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Sri Lanka: Ceylon Electricity Board head quits; apologizes after alleging
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 14 (ANI): The Chairman of Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), M M C Ferdinando has resigned days after he alleged before the parliamentary panel that Prime Minister Narendra Modi influenced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to award a wind power project to the Ad
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Sri Lanka: Protest erupts outside new MP's house
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 12 (ANI): After Sri Lanka's business tycoon Dhammika Perera was sworn in as a national list MP (Member of Parliament), protests erupted on Sunday, outside his home, demanding accountability for his casino business.
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Lanka Premier League 2022 to kick off on July 31
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
The much-awaited tournament which is Sri Lanka's topmost domestic T20 league, with an international flavor, will be played at the RPICS, Colombo, and the MRICS, Hambantota.
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'Nearly half Sri Lankan kids need aid': UNICEF appeals for USD 25 million
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 11 (ANI): The debilitating crisis in Sri Lanka has left nearly half of the children in the country in need of some form of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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India extends Sri Lanka USD 55 million credit line for fertiliser imports
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 11 (ANI): The Indian government has decided to extend a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 55 million to Sri Lanka for the procurement of Urea Fertiliser.
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22 per cent of Sri Lankans need food aid: UN official
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 10 (ANI): A total of 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment, a high-level UN official said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka: UN appeals for USD 47 million for life-saving aid to 1.7 millio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 10 (ANI): The United Nations team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organisations has launched a joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan calling for USD 47.2 million to provide life-saving assistance to 1.7 million people worst-hit by the economic crisis
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China's 'deceitful' currency swap with Sri Lanka worth USD 1.5 billion
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka is reeling under a severe economic crisis and one of the reasons for it was the "deceitful" Chinese currency swap with Sri Lanka worth USD 1.5 billion.
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Sri Lankan PM urges citizens to use gas, fuel sparingly amid worsening cri
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 7 (ANI): The next three weeks for Sri Lanka would be tough as the nation is facing a severe economic crisis, said Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday while urging citizens to use fuel and gas sparingly.
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Sri Lanka seeks India's support for troubled agricultural sector: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 7 (ANI): Sri Lankan Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has sought India's help for food security and environmental protection, according to a Sri Lanka publication.
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Pretty excited 'Mr. Fix-it' tag's been taken off: Steve Smith ahead of upc
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Australia will play Sri Lanka in the shortest format of the game starting from Tuesday at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo.
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Aus vs SL: Men in yellow will take on hosts in three-match T20I series (Pr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Aaron Finch led Australia will take on hosts Sri Lanka in three-match T20I series starting from Tuesday. This time the World T20 champions will play Lankans in Sri Lanka.
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