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Thursday 18th August 2022 Speculation is rife that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is planning to return to Sri Lanka. The question, however, is not whether he is coming, but what he is doing overseas. The anti-government protesters who engineered his ouster called upon him to ‘go home’; they did not ask him to flee the […]
- Dullas: Ranil making same mistakes as Gotabaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota to return on Saturday? (Category: Breaking News)
- President at beck and call of Rajapaksas – Sajith (Category: Breaking News)
- Kiriella alleges tax concessions granted to GR’s election funders (Category: Breaking News)
Market down for 2nd time in 14 straight sessions
- Sri Lanka Nestlé unit’s profit up 34% amid net financial expenses jump (Category: Breaking News)
- Bourse up on strong earnings; Rupee weaker (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s IOC unit reports Rs12.3 bn in Sept 2022 profits (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain for third straight session led by market heavyweights (Category: Breaking News)
Market has been on the rise due political stability hope after months of protests
- Sri Lanka stocks gain on financials; Sampath Bank leads (Category: Breaking News)
- Record breaking Stock Market (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks slip in first-hour trade (Category: Breaking News)
The index has risen 19.6% in the last 12 sessions
- Sri Lanka bourse slips ahead of policy rates, IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain for third straight session led by market heavyweights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs127bn in bonds, 2032 on tap at 30.09-pct (Category: Breaking News)
All Share Price Index (ASPI) rose 3.69% or 321.31 points to 9,027.48, its highest since March 31
- Sri Lanka bourse slips ahead of policy rates, IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain for third straight session led by market heavyweights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs127bn in bonds, 2032 on tap at 30.09-pct (Category: Breaking News)
The main stock index has risen 13.3% in the last 10 session.
- Toll Rate (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka spends Rs. 425 billion for North East development (Category: Breaking News)
- Hotel Buy (Category: Business)
- Debenture Rating (Category: Business)
Lanka IOC contributed around 40% or 1.99 billion to the market turnover.
- Sri Lanka shares fell in mid-day trade (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain on financials; Sampath Bank leads (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stx at 2-wk low; block deals boost activity (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s stocks fall in mid-day trade (Category: Breaking News)
Index has been gaining due to political stability hopes
- Toll Rate (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka spends Rs. 425 billion for North East development (Category: Breaking News)
- Hotel Buy (Category: Business)
- Debenture Rating (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 600 Articles Over 11 Years: What Did They Tell The Reading Public & Policymakers? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Facility? Is It Sufficient To Deliver Prosperity To Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
- My View Completes 13 Years: Still Batting & Not-Out Yet (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Acute Macro Imbalances: Ignore It At Your Own Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Acute Macro Imbalances: Ignore It At Your Own Peril (Category: Breaking News)
The key stock index has gained 9.3% in the last 7 sessions.
- Toll Rate (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka’s IOC unit reports Rs12.3 bn in Sept 2022 profits (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka tea sold at historical high prices in July 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka low-grown tea prices slips in June second week sale (Category: Breaking News)
Wickremesinghe says if no alternative, the govt will have to go with the IMF programme
- Sri Lanka’s JVP gen secy makes dubious claim on IMF deal, says loan “pittance” (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka former leftist leader blames IMF for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka trying to reduce overall debt by $17 Billion, president says (Category: Breaking News)
- Sabry: SL will get second tranche of IMF loan soon (Category: Breaking News)
Norway is concerned about the food and nutrition crisis in Sri Lanka. The Norwegian Government is providing NOK 13 million (approx. Rs. 490 million) to the World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sri Lanka to address food, nutrition and protection needs of the most vulnerable […]
- UN ramps up its urgent humanitarian appeal for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Norway decides to close Embassy in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN secures $101.5 million for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 56,000 children in Sri Lanka suffering from malnutrition (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)
Calls for unity in a country torn apart by nationalism and monetary instability
- Selected imports to be restricted to balance payments for fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president, PM, opposition leader support proposed UN-monitored reforms: Victor Ivan (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- PM warns Sri Lanka facing threat of hitting rock bottom (Category: Breaking News)
Selected imports will be restricted to balance payments for fuel, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. The President told Parliament that the immediate requirement before the country is fuel. “While appreciating the international assistance in addressing the fuel shortage, it in timely that we now initiate a system for such importation from our own export income […]
- Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe parliament address – full text (Category: Breaking News)
- NMSJ concerned about arrests (Category: Breaking News)
- Is Sri Lanka Becoming A Police State? Government Efforts To Delegitimise Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state's government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund.The post IMF says Sri Lanka needs to talk with China about debt restructuring appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
- China tells IMF willing to take constructive part in debt talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring: China expected to inform its support to IMF today (Category: Breaking News)
- China gives assurances to the IMF that it will support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
- India ‘strongly supports’ Sri Lanka debt restructuring plan, it tells IMF (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state’s government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund. “China is a big creditor, and Sri Lanka has to engage proactively with it on a debt restructuring,” Krishna Srinivasan, director of the […]
- Rights group seeks arrest of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Club to give Sri Lanka financing assurances (Category: Breaking News)
- Bill to trim president’s powers likely to become law within weeks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April (Category: Breaking News)
Net foreign inflows hit its highest since March 30.
- Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields ease across maturities (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rupee guidance rate up by 95 cents; T-bill yields steady at weekly auction (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs50bn of Treasury bonds (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks fall after violent attack on protesters, profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
Investors are waiting for some positive news to enter market.
- Fuel prices increased (Category: Breaking News)
- Peliyagoda fish market complex inaugurated (Category: Breaking News)
- Coconut prices down (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs81bn in Treasuries, yields steady (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post July 1983 Pogrom: The Black Week That Devastatingly Impacted Sri Lanka Forever appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- July 1983 Riot: A Spontaneous Racial Outburst Or Planned Pogrom Or Both? (Category: Breaking News)
- 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Prasanna Ranatunga’s Misguided Claims, The JVP & The Tragedy Of The Black July Riots, 1983 (Category: Breaking News)
- A Reflection On Forty Years Since The ‘Black July’ Anti-Tamil Pogrom In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The government defaulted an interest payment of 78 million US dollar of a sovereign bond on May 19
- Cross Asian (Category: Business)
- S&P downgrades two Sri Lanka sovereign bonds to ‘D’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sovereign rating at SD but ISBs downgraded to ‘D’ by S&P (Category: Breaking News)
- Reserve Investment (Category: Business)
Market sees fall after military attacked protesters last week
- Sri Lanka shares edge up from 1-mo lows amid foreign outflows (Category: Breaking News)
- Development as the key to stability (Category: Breaking News)
- Toll Rate (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka bourse performs Asia's best in 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
Analysts expect market to fall if protests build up in future after Friday's attack by the military
- Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields ease across maturities (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka rupee guidance rate up by 95 cents; T-bill yields steady at weekly auction (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs50bn of Treasury bonds (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s rupee guidance peg edges down; yields in govt securities pick up (Category: Breaking News)
Jinping believes that Sri Lanka will be able to overcome temporary difficulties under Wickremesinghe
- Jacqueline signs Titan deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka 'chokers' in World Cup finals? (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: money laundering in sri lanka airport (Category: Video)
- Video: Araliyagaha House in sri lanka (Category: Video)
Gunawardena is the third prime minister of Sri Lanka since May 9 amid political crisis.
- SL must help toward peaceful settlement in the Maldives: Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Prime Minister to present roadmap for Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
- PM tells Parliament Sri Lanka has paid foreign debt for 2020 (Category: Breaking News)
He lost the election, but became the president using the bonus seat.
- Whither Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Has Harin Fernando Lost His Credibility? (Category: Breaking News)
- Abeywardana fills vacant seat of Wickremesinghe after Sri Lanka president vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
Market hopes an all-party government under new president could ease political crisis.
- Toll Rate (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka spends Rs. 425 billion for North East development (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan government allocates over US$ 2 billion for Defence Ministry in Appropriation Bill fo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hotel Buy (Category: Business)
Race between Ranil and Dullas
- Sri Lanka opposition move to express parliament’s dissatisfaction with president defeated (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ruling party MP Ranjith Bandara appointed COPE chair (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian shipment of rice, milk powder, medicines worth 2bn arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s US$74 rice grant to reach Sri Lanka by end June (Category: Breaking News)
As the Sri Lankan political crisis continues to rage, China has not made any comments and this has made it evident that the ouster of the Rajapaksa family from power is set to have long-term implications for the Chinese, media reports said. In more than half a century for which the Rajapaksas held
- Chinese role in the Sri Lankan crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- by Arundathie Abeysinghe U.S., Japan, India and Australia ready to intervene to prevent Sri Lank... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to discuss debt restructuring with China (Category: Breaking News)
- 1,000 MT of rice donated by China arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
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