Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes staff-level pact with IMF on loan
COLOMBO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on anContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka’s President to present relief budget amid crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new government plans Tuesday to present an amended budget for the year thatContinue Reading
India urges citizens to examine relevant factors before visiting Sri Lanka
(PTI)-India on Thursday urged its nationals planning to visit Sri Lanka to exercise caution and especially called on them to consider factorsContinue Reading
Ex-Malaysia P.M Najib Razak goes to prison after top court upholds 12 year corruption sentence
Aug. 23 (UPI) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak began his prison sentence on Tuesday after he exhausted his final appeal andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s ousted president Rajapaksa may return home by early September – sources
COLOMBO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return home in about two weeks after fleeingContinue Reading
Chinese military ship leaves Sri Lanka after controversial visit
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Chinese military survey ship that docked at Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built port of Hambantota despite opposition fromContinue Reading
Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan charged under anti-terror law
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khanhas been charged under the anti-terror act following accusations of threats to police and aContinue Reading
IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit
(Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said it will need “adequate assurances” from Sri Lanka’s creditors for a new program asContinue Reading
Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka on August 24, says his cousin
(PTI)-Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return to Sri Lanka on August 24, his cousin Udayanga Weeratunga said on Wednesday, over a monthContinue Reading
S&P pushes Sri Lankan bonds deeper into junk territory with ‘default’ rating
(Reuters) – Global ratings agency S&P Global on Monday slashed its rating on Sri Lankan bonds to ‘D’, representing default,Continue Reading
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