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Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew ahead of 'Arab Spring" style protest
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): Ahead of an 'Arab Spring" style protest scheduled to be staged on Sunday, a nationwide curfew has been declared by Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka prohibits people from staying in public places
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 3 (ANI): President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday issued an Extraordinary Gazette barring people from staying in public places ahead of a planned protest for Sunday.
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India supplies 6000 MT of fuel to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 (ANI): Indian Oil Corporation subsidiary in Sri Lanka on Saturday has supplied 6,000 MT of fuel to the Ceylon Electricity Board, to help ease the power crisis in the island country which is witnessing acute power cuts. The consignment of fuel is part of the US 50
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Sri Lanka lifts curfew imposed after violent protests outside President Ra
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): An overnight curfew imposed in several parts of Colombo, after protests outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence over worsening economic crisis in the country turned violent, has been lifted, local media reported on Friday.
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Protest outside Sri Lankan President's residence turns violent, ten injure
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): At least ten people were injured including journalists after protests held outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa turned violent on Thursday.
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Protests held outside Sri Lankan President's residence as economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Several protestors gathered outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday as the island nation faces an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Citing Sri Lankan crisis, Kerala Finance Minister asks Centre to correct i
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 27 (ANI): Citing the financial crisis in Sri Lanka, Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Sunday said that the Central government should correct its policies and added that states should be given Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation and a
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Rajapaksa thanks PM Modi for providing economic assistance to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing economic development assistance and credit facilities to his country, reported local media.
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China turns its back on Sri Lanka economic crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 23 (ANI): China refused to assist Sri Lanka which appealed to reschedule its huge Chinese debt burden in the face of the Covid-19 outbreak that has adversely affected the tourism sector, said a media report.
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Sri Lanka needs to save its economy from China's debt-trap policy: Report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US] February 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic downturn in Sri Lanka, the Washington-based group Global Strat View said that the island nation has to rethink seriously to save its economy, which analysts say have fallen into China's debt-trap policy.
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UN Secretary-General expresses concern over Sri Lankan political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New York City [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the growing constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka and has urged the government to ensure peace and safety of all citizens.
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Moody's expresses concern on Sri Lanka crisis
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 29 (ANI): Credit rating agency Moody's on Monday asserted that the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka is credit negative for the sovereign and the sudden appointment of the new Prime minister had heightened the policy uncertainty.
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