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International

Europe faces jet fuel crisis as supply warning sparks aviation fears

By The Pulseline News Desk Europe is facing a rapidly escalating aviation fuel crisis, with the head of the International Energy Agency warning...

Opinion

Sri Lanka pays for high cost of war in Iran and GCC countries

By Col R Hariharan War in perspective The plight of Sri Lanka, an island nation of about 23 million people caught in the...

Opinion

Fall of Warnomics: Sri Lanka’s economy yet to feel heat of Middle East war

By W.A. Wijewardena Situation update of the Middle East war Since the publication of the previous article in this series titled ‘Mideast war,...

Politics

JVP/NPP Govt. fails in scenario planning to manage current crisis: Premadasa

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated in Parliament that the President or the Prime Minister should have made a statement to Parliament and the...

Opinion

Risks to energy and food from Middle East war

By Arutha Research Sri Lanka faces potential pressure on energy supplies, food prices, exports, and remittance inflows as the war involving the US,...

History has a peculiar way of repeating itself; sometimes as tragedy, sometimes as warning. Four years later, Sri Lanka appears to be drifting toward a familiar pattern. This time the problem is not the absence of foreign exchange reserves. On paper, the country now possesses enough cash to pay for essential imports such as fuel, coal, gas and medicine
Politics

Distant war, familiar crisis: Sri Lanka’s next biggest test

By Vox Civis For a small island nation that sits far from the deserts of the Middle East, Sri Lanka has an uncanny...

International

Trump signals US will tap oil reserve to ease price shock

President Donald Trump indicated he would tap the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help ease oil prices that have soared amid the war with Iran...

International

Iran warns of global oil prices surging to $ 200 per barrel

Iran has warned that no oil may pass through the Strait of Hormuz if attacks against the country continue, cautioning that global oil...