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School children account for nearly quarter of SL’s dengue patients: Official
Colombo: Nearly 25 per cent of Sri Lanka’s dengue patients are school children, a health official said. Nalin Ariyaratne, the director of the National Dengue Control Unit, said on Sunday that there…
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SL lifts import restrictions on 286 items as economic woes eases
Colombo: Sri Lanka has lifted import restrictions on nearly 300 items with immediate effect, the Finance Ministry announced on Saturday, in a clear sign that the island nation is slowly but surely…
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Sri Lankan President expresses grief over tragic train collision in Odisha
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the people and the government of India following the tragic train accident in Odisha that killed around 275 people. Wickremesinghe…
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Sri Lanka braces for southwest monsoon with warnings issued
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology forecasted on Sunday that the southwest monsoon is likely to be gradually established across the country during the next few days. Showers or thundershowers will occur…
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Sri Lanka President urges party unity to handle economic crisis
Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for joint action by all parties for Sri Lanka to emerge from the unprecedented economic crisis. Wickremesinghe, who made the remarks while addressing a legal conference…
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SL slashes policy rates to boost economy and curb inflation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s central bank on Thursday slashed the policy interest rates by 250 basis points, the first since the “historic contraction” of the island nation’s economy in 2022, saying it will…
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India to extend Sri Lanka’s 1 bn dollar credit line by a year
Colombo: India on Tuesday extended its under-utilised USD 1 billion credit line to Sri Lanka for another year to help the island nation hit hard by an unprecedented economic crisis procure much-needed…
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Overseas travel ban lifted on Sri Lanka’s ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Colombo: A Sri Lankan court here on Wednesday ordered the lifting of the overseas travel ban on former president and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Fort Magistrate’s Court imposed a ban on…
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Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring likely to be complete by September: IMF
Colombo: The IMF has expressed hope that Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process would be completed by September, which is also the time for the global lender’s formal review of the bailout facility…
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Cyclone Mocha: Nearly 2,000 affected in Sri Lanka
Colombo: One is reportedly missing and nearly 2,000 people have been affected in Southern Sri Lanka due to the indirect influence of extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Mocha’ in the Bay of Bengal.…
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IMF staff team to visit Sri Lanka from May 11 to 23
Colombo: An IMF staff team comprising Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department is to visit Sri Lanka from May 11 to 23. Visiting as part of regular consultations ahead…
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Sri Lanka issues red warning over strong winds, rough seas
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for fishing boats over strong winds and rough seas in the southeast Bay of Bengal and south Andaman Sea. The rough…
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Sri Lanka to introduce ‘baby boxes’ to leave unwanted infants
Colombo: Amidst an increasing number of couples abandoning children in Sri Lanka, the island nations government has decided to introduce “baby boxes”, where parents who are unable or unwilling to raise their…
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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe keen to end ethnic conflict by year-end
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday said he is keen on settling the ethnic conflict with the minority Tamil community by the end of this year as he emphasised that the…
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SL President urged experts to promote AI taking India, Singapore as models
Colombo: Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday urged IT experts in the island nation to promote Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, taking India and Sri Lanka as models. He directed formation of…
