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Hatch has joined forces with Draper Startup House to unveil Colombo’s first-ever co-living space. The space marks the first phase of Hatch’s strategic partnership with Draper Startup House, and was officially opened by Silicon Valley billionaire investor Tim Draper during his recent visit to Sri Lanka. Through this initiative, Hatch serves to encourage digital nomad […]
- Hatch Enters Partnership with Draper Startup House to Strengthen Sri Lanka’s Position as a Start... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch Opens Applications for AccelerateHer 2.0: An Accelerator Program for Budding Female Entrep... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch fund secures investment from Mountain Lion Ventures (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch and Sarvodaya launch “GoviLab” AgriTech Accelerator as part of National Agriculture Transf... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass – Waiting On IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – III (Category: Breaking News)
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Patali Champika Ranawaka has written to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Sri Lanka, questioning whether the recently introduced electricity tariffs and the fuel price hike is in accordance with the IMF criteria.
By Noah Berman A wave of darkness engulfed Pakistan on January 24 as its aging power grid strained to meet the country’s demand for electricity. The massive outage was the latest in a series of blackouts that have become a chronic symptom of Pakistan’s ailing and climate-vulnerable economy
- Pakistan: Imran Khan’s high-stakes election gamble (Category: Breaking News)
- Does The Proposed Contempt Of Court Bill Amount To 23rd Amendment To The Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s space success linked with its larger political, diplomatic goals: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian embassy in Kuwait organises beach cleaning drive, 500 volunteers take part (Category: Breaking News)
By C. A. Chandraprema We now live in a digital world dominated by the social media, where information or disinformation coming through our mobile phones has more to do with forming public opinion than the plainly visible and palpable reality and well-established facts and data. Sri Lanka recently marked the 75th Anniversary of its Independence in […]
- Stop intimidating judiciary,end undermining democracy,hold elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Rulers have reduced SL to nation of beggars – Cardinal (Category: Breaking News)
- Rulers have reduced SL to nation of beggars – Cardinal (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka needs to get back to growing its economy. It needs a new push towards development, one that harnesses good ideas and creates wealth for all its citizens. The name of the game is wealth creation – for all. Then governments will have something to tax! But somehow, little Sri Lanka hasn’t
- Gotabaya will return to Sri Lanka on Aug 24- Udayanga Weeratunga (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian President Putin s congratulatory message to President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukrainian president blames Russia for Sri Lanka crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian envoy perplexed by omission of Sri Lankans fighting for Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised the importance of having a proper plan to strengthen the country’s economy, during a meeting with businessmen and lawyers in the Kandy district.The post Having Proper plan to strengthen Sri Lanka’s economy is important – President
- Initial steps taken through budget to strengthen economy under five-year plan – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Once the Parliament approves IMF agreement, the main points will be passed into law – Sri Lanka ... (Category: Breaking News)
- President calls Opposition Party Leaders for crucial meeting on IMF proposals (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ballot Or Bloodbath? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Aragalaya & The Wijeweera Legacy: How The Lankan Left Could Win (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- President Should Be Responsible! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Repression Will Hit The JVP-NPP While It Indulges In Political Narcissism (Category: Breaking News)
The sixth “Operation Dost” flight has landed in Turkey, carrying emergency supplies, rescue personnel, sniffer dog squads, medicine and medical equipment, and other relief material. The devastating earthquake that inflicted huge loss of life and property has thrown normal life out of gear in both Turkey and Syria. Within hours, India responded with disaster relief […]
- Death toll in Turkey and Syria reaches 15,000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Army Sets Up Field Hospital In Quake-Hit Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
- Major quake kills over 200 across Turkey, Syria (Category: Breaking News)
- Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria – hundreds dead, many trapped (Category: Breaking News)
The economic and financial condition of Sri Lanka is very precarious at the moment. It has been facing the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The Sri Lankan economy is going through a high rate of inflation, a shortage of essential commodities including fuel and medicines
- China holds key to Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring to ease economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president wants China to dramatically change stance on debt relief (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must avoid China’s debt restructuring as Beijing is to seek preferential treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- US Treasury Secy assures support for Sri Lanka’s debt restructure: president’s office (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Tax! Tax!! Tax!!! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Journey Through The Rotten Bridge For The Reforms Of Government Expenditure (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim Budget 2022: Transformation Of The Economic Direction Of The Country (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections & Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Why The Sri Lankan Rupee Is Appreciating (Category: Breaking News)
