Crisis-hit Sri Lanka swears in 37 junior ministers, two for Finance
COLOMBO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka swore in 37 junior ministers, including two for the critical finance ministry, theContinue Reading
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No kerosene, no food, Sri Lanka’s fishermen say
MANNAR, Sri Lanka, Sept 7 (Reuters) – As the sun rose over Sri Lanka one morning in late August, aroundContinue Reading
UN urges Sri Lanka to end ‘drift towards militarisation’
Sri Lanka must immediately reverse its “drift towards militarisation” and prosecute those responsible for leading the country to its unprecedentedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka bill to trim President’s powers likely to become law within weeks-Minister
COLOMBO, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Monday a constitutional amendment bill trimming presidentialContinue Reading
Sri Lanka refuses international human rights investigation
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will not accept any international investigation imposed by the U.N. Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading
With no immunity, Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa faces legal troubles
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who returned home after seven weeks in exile followingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s ousted president returns home after fleeing
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens ofContinue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s inflation hits another record
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s inflation hit an eleventh consecutive monthly record in August, official data showed on Wednesday, rising to 64.3Continue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes staff-level pact with IMF on loan
COLOMBO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on anContinue Reading
Last handful of fish: Crisis pushes more Sri Lankans into poverty
(Reuters)- In her outstretched palms, 49-year-old Nilanthi Gunasekera holds her family’s last remaining handful of dried fish – a reminderContinue Reading
