Officials seize 16 tons of ‘contraband’ beetroot, disguised as potatoes, in Sri Lanka food shortage
Sri Lanka is battling food shortages, but officials have seized a 16-tonne shipment of beetroots for violating a strict importContinue Reading
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Used cars turn to gold as Sri Lanka economy skids on the edge
(AFP)-Supermarket shelves are bare and restaurants can’t serve meals, but Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is a bonanza for used carContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Education ministry withdraws Islamic text books after ‘One-Country-One-Law’ Task Force raises concern
(Colombo, Sri Lanka)- The Education Ministry with immediate effect has recalled the Islam text books for Grade 6, 7, 10Continue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes interest rates in bid to tame inflation
(AFP)- Sri Lanka’s central bank hiked interest rates Thursday in a bid to tame rampant inflation and discourage consumer spendingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s leader vows human rights reforms as debt crisis looms
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s leader on Tuesday promised human rights reforms and justice for people missing fromContinue Reading
Sri Lankan born US Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya triggers a backlash on social media after saying ‘nobody cares’ about Uyghur genocide in China
KEY POINTS Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya said during a recent podcast episode that “nobody cares” about the ongoing human rightsContinue Reading
Explainer-Sri Lanka on the edge as debt burden mounts
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka is facing its most serious financial crisis in years,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka to hold talks with Indian Oil to tide over energy crisis
Sri Lanka is grappling with a shortage of almost all essentials due to the lack of foreign exchange to payContinue Reading
‘We are fasting as if it’s Ramadan’: Sri Lanka on the brink of bankruptcy; millions bear the brunt
The country has an outstanding debt of $7 billion to be repaid in 2022 Fathima Aroos looks across her twoContinue Reading
Plastic waste in an open landfill is killing hungry elephants in Sri Lanka
(AP)- Conservationists and veterinarians are warning that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephantsContinue Reading
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