! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Jacinda Arden’s Feminist Retirement In A World Of Patriarchal Barnacles (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics & Death Of Sanath Nishantha: Some Sombre Lessons & Reflections (Category: Breaking News)
- Living In A Kleptocracy (Category: Breaking News)
- Taking Dictatorial Steps To Control Public Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 182 Experts Call For Debt Cancellation But Private Investors Play Hardball appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
[…]The post Government Is A ‘Blackhole’: IMF Should Be Worried About The (225+1) appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Warning Signal To RW’s Transformation Agenda (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Psychopathic Tendencies: Pet Dogs, Incompetency & Beds To The Foray (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Should We Beg IMF? – When More Than $36 Billion To Be Recovered (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post From Rope Bridge To Shipwreck appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Churlish Churchill, A Godawful Grusha (Category: Breaking News)
- Being Meticulously Scrupulous! (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget Woes; How Soon Will Titanic Touch The Bottom? (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Or What Made Us Insolvent (Category: Breaking News)
Opens phama laboratory
- National Evaluation Policy finally set in motion (Category: Breaking News)
- National Tourism Policy gets green light (Category: Breaking News)
- National Policy on Drinking Water and National Policy on Water Security to be implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- A sub-committee under the chairmanship of the Secretary to the President for the purpose of e... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Impetus For Aragalaya 2.0 – Transform From Vertical To A Horizontal Power Structure appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 75 Years Of Non-Democracy In Our Democratic Nation (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Springboarding From The Aragalaya To A New Nation We All Deserve (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
The UK has so far not provided direct assistance to Sri Lanka, struggling to cope up with the balance of payment crisis.UK Development Minister Vicky Ford has explained that their support would be directed, through international lending and relief agencies. Minister Ford stated the UK position on Tuesday (06) in response to a query raised […]
- SL accuses 2 London Mayoral candidates of pro-LTTE stance (Category: Breaking News)
- London Mayor Candidates are LTTE supporters: SriLankan government (Category: Breaking News)
- Aviation Deal (Category: Business)
- Research Buy (Category: Business)
[…]The post The Operation Successful But The Patient Died? Not If People Stand Up! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- From “Gota’s War” To War Against Gota; Aragalaya’s Historic Strike! (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Robber Barons Fear The Rejuvenated ‘Aragala’ Spirit! (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
- 2024 Election Year; The Perennial Challenge Of Cleaning The Stables For Sri Lanka! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Thank You Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
- Transfer Of Formal Power Vs People Power During Societal Transition (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Anatomy Of A Crisis & Its Perceivable End appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- How Tamil Leadership Failed Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Poverty Of Wisdom (Category: Breaking News)
- People’s Sovereignty Roadblocked (Category: Breaking News)
- Himalaya Declaration: Is It Worthy Of National Discussion? A Community’s Journey From Arunachala... (Category: Breaking News)
The United Kingdom (UK) says it recognises the economic challenges that Sri Lanka is facing. UK Foreign Office Minister Vicky Ford said the UK is closely monitoring the economic situation in Sri Lanka, including foreign exchange data reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan authorities. In a written response to the UK […]
- UK in talks with Paris Club on Sri Lanka issue (Category: Breaking News)
- UK calls for inclusive approach to resolve crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Maldives Speaker to coordinate relief assistance for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Boris Johnson speaks to Ranil about Putin’s barbaric invasion (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Today’s Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What I Wish To See In The NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Never-Ending Political Games; Country Is At Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To All Parliamentarians (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka Tamils: No Choice But To Join GotaGoGama, Stay Put Or Go Abroad appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Church Of Ceylon In Anarchy: Caste & Affirmative Action (Category: Breaking News)
- Identity In Choice: The Problem Caste In Christianity (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamaduru Ethics Or Deontology? The Challenge Before Modern Sri Lankans (Category: Breaking News)
- Minorities Within Minorities Bullied Into Giving-Up Their Right To Convert & Be Converted Religion (Category: Breaking News)
The United Kingdom (UK) has encouraged all sides in Sri Lanka to find a democratic and inclusive approach to resolving the current political and economic challenges. Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the UK, Vicky Ford, said that the UK is closely following the situation in Sri Lanka since the attacks […]
- UK in talks with Paris Club on Sri Lanka issue (Category: Breaking News)
- UK recognises economic challenges in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK working with India to address issues in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK wants Sri Lanka to reduce market access barriers (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Delayed IMF Assistance & The Fertilizer Ban: President Rajapaksa’s “Two Mistakes” That Pauperized Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka on brink of food crisis after economic meltdown (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s president requests help from Indian, Chinese, Middle East envoys – PMD (Category: Breaking News)
- What The President Can Do Before He Goes (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum recommends 10 proposals to overcome food crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Sri Lanka: Financial Meltdown, Time For Reforms & Re-Start appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Collective Consciousness Of Sri Lankans – Is It Constructive Or Destructive (Category: Breaking News)
- Preventing Crooks From Entering The Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- The Current System & Unlawful Actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Brutalities Against Protesters (Category: Breaking News)
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS): If the developing world fails to meet the targets set in the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – relating mostly to poverty, hunger, education, health care, gender empowerment and the environment – the primary blame for the failure would be on Western donors who have reneged on their aid ...
