IMF says monitoring political and economic developments in Sri Lanka ‘very closely’
COLOMBO, April 5 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that it is monitoring political and economicContinue Reading
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Watch Live: Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes after state of emergency
Sri Lanka’s parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the countryContinue Reading
Sri Lanka crisis sends inflation warning worldwide
MUMBAI, April 4 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Sri Lanka’s collapse is front of mind for many. Protesters fed up with crippling shortagesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Cabinet Except President, PM Resigns En Masse Amid Crisis
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s cabinet resigned en masse from their positions at a late-night meeting Sunday, the education minister said, asContinue Reading
Unviable populist schemes may create Sri Lanka-like situation: Indian Bureaucrats to Modi
(PTI) -In a marathon meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with senior bureaucrats, a few officials raised concern over populist schemes announcedContinue Reading
Protesters defy curfew to demand Sri Lanka President Gotabaya quit
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — (AP) — Sri Lankan professionals, students and even mothers with small children defied an emergency decreeContinue Reading
Sri Lankan president declares curfew to preempt protests
COLOMBO (AP)- Sri Lanka imposed a countrywide curfew starting Saturday evening until Monday morning, in addition to a state ofContinue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka deploys troops to quell protests
(AFP)-Troops armed with sweeping powers to detain suspects were deployed in Sri Lanka Saturday, hours after the president declared aContinue Reading
India starts supplying rice to Sri Lanka in first major food aid
MUMBAI, April 2 (Reuters) – Indian traders have started loading 40,000 tonnes of rice for prompt shipment to Sri LankaContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s all-powerful Rajapaksas under fire
(AFP)-Anger is boiling over in Sri Lanka at the country’s worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, much of itContinue Reading
