Sri Lanka raids sugar stocks as food shortages bite
Colombo (AFP) Sri Lankan government officials on Wednesday raided private warehouses to seize thousands of tonnes of sugar, a dayContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka organic revolution threatens tea disaster
(AFP) -Sri Lanka’s drive to become the world’s first 100 percent organic food producer threatens its prized tea industry andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka declares food emergency as forex crisis worsens
(AFP)-Sri Lanka on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over food shortages as private banks ran out of foreign exchangeContinue Reading
S&P cuts Sri Lanka CCC+ sovereign rating outlook to negative on default worries
LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – S&P Global cut Sri Lanka’s CCC+ sovereign rating outlook to negative from stable on Friday, warning theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka extends curfew as virus toll hits new record
(AFP) -Sri Lanka on Friday extended a stringent coronavirus curfew for another week after reporting its highest daily death tollContinue Reading
Amid COVID surge, some Sri Lankans opt for cardboard coffins when cremating loved ones
COLOMBO (Reuters) – At a factory in Sri Lanka’s Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia city, workers use staples and glue to assemble longContinue Reading
Sri Lanka locks down as Covid deaths surge, hospitals overflow; President urges public to prepare for sacrifices if country is forced to endure prolonged lockdowns
Sri Lanka announced a nationwide lockdown Friday, bowing to intense pressure from medical experts as coronavirus infections overwhelmed hospitals, morguesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka goes into 10-day lockdown as COVID-19 surges
Sri Lanka will go into a 10-day lockdown from 10pm Friday (20) to 4am August 30, the national COVID-19 taskContinue Reading
Sri Lanka raises rates as rupee falls to record low of 216.55 to the dollar
(AFP)- Sri Lanka’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in nearly three years Thursday as the rupeeContinue Reading
Sri Lanka banks on vaccination to see it through delta surge
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Manjula Wijesuriya had COVID-19, but his friends and family say that’s not what killed him.Continue Reading
