Sri Lanka Parliament passes anti-corruption bill without vote
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s parliament approved an anti-corruption bill on Wednesday, aimed at improving governance in the crisis-hit country andContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka Uproots ‘Last Legume’ Tree To Build Highway
(AFP)-Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday cut down what had once been described as the world’s only known wild specimen ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to focus on energy, port projects with India during presidential visit
COLOMBO, July 10 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is likely to discuss energy, power and port projects during a presidential visitContinue Reading
A Year After Sri Lanka Unrest, Slave Island Hungers
(AFP)-As Sri Lankans flocked to a jubilant street party celebrating their president’s ouster, retired accountant Milton Perera sat at homeContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Seeks Stolen Artifacts On Anniversary Of President’s Ouster
(AFP)-Sri Lanka offered an amnesty on Sunday for the return of historical treasures looted when protesters stormed the presidential palaceContinue Reading
Sri Lankans jump ship to other countries as a bankrupt nation struggles
(AFP)-The snaking queues for food and fuel that crisscrossed Sri Lanka last year have given way to a different kindContinue Reading
‘No second chance’ to save Sri Lanka, central banker warns
(AFP)-The man charged with clawing Sri Lanka out of bankruptcy says he had warned about economic calamity years before itContinue Reading
A year later, Sri Lanka’s tentative economic recovery eludes the poor
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A year after angry Sri Lankans stormed the president’s residence and forced his ouster during a meltdownContinue Reading
Fitch Ratings commends Sri Lanka’s domestic debt restructuring plan, warns of challenges
COLOMBO, July 4 (Xinhua) — Fitch Ratings on Tuesday said that the Sri Lankan government’s domestic debt restructuring proposal wasContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s bearish Stock Market makes a dramatic turnaround As Debt Restructure Spares Banks
(AFP)-Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s bearish bourse made a dramatic turnaround Tuesday on the first day of trading since the government unveiledContinue Reading
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