India to send 40,000 tonnes of diesel to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
India has acceded to a request from Sri Lanka to urgently provide a consignment of diesel in addition to monthlyContinue Reading
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Video: European Champs Italy fail to qualify for World Cup after stunned by North Macedonia
Italy will miss out on the World Cup for the second successive tournament after the Euro 2020 winners were stunnedContinue Reading
‘Have to eat half’: Sri Lankans feel pain of spiralling economic crisis
MINUWANGODA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Thusitha Hadaragama stood at a corner store near his home in Sri Lanka’s Minuwangoda townContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s Opposition accuses government of misusing USD one billion loan facility extended by India
Colombo, Mar 22 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB or United People’s Force) on Tuesday accused PresidentContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to hire global law firm to aid debt restructuring -official
COLOMBO, March 22 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will hire a global law firm to provide technical assistance on debt restructuringContinue Reading
Sri Lanka deploys troops as fuel shortage sparks protests
Mon, March 21, 2022, ·2 min read (AFP)- Sri Lanka ordered troops to petrol stations Tuesday as sporadic protests eruptedContinue Reading
Sri Lankan inflation hits 17.5 % for February -a record high since 2015
COLOMBO, March 21 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics announced Monday that the overall rate of inflationContinue Reading
Sri Lanka govt panel says urgent international financial assistance needed amid debt crisis
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Sri Lanka government-appointed committee on Monday said the crisis-hit country’s central bank and finance ministry mustContinue Reading
Shane Warne’s children kiss his coffin at funeral as stars gather to send off cricket icon
The family of cricket legend Shane Warne paid tribute to him as friends, celebrities and those closest to the starContinue Reading
Sri Lanka cancels school exams over paper shortage
(AFP)-Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo shortContinue Reading
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