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China's debt moratorium offer to Sri Lanka not sufficient for IMF to appro
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The IMF needs more assurances from China to secure IMF board approval for the bailout package for Sri Lanka.
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Chinese company destroying Sri Lankan fishing community
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
About 3,200 small-scale fishing families have been seriously affected by the creation of sea leech farms in Kowtharimunai in Pooneryin by the Chinese company, losing their livelihoods during an ongoing economic crisis in the country.
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Sri Lankan sea cucumber farmers lament that fishing industry is slowly dis
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In Kiranchi village, Kilinochchi, the traditional fishermen's protest against sea cucumber farms has crossed 100 days. In the northern peninsula, the farming method of caging a specific area in the sea and harvesting sea cucumbers is an unfamiliar experience, according to CSST.
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China trying for global Buddhist support in selection of future Dalai Lama
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to TRC, China has stepped up its Buddhist outreach to Sri Lanka, which remains a major Buddhist nation and is also targeted by Beijing under its Debt-Trap Diplomacy.
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China threatening Sri Lanka to block potential visit by the Dalai Lama: Re
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This should be seen as another attempt by CCP at strengthening their position in the reincarnation debate of the Dalai Lama.
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China offers bailout package to Pakistan, refuses to defer loan repayments
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan are caught in China's debt track but while China has offered a bailout package to Pakistan, it has refused to defer loan repayments of Sri Lanka, True Ceylon News reported.
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China acts as impediment to Sri Lanka's IMF deal
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Debt restructuring is one of the prerequisites of the IMF's bailout package for Sri Lanka. The process is, however, getting delayed due to Sri Lanka's dire situation and a delay in concrete commitment from China, the island nation's largest bilateral lender. Sri Lanka seems to be missing its
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China investing in sea cucumber farms in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
China is investing in the sea cucumber farms in Sri Lanka, that has the capability of boosting exercise performance and have anti-fatigue effects.
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Sri Lanka arrests Chinese couple for over LKR 14 billion cryptocurrency fr
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Financial and Commercial Crimes Bureau of the CID has arrested three persons for committing massive cryptocurrency fraud amounting to around LKR 14 billion (USD 37,891,504), reported Sunday Island Online.
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Pushing the CCP narrative: China looks to influence Sri Lankan media
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 19 (ANI): The Chinese government, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, is targetting news consumers globally using massive campaigns to influence media outlets, according to media watchdogs.
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Organic fertilizer imports strain China-Sri Lanka ties: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 13 (ANI): The diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and China were strained after a Chinese company mislead Colombo authorities by taking the money and not supplying the fertilizer to the island country, a media report said.
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Funded by China, Sri Lanka's Colombo Lotus Tower declared open for public
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 16 (ANI): The Lotus Tower of Colombo which is funded by China and constructed under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was declared open to the public on Thursday.
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