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Amid economic crisis Sri Lanka to increase fuel prices
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 26 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) gas on Sunday decided to increase the fuel prices with effect from 2 am.
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Sri Lanka to limit fuel for private vehicles amid looming crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka has decided to limit fuel for private vehicles as the fuel shortage continues to worsen in the Island nation.
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Sri Lanka reduces amount of holding foreign currency to USD 10K
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 25 (ANI): Amid the looming economic crisis, Sri Lanka on Saturday limited the amount of foreign currency an individual can hold to USD 10,000.
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High-level US delegation to visit Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 25 (ANI): The team of high delegations representing the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of State will visit Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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Another humanitarian consignment from India reaches Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 24 (ANI): India provided a humanitarian consignment worth more than SLR 3 billion to Sri Lanka, which is facing the worst economic crisis since its independence.
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Top Indian delegation holds talks with Sri Lanka President on economic sup
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 23 (ANI): A high-level Indian delegation led by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra held talks with Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo on Thursday amid the ongoing economic crisis in the island nation.
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Pakistan Int'l Airlines' Toronto-bound flight barred from using Russian ai
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): Pakistan International Airlines' had to re-route its Toronto-bound flight from Islamabad after facing difficulties in getting overflying clearance from Russia due to non-payment of outstanding dues, reported local media.
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Pakistan trapped in vicious cycle of taking loans to pay back previous loa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): A Pakistani columnist has raised questions to the country's "incompetent and failed rulers" asking them how they will solve the economic problems at a time when the country is trapped in a vicious cycle of taking loans to pay back the previous loans.
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Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe says economy has collapsed, will hold talks w
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 22 (ANI): Prime Minister of crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Wednesday said that he will hold discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and arrive at an agreement to obtain an additional credit facility.
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Pakistani economy crumbling due to prolonged neglect
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan is in the middle of an economic crisis and has become a net importer of oil and gas and other essentials. The energy economy was once built in the model of the US where oil was cheap and the rich moved around in costly imported cars.
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Australia to provide USD 50 million support to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 21 (ANI): Australia will provide USD 50 million in Official Development Assistance to support Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs, the Australian foreign ministry announced on Monday.
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Sri Lankan cabinet passes 21st Amendment to curtail powers of President
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 20 (ANI): Aiming to curtail powers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan Cabinet on Monday passed the 21st Amendment to its Constitution.
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