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Page 32 - Sri Lanka

Oil shock devastates poorer countries as shortages, protests mount

Sri Lanka, Laos, Nigeria and Argentina are among emerging economies in Asia, Africa and Latin America that have seen long queues at some filling stations in the past weeks because of fuel shortages

Oil shock devastates poorer countries as shortages, protests mount
Updated On : 07 Jun 2022 | 8:07 AM IST

Sri Lanka President vows to finish term, won't run for re-election

"I can't go as a failed president," Rajapaksa said Monday in a wide-ranging interview at his official residence in Colombo, his first with a foreign media organization

Sri Lanka President vows to finish term, won't run for re-election
Updated On : 07 Jun 2022 | 12:22 AM IST

Sri Lanka holds its breath as PM Wickremesinghe fights to save economy

Sri Lankans are struggling to access the bare necessities like food, fuel, medicine, cooking gas and even toilet paper and matches.

Sri Lanka holds its breath as PM Wickremesinghe fights to save economy
Updated On : 06 Jun 2022 | 5:16 PM IST

Sri Lankan Cabinet set to discuss 21st Amendment to the Constitution

Sri Lanka's Cabinet is set to discuss today the 21st Amendment to the Constitution to empower Parliament over the executive president

Sri Lankan Cabinet set to discuss 21st Amendment to the Constitution
Updated On : 06 Jun 2022 | 1:29 PM IST

In Sri Lanka, even Rajapaksa heartland paved with Chinese money is broken

The road to Hambantota may be paved with Chinese money, but its value is up for debate - now more than ever

In Sri Lanka, even Rajapaksa heartland paved with Chinese money is broken
Updated On : 06 Jun 2022 | 8:05 AM IST

Detention of Russia aircraft is private legal issue, says Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan minister has also apologised to all the passengers and crew after the island nation's aviation authority prevented a flight of the Russian flag carrier to depart the Colombo airport

Detention of Russia aircraft is private legal issue, says Sri Lanka
Updated On : 06 Jun 2022 | 1:34 AM IST

India delivers consignments of medical supplies to Sri Lanka: Official

India delivered consignments of essential medicines to a hospital in Sri Lanka to bridge the shortage of medical supplies amidst ongoing economic crisis, according to the Indian High Commission here.

India delivers consignments of medical supplies to Sri Lanka: Official
Updated On : 05 Jun 2022 | 8:56 PM IST

Detention of Russia's Aeroflot flight in Colombo private legal issue: PM

The flight, scheduled to depart from Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport to Moscow on June 2 with 191 passengers and 13 crew members, was not allowed to depart due to an enjoining order

Detention of Russia's Aeroflot flight in Colombo private legal issue: PM
Updated On : 05 Jun 2022 | 4:48 PM IST

LIVE: Maharashtra, Kerala report over 1,000 new Covid cases each in a day

For the past five days, Kerala has been reporting over 1,000 coronavirus cases each day and a total of 48 Covid-related deaths

LIVE: Maharashtra, Kerala report over 1,000 new Covid cases each in a day
Updated On : 04 Jun 2022 | 9:52 PM IST

India delivers 3.3 tons of essential medical supplies to Sri Lanka

Indian High Commissioner to Colombo, Gopal Baglay on Friday handed a total of 3.3 tons of essential medical supplies to the 1990 Suwaseriya Ambulance Service

India delivers 3.3 tons of essential medical supplies to Sri Lanka
Updated On : 04 Jun 2022 | 12:41 PM IST

Sri Lanka orders release of Rs 1.8 bn from Covid fund to import medicines

Amid Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the release of Rs 1.8 billion from Covid-19 healthcare fund for the import of essential medicines

Sri Lanka orders release of Rs 1.8 bn from Covid fund to import medicines
Updated On : 04 Jun 2022 | 10:21 AM IST

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka cannot use $1.5-bn China help on IMF concerns

India - creditor and neighbour to Sri Lanka - wants the IMF to treat China on par with other creditors.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka cannot use $1.5-bn China help on IMF concerns
Updated On : 04 Jun 2022 | 2:57 AM IST

Sri Lanka targeting $5 bn this year for repayments: PM Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka's PM Ranil Wickremesinghe explained that the government was targeting $5 billion for repayments and $1 billion to bolster the country's reserves

Sri Lanka targeting $5 bn this year for repayments: PM Wickremesinghe
Updated On : 03 Jun 2022 | 12:39 PM IST

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka seeks to secure around $5 billion for import payments

Sri Lanka's foreign exchange reserves stood at $1.81 billion in April

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka seeks to secure around $5 billion for import payments
Updated On : 03 Jun 2022 | 2:37 AM IST

Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe hopeful of IMF assistance by June end

Wickremesinghe said the government was targeting $ 5 billion this year for repayments, plus a further $ 1 billion to bolster the country's reserves.

Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe hopeful of IMF assistance by June end
Updated On : 02 Jun 2022 | 7:50 PM IST

World Bank to provide financial assistance to Lanka for fertiliser supplies

The World Bank has agreed to provide the necessary financial assistance to debt-ridden Sri Lanka to obtain urea fertiliser for the upcoming Maha season in the country, according to a media report.

World Bank to provide financial assistance to Lanka for fertiliser supplies
Updated On : 02 Jun 2022 | 2:39 PM IST

Sri Lanka lifts import curbs to help tackle worsening shortages

The 369 items on the list can now be shipped in without an Import Control License, the Finance Ministry said in a statement Wednesday

Sri Lanka lifts import curbs to help tackle worsening shortages
Updated On : 02 Jun 2022 | 3:41 AM IST

Rumblings within Sri Lankan govt over 21st Amendment to Constitution

Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's plan to introduce the 21st Amendment to the Constitution has met with resistance within the ruling SLPP coalition, party sources said

Rumblings within Sri Lankan govt over 21st Amendment to Constitution
Updated On : 01 Jun 2022 | 12:34 PM IST

India sends one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka

India said it has delivered one more consignment of 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel to Sri Lanka to help ease the acute fuel shortage in the debt-ridden island nation

India sends one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka
Updated On : 01 Jun 2022 | 2:06 AM IST

Sri Lanka inflation jumps close to 40% in May as shortages persist

Food inflation surged 57.4%, while prices of non-food items jumped 30.6%, the data showed

Sri Lanka inflation jumps close to 40% in May as shortages persist
Updated On : 01 Jun 2022 | 1:47 AM IST