- China, India score with untied aid (Category: Business)
- Aid effectiveness debate in Busan (Category: Business)
- G8 raises Arab Spring financing pledge to $38 bln (Category: Business)
- Economic slowdown to push 100 million into poverty (Category: Business)
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) hosted the PATA Hub City Forum, London, 5 July at the Institute of Directors in Pall Mall. The objective was to engage on a variety of strategic matters including UK border issues, inward investment for the UK, Heathrow Airport, crisis response, the 2012
- PATA defines new events and advocacy agenda (Category: Business)
- PATA Awards Leading Travel Professionals (Category: Business)
- Philippines to host PATA Travel Mart 2012 (Category: Business)
- PATA commits to ‘Next Gen’ action at Annual Conference (Category: Business)
UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya has called for the Opposition parties to unite to abolish the Executive Presidency saying it was the singular enemy of Sri Lanka. Here is the full text of Jayasuriya’s statement: Everything that presently ails Sri Lanka hinges on a single factor – the Executive Presidency that concentrates all power in the ...
- Majority support Constitutional Amendments (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahendra Percival Rajapaksa is now the King of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Deputy Leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition calls on opposition to unite against executi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Restoring The Parliamentary System, The Womb Of Racism, Discrimination, Separatism & Civil Wars,... (Category: Breaking News)
Reuters: Romney or Obama? Republican or Democrat? The U.S. presidential election may inflame voter passions, but based on past experience, whoever wins the world’s most powerful elected office isn’t likely to move the dollar. The U.S. dollar’s performance over the past 40 years shows little relation to the party holding the presidency and more to ...
- Asian shares fall on fears over Europe fund tightness (Category: Business)
- Shares ease on China growth worry, dollar stays firm (Category: Business)
- Gold firms on China inflation spike, US jobs data (Category: Business)
- US economic fix could take years: Obama (Category: Business)
BRUSSELS (Reuters): Rising tensions with India and China over the European Union’s “arrogant” law on carbon emissions could rob the region of the markets that can rescue it from economic malaise, airline leaders said last week. They also said they had prepared contingency plans for a possible exit of Greece from the euro, as part ...
- Passenger fare hike may earn airlines a CO2 windfall (Category: Business)
- China airlines will not pay EU emissions tax: industry body (Category: Business)
- Lufthansa to pass $ 169 m carbon costs to passengers (Category: Business)
- Shipowners join WWF, Oxfam in urging climate levy (Category: Business)
The economy grew at 8.3% last year, the highest-ever pace, up from 8.0% in 2010. Per capita income went up from US$ 2,400 to $ 2,836. Fine, but we need to ask two questions: What are the costs incurred? Is this growth sustainable? Before that, a word of caution regarding the interpretation of Gross Domestic ...
- US employment gains slow, jobless rate drops (Category: Business)
- China gets red alert to avoid Japanification as consumer price drops drag inflation to lowest le... (Category: Breaking News)
- Inflation drops further in November, says CB (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s demand for legal booze drops by 30 percent (Category: Breaking News)
REUTERS: Global growth is slowly improving as the US recovery gains traction and dangers from Europe recede, but risks remain high and the situation is very fragile, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. Another flare-up of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis or sharp escalation in oil
- IMF sees risks to global growth, calls for collective action (Category: Business)
- Global economic outlook slowly improving but remains fragile (Category: Business)
- IMF marks down global growth forecast, sees risk on rise (Category: Business)
- IMF MD calls for anchoring stability to sustain higher and better growth (Category: Business)
Sydney Morning Herald: This summer’s tri-series will be played amid a backdrop of a pay dispute which sees Sri Lanka’s players owed as much as $US 5million ($4.71 million) due to a cash crisis within the country’s governing body. As Mahela Jayawardene’s team battle the world
- Funds on the way for Sri Lankan players (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankans put on a gutsy show for free (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka aim to rise above money worries (Category: Business)
- $3 m floor price set for T20 league franchises (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket Board President Upali Dharmadasa has backed the major changes announced recently in the cricket management and team. In a statement to the media Dharmadasa said that the changes were required to take Sri Lanka cricket forward. The statement said : “Many seem to criticize Sri Lanka Cricket for the Changes we ...
- Cricket: Sri Lanka axe coach after just three months (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket chief defends Marsh sacking (Category: Business)
- Marsh to be replaced by Ford as coach (Category: Breaking News)
- Dharmadasa defends Marsh sacking (Category: Breaking News)
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