Sri Lanka deploys troops as floodwaters rise, death toll hits 69
(AFP)-Sri Lankan troops were racing to rescue hundreds of people marooned by rising floodwaters on Friday as weather-related deaths roseContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka Banks On IMF Cash As Car Imports Top Estimates
Sri Lanka’s central bank expects the IMF to release a $350 million loan tranche, which Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe says isContinue Reading
Pakistan deploys army to protect Sri Lankan cricketers
KARACHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Pakistan has deployed army and paramilitary forces to protect Sri Lanka’s cricket team after a deadlyContinue Reading
Sri Lanka vows to overhaul loss-making national airline
(AFP)-Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday vowed to overhaul the country’s loss-making national airline after the government failed toContinue Reading
Sri Lanka set to regain economic output lost to crisis, Dissanayake says
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka has nearly completed its debt restructuring process and is set to regain the economic output itContinue Reading
Singapore firm rejects US$1 billion Sri Lankan pollution damages
SINGAPORE- A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday (Sep 23) it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damagesContinue Reading
Pakistan says its nuclear program can be made available to Saudi Arabia under defense pact
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan’s defense minister says his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to SaudiContinue Reading
Sri Lanka sees Sinopec starting work on $3.7 billion refinery soon, bidding for another refinery expansion
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka expects Chinese state energy giant Sinopec to start work on a $3.7 billion refinery this yearContinue Reading
Sri Lanka ex-President rushed to intensive care from jail
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s jailed former president was rushed to intensive care at a state hospital on Saturday, a day after beingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka detains sacked Police chief for crushing of protest
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s sacked police chief Deshabandu Tennakoon was remanded in custody on Thursday, accused of leading an assault on peacefulContinue Reading
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