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The Sale Of National Assets & State Owned Enterprises

My government had a pragmatic approach towards state owned assets and enterprises. If a state owned enterprise was making profits and providing a good service to the public, we saw no reason to privatize it.

8 hours ago

Colombo Telegraph

Modi’s Wolf Worrier Diplomacy Opens A Window For China In South Asia

“China will benefit from Iran’s diplomatic shift to South Asia and Modi’s Wolf Worrier Diplomacy.” “The recent victory of the pro-China political party in the Maldives will see China double its efforts to influence India’s surrounding nations.” “Why did the Sri Lankan Government lease out an International Airport to India and Russia?”

9 hours ago

Colombo Telegraph

Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock?

The MLB and ESG, (also called Green and Blue Bonds or DFNS), proposals for Sri Lanka’s $26 billion external debt restructuring have been made by the French accounting firm Lazard and Clifford and Chance that represent the colonial Club de Paris group of private creditors and ISB holders.

8 hours ago

Colombo Telegraph

The 2024 Presidential Election

In an election where there are only two candidates, this result will be immediately apparent. Where there are three candidates, the candidate who has received the lowest number of votes will be eliminated,

9 hours ago

Colombo Telegraph

Teflon Tiran & Visa Outsourcing

The old ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) system, which everyone requiring a visa on arrival had gotten used to, was gone, and a new VFS system that no one has heard of was in place. The change apparently had been implemented following cabinet approval of a proposal by Public Security Minister Tiran Alles based on an unsolicited offer by a consortium of three foreign companies.

21 hours ago