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Why Bankrupt Sri Lanka Is Allowing Younger Women To Work Abroad
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Tuesday reduced to 21 the minimum age at which women can go abroad for work and earn much-needed dollars for the bankrupt economy.
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Talks With IMF, Shutdowns: What's Happening In Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential government services on Monday, beginning a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the International Monetary Fund opened talks with Colombo on a possible bailout.
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2 Weeks WFH For Sri Lanka Government Employees Amid Fuel Crisis
Sri Lanka's government on Friday ordered public sector employees to work from home for two weeks due to severe fuel shortages as the island nation grapples with its worst financial turmoil in seven decades.
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Now, Guaranteed Weekly Fuel Quota In Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government plans to introduce a fuel rationing scheme from next month, under which registered consumers at filling stations would be guaranteed a weekly quota, a senior minister said on Sunday.
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Watch: Australian Cricket Players' Appeal For Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The visiting Australian cricket team on Thursday threw their support behind a United Nations appeal to buy urgently needed food and life-saving medicines for Sri Lanka, which is currently undergoing a spiralling economic crisis.
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The "Unpleasant And Terrifying" Mess Sri Lanka Is In
Running out of petrol, medicines and foreign reserves, once-booming Sri Lanka is in a mess. And the measures needed to pull its economy out of the unparalleled crisis are likely to bring even more pain.
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New Sri Lanka PM To Sell Airline, Print Money To Pay Salaries
Sri Lanka's new government plans to sell its national airline to stem losses, part of efforts to stabilize the nation's finances even as authorities are forced to print money to pay government salaries.
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Sri Lanka's Anti-Government Protests Bring Schools, Businesses To A Halt
Thousands of shops, schools and businesses closed on Friday as public and private sector workers in Sri Lanka went on strike, demanding the president and the government step down for their mishandling of the island's worst financial crisis.
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Why Bankrupt Sri Lanka Is Allowing Younger Women To Work Abroad
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Tuesday reduced to 21 the minimum age at which women can go abroad for work and earn much-needed dollars for the bankrupt economy.
-
Talks With IMF, Shutdowns: What's Happening In Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential government services on Monday, beginning a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the International Monetary Fund opened talks with Colombo on a possible bailout.
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2 Weeks WFH For Sri Lanka Government Employees Amid Fuel Crisis
Sri Lanka's government on Friday ordered public sector employees to work from home for two weeks due to severe fuel shortages as the island nation grapples with its worst financial turmoil in seven decades.
-
Now, Guaranteed Weekly Fuel Quota In Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government plans to introduce a fuel rationing scheme from next month, under which registered consumers at filling stations would be guaranteed a weekly quota, a senior minister said on Sunday.
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Watch: Australian Cricket Players' Appeal For Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The visiting Australian cricket team on Thursday threw their support behind a United Nations appeal to buy urgently needed food and life-saving medicines for Sri Lanka, which is currently undergoing a spiralling economic crisis.
-
The "Unpleasant And Terrifying" Mess Sri Lanka Is In
Running out of petrol, medicines and foreign reserves, once-booming Sri Lanka is in a mess. And the measures needed to pull its economy out of the unparalleled crisis are likely to bring even more pain.
-
New Sri Lanka PM To Sell Airline, Print Money To Pay Salaries
Sri Lanka's new government plans to sell its national airline to stem losses, part of efforts to stabilize the nation's finances even as authorities are forced to print money to pay government salaries.
-
Sri Lanka's Anti-Government Protests Bring Schools, Businesses To A Halt
Thousands of shops, schools and businesses closed on Friday as public and private sector workers in Sri Lanka went on strike, demanding the president and the government step down for their mishandling of the island's worst financial crisis.