By Saman Indrajith Sri Lanka needs a new Constitution that protects the rights of all citizens, and implementing 13A or 13+ is not a solution to the problems faced by the people, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, addressing Parliament, has said. A referendum should be held, on the new Constitution to be […]
- People don’t vote rationally at general election held after presidential polls (Category: Breaking News)
- Basil favours earlier parliamentary election and RW as presidential candidate (Category: Breaking News)
- Marikkar warns state officials acting illegally, Sajith threatens to get on the streets (Category: Breaking News)
- GL reiterates CC not part of Executive (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka is being seen as a harbinger of positive developments and an improved economic and financial situation for the island nation. Jaishankar during his visit to Sri Lanka reasserted India’s pursuit of the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and the belief in not […]
- Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India s External Affairs Minister arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘India tries to ensure ties across the world, except with China, Pakistan’ (Category: Breaking News)
- India will extend financing assurances to the IMF to clear the way for Sri Lanka to move forward... (Category: Breaking News)
Thursday 9th February, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who presented his government’s policy statement in Parliament, yesterday, sounded like a seasoned insurance sales agent with glib phrases rolling off his experienced tongue; he sought to scare the public and infuse them with hope, at the same time, to sell his policies. The knee-jerk reaction of the […]
- Rs. 100 bn cannot be raised with PAYE hike – Harsha (Category: Breaking News)
- Wajira says new tax formula meant to consolidate economy (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil delivers govt s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President reveals plans to exempt school essentials, medicines medical equipment from VAT (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has the potential to establish the green economy, specially by way of renewable energy, said President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing a High-Level event on Strategies and Actions to Accelerate Sri Lanka’s Transition to a Green Growth Pathway.The post Sri Lanka has initiated an action
- Opportune moment for investing in Sri Lanka’s renewable energy sector has arrived – President (Category: Breaking News)
- SL has initiated an action plan to ensure a Green Economy by 2050 - President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President address at the UNGA highlighting Sri Lanka’s journey to rebuild trust and gl... (Category: Breaking News)
- GGGI and Sri Lanka sign host country agreement (Category: Breaking News)
(loketa parakase, gedarata maragate ) “On 3 June, 1400, the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus entered Paris. By the showy standards of contemporary state visits, Manuel cut a sory figure. Accompanied by fewer than sixty of his own attendants, speaking nothing but Greek, mounted on a borrowed white charger and dependent for his travelling expenses […]
- Some teachers bid adieu to sari (Category: Breaking News)
- People in five districts advised to wear masks due to toxic air blowing from India (Category: Breaking News)
- A fable: Misappropriation Bill presented in Parliament of Sovereign Kleptocratic Republic of Cha... (Category: Breaking News)
- DGHS strongly recommends wearing face masks again, especially in congested places (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 75 Years Of Non-Democracy In Our Democratic Nation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Impetus For Aragalaya 2.0 – Transform From Vertical To A Horizontal Power Structure (Category: Breaking News)
- Springboarding From The Aragalaya To A New Nation We All Deserve (Category: Breaking News)
- Cockiness; What Price? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Legitimacy Of Law – Questioning The PSO & PTA (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Reflection: 75 Years Of Independence Lacked By The People Of Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 40 Years After The Anti-Tamil Pogrom Of July 1983: Root Causes Remain Unaddressed (Category: Breaking News)
- Economics Of Recovery & Politics Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Unitary Constitution For Sri Lanka Would Be Purposeless (Category: Breaking News)
- From B-C Pact To Ranil’s New Somersault (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Seventy Five Years Of Independence Or Curse appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
- Privatisation Of Public Assets Under Neoliberal Corporate Capitalism: Modern Evil (Category: Breaking News)
- Overview Of Covid-19, Infodemics & Development Of Vaccine (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Do What You Like Vs Like What You (Have To) Do! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
Neither the Cardinal, Bishops nor any representative from Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church would participate in the 75th Independence Day celebrations, on Saturday (February 04), as it is a ‘crime’ and waste of funds that is being committed against the citizens of Sri Lanka, Spokesman for the Archdiocese of Colombo, Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando stated.The post Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church to boy...
