Sri Lanka widens import ban as economic crisis persists
(AFP)-Sri Lanka tightened import restrictions Wednesday with a ban on more than 300 additional items, as an economic crisis thatContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka’s ousted president Rajapaksa may return home by early September – sources
COLOMBO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return home in about two weeks after fleeingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Faces International Censure Over Arrests
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s new government came under international censure Monday over the use of tough anti-terror laws to detain protesters whoContinue Reading
Chinese military ship leaves Sri Lanka after controversial visit
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Chinese military survey ship that docked at Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built port of Hambantota despite opposition fromContinue Reading
IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit
(Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said it will need “adequate assurances” from Sri Lanka’s creditors for a new program asContinue Reading
Sri Lanka hopes to reach initial agreement with IMF for help
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s central bank chief said Thursday he is hopeful the crisis-ridden island nation canContinue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka to ask Japan to open talks with main creditors, says Wickremesinghe
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island’s main creditor nations, including China and India,Continue Reading
Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka on August 24, says his cousin
(PTI)-Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return to Sri Lanka on August 24, his cousin Udayanga Weeratunga said on Wednesday, over a monthContinue Reading
Elon Musk tweets ‘I’m buying Manchester United’
Aug 16 (Reuters) – Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying English soccer clubContinue Reading
Chinese navy ship docks in Sri Lanka, stokes worry in India
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Chinese navy vessel arrived at a Beijing-built port in southern Sri Lanka on Tuesday,Continue Reading
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