Sri Lanka gets urgent $500m Indian loan to pay for oil
(AFP)-Sri Lanka was handed temporary relief from energy shortages and rolling blackouts on Wednesday with a $500 million loan fromContinue Reading
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Officials seize 16 tons of ‘contraband’ beetroot, disguised as potatoes, in Sri Lanka food shortage
Sri Lanka is battling food shortages, but officials have seized a 16-tonne shipment of beetroots for violating a strict importContinue Reading
Used cars turn to gold as Sri Lanka economy skids on the edge
(AFP)-Supermarket shelves are bare and restaurants can’t serve meals, but Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is a bonanza for used carContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Education ministry withdraws Islamic text books after ‘One-Country-One-Law’ Task Force raises concern
(Colombo, Sri Lanka)- The Education Ministry with immediate effect has recalled the Islam text books for Grade 6, 7, 10Continue Reading
Pakistan Pilot Refuses To Fly After Emergency Landing As His Shift Had Ended
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot refused to fly any further after making an emergency landing on Sunday, saying thatContinue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes interest rates in bid to tame inflation
(AFP)- Sri Lanka’s central bank hiked interest rates Thursday in a bid to tame rampant inflation and discourage consumer spendingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s leader vows human rights reforms as debt crisis looms
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s leader on Tuesday promised human rights reforms and justice for people missing fromContinue Reading
Sri Lankan born US Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya triggers a backlash on social media after saying ‘nobody cares’ about Uyghur genocide in China
KEY POINTS Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya said during a recent podcast episode that “nobody cares” about the ongoing human rightsContinue Reading
Explainer-Sri Lanka on the edge as debt burden mounts
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka is facing its most serious financial crisis in years,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka to hold talks with Indian Oil to tide over energy crisis
Sri Lanka is grappling with a shortage of almost all essentials due to the lack of foreign exchange to payContinue Reading
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