report in The Daily FT, Dec 27, 2023The dominant Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has listed 10 conditions or goals for aspirants of Presidency under its mandate. Sources said the conditions have been listed by the SLPP hierarchy. So far only business leader-turned national list Parliamentarian Dhammika Perera has been speculated as the SLPP’s candidate for the next Presidential election. However, SLPP General Secretary went public last week saying the party is considering a few…
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Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 23, 2023 at 9:09 PMThe UN High Commissioner for Refugees called on Pakistan to stop the deportation of Afghan refugees, saying they face harsh winter conditions and an existing humanitarian crisis. “UNHCR is calling upon the government of Pakistan to halt these mass numbers of returns during this harsh season of winter because the cold in Afghanistan is really deadly and it can take lives,” the agency’s regional spokesman, Babar…
by Imran Adnan in The Express Tribune, Oct 10, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has vehemently decried what it termed the “unlawful, unconstitutional, and inhumane treatment” endured by former premier and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who is now considered a “prisoner of conscience” during his incarceration. On Monday, the PTI core committee strongly criticised the ongoing actions of what it referred to as “kangaroo courts” handling “false and fabricated cases” against Imran Khan. The committee expressed…
REPORT IN DAHAKA TIBUNE, APR 12, 2023The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has approved the import of films made in the languages of Indian subcontinent on five conditions including export of films made by Bangladesh. An office order signed by Information and Broadcasting Ministry Deputy Secretary (Films) Saiful Islam was issued in this regard on Tuesday. However, maximum 10 movies will be allowed to be imported in the first year against export of 10 movies,…
report in Daily FT, Mar 18, 2023Consumers remain very pessimistic, with a small recovery in current buying conditions as per the Institute for Health Policy (IHP) February 2023 update of its Consumer Confidence Indices. Generated from its Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS), it revealed that consumer confidence, which was already deeply pessimistic, continued to worsen in February, with the Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) declining 3 points to reach 12. The ICS is the…
report in The Sunday Times, Feb 26, 2023A tumultuous week saw uncertainties becoming realities one after another. A raise in power tariffs, now effective, will add to the woes of Sri Lankans. It became clear this week that the increase was the last of the 15 conditions to be met for the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Extended Fund Facility of US$ 2.9 billion. Professor Shantha Devarajan, one of the advisors to the government on matters…