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US State Secy Blinken discusses economic, political challenges with Sri La
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (local time) discussed the current economic and political challenges with Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Jaishankar to brief MEA Consultative Committee on Sri Lanka crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on External Affairs on June 18 over the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka.
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India extends Sri Lanka USD 55 million credit line for fertiliser imports
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 11 (ANI): The Indian government has decided to extend a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 55 million to Sri Lanka for the procurement of Urea Fertiliser.
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22 per cent of Sri Lankans need food aid: UN official
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 10 (ANI): A total of 22 per cent of the Sri Lankan population or 4.9 million people live in need of food assistance at the moment, a high-level UN official said on Friday.
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China lauds India for helping Sri Lanka amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): China on Wednesday praised India for helping Sri Lanka amid the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation that has led to a shortage of fuel and other essential items.
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Sri Lanka seeks India's support for troubled agricultural sector: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 7 (ANI): Sri Lankan Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has sought India's help for food security and environmental protection, according to a Sri Lanka publication.
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Economic crisis: Pakistan making same mistakes as Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 5 (ANI): Pakistan is replicating Sri Lanka while trying to solve its economic crisis, denying its past mistakes as well as the current happenings domestically and ignoring the lessons it could have learned from the island nation.
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Sri Lanka targets USD 5 billion this year for repayments, says PM
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, during a meeting with representatives from the Joint Chambers on Thursday, explained that the Government was targeting USD 5 billion for repayments and USD 1 billion to bolster the country's r
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'Gota Go Gama' demonstrators deny 'false claims' of meeting Sri Lanka Pres
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 2 (ANI): Demonstrators against Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led government in Sri Lanka have denied claims that they had met the Sri Lankan President and alleged that false claims were being made in an attempt to scuttle the ongoing struggle at Galle Face.
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Sri Lanka seeks another USD 500mn credit from India for fuel
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): Amid the continuing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka is in talks with India for another credit line of USD 500 million for fuel imports.
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Sri Lanka distributes India's consignment of 1,500 litres of kerosene amon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): A consignment of 15,000 litres of kerosene that was handed over by India to Sri Lanka on Friday as a part of humanitarian assistance was distributed among the fishermen of the Jaffna Islands.
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New constitutional reform to make President and Cabinet accountable to Par
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced, in an official statement on Sunday the 21st amendment to the constitution in order to make the President and cabinet accountable to parliament.
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