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By Saman Indrajith The debate on the no-confidence motion against the Speaker commenced with Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella moving a motion alleging that the Speaker had ignored the Supreme Court’s recommendations pertaining to Sections 13, 17, 20, 33 (6), 34 (1), 35 (1), 21, 22 and 33 of the […]
- Speaker asks MPs not to make derogatory statements about parliamentary staff (Category: Breaking News)
- Kiriella wants Speaker to honour his promises to Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition MPs sign no-confidence motion against the Speaker (Category: Breaking News)
- Responsibility of the Government (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Indrajith The debate on the no-confidence motion against the Speaker commenced with Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella moving a motion alleging that the Speaker had ignored the Supreme Court’s recommendations pertaining to Sections 13, 17, 20, 33 (6), 34 (1), 35 (1), 21, 22 and 33 of the […]
- Speaker asks MPs not to make derogatory statements about parliamentary staff (Category: Breaking News)
- Kiriella wants Speaker to honour his promises to Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition MPs sign no-confidence motion against the Speaker (Category: Breaking News)
- Responsibility of the Government (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando By the time President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had arrived in Singapore in the second week of July 2022, a few days after fleeing Sri Lanka, he firmly believed that then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was the only person capable of restoring the rule of law in the country. In the chapter titled ‘The […]
- US hand in GR’s ouster: Speaker finally confirms allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Declining power and challenges before SLPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed all-party govt: Prez wins support from unexpected quarters (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy The figure is still low yet for ten per cent of Sri Lankans to indicate a preference for authoritarian rule does not augur well for the nation’s democracy, which is already under multiple pressures. The continuing economic crisis, which some experts say could push the nation
- Anura regrets 1987–1989 JVP insurrection (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP-led alliance invited for talks in Delhi for the first time (Category: Breaking News)
- A clichéd phrase that still makes sense and nonsense, too (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP to push for early Parliament elections (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s Government-backed traditional astrologers have failed to unanimously agree on the best date for new year rituals, with squabbling seers warning of “disaster” and accusing rivals of misinterpreting the position of stars. Astrologers are hugely influential figures consulted by the island’s Buddhist and Hindu communities, and their advice for auspicious dates guides everything from [̷...
- South Australia passes controversial protest laws (Category: Breaking News)
- Malaysia navy helicopters collide in mid-air killing all 10 onboard (Category: Breaking News)
- Major fire in Colombo building (Category: Breaking News)
- Security tightened around girls schools as Big Match fever grips Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
State Minister of Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Environment Janaka Wakkumbura declared that the government has successfully delivered on a significant portion of its promises under the leadership of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The State Minister additionally stated that the construction of 162 bridges currently underway will be finished and officially handed over to the public pri...
- Government is aware of the necessities of North East Muslims. (Category: Breaking News)
- HIgher studies in English Medium (Category: Breaking News)
- Meet Miss money Penny (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Needed: Talks not war of words (Category: Breaking News)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka more access to finance and build their resilience to external shocks, such as the economic crisis and climate change. “SMEs play a critical role in Sri Lanka’s economy
- ADB approves $100 million loan to support SMEs in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt-ridden Sri Lanka gets US$350m loan boost from ADB (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka secures ADB grant to pay paddy farmers (Category: Breaking News)
- Overseas travel ban on Basil temporarily lifted (Category: Breaking News)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka more access to finance and build their resilience to external shocks, such as the economic crisis and climate change.The post ADB approves $100 million loan to support
- ADB approves USD 100 million loan to support SMEs in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB approves USD 165M loan to provide financing support for Sri Lankan SMEs (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB approves USD 165M loan to provide financing support for Sri Lankan SMEs (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB approves USD 165M loan to provide financing support for Sri Lankan SMEs (Category: Breaking News)
UNP Gen. Secy. prefers contest between RW and rivals first By Shamindra Ferdinando Commissioner General of the Election Commission (EC) Saman Sri Ratnayake, yesterday (17) said that even if the government decided to advance the parliamentary polls, the coming presidential election could not be postponed. Ratnayake said so when The Island sought his response to SLPP founder […]
- EC asked if President’s CoS can function as national organiser of a political party ? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sagala’s status has to be decided by Public Administration Secy: EC (Category: Breaking News)
- EC ready to squeeze in two national polls this year (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP questions PM’s role in bid to postpone LG polls (Category: Breaking News)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka more access to finance and build their resilience to external shocks, such as the economic crisis and climate change.
