Sri Lanka runs out of diesel, faces longest-ever blackout
(AFP)-Diesel was no longer on sale across Sri Lanka on Thursday, crippling transport as the crisis-hit country’s 22 million peopleContinue Reading
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Plenty of fish but no catch as Sri Lanka economic crisis bites
(AFP)-The sky and seas off Sri Lanka’s coast are crystal blue but a worsening economic crisis has kept fishermen mooredContinue Reading
Sri Lanka suffers long power cuts as currency shortage makes fuel scarce
COLOMBO — Sri Lankans faced 10-hour power cuts on Wednesday and warnings of longer blackouts on Thursday, as a deepeningContinue Reading
Sri Lankans stand, sweat and seethe as economy grinds to a halt
Colombo (AFP) – As Sri Lankans faint in day-long queues for fuel and swelter through stifling evening blackouts by candlelight, angerContinue Reading
10-hour power cuts in Sri Lanka as crisis worsens
(AFP)- Sri Lanka on Wednesday began imposing record nationwide 10-hour daily power cuts as it ran out of hydro-electricity onContinue Reading
Sri Lanka hospitals running out of life-saving drugs
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s state-run hospitals are running out of life-saving medicines due to a shortage of dollars needed to import essentialsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka move up to 6th place in Hanke’s inflation table, measuring 55% pa
Leading world expert on stopping hyperin flation, Steve Hanke took to twitter again to empasise that Sri Lanka was firmlyContinue Reading
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka seeks further $1bn credit line from India
Sri Lanka has sought an additional credit line of $1 billion from India to import essentials amid its worst economicContinue Reading
Shanghai Covid: China announces largest city-wide lockdown
China has announced its biggest city-wide lockdown since the Covid outbreak began more than two years ago. The city ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka facing ‘solvency’ issues due to unsustainable debt levels: IMF
A summary of the report released earlier in the month said Sri Lanka faced unsustainable debt levels and needed aContinue Reading
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