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- Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts and Mintpay Join Forces to Transform Travel Payment Solutions (Category: Breaking News)
- Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts clinches Asia-Pacific Nature-based initiative of the year by Environ... (Category: Breaking News)
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[…]The post Lanka’s Quest For Stability appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka: No Light Yet At The End Of The Tunnel (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
- President RW’s Priority In 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka could tip back to chaos if six-time Prime Minister voted President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post What The President Can Do Before He Goes appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Enlightened Leadership To Overcome Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Reconciliation Also Needs Accountability To Be Viable (Category: Breaking News)
- Choice Of Elections Or Abolition Of Presidency (Category: Breaking News)
- Getting Nearer To Solution As Options Narrow (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is now printing money to pay state worker salaries, despite forex shortages
- Sri Lanka plans to cut deficit to 6.8-pct of GDP in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka tax hikes must be complemented by spending rationalization: Eran (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ‘s Inland Revenue collections top 60-pct of 2022 target by Aug: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cabinet approves 2.5-pct turnover tax (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Two Big Lies Told About The 1978 Constitution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Schizophrenia In The Political Mind Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lord Of The Flies Sri Lankan version: Strange experiment: Making A Good Society Through Bad Laws (Category: Breaking News)
- The Proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill Amounts To A Parallel Constitution & A Criminal Procedure Code (Category: Breaking News)
- A Simple Way Out Of The Constitutional Trap (Category: Breaking News)
O’Neil had also explained her administration's policy regarding maritime security and human smuggling, it said.
- Sri Lanka sees more people seeking risky boat journey to Australia despite deterrents (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cabinet to discuss 21st amendment to constitution on May 16 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan-Australians refuse to send money to struggling friends and family (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia to work with India to provide fuel to Sri Lanka’s navy, air force (Category: Breaking News)
Australia today insisted that Sri Lankans who arrive by boat will not be accepted. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil will visit Sri Lanka on Monday as the South Asian neighbour continues to struggle with its economic and humanitarian crises. The trip also follows the interception of multiple asylum seeker boats travelling to Australia from the […]
- Australia ends freeze on Sri Lanka asylum claims despite UN report (Category: Breaking News)
- Targets for 2024 are 2.2million tourists and US$ 4billion in revenue – Minister of Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Squad named for remaining ODI Matches (Category: Breaking News)
Less than two months after he was re-elected president, Emmanuel Macron has lost control of the French National Assembly following a strong performance by a left alliance and the far right. He had called on voters to deliver a solid majority. But his centrist coalition lost dozens of seats in an election that has left […]
- French National Assembly vote decides battle between Macron and left (Category: Breaking News)
- Peter Dutton named Australia’s opposition leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia’s new PM Anthony Albanese sworn in (Category: Breaking News)
- Man charged with terrorism after deadly Oslo attack (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Child’s Guide To Prema-Chandra Athukorala Chinthana On Import Substitution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To UK’s Trade Concessions To Developing Countries (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048: It Is Democracy & Not Authoritarianism That Will Do The Job (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Need Is Going For IMF Plus (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Life After This Death? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Janus Moment (Category: Breaking News)
- A True Democratic Leadership (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahinda Should Have Retired After Two Terms: Chamal Rajapaksa – Gota Should Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
- Disorderly Order Of A People’s Movement (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil: A SWOT Appraisal appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW Vs. GR: Who Will Outwit Whom? (Category: Breaking News)
- Remember Ranil Is Revengeful & A Risk To Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Hold Elections & Avert A Dual-Power Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-SWOT: A Reappraisal (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Aragalaya: Manufactured Economic Crisis & Peoples’ Suffering appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Unelected & Unconstitutional MP Becoming The President? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Despot President Was Replaced By A Tyrant In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Concepts, Solutions & Actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Anarchy & Abuse Of Power By Politicians (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Wizards Of Original Sin appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil Wickremesinghe: A Hired Premier (Category: Breaking News)
- Dangerous Game (Category: Breaking News)
- Qatari Charity Exposes President’s Anti-Terrorism Hoax (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya, Political Buddhism & Ranilocracy (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s economic activity is coming to a near standstill as the island nation, facing its worst financial crisis, runs out of fuel for transport with little sign of fresh supplies arriving.The...Click on the headline to read the full story
[…]The post Is Government Unknowingly Driving The Country To A Great Depression? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Should We Buckle Up Or Dunk Down? (Category: Breaking News)
- Time For Truth Telling (Category: Breaking News)
- Madame Ambassador Chung, Your Message Will Live On Forever! (Category: Breaking News)
- Open Letter To The President: Mr. President, It’s Not Too Late! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Rethinking Sri Lanka’s Industrialisation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Left, The Nationalist Right & Industrialisation As Policy (Category: Breaking News)
- The Importance Of Not Being Centrist (Category: Breaking News)
- Big Fishes In Little Ponds: The Government’s & Civil Society’s Rightward Tilt (Category: Breaking News)
- Hobbes & Locke: Dayan Jayatilleka & The Opposition Reset (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka could have avoided its current economic turmoil if it had gone to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout sooner, the country’s central bank governor says. P Nandalal Weerasinghe told BBC Newsnight that the delay in seeking outside help was a mistake. The country has said it needs $5bn this year in […]
- Man charged with terrorism after deadly Oslo attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunman targets homeless people in Canada shooting (Category: Breaking News)
“The Aragalaya must decide on its own [what it must do]. We cannot tell them to stop it or continue it,” he said.
