Minister Prasanna Ranatunga sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment
Colombo, June 6 – Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has been sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment suspended for a period ofContinue Reading
Category: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka holds its breath as new P.M fights to save economy
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — It has been nearly three weeks since Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as prime minister of Sri LankaContinue Reading
Watch: ‘I am the crisis Prime Minister’ – PM Ranil Wickremesinghe on NDTV
Sri Lanka is grappling with its worst financial crisis in over seven decades with a severe foreign exchange shortage thatContinue Reading
BJP suspends Nupur Sharma, expels Naveen Kumar for remarks on Prophet Muhammad
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday suspended national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled Delhi BJP media in-charge NaveenContinue Reading
Sri Lanka In Diplomatic Spat Over Confiscated Russian Plane
Sri Lanka’s main airport on Saturday denied the island nation’s government was behind a decision to detain an Aeroflot aircraft,Continue Reading
Watch: EWIS rejects SPC allegations: Total project was Rs 223M
Speaking to the media today, the Chairman of EWIS Sri Lanka Sanjeewa Wickramanayaka revealed only Rs. 83 million was spentContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Can’t Use $1.5 Billion China Swap on IMF Concerns
(Bloomberg) — Bankrupt Sri Lanka can’t tap a $1.5 billion credit line from China as the Chinese are concerned theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka seeks to secure $5 billion in funds for import payments
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka seeks to secure around $5 billion in funding this year to cover repayments for fuelContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Detains Russian Aeroplane
(AFP)-A Russian-operated aeroplane was seized in Sri Lanka Thursday shortly before it was due to return to Moscow with nearlyContinue Reading
Sri Lankans turn to social media for help as economic crisis bites
Fuel, medicine run short in deep economic crisis Many turn to online platforms for mutual aid Poor and vulnerable leftContinue Reading
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