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India delivers another 40,000 MT diesel consignment to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 22 (ANI): India on Saturday supplied another 40,000 MT consignment of diesel to Sri Lanka to help ease the fuel shortage in the country, which is reeling under a severe economic and energy crisis.
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Japan provides USD 1.5 million for medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 21 (ANI): Grappling with severe medicine shortages, the Japanese government came forward to help Sri Lanka by providing USD 1.5 million for essential medicines through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the population.
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Sri Lanka PM appoints former Maldives President Nasheed to coordinate reli
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed former Maldives President and Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Nasheed on Thursday to coordinate the relief efforts for the island nation.
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Sri Lankan economic crisis brings opportunity for Indian tea industry
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): Gripped by a severe economic crisis, Sri Lanka, a major player in the global tea market, has not been able to export tea, creating an opportunity for the Indian tea industry to tap the market.
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Sri Lanka: CID interrogates four MPs over attack on protesters in Temple T
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's team of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers on Wednesday questioned four MPs, including former Ministers Rohitha Abeygunawardena and CB Ratnayake, over the violence near Temple Trees and Galle Face Green in Colombo, a local media r
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Sri Lanka crisis: Several including jobless participate in protest to get
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): As the economic crisis in Sri Lanka is worsening day by day, several people including those jobless are participating in the protest against the government to get two-times meal for the day.
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Ramayana fame Ashok Vatika faces financial crunch amid Sri Lankan crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Nuwara Eliya [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka, Ashok Vatika of the Ramayana fame located in Nuwara Eliya of the island nation, which is also known as Sita Amman Temple, is facing the financial crunch.
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UN stands with Sri lanka, hopes for peaceful recovery from current crisis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Admiring the resilience shown by the Sri Lankan people, the United Nations said that it stands with the people and hopes for a peaceful recovery from the current crisis, local media reported.
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Tamil Nadu govt to send medical supplies worth Rs 28 crores to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 15 (ANI): In view of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Sunday said as many as 137 types of medical supplies worth Rs 28 crores will be sent to Sri Lanka in a couple of days.
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India delivers over 400,000 MT of fuel to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Amid the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka, India took another initiative to extend support and supplied 12 shipments and over 400,000 Metric Tones (MT) of fuel to the island nation.
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Sri Lanka: Two names nominated as Deputy Speaker in Parliament
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Amidst a severe political crisis in Sri Lanka, two names have been proposed to fill the vacancy of the position of the Deputy Speaker in the Sri Lankan Parliament.
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Solutions to economic crisis must be found in accordance with people's wis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka's leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa in a letter to newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that solutions to the economic and political crisis must be found in accordance with the wishes of people.
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