Cash-strapped Sri Lanka To Restructure Domestic Debt
(AFP)-Sri Lankan authorities have declared a five-day closure of financial markets from Thursday ahead of a controversial move to restructureContinue Reading
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka scraps monkey business plan
(AFP)-Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s government on Monday said it was scrapping plans to export around 100,000 endangered monkeys to China followingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka defeat Ireland to make it to Super 6 stage of World Cup 2023 Qualifiers
From AFP – Agence France Presse Sri Lanka powered into the Super Six stage of the Cricket World Cup qualifyingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka set to start tea-for-oil barter with Iran next month
COLOMBO, June 23 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is set to start bartering tea to Iran next month in lieu ofContinue Reading
Ex-Sri Lanka President ordered police records destroyed to stall mass grave probes, report alleges
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accused in a report released Thursday of tamperingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka readies ailing Thai elephant for flight home
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Twice a day carers in Sri Lanka lead Sak Surin, an elephant donated by Thailand more thanContinue Reading
Qatar Airways adds fifth daily flight to Colombo
Qatar Airways will add a fifth daily frequency to/from Colombo, effective from 22nd June 2023. The additional frequency will offerContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.5% in first quarter as financial crisis continues
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s economy shrank 11.5% in the first three months of 2023, official data showed on Thursday, asContinue Reading
Sri Lanka extends freeze on outward capital transactions by 6 months
COLOMBO, June 13 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s government has decided to extend a restriction on outward capital transactions by sixContinue Reading
‘Just ridiculous’: Pundits slam Indian batting after WTC loss
(AFP)-Former cricketers including Sunil Gavaskar slammed India’s batting after a disappointing show in their loss to Australia in Sunday’s WorldContinue Reading
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