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Sri Lankan leaders promise to address challenges amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government is taking various approaches to address current challenges faced by the country, the country's President and the Prime Minister said in their messages on the International Labour Day.
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Sri Lankan President calls for political consensus to deal with economic c
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reiterated his call for a political consensus to deal with the challenges faced by the country, local media reported.
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Rameswaram fisherman agrees to deliver goods to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Chennai [Tamil Nadu],[India] May 1 (ANI): Amid the prevalent economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a fisherman from Rameswaram agreed to deliver essential commodities to the island nation.
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US embassy issues demonstration alert in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): The US Embassy in Sri Lanka has issued a "demonstration alert" ahead of the city-wide protests to be held in Colombo.
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TN Assembly passes resolution seeking Centre's permission to provide human
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 1 (ANI): To assist Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution piloted by Chief Minister MK Stalin in the state assembly seeking permission from the Ministry of External Affairs to supply rice and essential medicin
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Sri Lanka: Opposition to bring no-confidence motion against Mahinda Rajapa
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis and the large scale public anger against the ruling government, Sri Lanka's leader of Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa on Saturday said that the no-confidence motion will be brought again
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Israel says did its best to mediate between Russia-Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, Israel's Ambassador to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Naor Gilon on Saturday said that his country did its best to mediate between the two nations at war and also provided humanitarian assistance to the people.
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Sri Lanka can use its potential, come back to stability: Israel envoy
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Calling the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka "unfortunate", Israel's envoy to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Naor Gilon on Saturday said that the country can use its potential in tourism and agriculture to come back to stability.
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Sri Lanka: Former Kegalle SSP remanded in Rambukkana shooting
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30 (ANI): A Sri Lankan Court has ordered the remand of former Kegalle Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), who was arrested for shooting at unarmed protesters in Rambukkana, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka to relax regulations over foreign earnings conversion control
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Central Bank has announced that they will remove the regulations that made the exporters convert their foreign currency earnings into rupees in the coming future.
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Drugs price hikes in Sri Lanka by 40 to 60 percent
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30 (ANI): Adding more burden to the staggering economy of the island nation, the Health Minister of the country Channa Jayasumana issued a special gazette order on Thursday stating a dramatic price hike in the pharmaceutical drugs, yet again shooting up the prices
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China's bid for world domination collapsing with faltering BRI
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 30 (ANI): Originally called 'One Belt, One Road', China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), designed to boost its image and influence with at least 49 countries to date, is faltering and the strategy may be doomed in the aftermath of Russia-Ukraine war.
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