Canada sanctions Gotabaya, Mahinda Rajapaksa – Sri Lanka expresses displeasure
Canada on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankans, including former presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, forContinue Reading
Tag: Sri Lanka
Bankrupt Sri Lanka says treasury running dry, cuts spending
COLOMBO, (AP/AFP)- Bankrupt Sri Lanka announced on Tuesday sharp government spending cuts and warned it had barely enough revenue to payContinue Reading
Sri Lanka cabinet approves new electricity tariff without saying what it is
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Monday approved new electricity tariffs to reflect the cost of coal and power generationContinue Reading
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
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
MDW Live! News Network 