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US donates 3,000 metric tons of food to feed Sri Lankan school children
Updated : 3 years, 9 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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China's BRI isn't quite as lucrative as often advertised: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 20 (ANI): Easy Chinese investment poured into BRI projects abroad isn't quite as lucrative as often publicized and sparsely generates sufficient revenue to justify the cost, according to Stockholm-based non-profit and non-partisan research and policy organization.
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Thailand allows Gotabaya Rajapaksa temporary stay on condition he doesn't
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): Thailand has allowed former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa temporary stay in Thailand to look for permanent asylum in another country on the condition that he does not cause problems for the country.
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Petrol reserves in Sri Lanka insufficient to meet needs of people
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 31 (ANI): The World Food Programme said that the remaining petrol reserves in Sri Lanka are likely to be insufficient to meet the needs of people.
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Wickremesinghe urges parties to find ways to repay loans as unrest delayed
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 31 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that the unrest had delayed a possible deal with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis and urged political parties must work together on find
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Makeshift brothels crop up in Sri Lanka as economic hardship pushes women
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 30 (ANI): In Sri Lanka, which is battling a crushing economic crisis, is now facing another predicament with its women, most of them who have lost their jobs in the textile sector, now forced to become sex workers to earn a livelihood.
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India committed to assist Sri Lanka in overcoming economic crisis: Preside
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Newly-elected President Droupadi Murmu while extending felicitations to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that India has been committed to assist the people of Sri Lanka in overcoming the challenges posed by the economic crises.
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US envoy, President Wickremesinghe discuss Sri Lankan economic, political
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday and discussed the ongoing economic and political crisis and ways to work together to navigate toward a brighter future.
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Sri Lanka delays fuel distribution as per QR Code system
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): The fuel distribution process for vehicles as per the QR code system in Sri Lanka, which was scheduled to commence today, will be delayed further, The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said on Monday.
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Rights group condemns assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 23 (ANI): A New York-based rights group has condemned the assault on peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka that led to injury to more than 50 people and the arrest of at least 9 others.
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Xi congratulates Sri Lanka's new president Wickremesinghe, looks forward t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): China, which turned a blind eye to Sri Lanka while it struggled with the economic and political crisis, is now looking forward to advancing bilateral ties and traditional friendship between the two countries, as evident from President Xi Jinping's congratu
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India extended Line of Credit worth USD 1.85 bn to Sri Lanka in 10 years:
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): India has extended 8 Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 1850.64 million in the past 10 years, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Friday.
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