- Sri Lanka prime minister tables parliamentary framework for bipartisan governance (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- A Postscript To Political Crisis: A Way Out (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Roadmap For People-Centered Constitution For Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is The Doctrine Of Necessity Being Relevant For Sri Lanka To Initiate A People-Centered Constitu... (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Save Itself From Imminent Destruction? (Category: Breaking News)
- Quest For A Renewed Public Law Discourse In Sri Lanka: Rule Of Law, Separation Of Powers & Parli... (Category: Breaking News)
- Important But Imperfect: Recommendations On The Draft 21st Amendment To The Constitution Bill (Category: Breaking News)
Passenger transport, goods transport hit
- Sri Lanka bunker firms cleared to import industrial fuel: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to operate one-third of private buses from June 06 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka bus operators want tariff hike to account for central bank actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sees backlash against market pricing of expensive, polluting diesel (Category: Breaking News)
The US central bank has announced its biggest interest rate rise in nearly 30 years as it ramps up its fight to rein in soaring consumer prices. The Federal Reserve said it would increase its key interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%. The rise, the […]
- Taliban appeals for help after earthquake kills over 1000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Man charged with terrorism after deadly Oslo attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Queen pulls out of Platinum Jubilee service (Category: Breaking News)
- China Covid app restricts residents after banking protests (Category: Breaking News)
The Embassy of the United States of America announced today that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Board of Directors has approved $120 million in new loans to grow and support the Sri Lankan economy. “For seventy years, the United States has provided foreign assistance
- Biden announces $20 Million in additional assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect linked to trafficking Sri Lankan women to ME arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Another suspect linked to human trafficking arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- US to explore areas to support Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Aragalaya: Role Of Protests In Political Change appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Let Us Know Who Are Contesting? What Are Their Policies? (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Robber Barons Fear The Rejuvenated ‘Aragala’ Spirit! (Category: Breaking News)
- People Called On To Play Direct Role To Sustain Democracy (Category: Breaking News)
- If No Elections, There Can Be A Democratic Uprising! (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister has warned of a food shortage from August.
- Best rice cookers for 2020: Tiger, Zojirushi and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best rice cookers for 2020: Tiger, Zojirushi and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best rice cookers for 2020: Tiger, Zojirushi and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Best rice cookers for 2020: Tiger, Zojirushi and more - CNET (Category: Technology)
Sri Lanka's MSME sector is hit hard by the ongoing economic crisis.
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Apparel producers decry 400% off-peak electricty price hike (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
The Embassy of the United States of America announced today (June 15) that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Board of Directors has approved $120 million in new loans to...Click on the headline to read the full story
The Embassy of the United States of America announced today that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Board of Directors has approved USD 120 million in new loans to grow and support the Sri Lankan economy.
It is through open market operations that money is printed to mis-target interest rates
- Sri Lanka is wrong scapegoat expat workers over Undiyal: Bellwether (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka overnight money markets dry up as soft-peg drives up counterparty risks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka economic recovery, a common minimum program (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka on Korea path, soft-peggers get their malnutrition wish: Bellwether (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post War On China? – III: Pivot To East appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- War On China? – VI: India & The US: Forward Policy & The Brzezinskian Project (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – V: A “Carnival” Of Quads (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Past Is Prologue For China (Category: Breaking News)
- War On China? – II: US Military-Industrial Complex & The War Without End (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post An Open Letter To The President; Best Person To The “Top Seat” appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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