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Rajapaksa not accorded any privileges, immunity by Singapore govt: Minister

Former Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled his country amid massive protests, was not being provided any privileges, immunity or hospitality, Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister said.

Sri Lankan President believes 'not right time' for Gotabaya to return

It is not the right time for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka as his presence here could inflame political tensions in the country, says current Lankan President.

Culprits of 2019 attacks in Sri Lanka's politics, police: Cardinal Ranjith

Perpetrators of the heinous 2019 Easter Sunday attacks have either integrated with the country's political fraternity or employed with the police force, Sri Lanka's Catholic Church Archbishop said.

'No home to go': Sri Lanka's Prez Wickremesinghe on protestors threat

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" as he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka looks forward to enhancing ties with Russia: Report

In order to enhance ties with Russia, the newly appointed Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry met with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka Yury Materiy on Sunday

Sri Lanka to implement QR code system-based fuel distribution from today

Sri Lankans have been urged not to overcrowd fuel stations in the country as the fuel distribution process for vehicles as per QR code system which was delayed earlier, will be implemented from Monday

Silly to compare Lanka's economic situation with India: Arvind Panagariya

Replying to a question on unemployment, Panagariya, a professor of economics at Columbia University asserted that India's problem is not unemployment; instead, it is under-employment

Petrol reserves in Sri Lanka insufficient to meet needs of people

The World Food Programme said that the remaining petrol reserves in Sri Lanka are likely to be insufficient to meet the needs of people

Lanka Prez urges parties to find ways to repay loan as IMF deal delayed

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the unrest had delayed a possible deal with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis

News updates: In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of Covid

Live news updates: Critics fear a repeat of the catastrophic inequity problems seen during the coronavirus pandemic

Prez Wickremesinghe invites Sri Lankan parties to form national government

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to MPs, inviting them to form an all-party national government to help the bankrupt country to recover from the worst economic crisis

World Bank has no new financing plans for crisis-hit Sri Lanka: Report

The government hopes to secure an Extended Fund Facility.

Sri Lanka inflation rises to 60.8% in July as dollar crunch persists

Transport costs surge 143.6%, while food prices have increased 90.9%

Sri Lanka resumes bailout discussions with IMF, finance ministry says

Sri Lanka has resumed technical discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a potential bailout after a new government took office, the finance ministry said on Friday.

SL foreign trade up despite economic crisis; exports to India grow 21%

Sri Lanka's exports grew 21 per cent during the first six months of the year and earned USD 5 billion for the crisis-hit country, according to official figures released on Friday. Sri Lanka's exports to India too witnessed an over 21 per cent increase assisted by increased exports of animal feed (19.26 per cent), Arecanuts (95.96 per cent) and textile (47.76 per cent) during January to June, the Export Development Board said. India is placed third behind the US and UK as the biggest export market for Sri Lanka. Exports to the United States, Sri Lanka's single largest export destination, increased by 46.16 per cent to USD 323.65 million compared to the month of June 2021. The better performance was led by an increase in exports of apparel & textile (29.68 per cent) and coconut-based products (26.8 per cent), according to a press release. The exports to US recorded USD 1,687.73 million worth of exports in the period of January to June 2022 a significant year-on-year increase of ...

AP will not become like Sri Lanka as debt is lower than Centre: YSRCP

YSR Congress Party general secretary V Vijay Sai Reddy on Thursday said Andhra Pradesh will not become like Sri Lanka as its debt is much lower than the Centre and within the permissible limit

Sri Lankan President prorogues Parliament with effect from midnight

The prorogation means all current business before the House are suspended and all proceedings pending at the time are quashed except impeachments.

'Will safeguard interests': MEA on Chinese vessel's planned visit to Lanka

In the backdrop of reports of a proposed visit by a Chinese vessel to Sri Lanka's Hambanthota port next month, India on Thursday said it monitors any development having a bearing on its security

SL Prez says his govt will focus on fixing economy, ending fuel shortage

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said his government's main priorities are to fix the country's ailing economy and end the fuel shortage that has exacerbated after the last shipment

Sri Lanka Crisis: Are Indian states on the same path to economic distress?

The RBI, in a report in June 2022, said that several Indian states are posting worrisome numbers, mainly due to populist measures