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Sri Lanka: Trade Unions demand President Rajapaksa's resignation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 29 (ANI): Hundreds of trade unions in Sri Lanka have been staging a nationwide protest over the mishandling of the ongoing economic crisis in the country and have called for the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
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Pakistan forms advisory council to overcome economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Amid the raging economic crisis, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed the National Economic Advisory Council which comprises 21 members.
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Sanath Jayasuriya requests India for medicines amid Sri Lanka's economic c
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 28 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya met with Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and asked for assistance to obtain essential medicines for the island nation.
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Sri Lankan economic crisis: Nearly 1000 public, private unions to launch m
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Protesting the Sri Lankan government led by Rajapaksa, around 1000 public and private sector unions are set to launch a massive strike on April 28.
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Lebanon president urges stronger security against violent crime surge
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Wednesday called for stronger security efforts against the risks of a deteriorating security situation amid a nationwide economic collapse.
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Sri Lankan President says he's ready to establish all-party govt
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanaka], April 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said that he in principle is willing to form an all-party government with the political parties represented in Parliament.
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China's 'strategic-trap diplomacy' set off Sri Lankan economic crisis: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): While economists largely concur that China's debt-trap diplomacy set off Sri Lankan economic crisis, geopolitical analysts believe that the island nation fell victim to a far more dangerous form of foreign policy, that is a 'strategic-trap diplomacy', sai
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Sri Lankan PM rejects calls for resignation; says 'I will go if I lose Par
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Amid nationwide protests and growing calls for his resignation, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that he will step down if he loses the majority in the Parliament.
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Humanitarian situation in Syria dire amid economic crisis: UN official
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire amid a worsening economic crisis, said Joyce Msuya, the deputy UN relief chief, on Tuesday.
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Will not resign, says Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday said he will not step down from his post.
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Pakistan's reckless economic policies responsible for massive debt servici
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 26 (ANI): Pakistan's reckless economic policies and excessive overspending, mainly during former Prime Minister Imran Khan's regime, have led to unprecedented pressure on the country's debt servicing and are exasperating the ongoing economic crisis, a media report
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Sri Lanka minister says country in talks with China for debt refinancing
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 26 (ANI): After talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka's Mass Media Minister Nalaka Godahewa on Tuesday said that the country is in talks with China as well for refinancing its debt.
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