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Sri Lanka: Protestors demand resignation of Wickremesinghe ahead of presid
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, a protest broke out in Colombo on Tuesday against acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe, demanding his resignation.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe among 3 candidates in race to become Sri Lanka's next
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Acting Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe is among the top three candidates for the Presidential election scheduled to be held in the crisis-marred island nation on Wednesday.
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Food scarcity looms in Sri Lanka, orphanages face uphill task of feeding c
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented political and economic situation in Sri Lanka, the island country is now facing food insecurity due to the ongoing crisis that could severely affect thousands of children.
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Negotiations with IMF nearing conclusion: Sri Lanka's acting President
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday said talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are about to conclude amid the ongoing economic crisis that has led to civil unrest in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka lowers fuel prices amid extreme deficit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) have decided to lower the retail price of fuel from Sunday.
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'Asia Cup 2022 likely to shift from Sri Lanka to UAE': Source from SLC boa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
According to ANI sources in Sri Lanka Cricket Board, the country is facing a huge financial crisis and the board has finally taken a decision to shift the tournament to another country.
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Sri Lankans in US held protests against Gotabaya Rajpaksa's son in Los Ang
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): A small group of Sri Lankan protestors in the US had gathered outside the residence of Manoj Rajapaksa, son of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in Los Angeles, shouting slogans to ask his father to return home, who fled to Singapore.
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Sri Lanka in talks with Russia for supply of fuel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera on Saturday said that his government is in discussion with Russia for the purchase of fuel amid the raging energy crisis in the country.
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Sri Lanka introduces fuel rationing scheme amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara on Saturday introduced "National Fuel Pass", a fuel rationing scheme amid the raging economic crisis and shortage of fuel in the island country.
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Colombo's supermarkets run out of food as situation worsens in crisis-marr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 (ANI): With the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka continuing to worsen, supermarkets in the capital city of Colombo are rapidly running out of food and other essential commodities.
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Sri Lanka's ex-Prez Rajapaksa's fleeing to Maldives drives widely shared f
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], July 15 (ANI): When Sri Lanka's ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives in the wake of public protest in the island nation, it resulted in widely shared fake news on social media.
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India helping Sri Lanka in its time of crisis as much as possible: Rajnath
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 15 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India is trying to help its neighbour Sri Lanka in its time of crisis as much as possible.
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