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"Blood is thicker than water": EAM Jaishankar on India-Sri Lanka relations
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Speaking on the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Jaishankar said, "It is very natural for India to step forward. Blood is thicker than water. It is natural at a moment of difficulty. I have always believed that you will come through this challenge but it is important to have real friends standi
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Laos, a centre for scam networks run by Chinese Nationals: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Economic crisis in Sri Lanka has forced young and educated Sri Lankans to go abroad in search of jobs but many of these get trapped and are forced by Chinese nationals to work in scam call centers at Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Laos.
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Sri Lanka stares at food shortage, President Wickremesinghe asks for help
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The critical situation of the currency crisis in Sri Lanka has resulted in political, economic and social turmoil. Further, this currency collapse has resulted in a rise in food prices by 100 per cent in two years. Amid all this, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has sought support, The Island
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UN mission warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since June, the HNP has been responding to the Government's request for UN-backed multi-sector support for Sri Lanka's debt and food and medicine shortages. "Governments and donor agencies have helped the humanitarian community reach over 1 million of the country's most vulnerable people wit
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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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Sri Lanka's economy shrinks 8.4 pc in second quarter amid financial crisis
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka's economy contracted 8.4 per cent in the April to June quarter compared with the same period a year ago, according to data from the government statistics department on Thursday, amid concerns over the country's ongoing financial situation.
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Sri Lanka's weak regulatory frameworks responsible for China incurred debt
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 5 (ANI): As the debt crisis continues to grip the island nation of Sri Lanka, the root cause of problems behind the loans lent by China are weak regulatory frameworks in the country and weak circumspection exercised by politicians and public officials in making
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Sri Lanka's ousted President Rajapaksa returns home: official
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned home in the early hours of Saturday after fleeing the country in July, according to a senior security official.
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China pushes Sri Lanka to continue with organic fertilizer project despite
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 29 (ANI): After the Sri Lankan government rejected an order of organic fertilizer from a Chinese company on the issue of the presence of harmful bacteria, Beijing is pressuring Colombo to continue with its organic fertilizer project.
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US donates 3,000 metric tons of food to feed Sri Lankan school children
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): The United States through the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and in partnership with Save the Children, donated 320 metric tons of split yellow peas as a part of 3,000 metric tons of food to nourish school children across Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka's pulses production on track for recovery: Global Pulse Confeder
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 12 (ANI): With fuel shortages raging across the country and prices skyrocketing as the currency rapidly depreciates and foreign reserves deplete, Sri Lankan citizens are facing, among other issues, difficulty accessing food.
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PM Modi assures Sri Lanka's new PM Gunawardena of unwavering support
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena of India's continued support to island nation in a congratulatory letter.
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