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Sri Lanka President Set To Slash Budget Spending Amid Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka's president is set to slash expenditure when he presents an interim budget on Tuesday to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year, amid discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package.
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Rights Group Condemns Assault On Protesters By Sri Lankan Security Forces
A New York-based rights group has condemned the assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka that led to injury to more than 50 people and the arrest of at least 9 others.
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Ex-Lankan President Rajapaksa Granted 14-Day Visit Pass By Singapore
Singapore has granted a 14-day short-term visit pass to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa as he entered the country on a "private visit" on July 14, according to immigration authorities here.
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Amid Crisis, Sri Lanka Lowers Fuel Prices, 1st Decrease Since February
Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) on Sunday reduced the diesel and petrol retail prices, the first decrease after five hikes since February.
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Found Millions At President's House, Lankan Protesters Claim: 10 Points
The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka who broke into embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence have claimed to have recovered millions of rupees inside his mansion, according to a media report on Sunday.
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Video: Lanka Journalists Attacked, Intense Street Battles Outside PM Home
Sri Lanka security forces and police resorted to violence injuring at least four journalists covering the massive protests in the crisis-hit country.
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"No Food Or Cooking Gas": Sri Lankans Seek Passport To Better Life
Sri Lanka is running short of food, cooking gas, fuel and medicine, after economic mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out its foreign exchange reserves.
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Sri Lanka Needs $5 Billion In 6 Months For Essentials: PM Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka's cash-strapped government will need at least $5 billion in the next six months to maintain basic standards of living, including some $3.3 billion for fuel imports, the country's Prime Minister told parliament on Tuesday.
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India Delivers Humanitarian Assistance Worth Rs 43 Crore To Sri Lanka
The consignment comprises 9,000 metric tonnes of rice, and 50 metric tonnes of milk powder, coupled with over 25 metric tonnes of drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies.
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Sri Lanka Central Bank Holds Rates; Urges Fiscal, Political Stability
Sri Lanka's central bank held its key interest rates steady on Thursday and reiterated the need for more fiscal measures and political stability.
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President Is Impeached, Flees Or Military Coup: What Could Happen In Lanka
Gotabaya Rajapaksa earlier extended a nationwide curfew until Thursday morning, after government supporters on Monday initiated attacks on protesters who had camped out for weeks in downtown Colombo to call for his ouster.
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Sri Lanka: Curfew Imposed in Rambukkana As Police Clash With Protesters
Sri Lanka police imposed a curfew in the Rambukkana Police Division until further notice following unrest in the country with the clash between protesters and police in the city.
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Amid Worsening Crisis, Sri Lanka's Opposition Signs No-Trust And Impeach Motion
The opposition in Sri Lanka requires 40 members from different opposition parties to sign before they move a no-confidence and impeachment motion in the parliament.
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Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Warns Crisis Risking Starvation
Sri Lanka's crippling economic crisis risks starvation across the island nation of 22 million while acute shortages and blackouts will get worse, the speaker of parliament warned Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka Political Crisis "Death Blow" To Economy: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka's prime minister said Thursday the country was struggling to pay back its ballooning foreign debt, blaming a recent political crisis for dealing a "death blow" to the economy.
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Sri Lanka President Set To Slash Budget Spending Amid Economic Crisis
Sri Lanka's president is set to slash expenditure when he presents an interim budget on Tuesday to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year, amid discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package.
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Rights Group Condemns Assault On Protesters By Sri Lankan Security Forces
A New York-based rights group has condemned the assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka that led to injury to more than 50 people and the arrest of at least 9 others.
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Ex-Lankan President Rajapaksa Granted 14-Day Visit Pass By Singapore
Singapore has granted a 14-day short-term visit pass to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa as he entered the country on a "private visit" on July 14, according to immigration authorities here.
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Amid Crisis, Sri Lanka Lowers Fuel Prices, 1st Decrease Since February
Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) on Sunday reduced the diesel and petrol retail prices, the first decrease after five hikes since February.
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Found Millions At President's House, Lankan Protesters Claim: 10 Points
The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka who broke into embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence have claimed to have recovered millions of rupees inside his mansion, according to a media report on Sunday.
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Video: Lanka Journalists Attacked, Intense Street Battles Outside PM Home
Sri Lanka security forces and police resorted to violence injuring at least four journalists covering the massive protests in the crisis-hit country.
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"No Food Or Cooking Gas": Sri Lankans Seek Passport To Better Life
Sri Lanka is running short of food, cooking gas, fuel and medicine, after economic mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out its foreign exchange reserves.
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Sri Lanka Needs $5 Billion In 6 Months For Essentials: PM Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka's cash-strapped government will need at least $5 billion in the next six months to maintain basic standards of living, including some $3.3 billion for fuel imports, the country's Prime Minister told parliament on Tuesday.
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India Delivers Humanitarian Assistance Worth Rs 43 Crore To Sri Lanka
The consignment comprises 9,000 metric tonnes of rice, and 50 metric tonnes of milk powder, coupled with over 25 metric tonnes of drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies.
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Sri Lanka Central Bank Holds Rates; Urges Fiscal, Political Stability
Sri Lanka's central bank held its key interest rates steady on Thursday and reiterated the need for more fiscal measures and political stability.
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President Is Impeached, Flees Or Military Coup: What Could Happen In Lanka
Gotabaya Rajapaksa earlier extended a nationwide curfew until Thursday morning, after government supporters on Monday initiated attacks on protesters who had camped out for weeks in downtown Colombo to call for his ouster.
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Sri Lanka: Curfew Imposed in Rambukkana As Police Clash With Protesters
Sri Lanka police imposed a curfew in the Rambukkana Police Division until further notice following unrest in the country with the clash between protesters and police in the city.
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Amid Worsening Crisis, Sri Lanka's Opposition Signs No-Trust And Impeach Motion
The opposition in Sri Lanka requires 40 members from different opposition parties to sign before they move a no-confidence and impeachment motion in the parliament.
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Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Warns Crisis Risking Starvation
Sri Lanka's crippling economic crisis risks starvation across the island nation of 22 million while acute shortages and blackouts will get worse, the speaker of parliament warned Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka Political Crisis "Death Blow" To Economy: Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka's prime minister said Thursday the country was struggling to pay back its ballooning foreign debt, blaming a recent political crisis for dealing a "death blow" to the economy.
