Sri Lanka budget aims to transform economy, help repay debt, Dissanayake says
Sri Lanka aims to transform its crisis-hit economy to prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President Anura Kumara ...
Sri Lanka expects economy to grow at 5%, repay all debt, Dissanayake says
Sri Lanka will focus on transforming its crisis-hit economy and prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President Anura ...
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake presents IMF-dictated austerity budget
Dissanayake cynically claimed that his government wants to establish the “economic sovereignty” of Sri Lanka, even as he is ...
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Clips that go around come around to haunt the speakers
No sooner had the police made the announcement than an old video clip of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake went viral. He ...
Dissanayake govt unveils first budget, eyes 5% growth for Sri Lanka in 2025
The Sri Lankan economy is expected to grow at 5 per cent in 2025, President Anura Dissanayake said Monday while presenting ...
Dissanayake Govt's First Budget Aims For 5% Economic Growth, Fiscal Reforms, And Wage Hikes
Introducing the budget, Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake said a budget is a "reflection of the government’s approach to ...
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USAID: Govt largest recipient; projects in four ministries hit
Data obtained from the Department of External Resources (ERD) reveal that since 2019, USAID has financed Sri Lankan ...
Sri Lanka expects economy to grow at 5%, repay all debt, President Dissanayake says
Sri Lanka aims to transform its economy and commence debt repayments by 2028, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated in ...
Opinion
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Neither socialism nor liberalism: It’s Economic Democracy
The Minister said the JVP-NPP rejects both extremes, i.e., the old Soviet system where the commanding heights of the economy were entirely in the hands of the State as well as the ‘neo-liberal’ ...
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Debate on 2nd reading of budget sees sparring over people-friendly vs IMF-friendly
The government had the opportunity to go down a new path by presenting a more people-friendly budget while still working ...
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Parties indicate willingness to end CFSL debacle
Sports Minister Sarath Kumara Gamage and Director General of Sports, Shemal Fernando have been named as respondents, whose legal representatives related to the court that they are agreeable to the ...
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Gang warfare and spate of killings highlight need to urgently curb the spread of narcotics trade
The pattern of targeted killings, particularly through shootings, points to the growing influence of the narcotics trade and ongoing gang wars. The fact that such a crime was carried out in a court ...