Battered by economic crisis, Sri Lankans seek passport to a better life
COLOMBO (Reuters) – R.M.R Lenora stood in a snaking queue outside Sri Lanka’s Immigration and Emigration Department headquarters for twoContinue Reading
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka saves scarce gas supplies for cremations
(AFP)-Bankrupt Sri Lanka will reserve a portion of its scarce fuel supplies for the cremation of Buddhists, whose funeral ritesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka gives public workers extra day off to grow food
COLOMBO, June 14 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has approved a four-day work week for public sector workers to help themContinue Reading
Cricket-IPL broadcast deal fetches $6.2 billion; Disney, Viacom 18 bag rights
MUMBAI (Reuters) -U.S. media behemoth Walt Disney and Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries were the major winners in a high-stakes bidContinue Reading
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announces weekly fuel quotas
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka announced weekly fuel quotas for motorists on Sunday, as an acute shortage worsened and longer queues formedContinue Reading
TotalEnergies takes $2 billion foothold in Qatar’s giant gas expansion
Qatar on Sunday named France’s TotalEnergies as its first foreign partner to expand the world’s largest natural gas field andContinue Reading
The AP Interview: Sri Lanka PM says he’s open to Russian oil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nationContinue Reading
Pakistan adopts painful economic path to secure IMF bailout
* Pakistan faces balance of payments crisis * Government sharply lowers fiscal deficit target to 4.9% of GDP * StepsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka risks full-blown humanitarian emergency, UN agency says
GENEVA, June 10 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is at risk of tipping into a full-blown humanitarian crisis as the country’sContinue Reading
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