Sri Lanka is set to elect a new president on Wednesday following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who flew to Singapore via the Maldives, amid an unprecedented economic crisis that has led to a shortage of fuel of and other essentials in the country. Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe […]
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Rescuing Sri Lanka: India emerges as top lender, ADB on second
At a time when Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented economic fiasco, the country’s finance ministry said that in the four months through April India has emerged as a top lender for the island nation. India’s disbursements of foreign loans and grants from January 1 to April 30, 2022 were […]
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Sri Lanka acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declares emergency
Sri Lanka’s Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island nation with effect from Monday, as the country grapples with social unrest and crippling economic crisis. The gazette notification says, the public emergency in Sri Lanka has been declared in the interests […]
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Ensure peaceful and constitutional transfer of power in Sri Lanka: UN
The UN mission in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution, following weeks of protests that finally saw the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday. “The United Nations in Sri Lanka urges all stakeholders to ensure a peaceful transition […]
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Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe declares emergency as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday declared an emergency and imposed a curfew in the western province of the country as protests intensified following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escape to the Maldives. A state of emergency was declared as protesters came prepared to face tear gas shelling by security […]
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India denies facilitating travel of Gotabaya Rajapaksa out of Sri Lanka
The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has dismissed “baseless” and “speculative” media reports that said that India has facilitated President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit from the country. According to reports, Gotabaya had fled the crisis-hit island country hours before he was scheduled to resign from the post. “High Commission categorically […]
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Former minister Basil Rajapaksa tries to flee Sri Lanka, stopped from boarding flight to Dubai
Sri Lanka’s former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is the youngest brother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday evening, local media reported. Basil reportedly attempted to leave Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country but airport immigration officials refused […]
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Japan to provide continuous support to Sri Lanka: Envoy Hideaki
Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Mizukoshi Hideaki on Friday said that Japan is ready to support Sri Lanka for its economic programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and for the development activities of the country. In a statement, the President’s Media Division said that during the discussion between the Japanese […]
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Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews ruled out of Galle Test against Australia due to Covid-19
Veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the ongoing Galle Test against Australia after testing positive for COVID-19, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Friday. Oshada Fernando has been named as Mathews’ replacement. “Angelo Mathews tested positive for COVID-19,” an SLC statement said. “He was found to be positive during […]
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SL vs Ind: Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat against India in first ODI
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the first ODI of the three-match series here at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on Friday. The Indian women clinched the T20I series after winning the first two matches comfortably last month. But the Lankans came […]
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Sri Lanka: Bunker licence holders to import and supply jet furl on immediate basis
As Sri Lanka’s fuel reserves are falling out with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) failing to import the required jet fuel, the country’s bunker licence holders agreed to import and supply jet fuel on an immediate basis. During the meeting with the bunker licence holders, orts, Shipping and Aviation Minister […]
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Over 600 inmates escape Sri Lanka’s rehabilitation centre
Over 600 inmates escaped a rehabilitation centre in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a fight broke out between two prisoner groups, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Sri Lankan police. Police spokesman Nihan Thalduwa said, “Army soldiers and an additional police force have been deployed to the […]
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Pakistan following Sri Lanka’s path to land in Chinese debt trap
Pakistan is blindly following Sri Lanka’s path which will lead the country to fall into the Chinese debt trap. Pakistan’s already fragile economy suffered another setback when recently China demanded repayment, by November 2023, of USD 55.6 million for the Lahore Orange Line Project, reported Italian publication Osservatorio Globalizzazione. Meanwhile, at the end of […]
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India extends Sri Lanka USD 55 million credit line for fertiliser imports
The Indian government has decided to extend a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 55 million to Sri Lanka for the procurement of Urea Fertiliser. This credit line was extended in response to an urgent request from the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL), amid the ongoing economic crisis. “In this […]
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Sri Lanka: UN appeals for USD 47 million for life-saving aid to 1.7 million people
The United Nations team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organisations has launched a joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan calling for USD 47.2 million to provide life-saving assistance to 1.7 million people worst-hit by the economic crisis over a four-month period, from June to September. The HNP plan was launched on Thursday.. This directly responds to the […]