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SriLankan Finance Minister Rajapaksa visiting India next week to strengthe
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [SriLanka], March 12 (ANI): Finance Minister of Sri Lanka, Basil Rajapaksa will visit India next week, said the Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka's central bank assures country's currency to stabilize soon
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 12 (ANI): The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the island country's monetary authority assured on Friday that the Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) which has seen significant volatility in the past few years will stabilize soon.
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Sri Lanka: Prices of essential commodities rise following currency devalua
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 12 (ANI): The prices of a number of essential commodities including fuel and wheat increased significantly on Friday following Sri Lanka's decision to relax the controls over the value of the Sri Lankan rupee, local media reported.
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Colombo Security Conclave: NSAs of India, Sri Lanka, Maldives agree on roa
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Male [Maldives], March 10 (ANI): India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Mauritius on Thursday agreed upon a roadmap for further cooperation to enhance and strengthen maritime regional security and countering terrorism as well as Transnational Organised Crime at the 5th NSA level meeting of Colombo S
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NSAs at Colombo Security Conclave agree on role as first responders for se
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Male [Maldives], March 10 (ANI): National Security Advisers at the NSA meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave in the Maldives on Wednesday agreed that as maritime nations they play the role of the first responders for security in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Colombo Security Conclave: NSA Doval calls for boosting cooperation to add
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Male [Maldives], March 9 (ANI): The fifth National Security Adviser-level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave was held here on Wednesday in which the NSAs discussed the significance of close cooperation between member and observer countries in maritime safety and security and counter
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Timely help from India rescues Sri Lanka from economic crisis
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 4 (ANI): Due to a severe shortage in oil, gas, medicines, and food items because of a shortage of forex, Sri Lanka was under huge economic crisis, however, India's timely help rescued the emerald island.
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Time for Sri Lankan leaders to revisit statecraft: Report
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 3 (ANI): Amid a messy economy, it is time for the Sri Lankan leadership to revisit their statecraft to enable their emerald island to re-emerge as the polar star for the seafarers.
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Sri Lanka extends visas of Russian, Ukrainian tourists by 2 months
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sri Lankan government has decided to extend the visas of over 15,000 Russian and Ukrainian tourists in the South Asian country for two months.
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INS Nireekshak under South Naval Command reaches Trincomalee for joint Ind
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Colombo (Sri Lanka) [India], February 28 (ANI): Indian Navy Ship (INS) Nireekshak, the Submarine Rescue and Diving Support Vessel (DSV) of the Indian Navy under Southern Naval Command is visiting the port of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka on Monday to undertake the joint India-Sri Lanka (IN-SLN) d
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Sri Lanka name squad for Test series against India
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket's Selection Committee on Friday selected the 18-member squad to play the upcoming two-match Test series against India.
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Ind vs SL: Maheesh Theekshana, Kusal Mendis ruled out of T20I series
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana and Kusal Mendis have been ruled out of the T20I series against India.
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