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[…]The post Pohottuwa’s Suicidal Plunge appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- How President Gotabaya Got To Geneva (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating The GR Regime Requires ‘Peopleizing’ The Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating The GR Regime Requires ‘Peopleizing’ The Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating The GR Regime Requires ‘Peopleizing’ The Opposition (Category: Breaking News)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt.The post Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shot and wounded in ‘clear assassination’ attempt appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka -...
- Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan wounded in shooting at convoy - report (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan s Imran Khan to resume protest after recovering from shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan bans airing of Imran Khan speeches, suspends TV channel (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrested, aides call for nationwide protest (Category: Breaking News)
Violence cannot be justified, under any circumstances. Therefore, the practice of referring to the JVP bids to topple the governments of the late Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike (April 1971) and JRJ and Ranasinghe Premadasa (1987-1990) as southern insurrections should be stopped. The armed forces and police defeated the JVP and LTTE terrorism. Several other Tamil terrorist […]
- India, too, should be investigated -Int’l HR organisations (Category: Breaking News)
- Westminster event declares support for Canadian action against Rajapaksa brothers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s foreign policy dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Will UK’s new PM deliver justice for Tamils?’ (Category: Breaking News)
Ninety seven per cent of the respondents in a survey of Sri Lanka’s PR industry carried out in October by the Asia-Pacific chapter of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), the world’s largest and influential PR body, state that the local PR industry has got competitive over the recent years, with pricing, industry connections […]
- Print media the most preferred channel among Lankan PR professionals: survey (Category: Breaking News)
- Survey reveals Lankan PR agencies see AI as a game-changer, emphasizes need for technical know-h... (Category: Breaking News)
- PRCA APAC findings reveals the state of the PR industry in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ISOBAR Sri Lanka sweeps the boards at SLIM Digis 2.2 as the Most Awarded Agency (Category: Breaking News)
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Uurumaya, MP Udaya Gammanpila, yesterday said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given a post of Presidential Adviser on Climate Change to Eric Solheim who had been sacked by the UN for wasting funds. Addressing the media in Colombo, Gammanpila said that so-called peace envoy Solheim has re-emerged as the Presidential […]
- Invite global renewable energy organizations to Sri Lanka  Solheim (Category: Breaking News)
- NP Governor receives assurance from Erik Solheim (Category: Breaking News)
- Norway’s Sri Lanka peace process evaluation presented (Category: Breaking News)
- EC: Prez poll can’t be put off (Category: Breaking News)
The APAC chapter of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), the world’s largest and influential PR body, carried out a survey during October with the view of understanding and informing on the state of the PR industry in Sri Lanka. The survey was carried out among 33 leaders and senior executives from over local […]
- PRCA APAC appoints Country Representative for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Thanzyl Thajudeen joins PRCA Asia Pacific Regional Board (Category: Breaking News)
- MullenLowe Group Sri Lanka Contributes to Soaring Global Network Ranking of Effie Effectiveness (Category: Breaking News)
- PRovoke Media recognizes PR Wire as Asia-Pacific’s “Best Agency to Work For” for second consecut... (Category: Breaking News)
Print media has retained its supremacy as the most preferred channel among public relations (PR) professionals in Sri Lanka over other channels online, social media, TV/radio, and others, reveals a survey by the Asia Pacific branch of the world’s largest professional PR body- the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA).The survey carried out with the […]
- Survey reveals Lankan PR agencies see AI as a game-changer, emphasizes need for technical know-h... (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Pricing, industry connections and influence playing key roles in SL’s PR industry’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Squire (Category: Business)
- PRCA APAC findings reveals the state of the PR industry in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has reiterated that a handful of persons who advised President Gotabaya Rajapaksa caused the unprecedented economic meltdown. Sabry has alleged that politicians, officials, public sector as well as the trade unions are responsible for the crisis
- Sri Lanka to conclude debt restructuring in time for next IMF tranche  Ali Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s biggest lesson from economic crisis was fiscal discipline  Ali Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Sabry to participate in World Economic Forum in China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ideal to facilitate platform for blockchain project  Ali Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Profound & The Profane appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Books Release – International Day Of Universal Access To Information, September 28th, 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Hilton Colombo celebrates the 28th Year of the original Oktoberfest (Category: Breaking News)
- Teens arrested for highway crime (Category: Breaking News)
- Seven bodies found in US search for missing teens (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Call For A May 9 Commission: Bring Gota, Mahinda & Basil Before A Parliamentary Commission appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Pohottuwa’s Suicidal Plunge (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Gota Mess Around With 13A? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Will Subramanian Swami‘s Visit Revive Racist Politics? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Indian-Israeli Involvement In Sri Lanka Is A Disaster (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cremating Muslim Covid Dead Bodies; Sri Lanka Is Right – Whole World Is Wrong? (Category: Breaking News)
by Goolbai Gunasekara The political scene changes from day to day….indeed from hour to hour it seems. Here are some thoughts on subjects being discussed among people like me who have no influence in politics but have plenty to say on the bizarre events that have shown a rich vein of eccentricity running through the […]
- Everyone should unite to make food security program a success - President (Category: Breaking News)
- Devolution might make police more politicised (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP: Ranil threatening stability of country by trying to put off polls (Category: Breaking News)
- People don’t vote rationally at general election held after presidential polls (Category: Breaking News)
crisis, lawmaker Siyambalapitiya warned that the government would be under IMF scrutiny this time [...
