Sri Lanka Farmers Protest After 50 Elephants Destroy Crops -biggest such incident in recent memory
Angry villagers stormed a remote government office in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, officials said, a day after a herd ofContinue Reading
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IMF official says Sri Lanka reforms critical, evaluating progress
COLOMBO (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Sri Lanka will evaluate progress made on reforms so far andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Airline Posts staggering $525m Annual Loss
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s national airline announced a staggering $525 million annual loss on Friday. With nearly 6,000 staff, SriLankan AirlinesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Supreme Court clears path for decriminalisation of homosexuality
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, theContinue Reading
Allen Texas mall mass shooting- Aishwarya Thatikonda, an Indian engineer, among victims
ALLEN, Texas — A young security guard and an engineer from India were among the victims of Saturday’s deadly shootingContinue Reading
Slingy Pathirana can be Sri Lanka’s asset with reduced workload – Dhoni
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes Matheesha Pathirana could become a limited-overs asset forContinue Reading
Sri Lanka apparel exports to drop by $1 billion in 2023 as biggest buyers like U.S. reduce purchases-trade body
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s apparel export earnings could slump by $1 billion this year, a top industry expert saidContinue Reading
Chinese state-owned firm to build major Sri Lanka port complex
A Chinese state-owned firm said on Monday it plans to take its investment in Sri Lanka to $2 billion byContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s inflation dips as IMF bailout kicks in
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s inflation eased to 35.3 percent, the lowest in a year, the statistics office said Friday as theContinue Reading
Sri Lankan Parliament votes to support IMF recovery program
COLOMBO (AP)- Sri Lanka’s Parliament voted Friday to support the implementation of a four-year International Monetary Fund program aimed at solvingContinue Reading
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