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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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UN Urges For Peaceful Transition Of Power As Per Constitution In Sri Lanka
The United Nations in Sri Lanka has urged all stakeholders in the island nation to ensure a peaceful transition of power in full respect for the Constitution .
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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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Sri Lanka To Default On Debt, No Money For Fuel: Energy Minister
Sri Lanka is expected to be placed into default by rating agencies on Wednesday after the non-payment of coupons on two of its sovereign bonds.
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Sri Lanka's Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Escapes Censure Motion
Sri Lanka's beleaguered president side-stepped a censure motion on Tuesday after his fractured coalition rallied to delay.
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Lanka Parliament Reconvenes As New PM Warns Of Fuel Shortages
Sri Lanka's parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since violence flared last week and the PM quit, as his replacement warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.
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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 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.
-
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.
-
UN Urges For Peaceful Transition Of Power As Per Constitution In Sri Lanka
The United Nations in Sri Lanka has urged all stakeholders in the island nation to ensure a peaceful transition of power in full respect for the Constitution .
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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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Sri Lanka To Default On Debt, No Money For Fuel: Energy Minister
Sri Lanka is expected to be placed into default by rating agencies on Wednesday after the non-payment of coupons on two of its sovereign bonds.
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Sri Lanka's Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Escapes Censure Motion
Sri Lanka's beleaguered president side-stepped a censure motion on Tuesday after his fractured coalition rallied to delay.
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Lanka Parliament Reconvenes As New PM Warns Of Fuel Shortages
Sri Lanka's parliament reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since violence flared last week and the PM quit, as his replacement warned that the country was in a precarious economic situation and down to its last day of petrol supplies.
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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.
