Experten rechnen mit Staatspleite

[Premasiri]

Eigentlich eine gute Frage. Bei der derzeitigen Situation und Entwicklung im Land, bei all den Nachrichten, müsste sie ein wenig überspitzt aber lauten:
Wie sollen die Menschen, allen voran Kinder und Jugendliche, in diesem Land zukünftig überhaupt noch leben, überleben und hoffnungsvoll in die Zukunft blicken?

Genau darum lassen viele Junge SL hinter sich und suchen eine Arbeit im Ausland.

 

[Hänschen]

Indische Delegation besucht Sri Lanka, um die Krise zu bewerten

Statt Kreditlinien drängt Indien hier auf Projekte​

Ein vierköpfiges indisches Team, das am Donnerstag während eines Wirbelwindbesuchs Gespräche in Colombo führte, wies darauf hin, dass es an der Zeit sei, auf eine schnellere Umsetzung indischer Projekte zu drängen, anstatt Sri Lanka mehr Kreditlinien anzubieten.

Die Delegation wurde von Außenminister Vinay Kwatra geleitet und umfasste hochrangige Beamte des indischen Finanzministeriums. Es wurden separate Gespräche mit Präsident Gotabaya Rajapaksa und Premierminister Ranil Wickremesinghe geführt. Das Team kaufte auch nach neuen indisch geführten Projekten, wie die Sunday Times erfährt.

Zu den Unternehmungen, die Indien beschleunigen möchte, gehören die Mannar-Pooneryn-Windkraftwerke, die Adani Green Energy Limited gewährt wurden; das West Container Terminal, an dem Adani Ports eine Mehrheitsbeteiligung hält; und das geplante Joint-Venture-Solarkraftwerk in Sampur mit der indischen National Thermal Power Corporation. Im Januar unterzeichneten Indien und Sri Lanka auch eine neue Vereinbarung, die es einem Joint Venture ermöglicht, einen Großteil der Tanks im Öltanklager in Trincomalee zu entwickeln.

Es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass mehr Kredite aus Indien für Kraftstoff gesichert werden, enthüllten auch Quellen und fügten hinzu, dass es einen Swap von 1 Milliarde US-Dollar geben könnte, aber nicht für Öl. ...

Instead of credit lines, India pushing for projects here

www.sundaytimes.lk

Das hat man sich sicherlich ganz anders vorgestellt.

 

[Pak Bahasa]

Railways want 50% fare hike​

Written by Amani Nilar
26 Jun, 2022 | 11:04 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Railway Department says a request has been put before the Cabinet to increase the train fares by 50%.

The Spokesperson of the Department, Deputy General Manager of Railways Gamini Seneviratne stated that the Department has been unable to cover the cost of fuel incurred despite the increase in the number of daily train rides, due to the low fare charged from passengers.

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Railways want 50% fare hike

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[Karpatensau]

Man bekommt ein mulmiges Gefühl nach SL zu fahren,aber wir haben jetzt ein Appartment gebucht und die nächsten 3 Wochen wird der Flug gebucht.
Wir wollen auch die 90 Tage ausreizen,in Dt Land ist halt die Gasversorgung gefährdet in SL Schwitzen wir dann , weil es Power Cut geben wird.

 

[Pak Bahasa]

Bus Associations seek fare hike​

Written by Amani Nilar
26 Jun, 2022 | 10:15 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The All Ceylon Private Bus Owners Association has requested for a bus fare increase, citing that the price of a liter of diesel has risen by Rs. 60/-.

Accordingly, the General Secretary of the All Ceylon Private Bus Owners Association, Anjana Priyanjith stated that the private bus owners and consumers equally have been inconvenienced by the current economic crisis.

Therefore, he emphasized that the yearly increase of bus fares should take place after taking the fuel price hikes into consideration, and therefore bus fares should increase by 35%.

He also stated that only 1,000 private buses out of 20,000 buses are in operation today (26).

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Bus Associations seek fare hike

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[Pak Bahasa]

Colombo, and City schools closed from 27th to 1st​

Written by Amani Nilar
26 Jun, 2022 | 6:21 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Education has decided to NOT open schools in the Colombo Zone and City schools across all provinces from 27th June until 1st of July.

The decision has been reached in view of the difficulties faced in fuel distribution.

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Colombo, and City schools closed from 27th to 1st

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[Premasiri]

Wieder müssen die Schüler unter der Treibstoffkrise leiden....gerade die Schüler haben es sehr nötig das sie weiter gefördert werden.

 

[Pak Bahasa]

Green Light from Defence Ministry for Cargo Ferry Service between KKS and Tamil Nadu​

Written by Zulfick Farzan
27 Jun, 2022 | 12:41 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry has granted its approval to launch a cargo ferry service between Kankasanthurai and Tamil Nadu.

Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda said that permission was granted for the commencement of a Cargo Ferry service between KKS and the Karaikal Port, and Port of Pondicherry in Tamil Nadu.

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Green Light from Defence Ministry for Cargo Ferry Service between KKS and Tamil Nadu

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry has granted its approval to launch a cargo ferry service between Kankasanthurai and Tamil Nadu. Fisheries - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results...

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[Pak Bahasa]

How will transport services operate from Tuesday (28)?​

Written by Zulfick Farzan
27 Jun, 2022 | 10:09 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Minister decided that ONLY essential services will operate from midnight today (27) to the 10th of July.

Here’s what we know so far on the operations of services:

Lanka Private Bus Owners Association said that it is unsure about operating its fleet from Tuesday (27).

The National Transport Commission said that it would operate buses based on the fuel availability.

Sri Lanka Railways said that it would operate its trains as per the existing time table.

All schools in the Colombo region, schools in the suburbs of the Western Province and in major cities in other provinces will be closed until July 10th.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation will ONLY issue Diesel and Petrol for essential services with effect from midnight on Monday (27).

These services include Ports, Airports, Health, Food Distribution, Agriculture, said Minister Bandula Gunawardena.

How will transport services operate from Tuesday (28)?

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Minister decided that ONLY essential services will operate from midnight today (27) to the 10th of July. Here's - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results...

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[Pak Bahasa]

CAN SRI LANKA SURVIVE?​

Written by Staff Writer
28 Jun, 2022 | 2:39 PM

CAN SRI LANKA SURVIVE?

By: Angelo Patrick

1. Underlying causes for the economic collapse

a). Unsustainable fiscal deficit

Long years of allocation of money for unproductive expenditure (Eg: even long after the war was over, defense had the highest budget allocation), continually sustaining loss-making State-Owned Enterprises (Sri Lankan airlines), Capital expenditure which yielded no return (Eg: Mattala airport, Hambantota port, Nelum Pokuna tower and Convention Centre), lifelong subsidies for fuel, power, fertilizer.

b) Funding the above with Printed money

Fueling inflation and damaging the exchange rate by creating an excessive demand for dollars through cheap money

c) Decline in Revenue

Indiscriminate tax exemptions and lowering of tax rates resulted in Revenue which accounted for 20% of GDP in 1990’s and declined to 8% now, thereby resulting in unsustainable fiscal deficits.

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CAN SRI LANKA SURVIVE?

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[Pak Bahasa]

Bus Associations seek fare hike​

Written by Amani Nilar
26 Jun, 2022 | 10:15 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The All Ceylon Private Bus Owners Association has requested for a bus fare increase, citing that the price of a liter of diesel has risen by Rs. 60/-.

Accordingly, the General Secretary of the All Ceylon Private Bus Owners Association, Anjana Priyanjith stated that the private bus owners and consumers equally have been inconvenienced by the current economic crisis.

Therefore, he emphasized that the yearly increase of bus fares should take place after taking the fuel price hikes into consideration, and therefore bus fares should increase by 35%.

He also stated that only 1,000 private buses out of 20,000 buses are in operation today (26).

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Bus Associations seek fare hike

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Bus Fares will be revised from 1st July​

Written by Teena Marian
28 Jun, 2022 | 10:37 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Transport Commission (NTC) says that bus fares will be revised from the 1st of July.

The Director of the National Transport Commission (NTC) Commander (Rtd) Dr. Nilan Miranda said no decision has been reached on how the revision will take place.

Meanwhile, the Superintendent of Railways Gamini Seneviratne said that trains are operating throughout the day as usual.

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Bus Fares will be revised from 1st July

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Cabinet nod to revise railway transport charges​

Written by Teena Marian
28 Jun, 2022 | 1:32 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to revise the railway charges for passenger transport, goods transport, and postal transport.

Sri Lanka Railways had adopted a concessionary payment system for passenger transport in terms of state policies.

However, due to the rapid price hike of fuel experienced recently, the recurrent loss of the Department is on the rise too.

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Cabinet nod to revise railway transport charges

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[Pak Bahasa]

City Schools closed until 10th July​

Written by Teena Marian
28 Jun, 2022 | 1:19 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); All schools in the Colombo region, schools in the suburbs of the Western Province, and in major cities in other provinces will be closed until July 10th.

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City Schools closed until 10th July

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[Pak Bahasa]

Sri Lanka seeks Fuel Credit Line from Qatar​

Written by Teena Marian
28 Jun, 2022 | 7:03 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Power and Energy Kachana Wijesekera says that he met with the Deputy Director-General of the Qatar Fund for Development and discussed a possible Credit Line facility for Petroleum and Gas supply.