The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks on a hostage deal with Hamas.
Saturday 16th March, 2024 Sri Lankan governments do not respond to early warnings and thereby invite trouble. The Easter Sunday carnage (2019) could have been prevented if the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe government had heeded repeated intelligence warnings of impending terror attacks. It let the grass grow under its feet, and disaster struck. It has now been revealed […]
- Health sector TUs to resume strike (Category: Breaking News)
- Health unions issue ultimatum to govt. to resolve salary anomaly by end of month (Category: Breaking News)
- Strike paralyses state run healthcare system (Category: Breaking News)
- DAT allowance dispute: 72 health sector unions launch indefinite strike today (Category: Breaking News)
159 engineers who worked at the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have gone abroad within a two-year period, Dhanushka Parakramasinghe, President of the Engineers Association of the CEB, announced today (March 15).The post 159 CEB Engineers left the country within two years appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Ceylon Electricity Board to reduce electricity tariffs by nearly 20 percent (Category: Breaking News)
- CEB engineers take union action (Category: Breaking News)
- CEBEU claims more than 150 engineers have left during last two years (Category: Breaking News)
- CEB engineers call off strike after talks with President (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe had told opposition political parties that they would be given an opportunity to meet a high powered International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation last Monday to discuss the IMF programme, but he had not invited representatives of the IMF to the discussion, National People’s Power (NPP) stalwart and former MP, […]
- IMF won’t assist if govt. puts off LG polls (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB demands entire agreement with IMF, refuses to take part in vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Kiriella accuses IMF of double speak (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha hints at Chinese hurdle in debt relief talks (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 15th March, 2024 The JVP turned down President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s invitation to a meeting with the IMF, but some of its senior members met a visiting IMF delegation yesterday in Colombo perhaps as part of its strategy to gain political mileage. Whoever would have thought, a decade or so ago, that the JVP leaders […]
- IMF won’t assist if govt. puts off LG polls (Category: Breaking News)
- Reveal plans, uphold transparency (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL chief expresses optimism (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign envoys assure support for Sri Lanka to recover from economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
The Health Ministry is confident that the shortage of doctors will soon be resolved since doctors who had migrated for various reasons are returning to Sri Lanka.The post Health Ministry confident: Doctors returning to Sri Lanka, easing shortage crisis appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka to open 77 closed hospitals next month (Category: Breaking News)
- Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama appointed President of SLMA (Category: Breaking News)
- Health sector needs an urgent policy change – President (Category: Breaking News)
- 50 more types of drugs to be imported to Sri Lanka within the next two weeks (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka: Repression of Civic Space Threatens Financial Reform The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka’s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF’s programme in the country, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the IMF that was released on Tuesday (12). The proposed […]
- Amnesty, too, condems proposed anti-terrorism law (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo fails to meet obligations linked to GSP+ Scheme (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW urges IMF to oppose repression of civic space in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- CSCD attacks proposed anti-terrorism law (Category: Breaking News)
No happening in the Gaza of today is bound to trouble profoundly those blessed with a conscience than the sight of multitudes of civilians, including, of course, women and children, rushing to take hold of packets of food and other forms of essential relief that manage to trickle into the ravaged strip of land. Famine […]
- Dangerous persistence of identity issues (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Hamas war placing humanity at a crossroads (Category: Breaking News)
- President tells Arab envoys Lanka wants immediate ceasefire in Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Mid-East violence triggering fresh global repercussions (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Colombo Port City a part of crisis recovery toolkit - CBSL official (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
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- AKD’s Recent Climb Is Meteoric, Yet A Long Way To Go (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Missive To AKD & NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Planning For A Year Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Multiple Choice Or A Binary Option? (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka’s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF’s program in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to the IMF that was released on Tuesday (March 12).The post Human Rights Watch urges IMF to oppose laws restricting freedom in Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - ...
