Bankrupt Sri Lanka to hold first polls since crisis
(AFP)-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka Wednesday announced its first nationwide elections since its president fled and resigned in the face of widespreadContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka’s new austerity measure – No government jobs
(AFP)-Sri Lanka began a fresh austerity drive Monday, freezing government recruitment as new taxes and higher electricity prices kicked inContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Welcomes New Russian Flights After Tourism Plea
(AFP)-Sri Lanka on Thursday welcomed the first Russian travelers aboard a new flight service that was launched after the bankruptContinue Reading
Maldives former President Yameen gets 11-year jail term, taken to Prison
MALE, Dec 25 (Reuters) – The Maldives criminal court on Sunday sentenced former president Abdulla Yameen to 11 years inContinue Reading
India’s IndiGo flight attendant tells passenger ‘I am not your servant’ after he made another attendant cry
Dramatic video shows a flight attendant laying into an insolent passenger after he allegedly made her co-worker cry over aContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s national consumer price inflation eases to 65% in Nov
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) eased year-on-year to 65% in November after a 70.6% jump inContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.8% in second-worst quarterly performance
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s economy shrank 11.8% in the July-September quarter from a year ago, government data showed on Thursday,Continue Reading
IMF Not Expected to Discuss Sri Lanka Before Year End -Sources
LONDON (Reuters) – The executive board of the International Monetary Fund is not expected to formally approve Sri Lanka’s $2.9Continue Reading
Bankrupt Sri Lanka clears budget as IMF bailout delays
COLOMBO (AFP) Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s parliament Thursday approved President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s 2023 budget, vital to raising government revenue and securingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Parliamant approves budget amid economic crisis
COLOMBO (AP)- Sri Lanka’s Parliament approved a budget on Thursday that includes reforms aimed at improving the country’s finances as itContinue Reading
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