By SHIHAR ANEEZ in The Economy Next, Oct 19, 2023ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka needs to carefully navigate the fisheries industry in the Northern sea between India and China, the State Fisheries Minister said, as Beijing’s sea cucumber business is growing with more revenue amid increasing security concerns by Delhi and poaching of Indian fishermen. Hundreds of fishermen in Sri Lanka’s former northern war zone have switched to sea cucumber farming, a booming trade, in the…
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By Indika Sakalasooriya in Daily Mirror, Oct 13, 2023China has taken the front seat in Sri Lanka’s external debt restructuring process making a calculated move akin to a chessboard strategy, catching everyone off-guard, by entering a preliminary debt deal with the Sri Lanka authorities. Despite being Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral lender, China remained in shadows as Sri Lanka initiated negotiations with its creditors to restructure its debt, following a default on its foreign loans in…
Only a small number of Sri Lankans might have taken note of the recent reports that around 100 Indian fishermen and over a dozen Indian fishing vessels had been apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy for engaging in bottom trawling activities in the island’s waters during the first eight months of the year. Since this has been a routine issue that occasionally makes headlines, people of this country tend to ignore it as something that…
by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Oct 9, 2023Emboldened by the Supreme Court ruling that upheld the expulsion of Nazeer Ahamed from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leading to the termination of his parliamentary seat, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said it would seriously consider similar disciplinary action against around 25 of its MPs who broke ranks with it, a party official said. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the decision by…
report in Economy Next, Oct 6, 2023 at 08:09 pmSri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, who has tabled a controversial Online Safety Bill (OSB) in the parliament, has agreed to have broader consultation with key stakeholders before voting in the legislature. Opposition parties, media organizations, and social media activists have raised concerns over the government move to introduce the bill. Though the government initially said the expected legislation was to protect children and women…
report in ECONOMYNEXT, Sept 30, 2023 at 9:23 pm– The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) in a statement on the Online Safety Bill, said that the existing legal regime is adequate to deal with instances of harmful speech, making it unjustifiable to enact such “stringent laws”. The Council called upon the government to withdraw the bill immediately. The body expressed “deep concern” over the proposed bill, detailing its potential to curtail freedom of…
report in The Island, Sept 30, 2023China will continue to firmly support Sri Lanka in pursuing a development path that suits its own national conditions, getting rid of the “poverty trap” and the “trap of non-development”, and safeguarding its independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national dignity, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said at the 74th National Day Reception of the People’s Republic of China on Thursday. Given below are excerpts of the Chinese Ambassador’s speech: “Right now,…
report in Daily News, Sept 30, 2023Former President Mahinda Rajapaska yesterday said that there should be a change in the leadership of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), if the need arises. When the former President was asked about the veracity of the news on social media about imminent change of the SLPP leadership, said that he is not aware of any change in the leadership. The President was speaking to the media after calling on…
by Rhiannon Ingle in Lad Bible, Sept 29, 2023 at 10:19 hrs BST A British woman has been trapped in Sri Lanka for 13 months and is now left ‘out of hope’. Kayleigh Fraser, 35, from St Andrews, was visiting the country to study botanical medicine and began sharing videos online of the ‘Aragalaya’ (‘Struggle’ in Sinhalese) protests. Fraser, who had been living abroad for over a year, had her home on the South Asian…
by Kelum Bandara in Daily Mirror, Sept 21, 2023 is reported to have stood his ground, refusing to allocate any more Cabinet portfolios despite persistent requests from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Daily Mirror learns. The president has continuously resisted requests to increase the size of the Cabinet even despite some MPs such as S.B. Dissanayake warning to explore ways to topple the government. The position has been taken over concerns that such a…
report on adaderana.lk, Sept 15, 2023 at 4pmPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a three-member committee to investigate the allegations in the documentary aired by British television network Channel 4 on the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka. The committee, chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice S.I. Imam, consists of retired Air Force Commander A.C.M. Jayalath Weerakkody and President’s Counsel Harsha A.J. Soza PC. On September 06, Channel 4 aired a controversial documentary containing…