- State Minister Siyambalapitiya emphasises transparency in Sri Lanka’s IMF deal and debt restruct... (Category: Breaking News)
- Eran proposes raising PAYE threshold to Rs 200,000 a month (Category: Breaking News)
- Shocking claim in House: Bandula reveals how sugar importers, their henchmen trapped Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. MP slams Finance Ministry over gaping holes in tax collection system (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Problem Of The People appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
"But this time, because of this special situation that money can be used to finance the fiscal deficit as well."
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cenbank says met all end-March IMF targets (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cenbank says met all end-March IMF targets (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cenbank says met all end-March IMF targets (Category: Breaking News)
That means authorities we should not talk about debt restructuring parameters
- Sri Lanka has no final decision yet on domestic debt re-structuring (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka would be able to use new IMF funding for budget: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rupee bonds see initial interest from foreign investors (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects to wrap up staff-level agreement with IMF end-August: CBSL (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Robber Barons Fear The Rejuvenated ‘Aragala’ Spirit! (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics & Death Of Sanath Nishantha: Some Sombre Lessons & Reflections (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Witch-Hunting Mudalige, Ranil-Rajapaksa Repression & the Opposition’s Convoluted, Collaborationist, Confusion appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Aragalaya After Ranil: Re-Booting The Revolution (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Policy Train-Wreck, Opposition Own-Goals, Dullas-GL Game-Changer (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Just Mummified Himself & Embalmed The UNP, So What Should A Democratic Opposition Do? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Just Mummified Himself & Embalmed The UNP, So What Should A Democratic Opposition Do? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Despot President Was Replaced By A Tyrant In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Preventing Crooks From Entering The Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Immediate Governmental Actions Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Politicians—Constitutional Amendment Mess (Category: Breaking News)
- Anarchy & Abuse Of Power By Politicians (Category: Breaking News)
We run on this page today an article written by a retired Major General of the Sri Lanka Army who argues forcefully that the Aragalaya protesters were NOT repeat NOT peaceful. Over the weeks and months of the protest, which now appears to be fizzling out, although contrary claims that it will continue persist, the […]
- CBK: Ranil fears electoral defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- As UN General Assembly Convenes, Leading Senators Unveil Resolution Urging International Coopera... (Category: Breaking News)
- British MP calls for global arrest warrant against Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith visits Stalin in police custody (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Aragalaya & Morality appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why I Don’t Support The Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (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 Pelosi’s Pivot As Cold War & Colonialism Rebound: Blue-Greenwash In The Indian Ocean appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan completely justified: CTA’s Penpa Tsering (Category: Breaking News)
- China to skip meeting with US Secretary in Cambodia amid tensions over Pelosi’s visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Climate Colonialism At CoP 28: Carbon Laundering Via Green Bondscams? (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 5th August 2022 Sri Lanka’s struggle to shore up its crumbling economy continues, and there are no signs of promised foreign assistance materialising anytime soon. The Cabinet has just retained the services of some foreign firms for external debt restructuring, which is one of the main conditions for the IMF bailout package. When the […]
- Sri Lanka relaxes dollar conversion requirement for service exporters (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL relaxes mandatory conversion requirement on service export proceeds (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exporters say committed to repatriating funds (Category: Breaking News)
- Why record export earnings may not be good news (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 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)
[…]The post Poor Governance: Lack Of Policies To Overcome The Crises appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Current System & Unlawful Actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Options For Interim Govt. To Overcome The Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya: Manufactured Economic Crisis & Peoples’ Suffering (Category: Breaking News)
- President Must Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Time-Machine appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Aragalaya After Ranil: Re-Booting The Revolution (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Ranil Resign!’: Awaken Aragalaya 3.0 (Category: Breaking News)
- How To Stop Ranil’s Constitutional Coup & Counter-Revolution (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating Gota-Ranil: Re-Thinking The Aragalaya & Left Strategy (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Nanayakkare There is still possibility for Sri Lanka to arrive at a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by August 2022 to qualify for an extended fund facility, but the new government will need to demonstrate its ability to implement the required policies within an agreed upon time frame.” the […]
- Central Bank eyeing USD 8 -10 billion currency reserves in 3-4 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Diesel shipment that arrived in Colombo on 16 July still not paid for want of dollars (Category: Breaking News)
- USD 2.9bn IMF loan facility: Govt. confident of completing process early next year (Category: Breaking News)
- Asian Century will not happen if China and India could not join hands – Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
warns electorate not to expect early general election By Shamindra Ferdinando Veteran politician DEW Gunasekera (22) said that there must have been a tacit understanding between the new Sri Lankan administration and the Western camp, regarding the deployment of the military and the police to remove Galle Face protesters in the early hours of yesterday. […]
- CP Chief calls for re-alignment of political forces to thwart Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Devananda throws his weight behind RW’s candidature (Category: Breaking News)
- DEW disappointed over disruption of COPE; AG acting in terms of Standing Orders (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
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