Sri Lanka asks China for help with trade, investment and tourism
BEIJING (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has asked China to help with trade, investment and tourism to help it grow sustainably,Continue Reading
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Sri Lanka to restrict fuel imports for next 12 months
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12 months because of a severe shortage ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka president gets long-sought win, steep challenges
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Six-times Sri Lanka’s prime minister, President Ranil Wickremesinghe had long aspired to the pinnacle ofContinue Reading
More cunning than the ‘old fox’: Sri Lanka’s Acting President
Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is one of the favorites to take the country’s reins long term on Wednesday,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka’s political turmoil sows worries for recovery
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A day after Sri Lanka’s president fled, Mohamed Ishad waited outside an immigration office nearContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s acting President tells CNN previous government was ‘covering up facts’ about financial crisis
Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN)-Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country’s previous administration was “covering up facts” about its cripplingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka president asks Russia’s Vladimir Putin to help import fuel
COLOMBO (Reuters) — Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday said he urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to help his cash-strapped island nation import fuelContinue Reading
UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak resigns, says the government should be run ‘properly, competently and seriously’; Health Secretary also resigns
LONDON — British Chancellor Rishi Sunak resigned Tuesday, saying the government should be run “properly, competently and seriously.” “I recogniseContinue Reading
Sri Lanka PM says talks with IMF difficult due to bankruptcy
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund are more complex and difficult than in the pastContinue Reading
Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s inflation jumps beyond 50%
Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed Friday, rising to 54.6 percent a dayContinue Reading
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