Sri Lanka urged to withdraw bill allowing broad detentions
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group is urging Sri Lanka’s government to withdraw draft legislation thatContinue Reading
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UK’s Truss sacrifices finance minister, scraps tax plan in fight to survive
LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday and scrappedContinue Reading
Crisis hit Sri Lanka snapping up cheap Russian oil -Financial Times
Debt-laden Sri Lanka has been buying up large amounts of discounted Russian oil amid an economic meltdown that sent the country into default forContinue Reading
IMF cuts global growth forecast for next year, warns ‘the worst is yet to come’
KEY POINTS The International Monetary Fund predicts global growth will slow to 2.7% next year, 0.2 percentage points lower than its July forecast,Continue Reading
E.U condemns ‘barbaric’ Russian missile attacks, warns Belarus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission condemned as “barbaric” Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Top Court Allows Proceedings Against Former President Rajapaksa, Others
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s top court has granted permission for proceedings against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the rights groupContinue Reading
Sri Lanka refuses international human rights investigation
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will not accept any international investigation imposed by the U.N. Human Rights CouncilContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate surges to record, keeps central bank pressured
COLOMBO (Reuters) -A key measure of Sri Lanka’s consumer inflation surged to an annual record 69.8% in September, official dataContinue Reading
Asian Development Bank vows more help for crisis-hit Sri Lanka
MANILA/TOKYO (Reuters) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to provide further financial support to Sri Lanka, a topContinue Reading
Sri Lanka aims for December board approval of $2.9 bln IMF programme – sources
LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka expects the International Monetary Fund board to approve a $2.9 billion programme byContinue Reading
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