Analysis-Debt-hobbled Sri Lanka risks running out of options
LONDON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka paid a $1 billion bond last week, but the alarming state of its finances suggestsContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka lifts fertiliser import ban after outcry
(AFP)- Sri Lanka lifted a ban on chemical fertiliser imports Tuesday after farmer protests, forecasts of severe food shortages andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka white-ball player Udana quits after pay row
(AFP)-Sri Lankan white-ball player Isuru Udana, who had resisted recent pay restructuring, quit the national team Saturday in an apparentContinue Reading
Appointments for 2nd dose opens up after Sri Lanka AstraZeneca consignment of from Japan
Over 728,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to Sri Lanka out of a total contribution ofContinue Reading
WATCH: Sri Lanka’s fast man Yapun clocks 10.32s in 100m
South Asia’s fastest man Yupun Abeykoon ran in the Men’s 100m first-round heats of the 2020 Olympic Games today. TheContinue Reading
China-Taliban ties warming ahead of US withdrawal
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban officials as ties between them warmContinue Reading
Bhutan fully vaccinates 90% of eligible adults within a week
GAUHATI, India (AP) — The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has fully vaccinated 90% of its eligible adult population within justContinue Reading
Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka furious over Western media photo of country’s weightlifting gold medalist who will undergo drug testing
Chinese diplomats slammed Reuters as “ugly” for a photo the media outlet used in a report about the country’s gold-medalContinue Reading
World’s Largest Star Sapphire weighing 510kg, discovered in Sri Lanka
The World’s Largest Star Sapphire was discovered from Ratnapura in Sri Lanka, confirmed the Gem and Jewellery Authority. According toContinue Reading
China sends 1.6 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine to Sri Lanka
China has donated 1.6 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine and syringes, the largest donation of any kind of vaccines soContinue Reading
