Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Hit By Worst Ever Economic Crisis | Goods Price Skyrocket | Rice 500/kg, Sugar 290/kg

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3 years ago

Why Sri Lanka’s Refugees Are Coming To India | Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Worsens

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yTsYUpOQppE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> With a shortage…

3 years ago

Sri Lankan refugees flee to India as inflation, food and water shortage bite

<p> The Sri Lankan economic crisis—rising costs of food and long queues for fuel are pushing out Sri Lankan families…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka’s sacred Indian tusker, Nadungamuwa Raja passes away

<p> <strong>The magnificent sacred Indian tusker, Nadungamuwa Raja, who was most revered in Sri Lanka passed away on Monday at…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka getting closer to India to deal with Chinese ‘debt trap’

<p> Sri Lanka is moving away from China while getting close to India over the failure of Colombo to pay…

3 years ago

Indian AC train sails through trial run in Sri Lanka

<p> Sri Lanka has successfully completed trials of an AC train supplied by India under a USD 318 million line…

3 years ago

Jolted by X-Press Pearl ship disaster, Sri Lanka seeks Australia’s help to set up maritime safety watchdog

<p> <strong>Following the MV X-Press Pearl disaster, Sri Lanka today announced that Australia will assist the island nation in developing…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka’s industrial production shows some sign of an uptake in December

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s industrial production in December has shown some signs of revival. Official data indicated that the country’s Index…

3 years ago

Indian tourists flock to Sri Lanka, as Colombo resumes visa on arrival facility

<p> <strong>For cash strapped Sri Lanka, the start to this year has been promising with foreign tourists beginning to arrive.…

3 years ago

BIMSTEC rises to meet post-Covid challenge with new roadmap for growth

<p> <strong>The forthcoming BIMSTEC meeting to be held on March 30 in Sri Lanka will be crucial as the world…

3 years ago

Lankan Foreign Minister to arrive in India on Sunday

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister G L Peiris is scheduled to visit India from Sunday on a three-day visit to…

3 years ago

Naor Gilon appointed as Ambassador of Israel to Sri Lanka

<p> Ambassador of Israel to India and Bhutan, Naor Gilon has also been appointed as the Ambassador of Israel to…

3 years ago

Debt ridden Sri Lanka knocks on India’s door for help in eight sectors

<p> <strong>Amid an acute financial crisis Sri Lanka is looking to enhance economic cooperation with India and woo investors to…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka and Japan kick off celebrations over 70-years of diplomatic relations

<p> Sri Lanka and Japan will organise a series of events to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations. Japan will…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka shuts down power station as fuel runs out due to forex crisis

<p> Sri Lanka on Wednesday faced a severe crisis after it had to shut down the Kelanitissa Power Plant during…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka looks beyond China, expands defence and trade ties with South Korea

<p> <strong>Looking beyond China, Sri Lanka is planning a major expansion of military coordination, as well as trade investment, with…

3 years ago

India and Sri Lanka decide to jointly develop WWII era Trincomalee Oil Tank

<p> <strong>As Sri Lanka’s Cabinet gave its nod to India for jointly developing the World War II era Trincomalee oil…

3 years ago

Sri Lankans blame ruling Rajapaksa family for economic mess as country faces forex crisis

<p> In 2019, the year when Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa took over, the foreign exchange reserves of the country…

3 years ago

Sri Lankan man swept 50 feet into air while flying a kite

<p> <strong>A kite-flying festival turned into a horrific experience for a participant in Sri Lanka's Jaffna when he was swept…

3 years ago

Tourism gets hit in Sri Lanka as hotels & restaurants shut down due to shortage of cooking gas

<p> <strong>An acute shortage of cooking gas has hit Sri Lanka’s hospitality sector. The shortage of this essential item has…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka’s forex reserves drop to a new low, just enough to handle imports for a month

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves further dropped to $1,587 million in November 2021 – the lowest since May 2009.…

3 years ago