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Sri Lankan President presents Interim Budget, says talks with IMF in final
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): To provide relief to the Island nation amid the unprecedented economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday presented the Interim Budget and said that the talks with International Monetary Fund is in final stage.
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Sri Lanka's economic situation continues to deteriorate, inflation rate sp
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): The economic situation has continued to deteriorate in Sri Lanka, with the headline inflation rate spiking to another record high in July, World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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Steve Smith feels he can play perfect foil with teammates in Australia's T
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Smith spoke regarding his mindset, "I felt like I could go out and just play with a lot more freedom naturally (in Sri Lanka) and not have any kind of hesitation in the back of my mind like I need to be a bit more reserved or anything."
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Japan provides food assistance worth USD 1.5 million to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka, on Monday, received the first tranche of food assistance valued at USD 1.5 million from the government of Japan, which was provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
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Sri Lankan officials lobby for Chinese company to get elevated highway pro
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): Despite an official freeze on costly mega projects, Sri Lankan Highway Ministry officials are pressurising the country's Road Development Authority (RDA) to finalise a USD 550 million elevated highway, to a Chinese company local media reported.
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China pushes Sri Lanka to continue with organic fertilizer project despite
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 29 (ANI): After the Sri Lankan government rejected an order of organic fertilizer from a Chinese company on the issue of the presence of harmful bacteria, Beijing is pressuring Colombo to continue with its organic fertilizer project.
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Agenda of 'India out' campaign is hate; we will not buy into hate: Maldive
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has hit out at those fuelling the 'India out campaign' in the island nation.
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Maldives Speaker discusses Lanka's financial crisis, issues facing Indian
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed held talks with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Monday and discussed Sri Lanka's financial crisis and issues facing Indian Ocean island nations.
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China's debt trap diplomacy causes global alarm over Belt and Road Initiat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 29 (ANI): Chinese investment under Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) across the world is causing alarm among the beneficiaries, as China's debt-diplomacy only reaps profits to Beijing while countries are pushed towards an economic crisis.
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Indian experts lambast Chinese envoy to Sri lanka for overstepping his aut
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): After the heavy-worded spat between India and China yesterday, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka sharply reacted to the recent remarks of the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, experts in India stated on Sunday that China has been pursui
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China ducks Lanka's debt restructuring requests, makes sneaky UNHRC exit
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): While Sri Lanka awaits a response from China over Colombo's request for debt restructuring amid the economic turmoil, Beijing has downplayed these critical requests and instead put ahead the agenda of human rights in the island nation. This comes ahead of
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 6 Indian fishermen
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 28 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested six Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu and apprehended their boat.
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