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SL’s GDP allocation for education among lowest in South Asia: UNICEF
Colombo: Battered by the worst-ever economic crisis in its post-independence history, Sri Lanka’s allocation of its GDP on education has become one of the lowest in the South Asian region. Releasing the…
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Sri Lanka to relax import restrictions on transport vehicles
Colombo: Sri Lanka will relax restrictions on imports of vehicles required for transportation of goods and passengers this week, State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Sunday. The state minister told the…
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Sri Lanka to join RCEP trade bloc: President Wickremesinghe
Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday that Sri Lanka seeks to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade bloc comprising major economies like China and Japan as the country strives…
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Reports warned of return of violent protests in Sri Lanka: Prez Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday briefed the Cabinet on intelligence reports warning of attempts by certain groups to create public unrest of the type that had happened on May…
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Pak agree to play with India on Oct 14, will be pitted against SL on Oct 10
Karachi: The marquee World Cup clash between India and Pakistan will be held in Ahmedabad on October 14, instead of originally scheduled date October 15 as PCB has agreed with ICC and…
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Cross-border love: Sri Lankan woman ties knot with Andhra man
Amaravati: In another cross-border love story, a 25-year-old woman from Sri Lanka tied the knot with a youth from Andhra Pradesh, her Facebook friend of seven years. Vikneshwariy Sivakumara, who arrived in…
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SL records single-digit inflation for the first time since economic crisis: Official data
Colombo: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Monday said that its inflation dropped to 6.3 per cent in July from 12 per cent in June, a single-digit figure for the first time in two…
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Indian naval ship arrives in SL to enhance interoperability between 2 navies
Colombo: Indian naval ship ‘Khanjar’, an indigenously-built Missile Corvette of the Khukri class, arrived in Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee on Saturday for a three-day visit to enhance the close ties…
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Indigenously-built Indian naval ship to visit Sri Lanka
Colombo: Indian naval ship ‘Khanjar’, an indigenously-built Missile Corvette of the Khukri class, will make a three-day visit to Sri Lanka’s eastern harbour of Trincomalee from Saturday to further people-to-people connect and…
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Cross-party support needed for 13A implementation: SL President
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday said all political parties must join talks to reach a consensus on the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of minority Tamils in the island…
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SL need to see INR used as much as USD: President Wickremesinghe
Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the Sri Lankan government would want to see the Indian rupee (INR) be used as much as the US dollar in the South Asian island nation.…
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SL seeks valuable artefacts that went missing during last year’s anti-govt protest
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Sunday urged the people to return or provide any information regarding valuable artefacts and archaeological items that went missing during the massive protests against the government of the…
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India commits to support Sri Lanka amid financial crisis
Colombo: India has reiterated its willingness to play “a constructive role” in supporting Sri Lanka’s efforts for recovery from the worst economic crisis. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Construction, Power and…
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SL Speaker Abeywardena thanks India for help during financial crisis
Colombo: Describing New Delhi as a “close associate” and a “trustworthy friend” of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Friday thanked India for the financial assistance it extended to…
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SL Parliament appoints panel to probe causes of financial bankruptcy
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Parliament has said that it has appointed a committee to probe into the country’s financial bankruptcy and submit recommendations on the matter. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced in Parliament…