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China gets flak for pushing Sri Lankan economy into 'debt-trap'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 22 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces one of the worst economic crises, China has been widely criticized for pushing the Sri Lankan economy into its 'debt trap' and for predatory behaviour such as leasing out the port of Hambantota for 99 years.
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Sri Lanka should learn from India in tackling economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): The ruling Rajapaksa government should learn from India in tackling the prevailing economic crisis, Sri Lanka's senior journalist J Sudath Jayasundra said.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB to protest against govt next week
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to launch an anti-government protest march from Kandy to the capital city, Colombo on April 26, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka may overcome economic crisis if Govt, public come on same page:
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Monday said that the economic crisis can only be solved when both the government and the public accept the uniform solution.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters seek resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ami
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a string of protests marked the island nation as the citizens demanded the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his inability to curb the crisis.
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Sri Lankan President appoints 17 ministers in Cabinet to firefight economi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday appointed 17 Cabinet Ministers even while anti-government protests continue to pick steam following the economic and political crisis in the country.
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Sri Lankan President to appoint new Cabinet amid anti-government protests
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Sri Lanka following the economic and political crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to draft fresh blood in the council of ministers in the island nation while it has been learnt that the size of the
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Sri Lanka: Army cautions people against 'troops about to cause violence' s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Army has issued a statement urging the people to not be duped by malicious and misleading media reports that the troops are about to "cause violence in the ongoing protest", local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB may join protest at Galle Face
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Opposition party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) five MPs (Members of Parliament) will join the hundreds of protesters at Galle Face, the ongoing protests which erupted in the city of Colombo a few days back, if the need arises.
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB to hold meet on Sunday to discuss no-confi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya will hold a meeting on Sunday to decide their next move regarding the no-confidence motion against the ruling government and impeachment motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka's Litro Gas Company Chairman Theshara Jayasinghe resigns
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 16 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces the gas crisis, the chairman of Litro Gas Company, Theshara Jayasinghe has stepped down from his post.
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Sri Lanka introduces fuel rationing in view of economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colomba [Sri Lanka], April 15 (ANI): In midst of the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka which has led to a shortage of essential commodities, the country has introduced fuel rationing for most categories of non-commercial vehicles starting Friday, local media reported.
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