- Catholic Church to boycott Independence Day celebration (Category: Breaking News)
- Catholic Church condemns RWs comments (Category: Breaking News)
- Insult to Easter attack victims - Catholic Church deplores Tennakoon s appointment as Acting IGP (Category: Breaking News)
- Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando summoned by the CID (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan is gripped by a major economic crisis, with the rupee plummeting, inflation soaring and energy in short supply as IMF officials visit to discuss a vital cash injection.The post ‘We’ll end up like Sri Lanka’: Pakistan stares at economic collapse as IMF visits appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka needs laser-like focus on IMF programme implementation: Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan for Russian oil products (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaishankar conveys India’s commitment to increase investment flows to Sri Lanka to hasten econom... (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said regardless of the future elections, he wants to see a continuation of the economic reform path the country has embarked on, as it is the only way to come out of the current crisis.The post Sri Lanka’s Central Bank insists on staying on reform path regardless of election outcome appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking ...
- IMF process should continue whoever is in power – Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will have to go for another DDO strategy if targets of current plan not achieved – CBS... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must implement budget proposals to avoid return to crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor explains debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka was found to be more corrupt in 2022 than it was in the year 2021, according to the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International saw Sri Lanka’s rankings drop by 1 point in 2022 from the year 2021. The CPI has ranked Sri Lanka […]
- Sri Lanka drops further in corruption perceptions index (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes Asia recognises Sandra Wanduragala Founder Selyn (Category: Breaking News)
- D-day for Sri Lanka as IMF Executive Board meets to decide on EFF (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP appeals for assistance to help rebuild Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
India and Sri Lanka have been able to address the impact of a Chinese surveillance vessel’s visit to Hambantota port last year and Colombo is looking to New Delhi to help drive economic recovery through investments in key sectors such as energy, Sri Lankan envoy Milinda Moragoda said.The post Jaishankar’s visit reset bilateral relations, says Sri Lankan envoy appeared first on Sri Lanka News...
- Sri Lanka-India cooperation will heavily focus on connectivity, investment - Envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- HC Moragoda meets India s Petroleum Minister for bilateral energy cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- India steps up internationalisation of INR for Sri Lanka s economic recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months – envoy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Needs To Implement Pledges Before Elections appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Preparing For Free & Fair Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- A Coalition Of Power To Stay In Power Is Not What Country Needs (Category: Breaking News)
- President Needs Trust To Succeed In Problem Solving (Category: Breaking News)
- Calibrating The Time & Mode Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
The leader of the National People's Power (NPP), MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake has warned Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena that trying to obstruct the upcoming Local Government elections is a punishable offence.The post Obstructing Elections is a Punishable Offence – Anura warns Treasury Secretary appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Obstructing elections is a punishable offence  Anura warns Treasury Sec. (Category: Breaking News)
- President has no right to express opinion on legality of Local Government Election – Anura (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake selected as the next Presidential candidate of National People’s Power (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP flays President for summoning Election Commission members (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 18th January, 2023 The SLPP-UNP government has proved its rivals’ claim that it has failed. Its grandees never miss an opportunity to boast that their efforts to tackle the economic crisis have shown signs of reaching fruition soon. But Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardena has revealed the truth. Announcing some Cabinet decisions, at […]
- CMLS calls for talks with trade unions (Category: Breaking News)
- Economic Transformation Bill and Public Financial Management Bill presented to Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition to appoint alternative committee (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB asks President to hold early general election (Category: Breaking News)
By Zinara Rathnayake My mother is a good cook. My father is just slightly better. That’s how my younger sister would always describe my parents’ food. She’s right. My mother cooked delicious curries. But my father cooked the food we hold dear.My father grew up in Nabiriththawewa, a small village in Kurunegala. Unlike his two older […]
- A Sticky Sri Lankan Dessert Steeped in History (Category: Breaking News)
- In Sri Lanka . Lamprais keeps the Dutch Burgher legacy alive (Category: Breaking News)
- Purest food on earth? (Category: Breaking News)
- Maha ovita (My Grandfather’s Vegetable Plot ) (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that India’s response to cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s request for debt restructuring is expected by the end of this month. Sri Lanka, which is trying to secure a USD 2.9 billion bridge loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has been trying to to get financial assurances from its major creditors […]
- IMF says G20 Common Framework delivering for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Exim Bank of China and Sri Lanka discuss debt issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Interim-budget which meets IMF expectations presented to Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Foreign Minister to arrive in Sri Lanka next week (Category: Breaking News)
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