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8 Sri Lankan refugees including children came to Dhanushkodi, probe underw
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhanushkodi (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 22 (ANI): Eight Sri Lankan people including three males, two females, two male children and a female child came to Dhanushkodi as refugees today early morning at 2 am, police said.
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China's BRI isn't quite as lucrative as often advertised: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 20 (ANI): Easy Chinese investment poured into BRI projects abroad isn't quite as lucrative as often publicized and sparsely generates sufficient revenue to justify the cost, according to Stockholm-based non-profit and non-partisan research and policy organization.
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Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves Singapore: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Singapore, August 11 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left Singapore on Thursday after nearly a month's stay in the country, local media reported citing officials.
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Thailand allows Gotabaya Rajapaksa temporary stay on condition he doesn't
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 11 (ANI): Thailand has allowed former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa temporary stay in Thailand to look for permanent asylum in another country on the condition that he does not cause problems for the country.
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SriLankan Airlines rubbishes reports of no meals in Business Class
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 5 (ANI): SriLankan Airlines has dismissed the assertion made by a passenger in a video on social media that meals are unavailable on flights.
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I don't believe it's time for him to return: Sri Lankan President on Gotab
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President, Ranil Wickremesinghe Sunday said that it is not the right time for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the island nation, stressing that it could agitate the protesters who have been demanding the resignation of former President and hol
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Sri Lanka to implement QR Code system-based fuel distribution from today
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lankans have been urged not to overcrowd fuel stations in the country as the fuel distribution process for vehicles as per the QR code system which was delayed earlier, will be implemented from Monday at fuel stations across the island nation, loca
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Poverty compels few Sri Lankan women towards prostitution
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 31 (ANI): As Sri Lanka is gripped under a reeling economic crisis, numerous women in the country have changed their professions and turned to prostitution for daily meals.
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Petrol reserves in Sri Lanka insufficient to meet needs of people
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 31 (ANI): The World Food Programme said that the remaining petrol reserves in Sri Lanka are likely to be insufficient to meet the needs of people.
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Japan hands over medical supplies consignment to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 29 (ANI): The Japanese government came forward to help Sri Lanka and handed over the first consignment of a total donation of USD 1.5 million of essential medicines through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the population.
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India committed to assist Sri Lanka in overcoming economic crisis: Preside
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Newly-elected President Droupadi Murmu while extending felicitations to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that India has been committed to assist the people of Sri Lanka in overcoming the challenges posed by the economic crises.
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US envoy, President Wickremesinghe discuss Sri Lankan economic, political
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 27 (ANI): US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday and discussed the ongoing economic and political crisis and ways to work together to navigate toward a brighter future.
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