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Ex-Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Return Home In September: Report
Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to return to Sri Lanka in the first week of September, days after fleeing to Thailand.
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World Bank's New Warning On Sri Lanka Amid Severe Food Price Inflation
Sri Lanka is ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the world, according to the latest World Bank assessment.
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Why World Bank Denied New Financing To Sri Lanka Amid Crisis
The World Bank does not plan to offer new financing to crisis-hit Sri Lanka until an "adequate" macroeconomic policy framework is in place, the global funding body has said.
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India Has Committed $3.8 Billion Dollars To Sri Lanka: S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said India has committed USD 3.8 billion for the support of Sri Lanka during the latter's economic crisis which had been building up over a period of time.
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India Sends 44,000 Tonnes Of Urea To Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
India has provided 44,000 tonnes of urea to Sri Lanka for meeting the domestic requirements in the current and next sowing seasons, Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday.
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What Next If Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Resigns - 4 Latest Facts
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence today shortly before protesters demanding the leader's resignation amid an unprecedented economic crisis overran the compound of the presidential palace in Colombo.
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Video: Protesters In Kitchen, Pool - Scenes Inside Lanka President's Home
Thousands of Sri Lankan protesters broke through police barricades and entered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo today in one of the largest anti-government marches in the country.
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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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Is Sri Lanka Seeking Russia's Help Amid Oil Shortage? Minister Says...
Sri Lanka has reached out to several companies suggested by Russia's embassy in Colombo to buy crude oil, Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said on Sunday, in an attempt by the debt-ridden island nation.
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Sri Lanka Shuts Schools For 2 Weeks Amid Fuel Crisis
Sri Lankan authorities on Friday announced a two-week shutdown of government offices and schools, as public transport ground almost entirely to a halt due to a lack of dollars to pay for imported fuel.
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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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No Polls Till Economic Crisis Addressed: Sri Lanka Election Body
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal G Punchihewa on Thursday said that the country cannot go for an election until the economic crisis that has hit the common man badly is addressed.
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Ex-Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa To Return Home In September: Report
Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to return to Sri Lanka in the first week of September, days after fleeing to Thailand.
-
World Bank's New Warning On Sri Lanka Amid Severe Food Price Inflation
Sri Lanka is ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the world, according to the latest World Bank assessment.
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Why World Bank Denied New Financing To Sri Lanka Amid Crisis
The World Bank does not plan to offer new financing to crisis-hit Sri Lanka until an "adequate" macroeconomic policy framework is in place, the global funding body has said.
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India Has Committed $3.8 Billion Dollars To Sri Lanka: S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said India has committed USD 3.8 billion for the support of Sri Lanka during the latter's economic crisis which had been building up over a period of time.
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India Sends 44,000 Tonnes Of Urea To Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
India has provided 44,000 tonnes of urea to Sri Lanka for meeting the domestic requirements in the current and next sowing seasons, Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Sunday.
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What Next If Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Resigns - 4 Latest Facts
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence today shortly before protesters demanding the leader's resignation amid an unprecedented economic crisis overran the compound of the presidential palace in Colombo.
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Video: Protesters In Kitchen, Pool - Scenes Inside Lanka President's Home
Thousands of Sri Lankan protesters broke through police barricades and entered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo today in one of the largest anti-government marches in the country.
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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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Is Sri Lanka Seeking Russia's Help Amid Oil Shortage? Minister Says...
Sri Lanka has reached out to several companies suggested by Russia's embassy in Colombo to buy crude oil, Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said on Sunday, in an attempt by the debt-ridden island nation.
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Sri Lanka Shuts Schools For 2 Weeks Amid Fuel Crisis
Sri Lankan authorities on Friday announced a two-week shutdown of government offices and schools, as public transport ground almost entirely to a halt due to a lack of dollars to pay for imported fuel.
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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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No Polls Till Economic Crisis Addressed: Sri Lanka Election Body
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal G Punchihewa on Thursday said that the country cannot go for an election until the economic crisis that has hit the common man badly is addressed.
