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Sri Lanka succumbs to China's debt-trap diplomacy: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka, a thriving island country with a population of 22 million, has succumbed to China's debt-trap diplomacy while Colombo battles most significant economic crisis in decades amid mounting debt repayment woes.
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Arjuna Ranatunga urges SL players to leave IPL and stand in support of the
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Former cricketer and minister Arjuna Ranatunga on Tuesday urged all the Sri Lankan players, who are playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), to come and stand in support of their country during the ongoing economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka temporarily suspends servicing USD 51 billion foreign debt payme
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in the country, the Sri Lanka government has temporarily suspended the payment of its foreign debts.
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Sri Lanka urges Islamabad to expedite release of financial assistance offe
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Amid the growing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Colombo has requested Islamabad to expedite the pending financial assistance offered by the country, according to a media report.
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11,000 MT of rice from India reaches Colombo ahead of new year celebration
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Ahead of the new year celebrations in Sri Lanka, 11,000 MT of rice from India reached Colombo on Tuesday.
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka crises lessons for countries to not fall for China's d
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], April 12 (ANI): The over-dependence on China for economic development could be a miserable option for any country, and the latest examples of it, are Pakistan and Sri Lanka which have been facing a dire financial crisis at present, according to reports.
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Citizens face severe scarcity, forced to use ca
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], April 12 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades, common citizens are facing a severe scarcity of essentials including fuel and food and people are forced to use candles in the absence of electricity.
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Sri Lanka to implement new method to facilitate fuel for essential service
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): With Sri Lanka facing a fuel shortage, arrangements are being made to launch a new programme to expedite the provision of fuel for essential services, according to an official of the State Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Every second you protest on road, we are losing dollars: Sri Lanka PM Mahi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): In a special address to the nation amid the ongoing economic crisis and massive protests calling for his ouster, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday requested people to remain patient in order to enable the government to resolve the si
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Drug seizure from Sri Lankan boat case: ED attaches properties of accused
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 3.59 crore of four accused named in the case of seizure of drugs and arms from Sri Lankan nationals in a Sri Lankan boat named 'Ravihansi' last year, the agency said on Monday.
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Sri Lankan PM to issue special statement tonight
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is going to issue a special statement on Monday evening, the PM Office said in a statement.
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Sri Lanka will choose constitutional provision to oust government, says op
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): Dismissing the possibility of a no-confidence motion like Pakistan to oust the present government in Sri Lanka, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa said that they will use their Constitutional provisions to change the government.
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