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Sri Lanka seeks another USD 500mn credit from India for fuel
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): Amid the continuing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka is in talks with India for another credit line of USD 500 million for fuel imports.
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Sri Lanka distributes India's consignment of 1,500 litres of kerosene amon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): A consignment of 15,000 litres of kerosene that was handed over by India to Sri Lanka on Friday as a part of humanitarian assistance was distributed among the fishermen of the Jaffna Islands.
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Sri Lanka to appoint five finance committees, 10 oversight committees to r
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that five finance committees and 10 oversight committees will be appointed to resolve the economic and political crisis faced by the country.
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New constitutional reform to make President and Cabinet accountable to Par
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced, in an official statement on Sunday the 21st amendment to the constitution in order to make the President and cabinet accountable to parliament.
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Pakistan in dire need of USD 36 billion to avert economic collapse
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan}, May 29 (ANI): Amid the depleting foreign currency reserves and crashing economy, Pakistan is in dire need of USD 36-37 billion in foreign financing in the next fiscal year.
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Sri Lanka to implement renewable energy generation plan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Facing a power crisis, Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera on Sunday said that an accelerated renewable energy generation plan is likely to be implemented from June 1.
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Sri Lanka marks 50th day of Galle Face protests
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces a severe economic crisis, the people of the island nation continue to protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat at Galle Face Green in Colombo for the 50th consecutive day on May 28.
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Primary goal of educational reforms should be to create good citizens: Sri
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that the primary goal of educational reforms should be to create good citizens, who would be able to contribute to the economy of the island country.
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Sri Lankan High Commissioner Moragoda discusses economic cooperation with
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda in New Delhi and discussed the way forward to cope with the economic crisis in the island nation.
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Appreciate India's support in difficult period, look forward to strengthen
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 28 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday praised India for extending support amid the continuing economic crisis and expressed a desire to further strengthen ties between the two nations.
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Pakistan govt spends Rs 149 million to maintain law and order during Imran
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): Amid the worsening economic woes of the country, the Pakistan government spent Rs 149 million to maintain the law and order during the protest march of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to Islamabad on Wednesday.
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More than half of Afghanistan's population depends upon Humanitarian assis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday said that more than half of the population of Afghanistan is dependent upon humanitarian assistance.
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