Battered by economic crisis, Sri Lankans seek passport to a better life
COLOMBO (Reuters) – R.M.R Lenora stood in a snaking queue outside Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department headquarters for twoContinue Reading
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka saves scarce gas supplies for cremations
(AFP)-Bankrupt Sri Lanka will reserve a portion of its scarce fuel supplies for the cremation of Buddhists, whose funeral ritesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka gives public workers extra day off to grow food
COLOMBO, June 14 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has approved a four-day work week for public sector workers to help themContinue Reading
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announces weekly fuel quotas
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka announced weekly fuel quotas for motorists on Sunday, as an acute shortage worsened and longer queues formedContinue Reading
The AP Interview: Sri Lanka PM says he’s open to Russian oil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nationContinue Reading
Pakistan adopts painful economic path to secure IMF bailout
* Pakistan faces balance of payments crisis * Government sharply lowers fiscal deficit target to 4.9% of GDP * StepsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka risks full-blown humanitarian emergency, UN agency says
GENEVA, June 10 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is at risk of tipping into a full-blown humanitarian crisis as the country’sContinue Reading
Sri Lanka business tycoon Dhammika Perera to replace President’s brother in parliament
COLOMBO (Reuters) – One of Sri Lanka’s richest businessmen will replace the president’s brother in parliament, a ruling party officialContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Hit by Power Cuts After Key Union Goes on Strike
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Swathes of Sri Lanka were hit by electricity cuts on Thursday after a power sector union wentContinue Reading
Sri Lanka power union announces strike, raising risk of blackouts
A power sector union in Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it will go on an indefinite strike from midnight inContinue Reading
