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LankaWeb – Sri Lanka’s long road to recovery
Oct 22, 2024 · R.M. Manivannan Courtesy The Strategist. The economic and political upheavals Sri Lanka has faced in recent years, including its 2022 debt default and the mass protests that ousted former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, serve as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by poor governance and rampant inequality.. A 2023 report by the International Monetary Fund attributes the country’s ongoing ...
Sri Lanka met with bondholders, aims to exit default as soon as ...
Oct 25, 2024 · Courtesy CNA WASHINGTON :Sri Lanka met this week with its bondholders in Washington to discuss a debt exchange as the South Asian country aims to emerge from default as soon as possible, central bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Friday. He said the talks, which happened on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank meetings in […]
Can Sri Lanka Balance IMF Reforms with Relief for Its Citizens?
2 days ago · Maria Tavernini Courtesy Reset Dialogues The sweeping majority secured by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition in the snap parliamentary election on November 14 marks a major shift in the country’s electoral landscape.Cutting across ethnic and religious differences, Sri Lankans swept the National People’s Power (NPP) front to a landslide victory, granting ...
LankaWeb – Sri Lankan president hopes to ramp up support in ...
Nov 14, 2024 · Courtesy VOA. New Delhi — Millions of Sri Lankans voted Thursday to choose a new parliament in a key election that will decide if the country’s new leftist president gets the mandate to push ahead with his agenda of improving lives for millions of people struggling with an economic downturn and stamping out corruption.
LankaWeb – Probe on corruption and asset concealment: …
Oct 24, 2024 · By Maheesha Mudugamuwa Courtesy The Morning The Government’s recent move to revisit allegations of corruption and asset concealment involving politically exposed persons has reignited discussions on Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption efforts, including the failures of the now-defunct Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID). Established in early 2015 to investigate large-scale financial ...
No money for public servants’ pay hike announced by ... - LankaWeb
Oct 29, 2024 · Courtesy The Daily Mirror. Colombo, October 29 (Daily Mirror)- The government reiterated today that no financial allocation had been made for any pay hike for public servants in keeping with the recommendations by the committee headed by Udaya R. Senevirathne despite a Cabinet decision taken by the previous rule.
LankaWeb – UNESCO SL NAT COM RECEIVES GROUND BREAKING …
Oct 28, 2024 · By Ama H. Vanniarachchy Courtesy CEYLON TODAY. Sri Lanka’s rich archaeological heritage is under serious threat, according to a recent research report titled Analytical Report on the Protection and Conservation of the Archaeological Heritage of National Importance of Sri Lanka – Volume I.”Sponsored by the Bauddhaloka Foundation (Guarantee) Ltd., this extensive report that covers eight ...
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka’s Passport Language Controversy: A Call for ...
Oct 23, 2024 · By Palitha Ariyarathna The recent changes by Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration regarding the language used in the new passport series have sparked important discussions among citizens and officials. While the decision to print passports primarily in English—with Sinhala and Tamil as secondary languages—aims to facilitate international travel, it has also raised ...
Security forces fully aware of Arugam Bay threat; Security …
Oct 23, 2024 · Courtesy Adaderana. Sri Lanka’s security forces were reportedly fully aware of the information warning of a possible attack targeting popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area, as mentioned in the U.S. Embassy’s security alert for …