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Sri Lanka seeks Fuel Credit Line from Qatar

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[Pak Bahasa]

Public questions Police, leading to overnight queue being dispersed​

Written by Amani Nilar
28 Jun, 2022 | 4:52 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Police took steps to respond in a violent and an angry manner in Matale when the people who were staying in queue proceeded to question the Police personnel on refueling personal vehicles under the essential services order.

Police were seen acting in a violent manner when the people, some who were queued up since 7 PM last night, were demanded to leave.

The Police dispersed the crowd which was in queues overnight, some having to push their vehicles as they had no fuel to travel back home.

Public questions Police, leading to overnight queue being dispersed

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[Hänschen]

Bei all den negativen Meldungen kann man nur an die Vernunft der Menschen appellieren, ruhig zu bleiben. Gewalt ist das falsche Mittel zum Ziel, so bitter die Situation auch sein mag.

 

[Pak Bahasa]

Postal Services limited to three-days a week​

Written by Teena Marian
28 Jun, 2022 | 8:38 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); All postal services have been restricted to three days.

Post-Master General Ranjith Ariyaratne said that all post and sub-post offices will be open only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

The offices will be open from 8.00 AM to 4.00 PM on the relevant days, said the Post Master General.

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Postal Services limited to three-days a week

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[Pak Bahasa]

‘List from higher-up’ to issue fuel for luxury SUVs from Kolonnawa Terminal​

Written by Zulfick Farzan
29 Jun, 2022 | 5:07 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); A News 1st inquiry revealed that the Kolonnawa Terminal of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation issues fuel for vehicles included in a ‘List’ sent by someone higher-up.

Just like on Tuesday (28), a large number of vehicles were seen entering the premises on Wednesday (29) for fuel, and then exiting the premises with a full tank.

Most of the vehicles had to park and wait outside the Kolonnawa Terminal of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation as the parking lot had run out of space, and News 1st camera’s also captured scenes of fuel being taken away in large barrels.

When News 1st visited the premises today (29) our team was directed to a person who was assigned to issue passes and he noted that the luxury SUVs, Defender Jeeps that pump fuel from the Kolonnawa Terminal belong to the Ministerial Security Division, and a list to allow those vehicles pump fuel is received from higher-ups.

'List from higher-up' to issue fuel for luxury SUVs from Kolonnawa Terminal

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„Liste von oben" zur Ausgabe von Kraftstoff für Luxus-SUVs am Kolonnawa-Terminal
Geschrieben von: Zulfick Farzan
29 Jun, 2022 | 5:07 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Eine Untersuchung von News 1st hat ergeben, dass das Kolonnawa-Terminal der Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Treibstoff für Fahrzeuge ausgibt, die auf einer "Liste" stehen, die von jemand Höherem geschickt wurde.

Wie schon am Dienstag (28.) wurde auch am Mittwoch (29.) eine große Anzahl von Fahrzeugen gesehen, die auf das Gelände fuhren, um zu tanken, und dann mit vollem Tank das Gelände wieder verließen.

Die meisten Fahrzeuge mussten vor dem Kolonnawa-Terminal der Ceylon Petroleum Corporation parken und warten, da der Parkplatz nicht mehr ausreichte, und die Kameras von News 1st fingen auch Szenen ein, in denen Kraftstoff in großen Fässern abtransportiert wurde.

Als News 1st heute (29.) das Gelände besuchte, wurde unser Team an eine Person verwiesen, die für die Ausstellung von Ausweisen zuständig war, und er stellte fest, dass die Luxus-Geländewagen und Defender-Jeeps, die am Kolonnawa-Terminal Treibstoff abpumpen, der Abteilung für Ministerielle Sicherheit gehören, und dass eine Liste, die es diesen Fahrzeugen erlaubt, Treibstoff abzupumpen, von höheren Stellen erhalten wird.

 

[Hänschen]

Manche sind eben gleicher als andere....

Ob das wirklich alles Dienstfahrzeuge sind, darf bezweifelt werden.

 

[MA*R*CO]

Ob das wirklich alles Dienstfahrzeuge sind, darf bezweifelt werden.

luxury SUVs auch essential SUVs werden dringend für essential services gebraucht.

 

[Pak Bahasa]

World Bank assures support to Sri Lanka​

Written by Teena Marian
30 Jun, 2022 | 11:25 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The World Bank’s Country Director for Sri Lanka Faris Hadad-Zervos said that the World Bank would extend further support after reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

This was stated at a discussion between World Bank representatives and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo, yesterday(29).

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