Power cuts in Sri Lanka could continue into May – minister
COLOMBO, March 31 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s power minister said on Thursday that power cuts could continue into May, asContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka runs out of diesel, faces longest-ever blackout
(AFP)-Diesel was no longer on sale across Sri Lanka on Thursday, crippling transport as the crisis-hit country’s 22 million peopleContinue Reading
Sri Lanka suffers long power cuts as currency shortage makes fuel scarce
COLOMBO — Sri Lankans faced 10-hour power cuts on Wednesday and warnings of longer blackouts on Thursday, as a deepeningContinue Reading
Sri Lankans stand, sweat and seethe as economy grinds to a halt
Colombo (AFP) – As Sri Lankans faint in day-long queues for fuel and swelter through stifling evening blackouts by candlelight, angerContinue Reading
10-hour power cuts in Sri Lanka as crisis worsens
(AFP)- Sri Lanka on Wednesday began imposing record nationwide 10-hour daily power cuts as it ran out of hydro-electricity onContinue Reading
Sri Lanka papers run out of newsprint , suspends print editions as Economic crisis bites
(AFP)-Two major Sri Lanka newspapers are suspending their print editions because of a lack of paper, their owner said Friday,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Opposition accuses government of misusing USD one billion loan facility extended by India
Colombo, Mar 22 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB or United People’s Force) on Tuesday accused PresidentContinue Reading
Sri Lankan inflation hits 17.5 % for February -a record high since 2015
COLOMBO, March 21 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics announced Monday that the overall rate of inflationContinue Reading
India extends $1 billion line of credit to Sri Lanka to to import food, medicines and other essential items
India on Thursday extended a $1-billion short-term concessional loan to Sri Lanka to help the island nation cope with oneContinue Reading
Protests hit Sri Lanka’s capital amid severe economic crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Anti-government protests roiled Sri Lanka’s capital on Tuesday amid demands that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign,Continue Reading
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