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Sri Lanka defaults on debt for first time in its history
Colombo: Sri Lanka has defaulted on its debt for the first time in its history as the country struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years, BBC reported. It…
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Newly-appointed PM Wickremesinghe says his aim is to save crisis-hit Sri Lanka, not a family
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday warned that the next two months would be the toughest and said his aim is to save the country from the ongoing economic…
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Sri Lanka’s new PM Wickremesinghe, thanks PM Modi for economic help
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he looks forward to closer ties with India during his term and thanked India for its economic assistance to the country as it…
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Sri Lanka: Former PM and allies banned from traveling abroad
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday banned former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his son Namal and 15 allies from leaving the country. It further asked the police to investigate the mob attack…
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Sri Lanka crisis: President to appoint a new PM this week
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday declared that he will soon appoint a new prime minister and a young cabinet by the end of this week. In a televised address…
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Sri Lanka: PM Rajapaksa’s residence set ablaze by protestors
Soon after Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on May 9, the country has been placed under curfew. In a major development the residence of the PM in Hambantota, around 350kms…
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Sri Lanka stops supplying gas for domestic use
Colombo: Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka’s leading liquefied petroleum gas supplier Litro Gas Lanka Limited on Monday said that they are unable to supply gas to domestic consumers until new…
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Lanka crisis: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer resignation today
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer to stand down as the prime minister on Monday, political sources said, as pressure mounts on the embattled government led by his younger…
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SL leaders promise various approaches to address challenges
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is taking various approaches to address current challenges faced by the country amid the ongoing economic crisis, the country leaders said in their messages on the International…
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India offers additional $500 million after China’s muted response to Sri Lanka’s request
Colombo/New Delhi: “A friend in need is a friend indeed” is the saying as it goes. The dictum is in full play as India has offered Sri Lanka an additional $500 million…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: TDP spreading malicious propaganda on state’s finances, says YSRCP
Amaravati: In a scathing attack on the opposition and a section of media, YSR Congress Party’s (YSRCP) leaders stated that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is taking up malicious propaganda over the state’s…
- India
India supplies 11,000 MT of rice to SL ahead of national new year
Colombo: Awaiting to usher the National New Year, crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Tuesday welcomed a consignment of 11,000 MT of rice received under the concessional Indian Credit Facility of $1 billion. Having…
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SL Prez revokes Emergency Law with doubt of defeat in Parliament
Colombo: With a majority support in doubt in Parliament, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday late night revoked the state of Emergency which he had imposed amid violent street protests demanding him to quit.…
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Sri Lankan cricketers concerned over plight of their country
Colombo: As Sri Lanka undergoes one of the worst crisis since itsIndependence, a number of former and current cricketers including those in Maharashtra playing for the Indian Premier League (IPL), expressed their worries…
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Sri Lanka restores social media platforms after 15 hours
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government on Sunday lifted the ban it had imposed on social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram after declaring a nationwide public emergency and effecting…
