Category: Asia
Sri Lanka foreign reserves at record low, politics in crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s economy is in dire straits with its usable foreign reserves down to lessContinue Reading
Sri Lanka crisis will last at least two more years: govt
Sri Lanka will have to endure its unprecedented economic hardships for at least two more years, the country’s finance ministerContinue Reading
Watch: University students smash Police barriers in Colombo
Students of University of Colombo protesting against government near parliament broke through police barricades. Situation is calm at the moment.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka tea exports lowest in 23 years
Crisis-struck Sri Lanka’s vital tea exports have dropped to their lowest level in 23 years, official figures showed Wednesday, hitContinue Reading
Live: Sri Lanka Parliament- Finance Minister Ali Sabry informs usable foreign reserves less than USD 50 million
• Finance Minister Ali Sabry says that Sri Lanka should have gone to the IMF much earlier and floated theContinue Reading
‘No harvest’: Sri Lanka’s ruling Rajapaksa clan sees support from farmers wilt
Farmers were once big supporters of the Rajapaksas, but a bungled fertiliser ban withered their crops along with their backingContinue Reading
India’s Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr amid attacks on community
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Muslims across India marked Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday by offering prayers outside mosques, with the celebrationsContinue Reading
Watch (Full Video): JVP exposes fraud and corruption in Sri Lanka in past govs
COLOMBO The JVP (People’s Liberation Front) in a special media briefing on Tuesday (3) morning to expose corruption and fraudContinue Reading
Sri Lanka extends credit line with India by $200mln for fuel: Power minister
Sri Lanka has extended a credit line with India by $200 million in order to procure emergency fuel stocks, theContinue Reading
