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India stands with people of Sri Lanka: MEA on dramatic political developments in Colombo
New Delhi: India on Sunday said it stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realise their “aspirations” for progress through democratic means and constitutional framework, a day after…
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Sri Lanka’s Opposition parties to meet to discuss new govt formation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main Opposition parties are expected to hold a special party meeting on Sunday to forge consensus on establishing an all-party government amid the unprecedented political turmoil as President Gotabaya…
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Sri Lankan Police arrest 3 persons for setting fire to PM Wickremesinghe’s pvt residence
Colombo: Sri Lankan police on Sunday arrested three people for setting Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence here on fire a day earlier, which caused extensive destruction of the property, media reports…
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China employed ‘Debt Trap Diplomacy’ to gain strategic edge over SL: Think tank
New Delhi: China employed its devious ‘Debt Trap Diplomacy’ to gain a strategic edge over Sri Lanka, an independent foreign policy think tank said on Saturday after Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe…
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Ready to accept party leaders’ decision: Sri Lanka President
Colombo: Making his stance clear for the first time amid massive public pressure to step down, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he would respect any decision taken at the party…
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Sri Lanka: Hundreds of anti-govt protesters break into Prez’s residence
Colombo: Hundreds of protesters in Sri Lanka, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Saturday stormed into his official residence in central Colombo’s high-security Fort area after breaking the barricades, as…
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Sri Lanka IOC suspends fuel distribution for 2 days over mass protest fears
Colombo: Lanka IOC, the subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation in Sri Lanka, on Friday announced that it was suspending fuel distribution for two days in view of the mass public protest demanding…
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Sri Lanka increases key rates to 21-yr high to fight inflation
Colombo: In an effort to fight inflation due to the ongoing economic crisis, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s decided to increase the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR)…
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SL to present debt restructuring programme to IMF by August: PM Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lanka will present a debt restructuring programme to the IMF by August to secure a bailout package, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday, but acknowledged that negotiations with…
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13th death reported in Sri Lanka fuel queues
Colombo: A total of 13 people have died while waiting in long queues for fuel in Sri Lanka since the worst-ever economic crisis began earlier this year. On Monday, a 60-year-old man…
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India has to limit loan assistance due to global crises: SL PM
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that India had to limit the loan assistance given to the crisis-hit island nation in the wake of the recent global crises, including the…
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Sri Lanka’s petrol stocks about to run dry: Minister
Colombo: Sri Lankan Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has issued a stark warning over the country’s fuel stocks as it faces its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. On Sunday, Wijesekera…
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Nepal economy may go Sri Lankan way: Ex-central bank governor
Kathmandu: Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, the former Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), has said that the situation of Nepal’s economy is not like that of Sri Lanka. However, if the political rights…