- IMF should oppose restrictions on Freedom of Expression, Civil Society Groups (Category: Breaking News)
- Abuses Undercut Proposed ‘Truth Commission’ – Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF urged to oppose restrictions on freedom of expression in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights concerned about Anti Terrorism Bill, Online Safety Bill (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan’s newly-elected President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday announced that he would not draw any salary during his tenure as part of his bid to help the cash-strapped country face the challenging economic hardship.The post Pakistan’s new president Asif Ali Zardari decides to forgo salary appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Pakistan s new president Zardari decides to forgo salary (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan-SL too for currency swap (Category: Breaking News)
- President to visit Pakistan on Feb 10 (Category: Breaking News)
- President visit to Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka’s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF’s program in the country, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the IMF that was released, Wednesday. The proposed Non-Governmental Organizations (Registration and Supervision) Act is among several recent and […]
- UN concerned over arrest of Muslim women in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Significant human rights abuses recorded in Sri Lanka in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Spotlight sought on urgent human rights challenges in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US calls for victim centered reconciliation initiatives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF Should Oppose Restrictions On Freedom of Expression & Civil Society Groups: HRW appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Reject New Counterterrorism Bill: Proposed Law Breaks Government Pledge To End Abuse – HRW (Category: Breaking News)
- Change Of Presidents Did Not Lead To Any Improvement In Human Rights: HRW (Category: Breaking News)
- HRW says Sri Lanka failed to meet obligations linked to GSP+ scheme (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cracking down on dissent, threats of violence, intimidation: HRW (Category: Breaking News)
Starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza, the EU’s foreign policy chief has claimed. Joseph Borrell described the lack of aid entering the territory as a “manmade” disaster. A Spanish ship carrying desperately needed food supplies has left Cyprus for Gaza, but the UN says this cannot replace the delivery of […]
- WHO says children starving to death in northern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 100 reported killed in crowd near Gaza aid convoy (Category: Breaking News)
- US and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy The most disconcerting aspect of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s book, ‘The Conspiracy to Oust Me’, released recently, is not about what the book says or does not say. Instead, it is about the absence of a formal book-launch function, like the one, his chosen Defence Secretary, Gen. Kamal Gunaratne, had organised […]
- Can Judiciary help break the dead-lock? (Category: Breaking News)
- An Independence Day fete Ranil may still like to forget (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt sans governance: Securing Sri Lanka from Sri Lankans (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics after the protests (Category: Breaking News)
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- Rise & Fall Of Nationalism In North & South (Category: Breaking News)
- Ground Discontents Not Removed By Reconciliation Moves (Category: Breaking News)
- The Hardware & Software Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Dream Team For National Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
Tuesday 12th March, 2024 Dirty, divisive politics does not spare anything in this country. Even religious institutions are divided along party lines, and some of them are at daggers drawn. Politics has torn many families asunder. Politicians are driven by expediency, and never do the government and the Opposition close ranks for the sake of […]
- Sri Lanka s economy contracted 7.8% in 2022 - report (Category: Breaking News)
- Bishops urge relief package for poor (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Ranil knows what to do’ (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Effective management of climate vulnerability jeopardized by political instability’ (Category: Breaking News)
Peter Breuer, Chief of IMF Mission to Sri Lanka has claimed that the Sri Lankan economy is showing signs of progress. The monetary and fiscal measures like tax increases and particularly the debt moratorium may have resulted in giving some breathing space for the country to recover from the period of extreme hardship caused by […]
- Crashing economies and the South’s narrowing foreign policy options (Category: Breaking News)
- Need for new economic policy for poor countries (Category: Breaking News)
- Dr. Nicholas advises Lanka against swallowing IMF dope (Category: Breaking News)
- Pitfalls of export-led growth (Category: Breaking News)
by Jehan Perera The northern town of Vavuniya which was once at the front lines of the war is now a peaceful and bustling urban centre. Its physical infrastructure leaves much to be desired, with rundown buildings, and open drains that emit a foul odour. Vavuniya has not had the fortune of a political patron […]
- PRESIDENT’S NEED TO BUILD TRUST AT ALL LEVELS TO GET REFORMS THROUGH (Category: Breaking News)
- Forge National Unity Based On Inclusion Than Exclusion (Category: Breaking News)
- First things first (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez, TNA discuss reconciliation, political prisoners, lands (Category: Breaking News)
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