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Sanath Jayasuriya requests India for medicines amid Sri Lanka's economic c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 28 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya met with Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and asked for assistance to obtain essential medicines for the island nation.
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China's inadequate response to unprecedented crisis disappoints Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 28 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang last week told Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa that Beijing is ready to play a constructive role in the island nation's socio-economic development and it empathizes with Sri Lanka for the difficulties and challenges
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Sri Lankan economic crisis: Nearly 1000 public, private unions to launch m
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Protesting the Sri Lankan government led by Rajapaksa, around 1000 public and private sector unions are set to launch a massive strike on April 28.
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Sri Lankan President says he's ready to establish all-party govt
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanaka], April 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that he in principle is willing to form an all-party government with the political parties represented in Parliament.
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China's 'strategic-trap diplomacy' set off Sri Lankan economic crisis: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): While economists largely concur that China's debt-trap diplomacy set off Sri Lankan economic crisis, geopolitical analysts believe that the island nation fell victim to a far more dangerous form of foreign policy, that is a 'strategic-trap diplomacy', sai
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Sri Lankan PM rejects calls for resignation; says 'I will go if I lose Par
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Amid nationwide protests and growing calls for his resignation, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that he will step down if he loses the majority in the Parliament.
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Will not resign, says Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday said he will not step down from his post.
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Sri Lanka minister says country in talks with China for debt refinancing
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): After talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka's Mass Media Minister Nalaka Godahewa on Tuesday said that the country is in talks with China as well for refinancing its debt.
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Sri Lanka halts stock trading for 2nd consecutive day amid falling share p
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): Sri Lankan stocks plummeted shortly after opening for trading on Tuesday, leading the stock market to close early for the second day in a row.
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IMF advises Sri Lanka to tighten monetary policy to overcome debt crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): International Monetary Fund (IMF) official on Tuesday advised Sri Lanka to tighten its monetary policy, raise taxes and adopt flexible exchange rates to overcome its debt crisis, according to a media report.
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Sri Lankan crisis 'man-made problem, warning signs ignored'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): The ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka, which is the worst in the country's history, is a man-made problem while warning signs visible for a year were ignored, said Professor Mick Moore, a highly acclaimed political economist and professorial fellow at the Insti
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Sri Lankan President says he's willing to form interim government to resol
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said that he is willing to take immediate steps to form an interim government to curb and resolve the ongoing economic crisis in the country.
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