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
TotalEnergies takes $2 billion foothold in Qatar’s giant gas expansion
Qatar on Sunday named France’s TotalEnergies as its first foreign partner to expand the world’s largest natural gas field andContinue 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
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
Power restored in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, UN unveils $47m aid plan
COLOMBO, June 9 (Reuters) – Striking power sector workers returned to work in Sri Lanka on Thursday after the presidentContinue Reading
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