Sri Lankans Return To Cooking With Firewood As Economy Burns
As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, peopleContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka PM says talks with IMF difficult due to bankruptcy
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund are more complex and difficult than in the pastContinue Reading
Watch: ’2023 is going to be difficult, by 2024 things should pick up’- Sri Lanka PM on Al Jazeera
Ranil Wickremesinghe, prime minister of crisis-hit Sri Lanka, has said he is confident he can turn the economy around –Continue Reading
Lanka grinds to a halt as fuel reserves shrink
(AFP)-Sri Lanka has less than a day’s worth of fuel left, the energy minister said on Sunday, with public transportContinue Reading
Galloping inflation forces Sri Lankan households to cut back on meals
COLOMBO, July 1 (Reuters) – With an out of work husband, housewife Sujeewa Nelum Perera is all too familiar withContinue Reading
Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s inflation jumps beyond 50%
Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed Friday, rising to 54.6 percent a dayContinue Reading
IMF says Sri Lanka is on track for an agreement with it
COLOMBO, June 30 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund had constructive and productive discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities onContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Energy minister meets Qatar officials in various sectors to boost economic cooperation
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera met more Qatar’s officials during his visit to the middle eastern country in aContinue Reading
CPC cannot source petrol shipment till 22nd July; 100,000 MT LP Gas available for next four months – Sagala Ratnayake
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Petroleum Corporation will not be able to source a petrol shipment until 22nd July, said Sagala RatnayakeContinue Reading
Gas lines and scuffles: Sri Lanka faces humanitarian crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Chamila Nilanthi is tired of all the waiting. The 47-year-old mother of two spent threeContinue Reading
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