Search For "economic crisis"
Ajith Rajapakse elected new Deputy Speaker of Sri Lanka Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo[Sri lanka], May 17 (ANI): The ruling party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Hambanthota District parliamentarian Ajith Rajapakse has been elected as the new Deputy Speaker of Parliament, reported Colombo Page.
Read More
Pakistan: PTI government local representatives protest against unannounced
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Haripur (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Suffering from an extreme power crunch, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) local government representatives staged a demonstration outside the Haripur deputy commissioners' office in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa district of Pakistan.
Read More
Sri Lankans look towards India amid unprecedented economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 17 (ANI): As Sri Lanka continues to face a dearth of fuel across the country, the island nation is looking toward India for assistance in the face of the unprecedented economic crisis.
Read More
Imran Khan's erstwhile government procured USD 52 billion in loans
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): The erstwhile Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government tops the list amongst the last four administrations in the country with the highest external borrowing of around USD 52 billion in its three-year rule, a media report said.
Read More
People should be ready to face economic challenges in forthcoming months,
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in an address to the nation on Monday gave an account of the grave economic situation facing the island nation and said that the people need to be prepared to make sacrifices.
Read More
Economists warn of major food crisis in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 16 (ANI): As unemployment and poverty take over the families of Afghanistan, economists warned of a major economic crisis in the country, if necessary steps are not taken on an immediate basis to tackle the situation.
Read More
Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to decide next election dates, claims PML-N's M
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will decide when the next elections in the country would be held, and asked PTI chief Imran Khan how would he face the people in the polls
Read More
Sri Lanka: Failing economy forces auto drivers to sell flags at Galle Face
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 16, (ANI): Sri Lanka is facing a large-scale economic crisis, a level of economic emergency of unprecedented nature, with nationwide anti-government protests demanding the resignation of the country's president Gotabaya Rajpaksa.
Read More
Will Sunday's elections weaken Hezbollah's grip on Lebanon?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 16 (ANI): Lebanon, a country plagued by state mismanagement and rampant corruption, the currency of which lost 90 per cent of its value and 80 per cent of its population live below the poverty line, on Sunday had its first elections since 2018.
Read More
UN stands with Sri lanka, hopes for peaceful recovery from current crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 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.
Read More
Over 600 families in Sri Lanka affected by floods, landslides
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 15 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Sunday said that over 600 families in the Island nation have been affected by floods and landslides as the rainy weather prevails in the country.
Read More
Tamil Nadu govt to send medical supplies worth Rs 28 crores to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 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.
Read More