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Chinese high-cost loans prime culprit for Lankan economic woes
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's current economic crisis does not seem to slow down due to its major dependence on Chinese loans as well as its inability to repay debt amid a state of emergency and intense protests in the island nation.
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Sanjay Raut alleges motive of electoral gains behind Jahangirpuri violence
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): Cornering the government over the recent incidents of communal clashes across the country, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that such incidents will trigger an economic crisis in countries worst than Ukraine and Sri Lanka.
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IMF lauds India's structural reforms, resilient economy
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): Even while the world faces economic challenges in the face of various waves of COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised India's resilient economy while underlining the structural reforms carried out by the government in the recent
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Ex-Sri Lankan Chief Justice reproaches Colombo Govt for its 'total failure
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 19 (ANI): Former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Sarath Nanda Silva, while speaking on the ongoing economic crisis in the Island nation, held the Colombo government responsible for the crisis and said that it had totally failed to address the problems faced by the citiz
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IMF chief hails India's help to Sri Lanka in dealing with its worst econom
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], April 19 (ANI): Kristalina Georgieva, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, on Monday (local time) appreciated India's help to Sri Lanka in tackling its economic crises while assuring Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that the financial institution would
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Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB to protest against govt next week
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to launch an anti-government protest march from Kandy to the capital city, Colombo on April 26, local media reported.
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Sri Lankan President admits making mistakes as economic crisis persists
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Admitted that his government made mistakes on some policy fronts, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday said he is ready to correct those mistakes and move forward.
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Pakistan court awards death sentence to 6 in Priyantha Kumara lynching
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): A Pakistani court on Monday awarded the death sentence to six and handed life imprisonment to seven as it announced its verdict in Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara's lynching case that had sparked nationwide outrage.
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Sri Lanka may overcome economic crisis if Govt, public come on same page:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Monday said that the economic crisis can only be solved when both the government and the public accept the uniform solution.
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Sri Lankan court extends travel ban on former central bank chief
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): A Sri Lankan court on Monday extended a travel ban imposed on former central bank chief Ajith Nivard Cabraal.
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Sri Lankan PM to propose constitutional amendment
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to propose to the cabinet to amend the constitution, media reports said on Monday.
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Sri Lanka: Protesters seek resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ami
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a string of protests marked the island nation as the citizens demanded the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his inability to curb the crisis.
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